SFS Ist Si 0059 (P480760)
Prayer, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | SFS Ist Si 0059 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480760 |
| Museum no. | Ist Si 0059 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
English translation
By Scheil, Vincent · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [1:2] o 2'2'–o 2'2' | I call upon you, O Lady, in the midst of the pure heavens. |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3'3'–o 3'3' | Give ear [to] my request, and hear my speaking. |
| Obverse [3:4] o 4'4'–o 4'4' | Look upon me truly and learn of my hardship. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 5'5'–o 5'5' | I, so-and-so, son of so-and-so, whose (personal) god (is) so-and-so, whose (personal) goddess (is) so-and-so, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 6'6'–o 6'6' | Whom hardship has encountered, so that I bear misfortune. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 7'7'–o 7'7' | Since (my personal) goddess and (personal) god, my lord, have grown angry with me, |
| Obverse [7:8] o 8'8'–o 8'8' | I enter with lamentation, (and) depart with depression. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 9'9'–o 9'9' | I walk along (in) the dust of the street, and my portent (is) unfavorable. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 10'10'–o 10'10' | I arise in woe, (and) I sit in distress. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 11'11'–o 11'11' | (My) food (is) not sweet. I am embittered like gall. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | On (my) bed at night, (there is) terror and frightening (dreams). |
| Obverse [12:13] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | I moan like a dove night and day. |
| Obverse [13:14] o 14'14'–o 14'14' | I am coated with tears. I am polluted with dust. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 15'15'–o 15'15' | O my Ishtar, where you have cursed, you [are] quickly [appeased]. |
| Obverse [15:16] o 16'16'–o 16'16' | Your furious heart should have mercy on [my] ca[se]. |
| Obverse [16:17] o 17'17'–o 17'17' | O Ishtar of the stars, where you have [cur]sed, quickly [. . .] |
| Obverse [17:18] o 18'18'–o 18'18' | Your furious heart should have mercy on [my] ca[se]. |
| Obverse [18:19] o 19'19'–o 19'19' | You are forgiving, and [you are] mer[ciful]. |
| Obverse [19:20] o 20'20'–o 20'20' | You are always merciful, and [you are] one who [forgives]. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 21'21'–o 21'21' | [Be] calm, and . . . [. . .] |
| Obverse [21:22] o 22'22'–o 22'22' | [. . .] your heart li[ke . . .] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1'r 1'–r 1'r 1' | Your [. . .], O lady of the land[s, . . .] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 2'2'–r 2'2' | [. . . the wor]ding of lift[ed]-hand prayer [. . .] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 3'3'–r 3'3' | Its [rit]ual: (In) a censer juniper . [. . .] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4'4'–r 4'4' | [. . . in the presence of] Ishtar, you strew. You libat[e] first-rate beer. |
| Reverse [4:5] r 5'5'–r 5'5' | [. . . you] sprinkle. Thi[s] recitation [. . .] |
| Reverse [5:6] r 6'6'–r 6'6' | [. . .] he speaks. With oil, g[hee . . .] |
| Reverse [6:7] r 7'7'–r 7'7' | [. . .] his [. . .] you(?) rub and . . [. . .] |
| Reverse [7:8] r 8'8'–r 8'8' | Copied according to its original and check[ed]. |
| Reverse [8:9] r 9'9'–r 9'9' | The tablet of Arad-Gula, son of Dabibi, |
| Reverse [9:10] r 10'10'–r 10'10' | . . . [.] . Shamash-shum-ukin, king of Baby[lon]. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢x x x x x x x⸣ [...] | |
| 2' | ⸢al⸣-si-ki {d}GAŠAN i-na qe₂-reb AN{e} el-lu-[ti] | |
| 3' | [ana] qi₂-bi₂-ti-ia qu₂-lim-ma ši-me₂-e qa-ba-a-⸢a⸣ | |
| 4' | ki-niš nap-li-si-in-ni-ma ma-ru-uš-ti lim-di | |
| 5' | ana-ku NENNI A NENNI ša₂ DINGIR-šu₂ NENNI iš₈-tar₂-šu₂ NENNI{⸢tu₄⸣} | |
| 6' | ša₂ ma-ru-uš-tu im-hu-ra-an-ni-ma a-šad-da-du HUL{tu₂} | |
| 7' | iš-tu {d}iš₈-tar₂ u i₃-li₂ be-li iz-nu-u₂ UGU-ia | |
| 8' | e-ru-ub ni-is-sa₃(HA-)tu₄ u₂-ṣi ku-ru | |
| 9' | ⸢SAHAR⸣ SILA a-ba-ʾ-ma e-ger-ru-u₂-a la dam-qu | |
| 10' | et-be₂ uʾ₃-i u₂-šib ta-ne₂-hu | |
| 11' | ⸢la⸣ ṭa-ba-am-ma ak-lu₄ ⸢mur-ru-ra⸣-ku ki-i mar-ti | |
| 12' | i-na ma-a-a-al mu-ši ⸢gi-lit⸣-tu₄ u par-da-a-tu₄ | |
| 13' | a-dam-mu-um ki-ma TU{mušen} mu-šam u ur-ra | |
| 14' | i-na ⸢di⸣-im-ti bu-ul-lu-la-ku ⸢i-na SAHAR-MEŠ⸣ bal-⸢la-ku⸣ | |
| 15' | {d}iš₈-tar₂-ia₂ <a>-šar₂ ta-ru-ri za-mar tap-[pa-aš₂-ša₂-ra] | |
| 16' | ag-gu ŠA₃-ki i-re-⸢em di⸣-[i-ni] | |
| 17' | {d}iš₈-tar₂ MUL-MEŠ a-šar₂ ⸢ta⸣-[ru]-⸢ri⸣ za-mar [...] | |
| 18' | ⸢ag⸣-gu ŠA₃-ki i-⸢re⸣-em ⸢di⸣-[i-ni] | |
| 19' | ⸢ta⸣-a-a-ra-ti u₃ re-[me₂-na-a-ti] | |
| 20' | ⸢en⸣-ne₂-ne₂-ti u₃ ⸢mu⸣-[pa-aš₂-ra-a-ti] | |
| 21' | [nu]-hi-im-ma ⸢x x⸣ [...] | |
| 22' | ⸢ŠA₃⸣-ki ⸢ki⸣-[ma ...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [...]-⸢ki {d}GAŠAN ma-ta⸣-[ti ...] | |
| 2' | [KA].INIM.MA ŠU.⸢IL₂⸣.[LA₂ ...] | |
| 3' | [DU₃].⸢DU₃⸣.BI NIG₂.NA ŠIM.LI ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 4' | [... ana IGI] {⸢d⸣}iš-tar DUB{aq} KAŠ.ŠAG ⸢BAL⸣-[qi₂] | |
| 5' | [... ta]-sal-lah ŠID an-ni-[tu₄ ...] | |
| 6' | [...] i-dab-bu-ub I₃.GIŠ I₃.[NUN ...] | |
| 7' | [...] ⸢x⸣-šu₂ ŠEŠ₂-ma AN ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 8' | LIBIR.RA.BI.GIM AB.SAR-ma BA.AN.[E₃] | |
| 9' | ⸢ṭup-pi⸣ {m}arad-{d}gu-la ⸢DUMU⸣ {m}da-bi-⸢bi⸣ | |
| 10' | ⸢x⸣ x x ⸢x⸣ [x] x {d}⸢GIŠ.NU₁₁-MU⸣-GI.NA LUGAL KA₂.⸢DINGIR⸣.[RA{ki]} | |
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