OrNS 59, 484 (P480772)
Prayer, Achaemenid, Babylon · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | OrNS 59, 484 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480772 |
| Museum no. | BM 034084 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
English translation
By Mayer, Werner R. · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | [Incantation: Prim]eval dwelling, perfect, strong one, |
| Obverse [1:2] o 22–o 22 | [. . . illust]rious, highest one in Ekur, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 33–o 33 | [O Uta]'ulu, valiant, omni-competent one, |
| Obverse [3:4] o 44–o 44 | [. . .] of Nippur, who reviews the Anunnaki, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | [. . .] of Eshumesha, the awe-inspiring cella, |
| Obverse [5:6] o 66–o 66 | [Who f]ends off the ferocious, who keeps the strong in check. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 77–o 77 | You provide your abundance in full [to] fallow (or, abandoned) [mead]ows. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | [You pi]le grain-heaps up (like a) mound for humanity. |
| Obverse [8:9] o 99–o 99 | Dagan and Shalash magnify your name. |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | O Ninurta, at the mentioning of your name the murder is driven away |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | [. . .] . . . , speak an affirmative answer for me. |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | [Look] at me, and hear [my prayer]! |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | [. . .] and prince(?) [. . .] |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [. . .] . . . and may [. . .] be small . . . [. . .] |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22–r 22 | [With rejoicing] of heart and goodness of mood he lead[s me . . .] |
| Reverse [2:3] r 33–r 33 | [. . .] . . . evil . . . [. . .] |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | [witchcraft, sor]cery, and magic, evil machination[s], |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | [. . .] . . . may they withdraw from my body. |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | [May] the great divine mother [release] their bonds. |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | [O Nin]urta, O lord, perfect, revered one, |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | [May] the earth and the heavens [re]joice over you, |
| Reverse [8:9] r 99–r 99 | May the Ekur be glad on your account; may it become full with celebrations for you. |
| Reverse [9:10] r 1010–r 1010 | May [N]inmenna, the most exalted lady, lift |
| Reverse [10:11] r 1111–r 1111 | your head. |
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 | [EN₂ (x)] ⸢u₂⸣ ru ⸢tu₂⸣ git₂-ma-lu du-un-nu | |
| 2 | [... ša₂]-nu-du ša₂-qu-u ina E₂-KUR | |
| 3 | {[d}UTU]-⸢U₁₈⸣-LU qit-ru-du te-le-ʾ-i | |
| 4 | [x x] EN.LIL₂{ki} a-ši-ru {d}a-nun-<na>-ki | |
| 5 | [x x (x)] E₂-ŠU-ME-KU at-ma-nu ra-šub-ba | |
| 6 | [sa]-⸢kip⸣ ek-du-tu la-iṭ-ṭi ab-ru-tu₂ | |
| 7 | [ana u₂-ga]-⸢ri⸣ na-du-⸢tu₂⸣ HE₂.GAL₂{la}ka tu-gam-mar | |
| 8 | [tu-gar]-⸢ra⸣-an ka-re-e DU₆.DU₆ UGU ab-ra-a-tu₂ | |
| 9 | {[d]}⸢da⸣-gan u {d}ša-la-aš₂ u₂(tu-)šar-bu-u MU-ka | |
| 10 | {[d]}⸢NIN⸣-URTA ana hi-is-sat MU-ka ša₂-gi-šu₂ ud-dap₂-par₂ | |
| 11 | [...]-⸢x-šu₂⸣ an-na zu-kur ⸢ia-a-ti⸣ | |
| 12 | [nap-li]-⸢sa⸣-an-ni-ma ši-me [tes₂-li-ti] | |
| 13 | [...] ⸢x⸣ za di ⸢x⸣ [...] | |
| 14 | [...] u ⸢NUN⸣ [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | [...]-⸢x-šu₂⸣ u liq-li-la ⸢UD⸣-[x x (x)] | |
| 2 | [ina hu-ud] ⸢ŠA₃⸣ u ṭu-ub ka-bat-tu₂ i-⸢tar⸣-[ra-an-ni ...] | |
| 3 | [x x ina] ⸢SU⸣.MU ip-ši lem-nu-tu₂ i-⸢mat⸣ [...] | |
| 4 | [kiš-pu ru]-⸢hu-u⸣ ru-su-u up-⸢ša₂⸣-šu₂-u HUL-[MEŠ] | |
| 5 | [ina qi-bi]-ti-ka GAL{ti} lis-su-u ina SU-MU | |
| 6 | [li-paṭ-ṭir] ⸢ri⸣-kiš-šu₂-nu {d}AMA GAL{⸢tu₄⸣} | |
| 7 | {[d}NIN]-⸢URTA⸣ EN git₂-ma-lu ka-ru-bu | |
| 8 | [li-ih]-⸢du-ka⸣ KI{ti₃} u ša₂-ma-mi | |
| 9 | ⸢SUD⸣-ka E₂-KUR ta-ši-la-tu₂ lim-la-ka | |
| 10 | {[d]}⸢NIN⸣-MEN-NA GAŠAN šur-bu-tu₂ li-il-la-a | |
| 11 | re-ši-ka | |
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- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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