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AOAT 258, pls. 1-2 (P480781)
CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns, Neo-Assyrian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AOAT 258, pls. 1-2 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480781 |
| Museum no. | BM 078432 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢KI⸣{ta} ⸢x x x x⸣ | ... the E-e-šuma-temple |
| 2' | [...] ana a-⸢ma⸣-ri ⸢ka⸣-a-ta | ... when you enter into the house |
| 3' | [... e]-muq la ša₂-na-an | ... unrivalled strength |
| 4' | [... ša₂ la i-lam-ma]-⸢du mi⸣-lik-⸢šu₂⸣ mam-ma | ... who does not revere me, who goes before me |
| 5' | [ana-ku {d}GIŠ.ŠIR]-⸢MU⸣-GI.NA IR₃-ka | I, Shamash-shum-ukin, your servant |
| 6' | [...] ⸢ši⸣-riq ⸢mu⸣-ši el-la | ... holy ši’eriq-plant |
| 7' | [... re]-eš-ta-a ši-kara da-aš-pa | ... first-class, fruitful, |
| 8' | [... qud]-⸢du⸣-ši MU-ka az-kur | I invoke your name ..., the qud-edu-eši. |
| 9' | [... be]-⸢li₂⸣ ina qe₂-reb AN{e} KU₃-MEŠ | ... Bēlī-ēriš in the middle of pure heaven |
| 10' | [... az-za]-az a-še-ʾ ka-a-ša₂ | ... I stand, I seek you out |
| 11' | [...] u mi-ša₂-ri šu-kun UGU-ia₂ | ... and justice are upon me |
| 12' | [... ša₂] ⸢iš⸣-tu U₄-MEŠ ma-ʾ-du-tu₂ is-bu-su ⸢UGU-ia₂⸣ | ... of ešûtu-disease, many days he imposed on me |
| 13' | [... mi]-⸢ša₂⸣-ri li-is-li-mu KI-ia₂ | May my ... be reconciled with me |
| 14' | [...] pa-da-nu li-šir | ... may the path be straight |
| 15' | [...]-⸢ma⸣ AN.ZA.GAR₃ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ MAŠ₂.GE₆-MEŠ | ...-emâe, anzagar of the gods, of the dreams |
| r | ||
| 1 | [... li-paṭ-ṭi]-⸢ra ar₂⸣-ni-⸢ia⸣ | ... may it be released to me, my brother. |
| 2 | [... lu]-⸢ta⸣-lil₂ ana-ku | ... I am Lu-eta-elil |
| 3 | [... lud]-⸢lu-la⸣ da₃-li₂-li₂-ka | Let me proclaim your praises. |
| 4 | [KA-INIM-MA ŠU]-⸢IL₂⸣-LA₂ {d}⸢ZUEN⸣-NA-KAM₂ | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Sin. |
| 5 | [... ana IGI {d]}ŠEŠ-<KI> GAR{an} 1(u) 2(diš) NINDA ha-še-e 1(u) 2(diš) NINDA ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ | You set up in front of Šūzub. 12 loaves of roasted bread,12 loaves (of) sesame oil |
| 6 | [...] ⸢DUB{aq⸣} NINDA.⸢I₃⸣.DE₂ LAL₃ I₃.NUN GAR{an} | ... aqê-container of emmer bread, honey and ghee are placed. |
| 7 | [KAŠ BAL{qi₂} EN₂ 3(diš)-⸢šu₂⸣ ŠID{⸢nu⸣} ina SAG GIŠ.NA₂-šu₂ ana AN.ZA.GAR₃ | You libate beer. Incantation: “Three times three (times) three times. You recite the incantation three times at the beginning of his bed for an eclipse. |
| 8 | [NIG₂.NA ŠIM.LI GAR{an]} ⸢AN⸣.ZA.GAR₃ na-aš₂-par-ti {d}NANNA | a censer of juniper, placed, ēšagar, the message of Nanna |
| 9 | [... li]-⸢iš⸣-man-⸢ni⸣-ma GEŠTUG-MIN-MEŠ BAD-MEŠ ⸢DU₁₁.GA⸣ | May he recite ..., and may he speak good things about me. |
| 10 | [... qul-qu₂]-⸢li⸣-<a-ni> ŠU-⸢MIN-šu₂ GIR₃⸣-šu₂ u₂-sah-hat-ma | ... his hands and feet tremble, and |
| 11 | [U₂-MEŠ DINGIR.ŠA₃.DAB].⸢BA⸣ GUR.RU.DA.KAM₂ | The plants of the gods of the adab ritual are to be removed. |
| 12 | [...] ⸢x⸣ u LAG KA₂.AN.AŠ.A.AN ina {tug₂}SIG₂-šu₂ KEŠDA | You tie ... ē22-e23 and the left of the ‘Opening of the Gate’ into his (garment's) hem |
| 13 | [...] ⸢x⸣ lu ina ITI ba-⸢ne-e⸣ | ... ... or in a month they will ... |
| 14 | [...] ⸢x-MEŠ⸣ {giš}BANŠUR GAR{an} | ... tables are set up |
| 15 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ku da | ... the holy ... |
| 16 | [...] ⸢x⸣ su | ... ešu-plant |
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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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