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Ist Ni 02927 + Ist Ni 13079 + Ist Ni 13080 (P480901)
Prayer, Neo-Babylonian, Nippur · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Ist Ni 02927 + Ist Ni 13079 + Ist Ni 13080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480901 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02927 + Ist Ni 13079 + Ist Ni 13080 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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)
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 i | ||
| 1' | [... li-ša₂]-⸢bil₂ ša₂-a⸣-[ru] ⸢te EN₂⸣ | May ... carry off, may it be carried off. Incantation formula. |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ra⸣-ma-ni a-⸢re-eḫ⸣-ḫe-ka pag-ri | (Sum) ..., your ... is a flood that covers the land(?) (Akk) The ... of his ... lies down in the midst of the land |
| 3' | [...] ⸢ir⸣-ḫu-u₂ bu-ul-šu₂ | ... of the ērirḫû plant, its fruit |
| 4' | [...] ⸢MAŠ⸣.DA₃ ar-ma-šu ⸢EME₃ mu⸣-ur-šu₂ | ... ešamaš-emūda-plant, its leaves (are) emeše-sheep |
| 5' | [...] ⸢ir⸣-ḫu-u₂ KI-tim ⸢im⸣-ḫu-ru NUMUN-šu₂ | ... ērirḫû (means) earth. |
| 6' | [...] ⸢EN₂⸣ a-na rama-ni-ia | ... the incantation for my life |
| 7' | [...] ⸢ra⸣-ma-ni li-še-⸢eṣ-ṣi⸣ lum-ni | ... may he release his evil |
| 8' | [...] ša₂ SU-MU ⸢li-is-suḫ⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ te EN₂ | ... of my body, Elissuḫ, the great gods, you incantation |
| 9' | [...] ⸢el-lu I₃.GIŠ eb-bi⸣ I₃.GIŠ nam-ri | ... ellu-plant, pure oil, bright oil |
| 10' | [... mul]-⸢lil⸣ zu-mur ša₂ DINGIR.MEŠ | ... the Sun, the light of the gods |
| 11' | [... mu-pa]-ši-iḫ SA.MEŠ ša₂ a-me-lu-ti | ... who removes the omens of humanity |
| 12' | [...] {⸢d⸣}e₂-a I₃.GIŠ EN₂ ša₂ {d}asal-lu₂-ḫi | ... Ea oil, incantation of Asalluḫi |
| 13' | [u₂-ṭa-ḫi-id]-ka I₃.⸢GIŠ⸣ tap-šu-uḫ-ti | I have smeared you with oil. |
| 14' | [... id]-⸢di⸣-nu-uš a-na pa-aš₂-ḫa-a-ti | ... he gave to me, to smite |
| 15' | [ap-šu-uš]-⸢ka⸣ I₃.GIŠ ba-la₂-⸢ṭi⸣ | Apsǔ-eka’e oil for Bala-eṭi-e23 |
| 16' | [...] {d}e₂-a EN eri-du₁₀ {d}nin-ši-ku₃ | ... Ea, lord of Eridu, Ninšiku |
| 17' | [... a-sak]-ku aḫ-ḫa-za šu-ru-up-pu-u₂ ša₂ SU-ka | ... the asakku-vessel, the šuruppû-flour of your body |
| 18' | [... qu-u₂]-⸢lu⸣ ku-u₂-ru u ni-⸢is⸣-sa-tum ša₂ pag-ri-ka | ... the qu’elû-demon, the kukuru-disease, and the nī-ešatum of your body |
| 19' | [... SA].⸢MEŠ⸣ mi-na-ti-ka la ṭa-bu-⸢tu₄⸣ | ..., do not speak your words |
| 20' | [...] ⸢LUGAL⸣ ABZU ina te-e ša₂ {d}e₂-a | ... king of the Apsu by the command of Ea |
| 21' | [...] ⸢ina⸣ ŠU.II rab-ba-a-ti ša₂ {d}gu-la | ... the great hand of Gula |
| 22' | [...] ša₂ {d}nin-tin-ug₅-ga | ... of Nintinuga |
| 23' | [...] ⸢be⸣-let ⸢EN₂⸣ | ... the enchanter, the incantation priest |
| 24' | [...] {⸢d}IDIM ši-pat INIM⸣ [...] | ... Ea, creator of the word(s) |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | ⸢ep⸣-[še-te-ki ...] ⸢up-ša₂-šu-ki⸣ a-a-⸢bu-tim⸣ | Your deeds |
| 2' | ⸢na⸣-[aš₂-pa-ra-ti-ki] ša₂ ḪUL-⸢tim⸣ | Your supplications of the evildoer |
| 3' | ⸢KI⸣.[AG₂.GA₂-ki] ⸢ḪUL⸣.GIG-<ki> DI.BALA-ki | Your E-agga temple, your E-ḫul-e-gig temple of the balaŋ drum |
| 4' | ⸢ZI⸣.[KU₅.RU.DA]-⸢ki⸣ KA.DAB.BE₂.DA-ki | “Ezida-kuruda-ēṭi-e3 (is) KA.DAB.BAB.DA |
| 5' | ⸢DIMMA⸣.[KUR₂.RA]-⸢ki⸣ li-kil-lu SAG-ki | May Ēdu-Ekurra protect your head! |
| 6' | KI ⸢A⸣.[MEŠ ...] ⸢u⸣ mu-sa-a-tu₂ ša₂ ŠU.II-⸢MU⸣ | from the ēšu-plants , the musû-plant of Hand-of-a-Sumerian |
| 7' | liš-ša₂-⸢ḫi⸣-[iṭ-ma ...] ⸢UGU⸣-ki u la-ni-ki(ku) lil-lik | May it be loosened on you and your limbs may it go. |
| 8' | ana-ku ⸢lu-ub-luṭ e⸣-ni-ti li-na-an-ni | May I, the lublut priestess of the Enītu, be present for me. |
| 9' | ma-⸢ḫi-ir⸣-tum ... lim-ḫur-an-ni | (Sum) May he bless me (Akk) May the mashbirtu-demon bless me |
| 10' | ⸢am⸣-ḫur ⸢mi⸣-iḫ-ri lim-⸢ḫu-ru-in⸣-ni ⸢te⸣ EN₂ | “Let the emuḫur and emmīḫri be erected, let the tê-demon be built!’ Incantation formula. |
| 11' | EN₂ ba-ʾi-⸢ir⸣-ti ša₂ ba-ʾi-ra-a-ti | Incantation: “Bāl-ērir-eti-ša bālu-râti |
| 12' | {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU.MEŠ | A fugitive woman, who (is) a fugitive woman |
| 13' | ša₂ ina SILA.MEŠ na-da-at še-et-su | who in the streets bears his name |
| 14' | ina SILA.⸢DAGAL⸣.LA URU ⸢it⸣-<ta>-na-al-⸢la⸣-ku IGI.II.MEŠ(en-)šu₂ | In the district of the city E-ittanal-e-ku, his eyes |
| 15' | GURUŠ.MEŠ URU ub-ta-na-ʾa | the young men of the city he shall keep watch |
| 16' | KI GURUŠ.MEŠ URU ub-ta-<na-ʾa>-an-ni ia-a-ši | “With the young men of the city he keeps me awake—no one |
| 17' | KI.⸢SIKIL⸣.MEŠ URU is-sa-na-aḫ-ḫur | (In) Ki’esikil, the city issanaḫbur |
| 18' | KI KI.SIKIL.MEŠ URU is-sa-na-aḫ-ḫur-an-ni ia-a-ši | He smote me with the fortresses of the city, |
| 19' | ana-ku u₂-ba-ʾa-ak-kim-ma KUR.GAR.RA.MEŠ {lu₂}eš-še-be₂-e ⸢KEŠ₂⸣-[ki GAZ] | I have sworn by you that the lands will kill your enemies. |
| 20' | {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU-u₂ li-pu-šu-ki KIMIN {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU.MEŠ ⸢li-pu⸣-[ša₂-ki KIMIN] | “Let the incantation priest(s) come to you, ditto! Let the Incantation Priest(s), elīpu-ešakku-ditto! |
| 21' | {lu₂}MUŠ.LAḪ₄.MEŠ ⸢li⸣-pu-⸢šu⸣-[ki KIMIN] | The pigs of Elī-epu-ešu-eki ditto |
| 22' | {lu₂}a-gu-gil-lu-u₂ li-⸢pu-šu⸣-[ki KIMIN] | May the agugilû-priest perform it for you, ditto! |
| 23' | {lu₂}nar-šin-du-u₂ li-pu-⸢šu⸣-[ki KIMIN ...] | May the musician perform your rites, ditto |
| 25' | ⸢a⸣-maḫ-ḫaṣ TE-ki a-šal-lap [...] | “The Ea-emaḫ-baṣ (temple), I will approach you, I will take care of you |
| 26' | ⸢u₂⸣-ma-al-la-a UḪ₂ [...] | The e’emala-plant |
| 27' | ⸢u₂⸣-šal-lak a-ḫi-ka ⸢lil⸣-lu-tu u ka-[a-ši ...] | “Ešallak, your brother, the elilûtu-plant, and you |
| 28' | ⸢u₃⸣ mim-ma ma-la te-pu-ša₂ u₂-ta-[ar ... (te EN₂)] | He will return whatever he has done. Incantation formula. |
| 29' | [EN₂ ip-ši]-⸢ki ep-ši⸣-ti-⸢ki⸣ [ep]-⸢šet ip⸣-[ši-ki] | Incantation: “Ipšī-ēki-evti’e-mukî-deed, ecstatic of equator, |
| o iii | ||
| 1' | ⸢EN₂ ki⸣-iṣ-⸢ri⸣-[ki ...] | Incantation: “Kieši-eki |
| 2' | up-ša₂-⸢še-ki⸣ a-a-[bu-ti na]-⸢aš₂-pa⸣-[ra]-⸢tu-ki ša₂⸣ [...] | Your upšuku prayer (is) “My enemies, your supplications(?) are ... |
| 3' | {d}⸢asal-lu₂-ḫi MAŠ⸣.[MAŠ ...] ⸢u₂-paṭ-ṭir-ma⸣ [...] | Easalluḫi, the exorcist , Upat-tbirma-e23 |
| 4' | ⸢KA-ki⸣ [...] SAḪAR.ḪI.A [...] | E-KA-e-23 ... SAH.HI.A |
| 5' | EME-ki <ša₂> ⸢ḪUL⸣-[tim ki]-⸢ma qe₂-e lik-ka⸣-[ṣir] | May your tongue, the one of the E-Ḫul-e-tim, be seated on the ground. |
| 6' | ina ⸢qi₂-bit {d}en⸣-[bi-lu]-⸢lu⸣ EN ⸢ba⸣-[la₂]-ṭi te [...] | By the command of Enlil-elû, the lord of the balaŋ drum |
| 7' | EN₂ am-si ŠU.[II]-MU ⸢ub-bab zu⸣-um-⸢ri⸣ | Incantation: “My hand is a scepter of abundance. |
| 8' | ina A.MEŠ nag-⸢bi⸣ KU₃.⸢MEŠ⸣ ša₂ <ina> eri-du₁₀ ⸢ib-ba⸣-nu-⸢u₂⸣ | In the water of the purification rites that are in Eridu Ibbânu-Eštar |
| 9' | mim-ma lem-nu ⸢mim-ma NU DU₁₀.GA⸣ ša₂ <ina> SU-⸢MU UZU-MU SA.MEŠ-MU⸣ [...] | Any evil that is not good, that is in my body, my flesh, my ... |
| 10' | lum-nu ⸢UZU.MEŠ⸣ ḫa-⸢ṭu⸣-tum par₂-⸢du-tum⸣ ḪUL(u₃) NU DU₁₀.GA.[MEŠ] | Evil, ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic, slander, oath, evil, not good |
| 11' | ⸢lum⸣-nu MAŠ₂.⸢GE₆⸣.MEŠ GISKIM.⸢MEŠ A₂.MEŠ⸣ lem-ne₂-[ti] <NU DU₁₀.GA.MEŠ> | (If) it is dark: evil signs (and) evil omens will not be good. |
| 12' | ša₂ li-⸢pit ŠU.II ḫi-in-qi₂ UDU.NITA₂ BAL⸣-[qi₂] ⸢SISKUR₂-e DU₃⸣-[ti ...] | Hand of a ram, you present a sacrifice, you make an offering . |
| 13' | ša₂ ⸢at⸣-[ta-ṭa-lu ... u₂-kab]-⸢bi-su⸣ ina ⸢su-u₂-qu⸣ a-tam-⸢ma⸣-ru [...] | (Sum) The one of the etabalu temple ... (Akk) In the supuqu temple I have seen |
| 14' | ⸢še⸣-[ed ḪUL]-⸢tim u₂⸣-tuk-ku lem-nu ⸢GIG di-ʾu⸣ [...] | Evil etukku-plant, egypsum, dialû-plant |
| 15' | ⸢qu-lu ku-ru⸣ ni-⸢is⸣-sat ni-ziq-tu₂ ⸢im-ṭu⸣-[u₂ ...] | (Sum) The equlu-plant, the kurû-plant(?), the nīšiqtu plant, the imtbu-plant |
| 16' | ⸢ʾu₃-u₂⸣-a a-a ḫu-uṣ-ṣu GAZ lib₃-⸢bi⸣ [...] | “Let the alû-demon kill my father, let the ešībi-disease afflict my heart! |
| 17' | [...] ⸢DINGIR⸣ mi-ḫir-tu₂ DINGIR ta-az-[zi-im-ti] [DINGIR ...] | ... of the gods, a cross between the god(s) (and) the battle-axe of the (personal) god |
| 18' | [...] ⸢ru⸣-ḫe-⸢e⸣ ru-su-u₂ ⸢up⸣-[ša₂-še-e ...] | ... ēruḫbē-e’e, rusû-plant, ša-e-svaše-plant |
| 19' | [... SU]-⸢MU u⸣ mu-⸢sa⸣-[a-ti ...] | ... my body, my limbs ... |
| o iv | ||
| 1' | [... a-ma-ti]-⸢ki⸣ | ... Amati-e3 |
| 2' | [...] ⸢EN₂⸣ | ... the incantation |
| 3' | [... ŠU.II]-MU | ... my hand |
| 4' | [... lu-šar-ra-an]-ni | ... may he make me king |
| 5' | [... li-ir-te-da]-⸢an⸣-ni | ... may he not approach me. |
| 6' | [...] lu-⸢uk⸣-šu-ud | ... let me attain ... |
| 7' | [... liš]-⸢ša₂-kin⸣ | May ... be established. |
| 8' | [...] ⸢NU⸣ DU₁₀.GA | ... sweet ešunû-plant |
| 9' | [... kaš]-⸢šap⸣-ti | ... a cupbearer |
| 10' | [...] EN₂ | Incantation: |
| 11' | [... ŠU.II]-MU | ... my hand |
| 12' | [...] ⸢ID₂⸣ | ... the river |
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