Shamash 07 (P491672)
CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Kiutu, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Shamash 07 |
|---|---|
| ID | P491672 |
| Museum no. | BM 033328 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Kiutu |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse 8 | May the sukkallu-disease of your beloved be sent to you. |
| obverse 4 | May the pure supplication and peace be given to you. |
| obverse 9 | In the Ebabbar temple, your residence of kingship, may your greatness become resplendent |
| reverse 4 | May the lord, my lord, decree your fate. |
| obverse 12 | May Aya, your beloved spouse, rejoice with you. |
| obverse 7 | May the hand of Nigsisa, your beloved minister, be set straight for you |
| reverse 7 | You are the judge of the country |
| obverse 14 | May your heart rejoice over you. |
| obverse 11 | May your beloved wife erda resound for you |
| reverse 8 | You are the judge of the land of the judges of her case. |
| reverse 6 | I marched to your harran. |
| reverse 12 | To Nabû, his lord: Nabû-balassu-iqbi, son of Esagila. |
| reverse 14 | I had written, and in Ezida I set up. |
| obverse 2 | In the midst of heaven and in your midst |
| reverse 13 | For his life, Nabopolassar, son of Esagil |
| reverse 1 | the hero, youth ama, the one who reveres him |
| obverse 16 | May the meal of your divinity be set upon you. |
| obverse 15 | May your rulership be established for you |
| obverse 10 | To Ebabbar, the seat of your lordly majesty, your exalted abode, |
| reverse 10 | (If) a man, after you recite the incantation: |
| reverse 3 | So that the wild bull walks in the Ebabbar temple, so that your feet are good |
| obverse 5 | May the door of An resound for you |
| reverse 11 | (an anatomical part of the head) |
| obverse 13 | May your heart be poured out with cold water for me |
| reverse 9 | Wording of the ama temple |
| reverse 2 | May the lord of the warriors, the sage of ama and your strength |
| reverse 5 | to Utu's journey to Ki'ur he went |
| obverse 3 | May the holy door of heaven be praised for you |
| obverse 1 | When Utu enters into the midst of heaven |
| obverse 6 | May the praises of heaven and earth bless you. |
Sources & licences
- 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
- 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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