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BM 036718 (P500450)
Prayer, Achaemenid, Babylon · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | BM 036718 |
|---|---|
| ID | P500450 |
| Museum no. | BM 036718 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 col 1 5 | May the gods who dwell in your heart rejoice over you. |
| reverse col 2 10' | ...... |
| edge 4 | ... Ka-uallim |
| obverse col 1 14 | Incantation: O ubtu-disease of the great gods, |
| obverse col 1 7 | May the god of the gods, your lord, make your name pleasant. |
| reverse col 1 15' | Exalted vizier, offspring of Enmearra |
| obverse col 2 1 | May the heavens rejoice over you, may the Apsu rejoice over you. |
| reverse col 1 13' | vizier, foremost one of Enmearra |
| reverse col 2 11' | ...... reed |
| obverse col 1 2 | Exalted one of the gods, exalted one of the temple |
| obverse col 2 7 | May his heart rejoice, may he be sated with his lips. |
| obverse col 1 3 | the strong one, the creation of Nudimmud |
| obverse col 1 10 | May my (personal) god who engendered you speak (this). |
| obverse col 1 20 | ..... do not set up... in your lord's house. Say good things. |
| obverse col 2 2 | May Enbilulu bring you the great water! |
| obverse col 2 12 | May the god of the city, the goddess Itar of the city, his (personal) god (and) his (personal) goddess rejoice with him |
| reverse col 2 14' | ......... |
| reverse col 2 8' | ....... |
| obverse col 1 22 | ... my god(?)...... |
| obverse col 1 17 | The house is great, the beloved of my lord... |
| obverse col 1 12 | May I live, may I be well, may I see your divinity. |
| edge 1 | Incantation: O most exalted lord,... the Igigi |
| reverse col 1 20' | ...... |
| reverse col 1 4' | May whatever I say to my (personal) god and my (personal) goddess: |
| reverse col 2 9' | ... the mouth(?) |
| reverse col 1 10' | May I see the greatness of your great divinity. |
| obverse col 2 5 | May they place it in the water of your drinking place. |
| obverse col 2 4 | May the stars of the sky stand. |
| reverse col 1 18' | ............ |
| obverse col 1 11 | Just as a day is bright,... is bright. |
| obverse col 1 8 | vizier of sanctuaries, sage of the cult centers |
| obverse col 2 20 | In the middle of the sea, may he release the tamaru-demon. May he release the evil. |
| obverse col 1 6 | May the heavens rejoice over you, may the earth rejoice over you |
| obverse col 1 24 | ... of the gate in the street...... |
| obverse col 2 9 | his akalu-disease, his water |
| reverse col 2 16' | ... the mountain(?)... their |
| obverse col 2 22 | O Belet-ili, creator of god and king, may he... |
| reverse col 1 7' | May he be praised! May he be praised! May he be praised! |
| obverse col 2 11 | May Ea, ama and(?) Asalluhi |
| reverse col 2 21' | Wording of a illakku-prayer to ulpa’e. |
| reverse col 1 5' | May my (personal) god and (personal) goddess return the angry heart to his place. |
| reverse col 1 2' | My guilt... |
| reverse col 1 1' | My supplication... |
| obverse col 2 23 | May he stand and... |
| reverse col 2 6' | ...... plant |
| reverse col 1 22' | ... the man(?) |
| reverse col 1 8' | May I be glad on account of you, may I be glad on account of you. |
| reverse col 1 14' | Papsukkal, exalted one, son of Anu |
| reverse col 2 22' | ulpa’e has taken (it) as his hand |
| reverse col 2 15' | ... that(?) |
| obverse col 2 8 | whose (personal) god (is) whose (personal) god (is) whose (personal) god (is) whose (personal) goddess (is) whose (personal) goddess (is) whose (personal) goddess (is) whose (personal) god (is) whose (personal) goddess (is) whose (personal) goddess (is) whose (personal) goddess (is) whose (personal) |
| reverse col 1 9' | May I sing the praises of my lord! |
| obverse col 2 14 | May the great lords stand and |
| obverse col 1 1 | Incantation: O ubtu-disease of the gods, warrior. |
| obverse col 2 18 | May his flesh be shaved with a censer |
| obverse col 1 18 | May his head be as firm as the heavens. |
| reverse col 1 19' | The one who hears(?)......... |
| obverse col 1 19 | ... his head, the endu-priestess of the heavens of Anu |
| obverse col 2 15 | May Anum-Marduk, the bright one of heaven and earth, stand before you. |
| reverse col 2 12' | ...... |
| obverse col 1 4 | Ea, you are the one who determines the fates |
| obverse col 1 13 | Let me sing your praises. |
| reverse col 2 25' | You set up a ritual assemblage, a reed mat and a libation bowl. |
| obverse col 2 16 | May he release him from famine and famine. |
| obverse col 2 3 | The one who hears..., may... give me.... |
| obverse col 2 6 | May ama, the shining water |
| reverse col 2 24' | U-IL-LA2 (means) 3 (?) U-IL-LA2 (means): you recite (it) and |
| obverse col 2 24 | In...... |
| reverse col 2 19' | By your exalted command which cannot be changed |
| obverse col 1 15 | I am a thief, a thief, a sailor. |
| obverse col 2 19 | May Ea, king of the Apsu, your creator(?) |
| reverse col 1 16' | Who loves justice, whose command is supreme |
| obverse col 2 13 | May the vizier, the god ama, be present; may he receive my life. |
| obverse col 1 21 | ... may heaven and Apsu rejoice over you. |
| reverse col 1 12' | Incantation: O most exalted god, son of Anu. |
| reverse col 1 6' | May the aggu-demon and the nuha-demon be smitten. |
| reverse col 2 17' | ... their... of |
| reverse col 1 17' | Merciful god, hearer of the scepter(?) |
| reverse col 2 23' | On a favorable day, you set up a censer (made) of kurkurru-plant. You libate first-rate beer. |
| obverse col 1 16 | Your first-born son, which is set up in the Apsu, |
| edge 3 | Babylon, the month of..., the 3rd day, the 32rd year of Darius |
| reverse col 1 3' | At your command... |
| obverse col 2 10 | Say to the great gods: |
| obverse col 1 9 | With you, may he speak favorable things. |
| obverse col 2 17 | May Asalluhi, the sage of the great gods, stand. |
| edge 2 | Tablet of Bel-..., son of Bel-kiir, son of Basiya. |
| reverse col 1 21' | ... barley... |
| reverse col 1 11' | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Anu. |
| obverse col 2 21 | May Lisi(?) write his own supplication to him in a supplication |
| reverse col 2 20' | And your firm utterance that cannot be changed |
| obverse col 1 23 | ... may... rejoice(?)... to the mountains, abundance not good(?) |
| reverse col 2 18' | May I live, may I be well, may I see your divinity. |
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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