HS 1887
Transliteration
Obv.
0 [abūb kakki qabal lā maḫār ša tībūšu (?) ezzu]
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1 [bin-dūku gitmālum pa-ri]-⸢is⸣ p[u-ru-us-se]-⸢e⸣
2 [mušimmu š]i-ma-a-ti[m]
3 [binīt lugaldukuga] ⸢a⸣-bu a-⸢li-id⸣ ilī(⸢DINGIRmeš⸣) rabûtim(GALm[eš])
4 [marūtuk bēl ṭuḫdim ḫé-gá]l-li ⸢mu⸣-ša-⸢az⸣-ni-in nu-uḫ-[ša]
5 [bēl nagbī šadî u ta-ma]-⸢a⸣-ti ḫa-i-⸢ṭù⸣ ḫur-sa-ni
6 [pātû kuppī u miṭ-ra]-⸢a⸣-ti <mu>-ta-i-⸢ru⸣ ⸢na⸣-[r]a-ti
7 [ḫayyāṭu ašnan u laḫar ba-n]u-ú ê(ŠE-e) u ⸢qé-e⸣
8 [āširu igīgī ušum]gal da-⸢nun-na⸣-ki
9 [o o o o o er]-šu bu-⸢ku-ur⸣ d+en-⸢ki⸣
10 [bānû te-n]é-eš ⸢gim-ri⸣
11 [bēl attā-ma kīma a-b]i u ⸢um-mi⸣ ina pī(KA) ni-ši ta-ba-ši
12 [attā-ma ek-le-si-n]a ki-ma šamšim(⸢dUTU⸣) ⸢tu⸣-uš-na-mar
13 [ḫablam u šagšam mi-ša]r-ši-⸢na⸣ ⸢ta-da⸣-an ú-da!(KÁ)-kamv
14 [tušteššer al-ma]-⸢ta⸣ ⸢e-ku-ta⸣ [n]a-as-sa u dal-pa
15 [bišīt uz-ni-ši-n]a re-⸢é?-um⸣ ⸢mut?-tar?⸣-[r]u?-ši-na at-ta
16 [mātātum u nišū ra]p-ša-tum ⸢iš⸣-tam-⸢ma⸣-ra
17 [sì-kà]r-ka ⸢kab-ta⸣
18 [rēmēnâta bēl] ⸢i⸣+na ⸢pu-uš-qí⸣ u ⸢dan⸣-na-ti
19 [tu-še]-ze-⸢eb⸣ ⸢en⸣-ša
20 [tappallas an-ḫ]a šu-um-ru-ṣa ⸢ša⸣ [i-n]i-<nu>-⸢šu⸣ il(DINGIR)-šú
21 [ša ūmum (u) šīmtum ta]-ru-šu tu-áš-šar ⸢ṣa⸣-ab-tam
22 [taṣabbat qāssu ša] i+na erši(gišNÁ) namtari(N[A]M.⸢TAR-ri⸣)
23 [na-du]-ú te-de-e[k-ki-(šu)]
24 [ša ina kīlim] ⸢ù?⸣ bīt(⸢É⸣) [ṣibittim]
25 [ussuru t]u?-[kal-lam-(šu) nūra]
Rev.
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26 [o o o o o o o o]-⸢nu⸣ ⸢lip⸣-pa-šìr ⸢ia?⸣-[ši]
27 [ina pîka dannatī li-b]a-aʾ-ma qí-bi ba-la-⸢ṭi⸣
28 [kīma šamê lūlil] ⸢i⸣+na ru-ḫe-e šá ep-še-ku
29 [kīma erṣetim lu-bi-i]b i+na ru-se-e lā(NU) ṭābūtim(DÙG-tim)
30 [kīma qereb šamê lu]-na-mi-ra lip-ta-ṭi-ru ki-ṣir lumnī(ḪUL)-ia
31 [(o o o) bīnum li-il-l]a-an-ni maštakal(úIN.NU.UŠ) lip-šu-ra-an-ni
32 [libbi gišimmarim l]ip-ṭù-ru ri-kis lum-ni-ia
33 [egubbûm ša dasal-lú-ḫ]i li-šat-li-ma du-um-qá
34 [o o o o o o o o-q]ir lib-bi-bu-ni-in-nim nignakkum(NÍG.NA) u gizillûm(GI.IZI.LÁ)
35 [o o o o o o o] x-ši ina qí-bit dé-a šar(LUGAL) apsîm(ABZU) a-bi ilī(DINGIRmeš)
rabûtim(GALmeš)
36 [ana nīš qātīya libbaka l]i-nu-uḫ d⸢asal⸣-lú-ḫi
37 [mār d+en-k]i apkal(ABGAL) ilī(DINGIRmeš) marūtuk(dAMAR.UTU)
38 [amāt ea lušteppi] ⸢d⸣dam-ki-na šar-ra-tum liš-te-šer
39 [o o o (o o) lu]-⸢uš⸣-te-a ba-la-ṭam
40 [o o o (o) kīma ilī(DI]NGIR)-ia lu-ut-ta-id-ka ki-ma ištarī(U.DAR)-ia
41 [luštammar ilūtka ludlul d]a-li!-li-ka
42 [u anāku dalīl ilūtī(DINGIR-ti)]-⸢ka⸣ rabītim(GAL-tim)
43 [lud-lu]l a-na nišī(UNmeš) rapšātim(DAGAL-⸢tim⸣)
44 [(ÉN) anḫullûm maṣṣar šulmim ša ea u] ⸢dasal⸣-lú-ḫi at-ta
45 [ē tamḫur ru-ḫe]-⸢e⸣ e tam-ḫur ru-se-e
46 [ē tamḫur zikurudâm(ZI.KU5.RU.D]A) e tam-ḫur zīram(ḪUL.⸢GIG⸣)
47 [... ē tamḫur] ⸢ú?⸣-piš k[iš?-pi]
Translation
Obv.
0 [Flood of a weapon, irresistible battle whose attack is ferocious,]
1 [August Bindūku, render]er of v[erdicts],
2 [Fixer of d]estini[es];
3 [Scion of Lugaldukuga], father who sired the great gods,
4 [Marduk, lord of wealth (and) prosperi]ty, who makes abun[dance] rain down,
5 [Lord of the mountain springs and the se]as, maintainer of the hills,
6 [Opener of wells and cana]ls, commander of the rivers,
7 [Controller of cereals and cattle, crea]tor of barley and flax,
8 [Foreman of the Igigi, great dr]agon of the Anunnaki,
9 [..., wi]se, offspring of Ea,
10 [Creator of] all [the pe]ople,
11 [O Lord, you alone] are present in the mouth of the people [as (their own) fat]her and mother,
12 [You alone] can, like the sun, light up [the]ir [darkness],
13 [To the wronged and oppressed] you provide their [justi]ce daily,
14 [You guide the wid]ow, the orphan girl, the wretched and the sleepless,
15 You are [the]ir [cynosure], the shepherd who leads them,
16 [The lands and wide]spread [peoples] extol
17 your noble [na]me.
18 [You are merciful, O Lord: fr]om trouble and sorrow,
19 [you resc]ue the weak.
20 [You gaze (benevolently) on the troub]led and sick one, with whom his god was upset,
21 [Him whom day and fate had l]ed away, the prisoner, you release,
22-23 [You take the hand of] him who [li]es on (his) deathb[ed], you rai[se (him) up].
24-25 [He who is captive in jail] or in the h[ouse of imprisonment], you s[how (him) light].
Reverse
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26 Let [...] ... be undone for m[e]!
27 [Let my distress go a]way [at your order], decree my life!
28 [May I become as pure as heaven] from the witchcraft with which I have been inflicted!
29 [May I become as cle]ar [as the earth] from the evil sorcery!
30 [May I be]come as bright [as the center of heaven], may the knots of evil around me be released!
31 [May the tamarisk puri]fy me, may the soapwort release me!
32 [May the palm heart und]o the bonds of evil around me!
33 [May the holy water vessel of Asalluḫ]i bestow upon me favor!
34 [...] ... Let the censer and torch purify me!
35 [...] ... At the command of Ea, king of the Apsû, father of the great gods,
36 [Le]t [your heart be soothed by my prayer], O Asalluḫi,
37 [Son of Enk]i, sage of the gods, Marduk!
38 [Let me proclaim the word of Ea], let queen [D]amkina make it succeed!
39 [... let me] always seek life!
40 [Let me ... you like] my own [go]d, let me praise you like my own goddess!
41 [Let me worship your divinity, let me sing] your [p]raises!
42-43 [And as for me, let me sin]g the praises of] your great [divinity] to the widespread peoples!
44 [You, anḫullû-plant, are the protector of the welfare of Ea and A]salluḫi!
45 [Do not receive witchcra]ft! Do not receive sorcery!
46 [Do not receive black magi]c! Do not receive hate!
47 [... Do not receive sorcerous mac]hinations!
Michael P. Streck and Nathan Wasserman, Sources of Early Akkadian Literature (SEAL), seal.huji.ac.il. No commercial use is allowed. Published under CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives). Reproduced unmodified. Cite as SEAL no. 29952; view on seal.huji.ac.il.