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1 86
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t he l o n g e s t co m p l e t e i n scri p t io n co n sis t i n g o f o n e h u n d re d a n d
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his c o ll e c t io n T he ta b le t s a re for m e d o f fi ne cl a y a nd h a v e
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,
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v d h c
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O f fo u r o f t he t e x t s h e r e p u b lish e d in fu ll e x t r a c t s a re t o b e
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p ublis e as No . 2 2, ll . 1 1 2
I N T R O DUDTI O N .
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IV R 64 a n d r e p e a t e d in IV R 5 7 whi le t he r e v e rs e o f K 2 3 7 9
I 2
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,
fi c a t io n s a n d ch an ge s t h e i r o rigi n a l a rr an g e m e nt ha s u n d e rgo ne
will b e a pp a r e n t a ft e r a b ri e f e x a m i n a t i o n o f t he d a ta T he .
m os t o b vi o u s i ndi c a t io n s o f a rr a n g e m e n t a re the c a t ch li n e s -
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N o 3 0 to N o 3 1 1 I I
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or N o 2 1 l 3 4 B u t e v e n if th e s e i n s ta n c e s o f corr e s p o n d e n c e
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to th a t o f t he i n c a n t a t io n t o which it is a ss u m e d t o r e fe r ; in
c a t ch li n e in q u e s t io n follows i s n o t t he s a m e a s t h a t p r e c e
-
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cor re s p o nds T he o n ly i n fe re n c e t h e r e fo r e t h at ca n b e dr a w n
.
fro m t h e s e fa c t s i s t h a t t he t e x t s h a v e u n d e r g o n e v a rio u s
ch a nge s a n d r e a rr a n ge m e n t s a t t he h a n d s o f e di t ors or re d a c
t ors b e for e t h e y w e r e co p i e d b y t he scri b e s o f A sh u r b an i p a l .
I n this co nn e c t io n it m a y b e o f i n te r e s t t o r e fe r t o a n
A ssyri a n c a ta lo g u e o f i n c a n t a t io n s t h a t ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d o n
K 283 2 K a s so m e o f t he firs t li n e s o f co m p osi t io n s
ci t e d in C o l I o f th a t t a b l e t corr e s p o n d t o c e r t a i n o f t he c a t ch
.
li ne s a nd fi rst li n e s o f t he p re s e n t c o lle c t i o n o f t e x t s C o l II . .
r e fe r e n c e t o t he P r a ye rs o f the L i ft i n g o f the H a n d ; t he e n d ”
re v e rs e o f t he t a b l e t is u n i n sc ri b e d I n C o l I t he t e x t o f which . .
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p e rh a p s n o t p r e s e rv e d in t he coll e c t io n s fro m K u yu nj ik It is .
i de nt ifi e d h a v e n o co n n e c t io n wi th the P r a y e rs o f t he L i ft i ng
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. I n t he l a t t e r c a s e t he t a b l e t a ffords s t ri k i n g
p roo f o f t he m a n n e r in which scri b e s e i t h e r
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ti m e o f A sh u rb a n i p a l re e di t e d t he o l d e r coll e c t io n s a n d cl a ss e s
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o f ta b l e t s t o which t h e y ha d a cc e ss .
T he e vid e n c e a ffo rd e d b y a n e x a m i n a t io n o f t h e ir c a t ch
li ne s a n d fi rs t li n e s l e a ds t h e r e for e t o t he co n cl u sio n t h a t t he
t ab l e ts which h a v e co m e d ow n t o u s h a v e b e e n s u b j e c t e d t o
, ,
s e v e ra l p roc e ss e s o f e di t i n g t he i n c a n t a t io n s h a vi n g b e e n fro m
,
t i m e t o t i m e coll e c t e d s e le c t e d a n d re a rra n ge d ,
A n o t e wor thy .
i n s ta n c e o f the w a y in which a fa vo u ri t e i n c a nt a t io n w a s re
co p i e d a n d e m p loy e d in v a rio u s c o n ne c t io n s is p r e s e n te d b y
t he a ddr e ss t o a g odd e ss whi ch b e g i n s : stp tu blltzt Su r ‘
butu u m m u rz m z zz z tu m (istba t sa m t I n N o 6 II 7 1 ff wh e r e
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p r e s e n t s so m a n y di ffe r e n c e s t h a t it p r a c t ic a l ly for m s a fr e sh
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,
t he s e ri e s w a s a co m osi te o n e m a d e u f v ri o s cl ss s o f
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N o 3 0 t h a t the o t h e r 1 3 3 or m or e t a b le t s m issi n
s e ri e s w e re a ll P ra ye rs o f the L i fti n g o f t he H a n d ; m or e
g fr o m t h at
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p ro b a b l e i s t he s u p p osi ti o n t h a t this cl a ss o f t a b l e t s w a s m e r e l y
1 S ee b elo w , pp . 14 6 .
INT RO D U C T I O N .
o ne o f s e v e r a l cl a ss e s l a i d u n d e r co n t ri b u tio n b y the co m p il e rs
o f the s e ri e s .
b e t r a n sl a t e d a s fo llo ws : T he p a l a c e o f A sh u r b a n i p a l k i ng ,
.
,
, ,
wh o ha s a cq u ire d cl e a r e y e s T he v a l u e d p rod u c t s o f t he .
b e for e m e ha d a cq u ir e d t he wisdo m o f N a bu , a s m u ch .
I h a v e r e vis e d a nd fo r the si gh t o f m y r e a di n g h a v e S e t in m y
,
fo r w e fi n d shor t e r o n e s o n N o s 1 1 a n d 3 3 whil e N o s 1 8 3 5 .
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.
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fro m a n o ld e r o ri g i na l T he r e a so n t h a t n o col o p ho n s occ u r
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, ,
b e so u g h t in t he fa c t t h a t t h e s e t ab l e t s co n ta i n si n gl e p r a y e rs
e x t r a c t e d fro m t he l a r g e r t a b l e t s fo r so m e t e m p or a ry p u r p os e
’
.
th e r e for e al l l a ds t o t he s a m e co n cl u sio n t h at t he t a b l e t s a re
e ,
n o t a rr a n g e d o n o n e p l a n b u t h a v e u n d e r g o n e s e v e r a l re d a c
t io n s a n d it i s o b vi o u s t h a t a ny a t t e m p t t o r e s t or e t he origi n a l
,
ord e r wo u ld b e fr u i t l e ss .
I t w a s n e c e ss a ry th e r e for e t o a rr an g e t h e m fo r p ub li
c a t io n o n so m e o t h e r p ri n ci p l e a n d the p l a n a do p te d ha s b e e n ,
1 S ee D E LI T ZS C H H a n d w br te rbu e/z , p 1 8 2
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XXII IN T RO D UCT I O N .
t e x t s fe ll n a t u r a l ly i nt o fi v e divisio n s or s e c t io n s I n t he firs t.
ive ly t o e a ch o f a gro u p o f d e i t i e s ; in t he s e co n d a re t ab l e t s
t he co n t e n t s o f whi ch r e fe r o n ly t o o n e g o d ; in t he t hird the
s u p p li a nt o n e a ch t a b l e t a ddre ss e s hi m s e lf thro u gh o u t t o o n e
g odd e ss ; the fo u r th s e c t io n co n sis t s o f fra g m e n t a ry t a b l e t s fro m
t he fi ft h a re col l e cted
p r a y e rs etc a ddr e.ss e d t o a s t r a l d e i t i e s .
t h e ir co n te n t s a t t he p r e s e n t m o m e n t ; fro m m a n y o f t h e m ,
fi ne d t o the p r e s e n t a rr a n g e m e n t b u t m igh t b e u r g e d a g a i n s t
an
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, ,
o f t he t i t io n s a n d i n c an t a t io n s th e y co n t a i n W i th t he e x
p e .
c e p t io n o f t he t a b l e t s s e t a sid e fo r u s e a ft e r a l u n a r e cli s e
p ,
t h e y a p p e a r t o h a v e b e e n i n t e n d e d fo r so m e wh a t g e n e r a l u s e .
I t is t r u e t h a t fro m t he a cco m a n i n g c e r e m o n i e s w e ca n so m e
p y
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b e gi n n i n g o f a
p ra ye r a s a ru le co n sis t s o f a n i n t rod u c t io n in
which the d e i t y a ddr e ss e d is c a ll e d u p o n b y n a m e his p ow e r ,
or m e rc y p r a is e d a n d his sp e ci a l fu n ct io n s or a tt ri b u t e s r e fe rr e d
,
t o o r d e scri b e d . T he s u p p li a nt t h e n t u r n s t o his o w n co n di t io n
o f dis t r e ss a n d his
,
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INT RO D UC T I O N . XXIII
t he m os t e x t r a v a ga n t p r a is e c o u ld b e e m p lo ye d the s u p p li a n t ,
in his u t t e r a n c e s n o t co n fi n i n g hi m s e l f t o s t ric t th e ol og y ; a n y
d e i ty whos e h e l p he so u gh t h o w e v e r u n i m p or tan t w a s fo r him
, , ,
a t t h a t m o m e nt o ne o f t he gr e a t e s t o f t he g ods I t is t r u e .
t h a t t he g re a t e r god s a re p ra is e d fo r t h e ir s p e ci a l ow e rs a nd
p
ch a r a c t e ris tics b u t the l e ss e r d e i t i e s sh a r e wi th th e m the m os t
,
e xal t e d t i tl e s a p r a c t ic e which m a y h a v e b e e n t he r e s u l t o f
a n xi e t y t o s e c u r e b y a n y m e a n s the fa vo u r o f the d e i t y a d
dr e ss e d .
A ll the p ra y e r s a re fo r t he u s e o f i ndivid u a l s a nd in ,
i m p or t a n c e t o a m a n o f the p ro te c t io n o f his p at ro n d e i ti e s i s
o b vi o u s fro m t he fr e qu e n t l y r e c u rri n g p e t i t io n s fo r r e s t or a t io n
t o t h e ir fa v o u r wh e n in co n s e q u e n c e o f so m e a c t o f s in th e y
,
fa c t is n o t s u ffici e n t ho w e v e r t o e x p l a i n t he a dd i t io n o f t h e ir
, ,
n a m e s t o th a t o f t he s u li n t fo r t he fo rm u l a so m e t i m e s o c
pp a ,
c u rs in p ra y e rs in which n o o th e r m e n t io n i s m a d e o f the
,
s u p p li a n t s g o d a n d godd e ss A s the p r a ye rs in m os t c a s e s
’
.
h a v e n o t b e e n e x p r e ssl y co p i e d fo r a n y i n divid u a l t he a c t u a l ,
n a m e s a re n o t i n s e r t e d in t he fo rm u l a ; a n i n t e r e s t i n g e xc e p t io n ,
as D . N o 2 is p a r t o f a l a rg e t a b l e t co n t a i n i ng p r a ye rs t o
.
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XXIV IN T RO D U CT I O N .
p e r m issi b l e t o s p e c u l a t e wh e t h e r e a ch cl a ss or t r a d e had no t
god o f e a ch m e m b e r o f t h a t cl a ss .
W e k n o w t h a t e a ch C i t y ha d it s loc a l g o d wh o in p r a y e rs ,
so m e t i m e s t a k e s t he p l a c e o f t he s u p p l i a n t s p a t ro n d e it y a n d ’ z
,
it m a y b e t h a t a si m i la r lo c a li z a t i o n o f d e i t i e s e xi s t e d wi t h
r e g a rd t o t he di ffe r e nt t r a d e s a n d cl a ss e s o f soci e ty P ossi b ly .
t his s u gg e s t io n m a y s e rv e t o e x p l a i n in so m e d e gre e t he v a ri
o us p a irs a n d g ro u s
p o f d e i t i e s whos e b l e ssi n gs a re i n vo k e d
b y t he s e n d e rs o f l e t t e rs o n b e h a l f o f t h e i r co rr e s p o n d e n t s It .
is i m p ro b a b l e t h a t t h e s e g ods w e r e s e l e c te d m e r e l y a t the fa n cy
o f t he w ri t e r a n d it is e a si e r t o
, s u p p os e th a t his C hoic e w as
r e s t ric te d e i th e r b y la w or c u s t o m t o the d e i t i e s who w e r e co n
n e c t e d wi t h his o w n C l a ss o r ro fe ssio n A s t ri k i n g i n s ta n c e
p .
in p oi n t m a y b e s e e n in t he l e tt e rs K 5 0 1 K 5 3 8 8 3 — 1 — 1 8 3 5 , , ,
l e tt e rs d e a l wi t h r e li g io u s m a t te rs it m a y b e a ss u m e d t h a t A ra d
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,
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u s k a na ru a a s tu r l
-
ea t h e ir ho u s e h a v e I m a d e fo r t h e e m y
- - - -
, ,
t ab le t h a v e I i n scri b e d fo r t h e e A so m e wh a t an a logo u s in
”
.
o f which t he v e r b i ai oa né l eu su o cc u rs go v e r n i n g t w o - - - - -
,
”
.
(cf B R UN N O W L is t N o 1 1 1 8 1 ) a p p e a rs t o m e t he p r e fe r a b l e
.
, , .
r e a di ng a s it b a l a n c e s ri is ta a in t he s e co nd h a l f o f the l i n e
,
- - -
.
F o r a si m i la r u s e o f t he word cf S m 9 5 4 O b v q u o te d . .
, .
b y ZI M M E R N , BP S , p .
95 .
i l25 T he occ u rs in IV R 6 6 N o 2
t t e ilu sa su nati fl
“
.
.
, ,
R e v 1 2 4 wh e r e it is a pp li e d t o
. .
,
4 lE H
“
E whi ch Z I MM E R N P
,
(p
o cit p . 1 0 5) e x.
p la i n s a s m e a
.
n i n g dr e a m g o d ”
I Ua -
”
.
’
p u b lish e d in II R 5 4 i s p ossi b ly
t o b e r e g a rd e d a s a sy n o n m o f B il a s s u gg e s t e d b B R IJ N N o w
‘
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Li t
,
s , No . 1 1
77 1 .
2 6 . T he g ro up
V R 2 0 3 e is r ea d a s s a rtu éH -
tu in ,
s in b y ZI M M E R N op cit
p 1 2 whil e fo r
éH ta é H ti , .
,
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.
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in I V R 6 1 n o 1 11 2 9 a n d 3 1 he
p ro p os e
, s a r e n d e ri n g
.
se rta , .
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a n ge r wr a th wh e r e the m ea n i n g s in wo u l d b e inap p ro
, ,
”
n o t sa rtu or s a rtu c
f D E LI T Z S CH in ZI M M E R N S B P S p 1 1 5
’
.
.
, . .
IN IM I NIM MA
. . SU I L LA
. .
28 . T his
colo p ho n l i n e which is ch a r a c t e ris t ic o f the p re
,
“
s e n t coll e c t io n o f t e x t s (cf I ntro d u ctio n) is wi th o ne e xc e p tio n
.
,
“
wri tte n t hro u gho u t in S u m e ro A k k a di a n t h u s : I N I M I N I M M A -
,
BU 1 L L A " M M
K
(or
1
.
) AN (or KI D ) T he e x .
c e p t io n occ u rs in l 1 4 o f N o
u i is ka a ti sé
- - -”
B ilit “
3 5 whi ch r e a d s
. .
T he b e gi nn i n g o f t he l i ne is u n fo rt u
.
,
n at e l y b ro k e n o ff a n d w e a re co n s e q u e n t ly l e ft in do u b t a s t o
.
,
“
m e n ce m e n t o f a l m os t all t h e s e i n c a n t a t io n s I n A ssyri a n t he .
"“
li ne sho u ld t h e r e for e in a ll p ro b a b ili t y ru n : a nuit n is eo n sa
1
(or
M M
) The e x p r e ssio n nis k a ti h a n d r a isi ng
‘
,
“ -
”
,
ha s in m a n y p a ss a ge s a l m os t los t it s origi n a l m e a n i ng a n d b e e n
tr a n s fe rr e d t o t he u tt e r a n c e t h a t g e n e r a lly a cc o m p a in e d the a c t .
e q u iv a l e n t t o :
“
I t is t h u s p ossi b l e t h a t the colo p ho n li n e in q u e s t io n i s si m p ly
T he words o f the p r a y e r t o s u ch a n d s u ch a
-
go d ”
. M y o w n O p i n io n how e v e r i s t h a t 1 N 1 M 1 N 1 M M A .
,
wh e th e r co n sid e r e d t he e q u iv a l e nt o f a nnita or n o t ha s a c ,
o f
“
q u ir e d in the colo p ho n s wh e r e it o cc u rs the d efi n i t e m e a n i ng
ra e r
p y O n t his
”
. a
I
ss u m p t io n n is Kra ti m u s t b e r e a rd e d a s
g
‘
m u nu (nu )
“
a n d S ho u ld t h e r e for e b e t r e a t e d as it s e q u iv a l e n t in
2
,
m e a n i n g a n d t r a n sl a t e d : the p r ay e r t hr ee t i m e s p e r for m
”
.
o f the
p ra ye r .
‘
3 0 M y . t r a n sl a t io n o f t he id e og ra m D L B AR is co nj e c t u r al ,
1 h
I t is p o s s ib le t at the gro u p s o u l b e tra n s lite rate h d
b y so m e w o d d h
r w it
the dfi e nite m ean in
g o f p raye r, s u ch
a s t is/z t u o r ib r ibu
‘
d c h h
.
2 Fo r a is u s s io n o f t is p ras e cf inf ra , s u b N o 2 , l 1 0 . . .
.
P R AY E R S TO G ROU P S OF DE ITI E S .
L is t n o 95 4 4 ) do e s n o t th ro w m u ch ligh t u p o n its m e a n i ng
,
.
.
p ho n e t ic e q u iv a l e n t o f t he id e og ra m u nfor t u n a t e l y o n ly t he
e n di n g tic ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d
’
- .
t
35 I n t he d u p lic a
. t e B t he sig n fol lowi n g I is wri tt en
ca se
o
t he
f t he scri b e fo r E II or p ossi b ly fo r E
t
in whi ch l a tt e r
firs t p a r t o f the li n e sho u ld b e t r a n sli t e r a t e d
, " ,
M U]
4
1 n ca n t a t io n
1 . a - ra - ti,
t he so m e wh a t si m il a r l i n e in H A U P T S A S K T N o R ev 1 5
’
1 9 , .
, . .
,
which r e a ds : a na l aa r ra a i id l um
"
m
Sa m a s Zi a i ri na ra - -
’ -
i
- - - -
vii i lei a ou ti sa fi ti m a
- -
I h av e a d o p te d ZI M M E R N S e x p la na t io n
- - -
.
’
t o t wis t e x l a i n i n g t he word a s m e a n i n g ch i r
“
”
f
”
p , a n e t t e a n d , ,
g iv e s e c u ri t y fo r so m e o n e t o i n t e rc e d e fo r him (e s p o f i n te r ,
”
.
c e ssio n t o a d e i ty ) Cf a lso D E LI T Z S CH in ZI M M E R N S B P S . .
’
,
p 1 1 7 f a n d WB
.
p 75 f
. wh er e he d e riv e s the word fro m
, . .
,
Vo ay .
I tak e t o b e
48 . litta k il IV 2 fro m a kdlu
li -
ta- k il If ,
.
t he word b e r ea d li d a
g il I 1 fro m d ag cilu th e n l i in u i is s i - - - - - -
, ,
m u s t b e r e gard e d a s I 2 n o t IV 1
“
fro m nis fi a n d t he l i n e
wo u ld ru n : M a y he t e a r a w a y t he si c k n e ss o f m y b ody ; m a y
, ,
g .
,
f Z I M M E RN
”
, .
,
o p cit 60
. .
, p . .
54 . T he
sc ri b e ha s le ft a s p a c e a ft e r d uppu e vid e ntly wi th
t he i n t e n t io n o f s u b s e q u e n t ly fil li n g in the n u m b e r o f t he t ab le t .
T w o o t h e r t a b le t s o f t he S e ri e s B it rim ki a re k n ow n t o u s ,
n a m e ly K 3 2 4 5 etc a n d K
3 3 9 2 which a re l ab e l l e d r e sp e c t iv e ly
.
,
THE SE RI E S B ll R I M K I
‘
p .
5 2 8 a nd Vo l I I I
p .
, . V I lI ) T he fra g m e n t K 6 0 2 8 is a d u p lic a t e
.
o f K 3 3 9 2 (cf o
p cit . . .
p 7 5 7 ) b u t it i s b ro k e n o ff b e for e t he firs t
.
li n e o f t he c olo p ho n , a n d o f t he c a t ch l i n e t he b e gi n n i n
g o n l y
-
is p r e s e rv e d : sip ta g a a s ru su N o w K 2 5 3 8 e tc
- -
.
C o l VI 1 1 r e a d s sipta g a f ru su p ic u i z iz 1
A s3 u r T h e r e for e
’
- - - - ” ”
. .
, .
o n p 5 o f t h e A dd itio ns t o
p u b l
.
“ IV R t he ta b l e t K 60 2 8 has b e e n
ish e d as p ro b a b ly p a r t o f the s a m e t e x t a s K 2 5 3 8 e tc
.
11 1 — 2 1 o f K 2 5 3 8 e t c b u t t his i n c a n ta t io n
. which i s a d u p li
.
,
d u p li c a t e o n t he o th e r h a n d wo u ld a p p e a r t o b e lo ng t o the
p r e s e n t cl a ss o f t e x t s f o r t h e ir s t yl e a n d colo p ho n li n e p oi n t
,
-
in t hi s dir e c t io n F ro m t he sh ap e o f the t ab l e t h ow e v e r it is
.
S id e ,a n a rr a n g e m e n t t h a t is n ev e r m e t wi t h in t he t e x t s col
le ct e d in t his v ol u m e T he m os t p ro b a b l e e x p l a n a t io n t h e r e
.
oss ss f r m t y c t l og f t h firs t li n e s o f so m e o f
p e a a
g e n a r a a u e o e
t he i n c a n t a t io n s o f t his s e ri e s T he t a b l e t in q u e s t i o n co m m e n c e s .
I F IIII D (L I
t E hil r s u Szt p u zi
’
’ i
‘
F
W e 1 1 1 u n s p t
-u g
1 a a s r .
- - - -
/lssu r a co m m e n c e m e n t wh ich is id e n t ic a l wi t h t he c at ch
l
i z iz
- ” u
,
c e r ta i n t e m p l e or m or e p ro b a b ly a S p e ci a l ch a m b e r or divisio n
1 K 3 392 add s b u t little to it s d c
u pli at e K 60 2 8 alre a d y p ub lis hd e ; ap art
mI
—
the e nd o fw i h ch it re s to re s t h us : E
E I ‘
t
III§
§
P R AYE R S TO GROU P S OF D E I TI E S .
v f ry l rg t m l e T h a t it a c t u a lly e xi s t e d in o n e or o t h er
o e a
e e e p .
o f th e s e c a p a ci ti e s i s cl e a r fro m t he p a ss a g e s wh e r e it is
io
m e nt ne d t hro u gho u t t he hy m n t o t h e S u n god p u b lish ed -
in V R p 5 l 0 f ; in C o ] III 1 2 0 o cc u rs t h e p hr
“a s e in a bit .
“
, . . .
,
”
l i i b i b wh t ho t t t h ho s e o f li b a t io n
ri m i i e n u e n e r e s -e u
- -
e na - r a ,
,
a n d in l 5 5 a na b it r im b i
.
i n a i
t é t i b a wh e n t ho u a
pp r o a c h- e s t - -
,
the ho u s e o f li b a t io n ; cf a l so C o l III a n d C O 1 IV
”
. 7 0 . .
,
.
,
11 2 1 2 8 o f t he s a m e t e x t
.
,
.
No . 2 .
- m a n-u i—
ma b i- bi- i d a ni ibtim flim)
1 3a u —
b li ki
l -
lim u ttim (ti7n)
ya
-
a -
ti p a -
liéi -
bi
“
[lib-
bi-
bz] lu - sa -p i d a-li- li- bi lu d - lu l
SU ”
Ta s- m i- tu m KA N D U D U B /
‘
“ SA N A ba ra si
-
"
I
KA S S A G ta na b i(b z) m a
1 0 .
[ a na ]p i cn Ta f- m i -
tu in ta sa ka n(a n) -
m inutu fl m u nu fiz u)
“
ic) o u - u i- tii
”
I I . Sip ta a p lu
-
g a s ru
-
bit b u r
-
B il
1 2 . iar
.
‘ -
bu -
u
I
g it-
m a -
lu i-
lit-
ti [ SA R RA
sci
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u -l b li b m l [ b
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1 3 p tzt t - -
su - -
u3 -
- -
. u u a u ta r a
11
1 4 . U T GAL L U [sa la i7n]- 7n a éi - ba - ru b a - ba l-su
.
su bu u m a n [z a z a] ” ”
1 5 .
- - - -
ina ild ni f ra bziti ’
ina L X UR bit ta -
[ si] la - -
a -
ti sa b a - -
at
‘
ri-sa -a -k a
id din k a m a ”u
1 7 .
- - -
B il o bit -13a
1 8 . ti- rit k u l- la t ilci nifl b a - tu b - ba ta in - ba t
’
1 9 . ta a a n -
ti -
ui Si
- ‘ -
i- ti 5
20 . tus ti Sir - - ‘
la su Si - c- ru i ba
- -
a i k u ti
- - 6
B i—
la a 5 6
B d i ln t i -u i -1 i-i-t i
’
-
- -
. k u -t u m .
P R AYE R S TO GRO U P S OF DE I TIE S .
a ft e r b e s e e chi n g t he go dd e ss t o co n fe r fa vo u r a n d t o d e s t roy
i n iq u i t y co n cl u d e s wi th the d e sir e t h at he m a y e x t ol her h e a r t
,
which cf p 1 9 ff T h e s e a re follow e d b y a co m p l e te p r a y e r
. . .
o f t hi rt y o n e li n e s a ddr e ss e d
-
t o N inib (11 1 1 — 4 1 ) co m m e n ci n g .
wi th fo u r te e n li n e s in d e sc ri p t io n a n d p r a is e o f the god ; t he
s u p p li a n t t h e n s t a t e s t he o ffe ri n gs th a t he ha s d u ly m a d e r e ly ,
in g o n which he co n cl u d e s wi th t he r e q u e s t t o b e cl e a n s e d
fro m s in co m for t e d in sorrow a n d r e s t or e d t o the fa vo u r o f
, ,
g o d a n d godd e ss L l 2 0 — 2
.
3 a re r e
. m a r k a b l e a s t h e y a t t ri b u t e
the w a n d e ri n g a n d t he s u s ta i n e r o f t he w e a k t he r e s t or e r o f ,
ar
y li n e s wi t h which the t a b l e t co n cl u d e s co n t a i n the b e gi nn i n g
, ,
o f a
p r a ye r t o a godd e ss which in it s d a m a g e d co n di t io n d o e s
,
n o t a d m i t o f a co n n e c t e d t r a n sl a t io n .
Tr an s lati o n .
O m igh t y so n, fi rs t - b or n o f B ill
P ow e r fu l c t o ffs p ri ng o f Ra m
, p fe
e r , ,
O w hos e o n sl a u gh t is u n o p p os e d !
M igh t y is (thy) p la c e a m o n g t he gr e a t gods !
I n 1b u r the ho u s e o f d e cisio n s e x a l t e d a re t h h e a ds
,
y , ,
A n d B il t hy fa t h e r ha s g r a n t e d th ee
T h a t t he la w o f a l l t he gods t hy h a n d sho u ld ho ld !
T ho u j u d ge s t t he j u dg e m e n t o f m a n k i n d !
T ho u l e a d e s t him t h a t i s wi tho u t a l e a d e r t he m a n t h at is
,
in n e e d !
T ho u hold e s t the h a n d o f the w e ak t ho u e x a l te s t him t h a t
,
is n o t s t ro n g !
1 Cf .
JE NSE N , Ko s m o lo g ie, p 4 7 5
.
P R A YE R TO N I NI B E TC .
b ro u gh t d ow n t ho u dos t r e s t or e !
2 3 . F ro m him who s in p oss e ss e s the s in t ho u d os t r e m ov e !
,
24 . T ho u a rt q u ic k t o fa v o u r t he m a n wi t h who m his g o d is
a n gry !
26 . I so a n d so s o n o f so a n d so who s e g o d i s so a nd so
, , ,
wh os e godd e ss is so an d so ,
2 7 . H a v e b o u n d fo r t h e e a cord , h a v e I o ffe r e d
th e e ;
28 . I h a v e o ffe r e d t h e e ta rrinnu a p l e a s a n t odo u r
,
2 9 . I h a v e p o u r e d o u t fo r t h ee m ea d a dri nk fro m co m , .
30 . Wi th t h e e m a y th e r e s ta n d t he gods o f B il!
3 1 . Wi th t h e e m a y th e r e s tan d the g ods o f 1b u r !
32 . T r u l y p i t y m e a n d h e a r k e n t o m y cri e s !
33 . M y si g hi n g r e m ov e a n d a cc e p t m y s u p p lic a tio n !
34 . L e t m y cry fi n d a cc e p t a n c e b e for e t h e e !
35 . D e a l fa vo u r a b ly wi th m e who fe a r t h ee !
36 . T hy fa c e h a v e I b e h e ld le t m e h a v e p ros p e ri ty !
,
37 . T ho u a rt p i t i fu l ! T r u ly p i t y m e !
38 . T ak e a w a y m y s in m y i n iq u i t y r e m ov e !
,
39 . T e a r a w a y m y dis g r a c e a n d m y o ffe n c e d o t ho u lo os e n !
40 . M a y m y god a n d m y godd e ss co m m a n d m e a n d m a y t h e y
ord a i n g ood for t u ne !
41 . M a y I p r ais e thy h e ar t m a y I b o w in h u m ili ty b e for e th e e !
,
b e e n a lr e a dy disc u ss e d cf 1 3 f a nd in f u tu r e I sh a ll n o t
p , . . .
,
a g a i n r e fe r t o t hi s p hr a s e which occ u rs o n e a ch o f t he t e x t s
t o b e fo u n d a t t he co m m e n c e m e n t o f m os t dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e
“
m o n i e s i n t e rch a n g i n g wi th E E d P
a n d wi t h ( S I 4
P ”
>
~
c e r e m o ni e s t h a t follo w E a ch o f t h e s e t h re e g ro u p s o f
.
t ho u s et q u e s tio n a t o n c e a ri s e s wh at is a SA N A ?
a nd t he ,
T he p hr a s e SA N A bu rdsi is o f v e ry co m m o n occ u rr e n c e b o t h
in t h e s e t e x t s a n d in r e g u l a t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s g e n e r a lly ,
o f w e i gh t or c ap a ci t y s tat i ng the e x a c t a m o u n t o f i n c e n s e
t o b e u s ed or e l s e it m u s t r e fe r t o the v e ss e l in which t he
,
i n c e n s e is co n ta i n e d Which o f t h e s e t w o m e a n i n g s sho u ld .
b e a d o p t e d i s m a d e c le a r fro m the u s e o f SA N A in K 3 2 4 5 ,
Co l I I 1 1 4 b . which r e a ds V I I SA N A ta sa ba n(a n) a n d in a
, .
,
1
, ,
co lo p ho n li n e t h at i s ch a r a c t e ris t ic o f t he p r e s e nt cl a ss o f t e x t s
-
,
9 2 e tc A s in b
. o t h t h e s e e x p re ssi o n s SA N A is u s e d a b sol u t e l y .
,
it c a nn o t b e t he n a m e o f a n y m e a s u r e or w e i g h t W e a re re .
d u ce d t h e r e for e t o the s e co n d o f t he t w o a lt e r n a t iv e s a n d m u s t
co n cl u d e t h a t the SA N A w a s a k i n d o f v e ss e l c a p a b l e o f co n
t a i n i n g i n c e n s e an d o f b e i n g s e t b e for e a go d ; it m a y h a v e
t ak e n the for m o f a s m a l l b r az i e r or t ri p o d
2
.
s e co n d i nj u n c t io n KA S S A G ta na bi(bz) m a is a lso
T he ,
-
,
fr e q u e n t ly t o b e m e t wi t h in the ri t u a l t e x t s T he t w o sig n s .
T II I
I Z r e a d p ho n e t ic a lly a s a n a d v bi ris
a re no t to be .
-
,
b u t a re r a t h e r t o b e re g a rd e d a s t he n a m e o f s o m e li b a tio n ,
T he KA S S A G m a y h a v e b e e n the n a m e o f so m e dri n k or
li q u id b u t it a pp e a rs t o m e t o b e m or e p ro b a b l e th a t it w as
,
d e fi n i te l y s ta t i ng th a t t he KA S S A G is t o b e o f wi n e T his .
p h ras e s4 1v4 O L E /A L A di
p i ru
c
) cf N o 1 2, 1 8 6, K 60 5 2 , 1 5 , I V 55 R
h ch
.
. . . .
N o 2, O bv l 2 3, e tc I f we ere a ss ign to
‘
d ip a ra i ts u s u al m e an ing o f t o r
”
h ch c
. . . .
(cf p 6 ) it is no t e as
y to see w at m e a n ing a tta es to SA N A I n fa t the
h c h
. .
“
.
dfi
m o re in e n ite m eaning flam e o r fi re ”
I t w as p p are ntly ch an ass u m p
“c
a o n su
h
,
t io n t a t ST RO N G (j o u r n a l a s ia ti
qu e , 8 9 3 , p 3 8 2 ) s u gges ts fo r the e p re s s io n t he
1 x
h c d
.
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cc
.
p ra t i all y s yn o n
ym o u s .
C E R E MON I A L FO R MUL A B .
V e i w is fu r th e r s u p p or te d b y t he fa c t t h a t in S m . 810 , Ob v 1 8 . .
liq u id ”
KA S S A (; . t ho u
b e m e a n i n g l e ss ; t h e r e wo u l d b e n o thi n g s tr a n g e how e v e r in
“
s p e ak i n g o f filli ng u p s u ch a n d s u ch a dri nk o ffe ri ng T he -
.
e x p r e ssio n KA S S A 0 Z . t a in
.
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.
a n d in S m
93 7 (B E Z O L.D ) wo u ld a,
lso s e e m t o s u
p p o rt
t his e x p l a n a t i o n I n N o 8 l 2 1 i n i il
.
z l i a ta na b i(b z) 7n a occ u rs
.
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in t he p la c e o f t he m or e u s u a l KA S S A G ta na kitk i) m a I t is -
.
no t
p ossi b l e h o w e v e r t o a rg u e fro m this p a ss a g e a lo n e t h a t
u z i—il
i ba
-
KA S S A G fo r w e h a v e a lre a d y s e e n (cf p 1 4 )
,
. .
t h a t t he l a tt e r h a l f o f the s a m e l i n e c o n t a i n s a v a ri a t io n fro m
the u s u a l fo r m u l a .
o f as i n ni c mu
nu nu( ) r e qu ir e s j u s t ific a t io n lwa ys o cc u rr e d . I f t he p hr a s e a
I
0
for m tla s
a d e rive d fro m the s a m e v e rb . T his r e n d e ri ng how e v e r is
u
ps et b y the fa c t th at the v e rb d o e s no t a l w a ys occ u r as
g
ifl -n u .
“
Fo r i n s ta n c e in IV R 55 no . 2, Obv . 1 . 1 9 f w e fi n d t he
.
t
. IU wi tho u t -n u is a lso to b e fo u n d in N o s . 6, 9 6 ; 1 1 , 45 ;
1 2, 1 6 and 1 03 ; 30, 2 7; K 3 292, etc . M or e ov e r in o f
K 6 67 9 K 8 083 , tw o fr ag m e n t s l a rg e ta b l e t co n ta i n i n g
o f a
c e re m o n i e s a nd
p r a y e rs to t he godd e ss [ sta r which I h a v e
r e c e nt l y j oi ne d w e fi n d the for m , Elli o T h e s e fa c t s t og e th e r
- .
p rov e co n cl u siv e ly t h a t is a n id e o g r a m n u a n d 4 2 b e i ng ,
-
m e r ely p ho n e ti c co m p le m e n t s T he p h o n e t ic co m p l e m e n t nu .
-
in V R 5 0 C 0 1 II 1 63 in the s e n s e o f r e p e a t i n g a n i n c a n
,
.
, .
t a t io n is r e n d e r e d in t he S e m i t ic t r an sl a t io n b y i nn nu (cf
-
.
s t a n t iv e EIII - tu m u st
r e g a rd e d a s t he whol e
be
p hr a s e b e i n g e q u iv a l en t t o T his re p e t i t io n (i e s u b j e ct o f . .
r e p e t i t io n i n c a n ta t io n) r e p e a t T he dir e c t i o n r e fe rs t o the
”
.
t he C olo p ho n in which it o cc u rs .
7"
1 4 F o r a disc u ssio n o f
. U T GA L L U as a sy n o n y m o f z
. .
Z”
N I N J B cf JE N S E N Ko s m o log ie p 4 6 1 f
.
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p
- - - -
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p a e r to u il
la fro m V17 0 .
20 . i n discri m i n a t e u s e o f i a n d i in the p hr a s e i b a a
T he - -
WB , p 370. .
L I 27 — . 2 9 r e co u n t
c e re m o n i e s an d o ffe ri n gs which the t he
for m a l s t a t e m e n t o f his n a m e in he co n t i n u e s : I h av e
b o u n d fo r t h e e a cord I t is p ro b a b l e t h a t t his ri t e o f b i n di ng
”
.
b e i n g so m e wh at si m il a r t o t h a t o f t wis t i n g t he b l a c k a n d whi t e
t hr e a ds m e n t io n e d a s a s p e ll in the six t h su rp u t a b l e t C o l I I I , .
,
11 2 8 — 3 1
. cf J E N S E N Z K II p 4 2 ff T he o ffe ri n g m e n t io n e d
, .
, , . .
in t he s e co n d h a l f o f the li n e is so m e wh a t o b sc u r e ; K U A T1R .
“
A T]R occ u r in the n a m e o f t he p l a n t M w A TI R ti a ru Tiya ra
i s the c e d a r (I I R 2 3 a n d t he d e t e r m i n a t iv e K U d e n o t e s
”
,
- - -
,
t he h u s k o f a s e e d N o w A T1 R p r e c e d e d b y t he d e rm inat ive
. .
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l p ro b a b i li t y a n e nt ir ely di ffe r e n t sig n ific a t io n fro m
A l in co m b i n at io n wi th ti - a n d p re c e d e d b
y t he d e
-
a ru
P R A YE R TO DA MK I N A E TC .
E
LI b inz u) d e n o t e s n o t t he h u s k o f a s ee d b u t fi e l d ”
,
p rod u c e gr ain cf ,
J E N SE N Z K II p 3 1 a nd Z A I I I .
p 235 , , .
, . .
T he K U A T1 R i s t h e r e for e p ro b ab ly a n e di b l e h e r b or s e ri a l
. .
.
I t is m e n t i o n e d in the p r e s e n t p a ss a g e a s b e i ng o ffe r e d t o
N inib a lo n g wi t h the sw e e t s m e lli n g ta rrin nu and a dri nk -
,
in t he c e r e m o n i e s t h a t a cco m p a n y so m e o f the p re s e n t cl a ss
o f t e x t s a n d in r e g u l a t io n s fo r o f fe ri ng s g e n e r a lly cf N o s 1 2 , . .
,
3 ; 1 5 2 0 ; 3 0 2 1 ; 5 8 2 6 ; IV R 2 3 n o 1 R e v C o l I I I
, , , , .
, . .
,
K 3 2 4 5 C o l II , (cf B E Z O L D Ca ta lo g u e p
.
, K 6 0 60 .
, , .
,
l 6
. 60 6 8 C o l II 1 3 (cf o p cit p
, ,
. K 62 0 7 , K 62 2 5
. . .
, .
,
K 66 7 9 K 8 0 8 3 l 4 K 8 9 3 2 l 5 etc , .
, , .
, .
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p o rt io n o f wh a t w a s p ro b a b ly a l a rg e
3 (K 8 1 2 2
) is a
t a b l e t si m il a r t o N o 6 T he six te e n li n e s t h a t h a v e b e e n p re
. .
N z m b (ll 1 0 T he firs t fo u r li n e s a re fr a g m e n t a ry a n d g iv e
' '
n o co nn e c t e d t e x t
r e a ds : “
b u t fro m t he fi fth li n e o n w a rds the p ra y e r
M a y H e a v e n b e thy j oy m a y the A b yss
,
6 M a y t he gods o f t he world b e fa v o u r a b l e t o t h e e : m a y t he
.
gr e a t gods b l e ss t hy h e a r t ! 7 (M a y fa i n cr e a s e .
t hy d o m i n io n ! 8 O D a m é z na l a dy o f h e a v e n
'
th a t o f the p r a y e r t o t he g odd e ss [j ta r in N o 8 is n o t a n .
,
u n co m m o n o n e ; fo r so m e wh a t si m il a r e n di n gs c f No 6 . .
,
— 12
9 N o 9 11 1
9
— 2 1 etc I n the l a t t e r o f t h e s e tw o t ab l e t s
“
“
. .
,
.
, ,
t o N i nib is d u p lic a t e o f N o 2 ll 1 1 — 2 0 fo r t he t r a n sl a t io n o f .
, .
,
which s ee p 1 8 . .
No . 4 .
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'
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lib-bi—
'
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a cna ka 3 12 .
IN IM I N IM M A 57 ; [L L A
ftp la ” “
D a m -k i—
na j a r- m t Ml lei- lif
t
1 A t d -Sé -ru .
P R AY E RS T O G R O UP S OF D E I TI E S .
[ K UR
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'
43 . £11 4 a- m a t ki éi - -tzlk z r-
ta z na .
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-
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m cfiri
’
mf tzlz
'
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k i—
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'
T he O b v e rs e co m m e n c e s wi th a fe w
o f No .
4 (K 8 1 05)
b ro k e n li n e s fro m a p r a y e r t o t he g o d fa whi ch is fo ll ow e d ,
b y t he b e g i n n i n g o f a n a ddr e ss t o t he godd e ss D a m k z rz a t he
'
e rish e d T h e r e s t o f t he R e v e rs e co n t a i n s a p ra e r to
y t h e
p .
’
t w o a ddr e ss e s t o D a m / z inc: a n d B a u a re i n t e n d e d fo r r e ci t a t io n
a nd 3
9 T o j u d g e fro m it s sh a p e it wo u ld a p p e a r p ro b
ab l e t h a t t he t a b l e t wh e n co m l e t e co n t a i n e d fi v e or 5 1 x ln
p
ca n t a t io n s o f which t he r e m a i n s o f t h e s e t hr e e o n l h a ve b een
,
y
p r e s e rv e d O f the p r a y e r t o fa t o o li t t l e r e m a i n s fo r t ra n s
.
la t io n a n d t h a t t o D a m é z na t ho u gh b e t t e r p re s e rv e d is so m e
’
, , ,
li n e s her s u pp li a n t i s a pp a r e nt ly g oi n g o n t o e n t r e a t the re
,
wh e n the t a b l e t e n ds a b r u p tly .
T ranslati o n .
9 .
O D a m kina m igh t y q u e e n o f a ll t he gods
, .
10 . O wi fe o f fa v a li a n t a rt t ho u ! ,
1 1 .
O I R N 1 N A m i gh t y qu e e n o f a ll the gods ; O wi fe
. .
, o f [a
v a li a n t a rt tho u !
1 2 . T ho u a rt gr e a t am ong the g ods , m igh t y is t hy co m m a n d !
P R AY E RS TO 1A ,
DA MK I N A AN D B A U
’
.
1 3 . t he , t ,
A b yss , O la d y o f h e a v e n a n d e a r th !
1 6 . I so and so s o n o f so a n d so a m w e a k
, ,
1 7 I n t he e v il o f a n e c li p s e o f t he M oo n which in s u ch a n d
.
,
s u ch a m o n t h o n s u ch a n d s u ch a d a y ha s t a k e n p l a c e ,
1 9 Which a re in m y p a l a c e a n d m y la n d a t e rri b l e
.
,
dis e a s e
’
I n hi s p e t i t io n t o t he go dd e ss B a u t he s u p p li a n t i m p lor e s
h e l p in his e x t r e m i t y : he ha s ha d a visio n a t the t i m e o f a n
e cli s e o f t he M oo n in co n s e q u e n c e o f which he fe e l s t h t his
p , a
a nd h a v e d e s e r t e d him ; le t B a u t h e r e for e in m e rc y u s e he r
i nfl u e n c e t o e n s u r e th e ir re t u r n a n d a r e n e w a l o f t h e ir fa vo u r .
T he fo ll owi n g is a t r a n sl a t io n o f the p ra ye r :
O B a u m i gh t y la d y t h a t dw e ll e s t in t he b righ t h e av e n s
’
24 .
, ,
27 I b e s e e ch t h e e O la dy s t a n d an d h e a r k e n t o m y cri e s !
.
, ,
g iv e j u dg e m e n t m a k e a d e cisio n
'
28 .
,
I h a v e t u r n e d t o t h e e I h a v e so u gh t t h e e thy u /z m z u h a v e
'
29 .
, ,
I gr a s p e d li k e t he u lz mm o f m y god a n d m y g odd e ss !
’
3 0 G iv e m y j u dg e m e n t m a k e m y d e cisio n s
.
,
m y p a th , ,
3 1 S i n c e tho u k n o w e s t t o p ro te c t t o b e n e fi t t o s a v e
.
, , ,
3 2 S i n c e t o r a is e t o li fe t o g iv e p ros p e ri t y r e s t s wi t h t h e e !
.
,
3 3 O l a dy
. t e a rs h a v e I g iv e n t h e e thy n a m e h a v e ,
I
m y e a rs d o t ho u p ro t e c t m e a n d le t m e
,
t hy divi n i t y !
3 5 T he ra isi n g o f m y h a n d a cc e p t a n d t a k e a w a y m y sighi n g !
3 6 L. e t m e s e n d t h e e u n t o m y a n g ry god u n t o m y godd e ss ,
who is a ng ry ,
h e a rt is e n ra g e d (P) wi t h m e !
3 8 I n the dr e a m a n d t he visio n which
.
s u ch a m o n t h o n s u ch a n d s u ch a d a y ha s t a k e n p l a c e ,
E 2
P R AY E R S TO G ROU P S OF DE I T I E S .
Which a re in m y p a l a c e a nd m y l a nd ,
I a m a fr a id I t re m b l e a n d I a m c a s t d ow n in fe a r !
,
A t the wo rd o f t hy e x a l t e d co m m an d which in s t r,
A n d t hy s u re m e rc y which ch a n g e t h n o t ,
L e t m y wr a th fu l g o d r e t u r n le t m y a n gr y godd e ss ,
L e t M a rd u k t he go d o f m y ci t y wh o i s e n r a g e d
O B a u m igh t y l a dy
’
, ,
9 r which occ u rs in r in l I
’
tzi .
-
,
ll 9 0 a n d 1 1 a n d
.
,
-
cc . 1 2
ad
“
- . .
a /
rm j t o b e t n t .
t he m or e u s u a l for m o f t he word is 12 u .
25 T he b e g i n n i n g o f t his li n e is p ro b a b ly t o b e r e st or e d
.
[ m ] m f N l
' '
it -
tu m m m tu c o 7
-
3 5 etc
-
, . .
,
.
, .
ros ri y — ‘
l
26 F o r ta fm zt.
p p e t cf 8 2 9 1 8 3 7,3 7 34 . , , .
( B U D G E P S B A , V o l X p 8 6 if ) zQ,
ru zié z SzZ u l m a u t.af m i z ,
. .
- - ‘
- - - -
’
J E N S E N Ko s m o log z e p p 2 8 0 3 3 2 etc
'
.
, , .
, ,
28 O n e sig n o n ly a p p e a rs t o b e m issi n g fr o m t he b e gi n
.
n i ng o f th is li n e which m a y p ossi b ly b e r e s t or e d : [a nd ] di m
,
-
-
e tc .
m o t i v e in s e e k i n g o u t t he g odd e ss T he e n d o f t he li n e c o n .
ta i n s a p hr a s e si m il a r t o d i m d a m a n d p u n ts t he
' '
- -
s u b s d ug g u n s t a n di ng in p a r a l le li s m w i th d i m a n d p a n t s
'
- -
.
,
t e x t N o 6 l1 7 1 ff a n d it s d u p lic a t e s p hr a s e s si m i la r t o t hos e
.
, . .
,
in 11 2 9 — 3 2 a re t o b e fo u n d in K 2 5 8 7 O b v 11 3 4 — 3 8 (IV R
.
, . .
60 T he u /z m z u m e n t io n e d in l 2 9 w as p ro b a b ly a wov e n
'
fo r fro m I V R 2 1
, no 1 (B ) O b v 1 3 f it is cl e a r t h a t t he
, .
, . . .
u /z m z u w a s c a a b l e o f b e i ng d e d a n d co u ld b e sw a t h e d a ro u n d
'
p y
the h a n ds whil e t he p r e s e n t p a ss a g e sho ws t h a t a god or
,
”“
m a k i n g his a p p e a l Cf a lso K 6 0 3 4 1 5 f
S a m a j u lz n m t k a (t s ba t [u /z nnu k a k im a u /z nm t] ili ya ” zl
'
-
.
-
{m id 13a
sta ri
.
'
-
, .
'
.
- “ ‘
-
ya a s - ba t, No 6, No e tc
. .
7, .
P R AYE R TO THE GO D D I K U D E T C .
.
K 261 2, e tc .
-
la a l so o cc u rs in the so m e wh a t r l le l t e x t
pa a
“h r
No .
7, whil e in N o . 6, 1 82. we fi nd the word wri tte n
tE -
lu . T e e is
do u b t th e re for e th a t the word sho u ld b e no
t ra n sli t e r a t e d g u m la or k a m la fro m T he v e r b i s - -
z ttz .
,
.
- - - -
,
t h at in m e a n i n g it m u s t b e v e r y si m il a r t o if n o t sy n o n y m o u s ,
wi th fa bcis zt , .
No . 5 .
T ra n s l i te rat i o n .
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' '
z mz
'
zl ri -Sa
'
’
‘ -
a rz -z
’
ulz m z u -k a
bu -rz z}
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’
li- z m -t a lz l-lz
' ' °
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”1 24 71 521 c k i bz éa - lci—
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tz
-
lz t-m- bt l
° '
m lzp -pct tz r
' ' ' '
’
- -
a -d l
' '
m a -Sz ta - m
'
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‘
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[luj S pi lz b- bzlk a
’ ' '
’
.
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lu t-ta -z cz z i- h r -k a
D A GA N [a p a k u -ru -u d - k a la d - [u ]
’
-
d a -a
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M K UD j /( A NJ
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’
k d z - /é a -
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d h - ta r k a - m c-u t
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tu m
‘
1 1 . Szp tu -
rz - -
u flz m fl
“ “
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t t été m
’ ' ' ' ’
z rsitz m fez m
’
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ar - -
a - tz 4
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N I N GA L
’ ’ ’ °
m é é mt Sz n
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m /z t tz
'
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1 3 . n- u -u -
z- - .
6
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, ,
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-
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.
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1 1 4 . L e t m y p ow e rs b e p r0 p it io u s !
1 1 5 . L e t m y dre a m s b e fa vo u r a b l e !
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b e e n a dr e a m t he si gn ific a n c e o f whi ch w a s e vid e n t l y a m b i g
,
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the b e gi n n i n g l a s t fe w li n e s r e m a i n T he s e co n d ha s
o f the .
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p li a n t a dd re ss e s hi m s e lf sol e l y t o t h e godd e ss A ft e r p e t i ti o n .
in g fo r j u d ge m e n t he co m e s t o t he m a i n o b j e c t o f his p r a y e r ,
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t he t a b l e t ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d a nd t his is e vid e n t ly t he R e ,
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,
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p e t i t io n s c o u ch e d in ge n e ra l t e r m s fo r p ro s p e ri t y li fe a n d l e n g t h ,
o f da s
y , a n d t he
p ra y e r co n c lu d e s wi t h a fo rm u la o f b e n e dic t io n .
Tr an slati o n .
is nam e p ro p i t i o us !
T hy re g a rd is p ros p e ri t y th co m m a n d is li h t !
y g ,
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T ru ly p i t y m e a n d t a k e a w a y m si hi
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T hy h a v e I h e ld : le t m e b ri n g j o y o f h e a r t !
P R AYE R To THE GO D D E SS I ST A R E TC .
7 . I h av e b or n e t hy yo k e : d o t ho u g iv e co n sol a t io n !
8 . I have t hy h e a d : l
e t m e e nj oy s u cc e ss a n d fa vo u r !
9 . I ha ve p ro te c t e d t hy p l e n d o u r : le t th e r e b e good for t u n e
S
a nd
p ros p e ri t y !
10 . I hav e s o u gh t t hy li gh t : le t m y b ri gh tn e ss shi n e !
1 1 . I h ave t u r n e d t o w a rds thy p ow e r : le t t h e r e b e l i fe a n d
p e a ce !
P ro p i t i o u s b e fa vo u r a b le st a u
who is b efor e t h e e : m a y ‘
’
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t he ta m a s s u th a t g o e t h b e hi n d t h e e b e p ro p i t io u s !
1 3 .
which i s o n t hy l e ft h a n d a tt a i n fa vo u r !
1 4 . S p e a k a n d le t the word b e h e ard !
1 5 . L e t t he word I S p e a k wh e n I s p e a k b e p ro p i t io u s ! , ,
1 6 . L e t h e a l t h o f b ody a n d j oy o f h e a r t b e m y d a il y p or t io n !
1 7 . M y d a ys p rolo n g li fe b e s t o w : le t m e liv e le t m e b e p e r
, ,
fe c t le t m e b e hold t hy divi n i t y ! ,
1 8 . Wh e n I p l a n le t m e a tt a i n (m y p u r p o s e ) : H e a v e n b e thy
,
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,
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7 e e a e a a e e e
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2 A sa -b i-ta -a t kd t .
3 B ba - la t .
P R AY E R S TO G ROU P S OF DE ITI E S .
wi th o th e r p or ti o n s o f t he t e x t (cf a l so N o . . 2 2 ll 1 4 ff ) in
, . .
p r e fe r e n c e to t he cor re s
p o n di n g re a di ng s o f B . T he i n c a n t a t io n
i s a ddr e ss e d t o M a rd uk a n d r e a ds a s fo ll o ws .
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1 . O m i gh t y
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r fu l s t ro n g o n e o f A ssu r ! ,
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n ob l e e x al t e d fi rs t b or n o f fa !
, ,
-
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, ,
4 L ord o f fs ag z la H e l p o f B a b yl o n L ov e r o f fz z d a !
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.
, ,
s rv r f li f ri n c e o f J M A { TI L L A R e n e w e r o f li fe !
5 . P r e e e o e P é , . .
,
6 S h a d ow o f t he la n d P ro t e c t or o f d is ta n t p e o p l e s !
. ,
7 F o r e v e r t he S ov e r e ig n o f sh ri n e s !
.
8 F o r e v e r i s t hy n a m e good in t he m o u t h o f t he p e o p l e s !
.
9 . O M a rd u k m i gh ty lo rd
, ,
10 . A t t hy e x a lt e d co m m a n d le t m e liv e le t m e b e p e r fe c t a n d ,
1 1 . le t m e b e ho ld t hy d ivi n i t y !
1 2 . Wh e n I p la n le t m e a t t a i n (m y p u r p o s e ) !
,
1 3 . C a u s e ri gh t e o u s ne ss t o dw e ll in m y m o u t h !
1 4 m e rcy in m y h e a r t !
1 5 . R e t u r n a n d b e e s t a b l ish e d ! M a y t h e y co m m a n d m e rcy !
1 6 . M a y m y god s t a n d a t m y righ t h a n d !
1 7 . M a y m y g odd e ss s ta n d a t m y left h a n d !
1 8 . M a y m y g o d who i s fa vo u ra b l e s ta n d fir m ly a t m y sid e
, , ,
1 9 . T o gi v e u t t e r a n c e t o co m m a n d to h ea r k e n a n d sho w fa v o u r !
, ,
20 L e t the wo rd I S p e a k wh e n I s p e a k b e p ro p i t io u s !
.
, ,
2 1 . O M a rd uk m i gh ty lor d co m m a n d li fe !
, ,
22 . T he li fe o f m y li fe d o t ho u co m m a n d !
23 B e for e th e e b ri gh tly h a v e I
.
m ys e l f le t m e b e s a t isfi e d ! ,
M a y B z t b e t hy li gh t m a y fa S ho u t wi t h j oy u n t o t h e e !
‘
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,
T he s e co n d i n c a n t a t io n co m m e n c e s t he R e v e rs e o f the
ta b l et a n d is a ddr e ss e d t o
, a g odd e ss t o who m the followi n g
t i tl e s a re a scri b e d :
3 2 Q u e e n o f [s ag z ta the p a la c e o f t he g ods t he m o u nt a i n !
'
.
,
3 3 L a d y o f B a b ylo n t he S h a do w o f l a n d s !
.
,
36 . T he wh o h old e t h the h a nd s o f o ne ,
e th p ra y e r ,
40 Who h a t h m a d e t he p e o p l e s t he whol e o f cr e a t io n ! ,
41 .
[L a d y ? ] o f t he risi n g a n d t he s e tti n g t he m i s tr e ss o f B it ! ,
T his p ra y e r
1 . i s i n cl u d e d in t he lis t o f in c a n t a t io ns K 28 32
K 6 68 0 C o l I ,
.
p , .
(cf . su
p ra .
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a ng e r si n c e in V R , 2 9 2 3 12 t he word is follow e d b y ,
sy n o n y m f a g a -g u(i b id l 4 0 d ) T his e x p l a n a t io n d o e s n o t s u i t
o - '
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the word
“ in t he p r e s e n t p a ss a g e B ut a — a - u , b e sid e s m e a n
g g
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x t ci t e d b y B R UN N o w s t a n ds b e t w e e n t he words ti bu zt t o
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in g t he a t t ri b u t e o f s t re n gth .
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.
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- -
t he t r a c e s o n t he t a b l e t
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-
wo u l d t h en b e o u t o f p la c e I h a v e th e re for e t a k e n a da /lu ka .
24 li ris ka cf K 7 5 9 2 e tc O b v l 2 1 (B R UN N o w Z A V
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P R A YE R S TO G ROUP S OF D E I TI E S .
No . 10 .
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nu lim -
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1 T he b ra k e t ec d p o rtio n s o f 11 . 1 5
—23 hv a e b een res to re d fro m N o . 6,
11 1 1 1 —12
.
7 .
S e cti o n II .
P raye rs a dd re s s e d to G o ds .
T his S e c t io n , as it s t i t l e
i n dic a te s is c o m p os e d o f ta b l e t s
,
co n t a i n i n g p r a y e rs a ddr e ss e d o n l y t o o n e god T h e y m a y i n d e e d .
i nt e rs p e rs e d wi th c e re m o n i e s a n d r e s e m b li ng in a rr a n g e m e nt
,
in th a t i n s te a d o f b e i n g a dd r e ss e d t o v a ri o u s gods a n d god
,
d e ss e s the p r a y e rs a n d c e r e m o n i e s o n e a ch t a b l e t a re a ll a d
,
dr e ss e d t o t he s a m e god N o s 1 2 2 1 a n d 2 2 a re g ood e x a m p l e s
. .
,
o f t his cl a ss o f t e x t . A s e co n d s u b divisio n m i gh t b e m a d e o f
s m a ll e r t a b l e t s s u ch as N o s 1 1 1 8 a n d 1 9 which co n ta i n b u t
.
, ,
ra y e r in so m e c a s e s a cco m a n i e d b
o ne
p p y a fe w dir e c t io n s fo r
c e re m o n i e s I n a ddi t i o n t o t h e ir di ffe r e n c e in si z e th e y a re
.
S ligh t ly l a r g e r ch a r a c te r a n d a fe w h a v e t he a p p e a r a n c e o f
b e i ng e x t ra c t s fro m the la r g e r t a b l e t s m a d e p ossi b ly fo r so m e
t e m p or a r y p u rp os e .
S o m e o f t he N o s i n cl u d e d in t hi s S e c t io n a re m e r e ly
.
fr a g m e n t s o f whic h so li tt l e ha s b e e n r s e rv e d t h a t it is im
,
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al ly a la r ge t a b l e t S i m il a r t o N o 1 2 a nd th a t N o 29 is a .
.
,
fra g m e n t o f o n e o f t he s m a lle r e x t r a c t s b u t in m a n y c a s e s
,
th e r e is i n s u ffici e n t d a t a fo r a fi n a l cl a ssific a t io n A S h ow e v e r .
e a ch co n t a i n s a p ra y e r t o o n e god a n d t h e r e is n o d e fi n i te
,
i n dic a t io n th a t t h e y i n cl u d e d p r a ye rs t o o t h e r d e i t i e s t h e y h a v e ,
P R A YE RS TO M A R D UK .
b e en c la ssifi e d u n d e r the p re s e n t S e c t io n T he t a b l e t s co n ta i n .
in g p r a y e rs t o the s a m e d e i t y h a v e b e e n p l a c e d t og e t h e r ; t he
ord e r in which the gro u p s o cc u r how e v e r ha s n o t b ee n dic t a t e d , ,
b y t he r e l a t iv e i m p or t a n c e o f t he d e i t i e s a ddr e ss e d b u t is t h a t ,
which w a s fo u n d m o s t co n v e n i e n t fo r t he a rr a ng e m e nt o f t he
p l ate s .
No . 11 .
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i
h s ] k tu a rrd d u
”
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ais s u -
2
a - bu - bu
2 .
[uap] su r su - - a - bu ri-m i- n u - u3
3 .
[ka] bu u - -
u la si- m u - u it-ta l- pa u - ui 4
4 .
[sé] s u u - - u [a a- p a lu5 -
id -
d a - a -o
s u - ui
[ ]m m i 6
lib- bi— a s - ti -si - [m a]
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5 . u y a
ya
“
8
6 . si -
bi u k - ta -a d - d i-d a -a u -u i 9
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[bilu] ra bii i c M a rd uk ri mi u
’
7 .
-
ilu - -
u u - u
[a m i tuj tu m m a la su m a u a - ba t s
”
8 .
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9 .
[a na -
ra ]m a- -
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i- la m - m a d
10 .
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u k al lil
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-
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3
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p u -
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a -
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.
1 7 .
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r ris
-
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p a lu m
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sé m a
-
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. . .
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ma .
17 T he fragm e n t K 65 3 7 , w i e ib it s a e ry s im ilar t e xt to
C [ ] t §§ 19 C
r
18 m
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ll C t
0 0 o o
90 21 L I an d fo rm
[m u d fij -z é u ei m ud i i m i l
l im z -z - -
[m a] C p u -tu r . . 20 2 1 o ne
line in C .
22 C n u -u m -m z r
’
.
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-
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23
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ili k im a 3 0 m KA N KA L u bbib a u - u i
k ba a u i-m a
- -
ta u -
- -
2 5 . z .
26 . a -
ua k dti fl da m k iitif ”
sa ili ya-
so l m u -
ti-p i—
ik-d a - u i
iu a ik -
ri -
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u ti- m i-k i d a - ris lu - z iz - k u
2 7 .
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m dti sa i ua és-ri sa k - na -dt
li du ka
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-
29 . ua - -
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30 .
ka rrcid u p u -tu r p u - su r
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.
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p u tu r
34 .
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36 . 3a i—- - —
si k ri ya i p u Su
-
37 . su up p i ik m a
- - - -
a di V I I -3 0 pu m
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38 . lib ba ka ki ma bi a lid ya
it ummi a -lit- ti-ya a s- ri- su li- tu - ra
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39 .
40 .
z
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43 .
(a n) S A sa m u i nik u m il d isp u kim itu ta sa k a u (a u)
45 ta sa ka u (a u) m iu zitu m uuu ma sa m uu
tapa sa mis)
46 si i ru
g it ma lu si-ta r-ku
47 .
[ik a l
m ‘
q s su r- ba u - a
‘
p li] sa rru et c .
i n c a n ta t io n co n ta i n e d b y N o 1 1 (K 2 3 5
T he K 3 334) .
is a dd re ss e d t o the g o d M a rd uk an d is m a i n l y co n c e r n e d wi th
p e t i t io n s fo r t he r e m ov a l o f S in T ho u g h so m e o f t he li n e s .
a re b ro k e n a n d p or t io n s o f t he i n c a n t a t io n a re o b sc u r e t he ,
li n e o f t ho u gh t r u nn i n g thro u gh t he co m p osi t io n is cl e a r T he .
1
L . 22 is e xp an dd e in to t h re e line s in C , w i h ch re a d :
o bi -ya . ummi
ti -1t a m lhi
-
P R A YE R S TO M A R D UK .
co m p l a i n s t h a t t ho u g h M a rd uk ha s g r a n t e d him e loq u e n c e he
,
a ft e r
o w n a s ir a t io n s ( who e v e r h a t h l e a r n t t he w a
p
“
p r a isi ng the righ t e o u s a m o n g m an k i n d a n d s t a t i ng his
y o f g o d le t m e
p r a is e , wic k e d n e ss I h a v e n o t p oss e ss e d ; t he s a n c t u a ri e s o f l i fe
le t m e he a s k s in 11 1 9 if t o b e p u rifi e d fro m his s in . .
a n d d e liv e r e d i nt o t he fa vo u r a b l e h a n ds o f hi s g o d T h e n fo l .
I n t he l a s t t hr e e li n e s he r e tu rn s t o t he g o d lfa rd u k fo r t he l ,
r e n e w a l o f whos e fa v o u r he p r a ys in t he followi ng t e r m s : L e t
thy h e a r t li k e m y fa t h e r m y b e g e t t e r a n d t he m o th e r who b or e
m e r e t u r n i n t o it s p l a c e ! O h e ro M a rd u k le t m e ho w in ,
h u m i li t y b e for e t h e e ! ”
A ft e r the i n c a n t a t i o n t h e r e fo llow fo u r li n e s o f di re c t io n s
fo r c e re m o n i e s i n t e n d e d t o a cco m p a n y it s re ci t a t i o n D o t he .
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followi n g B e for e M a rd u k a SA J VA o f i n c e n s e sh a l t t ho u s e t
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sh a lt th o u o ffe r t he s e e d o f t he m a sta k a l p l a n t in
,
-
t he m iddl e o f t he oil c a s t re ci t e t he i n c a n t at io n a n d
,
a n oi n t wi t h oil
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.
-
who m it h a il s a s t he e x a l te d t he p e r fe c t the p ow e r fu l ! , ,
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sip tu bit nu ru
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d u p lic a t e A co m m e n c e s the t e x t wi th the words
i n c a n t a t i o n o f t he ho u s e o f ligh t a t i t le t h a t
-
i s o m i tte d in t he t e x t i t s e l f F o r o th e r i n c a n t a t io n s wi th this .
h e a di ng cf N o 2 2 . K 25 8 7 Obv .
,( IV R 6 0 ,
.
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.
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. 2 s m S u ffix - - - . .
,
cf D E LI TZ S
. CH , Gra m m a r, 56 , A dd end a .
P R A YE R S AD D RE S S E D TO GO D S .
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2
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by i f CI ”i . e . m as t -
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a nd B R UN N O W , L is t , no .
No . 12 .
T r a n s l i t e ra t i o n .
1 . in u m a lu m u n m u rsi D L P A L A Z ] TA R R U D A .
2 . D U D U B [ ina m zisi g u su ru
. .
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a rk u m i2 illu ta s a lu k
M a rd u k GI GA B .
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m itu ta sa ka u (a n)
4 .
k a 'f a fu
a - da -g ii r tu k d u a n ( ) si-a m na - u é-la ta sap a k SA N A bu rdsi
ta sa k a u (a n)
5 . KA S S A G ta na ki(k i) a na pd u KI SD A a ri fl fl a
i l a ri ’”
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.
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bu r - z i -
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siz -su - nu
1 A Sa n mu J u-a 2 A Rd .
PRA YE R S TO M A R D UK .
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l
l
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1 6 kdt
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m a rsi su bu t—ma sipta
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D A[ GA R ta sa k a n(a n)
III
sa nitu m u nu -su
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-
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1 8 .
ku Sa r- id dis Su
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22 .
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lu a- [li]
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iz -
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24
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28 . sé -d i-i u b a - i- d u k u r-sa -a - m
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32
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a- -
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33 . ir- su bu k u r - ”
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ti -
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34 - - - -
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ta m a -
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- - -
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'
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4 A h e re
in s erts bi lu .
P R A YE R S AD D R E S SE D TO G ODS .
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p u ldnitu m flu mj ]
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Su
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ka ta
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[ya]
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alt? di ku -
u ta -
ui -
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m u rsu lé ta bu
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’
m a - m it un fa ir .
i
su k -
lu lb al dt p ag -ri-ya la - - bu - m a lit- bu 3 a ku
il k u
- I
a lm d n fl - u-a at
-
u s .
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ipir sip i ya sa b-s u m a n- d a - ti-yil li ka
‘
fl ”2
ba és ti ta b la tu ni i i lim i i a m ilziti ln- u b- ba -k u
’
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s n t s a l
u lu - u b-bu-ta -k u -[m a]
m i- la t ili u a m iluti fti) 3 iba sci- a ili-ya B A R D A su ttu - u-a li m
na ka -d a -a
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'
u ru s
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m a si - m i f k a - ba - a i d i- ni d i- in
p u ru s s a - a i
p u ru s us ( ) 5
6
m u ru s S A G N A n u - u k - kir- m a n u - u s -s i di-ku sa g u m ri-yiz
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l
a m il utu d iniz m a u z zi (P)
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k a ai itika -a m im m a lim -
nu u pis ka s sa p i
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su nd ti f i d citi sa m i
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i-
li-is -k ip
69 k im a bn u
p a rii tu i di Si
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.
nu ri -
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.
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um
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h ch d
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a n u -a s -s i ,
7
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B
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P R A YE R S AD D R E SS E D TO GO D S .
92 . ili yd -
lu - u s- ta m - m ar
”
ista ri-yd na r- bi - ka
1
93 .
94 . it a na -
ku m as m a s -
a ra d -
ka d é li- li- k a
-
lu d lu l -
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95 . .
96 . KI SD A ii - tu -
ku pat
- -
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im m iri K ] S A N U la 2
97
- bu - ti- t u ta na s a k(fi) - m a lu a na ili sa m m u -ka lu 3 a ua
ili M 4 is- su b- ba —
a
ta na d i(d i) im
“ m a - u m - m a ina p d n
’
ru -ii
u g
-
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M a rd u k is-p u r-a n -u i
99
-
a - -
ii -
a n- ui -
rik s u
'
.
1 00 .
mm m a r
su a na biti-su lisir- m a a na a rk i —
su ul lim u r
p u jas z u m ru
“ “
5 UR k i a m k ibi
“
’
1 06 . i- ta m - m u r kis p i -
ru - ki -
z
”
1 07 . m i la t -
ilu u ista r
‘
6
1 08 .
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1 09 u pis kis pi
- -
lim -
tu sa
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si 7
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na a - l
[ista r ai u i- -
ti flj j’
ii a - m i- lu - ta
1 1 2 .
- -
a -u - - - -
“
1 1 3 . i na m a sa r su l m i - -
u k iil u —
l t tu l 1°
ina ki bit ”
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"
h
a bk a l [ ] la rd u k
tl
- ‘
1 1 4 .
1 D 2 3 4 6 6 L
4 2 D lé D Iii-u D Sa E u a m il
z i tu 1 08
h ch d
. . . . . . .
p a r is m
fo rm s tw o lin es in E w i ) p z stz m flim) l an d
‘ '
re a na a
KA L U B I D A l 7 E
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ya
d
. . . .
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. . E li-ta m -m a -zi . Fo r 1 1 3 E re a s : Su tta
“
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Z W u rka rinnu sa k nu (n u)
1 1 7 . sip tu ia -z i- tu I lI sa nitu m u nu (n u) - m a k a - a i-a n du m u m
gna w
1 1 8 . ina ii - m i-su - m a
‘
m a ma-
SA J VA I "
d ipa ri tu s- ba -
su- 1 na
1 1 9 . sa m i i -u sa l la tu m im m a
- -
tu - su m im m a lim -nu ul itiki-Su
1 20 . su m - su a na ta z a k a rfiir)
in u m a
“
a m il ka kk a d u z u m ru a k il su ka rsi-su
’
i i -z a k -k a t-s u
-
1 2 1 . u
”
1 22 . ika l Assu r bd n- ap li -
e tc .
T he t e x t o f No . 1 2 (K 1 63 K 2 1 8 ) has b e e n p u b lish e d
in IV R r e vis e d in IV R p l 5 7 the R e v e rs e o f
‘
, p l 64 . and
2
, .
,
o f t he A d d itio ns to t he l a t t e r vo lu m e I t is h e r e r e p u b lish e d .
T he t e x t a s giv e n in IV R ha s b e e n t r a n sl i t e ra t e d i nt o H e b r e w I
ch ar a c t e rs b y H A L E V Y D o cu m ents religie u x p 1 7 9 ff a n d a t ra n s , , . .
1 —
l a t io n o f 7 6 8 2 is giv e n b y L E N O R M AN T L a divina tio n p 2 1 2 f
1 . . .
, ,
a nd o f — 2 4, 30
-
35, 6 1 — 95 , 101 — 1 07 by SA YC E , Hibbert
L ectu res , (f p .
5 3 6 ff p . c . is BE z 0L D , Ca ta log u e ,
. T he t a b le t
co n c e r n e d e n t ire ly wi t h t he worshi p o f the god M a rd u k the ,
o bj e c t o f it s p e t i ti o n s a n d c e r e m o n i e s b e i n g t he c u r e o f the
s u p p li a n t who is s u ffe ri ng fro m si c k n e ss T he gre a t e r p a r t o f .
t he t a b l e t i s occ u p i e d b y t he p r a y e r or i n c a n t a t io n a ddr e ss e d
r e c t io n s fo r c e re m o n i e s T he i n c a n ta t i o n is t o b e r e ci te d b y .
t he m a sm a su or p ri e s t who a ls o c a rri e s o u t t he c e re m o n i e s t h a t
a cco m a n y it fo r co n t i n s a d e fi n i t e i nj u n c t i o n t o t his
p a ,
ef fe c t whil e in t he la s t li n e o f t he p r a ye r
,
the m a sm a su
s p e a k s in his o w n n a m e T he p r a y e r is how e v e r co m p os e d .
, ,
p ri e s t r e ci t e s it .
1 SA N A is pp are ntly o m it te
a by E d
h hd d c c d
.
c d d c v
.
s u m m er
(
1 8 94 ) re o gn is e K it as a u
pli ate o f 1 63 ll 7 3 —9 0 T he arian t
d h h ch v h hc c
. .
. ,
h xh v
. .
,
h v hv Ch v c d c h
, .
d v d d c
,
add d e in b ra k e t s c .
P R AY E R S ADD R E S SE D TO G OD S .
t he t a b le t co n t a i n i n g 1 4 11 o f dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s which
,
.
,
dri nk o ffe ri ng sh a l t t ho u s e t D a t e s (a n d )
-
sh a l t .
t ho u h e a p u p A SA o f o il
. a dri n k o f fe ri n g w a t e r ho n e y ,
-
, ,
(a n d ) b u tte r sh a l t t h o u o ffe r ; t ho u sh a l t s e t t h e r e a n i n c e n s e
b u rn e r cor n,
sh a l t t ho u h e ap up ; a SA N A o f i n c e n s e
sh a l t t ho u o ffe r T he . d ri nk sh al t t ho u p o u r o u t - .
”
T he ri t e s in t he n e x t l i n e a n d a h a l f a re o b sc u r e ; a t l 7 o ffe r .
i ng s o f fl e sh a re p r e scri b e d t hr e e p r e p a r a t io n s o f fl e sh b e i n g ,
m e n t s o f v a ri o u s k i n d s o f wood a n d p l a n t s an d i n c e n s e In ,
.
lif c e r t a i n o f
. fe ri n gs a re s p e cifi e d in ho n o u r o fthe
t he o ffe ri n gs co n sis t i n g o f o n e p i e c e o f a l ab a s t e r o n e p i e c e o f ,
gold o n e p i e c e o f l a p is l az u l i a n d o n e s e a l I n t he p ri n ci p a l
,
- .
p r a ye r o f the t a b l e t r e fe r e n c e is m a d e t o e a ch o f t h e s e fo u r
o fi e rin s (c
f 11 6 — a n d a s the r a y e r i s a ddr e ss e d t hro u gh
g .
9 7 .
p ,
o u t t o M z rd u k it is o b vio u s t h a t A N [J UL M I S is m e re ly a
, .
J
.
t i t l e o f t he g o d M a rd u k T he c e r e m o n i e s co n cl u d e wi t h a n
.
I
—
9 4 r e a ds a s follows
, .
T ranslati o n .
O M a rd u k , lord o f la n ds , t he m igh t y
P ow e rfu l , iq u e p e r fe c t
un ,
T he e x a l t e d h e ro wh o s u ffe rs n o ch a n e
g ,
T he s t ro ng o n e t he k i n who
g ,
1 T he gro u p is
p ro b a c o mp o un d d
i eo gram an d is no t to b e t ran s lite rate d
d h v
.
the p erfe c t 25 .
g re a t 2 6 M a rd u k ,
t he lord
duk ,
t he l o rd
2 8 . L ord o f t he hea v e n s , o f m o u n ta i n s
oc e a n s who an d o f ,
the hi l ls !
29 L ord o f
. a n d for t r e ss e s w he g u id e t h t he riv e rs ! ,
3 0 Who b e s t o w e th cor n a n d
. who cr e a t e t h wh e a t a n d
b a rl e y wh o re n e w e th t he gr e e n h e rb !
,
3 1 Who cr e a t e t h t he h a n di wo rk o f g o d a n d godd e ss ; in t he
.
m id s t o f t h e i r a rt t ho u !
m an k i nd !
3 4 T ho u art lord
. an d l ik e m, y fa th e r a n d m y m o th e r a m o n g
t he a rt tho u !
ligh t e n !
3 6 A cry a n d a sho u t o f j oy
.
37 T ho u g uid e s t him .
t h a t is in n e e d 38 T h e i r wis d o m .
3 9 L a n ds a n d dis t a n t p e o p le s
.
4 0 T ho u a rt co m p a ssio n at e
.
41 I a m weak .
42 4 3 T ho u hold e s t his h a n d
.
44 .
At the s u p p li a n t m a k e s a fo rm a l s ta t e m e n t o f his
o w n n a m e a lo n g wi t h t h a t o f his fa t h e r a ft e r which t he t a b l et
’
co n t i n u e s b ro k e n fo r s e v e ra l li n e s o n ly disco n n e c t e d words ,
h a vi n g b e e n p r e s e rv e d Wh e n the li ne s o n c e m or e b e co m e
.
b e i n g p u t dow n t o t he i n fl u e n c e o f m agic H e co n c lu d e s a
d e scri p t io n o f his s ym p t o m s wi t h t he words : M y p ow e rs a n d
.
“
m y so u l are b e wi t ch e d a n d t h e re is n o ri gh t e o u s d e cisio n ! He ”
word s :
59 0. lord a t t his
, t i m e s t a n d b e sid e m e a n d h e a rk e n to m y
cri e s giv e m y j u dg m e n t m ak e m y d e cisio n !
, ,
60 T he sic k n e ss
. do t ho u d e s troy a n d t a k e tho u a w a y ,
t he dis e a s e o f m y b ody !
P R AYE RS AD D R E SSE D TO GO D S .
61 . O m y go d ( ) godd
ande ss j u d g e
ye m a n k i n d a n d p oss e ss m e !
, ,
“
62 . B y the co m m a n d o f t hy m o u th m a y th e re n e v e r a p p ro a ch
a n thi n g e vil t he m a g ic o f t he sorc e r e r a n d o f t he so rc e r e ss !
y ,
M a y t h e r e n e v e r a p p ro a ch m e t he p oiso n s o f t he e v il
o f m en !
Ma y t h e re ne ver pp ro
a a ch the e vi l o f dr e a m s o f p ow e rs ,
(and
) p o rt e n t s o f h e a v e n a n d o f e a r t h !
N e v e r m a y t he e vil o f t he p or t e n t o f ci t y a n d l a n d ov e r
t ak e m e !
66 . In s p i te o f the e vil m o u th
vi l t o n g u e o f m e n in thy
, t he e
si gh t le t m e b e p e r fe c t !
67 . L e t n o thi n g e vi l e v e r r e s t ra i n t he p la n t o f the god o f j oy
th a t i s p l a c e d up o n m y ne ck !
68 . T he e v i l c u rs e t he m o u th t h a t is u nfa v o u r a b l e le t it c a s t
,
a sid e !
R ev
Lik e l ap is -
la z u li may m y l i fe b e p r e cio u s in the si g h t le t ,
it e s t a b lish m e rcy !
M ay t he e vil c u rs e
t h a t is u n fa vo u r a b le n e v e r dr a w n i gh
, , ,
m a y it n e v e r b e o p p r e ssiv e !
B e for e t h e e m a y m y n a m e a n d p os t e ri t y p ros p e r !
M a y the p la n t s a n d t h a t a re s e t b e for e t h e e lo o s e n
my s in !
N e v e r m a y t h e re a p p ro a ch m e t he wr a t h o r a n g e r o f t he g o d ,
Wi th m is e r y disgr a c e (a n d ) s in ; fro m t he c u rs e
,
M ay the r a isi n g o f my h an d
i n v oc a t io n o f t he gr e a t
, t he
gods giv e r e l e a s e ! ,
A t t hy m i gh t y co m m a n d le t m e a p p ro a ch ! C o m m a n d t ho u li fe !
L i k e h e a v en m a y I shi n e a m o n g the e n ch a ntm e nt s th at
p oss e ss m e !
L i k e the e a r th m a y I b e b righ t in the m i ds t o f s p e lls th at
a re n o t go od !
L i k e t he h e a rt o f h e a v e n m a y I b e b righ t ; m a y the p o w e r
o f m
y S i n s b e d e s t roy e d !
PRA YE RS TO MA RD UK .
m e m a y t he u k u ru wo od r e m ov e m y s in !
.
-
M a y M a rd u k s v e ss e l o f p u rific a t i o n b e s t ow fa vo u r !
’
M a y t he fl a m i n g o f t he god m ake me
b ri gh t !
A t t he co m m a n d o f la k i ng o f t he A b yss
, fa t h e r o f t he ,
A t t he r a isi ng o f m y h a n d m a y t hy h e a r t h a v e r e s t O ,
T he word o f l a l e t m e gl o ri fy a n d O q u e e n D a m kiu a le t , , ,
m e h a v e do m i n io n !
M a y I t hy s e rv a n t so a n d so the s o n o f so a n d so liv e , , ,
le t m e b e p e r fe c t ,
L e t m e r e v e r e t hy divi n i t y a nd le t m e b o w in h u m ili t y
,
b e for e t h e e !
92 . O m y go d le t m e re v e r e thy p o w e r !
,
93 . O m y godd e ss le t m e t e l l o f thy g r e a t n e ss !
,
94 . A n d m a y I t he p ri e s t t hy s e rv a n t
,
b o w in h u m ili t y b e ,
for e t h e e !
s e c t i o n o f c e r e m o n i a l dir e c t io n s A ft e r t he fi rs t o f th e s e s e c t io n s
.
t he si c k m a n hi m s e l f c e a s e s t o t a k e p a r t in t he ri t u a l fo r the ,
s e c t io n co n cl u d e s wi th the i nj u n c t i o n th a t he sh a ll go s tr a igh t
to his h o u s e wi th o u t lo o k i n g b ehi n d him T he r e m a i n d e r o f .
t he t a b l e t d e a l s wi t h t he d u e dis p os a l o f so m e o f t he o f fe ri n gs
a n d o bj e c t s , t h a t h a v e b e e n u s e d in t he c e r e m o n i e s a t t he co m
m e n c e m e n t o f t he O b v e rs e a n d in t he co u rs e o f t he i n c a nt a t io n .
L l. 10 1 — 1 04 fo rm
s e c t io n s o f t w o li ne s e a ch which
two
e n f o llows
.
,
a shor t
is b e so u gh t t o m a ke t he sid u a n d ta w u s s u p ro p i t io u s a n d r e s t ore
b y his co m m a n d t he fa vo u r o f t he a n g ry god a n d godd e ss .
“
T he l a s t s e c t io n o n t he t a b le t co n t a i n s dir e c t io n s co n c e r n i ng
the p la n t o f the god o f j o
y t h e r e ci t a l o f t he i n c a n t a t io n a n d
”
,
t he o f fe ri ng o f a v e ss e l o f p u rific a t io n a n d a c e n s e r L 121 . .
si m il a r p r a ye rs a n d c e re m o ni e s to be r e ci t e d a nd
pe r for m e d
fo r the r e li ef o f so m e o th e r for m o f sic k n e ss .
1 . In K 2 5 1 3 ,
a t ab e t l co n t a i n i n g di re c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s ,
t he fi rs t s e c t io n o f Co l . I V co m m e n c e s : inu m a a m ilu lu m u n
m u rsi D L P AL A up i- su
-
lim
n itifl (f c p . whil e t he s e co n d s e c t io n
BEz 0L D , Ca ta lo g u e ,
.
!
,
ta b l et d e a l s wo u ld a p p ea r t o b e o f the n a t u r e o f p o ss e ssio n
,
“
or b e wi t ch m e n t cf K 2 5 7 2 inu m a a na a m ilu Z ] TA R R U D A I -
. .
, , . .
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N I N J G L I TI i—
'
a nd l1 3 f a m il sé Z ] TA R R U D A
sa pu
-
u s -s u , . . u . . .
ip su -s u a u a p é n
- ‘
lik m is u (s u) , a nd t he so m e
wh a t si m il a r t e x t s K 3278 ,
11 . 1 ff .
, 8 if , a nd K 61 72 ,
11 . 1 ff.
,
1 1
(cf . o p . cit .
pp .
5 1 9 a nd s ee a lso K 96 1 2 K 1 07 60 ,
11 . 1 0 ff .
, e tc .
4 f Fo . r SA N A bu riz si a n d KA S
. S A G ta na ki(k i) c f . su p ra
p . z o f .
5 . T hat fl : a ru (B R UN N o w , L is t no .
5 5 7 0) the flow e r
(o f a p a l m ) cf J E N S E N .
, ZK II , p . 26 . T he t a b l e t c le a rly r e a ds
i I ’ no t flI t
as in I V R ‘
, no r LEI as in I V R 2
. T he : I EE I
is p ossi b ly t o id e n t ifi e d wi t h t he p la n t t m t I é I whichbe a y
o cc u rs in S m 8 Co l I l 1 4 f wh e r e it is r e n d e r e d b y Zia a s
.
, .
,
. .
,
-
ku ra k u a n d ka a s ku u r (cf B R E N N O W L is t n o
- -
,
- - -
.
, , .
6 A cco rdi n g t o B R U N N o w
.
L is t n o 8 6 1 3 russu i s a lso a , ,
.
7 T he th re e for m s o f fl e sh h e r e e n u m e r a t e d m a y r e p r e s e nt
.
t he fl e sh o f t h re e di ffe r e n t b e a s t s o r fl e sh in
g e n e ra l p r e p a r e d ,
.
fl .
B R fi N N o w , L is t , no .
1 Fo r the t e t x o h
f t is ta b le t f
c . B OISS I E R, D o cu m en ts a ss
y rien s , P aris , 1 8 94 ,
i . e. z na e tc .
P R A YE R S AD D R E S SE D TO GO D S .
r e adi n g i s : I ra p
-
su , which ha s p ro b a b ly a ris e n fro m the
m isr e a di n g o f a b a dl y wri t te n £ 4 44
“
iz u . e . :
giv e th gr e a t ab un d an ce ”
.
— nu
30 .
-
I '
nu u -
sh o u ld be r ea d wi h IV t R 1
,
no t ”
I ‘
-
u
as in IV R 2
in t he
32
s e nse o f
.
ag o n
T he t i t l e
“
dr
u su mga tlu in t his p a ss ag e i s cl e a rly n o t u s e d
T he p a ra ll e li s m o f a - si -ru in t he
s e co n d h a lf o f the li n e s u g ge s t s so m e g e n e r a l t e r m i m p lyi n g
a u t hori t y .
5 0 T he firs t S ig n in t hi s l i n e sho u ld p ro b a b l y b e r e a d
.
”
III : as in IV R 2
, al
t ho u gh CI II is all t h a t is at p r e s e n t
v isi b l e .
l l 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 ; p l 8 Co l I I I
.
, , , a re e x p l a i n e d
, , .
, .
,
b y J E N S E N (Z K II p 2 0 ) a s a v e r b (i e nis ti I I I 1 ) wi t h t he , . . .
3 m s s u ffix a n d a s i n s t a n c e s o f t he o cc u rr e n c e o f t he p h ra s e
. .
,
he q u o te s the p r e s en t p a ss a g e and E ? : II E I in (s ee
»
b e low ) I t is m or e p ro b a b l e t h a t t he sig n s H?
.
EI sho u ld be
t r a n sli te ra t e d h o n e t i c a lly u i su a word t h a t i s n o t how e v e r -
p , ,
C o l I l 5 0 ; s ee a lso B R U N N o w L is t n o
.
, . I n the p a ss a ge s ,
.
ci t e d a b o v e a s in the p re s e n t li n e u i su i s fol lo w e d n o t p re
, ,
-
,
c e d e d b y m a m it a n d is t o b e re g a rd e d a s I 1 I nf fro m na su
,
-
, , .
,
“ “
t he t w o wo rd s b e i n g ro b a b l t a k e n t og e t h e r in t he s e n s e o f a n
p y
o a th or c u rs e (lit the ra isi ng o f a n o a t h o r
” ”
u i su
.
-
,
how e v e r so m e ti m e s o cc u rs b y i t s e l f (cf N o I l 4 8 : li in ui i s s i
, . .
, .
- - - -
m a m it li td kil u i [su
- -
etc )
-
so t h a t in t he p hr a s e u i sii m a
-
.
- ‘
'
m it t he t w o words a re p e rh ap s t o b e t a k e n a s s e p a r a t e s yn o
n ym o u s
p hr a s e s in a p p osi t io n .
67 .
v i . e . sdkinu fn u) is to b e r ea d fo r v o f IV R .
PRA YE R S TO MA R D U K .
7 1 is p ossi b le t h a t th e s e t w o li n e s sho u ld b e t a k e n
f. It
t og e t h e r wi th o u t a b r ea k .
s e a l i m p r e ssio n a nd as s e a l i m p r e ssio n s h a v e b e e n fo u n d o n
-
,
-
m e nt s t h e y a tt e s t e d b y m e a n s o f a s t ri p o f re e d (cf B U D G E .
,
Z A III p , it i s p ro b a b l e t h a t t he t e a ri n g o fi or r e m ov a l o f
.
divisio —
77 ff T h e n . o f 11 77 7 9 a s g iv e n in the t ra n sl a t io n
.
,
R ev .
wr a t h n o r a n g e r o f the go d m is e ry disgr a c e a n d s in ! , ,
e x p l a i n e d b y J E N S E N (Z K II p 2 0 ) a s E EI lu sis isu
, .
98 i s wri tt e n o v e r a n e r a s u r e ; t he scri b e ha d p ro b ab ly
.
ta r(dr) f
c . su p ra p . 22 a nd infra s ub No . 1 6, 1 . 1 1 .
No . 13 .
T rans l iterati on .
3 . sa -kd-a i
4 lik tap p ti la li . a - -
u- 5 . k u p u
a na
-
ld nu ap il p u ld ni sa ilu s u pa ld u a ld itumfl u mfl
p
‘
- ‘ - su u n
bik it nisiM sa la m a l 8 . m im m a S u m su ka ba - -
a
lu l lik k a -m i ri
- -
9 . ru
K2
P R A YE R S AD D R E SS E D TO GO D S .
1 3 . D U D U B] a na p cz n
‘
”“ M a rd u k
[SA] N A
“
1 4 . . bu rdsi ta sa ka n (a n) n is kdti
”
[sip ] M a rd uk m u - d i- z
’
1 5 . tu bi- lu m
1 6 .
-
la -a t nisi fl a- p [
a - a - ti ]
1 7 .
-
ba sit-k a
R ev .
‘
1 8 .
-sa ‘
p ba la tu is-sa k - na
1 9 . sci is-sa k - na m -[m a] 20 .
[saR]
a - na ya -si
k im a sa m i- i a na -k u a - na sa - a - su
2 8 . su r-si d i-ui pu ru s 29 . bi
il-la -a n -u i
3 1 .
” “ M a rd uk 3 2
30
.
. k i-i la tu
ina p i-i
33 . m ak
No . 1 3 (K 3 2 2 9) for m s t he b o tt o m
l e ft c or n e r o f a l a rg e
t a b le t S i m i l
ar to No 1 2 T he O b v e rs e co n ta i n s the co n cl u sio n
. .
p r a y e r is follow e d b y t w o li n e s o f dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s ,
a nd at l 1 5 a fr e sh r a y e r co m m e n c s which is co n t i n u e d o n
.
p e ,
t he R e v e rs e o f the t a b l e t
i n v oc a t io n o f M a rd uk who a t
T he s e co n d p r a y e r b e gi n s wi t h a n
.
t u r n s o n c e m or e t o M a rd u k
p e t i t io n i n g him fo r j u dg m e n t , As .
P R A YE R S A DD R E SS E D TO GO D S .
sim dti ? ”
yé si 1 2
- 1 1 . .
-
sut -
ka 1 3 .
-
m u si- m a t-k a 1 4 .
bu k a - 15 i n a u
s b
-
a t ta -
u i-
ik i yé
t - -
1 6 .
“
d a m ik ti(ti) -ya lik- bi-k a
SU [ L L A] .
”
M a rd u k KAN
mu a -g ii b- ba tu k ci n(a n)
’
1 9 .
GAB tu k d n(a n) 20 .
- bu - k u 22 . tu k dn(a n) 2 3 .
ta sa k a n(a n) 2 5 .
-
k u - nu 2 7 .
a s e co n d c e r e m o n i a l s e c t io n r e r e s e n t it s r s n t co n t n t s
p p e e e .
No . 16 .
T r a n s l i t e ra t i on .
[luj
’
-
zc -
Sa
‘ -
pi 8 .
“
k a L S A GJ L A 9 . s i- lim lik- bi- k a
lo . [N u nM A SU [L ]L A .
”
M a rd u k KA N .
1 1 .
[D U D U B ]
.
lu i na ln ina SA]N A . ipus(u s)
1 3 .
[ika l
” “A ss u r- bd n- ap li] etc
‘
.
sa m i u irsiti
O f the O b v e rs e o f No . 1 6 (K )
1 1 68 ch 1a r a c t e rs o nly
a fe w
h av e b e e n p r e s e rv e d , whil e t he R e v e rs e co n t a i n s t he c o n c lu d
P R AY E R S TO M A R D UK .
T he 00 10 p ho n li n e t h a t g iv e s t he t i t l e o f t he p r a y e r (I 1 0 ) is
-
.
F o r o th e r i n s t a n c e s o f it s occ u rr e n c e cf N o 1 8 l 1 9 ; N o 2 1 , . .
, . .
,
No . 22 ,
l 69 ; N o
. . 2 8 ,
No .
34, No .
38 ,
No .
39 , No .
41 , No .
4 6, No .
47 , It wi ll be
s e e n t h a t t he li n e i s n e v e r fo u n d b y i t s e l f b u t it , ,
wh e n
occ u rs a l w a ys follows the colo p ho n li n e [N J M I N H MM A S U
,
-
[L L A e t c
a nna m
.
“
I t co m m e n c e s wi t h t he p hr a s e D U D U B ] i e ipa s
.
r e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s o r ri t ua l (cf s up ra p T he di re c t io n . .
a s e t for m u l a t h a t r a r e ly v a rie s N o s u b s t a n t iv e is m e nt io n e d I
.
c e di n g p r a ye r o r i n c a n t a t io n is t o b e r e ci te d T w o m e thods .
o f r e ci t a t io n a re in fa c t giv e n a s a l t e r n a t iv e s t he li n e re a di n g ,
I n the co u rs e o f a p ra ye r t o N inib co n t a i n e d b y N o 2
“ ,
.
l 2 7 r e a ds : a r k u s k a rik s a K U A TI R és ru k k a
.
- - I h a v e b o u nd
-
.
- -
,
p . T h e K U A T 1 R is o f co m m o n occ u rr e n c e a m o n g t he
. .
o ffe ri n gs th a t a re p r e s c ri b e d in t he c e r e m o n i a l di re c t io n s t h a t
a cco m a n y t he r e s n t c la ss o f i n c a n t at io n s (cf s up ra p 2 2
p p e . .
t he p hr a s e é H I ii sho u ld b e t ra n s li t e r a t e d
o f No 1 2
rik s u ta a ta r a r
p ( )
.
t h e k n o t t ho u sh al t,
loos “
en a nd it is n o t
disc u ssio n w e m a y s e e a fu rt h e r r e fe r e n c e t o t he ri t e o f t he
k n o tt e d cord (rik s u ) T he s e co n d id e o g r a m S A N A ha s b e e n
.
al r e a d y disc u ss e d o n p 1 9 f wh e r e t he s u gge s t io n w a s m ad e . .
,
t h a t t he word d e n o t e d a v e ss e l fo r co nt a i n i n g i n c e n s e T he .
1 S ee b e lo w , an d N
s ub No .
4 2, l . 25, o .
52 ,
P R A YE R S AD D RE SSE D TO GO D S .
the o f fe ri ng o f i n c e n s e .
No . 17 .
T ra n s l ite ra t i on .
ba ldtu
k a -a - Sa p a - li-ki- k a lu
[I N I M I N JM M A S UJ [L L A
‘
5 . .
d"
- mi a sa r fi) sip ri TA R (a t)
-
eu
. ta na d i(d i) ina ili
ina ili sa
T he fragm e n t N o 1 7 (K 5 6 6 8 ) co n ta i n s a fe w word s o f
.
a
p r a y e r fol lo w e d b y so m e dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s T he .
n a m e o f t he
g o d t o who m the p r a y e r is a ddr e ss e d , t ho ugh
b ro k e n , is in all p ro b a b ili ty M a rd u k ; h e n c e the fr ag m e n t is
i n cl u d e d un der t he p r a y e rs a ddr e ss e d t o th a t god .
(N o 1 8 . .
T ransliterati on .
i - na -
ta -
lu pa -
nu -
uk -
[k a]
x
a -
na i—
g bis ta - m a - a - ti p a - nu - k a ma -
a
sa kd ta sa ma mi
kul la t nisifl ta ba r ri
-
ga
-
m il -
su at -
ta
sa b ta ku ma ki i
-
ti i ri
- -
i na 3 ka
1 L I 1 an d
p ro b ably fo rm e
2 o ne lin e i n A , d w h ch v
i gi es c
t ra es o f tw o
cd h ch c d d
.
p re e ing lin e s , o f w i t he s e o n 2 I 7
re a s ku
-
Fo
d
r .
A rea s : si ri l’l-l
‘
u -n u ta -n a 3 A i-n a .
P R A YE R S AD D R E S SE D TO GO D S .
1 0 f f B et we en . a nd 9 o f A a n i n s e r t io n or a g l oss
1 s wr 1 t t e n i n s m a ll e r ch a r a c t e rs o f w h1 ch o n ly § I ha s b e e n r
p e
s e rv e d t he t a b l e t r e a di n g :
,
1 d u p lic a t e A in p l a c e o f l 1 9 g i v e s a c e re m o n i a l
9 . T he .
t ab l e t is t o b e fo u n d in t he lis t o f i n c a n t a t io n s K 2 8 3 2 K 6 68 0 , ,
co l I . l 7 (s ee ab ov e p
, . .
No . 19 .
T r an s l i te ra t i o n .
ma
bilu bilu bilu
a bu ra bii ti
" f
bil f” ”
sim dti
‘
1 u su rcz ti
2m f
irsitiK
‘
mu ma ir sa m i i u tz) bil m é ta tz
ui 5a 221 int? a ki bit su
[m u] sim si m dti k a la (1 ) m a’
” "
[ ] mun
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1 5 . S in ce to cr e a te god a n d k i ng
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p r a ye r or i n c a n t a t io n which is f ollo w ed b y t w o c e r e m o n i al
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p ro b a b ili t y co nt i n u e d wi t ho u t a b r e ak o n t he R e v e rs e o f t he
c e r e m o n i e s a n d a t hird i n c an t at i o n o f fi ft e e n li ne s A ll t he .
p r a y e rs a n d c e r e m o n i e s a re t o b e r e ci t e d a n d p e rfor m e d in
ho n o u r o f the god R a m m d n .
T he firs t p r a y e r is m u ch b ro k e n ; it co n cl u d e s wi th the
d e sire t h a t R a m m ci n will a cc e p t h is s u p p li a n t s si ghi ng a n d re ’
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la t io n o f which cf s up ra p 60 . . .
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‘
r y rs d f c r m o i l s c t io n ll o f which a re c o m
p a e a n o o n e e e n a e a ,
os d i ho o r f h
t e god N b i T he firs t p r a y e r o n t he
p e n n u o a t .
M 2
P R AYE R S AD D RE SS E D TO GO D S .
t ab l e t co n ta i n s p et i ti o n s fo r li fe a n d p rosp e ri t y a n d w a s , in
t e n d e d fo r t he r e li e f o f a m a n s u f fe ri n g fro m S ic k n e ss a n d de
m o n ia c a l p oss e ssio n ; T he e n d o f t he p r a y e r is b ro k e n ; the
fi rs t how e v e r r e a d a s follows
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ra ns lati o n T .
1
. O h e ro p ri n c e fi rs t b or n o f M a rd uk !
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,
3
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B e a r e r o f t h e ta b l e t o f t he d e s t i n y o f the gods ,
D ir e c t or o f I s agila !
4 L ord o f I z ida S h a dow o f B o rs ipp a !
.
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5 D a rli n g o f I a G iv e r o f li fe !
.
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,
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8 T hy n a m e is
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godh e a d ,
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, ,
dis e a s e t hy s e rv a n t , ,
14 . S e t j u s t ic e in m y m o u t h !
1 5. m e rcy in m y h e a r t !
1 6. R e t u r n a n d b e e s ta b lish e d ! M a y t h e y co m m a n d m e rcy !
1 7
. M a y m y god s ta n d a t m y ri g h t h a n d !
1 8. M a y m y g odd e ss s ta n d a t m y l e ft h an d !
1 9. M ay the fa vo u r a b l e sidu t he fa v o u r a b l e la m a ss u ,
w i th m e !
O n the co n cl u sio n o f t he p r a y e r t h e r e follows a s e c t io n
o f fo u r li n e s co n ta i n i ng d ir e c t io n s fo r t he m a k i ng o f c e r t a i n ‘
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who m the p r ay e r o n N o 2 4 to .
(K 1 3 9 2 2 ) is a ddr e ss e d ha s n o t b e e n p r e s e rv e d in t he col o p ho n
li n e A s ho w ev e r the c e r e m o n i e s t h a t foll o w it a re t o b e o b
.
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s e rv e d in ho n o u r o f S in d u ri n g a c e r t ai n p h a s e or p osi t io n o f
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(K 1 05 5 0 ) p r e s e rv e s p or t io n s o f a p ra y e r t o S in
and c e re m o n i a l
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the R e v e rs e o f t he t a b l e t and , w a s p ro b a b ly follow e d by a
s e co n d p ra y e r or i n c a n t at io n .
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P R A YE R S AD D R E SS E D TO GO D S .
1 1 .
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ista ra ai- n u - ti sa b
nir —
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No (K 2 3 7 1 . K 1 3 7 9 1 ) co n ta i n s the firs t p r a y e r o f
2 7
wh a t w a s ori gi n a l l y a l a rg e t a b l e t I t ha s b e e n r e s t or e d ch i e fl y .
p a ra t iv e l
y s m a l l o n e a n d co n ta i n s n o thi ng m or e t h a n t he
p r a ye r
in ll 1 — 2 5 o f the t e x t foll ow e d b y a c a t ch li n e it s O b v gi v
.
,
-
, .
in g — 1 in li ne s i t s R ev 11 6 — in 1 0 or 1 1 li n e s
5 2 2 1 25 , . .
,
whil e t he e n d o f t he R e v e rs e is l e ft b l a nk I t is i n scri b e d in .
r a th e r co a rs e ch a r a c t e rs a nd w a s co p i e d fro m o n e o f the l a rg e r ,
t e x t s fo r A sh u r b a n i p al who s u b s t i tu t e d his o w n n a m e in p la c e
,
e cli p s e for m u l a in A ch a n g e s t he
-
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g e n e a a a e o s p
t io n s a n d p rov e s t h a t t he co y w a s r e q u ir e d fo r u s e d u ri n g
p'
1 Fo r A re a d s a na ku
- m Assu r ba n -ap li
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ta
c ch h h ch c c d
. . .
.
p reser e : I N D OL -k i . .
P R AYE R S A DD R E S SE D TO GO D S .
i . e . ina m a -
ti- su can not be r ead , as t he d u p l ic a t e A cl ea rly
r ea ds >E '
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7 . s ta r m i gh t p oss
it -
. be re a d fo r sit -ta r i . e . m igh t y is thy
co u n s e l
L
p oss .
1 9 f
so m e
. .
9 ha s b e e n r e s t or e d fro m N o
1
o t h e r sy n o ny m fo r p r a ye r or” “ . 2,
cry
l .
”
32,
m ay
etc.
,
h av e
t h o u gh
b een
e m p loy e d . L . 20 is re s t or e d fro m No . 2 1 , l . 68 , N o .
4 6, etc .
No . 28 .
T ra n sl i te ra t i o n .
5 .
[I N I M IN IM MA SU [L L A] .
6 .
[D U D U . BI ln ina SAR lu ina] SA N A ipu sfu s)
7
-
u ilu ri- nz i- nu -zi 8 m a -ba l lit -
m ilu
a
m itu 9 .
lik a - d u - a r- m a 1 1 .
-u b- la 1 2
-
k a li- nu - ka 1 3
No (K 3 35 5)
i s a s m a l l fr a g m e nt fro m the righ t sid e
. 2 8
o f a l a r ge t a b l e t I t p r e s e rv e s a fe w p hr a s e s fro m t he e n d o f
.
a
p y e r t o N i rg a l a n d fro m t he b e g i n n i n g o f a p r a y e r t o a
r a
P raye rs a dd re s s e d to G o d d e s s es .
Lik p r
e e c
the
e di n g divisio n S e c t
, i o n III i s m ad e u p o f
t a b le t s co n t a i n i n g p r a y e rs a ddr e ss e d o n l y t o o n e d e i t y Whi le .
t he p r a y e rs in S e c t i o n II h ow e v e r a re co m p os e d in ho n o u r o f
, ,
g od s th os e in t he p r e s e n t S e c t i o n a re a ddr e ss e d t o g odd e ss e s
, .
N o s 3 0 a n d 3 3 a n d p ossi b ly N o s 2 9 a n d 3 5 co n t a i n b u t o n e
.
, . .
b y dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s T he t a b le t s are co m p a r a t iv e l y
.
t io n wh e th e r an
y l a rg e t ab let e xis t e d c o n t a i n i ng
,
a s e ri e s
o f p r a y e rs an d c e r e m o n i e s a ddre ss e d o n l y t o o n e godd e ss ,
a n d in it s a rr a n e m e n t corr e s o n di n g t o N o s 1 2 2 1 a nd 2 2
g p .
, , ,
is o ne t h a t c an n o t b e a n sw e re d wi t h c e r t a i n t y I t is t r ue th a t .
N o s 3 1 3 2 a n d 3 4 are fr a g m e nt a ry p or t io n s o f l a r ge t a b l e t s
.
, , ,
a nd , as t h e ir p re s e n t co n t e n t s r e fe r o n ly t o o n e g odd e ss th e y ,
h a v e b e e n cl a ssifi e d u n d e r t he p r e s e n t S e c t io n I t is n o t im .
p rovisio n a l .
P R AYE R S AD D R E S SE D TO G O D D E SS E S .
No . 29 .
T r an s l i te ra t i o n .
[ ]
d u P u m -
m u -
ku
-
ku - u m - m a
‘
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S fKA N ]
“
2 . s o [L L A . a -la
bu k ur "
I
ti ia ka ru
No . 29 (K 1 3 9 0 7 ) ha s p r e s e rv e d t hr e e
li n e s fro m the R e
v e rs e o f a s m a ll t a b l e t , which r e p r e s e n t t he
l a s t li n e o f a p r a y e r
follow e d b y it s col o p ho n li ne a n d a p p a r e n t l y t he c a t ch l i n e fo r -
,
-
N O 2 7 l 1 [sip tu bi—
. lu m g a s ru]ti ia k a ru bu k u r
. N II N AM N I R - - - - -
.
‘
I f t his is so t he sig n 7 m u s t h a v e b e e n wri t t e n ov e r a n e r a s u r e
, .
No . 30 .
T r an s literati o n .
ib bi fi )
i a - na
a -k u o o o o o o o o o o j z ". o a
ii
in nin ti ka b ri ka si ti li
lina s ik(ik) m u rsu sa z u m ri-ya lina s i(s z) M UN G U .
1 6 .
mi
’
l7 nir bi ki li zi
a - - -
ru -
ii sa p
a - - - - -
.
u
1 8 a na nisifl rapSa ti fl
‘
‘
P R AYE R S AD D R E SSE D TO GO D D E S S E S .
h u m ili ty b efor e t h e e !
L et m e b o w in
p r a is e t h
y g r e a t n e ss
U n t o the d is t a n t p e o p l e s !
T he R e v e rs e o f the t a b l e t b e gi n s wi t h the colo p ho n li n e -
re fe rri n g t o t he
p r a y e r co n ta i n e d b
y t he O b v e rs e T h e n follows .
a s e c t io n o f t e n li n e s
o n a fa vo u r a b l e d a y
which a re
P u re
“ ,
”
.
“
w a t e r sh al t t ho u S p ri nk l e T he dri nk o ffe ri n g sh a l t tho u
.
-
p r e s e nt D a t e
. s (a n d ) sh a l t t ho u h e a p u p A SA 0 1 .
A n i n c e n s e b u rn e r sh a lt t ho u s e t t h e r e T he
- dri nk sh a l t .
-
t ho u p o u r o u t L l 2 4 — 2 6 p r e scri b e c e r ta i n ri te s t o b e p er
.
”
.
“
i nj u n c t io n t o r e ci t e the i n c a n t a t io n thr e e t i m e s a nd t o u nl o os e
the k n o tt e d c o rd T he e n d o f the firs t li n e o f the colo p ho n
”
.
I
24 l i ne ha s b e e n r e s t or e d fro m N o 4 0 l 1 2 (g
. T hi s . , . .
T h a t the sig n s K U D UB D UB B U a re t o b e t a k e n t og e t h e r . .
,
cf N o 62 l 2 9
. .
, . .
25 T he ch a r a c te r I« is so m e wh a t S p r e a d o u t o n t he
.
t a b l e t so t h a t it m i gh t a l m os t b e t ak e n fo r t w o si gn s a n d re a d
,
istinis(nis) A s how e v e r o th e r ch a r a c t e rs o n t he t a b l e t a re c a r e
.
l e ssl y wri t te n it is p re fe ra b l e t o r e g a rd it a s o ne S ig n a s in
, ,
No . 1 2 , etc .
No . 31 .
T ra ns l i te rati o n .
a na -
k u p u lci nu
'
[apil p u ld ni 3 a] ilu su -
[p uliz n u "
l “
ista r- su puld
n itu m ](tu m )
1 S ee ab o v e,
p . 22 .
P R A YE R S To 1 ST A R .
“
sa nz i- i
‘
"
Z
I sta r
8 . ina m iisi a na p dn g usu ru a rk u m il illu ta s a la l
;
T A A-A N
9 . GI GA B
. tu k cin /a n) VI I k u rm a tifl ta r- bil? )
bu rds i ta - sdr- ra k i- ti
“
i m il u
‘
10 -
ra u
g
- -
t k u n-
ui
7
GI G] bu -
u k ra t
- ”
S in ti- li- tit
N O 3 1 (K 7 2 0 7
. K 9 67 5 K 1 3 2 7 4 ) re p r e s e n t s t he e nd
o f t he O b v e rs e o f a t a b l e t co n t a i n i n g p r a y e rs a n d c e r e m o n i e s
a ddr e ss e d t o the godd e ss I sta r L l 1 — 6 giv e the co n cl u d i ng . .
“
, ,
t he o ffe ri n gs he ha s m a d e t o t he godd e ss co n cl u d e s wi th a ,
p e t i t io n fo r d e liv e r a n c e in m is e ry a n d dis t r e ss T he p r a y e r
”
“
.
is s u cc e e d e d b y t hr e e li n e s o f c e r e m o n i e s t o the followi ng
ef fe c t : I n the n igh t b e for e [sta r t ho u sh al t s p ri nk le a gr e e n
b o u gh wi t h p u r e w a t e r .T he dri n k o ffe ri ng sh a l t t ho u -
p r e s e n t . S e v e n t i m e s t h e fo od sh a l t t ho u
o f i nc ens e sh a l t th o u o ffe r P l a c e t ho u t h e r e a g a r m e n t a n d
.
a g if .
”
L 1 1 . co mm e n c e s an i n c a n t a t io n t h a t w a s co n t i n u e d
o n the R e v e rs e o f t he t a b l e t .
No . 32 .
T ransl i terat i on .
S UJ KAN
“
[L L A
‘
ta na ki(kc)
“
III sa nitu m u nu (nu) i il-ta -su
-
s élim u (m u P)
“
f/
[ J [ 1] itti-su
1
iSta r su -
-n
a
”
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rid -ti i ld
- -
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[ti]
az —
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man -
z a -
ki ina k i rib
-
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illzitiF ]
ki m a - "
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t’
sa m i f” sa d i i ” u té m étz f]
p is ti
- -
na -
m a s ti ka k k
- -
a -r i ta -
ba r-ri- i
P R AY E RS ADD RE S SE D TO G O D DE S S E S .
f ’
1 1 . nisi sa p
-
i-
ik ti
-
tus- ti-si- ri
1 2 -
ui ki
- -
m a k u l-
la t-s i- na ba
1
1
3
4
.
.
[a lj -
ti -
-
ma
ru -
ki
” “I sta r
na - m a s-su-u
”
1 5
- ki m a
-
biltu ina ki rib -
[sa m i - i illziti P
f
]
L ik p r e c e di n g fr a g m e n t
e t he N o 3 2 (K 3 3 5 8 K 9 0 47)
, .
l
( ) .2 r e fe rs T h e n . foll o w t hr e e li n e s o f d ir e c t io n s p r e scri b i n g
t he o f fe ri n g o f i n c e n s e t he p o u ri n g o u t o f a l i b a t io n a n d t he
, ,
d u e r e ci t a l o f t he i n c an ta t io n t hr e e t i m e s A t 1 6 th e r e co m . .
vo c a t io n o f t he godd e ss a n d a d e scri p t io n o f he r p ow e r T he .
b e g i n n i n g a n d e n d o f m os t o f the li n e s a re b ro k e n .
6 . O I sta r, h e roi n e
o n g godd e ss e s ! am
7 . T hy s e a t is in t he m ids t o f t he b righ t h e a v e n s !
8 . T ho u a rt a n d li k e the S u n go d -
9 .
[L a dy ? ] o f t he s k y t he m o u nta i n s a n d the s e a s !
,
t ho u b e hold e s t
1 1 . T ho u s ca tte re s t t he n a t io n s t ho u dir e c te s t
1 2 all o f th e m cr e a t i o n
1 4 . T ho u O I sta r a rt p o w e r fu l
, ,
No . 33 .
T r a n s l i te r a t i o n .
- z u z u i -
la t ma na
[m u s( . ti (P) -
is m
-
a -a t a mat -
sa Sa -k i- na - a i
‘
[m us] ti ui il
i uz z i ili u 1
si mat
li ka t ik ri bi
im sir pa a ti a pil
k ib-ra -a -ti
P R AYE R S AD D R E SS E D TO GO D D E S S E S .
42 sdlim u (m u)
43
44 . ina rik s i -
TA G m a-
45 i -
n u -m a tip u 3 (u s ) sii m u lilO)
46 [KA I W
] S A I K
I P) ill
J
ta k a lu (lu ) e
47 sa r-
ra t k ib -
ra a -
ti
-
i lit
-
bi—
li-i- ti
m z( "
48 . ik a l A ssu r- bci n-ap li
‘
et c .
No .
33 (K 3 43 2 K 8 1 47 )
s m a ll t a b l et i n scri b e d wi t h is a
r a th e r co a rs e ch a r a c te rs which are in p l a c e s m u ch b ro k e n I t , .
co n t a i n s a p r ay e r t o t he g o dd e ss Ta sm itu t he l a tte r h a l f o f ,
pp 4 .
, T he p r a y e r i s follo w e d b y t w o shor t c e r e m o n i a l
s e c t io n s which wi t h t he c a t ch li n e a n d a shor t col o p ho n co m
,
-
T ran s l ati o n .
O godd e ss .
W ho a p p e a s e t h the a n g e r o f god a n d
W ho h e a r e th p ra y e r a n d s u p p lic a t io n !
Who a cc e p t eth p e ti t io n a n d si ghi n g !
O s e e d o f Ig idu the ho u s e o f the livi n g cr e a t u r e o f the
,
gr e a t gods !
9 .
Q u e e n o f B o rs ip p a L a dy o f the D w e lli n g ! ,
x t fe w li n e s a re b ro k e n A fte r s t a t i ng (I 1 4 ) t h a t
T he ne . .
1 2 0 he o n c e m or e a ddr e ss e s he r b
.
y n a m e a nd p roc ee ds t o
m a k e his r e q u e s t .
20 .
O Ta sm itu , godd e ss o f s u pp lic a t io n a n d lov e l a dy o f ,
2 1 .
I so a n d so the s o n o f so a n d s o whos e god i s so a nd
, ,
so whos e godd e ss is s o a n d so , ,
2 2 . H a v e t u r n e d t ow a rds th e e O l a dy ! H e a r k e n t o m y s up p li c a t io n !
,
P R A YE R T O T A SM I T U .
24 . O f I s ag ila , i n t e rc e d e fo r m e !
25 . M a y he h e ar k e n t o m y cry a t the word o f thy m o u th !
26 . M ay he r e m ov e m y sighi n g m a y he l e a r n m y s u p p lic a t io n ! ,
M a y the b an b e t or n a w a y m a y the b e co n s u m e d
37 . O l a dy Ta Sm itu !
‘
c e r e m o n i a l s e c t io n s a fe w p hr a s e s o n ly h a v e
O f t he t w o
b ee n p r e s e rv e d T he firs t p r e scri b e s t h a t t he s p ri nk li n g o f p u r e
.
a n y t he r e ci ta l o f the i n c a n t a t io n whil e t he s e co n d a p p a r e nt ly
p ,
d ea ls a m o n g o th e r m a tt e rs wi t h the ri t e o f the k n o tt e d co rd
, ,
(cf s up ra p 7 1
. .
,
29 . T he v e rb lit - ta -
kil i s h e r e r e s t or e d fro m a nd
No . 1 , 11 4 6 , a n d 4 8 (if s upra p
. . .
3 2 T he l a s t S ig n in t his li n e
. i s p ro b a b ly to ber e s t or e d as
I (f P l 3 N o 1 R e v (co nt ) ,
c . .
, .
, . Fo r the e x p l a n a t io n o f
nisti (= I 1 , I nf fro m na szi) a s . a sy n o n y m o f m eim itu , (f
i : su p ra ,
p . 66 .
4 sig n
1 s pyI
. — is wri T he
t t e n ov e r a n e r a s u r e ; it is cl e a rly
H
how e v e r t o b e r e a d a s >4+ I n o t H
I 1 -
4 6 T h e r e a di n.g L I IIII
Z C s u gg e s t e d in t h e t r
P a n sli t e r a t io n
,
is n o t c e r ta i n .
1 Fo r 1 3 1 A . rea d s :
“
M ay the p o is o ns t h at are up o n m e b e lo o s en e d ”
!
P R A YE R S AD D R E S SE D TO GO D D E S S E S .
No . 34 .
T ra n s l i te rat i o n .
d é - li- li—
ki lu d - lu l
SU [L ]L A .
flu
M L A/ u
lu ina SA R] lu i na SA . NA z
pus(us)
fro m
T he fra g m e n t
a p r a ye r
godd e ss to(f
c
No
the
.
34 (K 1 1
"
I “
8 7 6)
ML MI
co n t a i n s
.
fe w p hr a s e s
a
B R UN N o w is t , , L
no . t he t w o colo p ho n li n e s b e i n g follo w e d b y -
a s e co n d
p r a y e r or p e rh ap s the c a t ch l i n e fo r the n e x t t a b l e t O f t his
-
.
3 r e n d
. e ri
I f the
n g o f > I y
b p dr i s co rr e c t p d r—d a a m u s t -
3 f p l P rm s I 1 fro m Vfi
. . F o r a n o t h e r i n s tan c e o f the u s e
.
, .
li p a r d a ( L E II I fi n a nd fo r it s u s e in IV 1 wi th the “
- ” -
t
,
“
t o the b righ t IV R 60 * ”
cf C R e v 1 2 0 k a bit ta su ip
, . . . .
- - -
é
par -
du I(IZ II
l: wh e n c e t he e p iIt h fi
e t n ipird zi n ng , shi i ”
(s ee D E LI T Z S CH in L o T z s n l p 1 0 6 a n d Z I M M E RN op cit p 1
’
. . . . .
,
”
pdr ? ) d a a ti in the p hr a s e su néti Pdr d a a ti lei tdbdti
f
- - - - - -
(I V R 1 7, 1 6 o) , an d I
> E U in N o . 1 2 ,
1 57 . .
No . 35 .
T r a n s l i te r a t i o n .
0 0 0 0 0
ba lcitu si
ina pa -u i
libbu kid ii tim
S e ct i o n I V .
P raye rs t o d e it ies w ho s e n am es
a re no t p re s e rv e d .
S e c t io n
IV is co m p os e d o f fra g m e n t s o f t a b l e t s which ,
b e e n p r e s e rv e d .
No . 36 .
- ki
6 . SU [L L A .
7 ina isdti
8
1o
m
[ika t
‘
1 1 .
-
ba n-ap li etc .
T he fr a g m e n t No .
36 K
( 9 5)
1 2 co nta i n s the e n d o f a
p r a y e r , follow e d b y t hr e e li ne s o f dir e c tio n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s
,
P R A YE R TO A GO D D E SS E TC .
No . 37 .
T ran sl i te ra ti o n .
[ j k in p ti
i
'
si fi - na - s-
o . S U] [L . L A
7 .
[ sip tu ] [biltaj su r- bu - tu m um m a i i - m i- u i
[si
’
tu m ba t sa m i i illiiti f
]
2 '
a- - -
8 .
[a l s i—ki -
bilti ya -
i—
]z iz -
ai i m
- -
ma si m i- i 3
-
[ya -
a -
ti ]
9 .
[is- i-
k i a sk u r-
k i 4 k im a
] uliu nu ili-ya u -
ya i u nu -
ul [ki
a s ba t]
-
10 .
[As su m di ni 5 da] a ui p u rus
1 1 .
[ ifs-su m bu l- ln-tu]7 su l- lu - m u ba sé-u 8 [ kij
itti-
1 2.
[Wis -
su m itira g a m c la i ]
[biltu ku] tu m um m u [m i ]
’
ui tu m
1 ”
1 3 . sa - -
n - - -
No .
3 7 (K 9 0 8 7 )
co n ta i n s a fe w words fro m the e n d o f
o ne r
p y a e r a nd t he firs t s e v e n li n e s fro m t he co m m e n c e m e n t
o f a n o th e r T he s e co n d p r a y e r i s a d dr e ss e d t o a godd e ss a n d
.
’
is p a rtly d u p lic a t e o f the p r a ye r t o B a u in N O 6 11 7 1 E a n d .
, .
,
11 9 ff . F o r a t r a n sl a t io n s ee a b ov e p 3 4 f
.
, . .
1 P o s s ib l
y to be re s t o re d fro m B z ” B i -ht ili ; A flu B a
’
u
2 A r i- m i - n z [
’
h
.
7
tu m ] 3 A [ fi m i ]i 4 A [zu r ki 5 A di-in 6 D [p ] - a -s u A ere
’
- - - - a r
as
c d
.
, . .
.
ba ti-d i
'
16 A
fu z -
u ba ti d i i, D
- - - m a- la u I ii -
z u - -i
.
[bu tu m] 11 u m -m a r i-m i -u i -t u m
‘
'
l D
'
. u r- -
. .
P R AY E R S T O D E I TI E S
No . 38 .
T rans l itera ti on .
1 . a na di
3 . SU [L L A] .
— —
No .
( B
38 u 9 1 .
5 9 1 6) is a fr a g m e n t fro m the l e ft sid e
,
o f a t ab l e t a n d p r e s e rv e s t he b e g i n n i n g s o f t w o li n e s fro m t he
end o
p r a y er
f a which i s follow
, ed b
y t he tw o c o m m o n col o
p h o n li n e s t he c a t ch li n e a n d the b e gi n n i n g o f the colo p ho n
- - .
, ,
No . 39 .
T ran sl iterati on .
SU [L L A
‘
.
[D UD U [ u] lu m SA R lu ina SA N A [au ras]
k a kk a bd nifl i-la t sa r
i ti i—
la t i
ilcinifl D I B AR.
"
I“g
I g z i
sa m i- i
n u -ur ma
m u s- na - m i -
ra t
-
bu - u di -
p a -
ru
it -
ta - na -
an -
bi -
tu
-ki bi - il-ti ina ki
ya ku si ma
ui ma ma
.
[ a na - k u
p ulcinu a
p il] p u lci ni sa su m - ru
P R AY E R S T O D E ITI E S
.
, , ,
. .
, ,
1 2 T he s u g g e s t e d r e s t or a t io n o f the b e gi n n i n g o f t his li n e
.
i s b a s e d o n N o 8 l 2 1 (cf s up ra p 4 2 .
, . .
,
.
No . 41 .
T ran s l iterati o n .
2 .
[D U D U . BI] lu in a R I SD A ln i na SA N A .
7
sa rru
” “ ui
In N o .
4 1
(K 7 9 1 6)
firs t li n e is p ro b ab ly t o t he be r e s t or e d
a s t he col o ho n l i n e I N I M I N I M M A S U [L L A etc
p
-
. . L .
3 g iv e s
t he c a t ch li ne fo r t he n e x t ta b l e t
- .
No . 42 .
T r an s l i te ra t i o n .
2 . na 3 . k u l- la t
10 . a-lik k
a r-ra - u i 1 1 . la D I M K U la
ir 1 2 . Sa p k daa
pi - 1 3 . d a n nu
ina d a n- na 1 4 . i- lu l m u n- nap
1 5 . ina k ciri d a n - na 1 6 . m u -sap -sik UD
1 7 . ina pi-k a k i 1 8
1 g . a -z u
2 1 . ul 22 .
[t id iitu -
ka
W HO S E NA ME S AR E N OT P R E S E R VE D .
N o 4 2 (K 3 2 2 1 ) p r e s e rv e s p a r t o f the l e ft S id e o f a l a rg e
.
O b v e rs e L 2 5 giv e s an u n u s u a l for m o f o ne o f t he co m m o n
. .
colo p ho n li ne s (s ee a b ov e p
-
, .
No . 43 .
T ra n s l ite ra ti on
“
.
”
-
bu 2 . M a rd uk
“
”
4 . ilciu i ’
6 .
"
"
l
A -
nim
”
B il
T he end o f a p r ay e r to a godd e ss ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d b y
N O 43 (K 1 335 5)
No . 44 .
T rans l iterati on .
2 . SU
K co i s r a ces f r ayer an d t hr e e
No .
44 ( 1 4 2 1 0 ) n t a n t o a p
li ne s o f dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s .
P R AYE RS T O D E I TIE S
No . 45 .
T ra n s l ite ra ti o n
“
.
2 .
-
lu t lu
um ta k bu S a m as
- - - t ‘
3 . u
SU [L L A
‘
4 . .
-
ma
T he fr a g m e nt N o .
45 ( 8 2 — 3
— 23 1 1 9 ) co n ta i n s t r a c e s o f
,
p r a y e rs ; so li t t l e how e v e r ha s b e e n
p re s e rv e d t h a t it is im
p o s
-
[ka ra -
buj -
u
l
ta -a i- ra - tu -k a k a b- ta - a -tu m
-
si lib-sa -nim - m a
[d d lil i lu ti ka] ra biti (ti) lu d lu l
EU [ L ]L A .
ka M a bu
M mmt a rra- m a
tei n n(a - nu) KA N
“
.
D UD U B] .
[/u ina KI SD A] ln in a SA . NA ip u s(us)
k a k k a bu
szptu
z
N irg a l bil P iszi ti ik sa m i i ‘
- -
u
s a ui - -
ku ti b u- kur t ”
K U T U SAR
.
m a -a m - ln g it- m a - lu m p a - ki- d u g i- m ir KI R R UD A Z A G GA . .
zh
i lit ti A nim m eiru ris tu 22
‘
da n da n nu kit ru da bil a ba ri
Ea kin ta k ti [i] mu Ea as ki nu li i ti
sa rru ta m ka [ri ir P] Eu ik da la pa da it
[E a lr
l
lba - -
bu m u k -
ta b-lu m
i s
ta n
T he
e nd o f a
the
up
p ra y e r t o the
a ddr e ss e d a s a m a l e d e i t y which
p e r p or t io n o f No
,
.
46
,
““
(K 1 1 1
13 1
a ft e
6 5
r
53 R m 5 8 2 ) co n
lu sta ba ri u m i/tcinu ,
Il
t he
- 2
do u b l e col o p h o n
is follow e d b y a p ra y e r t o N irg a l, who is i n vo k e d a s
follows
I I . O lord o f
N irga l, P isu , n ea r to h e a v en a nd ea r th !
1 2 . W ho h a r a ss e s the t he fi rs t-b or n o f K U T US AR !.
1 3 . T he s t ro n g the p e r fe c t , ,
who c a r e th fo r t he whol e o f t he
Kirru d — g
az a a
1 4 . T he o ffs p ri n g o f A nn the fi rs t b or n s o n ! ,
-
1
7 . Who giv e th the vic t ory who e s tab lish e t h s t r e ng th ! ,
1 A ra -b u -zi
v c
.
p . 1 20 1 .
P R AYE R To T HE M U ET AB A R R n-M OT AN U . 1 1 1
2 1 t he h e ro !
9 . T h a t t he k a k k a bu
N I -B A T —
a nu is -
p ho n e t ic a ll y wri tte n
-
m iiui nu , c f . B R UN N O W , Li s t, n o .
5 347, a nd JE N SE N ,
Ko s m o log ie, p . 1 1 9 .
an d
1 2 . id en t ific a t io n o f (IgI a z ag a wi th (E I a z aga
F o r the
t he e x p l a n at io n o f t he l at te r a s the lordly ch a m b e r of
“
- -
”
,
t he L ow e r W orld s ee JE N S E N op cit p 2 3 4 f, , .
, . .
1 5 . word sa lu m m a tu e xp r e ss e s the id ea
T he o f li gh t vi e w e d
as an o b j e c t o f t e rror (J E N S E N op cit p 1 5 , . .
,
.
NO 4 7 .
T ran sl i te ra ti o n .
ru
lim nu
4 .
-
na 1
k u - nu ba la tn ba a ui 5 .
d é li- li- k u - nu lu d - lu l
SU [L ]L A . M il-
mul . K]D
7 .
[D B] In m [( I E D A lu] ina EA N A ip u s(us)
1o .
[ik a l
m ” “ A ssu r- bd nj -
ap li etc .
EU [ L L A KA N
.
T he end o f a p r a y e r ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d b y N o 4 7 (K .
o f k a kk a bu
(s e e N o 8 l t ho u gh t
. h e s u
,
ffi x
. in d é li li k u nu - - - -
S u g e s t s th a t the r y r is ddr ss d t o m o re t h a n o n e d e i t y
g p a e a e e .
P R AYE R S T O AST RAL DE ITIE S .
T he t a b l e t r e n t ly for m e d
ap p a o ne o f a s e ri e s , p art o f the t i t l e
o f which i s co n t a i n e d b y l 9 . .
No . 48 .
T r a n s l i te r a t i o n .
tu - s i 4 .
-
sa 5
Eu 10
2 22 - si 1 3
-
z i2 1 4
R ev .
1 5 . ki
1 6 . EU [L L A . M u l-m u lKAN .
A ccordi n g t o
firs t li n e o f the c olo p ho n (l the N o 48 . .
T he O b v e rs e o f N o 4 8 p r e s e rv e s a fe w e n ds o f li n e s fro m the
.
b e gi nn i n g o f the t a b l e t t he R e v e rs e t he e n d o f a p r a y e r t o the
,
is b rilli a n t in h e a v e n ! ”
co m p a r e d t he i n c a n ta t io n s th a t co m m e n c e sipta bit nu ru (s ee -
a b ov e n d t he S e ri e s B it rim ki (s upra p p 1 4 if ) T he
p a, .
,
. .
pl X LV). .
P R A YE R S T O AS T R AL DE I TI E S
“
.
”
irsitim (tim )
‘
8 . R a m m a nu a E a rid E a m i- i u ui
9 . ina ki bit ka I
iz z a k a ra (ra ) ti [ui Ei i
” ”
10 . Ei si ma itti ka 3 ild ni f ra bi i ti f li ai [an]
1 1 .
4 di ui di in pu ru s s a ai p u ru s fus)
1 2 . a na ku a ra d ka ”‘
A EE u r bda a p li m dr ili Eu
“ “
Ed ilu Eu A EE u r "
l
is u
ta r Eu
”"
AE Eu ri i tn
1 3 .
” ” KA N
1 4 . ina lu m u n a ta li S in Ea ina ar ki it m i
iE a k na (na)
1 5 . ina lu m u n id dti fl I TI M /S lim niti ? ’
ld tdbdti f”
1 7 . ds Eum a i
p E lim u tti(tz) m u rsu ld td bu ar ii i
”
E id u da m k a ln ka ai ina risi yd
1
2 4 . an
25 . ilu 2 "
m
ista r a m ilii ti sa li mu li ir Eu ui
R ev .
2 6 . ina kibit ka lu ub la ;
6
2 7 lu dlu l ka na r bi ka ln Ea pi
““
.
2 8 . EU [L L A
.
29 . E iptu at -
ta
M M
KA "
Z”
N IN IB a -
Eu -
ri d ild ni ’”
ra b dti ? ’
No .
50 (K 280 1 -
I K
co m p a r a t iv e ly s m a l l ta b l e t
9 4 90 ) is a
s e v e ra l p ra ye rs a n d c e r e m o n i a l s e c t io n s S u ch a t e x t si m il a r .
,
in si z e t o N o s 1 2 2 1 a n d 2 2 m u s t h a v e b e e n t he t a b le t o f
.
, , ,
3 A it -[t i-k a] 4 5
Fo r A re a s : -
z i Fo r
d
“ “ c d c
.
I 23 B rea s : i i-E u r 6 A ft er 1 27 B e as e s to be a u
p li at e
d
. .
an d rea s :
I Sip ta 4 0 11 13 4 6 ” D UM U 1 I k i-m a
PRA YE R T O SI BZI A N A .
ta b et
l T he p r a y e r in the p r e s e nt t e x t how e v e r w a s n o t e x
.
, ,
S ibz ia na a d dr e ss e d a s a m a l e d e i t y a n d i n vo k e d in ll 1 —
I
,
9 in , .
so m e wh a t e x t r a v aga n t t e r m s T he O b j e c t o f t he p r a y e r i s t o .
s e s sm n b
y s p e c t r e s etc t h a t h a v e follow e d in t he t ra i n o f t he
.
,
T r an s l a t i o n .
R a m m dn t he p ri n c e o f h ea v e n a n d e a r t h
"
A t thy co m m a n d m a n k i n d w a s n a m e d !
G ive t ho u the word a n d wi t h th e e le t the gr e a t g ods s t a n d !
G iv e t ho u m y j u d g e m e n t m a k e m y d e ci sio n ! ,
Which a re in m y p a la c e a n d m y l a n d ,
the i n i q u i t y ,
[ B e c a u s e o f]t he e vil s e c t re t h a t is b o u n d t o m e a n d
p
H a v e p e t i t io n e d t h e e I h a v e g lorifi e d th e e ! ,
T he r a isi n g o f m y h a n d a c de p t ! H e a r k e n t o m y p r a y e r !
F r e e m e fro m m y b e wi t ch m e n t ! L oos e n m y s in !
d fic h
the n am e as
1 Fo r
“ h hd hv
the i e n ti
the t rue s
atio n
ep er
o f S ibz ia n a
o f ea e n
”
w it
(Ri
’
u
R egu lus
kin u Ea J a m i ),
,
a nd
sec J
x
the e p la nat io n
E NS E N , ZA 1 ,
o f
p 2 66 , and K o sm o lo gi e, pp 36 f, 4 8 f etc
h d d d
. .
c d h
. . .
2 I . e. re at e . I t is p o s s ib l
e t at P
?
d
B T
II
d h c
s o ul
e it
be re n e re b y the
t he m e aning
Q al, no t the N ifal, o f z a kd r u , E u m u b e ing u n ers to o ; in er as e
23 . L et h r
t e e b e t or n a w a y wh a t so e v e r e vil m ay co m e to cu t
o ff m y li fe !
24 M a y the fa vo u r ab l e
. jid u be e ver at h ea d ! my
25 M a y the god the
. godd e ss o f ,
m e fa vo u r ! m ank i n d gr a n t
26 A t thy co m m a n d le t m e liv e !
.
27 L e t m e b o w dow n a n d e x t ol t hy gre a tn e s s i
.
T he c a t ch li n e fo r t he n e x t t a b l e t r ea ds : T ho u O KA K S I D ]
-
“ , . .
t he p ri n c e o f t he gr e a t g od s ! T hi s li n e is disc u ss e d
”
a rt N inib ,
, . .
,
co n cl u sio n o f t he t e x t .
No . 51 .
T ran sl iterati o n .
‘ ‘
a mzlzt tu
-
ma 6 .
[d a -
ba t subdta (9) —
k a z2
ba ldfz ili
'
d a lz lzlk a
' '
g mzl 8
'
7 z - .
.
9 . 1 1 [N I M I N I M M A §U [L L A .
k a kk a bu
mJ B Z L AN N A KA N]
IO . A G AG B]
. a nd pai n II
ba rds? la fa k a n fim ) KA S S A G ta fla k z oé z)
’ ' '
Szp tu
‘
n . an
m
lé nu fi)
‘
z a -z a a é a rrz é lmbz nu
l
' ‘
Sa m m lmfu rm z nu ‘ ‘
l
p a Su S
$1 GL M A N GI R I N AM
’
sa m J .
z su .
[ta j a ka n Pfla m
'
z na
22!
'
lz w nu
In No
5 . 1 (K 8 1 90 )
colo p ho n l i n e s e e m s t o r e fe r
the -
t o t w o p r a y e rs o f which t he e n d o f t he s e co n d ha s b e e n p re
,
s e rv e d A t 1 1 0 a c e r e m o n i a l s e c t io n o f s ev e n li n e s co m m e n c e s
. .
,
re scri b i n g t he o ffe ri ng o f i n c e n s e a n d t he p o u ri n g o u t o f a
p
li b a t io n b e for e S ibz ia na L l 1 2 if co n t a i n c e r ta i n ri t e s t o b e
. . .
wi t h the oil o f Su rm z nu wo od ‘
‘
-
.
S e cti o n VI .
P ra ye rs a gain s t the e v il
s a tt e n ding
an ip s e
e cl of the Moon .
T hro u g ho u t t h e s e fi v e s e c t io n s it will b e o b s e rv e d t h a t s e v e r a l
o f the p r a ye rs co n ta i n the for m u l a d isc u ss e d o n p p 7 ff in , . .
,
which it is s ta te d t h a t t he p ra y e r i s o ffe re d in co n s e q u e n c e o f
c e r t a i n e vils th a t h a v e foll o w e d in t he t r a i n o f a l u n a r e cli p s e .
T he for m u l a i s t o b e fo u n d in N o 1 11 1 — 2 8 a p r a y e r t o S in .
, .
, ,
a n d 11 3 6 — 5 2 —
a p r y e r t o Ta j m z l p ye r
r
‘
. a , u in N o 4 11 9 2 2 a a , .
, .
,
t o D a m kz na a n d 11 2 4 — 5 0 a p r a y e r t o B a u in t he co n cl u di n g
’ ’
, .
, ,
p yr a er o f N o 6 a ccordi
. n g t o ,t he d u p l ic a t e F in N o 7
— 33 ,
.
, ,
a
p r a ye r t o t h e godd e ss B i lit i ii a n d 1 1 34
— 63 a
p ra y e r to
, .
,
1 3 5 mm , in N o 1 9 11 1 — 3 3 . a p ra y e r to
, . B il in t he p r a y e r t o
, ,
11 1 — 2 8 a p r a ye r t o S z éz z a na I t is n o t h ow e v e r co n fi n e d t o
' '
.
, .
, ,
t he gro u p o f t e x t s coll e c t e d in S e c t io n s I — V b u t i s o f so m e ,
wh a t co m m o n occ u rr e n c e in v a rio u s s e ri e s a n d cl a ss e s o f p r ay e r s .
how e v e r m a k e s n o p r e t e n c e o f b e i n g e xh a u s t iv e fo r it is p ro
, ,
No . 58 .
T ra ns l ite ra ti o n .
Obv
“
.
1 .
“
2 .
ab
“ é al k zl
fj ti M a rd u k Sa l da [éu 5 27 8] 1 TUR R A
- -
3 a - -
. .
4 .
”
f -
a
"
M
i c m ac u M a rd uk ya -
a -
Si
‘
ru -sa - m m - m a
'
ina
“ ui ku mc i
’
fu l lik
- ‘
5 . an - - - Sa - ru -
tii -
”
S m a p a l li 34
‘
6 amaf ik im m u éi ij tu
‘ ’
.
- - - -
ii -
mi ma -
d u - ti
7 a rk i lei m a pp a tin d r u)
.
ya
imz k ? ! mi m z - iz i irm hi ! m zij i
‘
8 . c zZ- - u p -
ia -n a - la Z
z -a u - nz
10 .
1 1 . ar y zz i Sa m - m a -m a
- ‘
1 2 . ba l pug ri ya ué be: la
1 3 . [u i kim mu k im ti ya sa la ti ya
kim mu m ina di it
'
1 4 . [u z ti
1 5 . [u ikim u
m G UR TA R P ! D U m z -
n u -ii 37 2-
22 a n-n u - u
” “
S j ‘
a ma i fla p
‘
zm i lm is lz - -
x vi m a -
lu buj ti f ” ‘
ai m lib ba - 3 223 11
m iSir u ‘
a nd ka éti
m isira ‘
a nd k a b/i su - ‘
S UA R UL A . . . m i" ( ma 3 0 12-3 11
Hm "
i j ié Su
- - ‘
SA KA S KAL .
’ ’
n a a in Su - ‘
"
1”
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rib (3 1)
’
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f
lu m u n id citi fl lim niti z
30 inc: ik a l/i yri
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P R A YE RS A G AI N S T THE E VL I S
No .
53 (K 3 85 9 Sm .
3 8 3 ) p r e s e rv e s t he b o t t o m p or t i o n
o f a tabl e t a n d co nt a i n s a p r a y e r t o la Sa m a s a n d M a rd u k ,
‘
, ,
l i n t s t a te s t h a t he is r a yi n g a ft e r a n e cli s e o f the M oo n
p a p p ,
r e m a i n s o f t he O b v e rs e co m m e n c e s a s fol lows :
3 . O r b i t e r o f t he world M a rdu k the m i gh t y the l ord o f [zura l
a , , ,
4 . O fa Sa m a s a n d M a rd u k d e liv e r m e
,
‘
, ,
7 . H a s b e e n b o u n d o n m y b a c k a n d i s n o t lo os e d , ,
T he s u p p li an t t h e n d e scri b e s t he w a ys in which he is
t or m e n t e d b y t he s p e c t r e who d e fi le s him a n d a t t a c k s his fa c e
, ,
v e rs e o f the t a b l e t he r e co u n t s t o Sa m a s how he ha s t ri e d t o ‘
a
pp e a s e a n d t o r e s t ra i n his t or m e n t or A p p a r e n t ly his e ffor t s .
h a v e m e t w i th n o s u cc e ss fo r he n o w t u r n s t o the S u n god fo r -
“
m a n d t h a t i s n o t a l t e r e d a n d t hro u gh t he co m m a n d o f M a rd u k
t he a r b i t e r o f t he gods
”
,
.
,
10 . A ft e r the for m uz -
z a -n a - ka- p u in o ne m i gh t p e r
h a
ps a ssig n to ti lin v a l u e kap
as -
z a na - -
rs (-
Y t he n e w .
1 8 T he ch a r a c t e r i t " fi
.
fii i s n o t q u i t e a cc u r a t e ly r e n d e r e d
o n
p l 68 fo r t he s m a ll p e rp e n di c u l a r w e dg e sh o u ld p roj e c t
.
,
o f t his ch a r a c t e r a re so m e wh a t v a ri o u s Whil e t he b eg i nn i ng .
o f t he sign r e m a i n s co n s t a n t t og e th e r wi th the s m a l l ,
(I)
p e r p e n dic u l a r w e dg e r a n d p osi t io n, o f t he s m l l
t he n u m b e
a
a b ov e t he hori z o nt al li n e
(n o t t w o a s in IV R 5 6 l 5 5 b ) in V 2
, .
,
R 1 8 l 3 5 f (a s co rr e c t e d in Z K I p 3 4 9 ) t w o w e d g e s o n ly
, . .
,
.
occ u r a n d in V R 1 1 l 1 0 f fo u r w e dg e s (it ) a re t o b e fo u nd
, , . .
,
P R AYE R S A G AI N S T TH E E VL I S
P a rt o f a
p r ayer o f A sh u r b a n i p a l ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d b y
No 55 .
(K T he fr a gm e n t is fro m t he l e ft sid e o f o n e
o f t he cl a ss o f s m all e r t ab l ets .
No . 56 .
T ra n s l i te ra ti o n .
—
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i
”
S a maf
. ik ka ru ki
. ma - fa -
ri in
’
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ku A sj u r [bd u - aplz]
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ta r
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Su j i u r su Szt
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izza lu m u n S i rz Sa m a ki zi m i iSa k u a Oz aH
‘ ‘
ar
id dtifi ’
[ TI M I S lim m ti fl fl
‘ '
MO [ind ] lu m u n 1é td bd ti ]
MN [fa ind ] ika l/i[ yd -
m dti-yd iba sd -a]
‘
L i k e t he p r e c e di n g fr a g m e n t N o 5 6 (K 2 8 1 0 ) . co n ta i n s p a r t
o f a r
p ya e r wri t t e n fo r A sh u r b a n i p a l T he t ab let . i s o n e o f the
s m a ll e r k i n d a nd is wri t t e n in so m e wh a t co a rs e ch a r a c t e rs ; wh a t
ha s b e e n p re s e rv e d o f t h e R e v e rs e is u n i n sc ri b e d .
No . 57
T ra n sl ite rati o n
“
.
I . 0 O 0 O
I S- da - ra um m u ri-
[m i u i-tu m 3é nififl
“
z
2 .
-
k u p u ld u u ”
3 . a ua -
a p il p u /d u i ia
.
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ilu - ‘
su [p ulduu ij ta r - ‘
su p it /d
n itu m tu m ( )
”
4 . iu a lu m u n z
S in 3 a [ind ar ki ‘
p u lc mi im z i pu /d u i isa k
‘
lu m u n id dti f” f” fl
]
‘ ‘
5 .
Zi m rz z ti 1d td ba ti
'
6 ik a l/i
. 3a z ua
yd u [m dti yd 55 0 5 63 a ]
AT T E N D I N G AN E CL I P S E OF T HE MOO N .
7 . a na s
. a ti as é ur ki d l- [ si - k z]
8 . di ‘
Su m
‘
gi m il dum ki
9 . as r uk ki si rik
10 .
.z a
- ka - a da -
aj -
p a ku -
ru -
[ uu - na ]
1 1 . 12 ma kir ki
flap ij ti tz f) ué Za k ki
‘
1 2 .
1 3 .
da rd iu a mp
1 4 . bi lit m dtdti iu a sap
1 5 . d up pi ri m im m a
1 6 . m im m a lim nu
1 7 . su 1 8
R ev .
1 9
2 1
co m m e n c e m e n t o f N o 5 7 (K 9 9 0 9) is v e r y si m il a r t o
T he .
t he e n d o f t he R e v e rs e o f N o 7 E a ch t a b l e t is a ddr e ss e d t o . .
1 3 1 mm N o 5 7 ll 2 a n d 4 — 7 cor re s p o n di n g t o N o 7
, .
, .
— 62 .
,
.
L 63 o f N o 7 ho we v e r d o e s n o t a gr e e wi th l 8 o f N o 5 7
. .
, , . .
,
So t h a t t he t e x t s thro u g h cl os e ly p a ra lle l a re a
pp a r e nt ly n o t
, ,
d u p lic a t e s
No . 58 .
T r a n s l i ter ati o n .
1 ” ” 12
m Sim Sim dti f
‘ -
a- 2 .
71 21 125 2! 3 .
1 ”
ta -
p a kia
-
’
4 . lint - na - ti
Sit -u l- m a [a na - k u uld nu p ]p
il ld u i 5 a il
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u
5 p a u
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l
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d
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f’
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‘
[ lu m u n id dti
p 7 .
I T/ M ]S . lim niti fl 1é td bd ti f ”
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.ia
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u m d ti-
a iba j d -
a
‘ - ‘
. .
pa -
Sa su
ka 1 1 .
na
1 4 1 5 .
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si
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ru sit -
lu é ‘
él
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1 -
mi i/d ni f m u - tdl- lu m 1 7 .
m a -na -m ir uk -
li 1 8 .
-
ki mu ri: 1 T UR R A
.
R 2
P R AYE R S A GAI N S T T H E E VLI S
th a t c a s e t he b e g i n n i n g o f C o l I I a n d t he e n d o f C o l III h a v e
,
. .
b e e n p re s e rv e d i n scri b e d wi t h p o rt io n s o f t w o s e p a ra te i n ca n
,
t a t io n s .
No . 59 .
T ran s l iteration .
1 ” iu a ka l
-
ui 3 a ip rifl D UB
Sa a d u i fl fiz z)
’
d i fl N UN
[
‘
z a rr u
bi! ildtifl . i ap
‘
ldti f ’
B UR
ka sp u ku rdsu nu
[ka mj -
s a - ku a -
n a -
ka r ir
lit- ba -lu
“ ti ka ra biti m) 3d at u tta kk a ru ru ( )
- -
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h
lu m u n] a ta /i S irz z ‘
3a iu a ar k i p u ldni [zi m i p u ld ui
V
lim rz iti fl
~
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]
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t
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- -
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yd
-
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-
li- 7z a - n u - u i m a - ki (P)
mar il
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iu
.
-
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Sa maf R a m m d uu u M a rd u k
ta k- ba - la - k a ta
ri k ku ti
m ilu
a
m itu 1d itur
iriéu
T he u
p p e r p or t io n l e t ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d b y
o f a tab
No .
5 9 (K co n si s t i ng o f a h e a d i n g or i n t rod u c t io n o f
t h re e li n e s , an d t he b e g i n n i n g o f a n i n c a n t a t io n t o a m a l e d e i t y .
P R A Y E RS A GA I N ST T HE E VL I S
8 Who s e m e rc y n o g o d ha s e v e r a n n u ll e d !
.
9 A lo rd a rt t ho u a n d m i gh t y i s t hy word !
.
,
1 0 T hy co m m a n d i s n o t for g o t t e n t hy i n t e rc e ssio n i s u n e q u a ll e d !
.
,
O n t he R e v e rs e o f t he t a b l e t whi ch is so m e wh a t b ro k e n , ,
t he s u p p li a n t c o n t i n u e s his i n vo c a t io n o f the g o d a n d in 11 1 9 ff , . .
s t a t e s t he occ a sio n o f t he p r a y e r .
s e co n d h a l f o f t hi s li ne i s p ro b a b ly a s e m i t ic t ra n s
2 . T he
l a t io n o f the S u m e ro Ak k a di a n p h ra s e s wi t h which it co m m e n c e s -
.
F o r m y co nj e c t u r a l r e s t ora t io n cf B R fi N N o w L is t n o 5 6 r a n d ,
.
, , .
,
Z I M M E R N , B u s sps a lm e n , p .
73 .
No . 61 .
T ran sl i te ra ti o n .
Ka t ki
[N j TI Sik - u a t m a td ti uu
[bi] ut td m ti ma ti p fl
s dti
z)
‘
nu ta ra
a im a da ui ib 72a na .ii [m a P]
[fa m itj irsitim flim)
’
-
u u I
ib- da -n u - ii
[23] m a ui [ P
]
.
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[a t] ti m a uz it
-
BA L -
A z
u p a SSu ru
‘ ‘
[ind 227m ] I I
KAN
i mz i VII /( A N
i mz i XV K AN
22m n u - ba t (P) ti-
22m A B AB . zi m i XI X[ K AN
]
[um i XXj bu ébu /u m um rim k i 12m k AN
im t i XXX -
lim u tti 3 K AN
[a naj -
na p fa t ili u sa rri ka ti -
a t ta ra [a m P ] - - - -
“
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m i i fl fl
i/ i bi [k a r P]
’
‘
S ( u ra t tz az z a
[a na] m ud it it 1 d m ild z? a at
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-
ta
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[4 iu a lu m u n] a ta /i S in 3 a iu a a rk i p u ld ui im z i p u ld ni
isa k na [ 71 a) ‘
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~
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’
.
4 A app aren tl
y o m it s re a d ing in its p la c e : lu m u n idd t ifl
f M /S lt m m t z fl [1d ldbé t ifl]
‘
[
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’
[iba
’
in a zka l m d i i-y a
‘
li
‘
- id - a u -a
.
AT T E N D I N G AN E C L I P S E OF T HE MOO N .
in u é -
ra -d a - ni G U Z UR - ki u -kul-
li
p i ka pu su r ina la fi I ka sit sa a
'
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k P b t t k t s
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No . 61 (K
co n t a i n s t r a c e s o f fo u r li ne s o f di re c tio n s
8 293)
fo r c e r e m o n i e s which a re fo llow e d b y a shor t i n c a n t a tio n o f
,
1 1 . Fo r the i nn 11 n -
ti,
f
c . DE LI T Z S CH , B eitrrig e
'
z ur A s syr .
,
Bd .I p 2 3 1 a n d ]E N S E N Ko s nz o lo gie p 1 0 6 f A si m il ar s e q u e n c e
, .
, , , . .
o f d a s o cc u rs in K 2 8 66 f (S A S M IT H M is ce lla neo u s
y ,
. . .
,
A s syria n Tex ts p f
c a lso
,
I I I
. R 5 6 No 4 . ,
. .
No . 62 .
T r a n s li t e r a t i o n .
sI
ra bz iti M
kissa t ‘
i/dn if ‘
sa in i i irsiti m ( ti nz ) a t- tu n u m a
- - -
u
us su ru busil kn nu ma
’
si7n 1 n a s usu rziti f ba ld m a tu
[ta i tu a t tu - -
- u- n u -
ta sip a t - k u - nu
pa r
- -
-
ra s a
ba -la -tu u m -m a
la i pis pi ku
- -
- -
7n u
- -
nu
ka bi su
” ma
-
bu ka - bi -
su ki -
rib sa m i i -
n
r k it ti i a t tu
- -
n u -
lu nz - u i Sa k i - -n u du m ki -
pa in n
- -
si
-
id dtifl
su
I T[ M 1 3 lim nitiM
-
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linz n itif ”
1d tdbdti m u - ‘
sa l li—
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d fl
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m a la ba sa - - -
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P R AYE R S A G AI N S T T HE E VL I S
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p u ld n u i tta i a
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.
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mu
kinz itu ta fa ka n /a n)]
tu k a n (a n) SA . N A bu ra si ta sa k a n K
a n)
W H]
ta na k i(kz) u ZA G su q [ u Si q A [Z ] ta .
sa ka n(d u)
[ ta PJ -s a l- la é
i 1 11 K U D .
flu) u I I I sa nitu
‘
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- - - - - - - -
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a bu a bu -
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a b ub u d e l u g e i n u n d a t io n
, a -
b u- bu 1 1 ,
1 ; a -bu - u b 1 2 ,
23
b
a - u- bi 2 1 , 80 .
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‘
a b nu sto ne : ”
a bni f
“ a bni fl
a b a n b i r ki t h u n d e r b ol t : birk a
”
a b k a llu a r b i te r a b ka l 2 2 -
, 35 ; a bk a llu a bk a l/i
a bku l r2 . 88, 1 1 4:
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ab - -
,
.
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a b u r ri s i n s e c u ri t y : a bu rris (id e o g r U S AL )
”
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a b b uttu ch a i n fe t te r (s ee s a b at u ) : a bu ti
,
- -
9 45 ;
,
33,
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24 .
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” k a 'f a ’
m gub - -
ba
1 2 , a -g ub-ba
V OC AB UL A RY
g ag u
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-
a a ge , 2 7 .
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a gg u a ng y : ag -g u 6, 1 2 ; 2 7, 20 ;
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tu a n ge r : ug -g a t
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a - d a -g ur 30 ,
2 3 .
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: m i-ki 7 , 4 0 .
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III su ta
’
4, 42 ; 62 , 1 5; 2 - -
d a - ra -k u 4 42
. : 62 , 1 5 .
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-
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1 8 A .
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6 ; su-z u -ba 4 ,
3 1
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1 1 7 .
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1 1 ,
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1 A .
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nu 4, 34 ;
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du-
1 9, 2o ; 2 1 , 62 ; uz nd si- n a .
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b k
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a u br t e : a i
k ya
-
1 1 ,
2 2 a
b m is
“ o h r ”
a a t ge t e : a- k a -m is 62 , 1 9 .
a b u sid e
”
: a- i
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-
1 3 . 23 .
a bi t u sid e a - ti-ti
é 1 2 ,
68 .
VO CA B UL A RY
i lu g o d ilu 1 ,
25 , 44, 5 0 ; 4 , 3 7 , 46 ; 6 3 , ,
1 2 ,
38 ; 2 7 ,
23 ; 28, 7 ; 33 , 2 7 , 3 5 ; 5 0, 2 5 ; 6 0 , 8 ; ili 1 2 , 57.
77 ; 2 1 . 26 ; 33, 3 ; ili (N I N I )
- 6,
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a ri sit - - -
2 1 , 84 .
d ur u w a l l for t r e ss d it rit 2 1 1 6 2 6
, , , .
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d i h u p e s t il e n c e sic k n e ss : d i ku ”
60
,
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.
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, 1 2 ;
di- na
da -u i 4 ,
7, 49 ; di-
ui 4 ,
2 8 .
28, 30 ;
1 2 59; 1 3, 2 8; d i- in
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d a ié n u j d u ge d a -ya - na - ti 3 0 , 8 ; d a id u n 6 0 , 7 ; d a id n
dulu d a -u l 22, 7 .
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d a l ah u to dis t u rb t o diso rd e r : da li ku 8 ”
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2 7 .
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lu d lu l-k a
“ (K A T A R Z U ka )
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.
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’
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d a m ikta fla) 1 2 ,
1 1 3 E ; d a 7n ikti (tz) 4, 7 ;
1 1 8; 1 2 , 7 2, 1 2o ;
1 6 ; 3 3 , 3 5 ; 4 0, 1 6 ; d a m ik tiin flim) 2 , 9, 1 4, I 5 ; 5 4,
9 ; 60, 22 ; d a m ik ( ) yd
ti ti -
d a nz k zitifl da in
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1 1
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2
fa
6 .
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2 2 ; 62 ,
10 ; du m ka 8 ,
-
1 3; d u i n -
ki d u n/k n I 2 ,
85 ;
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d a n an u
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d a nn a tu dis r ss t e : d a nna ti (id e o gr .
9. 3 5 ; 3 1 .
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.
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1 ,
1 08 .
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d a p in u t ng : d a -pi-nu 21 , 77 .
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II 1
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to t e a
ta b e t
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to r e m ov e ”
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: lid - d ip -p ir I , 49 .
d i p ar u orch di p a
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: - -
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d a rr u s t ro n g ri
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and
1 u u I .
I 3. 22 .
23 . 5 0. 5 1 ;
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67 . 7 3 . 7 s. 7 6 . 8 3 D . 9 3 . 9 9 . t o o . 1 1 3 F . 1 20. 1 2 1 ;
I I .
3. 4. 2 3. 2 7; 1 2 . 7. 28. 2 9. 3 1 . 3 4 . 3 6. 3 9 . 4 4 . 5 1 . 5 6.
7 75 6. 1 .
1 03 3 1 05 3
1 07 7
1 07 E 3 1 1 3 ; 1 3, 8 ; 1 67 1 2 ; I 7, 3; 1 91 7 1 1 2?
5 5 . 67 . 8 6 ; 22 .
20. 3 9. 5 3 . 5 5 ;
61 ,
8, 1 0, 1 3, I 6 A ; 62 , 3 , 1 5 ,
28 ; ii
86; 7 . 8. 20 ;
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p , ,
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1 . 47
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28, 1 1 ; 4 6, 3 ; ub -
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-
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1 3 ; M at 33 . 47 .
V OC AB UL A RY
1 ;
35 . 70 ; 2 7.
1 ;
28 B, 2
9; sipa t
61 ,
2 0, 2 1 ; sipa t 1 6, 2 ; sip a t -
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( e o gr . M U)
p u su tu -ru
-
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1 , 1 0 ; 60, 1 2 .
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to b u rs t for th
”
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li
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z a i ar u fo e : z a -
a i- ri 4 6, 1 9 .
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to
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,
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b ri gh te n , t o p u ri fy z u u k -
ki 1 1 , 2 1 -
.
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, ,
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d e -z a - [ka r P] IV I iz z a k a ra K
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ri z ik -
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43 ; z i k ir
- 1 2 , 79 ; 22 ,
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2 1 ; k ri-su
el
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1 0 B;
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1 0 ; z i-
k ir k i 3 0 , - 1 4; z ik -ri-ya 3 3 , 25 .
z a li p tu wi c k e d n e ss [a z - lip tii -
1 1 ,
1 2 .
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u - -
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6 , 67 ;
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2 7,
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1 2 2
, 7 .
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77 z a k ap u I I to e e
“r c t II 1
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1 9 A; 2 9, 3;
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-
k a - ru 1 2 , 1 9 .
s t i n g : II
“
”
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9, 3 7 , 38; a ri (id e o g r K UL ) .
33, 8 .
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. . . . : 7, 54 ; 1 08 .
b i g a llu
“ ab u n d a n c e kzga lli 61 ,
1 2 A .
d I
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na
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1 2 ,
57 .
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1 28 ; 24 ; 42 , 22 ; [i i
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- -
,
2 1 .
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“
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to - -
“
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’ ”
- - -
,
- - -
, 23 .
,
“
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”
, dir té 1 0 - -
,
-
,
2 3 .
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-
,
.
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,
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,
.
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,
.
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.
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b a r b a su s or t m , fu ry l
ia r-
ba -su 2, 1 3;
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b a r ré n u w a y, ro a d ”
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o
62 , 1 8 .
VO CA B UL A R Y
h u r as u gold ku rdsu
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ku
rdsu
”
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i a -
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ra 33 .
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- -
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8 , 6, 1 6 .
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.
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1 3, 40 ; 2 7, I I A ; tdbd ti fl
. (id e o gr . D UG G A) 4 , . I 8 , 40 ;
6. 8 4 E .
1 I 3 F; 53. 25 ; 5 4. 3 ;
t ab t u b le ssi n g td bti
t a r ad u to e xp e l tu -
ru -
ud
VO C AB U L A RY
to l ead ,
to dir e c t ,
to rule tu s ti- si-ri
-
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2 ,
20 ; 1 2 , 37 ; la -
u s-ti-
sir 1 2 ,
89; m u s-ti- is -
ru 1 2 ,
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“ 1 5 3 ; 6, 9 9 ; 1 0, 8 ; m u s- ti-si-ra -a -ti 3 0 , 9
- -
2 9; u ,
.
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i sa ra t a t, g t : - -
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-
.
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“
”
1 0 - -
,
1 8 .
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”
; m isa ri
‘
- -
22 .
,
SA . SI DI ) . 1 ,
24 .
u - ki 8, 8 .
III II I ‘
to p y a h o m a ge ,
to h u m b l e o ne s e l f us-k i-in- i n a
’
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K U A T IR . . a s p e ci e s o f g ra i n : 1 2 , 3; 2 1 ,
29 ; 62 , 2 6 .
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t - -
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.
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k ib su p
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k i b ra t u q u a r te r o f h ea v e n r eg i o n ,
‘
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ki ra a ti
- - -
2 43
“
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”
4 7 ; k ibrd ti f
33, 7, 1 2,
k a ht u w i h y e g t ,
i mp or ta n t , p ow e r fu l
”
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k a b-[ta P] 7 , 3 0 ; k a bti(tz) id e o g r . D UG U D 1 , 44
k a btu (id e o gr D UG U D ) . k a bti (i
D U GUD ) k a bti (id e o g r . IL I M ) 53, 1 6 ; k a -b
9,
k a b it t u
,
10
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dis osi io p t n
.
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bi t - ta
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ta 3 0, 6 .
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k a P -
bu -
u t-
ta -k a - 7n a
3 0, 2 4 : 40, 1 2 ; 62 , 29 .
1 2 ,
10 .
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k an u
II I
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li- k u n
I 15. 1 8. 1 9 2 2 :
( an ) li-k in I 4, 5 ; m n -k in 2 , 4 7 ; ku
n u (P ) 1 2 , 76 .
VO CA B UL A RY
k inu s u r e c e r ta i n , , t rue k i- i- nu ki -
ui D;
“
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k inis r y t ul k i- nis 2 , 6, 62 ; 8, 4; 1 2
“
,
1 1 2 ;
k i ttu r h ri ht ut , g te u n e o s ss kit tn 9 ,
-
1 3 ; k it tit 9
-
. 1 3 B;
k it tu m -
kit-ti 1 ,
24 ;
1 4 ; 5 4: 5 :
k a ia n u
“ co nt i n u a l c o n s ta n t k a i-a n
-
, a
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k a - -
ki wh en , as a ccordi ng to k i—
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“
,
1 8 , 9, 1 1 .
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am t hu s ki am
k im a li k e wh e n , , as
”
: ki- m a 8 , 1 5 ; I I ,
6 A, 3 S ;
1 2 , 7 3 C, 8 1 C, 8 2 C, 8 3 C ; B ; k im a
4. 29 ;
82 , 83 ;
“
K A I ZI . a s p e ci e s o f fl e sh : i fru K A I ZI 40, 10 ;
k a kk u w o ea p n f il
m ka k k u
“
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. . :
f ‘
k ak k a b u s r ta ka kk a b 7 , 1 6 ; 1 9 , 1 8 ; ka k ka bdni
3 9, 6 ; 62 , 1 7, 1 8 ; k a k k a bd ni (M U L M U L ) 8, 22 .
“
K A L U B I D A id e o gr
. . . . : 7, 53 ; 1 2 ,
1 ,
1 08 : 47, 3 .
k a lu a ll :
”
ka l k a ld (id e o gr K A K ) 7 , 5
.
4 ; k aln
(id e o gr . K A K A B I ) 62 , . . 2 3 ; k a l (id e o g r K A K) 4 , 9 , .
n :
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.
9, 9 .
k li s l og h e r co m p l e te ly k lis 9, 7 , 8
-
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a .
to be co m p l e t e ”
; III I to m ak e co m p l e te II I i-k dl
i
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lil III I s k lu l
u -
2 I
k u lla t u the e k u l-la t .
k u l-la t—
“il
5 2 ; s i- na
k im t u fa m y
”
: k im ti ya - -
-
ti-yd 1 1 ,
23 :
-
ti -ya 1 1 ,
23 C .
VOC AB UL A RY [k am alu
k a m alu to be an gr y k a m -lu E ;
9 k a
k d tn - ln 6 ,
m zi s u
“ to bo w d ow n ,
to h u m b le o n e s e lf k a n(k d 7n 3) .
su 1 ,
1 1 ; 5 0 , 4 : ka m
-
sa -
ku k a n(ktifn ) z
’ -
sa- ku 1 ,
2 1 ;
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i n u -s a
II 1 to p re
p a r e c a re fu lly k u n- n i
k a n fi k a - n u - tu 2 , 4 5 ; ka -
nu - u t 1 ,
29 ; 4, 1 4
k unu
5. 1 1
kk
; 9. 30
u
“
s l ea
”
:
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k u nuk k u isu k u nukk u
isu k u n u k k u
73;
a bn u 1 2 , 73 C .
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k a su
.
“i d to
L
b n
a
p la n t :
II 1
fa m
to
K AN K A L
b i n d fa s t , t o
. 1 1 ,
2 5
fe t t e r
.
u-k a - a s -s i
I 3. 23
k as it u fe t t e r , b o n d s ka -s i-ti
K AS S AG a dri nk o ffe ri n g : -
“
”
k as
p si l v e r : ka sp u
u
‘
k uppu w e ll so u rc e : k up p i ,
”
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k apru b o wl
“
k ap ra -
k ar u
“
w a ll for t r e ss : ka r 2 2 7 ; k dri ” -
, ,
k a r ab u t o b e fa vo u r a b l e t o b l e ss : lik
”
,
-ru - bu -k a 6 , 1 2 9;
-ru - bu - k i
9, 2 5; 22 ,
2 5; lik -
ru -
bu 60, I 7; lik 3, 6;
8, 1 9 .
i k rib u p ra y e r ik i bi 5 ; ik ri-bi
-r - -
45 ; 3 3 , 1 1 ,
2 7; ik -
ri
“ ki ru -u b 8, 1
-
“
.
a rfi b u
“d gr m igh t y
”
k eat, : k a -ru - bu
I 2 w ne a r : ik ta r 1 1 1 9
to ra
”
-
, .
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”
k ur u nee d dis t r e ss : k u u ru 2 2 5 3 ,
- -
, .
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”
k u rm a t u fo od : k a rm a t s u -
W i n e : k a rd ni 3 0 2
”
k a r an u ,
.
k u r u n n u a d ri n k m a d e fro m s e s a m e s e e d : k u - -
ru - n u [
na]
k as a k as i th e e t h ys e l f z k a a sa
,
“ ka ,
- -
; f k -a si ka
- ‘
1 2 1 Sd I 22
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. , ;
3 91 2 ’
V O C A B UL A R Y [lib b u
li b b u h ea rt lib- bi 7 , 2 2 ; libbu
2
26 B; 2 7, 20 A; lib ba - k i
-
libba -k i
libbi 8, 6; lib bi ya- -
libbi-ya
9, 1 4B ; 1 1 , 5 A ;\ libbi-
d
y 9 , 1 4; lib ba - su -n u 3 3 ,
-
1 8 .
clos e
“ s u rro u n d : I I ”
to en , to I lu -u b-ba -k u 1 2 , 56 .
la b an u to c a s t do w n : IV 2 ”
it ta l-bu - nin - u i
-
1 1 , 3 A; 2 7,
1 4; it-ta l-
ba n - ni 1 1 , 3 .
“clo h
”
li b i t t u b ric k : libit 2 1 ,
26 .
la b aS u to t e o ne s el f , be cl o th e d 1 2 lit-bu -su 3 ,
1 1 ; lit -
bu -
su lit-bu -sa 1 2 , 53 ; lit-
bu -si-su
53, 1 6 .
“
lu -u lu
I bi
“ “
b h h
26
s
; 2 1 , 22 ,
25 , , 9 2 ;
b
22 . 2 8. 6 : 3 9. 5 41 .
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b b
2 : 47. 52. 4 :
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’
1 1
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'
9, 1 1 ; lil 1 , 43 ; 3 3 , 26; .
li m n u e vi l ”
: lint - nu 1 2 ,
62 , 5 0,
lim - na liin lim u n
”
nu - tu 1 0 , 3; li m -
n
; 49, 3 ;
u -ti 8li
, m -nu
47, 24 1
1 1 :
5 9, 3 ; 1 61 ,
1 6A; lim nitifl-ya
lim nitifl -yd 1 2 , 8 3 ; lim - na
V O C AB UL A RY
lu m n u
“
vil e lu m -u i 6 2 , 1 0, 1 1 ; lu -
m un lu m u n
b is
1 1
1 2 3
1 3 1 3 91 40 ; 41 1 77 1 8 1 3 91 40 ; 61 1 1 3 F ;
b‘
I 9. 1 0. 1 1 ; 2 7, 1 1 A 5
;
; 5 4: 5 ; 5 8 , 6,
25
53: 2 4: 2 : 3 ; 55 : 31 4 ; 5 7, 4 .
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76
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1 9, 20 ; u n u n u u a 1 2 ,
.
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la m assu g rdi ua an d e ity : la m a s s u
la s am u : P a - la -s u - u m
“r c iv
I11 2 P u s- ldl-p i 2 1 ,
25 .
et-z 3 .
'
lz l 4 . 3 5 : 6. 80 E :
'
4: 2 : li-Z
ea t 9 . 3 9 : 3 3 . 5 .
li s an u t n o gu e li sa -[nu]
-
listinu [is/ini
lisd nu - su 1 2 ,
1 2 1 ; lisd ni 4, 20 .
MA :
“y
MA
isu I 2 , 5 .
“
”
ma
’
du m an : 7n a - du 7 ,
m a
’
d ut u , m é d fi t u r g eat q u a n ti ty ma -
d u -ti
in d -
d a -ti
26 D :
“ 22 : 5 0. 1 2 : 5 9. 1 7 .
“s d (id e o gr D U S A L )
m ar t u d gh r ”
au te : 7n dra t . 61 , 5 .
II I to en ,
d e s p a t ch ; to r ule ”
: u-m a -
ir- m a 1 ,
25 ;
u- m a
“ ir- a n- u i ir 9, 7
- 1
- 1 2 , 99 ; en u - nz a .
m a ar u to b e fa vo u r a b l e ; t o lis te n to r e c e iv e fa vo u r
g ,
“
ab ly
m u gu
”
:2 1 , ; i n a ag
- -ra t -u r 2 1 - m ag ra t(a t}
m a -g a - ru 8 , 9 ; nz a -g a -ra 1 3, 8; 2 2 , 20 ;
h
m ag dra 1 9 , 2 9 ; m ag dri (P sim i) 3 0, 2 0 ; G IS T U K
.
35,
m ag i r u
10 .
“v o r
fa u ab le,
i
willi n g o b e di e n t ,
m a- g i ri 3 3 ,
-
6; g ir 6,
-
1 nz a 1 20 .
V O CABU L A RY
773 m u
A “
w a te r mu 1 2, 2, 3; 1 5, 1 8; 29 ; 3 0,
62 2 6 : m 2”
{1 773 m i t u
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86; 3
” °
1 ,
m m‘
8 ; 53, 8
m itu
.
28, 8 ; 5 9, 2 1 .
M I I;I I . a s p e ci e s o f fl e sh : Sf M I lfll ru 1 2 , 7 ; 62 , 2 8 .
“o
m i bb u a - o ffe ri n g : m ink Zi a -
1 71 73 I 1 to p p os e ; to ta k e , a cc e p t ; to i m p lor e ”
: a m- —
k kaur
5 0, 2 0 ; lim -
ku -ri 1 0, 3 1 ; lim -
ku -
ru 60 , I 6 ; lim
k u ru- -
ka m a -
in u -
k ur 2 , 33 ; 5 0, 2 1 ; m u k-ra -a n- u i
m u d- ri-nz a 4 , 3 5 ; in u k -r - i in - u i- m a
m a -ki—
ra t 9 , 3 9 ; m a d ra t 2 2 , 3 4 ; -
II 1 d - m a kir ki 5 7 ,
- -
I V I im - nz a Z t k
“or
- -ru
1 1 ; a
m a hru b ef e
”
: 9 -
k ar m al
t ra -
ka 5 0 , 4 ;
-
7n a
-
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ka 9, 2 3; 62 ; m a -ka f
“l
2 1 ,
2 1 ; m a -
ka r—ku -
nu 7 , 48 .
”
t a m b a ru b a tt e : ta m - da - ri 2 7 , 2 ; 4 6, 1 8 ; ta in - km .
B
N 7: m a lfi
2 1 ,
“
40
to
.
fi ll; t o b e fu ll m a - ln -u 2, I 3; m a -
lu -
ii
’
1 , 7;
H
2 3 B;
, 1 II I ii -nz a l- Ii I II I us
i na l-
la 2 1 , 59 .
m ala as m a ny as in d -
la 1 1 , 8;
“i
P 7u i- li7n -
7n a 1 1 ,
1 8 .
1 m aliku r
b p ri c m a li k u m a li ki
1 7 7
3 te - - -
ar ,
n e -
m i lk u
“
co s un el i n il k a — ini —
lik - su i n i- lik .
“
Su 1 , 9; m i -
lik -
ka 7, 7 2 .
m m‘
MU M U . a p ri e s t : M U M U 60 , 3 . .
“
D73 m a mm a ,
mimm a whoso e v e r wh a t so e v e r , 7n a -u m - nz a
m a -u m - m a n 7na 1 , 9 .
1 9;
b
m im m a (id e o gr . N IN) 1 2 , 6 2 , 6 7 , 7 7 C, n o ; 5 0. 2 3;
mimm a Sum Su
“wh o f a te ver k i nd ; an
yo n e ,
a ny
”
t hi ng : 7 n i7n 7n a su nz - su m im m a su m sa (id e o g r .
m a
SA
m lu
.
“
N AM M A)
s ro t
.
ng
”
: 7n a - n 7 u - ln 4 6, 1 3 .
V OC AB UL AR Y
u 1 . 49 : 3 3 . 3 3 .
na du I 1 to be e x a lte d ; t o P li -
na a u -ka
-
’
1 1 ,
e xal t is e ”
'
29 ; 1 2 to to , p ra : ln u t-
ta - -
z d
lu t ta -id 5 8 ; ln - u t ta -id - nz a
’
lic ta ia
- - -
.
-
1 1 ,
1 2 .
“ ( SI M GIG)
t a n it t u : un ta nitti im tik niti P
,
id e o gr . . 22 , 32 .
n a ru
n ab fi
“
s r t
to
ea m
nam e
n d rifl
su m a n ab u
25 ,
to
6 .
e xis t ,
to be na - ba t
nab
1 1 ,
at u
“shi
8; na - bi - a t
to ne
”
; I 3
A .
do . : it-ta - na - a n- bi- tu 3 9 , 1 2 .
“ s iv l
“
nu b a ttu a fe t a : ( um ) n u - ba t (P) ti 6 1 -
,
1 1 .
“c s
o ri ffe
‘
n in d a b fi ng ni nd a bzc
na du to a t, to pla ce I 1 1 2 , 6 b
,
I 3 it- ta - na - n u d u -u -
itta na n d z?
na d an u to gi ve ta na din/in) 1 , id - din -k a - m a 2,
iddin- k a m a 7 9 A; da n 3
-
1 7;
-
2 , 1 ,
5 ; a d - da n —
ka a d - d a n- k i a ddin-su
n a d na t a t ( ) 9, 3 8 .
m an datu ri b u t e i na n da
t - -
ti-yd
n ah u I 1 to b e w eak ; t o r e st a n- [
iu a n- Zza 1 2 ,
41 ; Zi -
nu u i -
f li -
nu -
ka 6, 89 ; 2 7,
20 ; linu l z (u[t/ 3 0 , 6 ; 11 1 2 to a
p p e a se ,
“
”
to p a ci fy : m us- ti- u i- ib
nu u r igh l t nu - u- ru n u - u- ra 8, 2 ; n u - ru 1 1 ,
1 A;
n u ri - —
n u dr
naz az u to s ta n d ’
. I 1 az -
eu d e d eed/2 07 2) id e o g r .
G UB az -
z zz iz z iz zi (id e o gr G U B B U) . .
2 30 D, 3 1 0 ; liz z z z a (z a) id e o g r G U B iz iz nz a
-
, .
(id e o gr . G U B ) 1 2 , 5 9 ; i z iz - z i i rn - in a - -
37
8 ; i-z iz - z i- i n a 4 2 7 ; P lu - z iz - k u (lu - ba t-tu k P)
,
1 1 ,
2 7;
I II I u siz iz u (z u) id e o gr G U B G U B . IV 1 na
n u - z a -s u 9, 1 5 ; I 2 a t- ta - z iz 2 7, 1 8 .
V OC UL A RY
“c
]
na m m assu AB
m a nz az u l
p a e, s t a t io n m a n-z a -
z a 22
“
,
I 6; nz a n - z a -a z -
ka 2 7, 5 ; 7 n a n- 2 a -d c - k i
na hlu
“o
d ate na - n z - la l
haS u
“ d : na Zza si 8 3
”
na to ab un - -
, .
h u
n a t alu
h
“ dsu
to
a b un
s ee ,
an ce n u ksu 1 2 2 7 ;
b e h old : i na ta lu
”
- -
,
-
58,
ta - na - ta l 1 8,
“to
7 A;
be
a t- tu - la
c u nn i n g
6 1 1
I I
6;
ak
lu t-tu l
IV 1 P u m a - kil
ln -
u i nz a
-
22 ,
1 2 .
n ak as u “ to c ut o
1 2
ff
,
”
:
10 1
I
.
1 na - k ds 5 0, 23 ; II I tu nikis (is)
id e o gr K U D .
nak ar u I 1 r eb e l to ,
be hos til e II I to a l te r II 2
" ”
to be a l te r e d : I1 a - na - k a r na - k a r
59 9; ,
1 3, 1 1 ;
II I nu - u k -kir (kir P) -
7n d 1 2 ,
60 ; nz u - na - k ir 5 0, 2 ; II 2
u t- ta k -k a - ru u tta kka rI / ru ( ) 1 2 ,
1 9;
'
N A M B UL B I id e o g r
na m ar u
. .
to shi ne t o b e b ri gh t
. : N A M B UL B I I .
”
:
.
II
.
I
“ to m a k e b ri gh t
III II 1 do .
; II 2 t o b e b ri gh t : ”
I I lim - u z ir li m
’
i n i- ru na nt -ra t II I i i - na nz - nz a 2 1 ,
1 ; tu -
n a nz -
in a r 4 0 , 1 1 ; tu na zn zn a r fi ) id e o g r L A B L A H .
4 0, 9 ; n u u i n --
nz i -
ir n u - u nz - m ir 1 1 , 2 O G; i n n - na m
in r i i n n -
na -
i n ir 7 n u -n a 33,
1 II I II I tu s nm n nz a r
- -
1 2 .
35 ; ni us -
na nz i -
ra t
-
II 2 ln - u t ta - nz ir
-
1 2 ,
83 .
n am ru b ri g h t na m - ru na ru -7 2 0) na m
ru -ti 8, 2 3 .
n a m r is
n a m ri r u
“igh ss s l
b ri g h tly
br tn e p
na m - ris
,
e n do u r na m -ri -
ri 46 , 1 5;
na i n - ri-ru - k a
“igh ss m i i i ki 8 ,
-
n 10
7 ;
-
I , a r -
r-
r .
“igh ss
”
na m i rt u br tn e na uz ir ti
- 1 3
-
: ,
.
“
”
na m u rra tu br tne : na -
nz u r ra -
ta -
r il cr r na m
’ ’
na m m a s sfi ept e, e a tu e na -
m a s szt - -
ii
n a s si i 2
z - -
7, 1 0 .
V OC AB UL A RY [na m m aStu
na mm a st u r e p t il e cr ,
ea t u e r na - nz a s-ti
“
na m ta ru : t
- -
n /
a n a ru
n isu A
to re m o ve ,
to te a r a wa y ; to be r e m o v ed I 1 li
II lu -u i —
is
’
is -
s u zc -
1 2 , 73 C; I -
s u -u n u - a s -s i I 2 ,
60 ; -a s -s n 1 2 ,
60 B ; IV 1 li- ia - ui-is -s i 1 , 45 ,
n is
48 ; 3 3 ,
ut u
“l ma
28,
e
3 2 ; li nnis ifs i)
r el a ti ve s ”
: ui
id e o g r B A D
-s u - t i yd-
.
f
.
’
n i - su
1 1 ,
23 C .
r e m ov e r wa y I ta nn s a k (P) -7n a
'
nasa b u to ,
to t ea a I
(id e o gr 2 1 ) 1 2 , 9 7 ; na s dku
.
(id e o g r . ZI GA ) .
IV 1 lin na s ikfik) id eo g r 2 1 .
na p ist u l i fe na - pis ti
-
1 2 , 70 ; 33, 8 ; 71 a
effti/fl) 9. 38 : 5 7.
1 2 ; nap isti zn fiim) 6 60 ; 9 , 2 1 ; 1 2 ,
1 08 E ;
ya 9 ,
n a sa u r “ 22
to
B;
k e e p fp re s e rv e a s-su r 8, 9; na -si- ru
n a si ra t
“o r 9, 38
- -
.
id e o gr D I M
”
n ik fi o ffe ri n g : ni i?k .
(P ta na ki)
niki (id e o g r D I M ) .
2 1 , 30 ; 1 2 , 7; 62 , 28 .
“r i s
n ir t u : ui —
ir tu -
”
i su
A
n to a e : nisi- nz a 1 2 ,
1 03 ; na -
as na - sa - k u 1 8,
1 3 ; u i-su ui u i-su
u i- is 1 2, 79 ; nis 1 2 ,
8 8 C; nis (id e o g r . IL )
1 3 ; IL LA nis)
1 :
28 : 5 2 : 2 1 97 4z i 3 1 9 i 4: 81 2 3i 5 1
10 i 7 0 : 95 :
1 3 1 ; 7, 1 0,
2 0,
7: 2 1 . 22 . 5 0. 68 : 23 .
6: 24. 4: 2 5 . 5: 2 6
3 : 2 9. 2 : 34
5 : 3 7. 6: 4
2 : 4 6 . 9 : 4 7 . 6. 9 : 4 8 . 1 6 : 49. 20 : 5 0. 2 8: 5 1 . 9
V OC AB UL A RY
“s
s i p u to b e e e ch I I I ii s a p i [ka] 5 0
“
A ’
- - -
,
20 .
”
supu supp s u p p lic a t io n : s u pi i
,
- -
su- pi 1 , 37 ;
su- i
p y
-
a 2 1 ,
2 1 ; 33, 22 ,
26 ; s u-u
p p
-
u -u- k i
8, I .
s a p ahu I I to sc a t t e r ,
to lo os e n II I do . : 1 1
p k s u- u-u
i li —
p ki p i ik t p p k nz a
-
5 , 7; sa a - n
sa - -
su- zz z -
1 1 , 37 .
S I R A D id e o g r
s a rd k u
.
“o rto p u
. :
o ut a - s a - ra k a s - ru k - ka 1 ,
20 ;
a s -ru
“
k ki 3 0 , 3 ; 5 7 , 9
-
.
s i rk u li io bat n s i -ri k 1 ,
20 ; 5 7, 9 .
22 B ; p ag
“ ri-
-
ya
p a du to set fre e , t o s p a re pa
-
a u-u
’
pu
p
“o h
a-
m
d a -a 5 , 9
ut
.
77 1 1 - 72 6 , 3 3 ;
p 72 22 , 5 5 ; pi 4, 5 ; 9, 8 ;
‘
49 ; B : 4 9 ; p i ya -
22 1
1 4 5 2 1027 7 2 91 1 3;
22 1 4 ; pi ku nu 62 , 7
- -
, .
p u b ru t tao li ty ,
t he whol e p u- z ur Z 2 7 , 7 A, 9 ; p k uur 2 7,
7 ; p k ri 28 k
u 1 9, ; p u- u r- su - nu
“ wh o le : nap lia r ”
na ph a ru the -
p at ar u to t e a r t o lo os e n t o r e m ov e
, ,
”
: I I ta -p a t- td r 2 ,
'
2 3; ta - pa 2 ,
2 3 D ; ta pa ta r(a r) 1 2 , 99 ; 4 0, 1 4;
ta pa ta r—
nz a 3 0 , 2 8 ; Zip-fu r 1 2 ,
8 4 ; pu -tu r 2 , 38 ; 1 1 ,
1 9 C,
-
tz/r 4 9 , 2 1 ; pu
t pu -u t- ri p u t- ra
-
u r nz a 33 ; n -
II 1 tu -p a t tdr 2 , -
3 B ; li pa t tir 2 - -
1 0, 3; IV 1 lip -p a -tir
5, 6 ; 7, 4 8 ; nz upp a tiru fi u)
'
II z lip- ta -
at -
i
t ru
-
lip —
ta -ti -
ru 3 0, 1 3 .
p a lah u t o fe a r , t o r e v e r e n c e II I to te rri fy I 3 do
I I p a li- ki—
k a 1 7 , 4 ; p a liéz -k a
- -
pa -li b-
k i
VO CA B UL ARY
J ib 28 , 1 0 al
; p -
k a -k u
4, 42 ; p al-
Zi a -
k u -
ma
II I nz u - p a l-
li ki -
I 3 u p ta - na - lak
-
n u- ui 53, 8 .
“
u lu ht u te rror
“
p p u- lu k tu -
p u l amu s u ch a nd s u ch p u lfz n u 1 2
““
, ,
h” b
6. 2 7 83 E : 1 2 b
.
. 90 : 1 3. 5 : 5 1 :
3 0. 7 : 33. b is
b 5 7. 3
58, 5
h
; 62 , 1 3 ; p u /d ni 1 , 38, 2 26;
4, 1 6,
“
,
83 E 84 E bis b is
, , 1 1 3 F ; 7,
b
53. 5 4. 1 .
2 : 5 7.
“lo o
. . : 54.
1 : 5 7. 3 : 62 . 1 3 .
IV I to k a t, to g a rd fa vo u r a b l y,
p i ty, t o show
re to
m e rc y na p -
lis n u -u i nap - lis - n u -ui- nz a
-
67
62 ; na
p lis -
nu -
ui 2 37D ; n ap lis - n u - u i nz a 2 —
,
7, 1 9; na p lis a
ui -nz a 2 , 32 D ; na
p li
-
na p - li- s i- in
u i— s 8, 4 ;
‘
nz a
p lz z -
n i -
u i 7 , 4 6 ; m a -u
na
t n
p p a l s a ta - -
2 37 ;
’
7 n n -u - a l s a -a t
pp 2, 37 D ;
[ pj
n a l u -
u s -
sa
-
-
[ p] /u u s k i 8 , 2
n a - - -
.
p an u fa c e
”
:
p dn 1 1 , 42 ; 1 2 ,
2 ,
1 3; 1 8, 1 9 A; 2 1 2 8;
, 3 0, 20 ;
“
p a - nu - u k - k a
p a - nu - k a ni
p a n
ka 2 7, 7 D ; pd n n k a p é ni k a
I -
22 2 3;
-
, 1 ,
h
l1
; 6, 3 4 ; 1 2 ,
53, 1 6; p a - ui —
ki 8
1 2 ; p d nu k i 36; 33, d i ki 3 3 ,
-
1 I 9; p n
p a - ui
-
, 1 4;
“oos
p é ni yd (id e o g r S A G KI )
-
. .
DOD p a s as u to l e n, to fo rg i v e ( s in ) I I lip - s u -s u
p u - s i- s i II
5 0, 2 2 ; I i n n-
p a - s i- s u 62 , 10 .
“
N3 9 p i s at u a b ri gh tly ro b e : p isdti
lu b w t u ‘
p k ad u I
a
II I
“ to
I
visi
to
t, t o
ta k e c a re
r e so rt t o ”
o f,
: I I
to ru e
ta -
l
p a kz a -
,
to
’ ’
e nt u r st
ip kia
to
-
‘
;
’
,
1 3; p k da 4 2
a -
,
II
“
1 2 ; I lu p a - -
k ia 5 3
’
,
20 .
N ID
‘
p a rfi t u l
s te r : 5 pa 7 7 2tu
a ab a
” ” ”
pi o ffs p ri ng p os te ri ty z p i ir i
’
r u
p ir
i 1 2 75 C
- - -
, , .
V OC AB UL A RY [p arak k u
719 p
7 8 5
(
a r 7n a s P -d a - a
P a ra k k u
)
“ shri ne
3 4. 3 ~
pa ra k k d i n f ”
9. 7
IV 1 to c ea s e ,
t o yi e l d ip pa r k i
- -
1 0, 2 2 .
01 5 p ar fis u to s e p a rate ,
to d e cid e I I tit p a r- ra -s a
-
62 , 6 ;
p u - ru -a s 1 2 , 59 B; p u ru s u s ( ) p u ru s i s i ( ) 4,
30 ; 7 , 49 ; p a ris (is) 1 2 ,
1 08 E ; [pa]-ra -s u 6 , 7 4 D ; p a rds i(s z)
7, 1 2 ; I V I ipp a ra s z/(s u )
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IN DE XE S .
I N DE X T O T AB L E T S AN D D U P L I C AT E S .
T ab le t Du p li c at es
K 3332 cited as A ; Sm 1 3 8 2 ; K
6 0 1 9 (N o
, .
1 1 cited.
as B ; K 3 4 3 2 K S I 4 7 (N o .
11 1 9 —3 8 ci ted as C
K 8 1 2 2 (N o
. .
,
1 6 K 2487 + K 2 — 1 6 cited
5 02 .
,
K 25 9 I as A ; K 6 4 7 7 cite d as B ; K ,
9 7 0 6 ci ted
, as C ; K 223 c ited ,
as D ; K 1 1 9 2 9 c ited as E
K 2 4 8 7 etc (N o
.
,
2 3 K 8 1 22 11 1 1 — 2 0
. . .
,
ci te d as A .
24 K 8 1 05 K 1 2 9 3 8 cited as A ; K 1 0 7 2 9
, ,
ci ted as B
K 1 5 5 (N o
.
K 6O 1 9 11 2 9 — 3 5
. ci ted .
,
as A .
K 2 1 06 +K 2 384 K 3 285 K
ci ted 3 3 3 0 etc as A;
o
.
,
K 3 3 93 K N — 3 2 cited as B ;
( ll 9
K 9 0 8 7 (N o
,
—
. .
63 4 0 K 8 60 5 ll 7 1 3 cited
. ,
K 8 98 3 K as C ; K 8 8 1 5 cite d as D ; R m ,
.
95 7 6 K 9 68 8 9 6 ,
ci te d as E ; S m 3 3 6 S m . .
K 1 1 5 89 K 1 3 85 c ited as F ; K 5 9 8 0 etc
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.
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1 29 1 1 +K 1 3792 (N . ll 7 fl . .
K 3 8 00
1
K3 3 3 0 K 2 1 06
— 94
+ Sm 3 9 4 . eie . ,
+ 8 I —2 ci ted as A; K 90 8 7 (N o .
2 A :
I N DE X .
D u pli c at e s
K 2 396 + K 3 893
K 25 5 8 + K 9 1 5 2 K 3 42 9 K 8 65 7 , ci ted as A;
K 25 38 ela , R ev . Co l I I I , . I] 1
.
— 2 1 (s ee I V R, p l . ci te d
as B ; K 1 0 2 43 ; K 1 03 5 4 .
K 2 1 0 6 etc .
(N o . 11 9 7 if . .
K 67 3 3 , ci ted
A ; K 3 1 5 1 6, ci ted
as
as B ; K 2 37 9 K 3 2 8 9, ci ted
as C ; K 1 0 8 0 7 , ci te d as D ;
7 98 4 , cited as E .
I 3 32 K 32 29
I 4 34 K 2 7 93
I S 34 K 25 86 + K 7 1 85
1 6 35 K 1 1 68 1
I 7 35 K 5 668
1 8 36 K 8 00 9 K 6 8 0 4 cite d as A ; K
, 1 1 3 26
K 1 1 9 7 5 , ci ted as B .
K 34
K 1 0406
K 2 741 + K 3 1 80
K 3 208 K
5 04 3 K 65 8 S I
K 66 1 2 K
66 7 2 K 6 90 8
K 7 047 K
8 4 98 K 91 57
K 97 7 o K
1 0 2 1 9 + K1 049 7
+ K I 3 43 1 + K
1 37 93
K 1 40 K 335 2 K 63 3 4 , c ite d
A ; K 68 5 3 ,
as cited
K 875 I K as B ; K 8 9 8 2 , ci te d as C .
1 02 85
K I SZ 7 7
K 1 2 92 2
K 1 3 2 96
K 1 05 5 0
K23 7 I + K1 3 7 9 I K 283 6 K 6 5 93 , cite d as A;
K 1 1 5 4 9, d
B ; Sm 3 9 8 ,
c ite as .
ci te d as C ; K 8 9 5 3 K 898 7
ele , ci te d as D
. .
I N DE X .
II
I N DE X T O R E GI ST R AT I O N -N U M BE R S .
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K 218 K K 2 2 3 (d u pl N o 2 ) ; K 2 3 5 K 2 1 06
o o
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(N K 2 3 7 1 (N K 2 3 7 9 (d up l N o 1 2 ) ; K 2 3 8 4 K
o
. . . .
K 2 3 9 6 (N o K 2 4 8 7 (N K 2 5 02 K K 2 5 3 8 etc
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(d up l N o. K 2558
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K 2591 K K 2 7 4 I (N o K 2 7 5 7 (N O K 2 7 93
o o o
.
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. . . .
K 3 2 2 1 (N K 3 2 2 9 (N K 3 2 8 3 (d u p l N o K 3 285
o
. . . .
(d up l N o 6) ; K 3 2 8 9
. . K K 3 3 3 o (N K 3 3 3 2 (d upl . .
N9 1 ); K 3 33 4 H K K 3 3 4 2 (d upl N O K 3 35 2 K o
K 3 3 5 5 (N o K 3 3 5 8 (N o K 3 3 93 K K 3429
(d up l N o.
K 3 4 3 2 (N o K 3 4 4 8 (N o K 3 4 6 3 (N o
. . .
K 3 8 5 9 (N o K 3 8 93 K K 5 04 3 K K 5 668
(N o K 5 9 8 0 (N K 6 0 1 9 (N o K 6 3 3 4 (d u p l N o o
o
. . . . .
K 6 3 40 K K 6 3 9 5 (N K 6 4 7 7 (d up l N o 2 ) ; K 65 3 7 . . .
(d upl N o .
K 65 8 8
. K K 65 9 3 K K 66 1 2
K 2 7 4 1 ) ; K 6 63 9 K K 6 6 4 4 (N i) K 6 67 2 K27 4 1 );
K 6 7 3 3 (d up l N o 1 2 ) ; K 6 7 9 2 (N o
. . K 68 0 4 (d u pl N o 1 8 ) ; K 68 5 3 . . .
(d u pl N o. K 690 8
. K K 7 04 7 K K 7 1 85
K 2 5 8 6) ; K K 7 5 93 K 7 9 1 6 (N o 4 1 ) ; K 7 9 7 8
o o
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. . .
KSI 1 6 K8 1 22 K S 1 4 7 H K 3 4 3 2) ; K 8 1 90
K 8 2 93 (N o
K 8 4 98
. K K 8 60 5 K K 8 65 7
K 3 4 2 9) ; K 8 7 4 6 K K 8 75 I K 1 49 ) ; K 8 8 08
(N o . E S 8 1 5 (d upl N o s 6 7 K 8 93 0 (N o . K 895 3.
. . .
K K 8 9 8 2 (d up l N o K 8 983 K .K 8 98 7 .
K K 99 4 7 K K 9 0 8 7 (N o K 9 1 2 5 (N o .
R E GI S TR A T I O N -N U M B E R S .
K 91 5 2 K 25 5 8 ; K 9 I 5 7 > K K 94 9 9 K
K 95 7 6 K K 997 5 K K 9 68 8 K
K 97 9 6 K 64 7 7 ) ; K 9 7 7 0 K 2 7 4 1 ) ; K 9 9 09 K 1 9 1 38
K K 1 02 1 9 K K 1 0 2 4 3 (d upl N o 9) ; K 1 0 2 8 5
o
. .
K K 1 0 3 5 4 (d u p l N o 9 ) ; K 1 0 4 0 6 (N K 1 0497
o
. . .
K K 1 0 5 5 0 (N K 1 0 7 2 9 (d u p l N o 4) ; K 1 0 8 0 7
o
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1 2 ) ; K 1 1 1 5 3 (N K 1 1 3 2 6 (d upl N o K 1 1 5 49
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(dupl N o K 1 1 5 89 K K 1 1 68 1 K 1 1 876
o
. .
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—r K
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o
. . .
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2 K K 1 3 2 7 7 (N . K 1 3 2 96
(N o K237 1);
K 1 3 7 92 K K 1 3 800
3 7 93 K K 1 K 2 1 0 6) ;
K 1 3 9 0 7 (N o
K 1 4 2 1 0 (N o S m 3 3 6 (d u pl N o 6) ; S m 3 8 3
> o
. . . . . .
K 3 8 5 9 ; Sm 3 9 4 K 3 3 3 9 ) ; S um 3 9 8 (d u pl N . .
(N O S m 1 3 8 2 ( p
d u l N o 1 ) ; S m 1 3 8 5 S 111 D T 6 5
o
. . . . . . . .
(N . R m 9 6 (d u
p l N .o s 6 , 7 , . R m 5 8 2 K . .
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