PBS 01/1, 17


Obverse
o 1o 1	EN₂ EN šur-bu-u₂ KUR-u₂ ^di₂-⸢gi₃-gi₃⸣1	Incantation: O Lord most great, mountain of the Igigi,
o 22	ma-al-ku ^da-nun-na-ki NUN muš-ta-lu₄	Ruler of the Anunnaki, considerate prince,
o 33	[^dEN].⸢LIL₂⸣ EN šur-bu-u₂ ša₂-du-u₂ ^di₂-gi₃-gi₃	[O En]lil, Lord most great, mountain of the Igigi,
o 44	[ma]-al-ku ^da-nun-na-ku NUN muš-ta-lu₄	[Ru]ler of the Anunnaki, considerate prince,
o 55	[ed]-di-šu-u₂ ša₂ la ut-tak-ka-ru e-peš pi-i-šu₂2	[Perpet]ually renewing one, whose order (lit. doing of his mouth) cannot be changed,
o 66	⸢DINGIR⸣ ma-am-man la u₂-šam-sa-ku zi-kir šap-ti-šu₂	The speech of whose lips no [divinity] can gainsay,
o 77	⸢EN⸣ EN LUGAL LUGAL a-bu a-lid AN-ME GAL-ME	Lord of lords, king of kings, father, who begot the great gods,
o 88	EN NAM-MEŠ u GIŠ.ḪUR-MEŠ mu-ma-ʾi-⸢ir⸣ AN u ⸢KI⸣	Lord of fates and (divine) plans, commander of the heavens and earth,
o 99	EN KUR-⸢KUR^?⸣3	Lord of the lands,
o 1010	ga-mir di-i-ni ša₂ la BAL^u₂ ⸢qi₂⸣-[bi]-⸢tuk⸣	Who renders the verdict, your com[ma]nd cannot be overturned,
o 1111	mu-šim NAM-MEŠ ša₂ DINGIR-ME [ka-la]-mu4	Who determines the fates of [al]l the gods.
o 1212	ina qa-bi-ka-ma u₂-tal-la-da ⸢te⸣-[ni-še]-⸢e⸣-ti	At your speaking, hu[man]ity was born,
o 1313	[ša₂] LUGAL u GIR₃.NITA₂ MU^šu₂-^nu ⸢ta⸣-[za-ak]-kar	Of king (and) governor, you sp[ea]k their names.
o 1414	[aš]-šum ba-ne-e DINGIR u LUGAL ba-šu-⸢u₂⸣ [it]-⸢ti⸣-ka	[Be]cause creating divinity and king is [with]in your power (lit. is [wi]th you),
o 1515	⸢u₃⸣ en-ši tu-šam-ṣu-u₂ ⸢ma-al^?⸣ dan-ni	And (because) you make the weak equal to the strong,
o 1616	ina ma-aʾ-du-ti MUL-ME ša₂-⸢ma⸣-mi	Among the multitude of stars of the heavens,
o 1717	be-li₂ at-kal-ka aš₂-tam-mar-⸢ka⸣	O my lord, I trust in you! I praise you!
o 1818	ib-ša₂-a-ka GEŠTU.2(diš)^a-^a5	I have given you my attention.
o 1919	šim-ti ba-la-ṭi-ia ši-i-mi	Determine a fate of life for me!
o 2020	ba-ne-e šu-mi-ia qi₂-bi6	Command a good name!
o 2121	lum-nu pu-ṭur mi-ša₂-rum šuk-⸢na⸣	Release the evil (afflicting me); establish justice.
o 2222	[x]-šu-nu ta-bal-ma ḪE₂.GAL₂ šur-ka7	Carry away . . . ; grant prosperity.
o 2323	[šu]-⸢kun⸣-ma e-li-ia bal-ta-ka GAL-⸢tu₂⸣8	[Set] over me your great protective force.
o 2424	[DINGIR u] LUGAL li-ša₂-qi₂-ru-in-ni9	May [god and] king value me,
Reverse
r 1r 1	⸢EN⸣ u NUN ša₂ qa-be-e-a li-pu-šu₂	May lord and prince do what I speak.
r 22	a-mi-ru li-ba-ša₂-an-ni	May my (ill-wishing) onlooker be ashamed on my account.
r 33	ina UKKIN lu-u₂ še-mat qi₂-bi-ti10	May my order be heard in the assembly.
r 44	^dLAMA qa-be-e še-me-e u ma-ga-ru	May the protective spirit of ordering, hearing ,and accepting
r 55	⸢u₄-me⸣-šam-ma DU.DU-ma it-ti-ia	Walk along with me daily.
r 66	DINGIR [liš]-⸢tam⸣-mar-ka ^d1(u) 5(diš) liš-⸢te⸣-ʾe-e-ka11	[May] my (personal) god praise you, my (personal) goddess ever seek you!
r 77	u ana-ku IR₃-ka lu-ub-luṭ lu-uš-⸢lim⸣-ma	And may I, your servant, flourish (and) have success.
r 88	nar-bi-ka lu-ša₂-pi da₃-li₂-li₂-ka lud-lul	Let me proclaim your greatness (and) resound your praises!

r 99	KA-INIM-MA ŠU-⸢ILA₂⸣-[LA₂^? ^dEN]-LIL₂-LA₂-KAM^*	It is the wording of a [lifted]-hand prayer to [En]lil.

r 1010	⸢EN₂⸣ ru-ba-tu₄ GAL [i-lat ši]-ma-a-tu₂	Incantation: Great princess, [goddess of fa]tes.

1This tablet was collated in person in May 2017.

2See Ebeling 1953: 20 for the restoration.

3Line is indented to half the tablet's width.

4The restoration is based on the duplicate, BMS 19.

5Line is indented slightly.

6Line is indented slightly.

7Foster 2005: 654 suggests the first, restored word should be translated "[po]verty," but I cannot determine the Akkadian behind this suggestion.

8The restoration is based on the duplicate, BMS 19.

9The restoration is based on the duplicate, BMS 19.

10Line is indented slightly.

11The reading of this line follows Mayer, Or n.s. 46, 389.