PBS 01/2, 119[via caspo]
| Obverse | ||
| oo NaN | (beginning obverse missing) | |
| o 1'o 1' | [...] ⸢šar-ra-ti⸣ [...]1 | [. . .] queen [. . .] |
| o 2'2' | [...] kaš-⸢kaš⸣ [...] | [. . .] omnipotent one [. . .] |
| o 3'3' | [...] ⸢dnin-men⸣-[na ...] | [. . .] of Ninmen[na . . .] |
| o 4'4' | [... ina] ⸢ANe KU₃-MEŠ⸣ ša₂-qu man-⸢za-za-ka⸣ | [. . . in] the pure heavens; your position is exalted. |
| o 5'5' | ⸢ra-ba-ta⸣ ina E₂.KUR.⸢UŠ₂⸣ | You are great in Arallû (i.e., the netherworld), |
| o 6'6' | ma-ḫi-ra la ti-ši2 | You have no rival. |
| o 7'7' | KI da-nim ina UKKIN ⸢DINGIR⸣-MEŠ mi₃-lik-ka šu-tur | With Anum, in the assembly of the gods your counsel is supreme. |
| o 8'8' | KI d3(u) ina ANe u KIti₃ ta-še-ʾ-i gim-ri | With Sin, you scrutinize everything in the heavens and the earth. |
| o 9'9' | id-din-ka-ma d+EN.LIL₂ AD-ka | Enlil, your father, gave you |
| o 10'10' | ṣal-mat SAG.DU pu-ḫur ZIti₃ | the black-headed (people), all living things (lit. the assembly of the living). |
| o 11'11' | ⸢bu⸣-ul dGIR₃ nam-maš-ša₂-a qa-tuk-ka ip-qid | The livestock of Shakkan, the animals, he entrusted in your hands. |
| o 12'12' | [ana-ku I.d]⸢GIŠ.ŠIR⸣-MU-GI.NA DUMU DINGIR-šu₂ | [I am Sha]mash-shum-ukin, son of his (personal) god, |
| o 13'13' | [... dAMAR].⸢UTU⸣ d1(u) 5(diš)-šu₂ dzar-pa-ni-tu₄ | [. . . (is) Mar]duk (and) his (personal) goddess (is) Zarpanitu, |
| o 14'14' | [ina? ḪUL A₂-MEŠ] GISKIM-MEŠ ḪUL-MEŠ NU DU₁₀.GA-MEŠ | [On account of the evil of portents] (and) omens, unpleasant (and) unfavorable, |
| o 15'15' | [... KUR]-ia ib-ša₂-a-ma | [. . .] are present [. . .] (throughout) my [land], |
| o 16'16' | [pal-ḫa-ku ad]-ra-ku u šu-ta-du-ra-ku | [I am afraid, in] fear, and constantly frightened. |
| o 17'17' | [... ana E₂].GAL-ia a-na KUR-ia | [. . . to] my [pal]ace, to my land, |
| o 18'18' | [...]-ma a-a DIM₄!(NA₄) a-a KURan-ni3 | May (it) not [. . .], approach (or) arrive. |
| o 19'19' | [... ḫu-lu]-⸢uq⸣-qu-u₂ ib-ba-šu-u₂ ina E₂-MU | [. . . los]ses have occurred in my household. |
| o 20'20' | [... la še]-⸢mu-u₂⸣ id-dal-pu-in-ni | [. . . not bei]ng obeyed keep me awake. |
| o 21'21' | [... gam-ma-la]-⸢ta be⸣-lu₄ ⸢d⸣[U.GUR ...] | [. . .] you are [(so) very merciful], O lord, [Nergal . . .] |
| (rest of obverse missing) | ||
| Reverse | ||
| rr NaN | (beginning reverse missing) | |
| r 1'r 1' | [...] ⸢tes₂?⸣-[li-ti (x x)]4 | [. . . my] pray[er . . .] |
| r 2'2' | [ag-gu lib₃-ba]-ka ⸢li⸣-[nu-ḫa] | May your [angry heart be calm]. |
| r 3'3' | [pu-ṭur] ⸢ar₂⸣-ni ḫi-ṭi-ti u gil-la-ti | [Release] my sin, my misdeed, and my sacrilege. |
| r 4'4' | [ki-ṣir] ⸢lib₃⸣-bi DINGIRti-ka GALti | [the indig]nation (lit. [knot] of the heart) of your great divinity |
| r 5'5' | [za]-mar lip-pa-ṭa-ram-ma5 | May it be released [imme]diately, so that |
| r 6'6' | [DINGIR u d]iš₈.tar₂ ze-nu-tu₄ šab-su-tu₄ | [(my personal) god and] (personal) goddess, angry, furious, |
| r 7'7' | [u ki]-it-mu-lu-tu₂ ⸢li-is⸣-li-mu KI-MU | [and wr]athful, may be reconciled with me. |
| r 8'8' | [nar]-⸢bi⸣-ka lu-ša₂-pi da₃-li₂-li₂-ka lud-lul | Let me glorify your [great] deeds (and) sing your praises. |
| r 9'9' | ⸢KA⸣-INIM-MA ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ dGIR₃.UNU.GAL-KAM* | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Nergal. |
| r 10'10' | EN₂ at!(ŠU-)⸢tu⸣-nu mul⸢MUL⸣6 | Incantation: You are Zappu. |
| (rest of reverse blank) |
1I was initially inclined to read [{d}a-nun-n]a-⸢ki⸣ be-e[l], following Mayer (1976: 478) and as the copy in PBS 1/2, no. 119 indicates. If correct, then our tablet has left out a line of the prayer as it is attested elsewhere. The present reading follows a suggestion from eBL, which does not require an assumption that our tablet has skipped a line of the prayer.
2The line is slightly indented.
3The extra vertical wedge on the right side of the DIM₄ makes it look something like a NA₄.
4This sign is not represented on the copy in PBS 1/2. Other witnesses end the line with šime teslīti, "hear my prayer." If I have identified the broken sign in this line correctly, then this witness may have reversed the order of the phrase, teslīti šime. This would account for the size of the gaps at both the head and the end of the line.
5The restoration is based on KAL 4, 65 (=VAT 13965). See Maul and Strauß 2011: 122.
6The copy in PBS 1/2 shows another sign after the last broken MUL. It may rather simply be a chipped part of the tablet.