PBS 01/1, 17[via caspo]


Obverse
o 1o 1	⸢EN₂⸣ EN šur-bu-u₂ KUR^u₂ ^di₂-⸢gi₃-gi₃⸣	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-šu₂1	[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 DINGIR-ME GAL-ME	Lord of lords, king of kings, father, who engendered 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^?⸣2	Lord of the lands,
o 1010	ga-mir di-i-ni ša₂ la BAL^u₂ ⸢qi₂⸣-[bit]-⸢su⸣	Who renders the verdict, whose com[ma]nd cannot be overturned,
o 1111	⸢mu⸣-šim NAM-MEŠ ša₂ DINGIR-ME [ka-la]-mu3
o 1212	ina qa-bi-ka-ma u₂-tal-la-da ⸢te⸣-[ne₂-še]-⸢e⸣-ti	At your speaking, hu[man]ity is engendered,
o 1313	[ša₂] LUGAL u GIR₃.NITA₂ MU-šu₂-nu ⸢ta⸣-[za-ak]-kar	You elevate king (and) governor to their positions.
o 1414	[aš]-šum ba-ne₂-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-MIN-a-a4	I give you my attention.
o 1919	šim-ti ba-la-ṭi-ia ši-i-mi	Determine a fate of life for me!
o 2020	ba-ne₂-e šu-mi-ia qi₂-bi5	Order a good reputation for me!
o 2121	lum-nu pu-ṭur mi-ša₂-ru₃ šuk-⸢na⸣	Release the evil (afflicting me); establish justice for me.
o 2222	[lu]-⸢up₂⸣-nu ta-bal-ma ḪE₂.GAL₂ šur-ka6	Carry away [po]verty; grant me prosperity.
o 2323	[šu]-⸢kun⸣-ma e-li-ia bal-ta-ka GAL-⸢tu₂⸣7	[Se]t over me your immense ennobling spirit.
o 2424	[DINGIR u] LUGAL li-ša₂-qi₂-ru-in-ni8	May [god and] king value me,
Reverse
r 1r 1	⸢EN⸣ u NUN ša₂ qa-be₂-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 come to shame on my account.
r 33	ina UKKIN lu-u₂ še^!(kur-)mat qi₂-bi-ti9	May my utterance be heard in the assembly.
r 44	^dLAMA qa-be₂-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-ku it-ti-ia	Walk along with me daily.
r 66	DINGIR [liš]-⸢tam⸣-mar-ka ^d1(u) 5(diš) liš-⸢te⸣-ʾe-e-ka10	[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-⸢IL₂⸣-[LA₂ ^d]⸢EN⸣-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-tu₂11	Incantation: Great princess, [goddess of fa]tes.
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1See Ebeling 1953: 20 for the restoration.

2Line is indented to half the tablet's width.

3The restoration is based on the duplicate, BMS 19. tr.en: Who determines the fates of [al]l the gods.

4Line is indented slightly.

5Line is indented slightly.

6The restoration follows CAD L, 252; see also Foster 2005: 654. The duplicate in BMS 19 varies from this line, reading [l]um-ni ta-bal-ma SIG₅ šur-ka.

7The restoration is based on the duplicate, BMS 19.

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

9Line is indented slightly.

10The reading of this line follows Mayer 1977: 389.

11This is the catchline to Ninlil 1.