BMS 41[via caspo]
| Reverse | ||
| rr | ||
| r 1'1' | [DU₃.DU₃.BI] lu ina ⸢KEŠDA lu⸣ ina NIG₂.⸢NA⸣ [DU₃uš] | [Its ritual: You do (it)] with either a ritual assemblage or a censer. |
| r 2'2' | [EN₂] LUGAL ne₂-me-qi₂ ba-nu-u ta-šim-ti | [Incantation]: O wise king, discerning creator. |
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| r 3'3' | [E₂.GAL] mAN.ŠAR₂.DU₃.IBILA LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂ki | [The palace of] Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of the land of Assyria, |
| r 4'4' | [ša d]⸢AG⸣ u dtaš-me-tu₄ GEŠTU-⸢MIN DAGAL⸣tu₄ iš-ru-ku-uš | [to whom ] Nabu and Tashmetu gave wisdom, |
| r 5'5' | [i-ḫu]-⸢zu⸣ IGI-MIN na-mir-tu₄ ni-siq ṭup-šar-ru!-u-ti1 | [who h]as sharp eyes, the highest level of the scribal art |
| r 6'6' | [ša ina LUGAL]-⸢MEŠ⸣ni a-lik ⸢maḫ-ri⸣-ia mam₂-ma šip-ru šu₂-a-tu₂ la i-ḫu-zu | [that no one among the king]s who preceded me possessed such skill, |
| r 7'7' | [ne₂-me-eq] ⸢d⸣AG ti-kip sa-an-tak-ki ma-la ba-aš-mu2 | [the wisdom of] Nabu, cuneiform writing, as much as there is, |
| r 8'8' | [...] ⸢x x⸣ ZIti₃-ia₂ | [. . .] . . . my life |
| r 9'9' | [...] ⸢TI?⸣ia | [. . .] my health. |
| r 10'10' | [...] ⸢x⸣ | [. . .] . . . |
1The RU looks to be malformed.
2I need to collate the end of the line and the rest of the tablet. The photo is unclear.