BMS 41[via caspo]

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r 1'1'

[DU₃.DU₃.BI] lu ina KEŠDA lu ina NIG₂.NA [DU₃]

[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 DAGALtu₄ -ru-ku-

[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]-MEŠni 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] dAG ti-kip sa-an-tak-ki ma-la ba--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.