BMS 18[via caspo]

Obverse
oo NaN  (beginning obverse missing)
o 1'o 1'

[...] x [...] x [...]1

[. . .] . . . [. . .]

o 2'2'

i-na-ṭa-lu pa-nu-uk-[ka]2

They look upon [your] countenance,

o 3'3'

a-na gi-piš ta-ma-a-ti pa-nu-ka ma-a-du

Your countenance is greater than the swelling of the sea.

o 4'4'

ša₂-qa₂-ta ina ša₂-ma-mi

You are exalted in the heavens.

o 5'5'

kul-lat UN-MEŠ ta-bar-ri

You see all of the people.

o 6'6'

šur-ba-ta-ma ina KIti₃

You are the greatest on the earth.

o 7'7'

UZU.UR₅-MEŠ-šu₂-nu [ta]-bar-ri

You see their oracular signs.

o 8'8'

ša₂ ḫi-ṭu iḫ-ṭu-u₂ ta-ga-mil-šu₂ at-ta

The one who has sinned you indeed spare.

o 9'9'

ṣab-ta-ku-ma ki-i ti-i-ri

I grasp like a courtier

o 10'10'

ina qa-an-ni-ka

your (garment's) hem.

o 11'11'

ki-i mu-ra-ni dTU.TU3

Like Marduk's puppy,

o 12'12'

a-la-su-um ur-ki-[ka]4

I run behind [you].

Reverse
r 1r 1

na-ša₂-ku NIDBA a-sa-raq [ser-qu]5

I lift up a food offering, I scatter [a strewn offering (of flour)]

r 22

pu-ṭur NIG₂.GIG le-qi₂ un-ni-[ni-ia]

Release the misfortune, accept [my] pray[er].

r 33

IM-ka DU₈.GA li-zi-qa-am-[ma]

May your pleasant breeze blow over me [that]

r 44

ZIti₃ li-ri-ik

(My) life may be long!

r 55

la-ta-am nar-bi-ka ana UN-MEŠ DAGAL-MEŠ

Let me tell of your greatness to the far-flung people.


r 66

KA-INIM-MA ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ dTU.TU-KE₄

The wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Marduk.


r 77

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

Its ritual: You do (it) with either a ritual assemblage or with a censer.


r 88

EN₂ ga-aš₂-ru šu-pu-u e-ṭil di₂-gi₃-gi₃

Incantation: Resplendent strong one, pre-eminent one of the Igigi.

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r 99

[...] x x x x KAM*-MEŠ x [...]6

[. . .] . . . [. . .]

1Obv. 2ˊ, 5ˊ, 7ˊ, 10ˊ, 12ˊ, and rev. 4 are slightly indented.

2The restoration follows the duplicates.

3See Lambert 1960: 148: 60 (with note on p. 326) for a close comparison (noted by Mayer 1976: 396).

4The restoration follows a duplicate.

5There seems to be a DIŠ-AŠ above the NA at the start of this line. The restoration is suggested by traces in duplicates.

6Beaulieu and Mayer 1997: 177 read this line as follows: [... KA]M? ⸢EN₂⸣ ⸢ŠU.IL₂.LA₂⸣.KAM-MEŠ-⸢ni⸣, thus suggesting this line provides information about the shuila-series to which the prayer on the tablet belongs.