BMS 03 + K 023617[via caspo]

a
aa NaN  (beginning surface missing)
a 1'a 1'

[... bu]-ul-liṭ-ṭi x [...]

[. . .] restore [. . .]

a 2'2'

[...] TI-i [...]

[. . .] accept [. . .]

a 3'3'

[... la] pa-liḫ DINGIR-šu₂ u dIŠ₈.TAR₂-šu₂ ina ŠU-MU [li-mur]1

[. . .] may the one who does [not] fear his (personal) god and (personal) goddess [learn] from my example (lit. [see] by my hand).

a 4'4'

[...] a-ta-mar še-[ret-ki]

[. . .] I have experienced (lit. seen) [your] punish[ment].

a 5'5'

[...] : ANu₂ ḪUL₂-ki ABZU SU₃-[ki]

[. . .] the heavens rejoice over you, the Apsu celebrates you.

a 6'6'

[DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ša₂ kiš-ša₂-ti lik-ru-bu]-ki : DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ŠA₃-ki li-ṭib-[bu]2

[May the great gods of the world bless] you. May the great gods gladd[en] your heart.

a 7'7'

[da-num dEN.LIL₂ u d]e₂-a li-šar-bu-u ENut-[ki]3

May [Anu, Enlil, and] Ea increase [your] dominion.

a 8'8'

[at-ti-ma] dam-ki-na be-let ANe u KI[ti₃]4

[Indeed, you] Damkina (are) the lady of heaven and ear[th].


a 9'9'

[KA-INIM-MA] ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ dDAM-KI-NA-[KAM*]

[It is the wording] of a lifted-hand prayer to Damkina.


a 10'10'

[... bu]-kur₂ d+EN.LIL₂ : šur-bu-u₂ git₂-ma-lu i-lit-ti E₂.ŠAR₂.[RA]

[. . . so]n of Enlil, most supreme, perfect one, progeny of Esha[ra],

a 11'11'

[ša pu-luḫ]-tam lit-bu-šu₂ ma-lu-u₂ ḫur-ba-šu₂

[Who is] clothed with [fe]ar, filled with terror,

a 12'12'

[...] la im-maḫ-ḫa-ru qa-bal-šu₂

[. . .], whose onslaught cannot be opposed.

a 13'13'

[...] man-za-za ina DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ

(Whose celestial) position [. . .] among the gods.

a 14'14'

[...] ta-ši-la-a-ti ša₂-qa-a re-ša₂-a-ka

[. . .] of celebrations, your head is high.

a 15'15'

[...] te-rit kul-lat DINGIR-MEŠ qa-tuk-ka tam-[ḫat]

[. . .] execultive power over all the gods; it is held in your hand.

a 16'16'

[...] : tuš-te-šir la šu-šu-ra i-ka-a [...]

[. . .]; you secure justice for the misguided, the orphaned boy [. . .].

1The restorations in lines 3ˊ-5ˊ are based on Mayer 1976: 441.

2The beginning of the line is a conjectural restoration that goes back to King 1896, no. 3, accepted by Ebeling 1953: 28 and Mayer 1976: 442.

3The restorations follow Ebeling 1953: 30 and Mayer 1976: 442.

4The conjectural restoration at the beginning follows Mayer 1976: 442. The end follows Ebeling 1953: 30 and Mayer 1976: 442.