AOAT 258, pl. 18[via caspo]

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

[... meš-ru]-u₂ MIN [...]

[. . . weal]th [. . .]. (Ditto: With you may) [. . .] (enter)

a 2'2'

[... ma]-ga-ru MIN sa-[li-mu]

[. . . acce]ptance [. . .]. (Ditto: With you may) amity (enter).

a 3'3'

[nu-uḫ ti]-šab šup-ši-[iḫ]

[Be at peace. Ha]ve a seat. Calm do[wn].

a 4'4'

[ana E₂] ter-ru-bu SIG₅ šu-kun

Establish favor [for the house] that you enter.

a 5'5'

[ia-a]-ši ana dUTU u dAMAR.[UTU]

[For m]e, with Shamash and Mar[duk]

a 6'6'

[ana] SIG₅ti₃ pi-iq-dan-ni

assign favor.

a 7'7'

[ṭu₂]-ub lib₃-bi dAMAR.UTU DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ li-pu-

May the great gods make Marduk's heart [hap]py.

a 8'8'

zi-kir EN dAMAR.UTU ina kiš-ša₂-ti lu da-ri1

May the [na]me of the Lord, Marduk, endure forever for all.

a 9'9'

[er]-ba nu-ru šu-kun ba-ni-tu₂

[En]ter, O Divine Lamp. Establish good things.

a 10'10'

[ina] pi-ka liš-ša₂-kin SIG₅tu₄

May life go forth from your mouth.

a 11'11'

[ana] E₂ te-ru-bu ku-ru-ub dNUSKA

Greet the house you enter, O Nusku.


a 12'12'

GIM an-nam ŠIDu₂ lu₂GIG ana IGI dIZI.[GAR]

When you have recited this, the sick man in front of the (divine) tor[ch]

a 13'13'

ta-tar-ra-aṣ-ma ki-a-am tu-šam-na-[šu]

you stretch out, and thus you make [him] recite:


a 14'14'

EN₂ dNUSKA LUGAL GE₆ mu-na-mer uk-[li]

Incantation: O Nusku, king of the night, who illuminates the dark[ness],

a 15'15'

GUBaz ina mu-ši UN-MEŠ ta-bar-[ri]

You stand (in the sky) at night and obse[rve] the people.

a 16'16'

ina ba-li-ka šip-ṭu .BAR ul SUM[in]

Without you judgment (and) decision are not rend[ered].

1It is not clear what ana kiššati means here. See CAD K, 459.