K 09578[via caspo]

a
a 1'a 1'

[...] x x AN [...]

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

a 2'2'

[...] x NA NU [...]

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


a 3'3'

[DU₃.DU₃-BI ... UR₃] SAR A KU₃ [SUD ...]

[Its ritual: . . . [you] sweep [the roof]. [You sprinkle] pure water. [. . .]

a 4'4'

[... šid-di GIM ša₂] lu₂ḪAL GID₂ad-[ma ...]1

[. . .] you dr[aw a curtain as does] a diviner [. . .]

a 5'5'

[... EN₂] an-nam [...]

[. . .] this [incantation . . .]

a 6'6'

[...] NU GUR-ma NU [...]2

[. . .] It will not [. . .] again.


a 7'7'

[EN₂ at-tu-nu mul]MUL šar-ḫu-ti ša₂ GE₆ti3

[Incantation: You, O Zap]pu ([Pleia]des), (are) the splendid ones of the night,

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a 8'8'

[...] LUGAL ŠU₂ LUGAL kurAN.ŠAR₂ki ša a-na dIMIN.BI UR.SAG la ša₂-na-an tak-lu₄

[. . .] king of the world, king of the land of Ashur, who trusts in their Seven, the incomparable heroes,

a 9'9'

[... -ru-ku]- i-ḫu-uz-zu IGI-MIN ZALAG₂-tu₄ ni-siq ṭup-šar-ru-ti

To whom [. . . gave . . .], (who) has achieved enlightened eyes with regard to the highest level of the scribal art,

a 10'10'

[... a-lik maḫ-ri]-ia mim-ma šip-ru šu-a-tu la i-ḫu-uz-zu

Which art none [. . . who came before] me had learned,

a 11'11'

[... ma]-la ba-aš₂-mu ina DUB-MEŠ aš₂-ṭur as-niq ab-re-e-ma

[. . . as man]y as there are. I wrote, collated, and checked (the present text) on tablets.

a 12'12'

[...]-x [qe₂-reb] E₂.GAL-ia u₂-kin

I deposited (it) [in] my palace [. . .].

a 13'13'

[... lu-u] MU-šu₂ KI MU-ia i-šaṭ-ṭa-ru

[. . . or] writes his name alongside my name,

a 14'14'

[...] lis-ki-pu-u-šu-ma

May [. . .] overthrow him, and

a 15'15'

[...] li-ḫal-li-qu

May [. . .] disappear [. . .].

1The restoration follows the suggestion of C. Ambos (per. comm., 2013), who points to CAD Š/1, 22 and Š/2, 407 for parallels.

2After the second NU, we most likely have a verb within the semantic domain of "to draw near" (e.g., sanāqu) or "to seize" (e.g., ṣabātu).

3This is the catchline to Zappu 1.