K 09578[via caspo]
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| 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] lu₂⸢ḪAL 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 d⸢IMIN⸣.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' | [... iš-ru-ku]-⸢uš⸣ 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.