AOAT 034, 037 + Sm.135 (+) AOAT 034, 038[via caspo]
| Obverse | ||
| o 1'o 1' | [...] ša₂ e-ze-⸢su a⸣-bu-⸢bu⸣1 | [. . .] whose anger (is) a flood, |
| o 2'2' | [... a]-bu ⸢re⸣-me₂-nu-[u] | [. . .] a mercif[ul] father. |
| o 3'3' | [... la še-mu]-u id-dal-pu-nin-ni | [. . . without hear]ing havs stirred me, |
| o 4'4' | [... ḫu-lu]-⸢uq⸣-qu-u iš-šak-nu-ni2 | [. . . los]ses beset me, |
| o 5'5' | ⸢ša-su⸣-[u₂ la] ⸢a⸣-pa-lu i-id-da-ṣa-an-ni3 | Callin[g out without] reply has slighted me. |
| o 6'6' | am-ma-⸢ti⸣-[ia i]-⸢na⸣ lib-bi-ia uš-te-ṣi-⸢ma⸣ | (This situation) has expelled the strength (lit. [my] arm) in my heart. |
| o 7'7' | GIM ši-bi uq-⸢ṭa⸣-di-da-an-[ni] | Like an old man, it has bowed [me] low. |
| o 8'8' | EN GALu d⸢AMAR.UTU⸣ DINGIR re-me-nu-[u] | O great lord, Marduk, mercifu[l] god, |
| o 9'9' | a-me-lu-ti ma-⸢la⸣ [šu]-⸢ma na⸣-ba-at ⸢an⸣-ni ⸢ra-ma-ni-šu₂⸣ man-nu i-⸢lam⸣-[mad] | Human beings, by whatever [na]me—who (among them) can ascert[ain] their own sin? |
| o 10'10' | ma-an-⸢nu⸣ [...]-⸢x a-a-u₂⸣ [...]4 | Who [. . .], what person [. . .] |
| o 11'11' | a-lak-[ti ...] | [. . .] the wa[y of . . .] |
| o 12'12' | lu-⸢ut⸣-[ta-id-ma ...] | I ought to be v[igilant . . .] |
| o 13'13' | ⸢aš?⸣-[rat ...] | [. . .] the sanc[tuaries . . .] |
| (rest of obverse missing) | ||
| Reverse | ||
| rr NaN | (missing) |
1The opening lines are attested on Sm.135 and K.10003.
2This line is note yet attested in other witnesses to Marduk 4.
3Here K.13237 begins to attest the beginning of each of the following lines.
4K.10003 + Sm.135 breaks off here.