KAL 4, 66 (+) LKA 039[via caspo]

Obverse
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o 1'1'

[... UD.DA]-ka GIM d[UTU ...]

[. . .] your [shining appearance . . ], like [Shamash ...]

o 2'2'

[... ].BAR KUR.KUR GARin [ina IGI-ka]

[. . . the dec]ision of the lands is set [before you].

o 3'3'

[ana-ku md-šur]-DU₃-A DUMU [DINGIR-šu₂]

[I (am) Ashur]banipal, son of [his (personal) god],

o 4'4'

[ša DINGIR-šu₂ d-šur] diš₈-tar₂-šu₂ d-šur-i-[tu₄]

[Whose (personal) god (is) Ashur] (and personal) goddess (is) Ashuri[tu].

o 5'5'

[pal-ḫa-ku] ad-ra-ku u šu-ta-du-[ra-ku]

[I am afraid], frightened, and terrif[ied].

o 6'6'

[... i-šal]-lu-ka-ma SUMin [mil-ka]

[. . . they inqu]ire of you, and you give [advice].

o 7'7'

[-bu pu-ḫur-šu]-nu -ta-mu-u ina KI.[TA-ka]

[They are seated in the]ir [assembly]; they discuss (it) at [your] fe[et].

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o 8'8'

[d3(u) šu-pu-u₂ ša₂ E₂-KUR i-šal]-lu?-[ka-ma ta-mit DINGIR]-MEŠ? [SUM-in]1

[O resplendent Sin of Ekur, they inqu]ire of [you, and you give the oracle of the god[s].

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o 9'9'

[UD.NA₂.AM₃ U₄]um ta-mit-ti-ka pi-[riš-ti-ka DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ]

[The day of the new moon (is) the d]ay of your oracle, the se[cret of the great gods].

o 10'10'

[U₄.3(u).KAM* i]-sin-na-ka U₄um ta-[šil-ti DINGIRti-ka]

[The thirtieth day (of the month) (is)] your [fe]stival, the day for cel[ebrating your divinity].

o 11'11'

[d].IM₅.BABBAR e-muq [la ša₂-na-an]

[O Nam]raṣit, [unrivalled] in strength,

o 12'12'

[ša₂ la i]-lam-ma-du mi-lik-[šu₂ ma-am-man]

[whose] advice [no] one [can] learn,

o 13'13'

[as-ruq]-ka se-er-qu [GE₆ el-lu]

[I offered] to you a [pure] flour-offering [of the night].

o 14'14'

[aq-qi₂-ka] re--ta-a ši-kar [da--pa]

[I libated] for you first-class [sweet] beer.

o 15'15'

[kam₂-sa-ku az-za]-az a-še-ʾ [ka-a-ša₂]

[I am kneeling (and) I sta]nd. I (hereby) seek [you].

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Reverse
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r 11

[INIM.GAR] dum-qi₂ u mi-ša₂-ri GARun [UGU-MU]

Establish [for me] a propitious and just [oracular utterance].

r 22

[DINGIR-MU u] diš₈-tar₂ ša -tu [U₄-MEŠ]

[My god and] my goddess, who for [ma]ny (in next line) [days]

r 33

[ma-ʾ]-du-ti is-bu-su [UGU-MU]

have been angry [with me],

r 44

[ina kit]-ti u mi-ša₂-ri lis-li-[mu KI-MU]

[Through tru]th and justice, may they be at p[eace with me].

r 55

[ur-ḫi lid-mi₃]-iq pa-da-ni [li-šir]

[May my path be favo]rable, [may] my way [be straight].

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r 1'1'

[KA.INIM].MA ŠU.IL₂.LA₂ d[ZUEN?-KAM₂]

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


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