LKA 049[via caspo]
| Obverse | ||
| o 1o 1 | ⸢EN₂⸣ nam-ru šu-pu-u ⸢ina?⸣ [...] | Incantation: Brilliant, resplendent one among(?) [. . .] |
| o 22 | IBILA kun-nu-u na-⸢ram⸣ [...]1 | Cherished son, beloved of [. . .] |
| o 33 | e-tel-lu₄ ru-be₂-e DINGIR-MEŠ ⸢ga-aš₂?-ru?⸣ [x x (x)] | Pre-eminent one, prince of the gods, mighty [. . .], |
| o 44 | ša!?-liṭ ta-mi-ti DINGIR-MEŠ dEN.IDIM.⸢AN?⸣.[KI]2 | Who controls(?) the oracles of the gods, Enidiman[ki], |
| o 55 | ed-de-šu ⸢x? nu⸣-ur₂ te-ne₂-še-e-[ti]3 | Ever-renewing one, the light of the people[s], |
| o 66 | qar-ra-du ⸢x-x-x⸣ si-mat ša₂-ma-[mi]4 | Hero, [. . .], symbol of the heave[ns], |
| o 77 | ip-šu pi!-ka DINGIR-MEŠ i-qu-ul-[lu]5 | The gods attend [to] the utterance of your mouth. |
| o 88 | zi-kir-ka kab-tu u₂-šar-⸢bu⸣-u di₂-[gi₃-gi₃] | The I[gigi] magnify your honored name. |
| o 99 | [ana] ⸢ZALAG₂⸣-ka nam-ru ba-u₂-lat UN-MEŠ u₂-qa-ka | For your radiant light all of humanity (lit. the subjects of the peoples) waits. |
| o 1010 | [EN] ⸢kul⸣-lat nag-bi ri-kis ta-ma-a-ti6 | [The lord] of all the springs, the bond of the seas, |
| o 1111 | [EŠ?].⸢BAR?⸣ kit-tu₂ kiš-šat UN-MEŠ DU₃uš at-ta7 | You indeed give a just [deci]sion(?) to all the peoples, |
| o 1212 | [ša] da-num u d+EN.LIL₂ u₂-ba-aš₂-ši-mu-nim8 | [Whom] Anu and Enlil formed. |
| o 1313 | [ina] ⸢ba-li⸣-ka EŠ.BAR ul i-qab-bi9 | [With]out you a judgment is not pronounced. |
| o 1414 | ⸢ik?-ta?-ra?-ba?-ka?⸣ gi-mir te-ne₂-še-e-ti10 | All the peoples greet(?) you! |
| o 1515 | tuš-te-šir ⸢du-un⸣-na-ma-a ta-dan e-ku-ti | You guide the person of low status aright, (and) you provide judgment/justice for the impoverished girl. |
| o 1616 | en-ša tu!-qar-⸢rad⸣ la i-ša₂-na-a tu-ša₂-aš₂-ra | You make the weak a champion. You enrich the powerless. |
| o 1717 | dUTU EN reme₂-⸢nu⸣-u at-ta-⸢ma⸣11 | O Shamash, you (are) a merciful lord. |
| o 1818 | ina IGI-ka <eš>-⸢ʾ-ka TUG₂⸣.SIG₂-ka aṣ-⸢bat⸣12 | In your presence I seek you. I sieze your (garment's) hem. |
| o 1919 | AN ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢E?⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ e-šu-⸢ti⸣13 | . . . [. . .] confused (?). |
| o 2020 | ⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢MEŠ⸣u-a [...]⸢u-a⸣ | [. . .] my [. . .] my [. . .] |
| o 2121 | [...]-⸢ša?⸣-a-ti [(x)] ⸢x⸣ A ⸢x⸣ [x x]14 | [. . .] . . .[. . .] |
| o 2222 | [...] ṣir-⸢ti x x ša₂? x RU x⸣ [x x] | [. . .] exalted . . . [. . .] |
| o 2323 | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [x x] ⸢ŠA₂ U? E?⸣ [x x] | [. . .] . . . [. . .] |
| o 2424 | [...] ⸢ŠI? x x x⸣15 | [. . .] . . . |
| o 2525 | [...] qi₂-bi-ti | [. . .] my command. |
| o 2626 | [... li?]-riš ⸢pa⸣-nu-u-a | [. . . may] my [f]ace beam in exultation(?). |
| o 2727 | [...]-⸢x-x⸣ u da-ma-qi₂ | [. . .] and to prosper. |
| Reverse | ||
| r 1r 1 | [DINGIR-MU?] diš₈-tar₂-⸢MU? liq⸣ liq-[bu-u] ⸢SIG₅⸣ti | May [my(?) (personal) god (and) m]y(?) (personal) goddess co[mmand] my favor. |
| r 22 | [x (x)]-lu ra-[x x] ⸢li-sa⸣-li-mu16 | May . . . [. . .] be at peace. |
| r 33 | ⸢qi₂⸣-bi-tuk-⸢ka⸣ [ILA₂] ⸢ŠU⸣.MIN-ia lim-ḫu-ru17 | According to your command may they receive [the lifting] of my hands (i.e., my act of supplication). |
| r 44 | liš-[mu]-⸢u₂⸣ tes₂-li-ti18 | May they h[ear] my prayer. |
| r 55 | da-a [ḫi]-⸢ra-tu₄⸣ GALtu₄ | Aya, the great [w]ife, |
| r 66 | ⸢GAŠAN? ul⸣-[ṣi] ⸢u₃⸣ ri-ša₂-a-ti19 | Lady(?) of jo[y] and rejoicing, |
| r 77 | i-⸢na⸣ [e₂-babbar]-⸢ra šu⸣-bat la-li-ka | In [Ebabbar], the dwelling of your exuberance, |
| r 88 | ⸢ša⸣ [ta-qab]-⸢bu?⸣ ina ⸢pi!(IGI-)ka li⸣-ṣa-a da-ma-⸢qi₂⸣20 | May what [you spea]k come forth from your mouth as propitious (for me). |
| r 99 | ⸢dbu-ne⸣-[ne] SUKKAL-ka MAḪ ša la ip-par-ku-u IGI-⸢ka⸣ | Bune[ne], your exalted vizier, who does not cease (standing) before you, |
| r 1010 | a-mat un-ni-ni-⸢ia li-da?-am?-mi?-iq?⸣21 | May he make the case of my prayer acceptable. |
| r 1111 | ri-⸢ša₂-a re-e⸣-mu22 | Have mercy on me! |
| r 1212 | AN⸢u₂ ḪUL₂-ka⸣ ABZU ⸢SU₃⸣-ka | May the heavens rejoice over you; may the Apsu be glad on account of you. |
| r 1313 | [x x] ⸢x⸣ d+EN.⸢LIL₂⸣ ḫa-diš lik-ru-bu-⸢ka⸣ | May [. . .] (and) Enlil greet you with joy. |
| r 1414 | ⸢KA⸣-INIM-MA ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ dUTU-KAM* | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Shamash. |
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1Ebeling suggests we restore {d}EN.LIL₂ in the break (1953: 50).
2I wonder if the first sign was written as a TA; in any case, I don't see any meaning in ta-lid/t/ṭ. Ebeling suggests the end of the line should read: DINGIR EN be-[li-e], "god, lord of lords." For the name of Shamash here, see AN = Anum III 125 (Litke 1998: 130) as attested in CT 25 27: 6 (= K.4365).
3There may be an erasure or some kind of dig in the clay prior to its drying where the X is in this line.
4Ebeling suggested reading a?-gu?-um?, "crown," in this line, though he noted it was entirely uncertain (1953: 50, 51n3). The last sign may be a [T]A instead.
5As noted in Ebeling's copy and edition (1953: 50) UD ME should be read PI.
6Ebeling reads mu#?-kin₃ at the head of the line (1953: 50), though this seems unlikely to me. Seux suggests [EN ku]l-lat (1976: 288n6), which seems much more likely.
7Ebeling restores [di-e]n at the head of the line (1953: 50). Although dīn kitti is a reasonable restoration (see CAD K, 471), I would expect di-in for the orthography of dīn.
8The restoration and translation follow Seux 1976: 288n9 and CAD B, 138.
9As Ebeling notes (1953: 51n4), we expect an N-stem verb at the end.
10Ebeling suggests reading pa[q]-d[a]-a[k-ka?-m]a, "(The entirety of the peoples) are entrusted to you," at the head of the line, though he notes this is quite uncertain (1953: 50, 51n3). The present restoration is based on a line in Nabû 2, for which, see, e.g., LKA 40a, obv. 13 (= P413952).
11For the reading EN reme₂-nu#-u, see also Seux 1976: 288n11.
12Ebeling suggests restoring e[š]-t[e-ʾ-ka] here (1953: 52). I am not so sure there is enough room. What he is reading as EŠ and TE may simply be the beginning of the aleph sign, ʾ. If so and we expect a form of the verb šeʾû, then perhaps the EŠ was omitted.
13Ebeling conjectures restorations here until the end of the obverse, but he admits they are quite uncertain and more like hypotheses (1953: 52, 53n1). I have not noted them.
14Ebeling suggests reading the ŠA as DA (1953: 52).
15Are the last couple of signs GEŠTU.MIN?
16Ebeling suggests restoring [i]-lu ra-[bu-ti itti-ia] in the gap (1953: 52). I don't think there is enough room for all of this. Moreover, I think such an orthography would be very atypical (perhaps, unique) in all the prayers, if correct. We would expect typically DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ. Seux likewise expresses his doubts (1976: 288n14).
17Ebeling's copy and edition show a MEŠ sign after the break. I think what he sees as MEŠ is part of a ŠU and then MIN. There are not enough horizontals for a MEŠ sign.
18The line is slightly indented.
19For this epithet, see K.3387: 9 (Mayer 1976: 515).
20Ebeling suggests restoring li-[ru-ub], "may . . . [enter]," at the head of the line (1953: 52). Seux's translation implies that the initial sign ought to be read ŠA. He also suggests reading ina pi!-ka instead of ina IGI-ka (1976: 289n17). These ideas were the inspiration for the restoration provided here.
21The last several signs in the line are quite broken. The restoration is based on an idiom, for which see CAD D, 62. Seux prefers to restore the similar meaning phrase li-[ṭib eli-k]a (1976: 289n18), which is also reasonable. Ebeling's idea, li-[il-qi₂]-ma (1953: 52), would seem to make Bunene the recipient of the prayer. This does not seem contextually appropriate.
22The line is indented.