BM 38342[via caspo]


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aa NaN	(beginning surface missing)
a 1'a 1'	[...] tuk-[lat KA₂.DINGIR.RA^ki]	[. . .], the tr[ust of Babylon].
a 2'2'	[... u₂]-⸢taq-qu⸣-u₂ [...]	[. . . pa]y heed [. . .].
a 3'3'	[UN-MEŠ DAGAL]-⸢MEŠ ṣal⸣-[mat SAG].⸢DU⸣ i-dal-la-[la qur-di-ka]	[The far-flung peo]ple, the bla[ck-heade]d ones, prais[e your heroic acts].
a 4'4'	[x x x] ⸢x⸣ tap-pa-a ⸢tu-šar⸣-ši a-na la i-[ša₂-ri ...]	You make [. . .] acquire a friend. To the impoten[t . . .].
a 5'5'	[ed-lu-tu₂] ⸢sik⸣-kur AN^e tu-pat-ti : a-na ⸢la na⸣-ṭi-lu [ta-šak-kan nu-u₂-ru]	You open the [locked] bolts of the heavens. To the one who cannot see, [you establish light].
a 6'6'	[ṭup-pa] ⸢ar⸣-ma la pe-ta-⸢a⸣ ta-ša₂-⸢as⸣-si : ina lib₃-bi ⸢UDU.NITA₂ ta⸣-[šaṭ-ṭar UZU-MEŠ]	You can read an enclosed, unopened [tablet]. Inside the sheep, you [write the signs].
a 7'7'	[da-a]-⸢a-an DINGIR^?.DINGIR⸣ EN ⸢^d⸣[i₂-gi₃-gi₃]	[O ju]dge of the gods, lord of the [Igigi],
a 8'8'	[^dUTU EN ši-mat] ⸢KUR at-ta⸣-ma : šim-⸢ti ši⸣-[im a-lak-ti dum-mi-iq]	[O Shamash], you (are) the [lord of the fate] of the land. Deter[mine] my fate; [make my way favorable].
a 9'9'	[li-ši-ra i-da]-⸢tu⸣-u₂-a lid-mi-⸢qu⸣ [MAŠ₂.GE₆-MEŠ-u₂-a]	[Let] my [sig]ns [be favorable]. Let [my dreams] be propitious.
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