LKA 048a[via caspo]


Obverse
o 1o 1	[...]
o 22	[...]
o 33	[...]
o 44	[...]
o 55	[...]
o 66	[x x x (x)] ⸢x x⸣ [...]
o 77	[x x (x)] ⸢x x bul^?⸣-lu-⸢x⸣ [...]
o 88	[x x x (x)] ⸢x PAP^?.ḪAL^?⸣ u^? ⸢MUNUS^?⸣.[KALAG.GA ...]	[. . .] hardship and difficulty,
o 99	[x x] ⸢x x x ŠU^?⸣-MIN na-as-⸢ki⸣ [...]	[. .] . . the hand of the fallen, [. . .]
o 1010	[ša₂-pi-ka]-⸢at^? ŠE.NUMUN na⸣-ṣi-⸢rat na⸣-[piš-ti]	[who pours o]ut seed, who guar[ds life],
o 1111	[x x] ⸢x x x x⸣ qa-⸢ʾ-šat ba^?⸣-[la-ṭu]	[. . .], who bestows li[fe],
o 1212	[le-qa]-⸢at⸣ un-ni-ni [ma]-⸢ḫi-rat⸣ [tes₂-li-ti]	[who acce]pts prayer, [rec]eives [supplication],
o 1313	[ba]-⸢na⸣-at UN-MEŠ ⸢x⸣ [x x x x]1	[Who cre]ates the people, . [. . .],
o 1414	[ina] ⸢ṣi^?-ta^?⸣-aš₂^!? u šil-⸢la-an ba^?⸣-[ʾ-lat ^dIDIM]2	[From] sunrise to (lit. and) sunset, the sub[jects of Enlil].
o 1515	⸢ta⸣-ḫi-⸢iṭ^?-ṭi^? ud^?⸣-da-[kam^*?] ⸢ta⸣-bar₂^?-⸢ri^?-i^?⸣ [sa-an-tak₂]	You keep watch dail[y], you [continuously] oversee,
o 1616	⸢ša₂-pal⸣-ki ⸢kit⸣-mu-su mu-⸢ša₂⸣ u [im-ma]	At your feet they kneel night and [day],
o 1717	MU-ki ⸢iš-tam-ma-ru qur-ru⸣-ud-⸢ki dal^?⸣-[la]	They constantly praise your name, [they] lau[d] your heroism.
o 1818	^de₄-⸢ru₆⸣-[a be]-⸢el⸣-tu₂ ṣa-⸢bi-ta-at^? a^?-bu^?⸣-[ti en-ši]	O Eru’[a, la]dy, who interced[es for the weak],
o 1919	a-na ^d⸢AMAR.UTU⸣ reme₂-ni-i ⸢a-bu-ti⸣ [ṣab-ti]	To Marduk, the merciful one, [interc]ede (for me),
o 2020	⸢qi₂⸣-bi-i da-mi₃-⸢iq^?⸣-[ti]	speak wel[l] (of me),
o 2121	⸢šu⸣-ut-li-mim-ma ⸢lu⸣ ma-⸢gir⸣ da-[ba-bi]	Grant to me that [my] spea[king] be accepted.
o 2222	e-ma a-kap-pi-du ⸢ṣum⸣-me-ra-[ti-ia lu-uk-šu-ud]	Whatever I plan, [let me achieve my] desi[res].
o 2323	⸢qi₂⸣-bi-tuk-ki taš-mu-u ⸢li⸣-[bil pi-ia]	According to your command, may [my speaking] comm[and] attention.
o 2424	[lib₃]-bi li-tam-ma-a ⸢ka-liš⸣ [...]	May my [hea]rt speak [. . .] in every respect,
o 2525	[liš]-⸢te⸣-eš-me mit-ḫa-riš ina ⸢KA⸣ [ni-ši ba-ni-ti]	[May it constan]tly cause (me) to hear [an agreeable (word)] in the mouth [of the people] everywhere,
o 2626	⸢x-x⸣-ib UGU-ši-na ⸢ša₂ gi-mir⸣ [te-ne₂-še-e-ti]3	[. . .] . . the entirety of [the peoples],
o 2727	[DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ⸣ an-ni ⸢lip⸣-[ṭur] ⸢liq^?-ba^?-a^?⸣ [SIG₅^ti₃]	May [(my personal) god] rele[ase] my sin. May he command [my favor].
o 2828	[^diš-tar] ⸢li^?-sap^?-pi^?-iḫ^?⸣ [...]	May [(my personal) goddess] disperse [. . .].
Reverse
r 1r 1	[ḫi]-⸢ṭi^?⸣-ti ⸢lim^?-ma^?-ši^?⸣ [...]	May my [tre]spass(?) be forgotten. [. . .]
r 22	⸢x-a⸣-te^?-⸢a GISKIM^?⸣ [...]	[. .] . . signs(?), [. . .],
r 33	[kiš]-pu ⸢ru⸣-ḫu-u UŠ₁₁ [li-su-u UGU-MU]	[Witchcra]ft, magic, (and) sorcery [be removed from my body].
r 44	[x]-⸢x⸣-ni-ma GAŠAN-MU qi₂-⸢bi⸣ [...]4	[. .] . to me, O lady, speak [. . .],
r 55	[li^?]-⸢kun⸣-ma man-za-zi maḫ-⸢x-x⸣ [...]	[May] my position be firm . . [. . .],
r 66	⸢^dŠA₃.ZU⸣ liḫ-du-ki e₂-⸢sag-gil₂^? li⸣-[riš-ki]	May Shazu rejoice over you, may Esagil [be glad on account of you].
r 77	DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ AN^e u KI^ti₃ lik-⸢ru-bu-ki⸣	May the gods of heaven and earth bless you,
r 88	^da-nu ^dIDIM ^dGIŠ₂ li-šar₂-bu-u be-⸢lut^?⸣-[ki]	May Anu, Enlil, and Ea magnify [your] ladyship,
r 99	⸢DINGIR-MEŠ GAL⸣-MEŠ ŠA₃-ki ⸢li-ṭib^?⸣-[bu]	May the great gods satis[fy] your heart,
r 1010	⸢ana-ku IR₃⸣-ki tar-ba-at DINGIR^ti-ki lu-⸢ud^?-lu^?⸣-[ul]	That I, your servant, may prai[se] the majesty of your divinity!

r 1111	⸢KA-INIM-MA⸣ ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ ^dbe-let-⸢i₃^?⸣-[li₂-KAM^*]	[It is] the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Belet-i[li].

r 1212	⸢DU₃.DU₃-BI⸣ lu-u ina KEŠDA lu-u ina NIG₂.NA DU₃[^uš]	Its ritual: You d[o] (the ritual) with either a ritual assemblage or with a censer.

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1Duplicates have gi-mir nab-ni-ta at the end of the line. Perhaps read UN-MEŠ DAGAL#-[MEŠ ...]?

2Duplicates read [i-na] ṣi-taš at the head of the line.

3We expect luṭīb at the head of the line. Perhaps read lu!(li)-ṭi#-ib?

4Perhaps read [ši]-mi#-ni-ma or [re]-min₃#-ni-ma.