OrNS 59, 478[via caspo]


Obverse
o 1o 1	[EN₂ EN] ⸢MAḪ⸣.DI UŠUMGAL AN u KI maš-maš DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ e-tel ^di₂-⸢gi₃⸣-[gi₃]	[Incantation:] O exalted [lord], mighty dragon of heaven and earth, exorcist of the gods, pre-eminent one of the Igigi,
o 22	[^d]⸢ŠU₂^?⸣ EN MAḪ.DI UŠUMGAL AN u KI maš-maš ⸢DINGIR-MEŠ⸣ e-tel ^di₂-[gi₃-gi₃]1	O exalted Marduk, mighty dragon of heaven and earth, exorcist of the gods, pre-eminent one of the I[gigi],
o 33	[muš]-⸢ta⸣-bil ne₂-me-qi₂ mu-ša-tir dum-⸢qi₂⸣	[Who de]liberates with wisdom, who increases favor,
o 44	[EN] ⸢ina⸣ te-es-li-ti az-za-az IGI-ka	[O lord], I stand before you in prayer.
o 55	⸢ar⸣-ši ni-iš ŠU-ma a-kar-rab ka-a-ta	I pray (lit. I exhibit hand-raising) and greet you.
o 66	⸢lik⸣-tara-bu-ku ^da-nu ^d5(u) u ^d4(u) DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ	May Anu, Enlil, and Ea, the great gods, greet you.
o 77	AN u KI li-šap-ši-ḫu kab-ta-at-ka	May heaven and earth pacify your (angry) mood.
o 88	a-na IR₃-ka ia-ši ri-ša₂-a re-⸢e⸣-ma	Have mercy on me, your (servant)!
o 99	ši-mi te-es-li-ti mu-ḫur qa₂-ba-a-a un-ni-ni-ia li-qe₂-⸢ma⸣ [ri]-⸢ša₂⸣-a re-e-ma	Hear my prayer. Receive my utterance. Accept my supplication and [ha]ve mercy on me!
o 1010	pu-ṭur an-ni ḫi-ṭi-ti gil₂-la-ti ⸢u ma⸣-mit	Forgive my sin, my shortcoming, my guilt, and (my) oath.
o 1111	ḫi-ṭa-at aḫ-ṭu-u₂ ka-li-ši-na li-te-⸢ti-qa-an⸣-ni	The sins that I committed, all of them, may they pass by me.
o 1212	DINGIR-MU ^diš₈-tar₂-MU DINGIR URU-MU ^diš₈-tar₂ URU-ia2	My (personal) god, my (personal) goddess, the god of my city, the goddess of my city,
o 1313	ki-šit-ti su-qi₂ su-le-e UD.DA DINGIR-MEŠ šu-uš-ka-liš še-⸢et⸣3	The seizure of Street and Lane, the affliction (sent by) the gods, like a battle-net, the outspread net
o 1414	DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣4	of the gods,
o 1515	⸢šu⸣-par-ru-ur-tu₂ ša ez-ze-et iš-tuḫ₂-⸢ḫi^? DINGIR-MEŠ x x⸣ [x]5	(outspread), which is furious, the whip of the gods . . .
Reverse
r 1r 1	⸢aḫ⸣-ṭi an-ni-tu₂ še-et-<tu₂> dan-na-tu₂ ma-la ZU^u [u NU ZU^u]6	I have sinned. This (is) a severe sin, such as is known [and unknown].
r 22	a-ta-mi-ka pu-ṭur ʾe-il-ti UR.⸢SAG⸣ [DINGIR-MEŠ ^dAMAR.UTU]	I (hereby) confess (lit. speak) to you. Forgive my guilt, O hero [of the gods, Marduk]!

r 33	KA-INIM-⸢MA⸣ ŠU-IL₂-LA ⸢^d⸣[AMAR-UTU-KAM^*]	[It is] the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to [Marduk].

r 44	DU₃.DU₃.BI NIG₂.NA ⸢ŠIM⸣.LI ina NE ^gišKIŠI₁₆ ana ⸢IGI⸣ [^d]⸢AMAR⸣.UTU GAR⸢^an⸣	Its ritual: You set up a censer of juniper with charcoal of camelthorn (in it) in front of Marduk.
r 55	ŠU.IL₂.LA₂ 3(diš)-šu₂ ana IGI ⸢^dAMAR⸣.[UTU] ⸢ŠID^nu-ma⸣ A.⸢RA⸣.[ZU].⸢BI⸣ GIŠ.TUKU.MA.⸢AB⸣	You recite (this) lifted-hand prayer three times in front of Mar[duk], then his pray[er] will be hear[d].

r 66	⸢AL⸣.[TIL]7	Finished
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r 77	GABA.RI KA₂.DINGIR.RA^ki ki-ma la-bi-ri-i-šu SAR-ma-AŠ₂.PA8	Copy of Babylon, written and checked according to its original.
r 88	IM.GID₂.DA ana ^d+INNIN-IBILA-u₂-ṣur DUMU ^m^de₂-a-⸢DU₃⸣^eš-DINGIR	Tablet belonging to Ishtar-apla-uṣur, son of Ea-eppesh-ili.
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1There is only the slightest trace of the head of a vertical at the beginning of the line. ŠU₂ follows Mayer's suggestion (1990: 456).

2The syntax of these last lines on the obverse are very problematic.

3Mayer (1990: 458-459) takes kišittu as a negative outcome implemented by a numinous power and personified as "Street and Lane."

4The signs are written on the far right of the line.

5Mayer reads iš-DAH-ḫ[i DING]IR.⸤MEŠ⸥ ⸤zi/nam⸥-RI [x (x)] (1990: 457 with discussion on p. 459). Although I understand his reticence to read iš-DAḪ-ḫi as iš-tuḫ₂-ḫi, it fits well in the context (of weapons). Moreover, I see no other good alternative.

6The restorations here and in the next line follow the suggestions of Mayer 1990: 457. As he notes, še-et is likely an incomplete writing for šettu, "sin." Given the words that end with TU₂ in context, a lapse seems likely here.

7The signs are centered on the line.

8I assume AŠ₂.PA is a writing for bari, "checked." See Mayer 1990: 455, who reads ba!?-àri (?).