BM 032039[via caspo]


Obverse
o 1'o 1'	[... ṣi]-⸢i-ri us-mi⸣ [...]	August [. . .], worthy one of [. . . ],
o 2'2'	[^dEN.LIL₂].⸢BAN₃⸣.DA it-pe-šu ⸢ka⸣-[ru-bu]	Expert [Enlil]banda, greeted wi[th reverence],
o 3'3'	[ur-ša₂]-⸢an⸣ e-ri-du ABGAL ⸢^d⸣[i₂-gi₃-gi₃]	[Her]o of Eridu, sage of the [Igigi],
o 4'4'	[... e₂-engur]-⸢ra⸣ ṣu-lu-lu e₂-⸢u₆⸣-[nir]	[. . . E-engu]ra, protection of E-u[nir],
o 5'5'	[ba]-⸢bil⸣ mi₃-lu ḪE₂.GAL₂ mu-riš ID₂.⸢DIDLI⸣	[The one who] brings the flood of abundance, who makes the rivers rejoice.
o 6'6'	[ina] ⸢ta⸣-ma-a-tu₂ u ṣu-ṣe-e tu-da-aš₂-ša₂-a1	[Among] the waters and reed thickets you bountifully bestow <abundance>.
o 7'7'	[ina] ⸢qer⸣-be₂-e-tu₂ ⸢tu⸣-šab-ši ZI^tu₂2	[Among] the meadows you create life.
o 8'8'	⸢^d⸣a-num ^d+EN.LIL₂ ḫa-<diš> ri-šu-ka	Anu (and) Enlil are rejoicing joyfully on account of you.
o 9'9'	⸢^d⸣a-nun-na-ki ina ma-ḫa-zi-šu₂-nu3	The Anunnakki-gods <greet you> in their shrines.
o 10'10'	UN-⸢MEŠ ma⸣-a-tu₂ iš-tam-ma-ru MU-ka4	The people of the land praise your name.
o 11'11'	[a-na DINGIR-ME] ⸢GAL⸣-ME ta-nam-din mil-ki	[To the] great [gods] you give counsel.
o 12'12'	[... ina] ⸢te-ka⸣ ša₂ ba-la-⸢ṭu⸣5	[. . . on account of] your incantation of life
o 13'13'	[...] ⸢x⸣ [...]6	[. . .] . . . [. . .]
	(rest of obverse missing)
Reverse
rr NaN	(beginning reverse missing)
r 1'r 1'	[...] ⸢ABZU li⸣-[riš-ka]	[. . .] may the Apsu [be glad on your account].
r 2'2'	[... ša₂] ⸢kiš⸣-šat lik-ru-bu-ka	May [. . . of] all bless you.
r 3'3'	[DINGIR-ME] ⸢GAL⸣-ME e-tel-liš li-ša₂-li-lu-<ka>	May the great [gods] laud <you> as a lord.
r 4'4'	⸢SIG₅⸣-ME-ka liq-bu-u DINGIR-ME ^di₂-gi₃-gi₃	May the Igigi-gods decree your good fortune.

	(rest of reverse blank)

1It seems this witness to Ea 1a has left off the final word in the line, attested in other witnesses: HE₂.NUN, "abundance."

2This line is substantially shorter than those in the duplicates. Perhaps this witness has left off the end of the line, which in other witnesses reads UN.MEŠ ({d}aš₂-na-an), "of the people, (grain)." The final word is inconsistently attested in the manuscripts.

3It seems this witness to Ea 1a has left off the final verb, which reads i-kar-ra-bu-ka, "they greet you," in other witnesses.

4Again, it seems this witness to the prayer has left off the final word, attested in the duplicates: kab-ta, "noble."

5The line is incomplete, compared to other witnesses, which have: la i-mat LU₂.UŠ₂, "the moribund need not die."

6Abusch and Schwemer wonder whether this line might continue the partial, previous line (2016: 335).