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," or it was written on the edge, which is now broken off.

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.

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