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I N C AN T AT I O N S AN D M AG I C A L FO R M U L fE E D I T E D W I T H T R A N S
LI T E R AT I O N S T R AN S L AT I O N S A N D F UL L V O C ADU L AR I '

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L E CT I O N S P R E S E R VE D I N T H E
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RE G I U S P ROF E S S OR OF H E BR E W A N D F E LLO W OF T R I N I T Y C OLL E G E

C AM B R I D G E
C AN O N OF E L Y C A T H E D RA L ,

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AS A T O KE N OF R E GAR D AN D E STE E M .
 P R E F AC E .

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’

p r e s e r v e d in t h e B ri ti s h M u s e u m T o t h e s e t e
. x ts a t r ans

li te r at i o n i nto L ati n ch a r act e r s has b ee n a dd e d and in , ,

the cas e o f w el l p r e s e r v e d o r unb r o k e n d o cu m e nts a ,

r unni ng t r ans latio n has b e e n gi ve n A v o cab ul a ry w i th .

the n e cess a r y in de x es etc is a ls o a pp e nde d

, . T he c une i .

fo r m t e x ts w h i ch fi lls e ve nty fi v e pl at es are ab o u t s i xt y in

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.
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fo r m e d p a r ts o f s e v e r all a r ge g r o ups o f m agicaltab l e ts and ,

th at ce r tai n s ect i o ns w e r e e m l o e d in m o r e th an o ne gro up

p y .

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the s cr ib e s o f A s h u r b ani p al k i ng o f A ssyri a ab o ut B C
,
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,

r o ya l lib r a ry at N in e ve h T h e r e is li ttl e d o u b t h o w ev e r
.

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wh i ch b o r e t he t i t l e o f P r aye r s o f t he L i ft i ng o f the
,
 P R E F A CE .

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,
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. e

o f the t a b l e ts a re i n s c ri b e d w i t h s in gl e r
p y a e r s a,
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a p e a r to
p h av e b e e n co p i e d fr o m the l a r ge r co mp o s i t i o ns

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.

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,

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p
had fall e n upo n the l and in co ns e qu e nce o f an e cl ips e o f
the mo o n .

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p y
p o s i ti o ns h e r e
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p y an i nte r es t i ng

s e ri es o f d ir ecti o ns fo r the m ak i ng o f o ffe ri ngs and the

erf o r m ance o f r e li i o u s c e r e m o ni e s and th e S h o w a re
p g ,y
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i n

s in , wh il e in the s am e b r e ath he e nt r e ats t o b e d e li ve r e d

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h o b go b li ns ph anto ms s p e ct r es and d e v il s w i th wh i ch his

, ,

i m agi nati o n had p eo p l e d the uns e e n w o rl d .

de r i e r b y P r o f JE N SE N in 1 8 9 0 In th i s w o r k
Babyl o n .
.

the aut h o r gr o u e d and cl as s i fi e d al l the facts co nne cte d

p
wi th the s ubj e ct wh i ch co ul d b e d e ri v e d fr o m pub lis h e d
t e x ts and it w as e vi d e nt th at no fa r th e r a dv n
,
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 P R E F A CE .

h o wev e r mpl e te and i mp o rt ant

co Fo ll o w ing th i s i d e a in the
.

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.

aratio n o f an e d i t i o n o f the e qu all y i m p o r tant s e ri es ca ll e d

p
S hu r p u S i nce th i s li ttl e b o o k has b e e n p r e p a r e d o n
.

s i m il
a r li nes and d e al s w i th a co nne ct e d r o u f r li i
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g o u s

x
t e ts , it is h o p e d t h at it m ay b e o f us e to h
t o se who s e
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c ent S e m i t i c r e li gi o ns o f W e s te rn As i a .

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. r fri e nd l y
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i nd e bte d to Pr o f ZI MME R N and a . fe w p ri vat e fri ends fo r

s ugges t i o ns w h ich I h av e ad o p te d .

L E O N AR D W . KI N G .

N o v e mb e r I3 th, 1 8 95 .
 C O N TE N TS .

P refa c e

I ntro du c tio n

L ist o f T a b le ts

T ransliteratio n, T ransla tio ns an d N o te s

Vocab ulary
App endix es

1 . P ro p e r nam e s I S2 — 1 8 6

1 86

II I . Words an d id e ograp hs o f u n c ertain re a d ing 1 87 — 1 94

I nd ex es

I . T ab lets a nd du plicates I 95
“ 1 97

11 R egis tration n um b er s 8 —1
. 1 9 99

P LA T E S 1 —
75
 I N T R O D UC T I O N .

T he cl a y ta b l e t s fro m which t he t e x t s h e r e p u b lish e d

,

h a v e b e e n co p i e d a re p r e s e rv e d in the B ri t ish M u s e u m a n d
,

b e lo n g t o t he v a rio u s coll e c t i o n s fro m K u yu nj ik T he m a .

j o rity a re o f the K C o ll e c t io n b u t so m e h a v e b e e n i n c lu d e d
.
,

fro m t he S m D T Rm 8 — — — — 8 — — 1 8 and
.
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Bu 91 9 coll e c t io n s T he t a b l e t s t o j u d ge fro m thos e t h at

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a re co m p l e t e ,a re n o t al l o f the s a m e si z e b u t v a ry fro m a b o u t
4 3; in X 2 % in t o 9 } in X 3 % in A ll co n t a i n o ne col u m n o f
7
. . 1 . .

wri t i n g o n o b v e rs e a n d r e v e rs e a n d wi t h o n e e xc e p t io n a re , , , ,

i n scri b e d in t he A ss yri a n ch a r a c t e r o f t he VI I t h c e nt u ry B C ,

t he l o n g e s t co m p l e t e i n scri p t io n co n sis t i n g o f o n e h u n d re d a n d

t w e n t y o n e li n e s the shor t e s t o f t w e n ty n i n e li n e s
-
,
T h e y w e re - .

origi na lly co p i e d fo r A sh u r b a n i p a l k i n g o f A ss yri a fro m a b o u t ,

6 69 t o 6 2 5 B C . a nd . w e r e s t or e d in t he ro ya l li b ra ry a t N i
,

n e v e h ; m a n y o f t h e m co n ta i n hi s n a m e a n d t he colo p ho n which

it w a s c u s t o m a ry t o i n scri b e o n wor k s co p i e d or co m p os e d fo r
his c o ll e c t io n T he ta b le t s a re for m e d o f fi ne cl a y a nd h a v e
.

b e e n c a r e fu lly b a k e d a nd t hos e t h a t e sc a p e d i nj u ry a t the

,

d e s t ru c t io n o f N i n e v e h a n d h a v e n o t s u ffe r e d fro m t he a c t io n
,

o f w a t e r d u ri n g t h e ir s u b s e q u e n t i n t e r m e n t a re s t i ll in good ,

p r e s e rv a t io n
.

T he p ri n ci p a l co n te n t s o f t he t a b l e t s co n sis t o f p r a y e rs
a n d i n c a n t a t io n s t o

A ssyri a n s t h e m s e l v e s “
v a rio u s d e i t i e s which w e r e te r m e d b y t he
P r a y e rs o f t he L i ft i n g o f t he H a n d
,
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.

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a ct o f r a isi n h d is iv rs l l r g rd d sy m b olic al
g t he an un a e a e a s
e y
o f i n voc a t io n o f a d e i t y wh e th e r in a tte st a t io n o f an o a th or
,
,
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in o ffe ri ng u p p r a y e r a nd s up p lic a t i o n Wi th the B a b yl o n i a n s

a n d A ssyri a n s t he e x p r e ssio n to r a is e t he h a n d w as fre ’
“ .

u e nt ly u s e d b y i t s e l f in t he s e n s e o f o f fe ri n g a p r a y e r a n d
q
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,

n ym o f to p ra y z e
“
so b y a n a tu r a l t r a n si tio n it c a m e t o b e e m p loy e d a s a s yn o
to u tte r a p ra y e r S o m e t i m e s the
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. .
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.

p e t i t io n whi ch t he s u p p l i a nt of f e rs is a dd e d i n dir e c t ly wh e n it ,

is u s u a l ly i nt rod u c e d b y a ssu t ho u gh t his i s n o t i n v a ri a b ly ‘

,

t he c a s e I n o th e r p a ss a g e s the p hr a s e i n t rod u c e s t he a c t u a l
”
.

words o f the p r a y e r a s a t the b e gi nn i ng o f the p r a y e r o f ,

N e b u ch a d n e z z a r t o M a rd uk t ow a rd s t he e n d o f t he E a s t I n d ia
Ho u s e [u s erzp tz o u i I n a ccord a n c e wi t h t hi s e x t e n si o n o f m ea
“
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n i ng the p hr a s e ”is we t he li fti n g o f t he h a n d is o ft e n fo u n d ”

, ,

in a p p osi t io n t o or b a l a n ci n g z k rz bu s up zt etc a n d in m a n y
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, , , , ,

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,

or s u pp lic a tio n 4 I n t he t i tl e o f t he p r a y e rs coll e c t e d in t his ”

.

v ol u m e how e v e r t h e r e is n o n e e d t o divorc e the e x p r e ssi o n

, ,

fro m it s origi n a l m ea n i ng ; whil e the p hr a s e w a s e m p lo ye d t o

i n dic a t e the g e n e ral ch a r a c t e r o f the co m p osi t io n w e m a y p ro ,

b a b ly s e e in it a r e fe r e n c e t o the a c t u a l g e s t u r e o f r a isi n g t he
h a n d d u ri ng the r e ci t a l o f the p ra ye r S .

T he t i t l e w as a p p e n d e d t o e a ch p r a y e r a s a colo p ho n l i n e -

t og e th e r wi t h t he n a m e o f t he d e i t y t o who m t he p r a y e r w a s

a ddr e ss e d ; it i s a l w a ys fo u n d fol low ing the co m p osi t io n a n d i s ,

e n clos e d wi t hi n t w o l i n e s r u l e d o n the cl a y b y t he scri b e :

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c d d
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pplia n t is fre que ntly
s a su re
p res ente
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. .

w ith o ne o r b o t an s rai s e .
 INT RO D UC T I O N .

The fi v e d ots m a rk the s p a c e wh e r e t he n a m e o f the god o r

godd e ss i s i n s e r t e d . In the c a s e o f p r a ye rs t o a s t r a l d e i ti e s t he

nam e o d e i t y is p r e c e d e d b y the d e te r m i na tiv e

f t he

whil e occ a sio n ally the s u ffix >III t a k e s the p l a c e o f t he ~

m or e

u s u al t E Wi th t h e s e e xc e p t io n s how e v e r the for m o f this , ,

colo p ho n li ne is i n v a ri ab l y t he s am e a n d fu rn ish e s o ne o f the

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m os t dis t i n c t iv e ch a r a c t e ris t ics o f t he p r e s e n t co lle c t io n o f

t e x ts I t m a y p e rh ap s n o t u nfa ir ly b e co m p a r e d t o t he t i tl e
2

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3
,

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t a b l e t is t o b e co n fi n e d t o t he worshi p o f a p a r t ic u l a r d e i t y

or is s u i ta b l e fo r g e n e r a l u s e .

A fu r th e r r e s e m b l a n c e t o t he P e n i t e nt i a l P s a l m s m ay
b e s e e n in t he fa c t t h a t t he P ra y e rs o f t he L i ft i n g o f t he
"
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b y t he A ssy ri an s t h e m s e l v e s s u ch a s t he M a k tu S e ri e s or t he

m
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s p e a k i n g t h e y d o n o t for m a s e ri e s b u t m e r e ly a cl a ss o f
t ab lets whi ch ca n h ow e v e r b e re a dily d is t i n g u ish e d fro m o t h e r
, , ,

r e ligio u s t e x t s n o t o n l y b y t h e ir wri t i n g a n d a rr a n ge m e n t b u t
al so b y t h e ir s tyl e a n d the r e c u rr e n c e o f c e r ta i n fix e d col o p ho n
“
li ne s a n d fo rm ula e A so m e wh a t si m i la r cl a ss o f t e x t s which
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is n o t a s e ri e s m a y b e S e e n in the H y m n s in p a r a g ra p hs ”
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,

t he g r e a t e r p a r t o f which h a v e b e e n p ub lish e d b y B R UN N o w in

the Z ez ts e/t rzft fur A s syria/ag e T he A ss yri a n p r a y e rs t o the

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es
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r
.

S u n g o d p u b l ish e d b y K N UD T Z O N
- 6
which a lso for m a cl a ss b u t ,

n o t a s e ri e s c a n h a rdl y b e ci t e d in t his co n n e ct io n in v i e w o f
,

t h e ir s p e ci a l sco p e a n d ch a r a c t e r .

O n e o f the p ri n ci p al g u id e s in t he s e l e c t io n o f t a b l e ts o f

1 In N o 51, the t itle is n o t es s e n t ially d iffe re n t , b u t m erely d id d ut

y
c dd d d
.

fo r tw o in anta t i o n s a re s s e to t he s am e as t ral e ity

v d h c
.

2 T he co I O l
p I o n -line is e ry rare l
y fo u n x
in t e ts b e lo n ging to o t er las s e s ;
b ut s ee K 2 5 3 8 e tc .
(cf . infra , p . S m 2 90 , . o bv .
,
1 4 ; Sm
. . 1 025 , Sm . 1 2 50,

1 3,
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. .

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.

e ip z ig, 1 8 9 3 .
 INT RO D U CT I O N .

this cl a ss is t o b e fo u n d in dis i c iv col o p ho i or t i t l e t he t n t e n - ln e

al r e a d y r e fe rr e d t o a n d t he fa c t t h a t B E Z O L D in his C a t a l o g u e
,

o f t he K C o l le c t io n ha s gi v e n wh e re p ossi b l e t he col o p ho n
.

li n e s a nd t i t le s which occ u r o n r e li g io u s t e x t s has p rov e d o f

, ,

m a t e ri a l a ssis t a n c e T his t i t le t a k e n in co nj u n c t io n wi th c e rta i n

.

r e s e m b la n c e s in t he s t yl e o f t he co m p osi t io n s the sh a p e a n d ,

q ua li ty o f the t ab l e t s a n d the ch a ra c te r o f the w ri tin g rend e rs

t he r e cog n i t io n o f t he cl a ss co m p a r a t iv e ly si m p le I t i s t rue .

t h a t in s u ch a p roc e ss o f s e le c t io n r e s e m b la n c e s in s t yl e an d

wri t i ng a re o f n o sli gh t i m p o rta n c e b u t t ak e n b y th e m s e l v e s ‘

,

th e y p rov e u n s a fe g u id e s ; a n d a l t ho u g h t he coll e c t io n m igh t ,

h a v e b e e n la rg e ly i n cr e a s e d if a r e s e m b l a n c e in t h e s e t w o
a r t ic u la rs ha d b e e n d e e m e d s u f fici e nt to w a rra n t t he i n cl u sio n
p
o f a ta b le t e t a n e l e m e n t o f u n c e rt a i nt y wo u ld b t hi s l a n
y , y p
h a v e b e e n n e c e ss a ril y in t ro d u ce d I n the firs t fi v e S e c t io n s z
.

t h e re for e o n ly t hos e t a b l e t s a re i n c lu d e d in whi ch t he dis t i n c t iv e

co l o p ho n l in e o cc u rs S u ch ha s b e e n t he m e t hod o f s e l e c t io n
~
.
,

a nd b
y it s a do p t io n it w a s fo u n d n e c e ss a r y t o i n c lu d e a fe w
t a b le t s which ha d b e e n a l re a d y p art ly p u b lish e d o r r e fe rr e d t o .

O f fo u r o f t he t e x t s h e r e p u b lish e d in fu ll e x t r a c t s a re t o b e
fo u n d in S T R A S S M AI E R S A l e rly
’
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p h a et z s e/z e s t h e n a

cc h c h
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1 A p ra ti al illu s trat io n o f t is s tate m e n t m a b e s e e n in the fa t t a t m
y y
s ele c t io n o f t ab le ts o n t e s e
p rin i al
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in o e r fo rty j o in s , and the d v
re o c gn itio n o f v
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u
pli at es .

2 A m o ng the fragm e n ts t h dd h us re e
j c d
te are so m e w it a itio n al re co m m en
d atio n s , e
g K 3 3 1 0, c o fw i h ch t he fi rs t lin e o f an in antat io n , agre e s , so fa r
h c ch
. .

h ch c d
,

as it go es , w it t he K at -
lin e o f N o n ; 1 323 1 , 1 4 o f w i o rre s
po n to
c ch fi h ch c d
. s

the at - lin e o K 5 f No 1 6; and 92 2, t he rs t lin e o f w i o rres

po n s to l 5
c c hd c
.
.

o f K 2832 e tc the at alo gu e o f in an t at io n s

p u b lis e b elo w
p ri n ting o ff S in e

hv c c h ch c
.
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I a e o me a ro ssK 5 a
p raye r o n 1 0 69 w i is p ro b ab ly o f t he las s o f
P raye rs o f the L H d ifting o f the c c an
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o fe w si f the p raye r
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c c h ch dc d
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p raye rs o f t is K
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5 1 07 7 p ro b ab ly b e lo nge to a s i m ilar tab le t

h ch x h hd
.

3 Of K 1 4 0, w i fo rm s p art — o f the t e t e re
p ublis e as No . 2 2, ll . 1 1 2
 I N T R O DUDTI O N .

co m p l e te ta b l e t K 1 6 3 K 2 1 8 (N O 1 2 ) ha s b e e n p u b li sh e d in .

IV R 64 a n d r e p e a t e d in IV R 5 7 whi le t he r e v e rs e o f K 2 3 7 9
I 2
,
,

a r t o f it s d u l
p p ic a t e which is ci t e d a s C is t o b e fo u n d o n ,

p I I o f the A d ditio ns t o IV R ; fi n a l
. ly B E Z O L D in Z A I I I p 2 5 0 2
, .

ha s p u b lish e d K 9 4 9 0 which co n t a i n s the co n c lu s io n o f the t e x t ,

o f No .
50
1
.

A l tho u gh t he P r a y e rs
d o no t o f t he L i fti n g o f t he H a n d
co n sis t o f a s e ri e s o f t a b l e t s n u m b e r e d b y the A ss yri an s th e m
s e l v e s t h e r e a re n o t l a c k i n g i n di c a t io n s t h a t gro u p s o f th e m
,

w e r e a rr a ng e d in so m e d e fi n i t e ord e r o r s e q u e n c e \Vha t m odi .

fi c a t io n s a n d ch an ge s t h e i r o rigi n a l a rr an g e m e nt ha s u n d e rgo ne
will b e a pp a r e n t a ft e r a b ri e f e x a m i n a t i o n o f t he d a ta T he .

m os t o b vi o u s i ndi c a t io n s o f a rr a n g e m e n t a re the c a t ch li n e s -

which a re fo u n d o n all the t a b l e t s t he e n d s o f whi ch h a v e n o t

b e e n b ro k e n o ff A s t h e s e r e p e a t a t the e n d o f o n e t a b l e t t he
.

firs t li n e o f the n e x t t h e y p oi n t t o so m e d e fi n i t e a rr a nge m e n t ,

o f t he t e x t s T he followi n g is a li s t o f t hos e c a t ch li n e s which

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XVII I INT RO D UCT I O N .

No . 1
4 ,
or t hat h at o f
o f No . 1 6 ‘
to No .
46 , or t

N o 3 0 to N o 3 1 1 I I
. T he c a t ch li n e o f N o 3 3 m a y p e rh a p s
.
, . .
- .

r e p re s e n t a v a ri a n t for m o f N o 2 whil e the c at ch li ne o f .

,
-

N o 3 8 o f which o nly the firs t si g n ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d m i gh t

.
, ,

e q u al ly w e ll b e r e fe r re d t o N o 6 No 10 N o 20 .
,
.
, .
,

or N o 2 1 l 3 4 B u t e v e n if th e s e i n s ta n c e s o f corr e s p o n d e n c e
.
, . .
,

w e r e c e r ta i n th e y wo u ld n o t a ssis t u s in o u r i nq u iry a s in the

, ,

c a s e o f e a ch the co n te x t o f the c a t ch li ne d o e s n o t corr e s p o n d -

to th a t o f t he i n c a n t a t io n t o which it is a ss u m e d t o r e fe r ; in

o th e r words t he i n c a n ta t io n or c e r e m o n i a l s e c tio n which the

, ,

c a t ch li n e in q u e s t io n follows i s n o t t he s a m e a s t h a t p r e c e
-
,

di ng the i n c a n ta t io n t o t he firs t li n e o f which t he c a t ch li n e ,

-

cor re s p o nds T he o n ly i n fe re n c e t h e r e fo r e t h at ca n b e dr a w n
.

fro m t h e s e fa c t s i s t h a t t he t e x t s h a v e u n d e r g o n e v a rio u s
ch a nge s a n d r e a rr a n ge m e n t s a t t he h a n d s o f e di t ors or re d a c
t ors b e for e t h e y w e r e co p i e d b y t he scri b e s o f A sh u r b an i p a l .

I n this co nn e c t io n it m a y b e o f i n te r e s t t o r e fe r t o a n
A ssyri a n c a ta lo g u e o f i n c a n t a t io n s t h a t ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d o n
K 283 2 K a s so m e o f t he firs t li n e s o f co m p osi t io n s

ci t e d in C o l I o f th a t t a b l e t corr e s p o n d t o c e r t a i n o f t he c a t ch
.

li ne s a nd fi rst li n e s o f t he p re s e n t c o lle c t i o n o f t e x t s C o l II . .

co n ta i ns the b e g i n n i ngs o f s e v e n i n c a n t a t io n s which a re a d

dr e ss e d in the m a i n t o the S u n g o d a n d p ro b a b ly h a v e n o -

r e fe r e n c e t o t he P r a ye rs o f the L i ft i n g o f the H a n d ; t he e n d ”

o f t he l a s t col u m n which i s all t h a t ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d o f the

,

re v e rs e o f t he t a b l e t is u n i n sc ri b e d I n C o l I t he t e x t o f which . .
,

is giv e n o n t he O p p osi te p a g e it wi ll b e s e e n th a t l 7 c orr e s p o n ds , .

t o t he c a t ch li n e o f N O 1 8 a n d l 1 2 t o t he r e m a i n s o f the c a t ch
-
.
, .

]in e o f N o 4 2 whil e 1 I I is id e n t ic a l wi t h the firs t li n e o f N O

9;
.
, .
.

t he fi rs t li n e o f the t a b l e t m or e ov e r c o n t a i n s t he n a m e o f t he , ,

s e ri e s t o which N o 1 a cco rdi ng t o it s colo p ho n b e l o ng s I t is

.
,
, .
,

o f co u rs e
p ossi b le t h a t a ll t he i n c a n t a t i o n s e n u m e r a t e d in t his
,

co lu m n o f the ta b le t b e lo ng t o the cl a ss o f t e x t s h e r e coll e c te d ,

1 I t is p o s s ible t h at No 16 a nd N o 42 are
p a rt s o f the s am e tab l
et, as is
d LD C h c c ch d
. .

s ugge s te b y B E ZO a ta l 8 6 ; in t
o
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d c d
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2 S ee b e lo w , p 1 5 atalo gu e s o f t able tsCo n t ain ing fo re as t s , m t o lo gi al

d cv y
c c c
. .

le ge n s, etc. t e s tify to the a ti it

y o f the A ss yrian s rib es in the o lle tio n an d
clas s xfi catio n o f o t er h c
lass es o f te ts x .
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, , ,

p e rh a p s n o t p r e s e rv e d in t he coll e c t io n s fro m K u yu nj ik It is .

e q u a ll o ssi b l e t h a t the i n c a n t a t i o n s a a r t fro m t hos e a l r eady

y p p ,

i de nt ifi e d h a v e n o co n n e c t io n wi th the P r a y e rs o f t he L i ft i ng
,

o f the Ha n d ”
. I n t he l a t t e r c a s e t he t a b l e t a ffords s t ri k i n g
p roo f o f t he m a n n e r in which scri b e s e i t h e r
,
b e for e or a t t he

1 T h ch c
is ara te r is p artly e fi ac e d .
 INT RO D UC T I O N .

ti m e o f A sh u rb a n i p a l re e di t e d t he o l d e r coll e c t io n s a n d cl a ss e s
,
-

o f ta b l e t s t o which t h e y ha d a cc e ss .

T he e vid e n c e a ffo rd e d b y a n e x a m i n a t io n o f t h e ir c a t ch
li ne s a n d fi rs t li n e s l e a ds t h e r e for e t o t he co n cl u sio n t h a t t he
t ab l e ts which h a v e co m e d ow n t o u s h a v e b e e n s u b j e c t e d t o
, ,

s e v e ra l p roc e ss e s o f e di t i n g t he i n c a n t a t io n s h a vi n g b e e n fro m
,

t i m e t o t i m e coll e c t e d s e le c t e d a n d re a rra n ge d ,
A n o t e wor thy .

i n s ta n c e o f the w a y in which a fa vo u ri t e i n c a nt a t io n w a s re
co p i e d a n d e m p loy e d in v a rio u s c o n ne c t io n s is p r e s e n te d b y
t he a ddr e ss t o a g odd e ss whi ch b e g i n s : stp tu blltzt Su r ‘

butu u m m u rz m z zz z tu m (istba t sa m t I n N o 6 II 7 1 ff wh e r e
‘ ‘ ’

. . .
, ,

it is a dd re ss e d t o t he godd e ss B a u it i s p r e c e d e d b y a p r a y e r
’

,
v

t o S in a n d foll ow e d b y o n e p ro b a b ly t o Sa m a s in t he d u p li
‘

.
,

c a te D it is p r e c e d e d b y so m e dir e c t i o n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s whil e ,

it for m s t he firs t p r a ye r o n the t a b l e t whi ch is ci t e d a s the

.

d u p lic a t e E ; in N o 7 ff w e fi n d t he t i tl e B ltz t ill in t he

'

.
, .

p l a c e o f t he n a m e o f t he godd e ss B a u t h e i n c a n t a t io n is fo l
’

low e d b y o n e t o t he a s t ra l d e i t y [sl za ra a n d it is s e t a sid e fo r ,

u s e o nl y d u ri n g a n e cli p s e o f t he m o o n ; in N O 4 the v e rsi o n .

p r e s e n t s so m a n y di ffe r e n c e s t h a t it p r a c t ic a l ly for m s a fr e sh
i n c a n ta t io n T his is t he his t ory so fa r a s it ca n b e a sc e r ta i n e d
.
, ,

o f o n e i n c a n ta t io n a n d t he e vid e n c e a fford e d b t he d lic t s

, y u
p a e

o f o th e r t a b l e t s i s v e ry si m i l ar .

O th e r e vid e n c e o f thi s p roc e ss o f e di ti n g is t o b e fo u n d

in t he fa c t t h a t so m e t a b le t s a re la b e lle d a s b e lo n g i n g t o ce r
t a i n s e ri e s N o 1 fo r i n s ta n c e i s s t at e d t o b e a t a b le t o f t he

"
. .
, ,

s e ri e s i l l D (LE I t ho u gh the scri b e ha s o m i tt e d t o fill

1

in t he n u m b e r o f t he t a b l e t ; N o 3 0 is t he 1
3 4 t h t a b l e t o f t he
.

s e ri e s I ’I V
t he r e s t o f I t s t I t l
e b e I ng b ro k e n ; a n d N o
48 .

for m s the e i gh th co m p osi t io n t flufi fi >E I I» t ”

p a rt o f t he
'

P ossi b ly in t he fi rs t a n d c e r ta i n l in t he s e co n d o f th e s e c a s e s
y ,
,

t he s e ri e s w a s a co m osi te o n e m a d e u f v ri o s cl ss s o f
p p o a u a e

t e x t s fo r it i s n o t n e c e ss a ry t o co n c lu d e fro m t he e vid e n c e o f
,

“
N o 3 0 t h a t the o t h e r 1 3 3 or m or e t a b le t s m issi n
s e ri e s w e re a ll P ra ye rs o f the L i fti n g o f t he H a n d ; m or e
g fr o m t h at
”

p ro b a b l e i s t he s u p p osi ti o n t h a t this cl a ss o f t a b l e t s w a s m e r e l y

1 S ee b elo w , pp . 14 6 .
 INT RO D U C T I O N .

o ne o f s e v e r a l cl a ss e s l a i d u n d e r co n t ri b u tio n b y the co m p il e rs
o f the s e ri e s .

A s t ill fu rt h e r i n dic a t io n o f e di t i n g m a y b e s e e n in the

colo p ho n s wi t h whi ch t he t a b l e t s co n cl u d e I t is t r u e the .

m aj ori t y o f t h e m e n d wi t h the for m u l a which is co m m o n ly

fo u n d o n t a b l e t s fro m A s hu rb a n ip a ls li b r a r y a n d which m a y
“
’

b e t r a n sl a t e d a s fo llo ws : T he p a l a c e o f A sh u r b a n i p a l k i ng ,

o f the world k i ng o f A ssyri a who in Assu r a n d B ilz t p u t s his

'

.
,

tr u st o n who m N a bzt a n d Ta s m ttu h av e b e s t ow e d b ro a d e a rs

‘

, ,

wh o ha s a cq u ire d cl e a r e y e s T he v a l u e d p rod u c t s o f t he .

scri b e s art s u ch a s n o o n e a m o ng t he k i n gs who h a v e g o ne

’
,

b e for e m e ha d a cq u ir e d t he wisdo m o f N a bu , a s m u ch .

a s e xis t s I h a v e i n scri b e d o n t a b l e t s I h a v e a rr a n g e d in gro u p s

‘
, , ,

I h a v e r e vis e d a nd fo r the si gh t o f m y r e a di n g h a v e S e t in m y
,

ala ce I t h e rule r who k n ow e t h t he li g h t o f A ssu r t he k i ng

p , , , ,

o f t he gods Whoso e v e r c arri e s o ff (this t a b l e t) or wi th m y

.
,

n a m e i n scri b e s his o w n n a m e m a y A ssu r a n d B tlz t in wr a t h

’

a nd a n g e r c a s t him dow n a n d d e s t ro y his n a m e a n d s e e d in

,

t he l a n d ! T his col o p ho n is b y n o m e a n s u n iv e rs a l how e v e r

”
,

fo r w e fi n d shor t e r o n e s o n N o s 1 1 a n d 3 3 whil e N o s 1 8 3 5 .
,
.
, ,

3 8 a n d 4 1 p r e s e n t v a ri o u s d i ffe r e n c e s t o t he n o rm a l co n cl u sio n ,

a nd N o 1 0 m erel co n t a i n s t he n o t e t h a t t he t a b l e t w a s co p i e d
.
y
fro m a n o ld e r o ri g i na l T he r e a so n t h a t n o col o p ho n s occ u r
.

o n No s 19 . 2 9 a nd 5 0
, t he e n ds o f which a re l e ft b l a n k is t o
, ,

b e so u g h t in t he fa c t t h a t t h e s e t ab l e t s co n ta i n si n gl e p r a y e rs
e x t r a c t e d fro m t he l a r g e r t a b l e t s fo r so m e t e m p or a ry p u r p os e
’
.

T he e vid e n c e o f c a t ch li n e s d u p lic a te s s e ri e s a nd colo p ho n s

-
. ,

th e r e for e al l l a ds t o t he s a m e co n cl u sio n t h at t he t a b l e t s a re
e ,

n o t a rr a n g e d o n o n e p l a n b u t h a v e u n d e r g o n e s e v e r a l re d a c

t io n s a n d it i s o b vi o u s t h a t a ny a t t e m p t t o r e s t or e t he origi n a l
,

ord e r wo u ld b e fr u i t l e ss .

I t w a s n e c e ss a ry th e r e for e t o a rr an g e t h e m fo r p ub li
c a t io n o n so m e o t h e r p ri n ci p l e a n d the p l a n a do p te d ha s b e e n ,

t o cl a ssi fy t h e m a ccordi n g t o t he d e i t i e s t o who m t he p r a y e rs

a nd i n c a nt a t io n s are a ddr e ss e d T he fa c t th a t whil e so m e o f .

1 S ee D E LI T ZS C H H a n d w br te rbu e/z , p 1 8 2
,
’

. .

2 K 3332 (the d u p l A o f N o 1 ) , an d K 2 8 36 K 65 9 3 (the d u pl A o f

h ch h c h c c h
.
. .

No w i are also w it o ut o lo p o ns , o n t a in s im il
ar e xt ra ts T es e ex ~

c c d h ch c
. .

tra t s fro m the lo n ge r x

te t s are in s rib e o n s m all t ab le ts in rat er large ara te rs .

d
XXII IN T RO D UCT I O N .

t he t a b le t s co nt ai n p ra y e rs a n d i n c a nta t io ns a ddr e ss e d o nly t o

o ne god whi le the co n t e nt s o f o th e rs r e fe r t o s e v e r a l d ifi e re n t
'

d e i ti e s in s u cc e ssio n fu r n ish e d a b a sis fo r cl a ssific a t i o n a n d the ,

t e x t s fe ll n a t u r a l ly i nt o fi v e divisio n s or s e c t io n s I n t he firs t.

a re t hos e t a b l e t s which co n t a i n p r a y e rs ete a ddr e ss e d s u cc e ss

.

ive ly t o e a ch o f a gro u p o f d e i t i e s ; in t he s e co n d a re t ab l e t s
t he co n t e n t s o f whi ch r e fe r o n ly t o o n e g o d ; in t he t hird the

s u p p li a nt o n e a ch t a b l e t a ddre ss e s hi m s e lf thro u gh o u t t o o n e
g odd e ss ; the fo u r th s e c t io n co n sis t s o f fra g m e n t a ry t a b l e t s fro m

which t he n a m e s o f the d e i t i e s a ddr e ss e d a re m issi n g whil e in ,

t he fi ft h a re col l e cted
p r a y e rs etc a ddr e.ss e d t o a s t r a l d e i t i e s .

T his m e thod o f a rra ng e m e n t t ho u gh co n v e n i e n t

, is o p e n t o ,

o bj e c tio n o n o n e p oi n t T he t ab l e t s a re cl a ssifi e d a ccordi ng t o

.

t h e ir co n te n t s a t t he p r e s e n t m o m e n t ; fro m m a n y o f t h e m ,

how e v e r l a rge p a r t s a re m issi ng a n d it is p ossi b l e t h a t wh e n

, ,

co m p le t e th e y m igh t h a v e fall e n u n d e r di ffe r e n t s e c t io n s t o

t hos e t h e y n o w occ u p y . T his o b j e c t io n how e v e r is n o t co n
, ,

fi ne d t o the p r e s e n t a rr a n g e m e n t b u t m igh t b e u r g e d a g a i n s t
an
y a l t e r na t iv e m e thod ; it is in fa c t a d is a dv a n t a g e which i s
, ,

i n s e p a r a b l e fro m a co lle c t io n o f t a b l e t s co m p risi ng so m e t h a t

h a v e n o t b e e n p re s e r v e d i nta c t
“ .

T he u s e s t o which the P r a ye rs o f t he L i ft i n g o f the H a n d

co u ld b e p u t a re so m e wh a t va ri e d corr e s p o n di n g t o t he sco p e
,

o f t he t i t io n s a n d i n c an t a t io n s th e y co n t a i n W i th t he e x
p e .

c e p t io n o f t he t a b l e t s s e t a sid e fo r u s e a ft e r a l u n a r e cli s e
p ,

t h e y a p p e a r t o h a v e b e e n i n t e n d e d fo r so m e wh a t g e n e r a l u s e .

I t is t r u e t h a t fro m t he a cco m a n i n g c e r e m o n i e s w e ca n so m e
p y
t i m e s ga th e r fu rt h e r d e t a ils a s t o t he t i m e a n d o cc a sio
n su it
a b l e fo r t h e ir e m l
p oy m e n t b u t in the m aj ori t y o f c a s e s w e a re
,

d e p e n d e n t o n i n t e r na l e vid e n c e t o a sc e r ta i n the circ u m s ta n c e s

which a t te n d e d th e ir r e ci ta l I n for m a nd s t r u c tu r e t h e y p re
.

s e n t a g e ne r a l r e s e m b l a n c e t o e a ch o t h e r e a ch p ra y e r or in ,

c t t io n co n sis t i n
n
g o f th re e p ri n ci p a l divisio n s whi ch v a ry
a a
,

co n sid e ra b l y in t h e i r co mp a r a t iv e l e n g th a n d i m p or ta n c e T he .

b e gi n n i n g o f a
p ra ye r a s a ru le co n sis t s o f a n i n t rod u c t io n in
which the d e i t y a ddr e ss e d is c a ll e d u p o n b y n a m e his p ow e r ,

or m e rc y p r a is e d a n d his sp e ci a l fu n ct io n s or a tt ri b u t e s r e fe rr e d
,

t o o r d e scri b e d . T he s u p p li a nt t h e n t u r n s t o his o w n co n di t io n
o f dis t r e ss a n d his
,
p e t i t io n s fo r h e l p a n d d e liv e r a n c e for m the
 INT RO D UC T I O N . XXIII

s e co n d m ain s e c t io n o f t he p ra ye r ; the co n c lu sio n is g e n e ra lly

in t he for m o f a shor t d oxology I n t he i n vo c a t io n o f a d e i t y .

t he m os t e x t r a v a ga n t p r a is e c o u ld b e e m p lo ye d the s u p p li a n t ,

in his u t t e r a n c e s n o t co n fi n i n g hi m s e l f t o s t ric t th e ol og y ; a n y
d e i ty whos e h e l p he so u gh t h o w e v e r u n i m p or tan t w a s fo r him
, , ,

a t t h a t m o m e nt o ne o f t he gr e a t e s t o f t he g ods I t is t r u e .

t h a t t he g re a t e r god s a re p ra is e d fo r t h e ir s p e ci a l ow e rs a nd
p
ch a r a c t e ris tics b u t the l e ss e r d e i t i e s sh a r e wi th th e m the m os t
,

e xal t e d t i tl e s a p r a c t ic e which m a y h a v e b e e n t he r e s u l t o f

a n xi e t y t o s e c u r e b y a n y m e a n s the fa vo u r o f the d e i t y a d
dr e ss e d .

A ll the p ra y e r s a re fo r t he u s e o f i ndivid u a l s a nd in ,

m a n y o f th e m a for m u l a occ u rs in which the s u p p li a n t s ta t e s

his o w n n a m e a n d a dds t hos e o f his god a n d godd e ss T he .

i m p or t a n c e t o a m a n o f the p ro te c t io n o f his p at ro n d e i ti e s i s
o b vi o u s fro m t he fr e qu e n t l y r e c u rri n g p e t i t io n s fo r r e s t or a t io n
t o t h e ir fa v o u r wh e n in co n s e q u e n c e o f so m e a c t o f s in th e y
,

h a v e wi thdr a w n fro m him th e ir g u id a n c e a nd s u p p or t a n d he , ,

n o t r e lyi n g o n his o w n e ffor t s t o a p e a s e th e ir a ng e r c a lls in

p ,

so m e m or e p o w e rfu l go d or g odd e ss t o a ct a s m e di a t or T his .

fa c t is n o t s u ffici e n t ho w e v e r t o e x p l a i n t he a dd i t io n o f t h e ir
, ,

n a m e s t o th a t o f t he s u li n t fo r t he fo rm u l a so m e t i m e s o c
pp a ,

c u rs in p ra y e rs in which n o o th e r m e n t io n i s m a d e o f the
,

s u p p li a n t s g o d a n d godd e ss A s the p r a ye rs in m os t c a s e s
’
.

h a v e n o t b e e n e x p r e ssl y co p i e d fo r a n y i n divid u a l t he a c t u a l ,

n a m e s a re n o t i n s e r t e d in t he fo rm u l a ; a n i n t e r e s t i n g e xc e p t io n ,

how e v e r occ u rs in K 2 2 3 t he d u p lic a te o f N o 2 which is ci te d

, ,
.

as D . N o 2 is p a r t o f a l a rg e t a b l e t co n t a i n i ng p r a ye rs t o
.

Ta sm z tu N z m b eta K 2 2 3 is a s m a ll o n e i n sc ri b e d wi th
' ' '

,
a nd , ,

the p r a y e r t o N z m b whi ch ha s b ee n e x t r a c t e d fro m t he l a r ge r

' '

t a b l e t fo r t he p riv at e u s e o f A sh u r b a n i p a l

fo rm u la which o cc u rs in N o 2 l 2 6 t he d u p lic a t e D r e a ds :
I n p l a c e o f the
.
,
I .
.

“
.

t hy s e rv a n t A sh u r b a n i p a l
,
t he s o n o f his god ,
whos e god is ,

Assu r whos e godd e ss i s A ssu rz tu eta I t is p ro b a b l e t h a t n o

'
”
,

o n e b u t t he A ssyri a n k i n g co u l d r e fe r t o Assu r a s his go d a nd

t o Assu rz tu a s hi s g odd e ss ; t his divi n e co u p l e w e r e t he p e c u li a r
‘

a t ro n s o f roy a l t y a n d a lt ho u g h t h e y loo k e d a ft e r t he p e o p l e
p , ,

4
a nd l a n d o f A ssyri a a s a whol e t he k i n g w a s t he o n l i n di '

y ,

vid u a l s e l e c t e d fo r th e ir s p e ci a l p ro te c t io n T he d a t a ho we v e r .

d z
XXIV IN T RO D U CT I O N .

i s i n s uffici e n t t o d e t e r m i n e wh a t gods the p ri v a t e A ssyria n s a nd

B a b yl o n i an s w e r e p rivil e g e d t o r e ga rd as t h e ir p a t ro n d e i t i e s .

I t i s p ossi b l e a sol u t io n o f t he q u e s t i o n m i g h t b e o b t a i n e d fro m

a s t u dy o f t he cyli n d e r s e a ls o n which t he ow n e r a ft e r s t a t i n g
-
, ,

his o w n n a m e a n d t h a t o f his fath e r fr e q u e n tl y a dds the n a m e

o f t he god o f who m he is the s e rv a n t ; m e a n whil e it m a y b e
‘

p e r m issi b l e t o s p e c u l a t e wh e t h e r e a ch cl a ss or t r a d e had no t

it s o w n p a tro n d e i t y who w a s a lso r e g a rd e d a s p e c u li a rl y t he ,

god o f e a ch m e m b e r o f t h a t cl a ss .

W e k n o w t h a t e a ch C i t y ha d it s loc a l g o d wh o in p r a y e rs ,

so m e t i m e s t a k e s t he p l a c e o f t he s u p p l i a n t s p a t ro n d e it y a n d ’ z
,

it m a y b e t h a t a si m i la r lo c a li z a t i o n o f d e i t i e s e xi s t e d wi t h
r e g a rd t o t he di ffe r e nt t r a d e s a n d cl a ss e s o f soci e ty P ossi b ly .

t his s u gg e s t io n m a y s e rv e t o e x p l a i n in so m e d e gre e t he v a ri

o us p a irs a n d g ro u s
p o f d e i t i e s whos e b l e ssi n gs a re i n vo k e d

b y t he s e n d e rs o f l e t t e rs o n b e h a l f o f t h e i r co rr e s p o n d e n t s It .

is i m p ro b a b l e t h a t t h e s e g ods w e r e s e l e c te d m e r e l y a t the fa n cy
o f t he w ri t e r a n d it is e a si e r t o
, s u p p os e th a t his C hoic e w as
r e s t ric te d e i th e r b y la w or c u s t o m t o the d e i t i e s who w e r e co n
n e c t e d wi t h his o w n C l a ss o r ro fe ssio n A s t ri k i n g i n s ta n c e
p .

in p oi n t m a y b e s e e n in t he l e tt e rs K 5 0 1 K 5 3 8 8 3 — 1 — 1 8 3 5 , , ,

an d 8 0 — 7 — 1 9 2 3 wri tt e n b y Ara d N a bu t o the k i n g 3 ; a s t he

,
-

l e tt e rs d e a l wi t h r e li g io u s m a t te rs it m a y b e a ss u m e d t h a t A ra d
N a bu w a s a p ri e s t a n d t he fa c t t h a t he i n vo k e s s u ch a l
, o ng
lis t o f i m p or t a n t d e i t i e s wo u ld o n t he a b ov e a ss u m p t io n b e a n

1 h T he d as s u m
p t io n t at the go d m e n tio n e ylin o n ac d e r-s eal is alw ays t he

o
’
d
w n e r s p atro c hn e it
y is no t qu ite e rt ain T at am u le ts c d o ul b e wo rn w h ch
i
d dc d h h d vd
.

w e re e i ate to is p ro e
o t er b y t he A s s yria n a m u le t
t an p atro n e it ie s

9 54
— — 8, 1 h O nc d
t is lc
it t le ylin e r o f la
y the o w n e r a m a
‘
lbzlld m a res s e s an f
’ ’

dd
c d K c h ch
.

in an ta t io n t o t he as tral e ity ak -s i-d i i n the o u rs e o f w i he s tate s he is the

h h
s o n o f his go d , w it vd d
w o m it is e i e n t the e it y K ak -s i-d i is n o t t o b e i e n t i e d fid .

2 Cf . K 2493, l. 1 7 [ a rm - b u
p u ld m t a
p ilj p u li m r
'

M the al
t-s u ‘ tz u
tila rd u k
z W it ta r alt-su

“ “
3 T he i nt ro dc
t o ry p ra s e s o n 8 3 — 1
u h —1 8 35 rea d as fo llo w s : a -n a sa r r z
'

“ “
“
,

bi li-y a a ra d -b a m A ra d -fh‘N a bzi lu Su lm u m t

fi ) a na-
sa r rz bi lly a Assu r
'

-
i

llu
S in "
I Sia

“
“
lh
i

/a rti st e flu Za r -p a -m lt u m ilu N fi l7 ‘lu lsta r I d I N z m ta flta r

'

ll ab Ta s m e t u m
’
‘
m as z o ~

l A r ba -ilu f fl m u tz Sa rr u -t i-b a C J a mi t i fl sa rr i
'

lei ra b etz
’ ’

o u n u -tz -
- -
ra a -n a

lu la b-bz 22 m a -sa r i a l m z
' '

bill-y a tu -ba l lz t-tu lz -bu tu lit t u t u la rr i bileya

' '

- ‘ - - - ‘ - -‘ - -
u
a -n a

dc h
. .

ba la tz
- -
'

[
'

zna
]
'

p bad u
lz bbz la r rz bi ll-y a lzl
'
‘ -
'

K5 0 1 has a s im ilar in t ro u tio n , w ile

d
.

in K 5 38 an d 80 — 7 — 1 9, 23 S in i s the y go d o m it te
o nl fro m t he lis t .
XXVI INT RO D U CT I O N .

t he n e e c ss a ry d e ta ils o f the m o n t h a nd d a y o n which the e cli p s e

ha d t a k e n p l a c e S u ch a for m u l a is t he o n e ci t e d a b ov e a n d
. ,

t he fa c t th a t it is fo u n d in so m e co p i e s o f t he s a m e p r a y e r b u t
o m i tt e d in o th e rs p rov e s th a t it co u ld b e a dd e d or r e m o v e d a t
l e a su re T h u s in t he co p y o f t he p ra ye r t o N i n i b which w a s
p .

m a d e fro m N o 2 fo r the u s e o f A sh u rb a ni p a l (cf s upra ) t he

.
.

e cli p s e for m u l a
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,

m a d e in K 2 8 3 6 the d u p lic a t e o f N o 2 7 whi ch is ci t e d a s A . .

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.
,

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’

a b s e n t fro m t he l a s t ra e r o n N o 6 b u t it ha s b e e n i n s e rt e d
p y . .

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’

n a m e a nd th os e o f his god a n d godd e ss T he e cli p s e for m u l a -

m a y th e r e fo re b e r e g a rd e d a s fo rm i n g n o e ss e n t i a l p a r t o f a ny

p y r a e r or i n c a n t a t io n ; in fa c t so m e o f t h e p a ss a g e s in which
,

it occ u rs wo u ld b e i m p rov e d b y it s o m issio n a s it i nt e rr u p t s

the r yth m o r m e t r e o f the li n e s o n e i t h e r sid e o f it .

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o f the L i fti ng o f the H a n d a re co m p os e d I t ha s lo n g b e e n .

k n ow n th a t the p o e t ic a l co m p osi tio n s o f the B a b yl o n i a n s w e r e

c ast in ge n e r a l in a ro u gh for m o f v e rs e a n d h a lf v e rs e ; G U N KE L -

a nd Z I M M E R N how e ve r w e r e the fi rs t t o t r a c e in d e t a il t he
, ,

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’
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,

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,
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s ee n , how e v e r th a t o n ly in a co m p a r a t ive ly fe w i ns t a n c e s is
,

the m e t r e i n dic a t e d in t his m a n n e r a n d the e vid e n c e o f d u li

p ,

c a t e s g o e s t o S ho w th at di ffe r e n t scri b e s a tt a ch e d di ffe re nt d e

gr e e s o f i m p or t an c e t o the sy m m e t ric a l a rr a ng e m e nt o f th e ir
li n e s F o r i n s t a n c e the c a r e fully m a rk e d a rr a n ge m e nt o f N o I
.
, .
,

ll 1 — 8 co n t a i n i n g t he i nvoc a t io n o f 5 271
.
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the d u p lic a t e s K 3 3 3 2 a n d S m 1 3 8 2 n o r is the fo rm o f t he

.
,

li ne s o n N o 1 8 r e t a i n e d b y the d up li c a t e K 68 0 4
.
.

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, ,

ru l e s which Z I M M E R N ha s a dd u c e d fro m a s t u dy o f S I I 2 65 a
‘
p .
, ,

w e fi n d t h a t gr e a t s e c t io n s o f t he v a rio u s t ab l e t s fa ll n a t ura ll y
i nt o the fo u r d iv is io n e d m e t r e T his r e gu l a r m e t re is how ev e r
-
.
, ,

fre q u e n t ly i n t e rr u p t e d b y a li n e o f o n ly t h re e fe e t or divisio n s ;
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' '

o f fo u r fe e t t he r e m a i n i n g fi ft h o f t h re e fe e t
, I n m an y c a se s .
,

m or e ov e r the li n e s t ho u gh p o ss e ssi n g a c e r t a i n r yth m c a n n o t

, ,

b e re g a rd e d a s co m p os e d in m e t re
w e a re le d t h e r e fo r e i s t h at the
,
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,
“ .

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”
, ,

s ubj e c t t o the s t ric t r u l e s whi ch a p p ly t o the p o e t ry o f t he

B a b ylo n i a n s I t is p e rh a p s n o t i m p ro b a b l e t h a t this irr e gu l a ri t y
.

w as i nt e n t io n a l o n the p a rt o f t h e ir c o m p os e rs I n t he r e ci t a l .

o f a
p r a y e r o r i n c a n t a t io n t he i rr e g u l a r li ne s wo ul d fo rm a

s t ri k i ng co nt ra s t or foil t o t hos e in m e t re a nd the co m b i n a t io n ,

“
wo u ld s erv e t o m a rk the s up p li a n t s v a r yi n g d e g r e e s o f e x a l t at io n ’
.

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T he
a cco m a n i e d b di e c t io n s fo r t h e r for m a n c e o f c e re m o ni e s
p y r e p
a n d t he o b s e rv a n c e o f c e rt a i n ri t e s T he p a r a g ra p hs co nt a i n i n g .

th e s e dir e c t io n s a re s e p a r a t e d fro m the i n c a nt a t io n s b y li n e s

ru l e d o n t he c l ay b
y t h
wi th the w ords {p us a nna m D o the foll owi n g “
e scri b e a n d t h e y g e n e r a lly co m m e n c e

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” 2

v a ri e s co n sid e r a b ly r a ng i n g fro m r u b rics o f o ne li ne t o s e c t io n s

,

o f fif

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t een l ine s
“ T he r u b ri c o f o ne li n e which is ch a r a c t e ris t ic
.

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”

clos e l y followi n g the t i t le o f the p ra y e r fro m which it i s divid e d ,

b y a li n e o n t he cl a y :

1 Cf . Z lMM E RN , PVe iteres z ur ba by lo n iseb en M etrz k, X , pp . 1 if .

2 Cf infra , p 1
. .
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It wi ll b e s e e n th a t a ft e r the i n t rod u c t ory p hr a s e t he r u b ric

r e fe rs t o t w o a lt e r n a t iv e ri t e s which a re t o b e p e rfo rm e d in
co n n e c t io n wi t h the r e ci t a l o f t he p ra y e r O n o n e occ a sio n ‘
.
2

w e fi n d t his r u b ri c dir e c t ly fo llowi n g t he i n c a n t a t i o n a n d it is ,

t h e r e e x p a n d e d i n t o t w o li n e s b y t he a ddi t i o n a l i nj u n c t io n t h a t

t he i n c a n t a t io n i s t o b e re ci t e d b e for e S z be z a u a a n a ddi t io n
' '

r e n d e re d n e c e ss ary b y the o m issi o n o f the t i t le .

C e r e m o n i a l s e c t io n s o f t w o li n e s a re n o t u n co m m o n T h e y .

a re so m e t i m e s co m b i n e d wi t h t he t i t l e which t h e y fo l low wi th
o u t a b r e ak 3 co n t a i n i n g t w o o r t h re e di re c t io n s t o t he e ffe c t
,

t h a t i n c e n s e i s t o b e s e t b e for e t he god or godd e ss a li b at io n ,

to b e of fe r e d a n d t he i n c a n t at io n t o b e r e ci t e d so m a n y t i m e s ;
,

or th e y m a y follow t he t i tl e fro m which t h e y a re divid e d b y a

divisio n li n e 4 ; or fi n a l ly t h e y m a y follo w a lo n g e r s e c t io n o f
-

c e re m o n i e s wh e n t h e y co nt a i n a ddi t io na l ri t e s t o b e p e rfo rm e d
in co n n e c t io n wi t h thos e t h a t p r e c e d e t he m S S e c t io n s o f t hr e e .

li n e s which a r e a ls o co m m o n g e n e r a lly follow t he t i t le tho u gh "

, , ,

t h e y a re so m e t i m e s fo u n d in co m b i na t i o n wi t h lo n g e r c e re m o n i a l

s e c t io n s 7 N o t so co m m o n a re s e c t io n s o f fo u r l i ne s which
.
,

“
fo ll ow t he t i t l e a n d a re n o t fo u n d in co n n e c t io n wi t h o t h e r
g
T he l o n g e r s e c t io n s o f fi v e "
s e c t io n s .
9 six s ev e n ten ,
”
,
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, ,

fo u r t e e n an d fi ft e e n 4 li n e s giv e
, di re c t io n s fo r o ffe ri ng s in1

1 S ee b elo w p 7 1 f , w h e re the rub ri c is m o re fu lly d c d

is u sse a nd a lis t o f
v h cc
. .

t he a s s ages gi e n w e re it o
p u rs .

2 No ,
52, l 3 f . .

3 N o s . 2, l 9 f ; 6, l 9 5 f ; 8, l
. . . . . 20 f
.

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4 N o s. 1 3, l . 1 3 f; . 14, l . 1 2 f
.

N o . 1 2, f, . 1 03 f .

‘
5 No s ll 7 3 iI ; 8 11 ;
. 2 1 , . .
3 fI ; 3 6,
.
44 , ll 3 ff . .

7 N o s . 21 if ; 3 3 , 11 44 ff
, . .

3 N os 1 1 ll 4 2 iii ; 2 2 , it
”
.
, . .

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N o s . 1 2, iii ; 3 3 , ll 3 9 fi . .

10 Nos . 1 2, iii ; 1 5 , ll 1 8 11 ; 28 if
. .

11 No 2 6,
s .
51,
12
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No .
3 0, ll . 20 fi .

13 No .
4 0 , ll 3 if . .

14 N o 1 2, ll 2 R .
. .
 IN T RO D UC T I O N . XXI X

gr e a te r d e t a il whil e so m e c ann o t b e cl a ssifi e d a s in e a ch c a s e

,
‘

o n ly the b e gi n n i n g ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d .

B y fa r t he co m m o n e s t i nj u n c t io n in t he s e c e r e m o n i a l s ec
t io n s is o n e t o the e ffe c t th a t t he r e ci t a l o f t he i n c a n ta t io n is

u s u a lly r e a ds
“
t o b e a cco m p a n i e d b y t he b u r n i n g o f i n c e n s e

a c e n s e r o f i n c e n s e b e for e t he god
T he for m u la
sh al t
.

t ho u s e t t ho u g h so m e t i m e s t he k i n d o f i n c e n s e t o b e e m p loy e d
”
,

is s p e cifi e d a n d a t o th e r t i m e s the wood i s m e n t io ne d fro m

, ,

which wh e n ligh t e d t he c e n s e rs a re t o b e k i n d l e d C e r ta i n
, , .

dri nk o ffe ri n gs a n d li b a t io n s a re a l so o f c o m m o n occ u rr e n c e

-
.

I t is fro m the l o n g e r s e c t io n s how e v e r th a t w e l e a r n in g r e a te r , ,

d e ta il the o b j e c t s s u i t ab l e fo r o ffe ri n g t o a god W ate r h o ne y .

, ,

a nd b u t te r a re fr e q u e n t ly m e n t io n e d t og e th e r in the l is t s o f
o ffe ri n gs ; dir e c t io n s occ u r fo r l a yi n g b e for e the god d a t e s ,

ga rlic cor n a n d gr a i n whil e v a rio u s flow e rs p l a n t s a n d h e rb s

, , ,

p l ay a co n s p ic u o u s p a r t b o t h in t h e o ffe ri n gs a n d t he ri t u a l .

O fi e rings o f v ario u s k i n ds o f fl e sh a re so m e t i m e s s p e cifi e d whil e

'

fra g m e nts o f gold l ap is l a z u li a l ab a s t e r etc m igh t b e p r e s e n te d

,
-
,
.

b y the s up p li a nt P u r e w a t e r a n d oil a re co n st a n t ly m e nt io n e d
.

in the c e r e m o n i a l s e c t io n s ; the for m e r m igh t b e si m p ly o ffe r e d

in a v e ss e l b e for e the god or u s e d fo r s p ri n k li ng a g r e e n b o u gh ,

in his p r e s e n c e ; the la t t e r m ight a l so for m t he s u b j e c t o f a n ‘

o ffe ri ng or b e u s e d fo r a n oi n t i n g or b e p l a c e d in an o p e n
, ,

v e ss e l i nt o which v a rio u s o b j e c t s w e re t hrow n I n N o 1 1 fo r . .

,

ex a m p l e t he s e e d o f the m a fi a /
, ea Z p l a n t is ord e r e d t o b e c a s t -

i nt o oil whil e in N o 1 2 the p ri e s t is t o p l a c e oil in a v e ss e l

, .

o f u rka rz nn u wo od a n d th e n c a s t i nt o it fr a g m e n t s o f p l a s t e r
'

-
,

gold the bz nu - p l a n t t he m a fi a k a l—
,
‘

p l ant,
a n d o th e r p la nts and ,

h e r b s Wh e n the ri te o f c a s t i ng t hi n gs i nt o oil is t o b e p e r
.

for m e d t he a m o u n t o f oil t o b e u s e d is g e n e r a l ly m e n t io ne d
, ,

a n d so m e t i m e s t he k i n d o f oil t o b e e m p l oy e d T he ri t e o f t he
k n o t te d cord fr e q u e n tly a cco m p a n i e s the P r a y e rs o f the L i ft
2 “ .

ing o f the H a n d and o n o n e o cc a sio n t he ri t e is follow e d

b y a m a gic a l for m ul a ; in N o 1 2 a t a b l e t i n t e n d e d fo r t he u se .
,

o f a sic k m a n wh en the p ri e s t l oos e n s t he k n o t he is t o u tte r

,

the words [a a ft e r which the sic k m a n is t o r e t u r n

1 Nos . 24 if ; 6 111 ; 2 3, F
R; 5 iii ; 2 5, l1 6 ff
. .

2
S ee b elo w , p .
71 f .
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to his ho u s e wi tho u t lo o k i ng b a c k w a rd T he occ a sio n s o n

.

which the t a b l e t s m igh t b e u s e d a re so m e t i m e s s p e cifi e d in the

c e r e m o n i a l s e c t io n s ; N o s 1 2 a nd 3 1 fo r i n s ta n c e a re t o b e
. , ,

u se d a t n i gh t
, N o 3 0 o n a fa vo u r a b l e d a y N o 2 4 d u ri ng a
. , .

c e rta i n p h a s e o f the m oo n a n d N o 2 1 a t n i gh t wh e n the wi n d

,
.

i s in a c e r t a i n q u a rt e r T he u s e o f the m aj ori t y o f the ta b l e t s

.
,

how e v e r a p p e a rs t o h a v e b e e n u n r e s t ric te d
,
.

“
I t will b e s ee n th e r e for e t h a t the c e r e m o n i e s whi ch a o
, ,

co m p a n y the P r a y e rs o f the L i ft i ng o f t he Ha n d in ge n e r a l ”

ch a r a c te r r e s e m b l e thos e which occ u r o n o t h e r cl a ss e s o f c e r e

m o n i a l a n d r e li g i o u s t e x t s T h e y w e r e n o t m e r e ly sy m b ols
.
,

b u t w e r e r e g a rd e d a s p o t e n t in t h e m s e lv e s a n d a s the e ffic a cy
, ,

o f a n i n c a nt a t i o n d e e n d e d o n it s corr e c t r e ci t a l so t h e ir p ow e r
p ,

r e s u lte d fro m a scr u p u lo u s p e r for m a n c e o f e a ch d e ta il T h e y .

a re , wi th o ne e xc e p t io n wri t t e n a ft e r the p r a y e r or i n c a n ta t io n
,

t h e y a cco m p a n y , b u t in m os t c a s e s t h e y d e scri b e ri t e s which

a re t o b e p e r for m e d b e for e the r e ci ta t io n o f t he p r a y e r T he .

go d or g odd e ss m u s t b e p ro p i t i a t e d b y t he n e c e ss a ry g i ft s
b e for e the s u pp li a n t i s in a p osi t io n t o m a k e his a p p e a l in t he
divi ne p re s e n c e ; the a l ta r m u s t b e lo a d e d wi th o ffe ri ng s a n d
the c e n s e rs ligh t e d b e for e the words o f t he i n c an t a t io n c a n ta k e

e ffe c t.
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I . P R A YE R S AD D RE S S E D TO GROU P S OF DE ITIE S

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’

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8 . I star and certai n s tars
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.

6 — 45
3
V . P R A Y E R S A D D R E SS E D T O A S T R A L D E I T I E S

1 . M u stab arru- m utanu

M u l-m u l — 48
2 .
47
3 Kak-si - d i
—5 2
.

4 . Sib z iana 50
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I S AT T E N DI N G AN E CLI P S E
—
O F T HE M O ON 53 62
 P R A YE R S TO G RO UP S OF DE I TI E S .

foo tn o te t o the c u n e i for m t e x t I n t r a n sl i te r a t i ng a w e ll p re

.

s e rv e d ta b le t I h a v e co m m e n c e d a fr e sh l i n e wi th e a ch li n e o f
the t e x t a n d h a v e e n d e a vo u r e d t o r e t a i n a s fa r a s p ossi b l e the
o ri gi n al s p a ci n g a n d a rr a n g e m e nt o f t he words a s t h e y s t a n d
o n the t a b l e t i t s e l f A s how e v e r in t he c a s e o f b ro k e n t a b l e t s
.

s u ch a n a rr a n g e m e n t wo u l d l e a d t o a co n sid e r a b l e w a s t e o f
s p a c e I h a v e le t the t r a n sl i te r a t io n o f t hos e t a b l e t s ru n o n
,

co nt i nu o u sly p utt i n g b e t w e e n e a ch li n e a S p a c e o f fi v e d o t s if
,

o nl y o n e ch a r a c t e r is m issi ng a n d t e n d o t s t o i n dic a te a g a p
o f tw o or m or e ch a r a c te rs Wh e n the t e x t o f s u ch a b ro k e n
.

or b adl y p r e s e rv e d t a b l e t i s i n s u ffici e n t t o fu r n ish a n i n t e lligi b l e

t r a n sl a t io n I h a v e a b s t a i n e d fro m a t t e m p t i n g o n e ; in e v e ry c a s e
how e v e r a t r a n sli te r a t io n o f the t e x t i s give n e a ch word o f ,

which is ci t e d in the Voc ab u l a ry .

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t o so m e e x te n t e x p l a i n e d b y t h e ir t i t l e s T he firs t S e c t io n .
,

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dr e ss e d o nl y t o o n e god a n d godd e ss b u t fro m N o 6 it wo u ld .

ap p e a r p ro b a b l e t h a t origi n a lly fo u r o r fi v e d e i t i e s sh a r e d t he

p r a y e rs i n scri b e d o n e a ch o f t h e s e t a b l e t s I t i s p ossi b l e t h a t .

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o f which fu lly h a l f ha s b e e n b ro k e n a w a y T he t e x t in it s .

p r e sent co n di t i o n fa lls i n t o t hr e e m a i n s e c t io n s :
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a p ra ye r to S in o n t he occ a si o n o f a n e cli p s e o f the m o o n ,

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d e scri b i n g hi s p ow e r a n d a tt ri b u t e s L I 1 2 a n d 1 3 s ta t e t he
. .

o cc a si o n o f t he p r a y e r : a n e cli p s e o f the m oo n ha s ta k e n p l a c e
b ri n gi n g e vil o n t he l a n d o f A ssyri a a n d t he p a l a c e o f the k i ng
wh o t h e r e for e a p p e a l s t o the g o d o f h e a v e n a n d t o t he M oo n
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T ran s l ati o n .

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O S in who a rt u n iq u e tho u t h a t b right e n e s t

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T h a t g iv e s t l igh t u n t o t he n a t io n s
T h a t u n t o t he b l a c k h e a d e d r a c e a rt fa vo u r ab l e
B ri gh t i s thy ligh t in h e a v e n ,

B rilli a n t i s t hy t orch li k e t he F i re g od
,

T hy b ri gh t n e ss fill s the b ro a d e a r t h !
T he b righ tn e ss o f the n at io n he g a t h e rs in thy sigh t ,

O A r m o f t he s k y whos e p u rp os e n o m a n l e a r n s !
,

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B e for e thy fa c e t he gr e a t gods b o w d o w n the fa t e o f t he ,

world is s e t b efor e th e e !
I n t he e vil o f a n e cli p s e o f t he M oo n which in s u ch a n d
s u ch a m o n th o n s u ch a n d s u ch a d a y ha s t a k e n p l a c e ,

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whi ch a re in m y p a l a c e a n d m y la n d ,

T he gr e a t gods b e s e e ch t h e e a n d t ho u giv e s t co u n s e l !
T h e y ta k e th e ir s t a n d a ll o f t h e m t h e y p e t i t io n a t t hy fe e t !
,

O 5 271 g lorio u s o n e o f fez/r ! th e y b e s e e ch th e e a n d tho u

,

g iv e s t t he or a cl e o f t he gods !

T he e n d o f t he m o n t h i s t he d a y O f t hy or a cl e the d e cisio n ,

o f t he gr e a t g ods ;
 P R A YE RS TO G ROU P S OF D E ITI E S .

1 8 . T he t hir ti e t h d a y is thy fe s t iv a l , a day o f p ra ye r to thy

divi n i t y !
1 9 . O G o d o f the N e w M oo n in m igh t u n riv a ll e d whos e p u r p os e
, ,

no m a n l ea r n s ,

20 . I h a v e p o u r e d th e e a li b at io n o f the n igh t (wi th ) w a i li n g ,

I h a v e o ffe r e d th e e (wi th ) sho u ts o f j o y a dri nk o ffe ri n g o f

2 1 . I a m b o w e d d ow n ! I h a v e t a k e n m y s ta n d ! I h a v e so u gh t
fo r t h e e !
22 . D o t ho u s e t fa vo u r a n d ri gh t e o u s n e ss u p o n m e !
M a y m y g o d a n d m y godd e ss wh o fo r lo ng h av e b e e n a n gry
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w ith m e ,

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m y w a y b e p ro p i t i o u s wi t h j oy ,

25 . A n d Z A G A R t he g o d o f dr e a m s h a t h s e n t
.
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26 . I n the n igh t s e a so n m y s in m a y I h e a r m y
i n iq u i t y m a y
27 . F o r e v e r m ay I b o w m ys e l f in h u m il i t y b e for e t h e e !

O f (6) p r a y e r t o [57 W
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as :
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h e a v e n a nd e a r th the S p l e n do u r o f the fo u r q u a r te rs !
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t he fi rs t b or n o f S in o ffsp ri n g o f N z zzga l! O fi lm ;
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o v e r t h e s e h ea v e n s dos t tho u r u l e T he r e v e rs e o f t he t a b l e t
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whos e godd e ss is so a n d so ,

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41 . H a v e tu r n e d t ow a rds th e e ! I h av e e s ta b lish e d t h e e ! L is t e n
t o t he i n c a n t a t io n !
42 B e for e N a h? thy s p o u s e the l ord the ri n c e t he fi rs t b or n -
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s o n o f fs a z l
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,
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h e a r k e n t o m y cry a t t he word o f thy m o u th ; m a y
he r e m ov e m y sighi n g m a y he l e a r n m y s u p p lic a t io n ! ,

44 .A t hi s m igh t y w ord m a y god a n d godd e ss d e a l gr a cio u sl

y
wi th m e !
4 5 M a y t he sic k n e ss o f m y b ody b e t or n a w a y ; m a y the
.

gro a n i n g o f m y fl e sh b e co n s u m e d !
4 6 M a y the co n s u m p t i o n o f m y m u scl e s b e r e m ov e d !
.

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t h at is n o t a l t e r e d

5 1 A n d thy t r u e m e rcy t h a t ch a n g e s n o t O l a dy Ta j m z tu !
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o f t his li n e a n d o f l 1 9 . F ro m t he e n d o f l 1 0 o n l y o n e ch a r
. .

a c te r a pp e a rs t o b e m i ssi ng ; éu u é rzlfl ea] wo u ld t h e r e for e b e

- -

a
p ossi b l e r e s t or a t io n .

1 1 the d o e s n o t o cc u r in the t e x t wi t h the firs t p rint kn

.
-

a s w e m igh t b e l ed to e x p e c t fro m the l a t t e r h a l f o f t he l i ne :

fo r a si m il a r u s e o f pé nu wi tho u t t he p re p osi t io n of IV R 5 9
no 2 re v .1 18 p ai n t
, k t: I l
l .
h r in
. t hy sigh
,
t m a
y I -b e -
,
“ .

p r e cio u s
”
.

1 2 f T he for m u l a co nta i n e d in t h e s e t w o li n e s
. s ta t i ng the ,

occ a sio n o f the p ra y e r is o f fr e q u e nt occ u rr e n c e in th e s e te x t s

,

(f firs h l s co d li which i
o I.n tro d u ctio n ) T h e t a f o.f t he e n n e n ,
'

s e v e r a l t ab l e t s for m s a l i n e b y i t s e l f i s in a p p osi t io n t o z na ,
 P R A YE R S TO G ROU P S OF DE IT I E S .

tu m u lt i n dic a te d in m y t r a n s la t io n a nd t he
t ”
S in , as ,

wh ol e fo rm u la which d o e s n o t r ep re s e n t a co m p l e t e s e n te n c e
,

in i t s e l f a c t s m e r e ly a s a n i n t rod u c t io n t o t he s e n t e n c e t h a t
,

fo llows it T he o n l y di ffi c u l t y in t he t w o l i n e s i s in co nn e c t io n
.

wi th t he p hra s e E I I W
I M T h e se t wo P

id e o g ra m s occ u r t o ge th e r n o t o n ly in t he for m u l a u n d e r di s
c u s s io n b u t a re occ a sio n a l l y t o b e m e t wi t h in
p r a y e rs i n c a n

t a t io n s e t c a n d wh e n e v e r t h e y so o cc u r t h e y are n e v e r j oi n e d
.
,

b y a co p u l a b u t a lw a ys s ta n d in a p p osi t io n t o o n e a n o th e r a s
in t he p r e s e n t p a ss a ge f N o 1 2 l 6 4 a z z a z éza a I m a m : Szt
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ka a n m m a
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,

K 8 005 K 8 8 45 K 8 9 4 1 a v e ry fr a g m e n t a ry p r a y e r o f ,

A ssu r b an i p a l for m e d fro m th re e p i e c e s I h a v e l a t e ly j oi n e d in ,

1 3 o f whi ch the p hr a s e
. 1 7 1 111 1 3 o cc u rs IV R 1 7 , ,

R e v 1 1 5 f m a p a a j Sir N A M B UL B I J [ TL M I S am
‘
- ‘
- -
. . .

u mfl p ro b ab ly W R 60 , R ev 1 3 4 . .

B A R M I S a na Sa rrt u w att 3 a ba fafl a M or e co m m o n ly

‘

etc - -
, .

howe v e r the id e ogr a m (Pi tn ”i s fo u n d b y i t s e l f cf N O 1 2 -

, . .
,

“
1 65 lu m z m 1 TI a lz u M att a t yet the p a ss a g e s
'

q u o t e d fro m b ili ng u a l i n c a n ta t io n s in B R UN N O W S L is t n o 9 4 2 9 ’
, .
,

IV R 5 6 C o l II 1 1 6 S in .
,
2

K 90 0 6 l 5 1 7 7 lz m u ttzt sa z na s u p u rzlya K 9 5 9 4 l 2 (p u b
’ ’

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.
-
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lis he d a n d t r a n sl i t e r a t e d b y B R U N N O W Z A IV p p 2 3 3 , ,
- .
,

— —8
79 7 5 2 a cor n e r o f a n i n c a n t a t i o n in 11 3
, 6 o f which .
-

t he s u p p li a n t p ra ys fo r h e l
p z zz a 121 71211 71 1 7 7
'

a m a /z
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z fla l

cit 1m
'

[a m t/71 a fa k k a
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lu m z m [la w s
-
z tza z aa

t he frag m e n t a ry p r a ye r 82 — 3 —2 3 , 57 R ev . 1 .
4 ,
K 61 87 , a

B a b ylo n i a n c e re m o ni a l
r e s u l t s fro m te xt fo r o b ta i n i n g m a gic a l
s t o n e s (cf B E Z O L D Ca ta lo g u e p .
in C o l III o f which the , , . .

[ T] lz m u ttu flzc) is co n s t a n t ly m e n t io n e d K 3 4 6 0 C o l I cf o
’
’

( p cit , , . . . .

— —8 1 1 B — — l 1 0 a n a s t ro
p .
79 7 5 u 9 1 5 9 14 , , .
, , .

lo g ic a l r e p or t fro m K 2 1 (of R F HA R P E R A s sy . . .
,

ria n a nd B a byl o nia n L ette rs P t I p 4 9 ) a l e t t e r fro m N a h? , .

, .

m z d z nsu m t o t he k i ng which co n c lu d e s (1 1 2 ff : ti z na z lz z t tz
’

)
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.
-

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bt-z lz
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tz z d a a - a b-éu - zt l
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a n -n z lu
-
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 P R AYE RS TO G ROU P S O F DE I TIE S .

t he word is in i ts e lf colo u rl e ss tak i n g a fa v o u r a b l e or u n

fa vo u r a b l e m e a n i n g fro m it s co n t e x t is s u gg e s t e d b y the
q u a l i fyi ng p hr a s e lim ni/i zé nou n i n s e r te d in the for m u l a
fl !

u n d e r disc u ssio n a n d t hi s i s p u t b e yo n d a d o u b t b y R m
,
1 36 .
,

a fr a g m e n t o f a n o m e n ta b l et in ll 1 3 a n d 1 6 o f which w e ,
.

fi n d t he p h ra s e 1 T1 a a m iétini [ a s w e ll a s 1 TI l
’
im u ttim (tizn) .

I t is n a t u r a l how e v e r t h a t in p r a y e rs fo r h e l p or d e liv e r a n c e 1 7 7
sh o u ld g e n e r a lly occ u r in a n u nfa vo u r a b l e s e n s e .

B u t whil e w e c a n a ssig n a m e a n i n g t o t he id e ogra m wi th

so m e thi ng li k e c e r ta i n t y w e do n o t m e e t wi t h the s a m e s u cc e ss ,

wh en w e loo k fo r it s S e m i t ic e q u iv al e n t D E LI T Z S CH i n d e e d in .

A D p 3 0 n o 2 5 6 s u gg e s t s a r e n d e ri n g ta k iltu G) a n d he is
,
.
,
.

fol low e d b y L E H M AN N in his e x p l a n at io n o f K 1 68 ll 1 4 an d 1 6 , .

(fc B. a m a ssu n z u k in p 7 6 in which he t r a n sli t e r a t e s [ T] wi t h

, .

the p l u r a l sig n a s ta n/ati - ta k li ta su nu occ u rri n g in cl os e ,

- - - -

co nn e c tio n t w o li n e s ab o v e B u t a g a i n s t t his r e n d e ri n g i s t o .

b e u rg e d t he fa c t t h a t wh e r e v e r t he sig n o cc u rs in b ili ng u a l
i n c a n t a t io n s it i s a s fo r a s I k n o w r e n d e r e d n o t b y ta ki/tu
, ,

b u t b y ittu A s how e v e r I d o n o t k n o w o n wh a t gro u n ds

.

D E LI T Z S CH b a s e s his id e n t ific a t i o n o f t he id e ogra m wi t h ta ki/tu ,

I h a v e t hro ugho u t m y t r a n sli t e r a t io n r e n d e r e d the word b y

[ T] th u s l e a vi n g the q u e s t io n in a b e y a n c e
, .

T he e x p l a n a t io n o f 1 D is a lso co nj e c t u r a l T ho u gh [D /11 1 8 . u .

a n d [ TI A1 1 3 a re in a p p osi t io n it d o e s n o t follo w t h a t t h e y a re
/

sy n o n y m o u s a s t h e y a re t a k e n b y L E N O R M A N I L a M ag ie p 1 6 4
,
’ ‘

, ,
.

a n d b y S A YC E H ibbert L e ctu res p p 1 7 3 a n d 5 3 8

, I t a p p ea rs t o ,
.
.

m e th a t D E LI T Z S CH ha s g iv e n the t r u e e x p la n at i o n o f the word

in his t ra n sl at io n o f t he s e n t e n c e a s su i n [u m u n [ TL /11 1 3 -

sa ina o iti ya ba safl nz a t o which r e fe re n c e ha s a lr e a dy

“
l ’
li m niti
'

f - -
,

b e e n m a d e a n d which he r e n d e rs : vo n w e g e n (a ssa ni) d e r b Os e n

M ach t e d er b OS e n Z e ich e n d ie in m e i n e m H a u s e S i n d (cf WB

, , .
,

p . H e r e a p p a r e n t l y he r e n d e rs [D b y its m os t co m m o n
e qu iv al le n t ia u
“
the p lu r a l o f whi ch co n s t a n tly o cc u rs in t he
’
,

s e n s e o f forc e s p ow e rs a n d t his v i e w i s s u p p or te d b y the

,
”
,

o f K 8 7 1 3, w h d e re the w o r
ppare n tly
a re fers to an d s h d o ul be re n d d
e re by as t ro

lo gi c al fo c
re as ts h h v h"
I t in k o we er t at t he mo re ge n e ral rend ering p o rte n t ,
”

h ch d c c d c ch d
.

w i w o ul o f o u rs e in lu e the spe ial m e an ing a tt a ing to the wo r in

h
t is tab le t, d
is b e tt e r h s u ite to m an y o f the o t er
p as s age s in w i h ch I T] is t o be
fo un d ; see es c R
p e ially I V 3 , Co l I , l . . 29 f.
 THE E C LI P S E FO RMUL A -
.

fa c t t h a t s a m e hy m n (cf s up ra p 8 ) 1 D occ u rs wi th
in t he . .

t he d u a l a s w e ll as the p l u r a l s ig n M or e v e r in N O 6 l 1 1 4 f -
.
x
.
, . .

i d a tu u a occ u rs in p a r a ll e lis m wi t h su nat fl u a a n d m u s t

- - - - - -

t h e re for e h a v e a so m e wh a t S i m il a r m e a n i n g t o th a t o f [D in t he

p r e s e n t p a ss a g e T h e m e a n i n g o f t he for m u l
. a ma
y t h e r e for e
b e r e ga rd e d a s p r a c tic a lly s e tt le d t ho u gh t he S e m i t ic e q u iva l e n t
o f [ T] i s s t ill a m a t t e r o f s o m e u n c e r ta i nt y .

1 5 . T h at mf i s cl e a r fro m is e q u i v a l e nt to ua z az u
L is t n o 4 8 9 3 I f o n t he o th e r h a nd w e r e a d the
“
B R UN N O W , ,
. .

g ro u p p ho n e t ic a lly t h e for m d a o u m u st b e ex lai ne d a s P erm

,p
-
.

II 1 fro m a a baou fo r ’
d u ob oif ; the for m e r e x p l a n a t io n
,
’ -

how e v e r a p p e a rs t o m e the m or e p ro b a b l e o f the t w o T he .

“ “
v e r b us ta 7n u ic in the s e co n d h a l f o f the li n e I ta k e t o b e III 2
~ - -
'

fro m VT to sp e a k
“
wi t h a c a u s a t iv e sig n ific a t io n t o c au s e
”
FDT
‘
S , , ,

p e t i t io n
“
” ”
to S p eak i e , . .

”
1 6 tam ita in t he t e ch n ic a l s e n s e o f a n or a cl e
. o cc u rs in
t he r e g u l
“
a r for m u l a e o f t he s o c a ll e d D o w n fa ll ta b l ets
”
in -
,

whi ch lz io 7 co m m o nly co n sis t s o f t he p hr a s e iz ib sa i na p i

“
”
-

m
oan a ra i k a ta uz it up ta r ri a u G r a n t th a t in t he m o u t h
‘
’
- ’
uz cz r - - - -
,

o f t he m a gi ci a n s s o n t h s e rv a n t a word (1 h e or a cl e fo r
’

y e t . .

which w e a s k ) m a y h a s te n or in t he I s t p e rs ta m it ina ”
,
.
-

i
p y
-
a up( or ip ) ta r ri o u cf K N U D T Z -
O N A s sy
-ris c/i e G
- e
’
be te a n den
,
.
,

S o nne ng o tt V ol II p 4 2 L e i p z ig 1 8 9 3
, .
, .
,
.

1 7 F o r the e x p l a n a t io n o f ou oou lu m a s the d a y o f (t he

.

M oo n s ) dis a p p ea r a n c e cf J E N S E N Ko s ni o lo gie p p 9 1 1 0 6
’ ”
.
, , .
, .

6
1 9 .
E E I 1 I h a v e t ak e n a s a n a b b r e vi a ti o n o f
P
I» : 5 S
I E T .

” I t m igh t b e p ossi b l e t o r e a d the

gro u p i/u ina isia i nn i 0 god ! in the fo u n d a t io n o f (th a t ) d a y
’

is a p ow e r un ri v a ll e d etc r e fe rri n g t o the thir t i e th d a y o f

.

1 d T he s ign f the u al is al b e fo u n d w it h ID in the n am e f t he

fl"E l"I
o so to o

p lan t : » ( I i ll
l
’
! Y »» w h ch cc
i o u rs in C o l V , .

l 4 f R m 3 2 8 , a tab le t in w i
o the n am e s o f p lan ts are h ch e n u m e rate d in s h o rt

c c h hv d
. .

se tio ns ro b ab l fo r u s e as re s ri t io n s T is pl an t m ay a e b ee n so n am e
p y p p
d v h
.

fro m i ts e m plo ym ent in w ar ing o ff t he e ils o f the [ TL /11 1 5 T at

c c d ch v c
.

e rtain
p res ri
p tio n s w ere u se agains t su e ils is le ar fro m K 64 3 2 , a tab l
et

“
c c c h ch c c
.

o n tain in f w i m men ( in u m a in a
g p re s rip t io n s , o n e se t io n o o es re v .
,

x
m f'M s a n i um i [ K A N
I D M 1 § 3u I TL M L S S lim u t t u -[t u fi
‘

a m ilu - - ‘u

LD
.

(cf . BE ZO , Ca ta lo g ue , p .
 P R A YE R S TO GROU P S OF DE I TI E S .

the m o nt h i t h r c di n g m e n t io n e d
li n e B u t t his e x p lan
‘

n e e e
p .

a t io n ap p e a rs r a t h e r forc e d , a n d the p a r a l l e lis m o f l 9 s e e m s .

t o i n dic a t e t h a t t he gro u p i s t he n a m e o f a god T h a t na m .

ro sit t he how n b y J E N S E N Ko s m o lo g ie
N e w -M oo n ha s b ee n S , ,

1 04 f a n d t he i n voc at io n o f the M oo n g o d a s t he N e w M o o n
- -
p. .
, ,

fol lowi n g i m m e di a t e l y o n t he m e n t io n o f the e n d o f the m o n th ,

is si ng u l arly a p p ro p ri ate .

20 . a s ru k - -
ka s i ri/
e;-
c f . No .
35, 1 .
9, a s - ru k -k i s i- rik ad

dr e ss e d t o [sna ra T he s u ffix e s k a a n d éi a re p ro b a b ly t o -
n

b e r e g a rd e d a s h a vi ng t he forc e o f a na na a tu a n a k a a ti - -
,
~ ~
.

F o r a si m il a r u s e o f the s u ffix cf K 5 4 1 8 a C o l IV 1 7 q u o .
, .
, .
,

ted b y B E Z OLD Ca ta lo g u e p 7 1 5 : biti si na (or bit s i na ) i pu

“ -
- - - -
, , .

u s k a na ru a a s tu r l
-
ea t h e ir ho u s e h a v e I m a d e fo r t h e e m y
- - - -
, ,

t ab le t h a v e I i n scri b e d fo r t h e e A so m e wh a t an a logo u s in
”
.

s ta n c e occ u rs in a n O ld B a b ylo n i a n l e tte r p ub -

lis he d b y M E 1 S S N E R B eitr 2 A s syr V ol II p p 5 6 1 f 5 7 7 in , . . .

,
.
, . .
, ,

o f which t he v e r b i ai oa né l eu su o cc u rs go v e r n i n g t w o - - - - -
,

s u ffix e s how e v e r a nd n o t a s u ffix an d a s u b s t a n tiv e a s in t he

p r e sent
p a ss a g e { III E U y m a b e
“
r
wi th m icsi a n i n c a n ta t io n o f the b ri gh t n igh t
,
e a d il lu in a .gr e e m
B u t la lla rtu
e n t T -

”
.

(cf B R UN N O W L is t N o 1 1 1 8 1 ) a p p e a rs t o m e t he p r e fe r a b l e
.
, , .

r e a di ng a s it b a l a n c e s ri is ta a in t he s e co nd h a l f o f the l i n e
,
- - -
.

F o r a si m i la r u s e o f t he word cf S m 9 5 4 O b v q u o te d . .
, .

b y ZI M M E R N , BP S , p .
95 .

i l25 T he occ u rs in IV R 6 6 N o 2
t t e ilu sa su nati fl

“
.
.
, ,

R e v 1 2 4 wh e r e it is a pp li e d t o
. .
,
4 lE H
“
E whi ch Z I MM E R N P
,

(p
o cit p . 1 0 5) e x.
p la i n s a s m e a
.
n i n g dr e a m g o d ”
I Ua -
”
.
’

in 1 1 1 a o f the lis t o f gods

.

p u b lish e d in II R 5 4 i s p ossi b ly
t o b e r e g a rd e d a s a sy n o n m o f B il a s s u gg e s t e d b B R IJ N N o w
‘

y y ,

Li t
,

s , No . 1 1
77 1 .

2 6 . T he g ro up
V R 2 0 3 e is r ea d a s s a rtu éH -
tu in ,

s in b y ZI M M E R N op cit
p 1 2 whil e fo r
éH ta é H ti , .
,
. - -

“
.
, ,

in I V R 6 1 n o 1 11 2 9 a n d 3 1 he
p ro p os e
, s a r e n d e ri n g
.
se rta , .

“
“
”
a n ge r wr a th wh e r e the m ea n i n g s in wo u l d b e inap p ro
, ,
”

p ria t e (cf op cit p T hat s in

.
i s the m e a n i n g o f the
.
, .

word in the p r e s e n t p a ss a g e is cl ea r fro m the corr e s p o n di n g

a rniya in the fi rs t h a l f o f t he l i n e F o r m y r e a di n g sirtu an d .

n o t sa rtu or s a rtu c
f D E LI T Z S CH in ZI M M E R N S B P S p 1 1 5
’
.
.
, . .
 IN IM I NIM MA
. . SU I L LA
. .

28 . T his
colo p ho n l i n e which is ch a r a c t e ris t ic o f the p re
,

“
s e n t coll e c t io n o f t e x t s (cf I ntro d u ctio n) is wi th o ne e xc e p tio n
.
,

“
wri tte n t hro u gho u t in S u m e ro A k k a di a n t h u s : I N I M I N I M M A -
,

BU 1 L L A " M M
K
(or
1
.
) AN (or KI D ) T he e x .

c e p t io n occ u rs in l 1 4 o f N o

u i is ka a ti sé
- - -”
B ilit “
3 5 whi ch r e a d s
. .

T he b e gi nn i n g o f t he l i ne is u n fo rt u
.
,

n at e l y b ro k e n o ff a n d w e a re co n s e q u e n t ly l e ft in do u b t a s t o

t he A ssyri a n e q u iv a l e n t o f 1 N 1 M 1 N 1 M M A O u r choic e how .

e v e r a pp e a rs t o b e r e s t ri c t e d t o a nu itu a n d sip ta (cf B R IJN N o w

’

.
,

L is t n o s 5 8 8 f ) and o f th e s e the for m e r i s t o b e p r efe rr e d a s

,
.
,

it dis t i n g u ish e s t he id e ogr a m fro m I + occ u rri ng a t the c o m

>

“
m e n ce m e n t o f a l m os t all t h e s e i n c a n t a t io n s I n A ssyri a n t he .

"“
li ne sho u ld t h e r e for e in a ll p ro b a b ili t y ru n : a nuit n is eo n sa
1
(or
M M
) The e x p r e ssio n nis k a ti h a n d r a isi ng
‘

,
“ -
”
,

ha s in m a n y p a ss a ge s a l m os t los t it s origi n a l m e a n i ng a n d b e e n
tr a n s fe rr e d t o t he u tt e r a n c e t h a t g e n e r a lly a cc o m p a in e d the a c t .

e q u iv a l e n t t o :
“
I t is t h u s p ossi b l e t h a t the colo p ho n li n e in q u e s t io n i s si m p ly
T he words o f the p r a y e r t o s u ch a n d s u ch a
-

go d ”
. M y o w n O p i n io n how e v e r i s t h a t 1 N 1 M 1 N 1 M M A .
,

wh e th e r co n sid e r e d t he e q u iv a l e nt o f a nnita or n o t ha s a c ,

o f
“
q u ir e d in the colo p ho n s wh e r e it o cc u rs the d efi n i t e m e a n i ng
ra e r
p y O n t his
”
. a
I
ss u m p t io n n is Kra ti m u s t b e r e a rd e d a s
g
‘

re t a i n i n g it s origi n a l sig n ific a n c e a n d w e m u s t s e e in t he t i t l e

a n a ll u sio n t o so m e a ct o r c e r e m o n y a cco m p a nyi n g t he r e ci

t a t io n o f the p r a y e r t h a t p r e c e d e s it I t m a y p ossi b ly b e u rg e d .

a g a i n s t t his v i e w t h a t in N o 8 1 2 1 S U [L L /1 1 11 j a nitu ip u s(us)

.
, .

t a k e s t he p l a c e o f the m o re u s u a l 7n inzz tu (tu) o u ui tu III sa nitu

‘
- -

m u nu (nu )
“
a n d S ho u ld t h e r e for e b e t r e a t e d as it s e q u iv a l e n t in
2
,

m e a n i n g a n d t r a n sl a t e d : the p r ay e r t hr ee t i m e s p e r for m
”
.

B u t s u ch a n i nfe r e n c e i s far fro m c e r t a i n a n d it a p p e a rs t o

m e m or e p ro b ab l e t h a t in t he c a s e o f N o 8 the a c t o f r a isi ng .

the h a n d t hr e e t i m e s is s u b s t i t u t e d fo r the thr e e fold r e p e t i t io n

o f the
p ra ye r .

‘
3 0 M y . t r a n sl a t io n o f t he id e og ra m D L B AR is co nj e c t u r al ,

fo r the fa ct t h a t the sig n gro u p -

(I I
I : occ u rs in a

1 h
I t is p o s s ib le t at the gro u p s o u l b e tra n s lite rate h d
b y so m e w o d d h
r w it
the dfi e nite m ean in
g o f p raye r, s u ch
a s t is/z t u o r ib r ibu
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d c h h
.

2 Fo r a is u s s io n o f t is p ras e cf inf ra , s u b N o 2 , l 1 0 . . .
.
 P R AY E R S TO G ROU P S OF DE ITI E S .

lis t o II R 5 4 a s a n e q u iva l e n t o f B il (cf B R UN N O W

f g ods in .
,

L is t n o 95 4 4 ) do e s n o t th ro w m u ch ligh t u p o n its m e a n i ng
,
.
.

O f the r e a di n g o f t he d u p lic at e B which p ro b a b ly g a v e the ,

p ho n e t ic e q u iv a l e n t o f t he id e og ra m u nfor t u n a t e l y o n ly t he

e n di n g tic ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d
’
- .

t
35 I n t he d u p lic a
. t e B t he sig n fol lowi n g I is wri tt en

v e ry cl ea rly th u s yi n T his m a y h a v e b e e n a sli p o n the

p rta

ca se
o

t he
f t he scri b e fo r E II or p ossi b ly fo r E
t
in whi ch l a tt e r
firs t p a r t o f the li n e sho u ld b e t r a n sli t e r a t e d
, " ,

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4
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1 . a - ra - ti,

or i nvoc a t io n a s S how n b y the d u p lic a t e C

” “
i s cl e a rly u s e d h e r e in t he s e n s e o f
fo r a rro ti,
”
, ,

which r e a d s si m i i s u [p i ya] T he e n d o f l 4 2 i s r e s t or e d fro m

- - - -
. .

t he so m e wh a t si m il a r l i n e in H A U P T S A S K T N o R ev 1 5
’
1 9 , .
, . .
,

which r e a ds : a na l aa r ra a i id l um
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- - - -

vii i lei a ou ti sa fi ti m a
- -
I h av e a d o p te d ZI M M E R N S e x p la na t io n
- - -
.
’

o f t he p hr a s e in B P S p 5 9 ; a bo u ttu h e d e riv e s fro m V5 3 1} ,

.

t o t wis t e x l a i n i n g t he word a s m e a n i n g ch i r
“
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p , a n e t t e a n d , ,

t o t he p hr a s e a oou ttu s a odtu he g iv e s t he m e a n i n g t o go b a il ,

g iv e s e c u ri t y fo r so m e o n e t o i n t e rc e d e fo r him (e s p o f i n te r ,
”
.

c e ssio n t o a d e i ty ) Cf a lso D E LI T Z S CH in ZI M M E R N S B P S . .
’
,

p 1 1 7 f a n d WB
.
p 75 f
. wh er e he d e riv e s the word fro m
, . .
,

Vo ay .

I tak e t o b e
48 . litta k il IV 2 fro m a kdlu
li -
ta- k il If ,
.

t he word b e r ea d li d a
g il I 1 fro m d ag cilu th e n l i in u i is s i - - - - - -
, ,

m u s t b e r e gard e d a s I 2 n o t IV 1
“
fro m nis fi a n d t he l i n e

wo u ld ru n : M a y he t e a r a w a y t he si c k n e ss o f m y b ody ; m a y
, ,

he b e ho ld the sighi n g o f m y fl e sh B u t the m or e co m m o n

for m o f t he P r e s o f d agcz lu i s id a a l an d t he r e adi ng o f t he
‘

g .
,

d up lic a te C s ee m s ra th e r t o s u p p o rt the for m e r vi e w .

4 9 oa u i ti a s u b s fro m oé nu t o shi n e F ro m the m e a n

“
.
- -
, .

ing b righ t n e ss t he word o m e s t o sig n i fy m ercy

p c
”

f Z I M M E RN
”
, .
,

o p cit 60
. .
, p . .

54 . T he
sc ri b e ha s le ft a s p a c e a ft e r d uppu e vid e ntly wi th
t he i n t e n t io n o f s u b s e q u e n t ly fil li n g in the n u m b e r o f t he t ab le t .

T w o o t h e r t a b le t s o f t he S e ri e s B it rim ki a re k n ow n t o u s ,

n a m e ly K 3 2 4 5 etc a n d K
3 3 9 2 which a re l ab e l l e d r e sp e c t iv e ly
.
,
 THE SE RI E S B ll R I M K I
‘

t he 1 st . and 3 rd . t ab l ets s e ri e s (cf B E z O L n Ca ta lo gu e

o f t he .
, ,

p .
5 2 8 a nd Vo l I I I
p .
, . V I lI ) T he fra g m e n t K 6 0 2 8 is a d u p lic a t e
.

o f K 3 3 9 2 (cf o
p cit . . .
p 7 5 7 ) b u t it i s b ro k e n o ff b e for e t he firs t
.

li n e o f t he c olo p ho n , a n d o f t he c a t ch l i n e t he b e gi n n i n
g o n l y
-

is p r e s e rv e d : sip ta g a a s ru su N o w K 2 5 3 8 e tc
- -
.

C o l VI 1 1 r e a d s sipta g a f ru su p ic u i z iz 1
A s3 u r T h e r e for e
’
- - - - ” ”
. .
, .

o n p 5 o f t h e A dd itio ns t o

p u b l
.

“ IV R t he ta b l e t K 60 2 8 has b e e n
ish e d as p ro b a b ly p a r t o f the s a m e t e x t a s K 2 5 3 8 e tc
.

B ut K 3 3 9 2 which p r e s e rv e s t he b e gi n n i ng o f the colo p ho n

,

shows t h a t this i s n o t the c a s e T he c a t ch li n e do e s i n d e e d .

-

r e fe r t o t he firs t l i ne o f the i n c a n ta t io n c o nta i n e d in C o ] VI .

,

11 1 — 2 1 o f K 2 5 3 8 e t c b u t t his i n c a n ta t io n
. which i s a d u p li
.
,

c ate o f N o 9 11 1 — 2 6 has e vid e n tly b e e n t a k e n fro m the p re

.
, .
,

s e n t c la ss o f t e x t s a n d i n s e r t e d in the co m p osi te a nd p a r tly

b ili ng u a l t a b l e t p u b li sh e d in IV R p l K 3 3 9 2 a n d it s , .

d u p li c a t e o n t he o th e r h a n d wo u ld a p p e a r t o b e lo ng t o the
p r e s e n t cl a ss o f t e x t s f o r t h e ir s t yl e a n d colo p ho n li n e p oi n t
,
-

in t hi s dir e c t io n F ro m t he sh ap e o f the t ab l e t h ow e v e r it is
.

c e r ta i n th a t it origi n ally co n ta i n e d fo u r col u m n s t w o o n e i t h e r ,

S id e ,a n a rr a n g e m e n t t h a t is n ev e r m e t wi t h in t he t e x t s col

le ct e d in t his v ol u m e T he m os t p ro b a b l e e x p l a n a t io n t h e r e
.

for e s e e m s t o b e th a t t he S e ri e s B it rim ki w a s a co m p osi t e

co ll e c t io n o f t e x t s i n cl u di ng a m o n g o th e rs t e x t s o f the p r e s e nt
cl ass .I t ha s b e e n a lr e a dy p oi n t e d o u t t h a t K 2 8 3 2
I
K 668 0
co n ta i n s a l is t o f the fi rs t li n e s o f v a rio u s i nc a n t a t io n s (cf B E Z O LD ”
. ,

Ca ta log u e Vol II p XXII ) a n d it is p ossi b l e t h a t in C o l I w e

, .
, .
,
.

oss ss f r m t y c t l og f t h firs t li n e s o f so m e o f
p e a a
g e n a r a a u e o e

t he i n c a n t a t io n s o f t his s e ri e s T he t a b l e t in q u e s t i o n co m m e n c e s .

I F IIII D (L I
t E hil r s u Szt p u zi
’
’ i
‘
F
W e 1 1 1 u n s p t
-u g
1 a a s r .
- - - -

/lssu r a co m m e n c e m e n t wh ich is id e n t ic a l wi t h t he c at ch
l
i z iz
- ” u
,

li n e o f K 3 3 9 2 a n d the firs t l i n e o f the O b v o f N o 9 a n d o f . .

its d u p lic a t e K 2 5 3 8 C o l VI 11 1 — 2 1 a n d which m u s t th e re

,
.
, .
,

for e r e fe r t o t h a t i n c a n ta t io n T he B it rim ki i t s e l f fro m . ,

which the s e ri e s t ak e s its na m e m ay p ossi b l y h a v e b e e n a ,

c e r ta i n t e m p l e or m or e p ro b a b ly a S p e ci a l ch a m b e r or divisio n
1 K 3 392 add s b u t little to it s d c
u pli at e K 60 2 8 alre a d y p ub lis hd e ; ap art

fro m the b eginn ing o f the c o lo p h o n its m o s t im po rtan t a dd iti o n is t h at to

mI
—
the e nd o fw i h ch it re s to re s t h us : E
E I ‘
t
III§
§
 P R AYE R S TO GROU P S OF D E I TI E S .

v f ry l rg t m l e T h a t it a c t u a lly e xi s t e d in o n e or o t h er
o e a
e e e p .

o f th e s e c a p a ci ti e s i s cl e a r fro m t he p a ss a g e s wh e r e it is
io
m e nt ne d t hro u gho u t t he hy m n t o t h e S u n god p u b lish ed -

in V R p 5 l 0 f ; in C o ] III 1 2 0 o cc u rs t h e p hr
“a s e in a bit .

“
, . . .
,
”

l i i b i b wh t ho t t t h ho s e o f li b a t io n
ri m i i e n u e n e r e s -e u
- -
e na - r a ,
,

a n d in l 5 5 a na b it r im b i
.
i n a i
t é t i b a wh e n t ho u a
pp r o a c h- e s t - -
,

the ho u s e o f li b a t io n ; cf a l so C o l III a n d C O 1 IV
”
. 7 0 . .
,
.
,

11 2 1 2 8 o f t he s a m e t e x t
.
,
.

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.

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1 5 .
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la su Si - c- ru i ba
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.
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ln - - .

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la a 5 6
B d i ln t i -u i -1 i-i-t i
’
-
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. k u -t u m .
 P R AYE R S TO GRO U P S OF DE I TIE S .

T he firs t e igh t li ne s o f N o 2 (K 2 4 8 7 K 2 502

. K 2591 )
co nt a i n t he e n d o f a p r a y e r t o Ta sm itu in which the s u p p li a n t , ,

a ft e r b e s e e chi n g t he go dd e ss t o co n fe r fa vo u r a n d t o d e s t roy
i n iq u i t y co n cl u d e s wi th the d e sir e t h at he m a y e x t ol her h e a r t
,

an d b o w in h u m i l i ty b e for e he r L I 9 a n d 1 0 for m a col o p ho n

. .

co n ta i n i ng dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o ni e s fo r a fu ll disc u ssio n o f ,

which cf p 1 9 ff T h e s e a re follow e d b y a co m p l e te p r a y e r
. . .

o f t hi rt y o n e li n e s a ddr e ss e d
-
t o N inib (11 1 1 — 4 1 ) co m m e n ci n g .

wi th fo u r te e n li n e s in d e sc ri p t io n a n d p r a is e o f the god ; t he
s u p p li a n t t h e n s t a t e s t he o ffe ri n gs th a t he ha s d u ly m a d e r e ly ,

in g o n which he co n cl u d e s wi th t he r e q u e s t t o b e cl e a n s e d
fro m s in co m for t e d in sorrow a n d r e s t or e d t o the fa vo u r o f
, ,

g o d a n d godd e ss L l 2 0 — 2
.
3 a re r e
. m a r k a b l e a s t h e y a t t ri b u t e

a g e n t l e ch ar a c te r t o N inib d e scri b i n g him a s t he g u id e o f

,

the w a n d e ri n g a n d t he s u s ta i n e r o f t he w e a k t he r e s t or e r o f ,

the d e a d a n d the cl e a n s e r o f si n s I t is p ro b ab l e t h a t in t his

.

d e scri p t io n the god is r e g ard e d in his sol a r ch ar a c t e r a s t he

fri e n d o f m a n k i n d a fu n c t io n t h a t i s n o t how e v e r i n co n sis t e n t
,

wi th his ch a r a c te r a s the g o d o f b a t tle T he e igh t fr a g m e n t .

I

ar
y li n e s wi t h which the t a b l e t co n cl u d e s co n t a i n the b e gi nn i n g
, ,

o f a
p r a ye r t o a godd e ss which in it s d a m a g e d co n di t io n d o e s
,

n o t a d m i t o f a co n n e c t e d t r a n sl a t io n .

Tr an s lati o n .

O m igh t y so n, fi rs t - b or n o f B ill
P ow e r fu l c t o ffs p ri ng o f Ra m
, p fe
e r , ,

Who a rt cl o th e d wi th t e rror who a rt fu ll o f fu ry ! ,

O w hos e o n sl a u gh t is u n o p p os e d !
M igh t y is (thy) p la c e a m o n g t he gr e a t gods !
I n 1b u r the ho u s e o f d e cisio n s e x a l t e d a re t h h e a ds
,
y , ,

A n d B il t hy fa t h e r ha s g r a n t e d th ee
T h a t t he la w o f a l l t he gods t hy h a n d sho u ld ho ld !
T ho u j u d ge s t t he j u dg e m e n t o f m a n k i n d !
T ho u l e a d e s t him t h a t i s wi tho u t a l e a d e r t he m a n t h at is
,

in n e e d !
T ho u hold e s t the h a n d o f the w e ak t ho u e x a l te s t him t h a t
,

is n o t s t ro n g !
1 Cf .
JE NSE N , Ko s m o lo g ie, p 4 7 5
.
 P R A YE R TO N I NI B E TC .

22 . T he b ody o f the m a n t h a t t o the r World ha s b e e n Low e

b ro u gh t d ow n t ho u dos t r e s t or e !
2 3 . F ro m him who s in p oss e ss e s the s in t ho u d os t r e m ov e !
,

24 . T ho u a rt q u ic k t o fa v o u r t he m a n wi t h who m his g o d is
a n gry !

25 . O N inib p ri n c e o f the god s a h e r o a rt t ho u !

, ,

26 . I so a n d so s o n o f so a n d so who s e g o d i s so a nd so
, , ,

wh os e godd e ss is so an d so ,

2 7 . H a v e b o u n d fo r t h e e a cord , h a v e I o ffe r e d
th e e ;
28 . I h a v e o ffe r e d t h e e ta rrinnu a p l e a s a n t odo u r
,

2 9 . I h a v e p o u r e d o u t fo r t h ee m ea d a dri nk fro m co m , .

30 . Wi th t h e e m a y th e r e s ta n d t he gods o f B il!
3 1 . Wi th t h e e m a y th e r e s tan d the g ods o f 1b u r !
32 . T r u l y p i t y m e a n d h e a r k e n t o m y cri e s !
33 . M y si g hi n g r e m ov e a n d a cc e p t m y s u p p lic a tio n !
34 . L e t m y cry fi n d a cc e p t a n c e b e for e t h e e !
35 . D e a l fa vo u r a b ly wi th m e who fe a r t h ee !
36 . T hy fa c e h a v e I b e h e ld le t m e h a v e p ros p e ri ty !
,

37 . T ho u a rt p i t i fu l ! T r u ly p i t y m e !
38 . T ak e a w a y m y s in m y i n iq u i t y r e m ov e !
,

39 . T e a r a w a y m y dis g r a c e a n d m y o ffe n c e d o t ho u lo os e n !

40 . M a y m y god a n d m y godd e ss co m m a n d m e a n d m a y t h e y
ord a i n g ood for t u ne !
41 . M a y I p r ais e thy h e ar t m a y I b o w in h u m ili ty b e for e th e e !
,

firs t cl a u s e o f the col o p ho n co nt a i n e d in 1 9 f ha s

T he . .

b e e n a lr e a dy disc u ss e d cf 1 3 f a nd in f u tu r e I sh a ll n o t
p , . . .
,

a g a i n r e fe r t o t hi s p hr a s e which occ u rs o n e a ch o f t he t e x t s

pub lish e d u n d e r S e c t io n s I — V T he e x p r e ssio n >ir q H 1 5

.
_ .

t o b e fo u n d a t t he co m m e n c e m e n t o f m os t dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e
“
m o n i e s i n t e rch a n g i n g wi th E E d P
a n d wi t h ( S I 4
P ”

>
~

II ? a n d e v id e n t ly for m i n g a sor t o f s e t i n t rod u c t io n t o t he

c e r e m o ni e s t h a t follo w E a ch o f t h e s e t h re e g ro u p s o f
.

sig ns is p ro b a b ly e q u iva l e n t t o ip us a nna in d o the fol low

‘
,
“
as B E Z O L D has p oi n t e d o u t in Z A V p 1 1 1 T he thr e e
”
in g , , ,
. .

dir e c t io n s how e v er t h a t fo llow t his i n t rod u c t ory p h ra s e in the

r e s n t t x t r q ir so m x l n t io n T h e fi rs t is to t he
p e e e u e e e p a a .

followi n g e ffe c t : a SA N A o f i n c e n s e b e for e Ta sm itu sh a l t

D 2
 P R A YE R S TO GR OUP S OF DE I TI E S .

t ho u s et q u e s tio n a t o n c e a ri s e s wh at is a SA N A ?
a nd t he ,

T he p hr a s e SA N A bu rdsi is o f v e ry co m m o n occ u rr e n c e b o t h
in t h e s e t e x t s a n d in r e g u l a t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s g e n e r a lly ,

and wh e r e v e r it occ urs th e r e a re o n l y t w o a lte r n at iv e s

p ossi b l e a s to it s m e a n i ng I t m u s t e i t h e r b e so m e m e a s u r e .

o f w e i gh t or c ap a ci t y s tat i ng the e x a c t a m o u n t o f i n c e n s e
t o b e u s ed or e l s e it m u s t r e fe r t o the v e ss e l in which t he
,

i n c e n s e is co n ta i n e d Which o f t h e s e t w o m e a n i n g s sho u ld .

b e a d o p t e d i s m a d e c le a r fro m the u s e o f SA N A in K 3 2 4 5 ,

Co l I I 1 1 4 b . which r e a ds V I I SA N A ta sa ba n(a n) a n d in a
, .
,
1
, ,

co lo p ho n li n e t h at i s ch a r a c t e ris t ic o f t he p r e s e nt cl a ss o f t e x t s
-
,

lit ina SA R lzi ina SA N A ip u s(u s) cf N O S 1 6 1 1 ; 1 8 1 9 ; 2 1 ,

. .
, , ,

9 2 e tc A s in b
. o t h t h e s e e x p re ssi o n s SA N A is u s e d a b sol u t e l y .
,

it c a nn o t b e t he n a m e o f a n y m e a s u r e or w e i g h t W e a re re .

d u ce d t h e r e for e t o the s e co n d o f t he t w o a lt e r n a t iv e s a n d m u s t
co n cl u d e t h a t the SA N A w a s a k i n d o f v e ss e l c a p a b l e o f co n
t a i n i n g i n c e n s e an d o f b e i n g s e t b e for e a go d ; it m a y h a v e

t ak e n the for m o f a s m a l l b r az i e r or t ri p o d
2
.

s e co n d i nj u n c t io n KA S S A G ta na bi(bz) m a is a lso
T he ,
-
,

fr e q u e n t ly t o b e m e t wi t h in the ri t u a l t e x t s T he t w o sig n s .

T II I
I Z r e a d p ho n e t ic a lly a s a n a d v bi ris
a re no t to be .
-
,

b u t a re r a t h e r t o b e re g a rd e d a s t he n a m e o f s o m e li b a tio n ,

fo r o th e rwis e the v e r b ta na b i wo u ld b e l e ft wi tho u t a n o bj e c t .

T he KA S S A G m a y h a v e b e e n the n a m e o f so m e dri n k or
li q u id b u t it a pp e a rs t o m e t o b e m or e p ro b a b l e th a t it w as
,

the n a m e o f the dri n k o f fe ri n g i t s e lf F o r in IV R 60 -

.

2 0 a t h e r e occ u rs the i nj u n c t i o n K A S S A G b a rdni

d e fi n i te l y s ta t i ng th a t t he KA S S A G is t o b e o f wi n e T his .

1 T he fi rs t e ig h t een lin es o f t is h c o lu m n are

p ub lis hd e by B E ZO L D , Ca ta
lo g ue, p 5 16
c d c c h
. .

2 I n te t s x o n t ain ing ire t io ns fo r e re m o nie s an d rit es w e m ee t w it the

p h ras e s4 1v4 O L E /A L A di
p i ru
c
) cf N o 1 2, 1 8 6, K 60 5 2 , 1 5 , I V 55 R
h ch
.
. . . .

N o 2, O bv l 2 3, e tc I f we ere a ss ign to
‘

d ip a ra i ts u s u al m e an ing o f t o r
”

h ch c
. . . .

(cf p 6 ) it is no t e as
y to see w at m e a n ing a tta es to SA N A I n fa t the
h c h
. .

“
.

p ras e ap p ears ine p li ab le t o m e , x u nle ss we a ss u m e t at d ipar a has also the

dfi
m o re in e n ite m eaning flam e o r fi re ”
I t w as p p are ntly ch an ass u m p

“c
a o n su

h
,

t io n t a t ST RO N G (j o u r n a l a s ia ti
qu e , 8 9 3 , p 3 8 2 ) s u gges ts fo r the e p re s s io n t he
1 x
h c d
.

m ean in g as e SA N A bu ra si an d SA N A di d r i w o u l b e
”
un en en s o ir In t at ‘
‘

p
cc
.

p ra t i all y s yn o n
ym o u s .
 C E R E MON I A L FO R MUL A B .

V e i w is fu r th e r s u p p or te d b y t he fa c t t h a t in S m . 810 , Ob v 1 8 . .

(B E Z OLD) t h e r e occ u rs the ex p re s s 1 o n H ta

T
r
IL ] E-
III E
té ]
sh a l t fill up and
6 tu nz a lli- m a tu bb n (a n)
o ffe r w o u ld b e e x
”
. To
“
fill u
p a
the

liq u id ”
KA S S A (; . t ho u

t re m e ly colloq u i a l E n g lish a n d in A ssyri a n t he p hr a s e wo uld

b e m e a n i n g l e ss ; t h e r e wo u l d b e n o thi n g s tr a n g e how e v e r in

“
s p e ak i n g o f filli ng u p s u ch a n d s u ch a dri nk o ffe ri ng T he -
.

e x p r e ssio n KA S S A 0 Z . t a in
.
) the KA 5 S A G o f dri n k ,
.

ing i e th a t is d ru nk which occ u rs in the s a m e t ab l e t O b v

”
. .
, .
, ,

a n d in S m
93 7 (B E Z O L.D ) wo u ld a,
lso s e e m t o s u
p p o rt

t his e x p l a n a t i o n I n N o 8 l 2 1 i n i il
.
z l i a ta na b i(b z) 7n a occ u rs
.
, .
- - -

in t he p la c e o f t he m or e u s u a l KA S S A G ta na kitk i) m a I t is -
.

no t
p ossi b l e h o w e v e r t o a rg u e fro m this p a ss a g e a lo n e t h a t
u z i—il
i ba
-
KA S S A G fo r w e h a v e a lre a d y s e e n (cf p 1 4 )
,
. .

t h a t t he l a tt e r h a l f o f the s a m e l i n e c o n t a i n s a v a ri a t io n fro m

the u s u a l fo r m u l a .

T he colo p ho n co n cl u d e s wi t h t he dir e c t io n EIII -

tu o u -u i- tu

m y t r a n sli t e r a t io n which i itu m) a n-u i-tic

’ ’

o f as i n ni c mu
nu nu( ) r e qu ir e s j u s t ific a t io n lwa ys o cc u rr e d . I f t he p hr a s e a

p r e cis e ly in the for m in which w e fi n d it in t he p r e s e n t t e x t ,

it m igh t wi t h p l a u si b il i t y b e u rg e d t h a t t he sig n s sho u ld b e

r e a d p ho n e tic a ll y : sit tu a n u i—
“
tic sit nu sit/z it b e i n g r e g a rd e d a s
’
- - -
,

I m p e r a t iv e I 2 fro m sa w? t o r ep e a t a n d sittu a s u b s ta nt iv e o f the ”

,

I
0

for m tla s
a d e rive d fro m the s a m e v e rb . T his r e n d e ri ng how e v e r is
u
ps et b y the fa c t th at the v e rb d o e s no t a l w a ys occ u r as
g
ifl -n u .

“
Fo r i n s ta n c e in IV R 55 no . 2, Obv . 1 . 1 9 f w e fi n d t he
.

dir e c t io n sipta a n -u i - tu III sa nita ina p oi n

”
1 sta r { UTma -
, a nd

t
. IU wi tho u t -n u is a lso to b e fo u n d in N o s . 6, 9 6 ; 1 1 , 45 ;
1 2, 1 6 and 1 03 ; 30, 2 7; K 3 292, etc . M or e ov e r in o f
K 6 67 9 K 8 083 , tw o fr ag m e n t s l a rg e ta b l e t co n ta i n i n g
o f a

c e re m o n i e s a nd
p r a y e rs to t he godd e ss [ sta r which I h a v e
r e c e nt l y j oi ne d w e fi n d the for m , Elli o T h e s e fa c t s t og e th e r
- .

p rov e co n cl u siv e ly t h a t is a n id e o g r a m n u a n d 4 2 b e i ng ,
-

m e r ely p ho n e ti c co m p le m e n t s T he p h o n e t ic co m p l e m e n t nu .
-

i ndic a te s th at EIII i n a nzi in t he p r e s e n t p hr a s e a n d t his 15 ,

 P R AY E R S TO G ROUP S OF D E I TI E S .

put do u b t b y the fa c t t h a t SA M / N L EIII occ u rri n g

b e yo n d a .

in V R 5 0 C 0 1 II 1 63 in the s e n s e o f r e p e a t i n g a n i n c a n
,
.
, .

t a t io n is r e n d e r e d in t he S e m i t ic t r an sl a t io n b y i nn nu (cf
-
.

B R UN N o w , Li t s , no . B u t if EIII m u nu (nu) the s ub

s t a n t iv e EIII - tu m u st
r e g a rd e d a s t he whol e
be

p hr a s e b e i n g e q u iv a l en t t o T his re p e t i t io n (i e s u b j e ct o f . .

r e p e t i t io n i n c a n ta t io n) r e p e a t T he dir e c t i o n r e fe rs t o the
”
.

p r a y e r or i n c a n ta t io n t h a t p r e c e d e s n o t t o t h a t whi ch foll ows ,

t he C olo p ho n in which it o cc u rs .

7"
1 4 F o r a disc u ssio n o f
. U T GA L L U as a sy n o n y m o f z
. .

Z”
N I N J B cf JE N S E N Ko s m o log ie p 4 6 1 f
.
, , . .

1 6 ta Si la a ti p ro b l r f t silt d cr
‘
u o a u e ee
p
- - - -
. . .
, ,

o , f o r

a su b s . o f t he for m x h i -i (or p ossi b ly fro m V5 1

5 . Co m

p a e r to u il
la fro m V17 0 .

20 . i n discri m i n a t e u s e o f i a n d i in the p hr a s e i b a a
T he - -

i- b u -ti is s tri k i ng F o r the m e a n i ng o f the words cf D E LI T Z S CH

. .
,

WB , p 370. .

L I 27 — . 2 9 r e co u n t
c e re m o n i e s an d o ffe ri n gs which the t he

s u p p li a n t s t a te s he ha s m a d e t o the god N inib A ft e r the .

for m a l s t a t e m e n t o f his n a m e in he co n t i n u e s : I h av e
b o u n d fo r t h e e a cord I t is p ro b a b l e t h a t t his ri t e o f b i n di ng
”
.

a co rd b e for e the g o d b e lo n gs t o t he gr e a t b ody o f s ym

p a t h e t ic m a gic t h a t p l a ys S O i m p or ta n t a p a r t in B a b ylo n i a n
sorc e ry T he S p e ll w a s in a ll p ro b a b ili ty r ega rd e d a s b i n di ng
.

o nly so l o n g a s t he cord r e m a i n e d k n o tt e d its sig n ific a n c e ,

b e i n g so m e wh at si m il a r t o t h a t o f t wis t i n g t he b l a c k a n d whi t e
t hr e a ds m e n t io n e d a s a s p e ll in the six t h su rp u t a b l e t C o l I I I , .
,

11 2 8 — 3 1
. cf J E N S E N Z K II p 4 2 ff T he o ffe ri n g m e n t io n e d
, .
, , . .

in t he s e co n d h a l f o f the li n e is so m e wh a t o b sc u r e ; K U A T1R .

i s i n d e e d t r an sl a t e d b y S A YC E (11 ibbert L ectu res p 5 2 9 ) a s , .

and in a foo t n o t e he giv e s t he fo ll owi n g t hr e e

r e a so n s fo r his t r a n sl a t io n : in K 4 3 4 5 C o l III 1 1 8 t he si g n s , .
, .

“
A T]R occ u r in the n a m e o f t he p l a n t M w A TI R ti a ru Tiya ra
i s the c e d a r (I I R 2 3 a n d t he d e t e r m i n a t iv e K U d e n o t e s
”
,
- - -
,

t he h u s k o f a s e e d N o w A T1 R p r e c e d e d b y t he d e rm inat ive
. .

E ] h as in al
l p ro b a b i li t y a n e nt ir ely di ffe r e n t sig n ific a t io n fro m
A l in co m b i n at io n wi th ti - a n d p re c e d e d b
y t he d e
-
a ru
 P R A YE R TO DA MK I N A E TC .

iv e CIIIC, a n d in the s e co n d p l a c e the d e te r m i na tiv e

“
r i
t e m na t

E
LI b inz u) d e n o t e s n o t t he h u s k o f a s ee d b u t fi e l d ”
,

p rod u c e gr ain cf ,
J E N SE N Z K II p 3 1 a nd Z A I I I .
p 235 , , .
, . .

T he K U A T1 R i s t h e r e for e p ro b ab ly a n e di b l e h e r b or s e ri a l
. .
.

I t is m e n t i o n e d in the p r e s e n t p a ss a g e a s b e i ng o ffe r e d t o
N inib a lo n g wi t h the sw e e t s m e lli n g ta rrin nu and a dri nk -
,

o ffe ri n g o f m e a d an d for m s a v e ry co m m o n o ffe ri n g b o th

,

in t he c e r e m o n i e s t h a t a cco m p a n y so m e o f the p re s e n t cl a ss
o f t e x t s a n d in r e g u l a t io n s fo r o f fe ri ng s g e n e r a lly cf N o s 1 2 , . .
,

3 ; 1 5 2 0 ; 3 0 2 1 ; 5 8 2 6 ; IV R 2 3 n o 1 R e v C o l I I I
, , , , .
, . .
,

K 3 2 4 5 C o l II , (cf B E Z O L D Ca ta lo g u e p
.
, K 6 0 60 .
, , .
,

l 6
. 60 6 8 C o l II 1 3 (cf o p cit p
, ,
. K 62 0 7 , K 62 2 5
. . .
, .
,

K 66 7 9 K 8 0 8 3 l 4 K 8 9 3 2 l 5 etc , .
, , .
, .

No . 8 .

T ra nsl i te rati o n .

i
b lit
-

n libi-i
zh ‘
w ilu su
’

a
-
u z Sta r- su

p- a - ta - m a r

m t sm ut - a {zi d utu -
bi ap s ic

ilcini fl
[ kz s sa u buj ilcinifl ? ’
' '

lib bi t
a

c sa ra bii ti libba - b i
- - - - -
ru

li-szi-[ru -u
li sa r bu u - —
[b z] - -
bilu -u t
bi bi lit sa m i i u irsitinz [(tim 19]

“
- - -
na -

[I N /M I N I M M A] SU 1 L L 4 ”
D a ni - bi- na j KA N ]
‘

9 . .

”
[
sipta ap ln g a s ru ] bu lu i lit-ti
'

1 0 .
- - -
bur i
B il t su r u u -
git
-in a - -

1 SAR RA. .

[
sci 121 171 122 ba r b Su
’

lit-bu Su m a -ln zc3

2 ‘

p
‘
1 1 .
-
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a-

1 2 . T C A L L U] 3a la
. int m a éi
- -
éi a -ru b a ba l-su -

f” f ’
[fit p u u]
‘

ra btcti
‘
I S - -
ma n - -
z a z a ina ilcz ni
[ina 1 K UR bit taj si l - ‘ ti i a - ba -a ri- sa - a ba
‘ -
1 4 . .
-
a -a - .

1 A Su r -p u -u 2 A [ j
li -bu -lu 3 A m a -lu -u
‘
. t . .
 P R A YE R S TO G R OU P S OF D E I TI E S .

th
Km] ti - rct b u t-[cit cim fl
' ' ’

a bu zl a - tu k - lm
k
[z d la m a B il
'
'
'

- -
5
-
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ta m - Ma t]
d i— ] 6 tuf ti— [
'

[a fli m zl/
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'

[ tz 71 11 3 13 23 12 t k
’
’

d a rt
‘
1 6 . t
a- tu
-
j zr su - -
u
- -

No .
p o rt io n o f wh a t w a s p ro b a b ly a l a rg e
3 (K 8 1 2 2
) is a

t a b l e t si m il a r t o N o 6 T he six te e n li n e s t h a t h a v e b e e n p re
. .

s e rv e d co n sis t o f the co n cl u sio n o f a p r a y e r t o t he godd e ss

D a m k z mz (l l 1 — 8 ) a n d t he co m m e n c e m e n t o f o n e t o the g o d
'

N z m b (ll 1 0 T he firs t fo u r li n e s a re fr a g m e n t a ry a n d g iv e
' '

n o co nn e c t e d t e x t

r e a ds : “
b u t fro m t he fi fth li n e o n w a rds the p ra y e r
M a y H e a v e n b e thy j oy m a y the A b yss
,

6 M a y t he gods o f t he world b e fa v o u r a b l e t o t h e e : m a y t he
.

gr e a t gods b l e ss t hy h e a r t ! 7 (M a y fa i n cr e a s e .

t hy d o m i n io n ! 8 O D a m é z na l a dy o f h e a v e n
'

a n d e a r th ! T hi s co n cl u sio n wh ich ha s b e e n r e s t or e d fro m

”
,

th a t o f the p r a y e r t o t he g odd e ss [j ta r in N o 8 is n o t a n .
,

u n co m m o n o n e ; fo r so m e wh a t si m il a r e n di n gs c f No 6 . .
,

— 12
9 N o 9 11 1
9
— 2 1 etc I n the l a t t e r o f t h e s e tw o t ab l e t s
“
“
. .
,
.
, ,

the gods A m t a nd fa a re s u b s t i t u t e d fo r the H e a v e n

”
a nd

the A b yss i n v o k e d in l 5 o f the p r e s e n t t e x t T he p ra y e r

”
. .

t o N i nib is d u p lic a t e o f N o 2 ll 1 1 — 2 0 fo r t he t r a n sl a t io n o f .
, .
,

which s ee p 1 8 . .

No . 4 .

T r ansl ite rat i o n .

-
ftc
u Sip u ( ’
r)
li-p z} a -m i-rz
'

'
‘ '

lz j kz n
'

p
‘
z na t -s a -

- m
°

—
ta f m i-z
'
u cd - lzlm u ‘
-.su t
lib-bi—
'

-
a cna ka 3 12 .

IN IM I N IM M A 57 ; [L L A

ftp la ” “
D a m -k i—
na j a r- m t Ml lei- lif
t

1 A t d -Sé -ru .
 P R AY E RS T O G R O UP S OF D E I TI E S .

[ K UR
'

si ti
'

43 . £11 4 a- m a t ki éi - -tzlk z r-
ta z na .

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“
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'

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' '

dc j ab -
5 24 z z nz -t22
-
45 .

M a rd u k
“
‘

aZi
'

46 zl
-
. a ycz
” ‘

B cz u bz ltu i a r- éu - tfi zt m m u
'
‘
-
47 . z z z u
- .

m cfiri
’

mf tzlz
'
‘
- Sa

k i—
éi- z
'

T he O b v e rs e co m m e n c e s wi th a fe w
o f No .
4 (K 8 1 05)
b ro k e n li n e s fro m a p r a y e r t o t he g o d fa whi ch is fo ll ow e d ,

b y t he b e g i n n i n g o f a n a ddr e ss t o t he godd e ss D a m k z rz a t he
'

wi fe o f la a n d q u e e n o f the A b yss T he firs t li n e o f t he R e .

v e rs e co n sis t s o f a colo p ho n li n e r e fe rri ng t o a p r e c e di n g in -

c a n t at i o n o f which how e v e r n o t r a c e r e m a i n s a n d the n a m e

, ,

o f t he god or g o dd e ss t o who m the i n c a n t a t io n w a s a dd re ss e d ,

whi ch ori g i n a lly s t ood in t he s e co n d h a l f o f the li n e ha s a lso ,

e rish e d T h e r e s t o f t he R e v e rs e co n t a i n s a p ra e r to
y t h e
p .

g odd e ss B a zt fro m which in a ll p ro b a b ili t y n o t v e ry m u ch is

,

m issi n g L i k e the p ra y e rs t o S in a n d Ta fm itu in N o 1 t he s e

. .

’
t w o a ddr e ss e s t o D a m / z inc: a n d B a u a re i n t e n d e d fo r r e ci t a t io n

t he occ a sio n e cli s e M oo —

o n o f an p o f t he n (cf 11 1 7 1 9 . .

a nd 3
9 T o j u d g e fro m it s sh a p e it wo u ld a p p e a r p ro b
ab l e t h a t t he t a b l e t wh e n co m l e t e co n t a i n e d fi v e or 5 1 x ln
p
ca n t a t io n s o f which t he r e m a i n s o f t h e s e t hr e e o n l h a ve b een
,
y
p r e s e rv e d O f the p r a y e r t o fa t o o li t t l e r e m a i n s fo r t ra n s
.

la t io n a n d t h a t t o D a m é z na t ho u gh b e t t e r p re s e rv e d is so m e
’

, , ,

wh a t fr a g m e n ta ry A fte r i n v o k i n g t he g odd e ss in the firs t s e v e n

.

li n e s her s u pp li a n t i s a pp a r e nt ly g oi n g o n t o e n t r e a t the re
,

m ov a l o f a gr e a t dis e a s e t h a t ha s r e s u l t e d fro m t he e cli s e

p ,

wh e n the t a b l e t e n ds a b r u p tly .

T ranslati o n .

9 .
O D a m kina m igh t y q u e e n o f a ll t he gods
, .

10 . O wi fe o f fa v a li a n t a rt t ho u ! ,

1 1 .
O I R N 1 N A m i gh t y qu e e n o f a ll the gods ; O wi fe
. .
, o f [a
v a li a n t a rt tho u !
1 2 . T ho u a rt gr e a t am ong the g ods , m igh t y is t hy co m m a n d !
 P R AY E RS TO 1A ,
DA MK I N A AN D B A U
’
.

O tho u th a t A n u nna kz ha t k n ow e s t t he I g zgi

'

1 3 . t he , t ,

1 4 . O lady o f the A b yss , s t ro ng o ne o f

1 5 . Tho u t hat 1a , t ho u h a t dw e ll e s t i n t he
t

A b yss , O la d y o f h e a v e n a n d e a r th !
1 6 . I so and so s o n o f so a n d so a m w e a k
, ,

1 7 I n t he e v il o f a n e c li p s e o f t he M oo n which in s u ch a n d
.
,

s u ch a m o n t h o n s u ch a n d s u ch a d a y ha s t a k e n p l a c e ,

18 I n the e vil o f t he p ow e rs o f t he p o rt e n t s e vi l a n d n o t good

.
, , ,

1 9 Which a re in m y p a l a c e a n d m y la n d a t e rri b l e
.
,

dis e a s e
’
I n hi s p e t i t io n t o t he go dd e ss B a u t he s u p p li a n t i m p lor e s
h e l p in his e x t r e m i t y : he ha s ha d a visio n a t the t i m e o f a n
e cli s e o f t he M oo n in co n s e q u e n c e o f which he fe e l s t h t his
p , a

g o d a n d godd e ss a n d M a rd u k t he god o f his ci ty are a n g ry

’

a nd h a v e d e s e r t e d him ; le t B a u t h e r e for e in m e rc y u s e he r
i nfl u e n c e t o e n s u r e th e ir re t u r n a n d a r e n e w a l o f t h e ir fa vo u r .

T he fo ll owi n g is a t r a n sl a t io n o f the p ra ye r :
O B a u m i gh t y la d y t h a t dw e ll e s t in t he b righ t h e av e n s
’
24 .
, ,

25 O m e rci fu l godd e ss the b e s t ow e r o f

.
,

26 Whos e r eg a rd is p ros p e ri t y whos e word is p e a c e !

.
,

27 I b e s e e ch t h e e O la dy s t a n d an d h e a r k e n t o m y cri e s !
.
, ,

g iv e j u dg e m e n t m a k e a d e cisio n
'

28 .
,

I h a v e t u r n e d t o t h e e I h a v e so u gh t t h e e thy u /z m z u h a v e
'

29 .
, ,

I gr a s p e d li k e t he u lz mm o f m y god a n d m y g odd e ss !
’

3 0 G iv e m y j u dg e m e n t m a k e m y d e cisio n s
.
,
m y p a th , ,

3 1 S i n c e tho u k n o w e s t t o p ro te c t t o b e n e fi t t o s a v e
.
, , ,

3 2 S i n c e t o r a is e t o li fe t o g iv e p ros p e ri t y r e s t s wi t h t h e e !
.
,

3 3 O l a dy
. t e a rs h a v e I g iv e n t h e e thy n a m e h a v e ,

I
m y e a rs d o t ho u p ro t e c t m e a n d le t m e
,

t hy divi n i t y !

3 5 T he ra isi n g o f m y h a n d a cc e p t a n d t a k e a w a y m y sighi n g !
3 6 L. e t m e s e n d t h e e u n t o m y a n g ry god u n t o m y godd e ss ,

who is a ng ry ,

3 7 U n t o M a rd u k the g o d o f m y ci t y who is i n c e n s e d whos e

, ,

h e a rt is e n ra g e d (P) wi t h m e !
3 8 I n the dr e a m a n d t he visio n which
.

3 9 I n the e vil o f a n e c li p s e o f t he M oo n which in s u ch a n d

.

s u ch a m o n t h o n s u ch a n d s u ch a d a y ha s t a k e n p l a c e ,

E 2
 P R AY E R S TO G ROU P S OF DE I T I E S .

I n the e vil o f the p ow e rs , o f t he p or t e n t s , e vil and no t go od ,

Which a re in m y p a l a c e a nd m y l a nd ,

I a m a fr a id I t re m b l e a n d I a m c a s t d ow n in fe a r !
,

A t the wo rd o f t hy e x a l t e d co m m an d which in s t r,

A n d t hy s u re m e rc y which ch a n g e t h n o t ,

L e t m y wr a th fu l g o d r e t u r n le t m y a n gr y godd e ss ,

L e t M a rd u k t he go d o f m y ci t y wh o i s e n r a g e d
O B a u m igh t y l a dy
’

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9 r which occ u rs in r in l I
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h a v e t ra n s li t e r a t e d [ti tic a n d lé —zt r e s p e c t iv e l y T he j is

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ad

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p ro b a b ly $1; for m a t io n o f the l s ro g h o u gh

'

a /
rm j t o b e t n t .

t he m or e u s u a l for m o f t he word is 12 u .

25 T he b e g i n n i n g o f t his li n e is p ro b a b ly t o b e r e st or e d
.

[ m ] m f N l
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it -
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,
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ros ri y — ‘

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p p e t cf 8 2 9 1 8 3 7,3 7 34 . , , .

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ru zié z SzZ u l m a u t.af m i z ,
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28 O n e sig n o n ly a p p e a rs t o b e m issi n g fr o m t he b e gi n
.

n i ng o f th is li n e which m a y p ossi b ly b e r e s t or e d : [a nd ] di m
,
-

d a m pu m s I n t his c a s e the s e n t e n ce for m s a n

'

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e tc .

i nt rod u c t io n t o the o n e t h a t fo llo w s it givi n g the s u p p li a nt s ,

’

m o t i v e in s e e k i n g o u t t he g odd e ss T he e n d o f t he li n e c o n .

ta i n s a p hr a s e si m il a r t o d i m d a m a n d p u n ts t he
' '

- -

s u b s d ug g u n s t a n di ng in p a r a l le li s m w i th d i m a n d p a n t s
'

- -
.
,

whil e d i fo rm s the fi rs t sy ll a b l e o f t he corr e s p o n di n g v e r b .

29 B e sid e s the corr e s p o n di n g p a ss a g e s in t he p a r a ll e l

.

t e x t N o 6 l1 7 1 ff a n d it s d u p lic a t e s p hr a s e s si m i la r t o t hos e
.
, . .
,

in 11 2 9 — 3 2 a re t o b e fo u n d in K 2 5 8 7 O b v 11 3 4 — 3 8 (IV R
.
, . .

60 T he u /z m z u m e n t io n e d in l 2 9 w as p ro b a b ly a wov e n
'

sc a rf o r ga r m e n t in whi ch t he fi gu r e o f t he god w a s dra p e d ,

fo r fro m I V R 2 1
, no 1 (B ) O b v 1 3 f it is cl e a r t h a t t he
, .
, . . .

u /z m z u w a s c a a b l e o f b e i ng d e d a n d co u ld b e sw a t h e d a ro u n d
'

p y
the h a n ds whil e t he p r e s e n t p a ss a g e sho ws t h a t a god or
,

g odd e ss m i gh t p oss e ss o n e which a s u p p li a n t co u ld hold wh e n ,

”“
m a k i n g his a p p e a l Cf a lso K 6 0 3 4 1 5 f
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.

30 . Fo r the r e s t ora t i o n o f the b e gi n n i ng o f t his li ne cf .

K 261 2, e tc .

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la a l so o cc u rs in the so m e wh a t r l le l t e x t
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do u b t th e re for e th a t the word sho u ld b e no

t ra n sli t e r a t e d g u m la or k a m la fro m T he v e r b i s - -

u sed in p a r a ll e lis m wi t h fa bé ru a n d is fo ll ow e d b y the p r e p .

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,

t h at in m e a n i n g it m u s t b e v e r y si m il a r t o if n o t sy n o n y m o u s ,

wi th fa bcis zt , .

No . 5 .

T ra n s l i te rat i o n .

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p or
T he t io n o f No 5 (K 6
uppe r
0 1 9 ) cont a i n s t he c o n .

cl u s io n o f a p r a ye r t o t he g o d D I K UD T ho u gh m os t o f t he . .

li n e s a re i m p e r fe c t the g e n e r a l s e n s e o f t he v a rio u s p e t i t io n s
is cl e a r A ft e r a s k i ng fo r t he i n cr e a s e o f his n a m e a n d fo r
.

le n g th o f d a ys t he s u p p li a n t p r a ys fo r li fe a n d t he r e m ov a l o f
,

his sic k n e ss : le t his s in a n d his si ghi n g b e t a k e n a w a y t h a t he

m a y p ra is e t he h e a rt o f t he g o d a n d glo ri fy his n a m e L] 1 1 . .

1 9 giv e t he b e g i n n i n g o f a ra e r t o li ta r which i s d u p lic a t e

p y ,

o f No 1 l] 2 9 if fo r a t r a n sl a t io n o f which cf p 5
.
, .
,
. . .

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s u kk a llu A a si -k a A ba li-k a 4
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la Sa -pi
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94 .

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B a u KA N . D U D U [B []
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1 03 . m m

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2
B Sa -ku
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.

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rea s nd u sa ttc z t -ta -n a -a i

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e

fo rm u la m a lu m u n flu a ta li

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13 T he b ra k e te p o rt io n s o f 11 9 7 — . 1 02 a e b ee n re s t o re fro m N o . 1 0, ll 7 — 1 0
. .
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K 9 68 8 K 1 1 589 K 1 2 9 1 1 K 1 3 7 92 K 1 3 8 0 0)
t hat No is b u il t u p o f t w e lv e co m p a r a t iv e l y s m a ll fra g m e n t s
. 6
o f t he K C o ll e c t io n
. G u id e d b y t he s t yle o f t he co m p osi t io n
.

a n d t he ch a r a c t e r o f t he wri t i n g I h a v e g ra d u a lly coll e c te d a n d

j oi n e d t oge th e r th e s e fr a g m e nt s t o for m the p re s e n t t e xt R e .

s t o ra t io n s a lso h a v e b e e n m a d e fro m d u p l i c a te s so t h a t e v e n in ,

it s p r e s e n t so m e wh a t i m p e r fe c t s t a t e t he t e x t fu r n ish e s a goo d ,

id e a o f the o ri g i n a l si z e o f m os t o f the t a b l e t s th a t a re h e r e
p u b lish e d (cf I n t ro d u ctio.n ) T he t ablet co n t ains fi ve
.
p r a y e rs
i

a dd re ss e d re s p e c t iv e l y t o A I ZZt N u z ku S in B a tz a n d p ro b a b l y
, , ,

Ba nz a i t ho u gh in the fi rs t s e co n d a n d fi fth p r a ye r the n a m e o f

, ,

t he g o d is m issi n g fro m t he colo p ho n li n e wi t h which e a ch co n -

cl u d es O f t he p r a ye r t o A mt (a ) o n ly the b e g i nn i n gs o f t he
.

i nvo k e d a s : M igh t y lord

,

“
li n e s re m a i n fro m 11 1 — 7 o f which w e g a th e r th a t t he god w as
.

0 A na m i g h t y l ord ,

G o d o f the s k y O A mt g o d o f the s k y L oos e n e r

,

o f t he d a y O A mt loos e n e r o f t he d a y , I n te r p r e te r
o f dr e a m s
“ T he s e co n d p r a ye r (o ) t o t he god N u z k a c o m
O s z k u m igh t y o n e o ffsp ri ng o f D ari/u T he d a rli n g
m e n ce s :
“
o f B ZI t he p ri n c e t he dir e c t or o f
,
, ,

T he e x a l t e d m e ss e n ge r
,

who r u le th I n t he b ri gh t h e a v e n s i s thy co m m a n d
I n [ta m th o u m a k e s t b ri gh t l T he r e m a i n d e r ”

o f t his p r a ye r a n d t he g r e a t e r p a r t o f t h a t t o S in the M oo n ,

g o d (c) which fo llows it a re t o o b ro k e n fo r t r a n sl a t io n ; in t he

l a t te r how e v e r 6 1 — 65 read :
,

I h a v e c a ll e d u p o n t h e e O “ ,

lord T r u l y p i ty m e a nd T ho u a rt p i t i fu l O ,

T ho u a rt a p ro te c t or O S i n T ho u a rt a
'

S z zz ,

b e n e fa c t o r O S in , a m o n g t he g ods , T he p r a y e r t o
’
B a u (d ) which s ta n ds fo u r th o n the ta b l e t a n d is t o so m e
,

e x t e n t co m p l ete is a p a r a lle l te x t t ho u gh n o t a d u p lic a te t o

, , ,

t he p r a y e r a ddr e ss e d t o t he s a m e godd ess o n t he R e v e rs e o f

N o 4 a s will b e s e e n fro m the followi n g t r a n sl a t i o n

.
, .

T ranslation .

’
0 Ba u, m i gh t y la d y, m e rci fu l m o t h e r
h a t dw e ll e s t in t he , t

b righ t h e a v e n s ,

I b e s e e ch th e e O la d y s t a n d a n d h e a rk e n u n t o m e !
, ,

I h a v e so u gh t t h e e I h a v e t u r n e d t o t h e e li k e t he u /z m z u
'

, ,

o fm
y g o d a n d o f m y godd e ss t hy u lz m z u h a v e I gr a s p e d
'

,
 P R AYE R T O T HE GO D D E S S BA U
’
.

S in c e to giv e j u dg e m e n t t o m ak e a d e ci sio n , ,

T o r a is e t o l i fe a n d t o giv e p ros p e ri t y re s t s wi t h t h e e ,

S i n c e t ho u k n ow e s t t o p ro t e c t t o b e ne fi t a n d s a v e ! ,

0 B a u m igh t y l a dy m e rci fu l m o th e r
, , ,

A m o n g t he m u l t i t u d e o f t he s ta rs o f h e a v e n ,

[O l a dy ] I h a v e t u r n e d t o t h e e
, ,

T he up u utu p l a n t a cc e p t a n d t a k e a w a y m y sighi ng !
-

L e t m e s e n d t h e e u n t o m y a n g r y god u n t o m y g odd e ss ,

who is a ngr y ,

U nt o t he g o d o f m y ci t y who is wro t h a n d is e n r a g e d
wi th m e !

O
’

Ba u, m i gh t y l ad y at t he word o f t hy e x a l t e d co m m a n d
which in ik u r ,

A n d t hy s u r e m e rcy whi ch ch a n g e th n o t ,

L e t m y wr a th fu l g o d r e t u r n le t m y a n g ry godd e ss ,

L e t the god o f m y ci t y (r e t u r n ) wh o is wro t h a n d whos e

h e a rt is e n r a g e d wi t h m e !
L e t him t h at i s i n c e n s e d b e p a cifi e d le t him th a t is e nra ge d ,

90 O Ba u, m igh t y
l a dy t h a t d os t hol d
U n t o M a rd uk k i n g o f the gods m y m e rci fu llord
.
,

.
, ,

9 2 B ro a d i s t hy p ro t e c t io n m igh t y i s t hy co m p a ssi o n
.
,

9 3 T he gi ft o f fa vo u r a n d l i fe u p o n [m e b e s t o w ]
.
,

9 4 . T h a t I m a yp r a is e t h y g re a t n e ss t h a t I m a
y b o w in h u m ili t y ,

b e for e t h e e !
A ft e r a colo p ho n o f t w o li n e s in which t he KA S S A G
(fc s u p r a p 2 0 f
, ) is a
.
pp oi n t e d t o . b e o f
f e r e d a n d t he i n c a n

t a t io n t o b e r e ci t e d t hr e e t i m e s t h e r e fo llows (e) t he la s t p ra y e r ,

o n t he t a b l e t T his is in a ll p ro b a b ili t y a ddr e ss e d t o t he S u n

.

g o d ,
t ho u gh t he p r
t o M a rd u k b e gi n n i n g :
a y e r a pp e a rs t o co m m
“ e n c e wi t h a n i n v oc a t io n

O m i gh t y p e r fe c t p ow e r fu l M a rd u k , ,
.

Wh o a rt u n i q u e w ho o p e n e s t ,
T he r u le r o f the d e a d
a nd o f t he l ivi n g t he L igh t o f h e a v e n a n d

e a r th !
”
x
T he n e t t e n li ne s a r e v e ry b ro k e n a ft e r which t h e
,

t a b le t co n t i n u e s

O j u d g e o f the gods lord o f the I g tgz

'

1 1 1 .
, ,

O Sa m a s l ord o f the l a n d s d e s t i ny t he
v
‘
’
1 1 2 . .
, ,
 P R AY E R S TO G ROU P S OF DE I TI E S .

1 1 3 . D e cr e e m y d e s t i n y m a k e p le a s a n t m y p a t h ! ,

1 1 4 . L e t m y p ow e rs b e p r0 p it io u s !
1 1 5 . L e t m y dre a m s b e fa vo u r a b l e !
1 1 6 .dr e a m I h a v e b e h e ld d o t ho u e s t a b lish fa vo u ra b ly !
T he

I n th e s e li n e s t he o cc a sio n o f t he p ra y e r i s s ta t e d t o h a v e
b e e n a dr e a m t he si gn ific a n c e o f whi ch w a s e vid e n t l y a m b i g
,

nou s fo r t he s u pp l i a n t p r a ys t h a t it s r e s u l t m a y b e fa vo u r a b le
,
.

T he co n cl u sio n o f the p r a y e r which ha s b e e n a lr e a dy r e fe rr e d

t o (cf s up ra p 2 4 ) a s o n e t h a t is n o t u n co m m o n
.
,
. ru n s : O
,

,
“
Ba m a f p ri n c e o f the gods !
,
M a y h e a v e n b e thy j oy m a y ,

t he e a r th M a y t he gods o f t he world b l e ss t h e e ! M ay

“
t he m i gh t y g ods b e n e fi t t hy h e a r t ‘ T he c a t ch li n e co m m e n c e s :
3’
-

O m igh t y g o d ! ”

ci t y B urt/u LI T Z S CH
’

1 8 . Fo r t he f
c . DE , P a ra d z es , p . 2 30 .

T he
JE N SE N
si g n gro u p
p 4 8 5 n
- how e v e r a lso e x p l a i n e d b y
1 ) a s a cos m i c l o c a l i t y t he
p l a c e .
, .
is , ,

,
“
o f t he j u n c t io n o f h e a v e n a n d e a r t h
”

23 T he r e s t or a t io n a na a [si k a] m a y b e re g a rd e d a s
.
- - -

al m os t c e rt a i n s u p p or te d a s it is b o t h b y the t r a c e s o n the
,

ta b e t a n dl b y the v a ri a n t r e a di n g a ua
t
I a Ik -
a o f the d u p li
c a te A .

7 1 . B e for e the
i n c a n ta t io n co m m e n ci n g wi th t his l i n e the
d u p lic a t e D a p p e a rs t o h a v e co nta i n e d so m e dir e c t io n s fo r
c e r e m o n i e s o f whi ch how e v e r o n ly t r a c e s o f thr e e ch a r a c te rs
,

r e m a i n Cf p l 1 2 n 1 . . .
, . .

7 3 I n li n e 7 4 w e sho u ld h a v e e x p e c t e d so m e e x p r e ssio n
.

si m i lar t o ba su z ttzk z o r ttd t fo r the tw o infi n itiv e s t o d e p e n d o n

' ' '

T ak i n g t he t e x t a s it s ta n ds w e m u s t a ss u m e t h a t the s e co n d
a ssu m do e s n o t co m m e n c e a fre sh cl a u s e b u t i s m e r e ly a r e p e ,

t i t io n o f t he fi rs t t he in fi n it iv e s in 1 7 4 d e p e n di n g li k e t hos e
”

.
, .
,

in t he followi ng li n e o n ba su z ttz k a T h e s e t hr e e li n e s d e s c rib

' '

, .
,

in g the j u d ici a l b u t a t t he s a m e t i m e co m p a ssio n a t e ch a r a c t e r

o f t he godd e ss
g iv e t he re a so n fo r t he a p p e a l m a d e in
,

7 9 O n t he p ro b a b le re s t or a t io n o f the b e g i n n i n g o f t his
.

li n e cf z ufra s u b N o 7
'

F o r a s éz u r k z the d u p lic at e E
’

. .
- -
,

e vid e n t ly r e a d s so m e o t h e r v e r b t he t r a c e s o f which m a y b e ,

t a k e n t o re p r e s e n t e i t h e r —
kz d k z or p os s i b l y da u -
’ ’

,
-

kz ; t he r e a di n g o f D so far a s it go e s a gr e e s wi t h t h a t o f E
’

, ,
.
 P R A YE R T O T HE S U N -G O D .

80 . T ho u gh
i s c le a r t he co n s t r u c t io n o f
the m ean ing
upu u tu 7u uk rz t u u z m a is u n u s u a l Whil e t he s u ffix for m s the
' ' '

- - - -
.

t he v e r b :
“
dir e c t o b j e c t up u utu m u s t a lso b e r e g a rd e d as gov e r n e d b y
,

A cc e p t m e in r e s p e c t o f t he up u u tu z e a cc e t
p
”
,
'

. .

m y o ffe ri n g o f t he up u u tu p la n t F o r a disc u ssio n o f t he m e a n

”
-
.

in g o f up u u tu cf J E N S E N Z K II p 3 1 f wh e re he S hows t h a t .
, .
,
. .
,

it is a p l a n t c a p a b le o f b e i n g u s e d fo r food t h a t it is n o t v e ry ,

t a l l th a t it is o ft e n e m p loy e d in r e li g io u s c e r e m o n i e s a n d th a t
,

H A L E V Y S co m
it s s e e d s a re p l a n t e d a n d n o t m e r e ly sow n
“
’
.

a riso n o f the word wi t h t he T a l m u di c 19 K h hi k s

p 7 p e a e t n n o t

u n li k e ly .

T h b r c k d or io s f 11 — 1 02 1 z i f 1 2
97 e a .e t e p t n o 97 4 1 26 .
, .
, , ,

1 28 a n d o f the word in l 1 1 8 h a v e b e e n r e s t or e d .

fro m N o w 11 — I h a v e n o t th ro u gho u t a tte m p te d a

7 24 , . .

r e s t or a t i o n o f e a ch o f t h e s e i n c a n t a t io n s fro m t he o t h e r as ,

t h e y a re t o o b ro k e n t o a d m i t o f s u ch a co u rs e b u t in p la t e s ,

1 3 1 4 a n d 2 1 I h a v e giv e n e a ch t e x t a s it occ u rs o n t he t a b l e t
,

and in m y t r a n sli t e ra t io n h a v e re s t or e d t hos e p a ss a g e s o nl y

a b o u t which t h e r e a p e a rs t o b e n o d o ub t
p .

No . 7 .

T ran s l ite rat i o n .

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36 si-m a t z k - rz - bz
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1 A h e re in s e rt s t he c o p u la u .
2 A D t a ro -a .
3 Fo r 1 . 14 . A re a d s as
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P a rt s o f t hr e e i n c a n ta t io n s h a v e b e e n p re s e rv e d b y N o 7 .

(K 3 3 3 0 + S m 3 9 4 . 8 1 —2— 4 , O f the fi rs t i n c a n t a t io n o n ly
the b e gi n n i n g l a s t fe w li n e s r e m a i n T he s e co n d ha s
o f the .

b ee n r e s t or e d fro m d u lic a t e s so t h a t it p r e s e n t s a t e x t fro m

p ,

which v e ry li ttl e i s n o w m issi ng I t is a dd re ss e d t o a g odd e ss .

who m it h a il s u n d e r the t i t l e o f B i/z t iii a n d is i nte n d e d n o t

'

fo r ge n e r a l r e ci t a t i o n b u t fo r u s e o n l a ft e r a l u na r e c l i p s e
y ,

t he u s u a l e cli s e fo rm u l a b e i n g i n t rod u c e d b e for e 1 2 3- Wi th

p . .

t h e s e t w o e xc e t io n s t he co m osi t io n clo se ly fo l lows t h e h ym n

p p
 P R A YE R S TO G ROU P S OF D E I TI E S .

to t he g odd e ss B a u in N o 6 , . . fo r a t ra n sl a t i o n o fwhich cf .

su p ra ,
p 35 f . O n t he R e v e rs e
. i s a
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y
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f kk b
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,

J E N S E N Ko s m o lo g z e p which li k e the s e co n d p ra y e r
'

cf .
, .

o n t he t ab let co n ta i n s t he e cl i p s e fo rm u la (cf 1 6 0
, T he -
. .

i n c a n t a t io n co m m e n c e s : O Ak ra ba M e rci fu l g o dd e ss
Who h e a re t h s u p p lic a t i o n Who b e s t o w e th l i fe
T he god [su m is n e x t i n vo k e d a n d he a lso i s d e sc ri b e d ,

t he h e a r e r o f s p plic io ll 4 —
4 8 b o t h d e i t i e s a re
”
as u a t n I n 6 . .

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a ddr e ss e d

( T r uly p i t y m e
in a p e t i t io n fo r m e rcy a n d t he r e m ov a l o f S in
G r e a t is m y s in B e for e

yo u le t m y s in b e F ro m 1 4 9 o n w a rds t he s u p .

p li a n t a dd re ss e s hi m s e lf sol e l y t o t h e godd e ss A ft e r p e t i ti o n .

in g fo r j u d ge m e n t he co m e s t o t he m a i n o b j e c t o f his p r a y e r ,

which is t o s e e k d e liv e r a n c e fro m sorc e ry a n d t he S p e lls whi ch

m e n m a y w e a v e a g a i n s t him .

I n b o th t he d u p lic a t e s C a n d E b e fo re tz d z t he la s t
‘ ‘
1 4 .
,

word in t he li n e t h e re is a b l a nk s p a c e p re c e d e d b y t r a c e s o f

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,

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,

whi ch z tfra (cf B R iJ N N o w

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t he d u p l A L
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and
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in t he s a m e li n e a s a n id e og ra m fo r d i ffe r e n t wo rds the tw o
"
,

fo llowi n g si gn s EJ ; i t g m u st b e
a rd e d as a co m p o u n d re

id e o gra m ; a n d , u n l e ss t he t e x t o f C a n d E is wholl y di ffe r e n t

fro m t h a t o f A (a n u n li k e ly s u pp osi t io n in vi e w o f t h e ir cl os e
r e s e m b l a n c e in t he p r e c e di n g li n e s ) w e m u s t co n cl u d e t h a t
'

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if it
; t he in f g a m d /a
. whil e o f A , t he in f suz u bu . is
o m i tt e d a l t o get h e r . It is a lre a d y k n ow n th a t E Iv GA R )

ga unt/u (cf B R UN N O W h at El
'

L z st , n o.
,
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S U KA R ) w o u ld re p re s e n t a di ffe r e n c e in
. wri t i n g the s a m e word .

1 6 T he s e co n d h a lf o f t h is li n e co m m e n ci n g billu k a
.
,

i s p ro b ab ly t o b e re s t o re d bz ltu k a [a sz]
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d u p li c a te ru n s : O la d y ! t o t h e e h av e I t u rn e d e t c T he t e x t .
”

h ow ev e r is p ro b ab ly t o b e r e s t or e d a cco rdi n g t o E which it ,

fo llows in m a n y p la c e s in
p re fe r e n c e t o t he t e x t o f A (cf .

11 9 1 5 f 1 9
.
, F o r t he re a di n g o f E cf s upra p 3 6
.
, . . .
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No i s for m e d fro m t w o fr a g m e n t s o f t he K C ol le c t io n
. 8 .

(K 2 3 9 6 K 3 8 9 3 ) which I h a v e j oi n e d O n ly o n e sid e o f .

t he t a b l e t ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d a nd t his is e vid e n t ly t he R e ,

v e rs e a s its b e g i nn i n g i s t o o a b r u p t t o for m the co m m e n c e m e n t

,

o f a n i n c a n ta t io n T he fi rs t n i n e t e e n l i n e s a re a ddr e ss e d t o
.

t he g odd e ss [sta r a n d o n l y t he b e gi nn i n g o f t he i n c a n t a t io n i s
,

m issi n g in which the g odd e ss is a ddr e ss e d b y n a m e a n d which

, ,

a
pp a re n t ly co n cl u d e d t he O b v e rs e o f t he t a b l e t L ] 6 — 1 1 a re . .

r e g u la rly divid e d t he fi rs t h al f o f e a ch s t a t i ng so m e a t t e n t io n
,

or o b s e rv a n c e o n the p a r t o f the s u p p li a n t t ow a rds his g odd e ss ,

which b al a n c e s a n d j u s t ifi e s the p e t i t io n s co n t a i n e d in t he s e co n d
h a lf o f the li n e T he co lo s s z whos e fa vo u r is i n v o k e d in 11 1 2
'

. .

a n d 1 3 e vid e n t ly s u rro u n d t he godd e ss o n a l l sid e s a n d p oss

ib ly fl a n k e d t he e n t r a n c e s t o he r shri n e T h e n fo llo w v a rio u s .

p e t i t io n s c o u ch e d in ge n e ra l t e r m s fo r p ro s p e ri t y li fe a n d l e n g t h ,

o f da s
y , a n d t he
p ra y e r co n c lu d e s wi t h a fo rm u la o f b e n e dic t io n .

Tr an slati o n .

g ood is thy s u p p lic a t io n wh e n the f t hy o

is nam e p ro p i t i o us !

T hy re g a rd is p ros p e ri t y th co m m a n d is li h t !
y g ,

H a v e m e rc y o n m e O [sta r ! C o m m a n d a b u n d a n c e ! ,

T ru ly p i t y m e a n d t a k e a w a y m si hi
y g ng ! 5 .

T hy h a v e I h e ld : le t m e b ri n g j o y o f h e a r t !
 P R AYE R To THE GO D D E SS I ST A R E TC .

7 . I h av e b or n e t hy yo k e : d o t ho u g iv e co n sol a t io n !
8 . I have t hy h e a d : l
e t m e e nj oy s u cc e ss a n d fa vo u r !

9 . I ha ve p ro te c t e d t hy p l e n d o u r : le t th e r e b e good for t u n e
S

a nd
p ros p e ri t y !
10 . I hav e s o u gh t t hy li gh t : le t m y b ri gh tn e ss shi n e !
1 1 . I h ave t u r n e d t o w a rds thy p ow e r : le t t h e r e b e l i fe a n d

p e a ce !
P ro p i t i o u s b e fa vo u r a b le st a u
who is b efor e t h e e : m a y ‘
’
1 2 . t he

t he ta m a s s u th a t g o e t h b e hi n d t h e e b e p ro p i t io u s !

T h a t which i s o n thy ri gh t h a n d i n cr e a s e good fo rt u n e : th a t

'

1 3 .

which i s o n t hy l e ft h a n d a tt a i n fa vo u r !
1 4 . S p e a k a n d le t the word b e h e ard !
1 5 . L e t t he word I S p e a k wh e n I s p e a k b e p ro p i t io u s ! , ,

1 6 . L e t h e a l t h o f b ody a n d j oy o f h e a r t b e m y d a il y p or t io n !
1 7 . M y d a ys p rolo n g li fe b e s t o w : le t m e liv e le t m e b e p e r
, ,

fe c t le t m e b e hold t hy divi n i t y ! ,

1 8 . Wh e n I p l a n le t m e a tt a i n (m y p u r p o s e ) : H e a v e n b e thy
,

j oy m a y the A b yss h a il t h ee ! ,

1 9 . M a y t he god s o f the world b e favo u ra b l e t o t h e e : m a y t he

g r e a t gods d e ligh t thy h e a r t !

A fte r
col o p ho n in l 2 0 f p r e scri b i n g an o ffe ri ng o f
t he . .
,

i nc e n s e a nd a d ri nk —o ffe ri ng t o b e s e t b e for e [sta r a n d the

c e r e m o n y o f r a isi n g t he h a n d t o b e thr e e t i m e s p e r for m e d
(f
to
c s u p
. ra p 1 3 t h e r e fol lows
. t he co m m e n c e

c e rta i n s t a rs b e gi n n i n g : Y e b rilli a nt s t a rs who

,
m e n t o f a hy m n
“ ,

2 . Y e b right o n e s wh o m the gr e a t gods ,

d e s t ro y e vi l d id A uu cr e a te yo u ! ”

1 7 f T he e n ds o f t h e s e li n e s h a v e b e e n r e s t or e d a ccord
.

ing t o No .
9 ,
ll . 1 1 , 2 4, e tc .

I n t his li ne m i—
z k-ka t a k e s t he p l a c e o f t he co m m o n
’

2 1 .

id e ogr a m KA S S A G (cf s upra p T he m z kku i t s e l f is n o t

'

. .

o occ u rr e n c e in dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s cf K 6 2 0 9
f u n co m m o n , . ,

wh e r e a n o ffe ri ng o f the m i z k ka is p re scri b e d the p hr a s e

'

- -
,

[K A S] S A G . m a occ u rri n g fo u r li n e s a b ov e K 6 230 -

,

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.
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No . 9 .

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4 .
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7z a d u a t(a t)
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a n d which for m t he b a sis o f t he t e x t o f N o 9 co n t a i n p or t io ns .

,

o f two i n c an t a t io n s t he firs t o f which ha s b e e n co m p le t e d fro m

,

C o l III ll 1 —2 1 o f K 2 5 3 8 etc p a rt o f a co m p osi t e a n d chi e fl y

.
, . .
,

b ili n gu a l t e x t (cf I V R l L 1 1 — 1 2 h a v e b e e n r e s t or e d
2
p .
, . .

fro m t his t a b l e t which is ci t e d a s B wi th o u t a l te r a t io n b u t in

, , ,

— 1 s v r l r s t or t io n s h v b n m a d e in a ccord a n c e
7 e e a e a a e e e

1 A 3a bu t-lu -tu .
2 A sa -b i-ta -a t kd t .
3 B ba - la t .
 P R AY E R S TO G ROU P S OF DE ITI E S .

wi th o th e r p or ti o n s o f t he t e x t (cf a l so N o . . 2 2 ll 1 4 ff ) in
, . .

p r e fe r e n c e to t he cor re s
p o n di n g re a di ng s o f B . T he i n c a n t a t io n
i s a ddr e ss e d t o M a rd uk a n d r e a ds a s fo ll o ws .

T ra nslati o n .

1 . O m i gh t y
p ow e,
r fu l s t ro n g o n e o f A ssu r ! ,

2 . O
n ob l e e x al t e d fi rs t b or n o f fa !
, ,
-

3 . O
M a rd u k t he m i g h t y who c a u s e t h [tu ra t o r ej oic e !
, ,

4 L ord o f fs ag z la H e l p o f B a b yl o n L ov e r o f fz z d a !
' '

.
, ,

s rv r f li f ri n c e o f J M A { TI L L A R e n e w e r o f li fe !
5 . P r e e e o e P é , . .
,

6 S h a d ow o f t he la n d P ro t e c t or o f d is ta n t p e o p l e s !
. ,

7 F o r e v e r t he S ov e r e ig n o f sh ri n e s !
.

8 F o r e v e r i s t hy n a m e good in t he m o u t h o f t he p e o p l e s !
.

9 . O M a rd u k m i gh ty lo rd
, ,

10 . A t t hy e x a lt e d co m m a n d le t m e liv e le t m e b e p e r fe c t a n d ,

1 1 . le t m e b e ho ld t hy d ivi n i t y !
1 2 . Wh e n I p la n le t m e a t t a i n (m y p u r p o s e ) !
,

1 3 . C a u s e ri gh t e o u s ne ss t o dw e ll in m y m o u t h !
1 4 m e rcy in m y h e a r t !
1 5 . R e t u r n a n d b e e s t a b l ish e d ! M a y t h e y co m m a n d m e rcy !
1 6 . M a y m y god s t a n d a t m y righ t h a n d !
1 7 . M a y m y g odd e ss s ta n d a t m y left h a n d !
1 8 . M a y m y g o d who i s fa vo u ra b l e s ta n d fir m ly a t m y sid e
, , ,

1 9 . T o gi v e u t t e r a n c e t o co m m a n d to h ea r k e n a n d sho w fa v o u r !
, ,

20 L e t the wo rd I S p e a k wh e n I s p e a k b e p ro p i t io u s !
.
, ,

2 1 . O M a rd uk m i gh ty lor d co m m a n d li fe !
, ,

22 . T he li fe o f m y li fe d o t ho u co m m a n d !
23 B e for e th e e b ri gh tly h a v e I
.
m ys e l f le t m e b e s a t isfi e d ! ,

M a y B z t b e t hy li gh t m a y fa S ho u t wi t h j oy u n t o t h e e !
‘

24 .
,

2 5 . M a y the g ods o f t he world b e fa v o u r a b l e t o t h e e !

26 M a y t he g re a t god s d e li gh t t hy h e a r t !
.

T he s e co n d i n c a n t a t io n co m m e n c e s t he R e v e rs e o f the
ta b l et a n d is a ddr e ss e d t o
, a g odd e ss t o who m the followi n g
t i tl e s a re a scri b e d :

3 2 Q u e e n o f [s ag z ta the p a la c e o f t he g ods t he m o u nt a i n !
'

.
,

3 3 L a d y o f B a b ylo n t he S h a do w o f l a n d s !
.
,

3 4 L a dy o f t he g ods who lov e t h t o giv e l i fe

.
, ,

3 5 Who gi v e t h s u cc o u r in sorrow a n d dis t r e ss !

.
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36 . T he wh o h old e t h the h a nd s o f o ne ,

37 . Who s u p p o rte t h the w e a k who p o u r e t h o u t s e e d , ,

38 . Who p ro te c te th li fe who giv e th o ffs p ri ng a n d s e e d , ,

39 . Who b e s to w e th li fe who t a k e t h a w a y sighi n g who a cc e p t , ,

e th p ra y e r ,

40 Who h a t h m a d e t he p e o p l e s t he whol e o f cr e a t io n ! ,

41 .
[L a d y ? ] o f t he risi n g a n d t he s e tti n g t he m i s tr e ss o f B it ! ,

T his p ra y e r
1 . i s i n cl u d e d in t he lis t o f in c a n t a t io ns K 28 32
K 6 68 0 C o l I ,
.

p , .
(cf . su
p ra .

3 sa t b bu i s e x p la i n e d b y B R I i N N o w Z A, IV , p 2 4 2 a s
’

- -
a .
, .

a ng e r si n c e in V R , 2 9 2 3 12 t he word is follow e d b y ,

u i -u which occ u rs a g a i n in V R 2 1 4 3 d a p p a r e ntl y a s a , ,

sy n o n y m f a g a -g u(i b id l 4 0 d ) T his e x p l a n a t io n d o e s n o t s u i t
o - '

. . .

the word
“ in t he p r e s e n t p a ss a g e B ut a — a - u , b e sid e s m e a n
g g
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b e a n gry , a ls o t o b e s t ro n g , whil e u i - u in the

“
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in g to

x t ci t e d b y B R UN N o w s t a n ds b e t w e e n t he words ti bu zt t o
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te - -

a dv a n c e re ss o n e ; sa t ba bu wo u l d t h e r e
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p a n d sa t tu m
,
b a ttl - - -

for e a p p e a r t o b e a n e p i th e t or p ossi b ly a s u b s t a n t iv e d e n o t , ,

in g t he a t t ri b u t e o f s t re n gth .

9 B o m i t s t he l a t te r h a l f o f t he l i n e r e a d i n g wi tho u t b r e a k
.
,

O M a rd u k m i gh t y lord a t t hy w e i gh ty co m m a n d le t m e liv e !
, ,
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1 5 I n B p u b lish e d in IV R p l fo r ua a u [ fi 5 ” 2 - - ”

w
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r e a d na a u
23
a ccordi n g t o
- -
t he t r a c e s o n t he t a b l e t

I n for m a ta t lu ka m igh t b e I I 2 fro m ilii

. to -
be - -
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hi gh wi th the s a m e m e a n i n g a s II 1 ; b u t t he p r e p m a éza r— ka .
-

wo u l d t h en b e o u t o f p la c e I h a v e th e re for e t a k e n a da /lu ka .

fo r a da lla lu ka the p r e p m e r e ly re p e a t i n g the s u ffix o f t he v e rb

,
. .

24 li ris ka cf K 7 5 9 2 e tc O b v l 2 1 (B R UN N o w Z A V
.
- -
,
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K’
p 7 7 ) li ris ka B dbi/u
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.

2 6 . In B (IV R 2
, pl . fo r
b
f” F f— TUH re a d f
f
”
CE . i s c t
a re l e ssly wri t t e n o n t he t a b l e t
T he .

4 1 T hi s p a ss a g p
e . ro v e s t h a t s i i —I
lI is t o b e r e a d sita s -
Z
,

n o t si i TA S ta u ) sita u a s is s u gg e s t e d b y J E N S E N Ko s m o
‘
-
, ,

log ic p 1 4 p ro b a b l y o n t he a u t hori ty o f D E LI T Z S CH AL J p 3 5
, .
, . , . .

no 3 1
. 1 T h e for m s.
si ta s a n d s ita r
: e vid e n t l y e xis t e d sid e by

sid e J E N S E N (lo c cit ) e x p l a i n s t he word a s m e a ni ng the cu l

. . .

m i n a t i o n p oi nt o f the S u n -
”
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No . 10 .

T ra n s l iterati on .

ii
f "
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nu lim -
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-
li -
pa t
-
tir ra bit i/d ui
4 . m is -
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tu -
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ili-ya li-ti-ba ja m u u -

ra bii ti fl
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5 . i/d ui f

li sa (2) [i tib-k a
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o .

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- - -
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m am
8 . m us ti sir
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M a rd u k bilu
u irsitim [(tim

fdti fl ui
ra p
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fh‘
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’

1 4 . 1 5 . d a ici u
I
lgig i
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si m -ti si-i-m i

[a /a k ti d u
-
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li d -
m i -
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li-si-ra i- d a
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3 1 .
p u ld u u a p i l pu ld u i

1 T he b ra k e t ec d p o rtio n s o f 11 . 1 5
—23 hv a e b een res to re d fro m N o . 6,
11 1 1 1 —12
.
7 .
 S e cti o n II .

P raye rs a dd re s s e d to G o ds .

T his S e c t io n , as it s t i t l e
i n dic a te s is c o m p os e d o f ta b l e t s
,

co n t a i n i n g p r a y e rs a ddr e ss e d o n l y t o o n e god T h e y m a y i n d e e d .

t a k e the for m o f l a rg e t a b le t s e a ch i n cl u di n g s e v e r a li n c a n tat io n s

,

i nt e rs p e rs e d wi th c e re m o n i e s a n d r e s e m b li ng in a rr a n g e m e nt
,

t hos e p u b lish e d u n d e r S e c t io n I ; t h e y di f fe r fro m t h e s e h ow e v e r , ,

in th a t i n s te a d o f b e i n g a dd r e ss e d t o v a ri o u s gods a n d god
,

d e ss e s the p r a y e rs a n d c e r e m o n i e s o n e a ch t a b l e t a re a ll a d
,

dr e ss e d t o t he s a m e god N o s 1 2 2 1 a n d 2 2 a re g ood e x a m p l e s
. .
,

o f t his cl a ss o f t e x t . A s e co n d s u b divisio n m i gh t b e m a d e o f
s m a ll e r t a b l e t s s u ch as N o s 1 1 1 8 a n d 1 9 which co n ta i n b u t
.
, ,

ra y e r in so m e c a s e s a cco m a n i e d b
o ne
p p y a fe w dir e c t io n s fo r
c e re m o n i e s I n a ddi t i o n t o t h e ir di ffe r e n c e in si z e th e y a re
.

fu rth e r d is t i n g u ish e d fro m t he for m e r c la ss b y b e i n g i n scri b e d

o n a so m e wh a t co a rs e r cl a y T h e y a re m or e ov e r wri t t e n in a
.

S ligh t ly l a r g e r ch a r a c te r a n d a fe w h a v e t he a p p e a r a n c e o f
b e i ng e x t ra c t s fro m the la r g e r t a b l e t s m a d e p ossi b ly fo r so m e
t e m p or a r y p u rp os e .

S o m e o f t he N o s i n cl u d e d in t hi s S e c t io n a re m e r e ly
.

fr a g m e n t s o f whic h so li tt l e ha s b e e n r s e rv e d t h a t it is im
,
p e

p ossi b l e t o s a y wi t h c e r t a i n t y t o wh a t for m o f t e x t t h e y ori g i n

al l
y b e lo n g e d . I t is i n d e e d p ro b a b l e t h a t N o 1 3 w as ori gi n .

al ly a la r ge t a b l e t S i m il a r t o N o 1 2 a nd th a t N o 29 is a .
.
,

fra g m e n t o f o n e o f t he s m a lle r e x t r a c t s b u t in m a n y c a s e s
,

th e r e is i n s u ffici e n t d a t a fo r a fi n a l cl a ssific a t io n A S h ow e v e r .

e a ch co n t a i n s a p ra y e r t o o n e god a n d t h e r e is n o d e fi n i te
,

i n dic a t io n th a t t h e y i n cl u d e d p r a ye rs t o o t h e r d e i t i e s t h e y h a v e ,
 P R A YE RS TO M A R D UK .

b e en c la ssifi e d u n d e r the p re s e n t S e c t io n T he t a b l e t s co n ta i n .

in g p r a y e rs t o the s a m e d e i t y h a v e b e e n p l a c e d t og e t h e r ; t he
ord e r in which the gro u p s o cc u r how e v e r ha s n o t b ee n dic t a t e d , ,

b y t he r e l a t iv e i m p or t a n c e o f t he d e i t i e s a ddr e ss e d b u t is t h a t ,

which w a s fo u n d m o s t co n v e n i e n t fo r t he a rr a ng e m e nt o f t he
p l ate s .

No . 11 .

T ransl ite rat i o n

“
.

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i

h s ] k tu a rrd d u
”
M a rd u k sa i-
ais s u -
2
a - bu - bu

2 .
[uap] su r su - - a - bu ri-m i- n u - u3

3 .
[ka] bu u - -
u la si- m u - u it-ta l- pa u - ui 4
4 .
[sé] s u u - - u [a a- p a lu5 -
id -
d a - a -o
s u - ui

[ ]m m i 6
lib- bi— a s - ti -si - [m a]
' '

a t - - - 7
5 . u y a
ya

“
8
6 . si -
bi u k - ta -a d - d i-d a -a u -u i 9
”
[bilu] ra bii i c M a rd uk ri mi u
’

7 .
-
ilu - -
u u - u

[a m i tuj tu m m a la su m a u a - ba t s
”
8 .
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9 .
[a na -
ra ]m a- -
ui - sa 1 4 m a n nu -
i- la m - m a d
10 .

[m a n n u -
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- -

1 1 . ilu [m a u -u u P] i la m -uz a d
-

[lu id m a] [ P] lip tzi t si

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ls
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1 2 . a- 2a - a
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i—
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1 6 ka ku sit tu tu [u pu us
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.

1 7 .
-
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1 8 . m is sd -
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-
m u d i? u I d m u d ii u m i lim m a - - ?

ka ik ta r a u ui tu r m a sir ti
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t i—
8 A k i-m a
5 A 6 A 7 A in a libbi-ya
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ta l u -n in -m . a
p a lu m
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J i bi m 9 A 10 A bi lu m 11 A m i—
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16 A
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h ch x h v
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C [ ] t §§ 19 C
r
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ll C t
0 0 o o

. 1 6 in the T ran s li t erauo n is c1 te d as .

Sz t t
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90 21 L I an d fo rm
[m u d fij -z é u ei m ud i i m i l
l im z -z - -
[m a] C p u -tu r . . 20 2 1 o ne

line in C .
22 C n u -u m -m z r
’

.
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-
GO D S .

2 1 .
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ui bi ya a bu a bi
-
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um mi— a ummu u m m i-ya

cz y
1
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22 . a

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2
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23
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c

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.

ma u i— ai itik d ki tu m l il lik
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ra - - a a a
na ya
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24 . a

ili k im a 3 0 m KA N KA L u bbib a u - u i
k ba a u i-m a
- -
ta u -
- -
2 5 . z .

26 . a -
ua k dti fl da m k iitif ”
sa ili ya-
so l m u -
ti-p i—
ik-d a - u i
iu a ik -
ri -
bi ta s li ti - -
u ti- m i-k i d a - ris lu - z iz - k u
2 7 .

28 . ui -
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’
m dti sa i ua és-ri sa k - na -dt

li du ka
“ a u -u i p u -tu r a u - ui p u -su r
-
29 . ua - -

”
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'

30 .
ka rrcid u p u -tu r p u - su r

R ev

3 1 .
.

biltu ra bitu m (tu m)

"
l “
lri i a
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su m u bu "N a bzi
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a u -u i tu r
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33 .
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34 .
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36 . 3a i—- - —
si k ri ya i p u Su
-

37 . su up p i ik m a
- - - -
a di V I I -3 0 pu m

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38 . lib ba ka ki ma bi a lid ya
it ummi a -lit- ti-ya a s- ri- su li- tu - ra

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39 .

40 .
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M a rd u k d é-li-li—
ka
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SU M a rd u k KA N
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4 1 . [L L A

42 .
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pa
”
M a rd u k SA N A burcisi . ta sa ka u (a u)

43 .
(a n) S A sa m u i nik u m il d isp u kim itu ta sa k a u (a u)

ir 3 0 7"m a sta ku l a u a libbi sa m u i ta na d ifd i)

44 z

45 ta sa ka u (a u) m iu zitu m uuu ma sa m uu

tapa sa mis)
46 si i ru
g it ma lu si-ta r-ku

47 .
[ik a l
m ‘
q s su r- ba u - a
‘

p li] sa rru et c .

i n c a n ta t io n co n ta i n e d b y N o 1 1 (K 2 3 5
T he K 3 334) .

is a dd re ss e d t o the g o d M a rd uk an d is m a i n l y co n c e r n e d wi th
p e t i t io n s fo r t he r e m ov a l o f S in T ho u g h so m e o f t he li n e s .

a re b ro k e n a n d p or t io n s o f t he i n c a n t a t io n a re o b sc u r e t he ,

li n e o f t ho u gh t r u nn i n g thro u gh t he co m p osi t io n is cl e a r T he .

1
L . 22 is e xp an dd e in to t h re e line s in C , w i h ch re a d :

o bi -ya . ummi

ti -1t a m lhi
-
 P R A YE R S TO M A R D UK .

s u p p li a n t co m m e n c e s wi t h a n i n voc a t io n o f the god a s the

h e ro M a rd u k whos e a n ge r i s t he s t or m flo o d a n d whos e wo rd
,
-
”
,

t he diso b e di e n t a n d r e b e llio u s c a n n o t disr e ga rd I n 1 5 f he . . .

co m p l a i n s t h a t t ho u g h M a rd uk ha s g r a n t e d him e loq u e n c e he
,

ha s a lso a fflic te d him ( M y words in m y h e a rt he b ri nge t h

“ ,

for th ! L i k e a n old m a n h a t h he b o w e d m e T h e re for e ,

a ft e r

o w n a s ir a t io n s ( who e v e r h a t h l e a r n t t he w a
p
“
p r a isi ng the righ t e o u s a m o n g m an k i n d a n d s t a t i ng his
y o f g o d le t m e
p r a is e , wic k e d n e ss I h a v e n o t p oss e ss e d ; t he s a n c t u a ri e s o f l i fe
le t m e he a s k s in 11 1 9 if t o b e p u rifi e d fro m his s in . .

a n d d e liv e r e d i nt o t he fa vo u r a b l e h a n ds o f hi s g o d T h e n fo l .

l o ws a sor t o f li t a n y fo r the r e m ov al o f his s in in which he ,

s u cc e ssi v e l y a ddr e ss e s I rua N a bit Ta snz itu N irg a l A nu etc , , , ,

.

I n t he l a s t t hr e e li n e s he r e tu rn s t o t he g o d lfa rd u k fo r t he l ,

r e n e w a l o f whos e fa v o u r he p r a ys in t he followi ng t e r m s : L e t
thy h e a r t li k e m y fa t h e r m y b e g e t t e r a n d t he m o th e r who b or e

m e r e t u r n i n t o it s p l a c e ! O h e ro M a rd u k le t m e ho w in ,

h u m i li t y b e for e t h e e ! ”

A ft e r the i n c a n t a t i o n t h e r e fo llow fo u r li n e s o f di re c t io n s
fo r c e re m o n i e s i n t e n d e d t o a cco m p a n y it s re ci t a t i o n D o t he .
“
followi n g B e for e M a rd u k a SA J VA o f i n c e n s e sh a l t t ho u s e t
‘

. ,
V

a SA o f oil a d ri n k o f fe ri n g w a t e r h o n e y (an d ) b u tt e r
'

-
.
, , ,

sh a lt th o u o ffe r t he s e e d o f t he m a sta k a l p l a n t in
,
-

t he m iddl e o f t he oil c a s t re ci t e t he i n c a n t at io n a n d
,

a n oi n t wi t h oil
“
T he c a t ch li n e co m m e n c e s a p r a y e r t o a god
.
-

who m it h a il s a s t he e x a l te d t he p e r fe c t the p ow e r fu l ! , ,
”

sip tu bit nu ru
. T he
“
d u p lic a t e A co m m e n c e s the t e x t wi th the words
i n c a n t a t i o n o f t he ho u s e o f ligh t a t i t le t h a t
-

i s o m i tte d in t he t e x t i t s e l f F o r o th e r i n c a n t a t io n s wi th this .

h e a di ng cf N o 2 2 . K 25 8 7 Obv .
,( IV R 6 0 ,
.

K 5 4 (B E Z O L D Ca ta lo g u e p 1 4 a n d V o l lI p XX I II ) K 1 5 7
, . . .
,
.
,

(i bid p K
. 2 4 2 5 .
(ib id p K 7 8 6 6 l 1,(ibid . .
,
. .

p . K 9004 l 1 0 R m 5 8 1 e tc, .
, .
, .

z z zs s u (v a r i z i s u) fo r iz z it s u iz z itu b e i n g p ro b a s yn
“
Q

- - - - - .
.
,

o n ym o f u z z u a n d uz z a tu a ng e r ”
.

2 0 f T h e s e li n e s h a v e b e e n r e s t or e d fro m K 3 9 2 7 R e v
.
f ,
. .

27 I t is p ossi b l e t h at k u in ln z iz k u
. 2 s m S u ffix - - - . .
,

cf D E LI TZ S
. CH , Gra m m a r, 56 , A dd end a .
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T he p l a n t i s r en d e r e d in I V R 6 1 36 b
2
2

fl i f"
44

"
.
.

by i f CI ”i . e . m as t -
a- ka l (n o t t”;
: as IV R I

a nd B R UN N O W , L is t , no .

46 . si-ta r-ku b y m e ta thes is fo r sitra ku .

No . 12 .

T r a n s l i t e ra t i o n .

1 . in u m a lu m u n m u rsi D L P A L A Z ] TA R R U D A .

d u bbu bu a ua a m i/u ul itiki

2 . D U D U B [ ina m zisi g u su ru
. .

”“
a rk u m i2 illu ta s a lu k
M a rd u k GI GA B .
a na
‘

tuk cz n(a n}
pd n

3 . s ulu pp u K UA TI R ta sap a k fiz k) 5A s a m ui
‘
”a n m u da m [u
m itu ta sa ka u (a n)
4 .
k a 'f a fu
a - da -g ii r tu k d u a n ( ) si-a m na - u é-la ta sap a k SA N A bu rdsi
ta sa k a u (a n)

5 . KA S S A G ta na ki(k i) a na pd u KI SD A a ri fl fl a
i l a ri ’”

”
MA i W SI D nu i-k a n-na
'

IM ar ? ZZ

6 . ta na d i(d i) su bfifu k u sszi iu a ili S I R A D a rk a KI S D A 30 m GI S S A R

"
m m”
m KA J Z ] ta sa ka n(a n)
niki ta u a k i Si r u ZA G lj j l u Sf' u
u
I
S
\
8 . sa m nu ina iw na S‘a S‘tu
p 1 m u rk a rin n u
2 ta la k i(k i) - ma a na libbi
sa m nu su- a - tu

ku rds u binu Im 3a m m a sta k a l fa m lL bu rdsu

'
‘ ‘
9 .

g a ssu
10 . w /M isu a ség u W ld /0 5 1 1? e
.
sa m s L
‘
SY A R A (ra a )
’

libbi 3 a m nu ta n a d i(d i) iu a D AE A R
“
ta fa k a n(a u) sa
‘
1 1 . a na

“ ““
“
b’m
1 Sa p a ri/tu
5"
I I I
‘
b’ m
to kurcz su u k n ii l k u u u kk u tip u 3 (u s)
?
pa
‘
'

1 2 . sa 5a z fu

““ “ ézurds u
w
rutu
b" b’m
1 3 . u k nii k u nu kk u ina i
b rit
-
ina G U GA D.

1 4 . i na D A S AR . i na k a ’f a f"
bu r - z i -
ga l ta sa k a n (a n) KU sa

siz -su - nu

1 A Sa n mu J u-a 2 A Rd .
 PRA YE R S TO M A R D UK .

sa m ni Su rm inu tu bba l iu a m nap sa stu [M

'

1 5 . z na tS u ‘
l
l
u rka ri nnu ina

1 6 kdt
““ M il
m a rsi su bu t—ma sipta
” “ M a rdu k
D A[ GA R ta sa k a n(a n)
III
sa nitu m u nu -su

1 7 . siptu
” “ M a rd u k bit m i dti sa l [ba -bu]
-
ct

1 8 .
ku Sa r- id dis Su
- - ‘ -u x
g it m a -
-
[lu]

1 9 tiz -ka -ru

.
siru sé zu
z
u tta kka ru ru ( )
20 . lif -22 sa rru sa 3 uz -
nu sil
2 1 . ka b tu - su tu -ru-
34 sa

22 .
g a s-ru b(p) u u n
- -
g u -
lu a- [li]
2 3 . a - bu - u b iw k a kk u k a - ba l la -
iz -
z u

“
1 ”
24
g it m a l
-
.

“
” ”
25 . L U GA L KI R R UD ra bziti f

“
”
26 . M a rd u k bi/u - ik
”
2 7 . M a rd u k bil m u d i i /} - - P uu k su ‘

bil t a m ifl tb m a ti fl
‘

28 . sé -d i-i u b a - i- d u k u r-sa -a - m

“ “l
f ‘
bil a g (k) up p i u ndri
'

29 . bi - -
ra -
a- ti m u s ti i s - - -
ru

” ”
k i d d la - mr fi ) ba si -u m ki mu
'

a -a a-
s-
n a -
o u u
-
nu - u u -
z

3 1 . ta -
ba -
a n na -
sa ilu u
” “ is- ta r ba - nu -u ki- rib
d is -su- u 3 0 m u rk itu

“ su -nu a t- ta
-

“
” "
l f ’
u su mg a l A ki si l g i
”
32
-
nu n na - -
a- -
. ru g z

33 . ir- su bu k u r - ”
f a ba -
nu u -
ti -
[ ]
ui Sit
- ‘
g i m -
ri

“
bilu at ta m a k im a bi u um m i i na 1 ” ta - ba - és-si
34 - - - -
.
a

”
S [ ] tu s na m - m a r
‘

35 . at -
ta m a -
k im a a mas ik lit s i
- - -
na P -

36 k u la ris
“
- ‘
. u -
Sa
a
UD D A GA N
.

tu s ti Sir
- - ‘
i- k u - tu -
ri- bu
d "-
bi -
rit u z nd si- na

m dta ti f ” ra
‘
’
u nisi p sdtifi ]
ri- m i- na - ta

-
ru m t-
ar [1a su nu-

‘
- ba t ka t-s u sa

u bit si

1 A
'

1d - d i lzi 2
-
‘
-1 .
2 A [tz ] ia k - -
a -r u si
-
ru la la
‘
.
3 A [li] -u
'

p
ra -t a .
4 A h e re

in s erts bi lu .
 P R A YE R S AD D R E S SE D TO G ODS .

27 "
[
'

j ka p u liz u u i i i il cinu i ita r

[ ku a ra d l l ul
- ‘
p p 3 p
‘

45 . a na - - a u c n a u su .

p u ldnitu m flu mj ]
‘
Su
‘ ‘
du-
ka ta
‘
su ib
u-m a
a na nis kd ti-
[ya]
m u ra stu
u- ba n- u i k im a
alt? di ku -
u ta -
ui -
Z iu la - bu ta

m u rsu lé ta bu
‘

ui —‘
Sic
’

m a - m it un fa ir .

i
su k -
lu lb al dt p ag -ri-ya la - - bu - m a lit- bu 3 a ku
il k u
- I
a lm d n fl - u-a at
-
u s .

du-
ipir sip i ya sa b-s u m a n- d a - ti-yil li ka
‘

fl ”2
ba és ti ta b la tu ni i i lim i i a m ilziti ln- u b- ba -k u
’
- - - - a p -
s n t s a l

u lu - u b-bu-ta -k u -[m a]
m i- la t ili u a m iluti fti) 3 iba sci- a ili-ya B A R D A su ttu - u-a li m
na ka -d a -a

id dt fl -u- a Si t u tirtu - u- a ri -
ka m a -
ui i-sa -a p k it ti -
'

u ru s

bi li-
ina ii m i -
d a -
ui - i iz iz -
m a si - m i f k a - ba - a i d i- ni d i- in

p u ru s s a - a i
p u ru s us ( ) 5

6
m u ru s S A G N A n u - u k - kir- m a n u - u s -s i di-ku sa g u m ri-yiz
"
l
a m il utu d iniz m a u z zi (P)
‘

ili ycz ista ri k ui

”
7 - -
a -

in a k i bit -
p i i
- -
k a ai itika -a m im m a lim -
nu u pis ka s sa p i
- - -
u

k m mp a s
‘

- -

ai itiku -
ni im zi im ti im ti a rsa si fl 9 lim nuti f” sa a m ilzitifl
”
[ TI M I S
’l
su nd ti f i d citi sa m i
’
ai itika -
a lu m u n ? sa -
z u

65 lu m u n 1 T] ali m dti ai iksu da yé Si i

-u -
’

. u

66 . ina p i li m ni lisci m li m n iti p é n i—ka

'

sa a m iliiti f’l
lu us lim m a
- - - ”

sa m m u A N Jf
‘

U k ) i lim nu
‘
67 .
’
g L sa in a k iscz d i-
ycz so n u (n u m m m a

a i u-sis - u i-k a
68
“
lim u ttz m flz m} p it 3 a 1 d d u m k u
' '

. a rra t a na a- k ti
i-
li-is -k ip
69 k im a bn u
p a rii tu i di Si
’
.
nu ri -
lim m ir - -
r- tit ai ar - ‘ 1 2

1 A d glo ss re a s z s-
[k u -u
] 2 B M a
3 B ili g u itta ri u

B Bp dd B
.

a m ilzi tu m fi )
um
‘ 4 5 24 7 21 1 5 u -r u -u s 6 L 60 i s e xp an e in an d fo rm s
h ch d
. . .

tw o lin e s w i a nd d i-[z u
’

re a -u s -s u
a n u -a s -s i ,
7
ta z u m ri -
ya ; C h ch
‘

w i re a d s - i
s ,
'

an d yd , app ar

d c B d
,

7
e n tl
y had the s am e re a ing as B I n p la e o f l 61 rea s

B
.
.

-
m a li-ir -ltZ-u i lil-k u -n u -m
‘
'

r i-i -m a , C i ma
- - 8 k a f-sap -t u m , C
B
.

~
tu m 9 -
a d r-la Su -u
‘ - 10 BC a m il fi tu m flu m l
d
.
. .

-
us-
‘
lim .
12 C p ro b ab ly re a a r-Si
’
‘
.
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92 . ili yd -
lu - u s- ta m - m ar

”
ista ri-yd na r- bi - ka
1
93 .

94 . it a na -
ku m as m a s -
a ra d -
ka d é li- li- k a
-
lu d lu l -

[N I M J N I M M A $0 [L L A "
I”
M a rd u k KA [v
95 . .

96 . KI SD A ii - tu -
ku pat
- -
su Bl u - I
ka kka d
im m iri K ] S A N U la 2

97
- bu - ti- t u ta na s a k(fi) - m a lu a na ili sa m m u -ka lu 3 a ua

ili M 4 is- su b- ba —
a

ta na d i(d i) im
“ m a - u m - m a ina p d n
’
ru -ii
u g
-

”
M a rd u k is-p u r-a n -u i

“ u ma III sa nitu kibi ma tap a ta r(dr)

' '

99
-
a - -
ii -
a n- ui -
rik s u
'
.

1 00 .
mm m a r
su a na biti-su lisir- m a a na a rk i —
su ul lim u r

101 D UR D UR sa m m u . istu su -nu

‘
-
‘
Mm N L K UL L A
30 m U G U K UL LA
1 02 . AR A ina sa m ni if ” s‘u rm inu tu bba l in a T[ SA R ta sa k a n(a n)

p u jas z u m ru

1 03 . ipa s a n- na m I I I sa nita m u nu u sa AN éfl /L M I S nisi- m a

1 04 . a bnifl su- nu - ti itti Sa m m u m u ku r fi) a na ili

“ “
5 UR k i a m k ibi

sip tu AN UL m a sa r su lnz i(m i) sa ”

l "
I
M a rd u k
at ta {j
- -
1 05 . .
- a u

“
’

1 06 . i- ta m - m u r kis p i -
ru - ki -
z

”
1 07 . m i la t -
ilu u ista r
‘

6
1 08 .
éi UR Z L TA R R U D A . . D[ PAL A . .

1 09 u pis kis pi
- -
lim -
tu sa

“ a s -ui- k y éa-
si 7

“
” it”‘
su k na K
8
1 10 . sid u da m k u la m a s s u na)
"
1 1 1 . ilu z i -
na a - l
[ista r ai u i- -
ti flj j’
ii a - m i- lu - ta

su l li m m ma [k i nis li ta] m u -u 9 itti-ya

'

1 1 2 .
- -
a -u - - - -

“
1 1 3 . i na m a sa r su l m i - -
u k iil u —
l t tu l 1°

ina ki bit ”
M a rd u k i/ri ni fl ra bii tifl
"
h
a bk a l [ ] la rd u k
tl
- ‘
1 1 4 .

1 1 5 . ipu s a n - na m a na ili sa m m u ta k - ta -bu -u

1 D 2 3 4 6 6 L
4 2 D lé D Iii-u D Sa E u a m il
z i tu 1 08

h ch d
. . . . . . .

p a r is m
fo rm s tw o lin es in E w i ) p z stz m flim) l an d
‘ '

re a na a

KA L U B I D A l 7 E
'

-z -
tu t a -a s -u i-ka a -n a
ya
d
. . . .

a -si 6 E i n k -71 a 9 10
. . E li-ta m -m a -zi . Fo r 1 1 3 E re a s : Su tta

d a m ikta fla) la -m u r t lu t-tu l .

11 E
 PRA YE RS TO M A R D UK .

1 1 6 . ina kisci d i Su ta sa ka n(a n} - ‘

a na libbi Sa m ni sa ina 12m p Sa stu na
‘

“
'

Z W u rka rinnu sa k nu (n u)
1 1 7 . sip tu ia -z i- tu I lI sa nitu m u nu (n u) - m a k a - a i-a n du m u m
gna w
1 1 8 . ina ii - m i-su - m a
‘
m a ma-
SA J VA I "
d ipa ri tu s- ba -
su- 1 na
1 1 9 . sa m i i -u sa l la tu m im m a
- -
tu - su m im m a lim -nu ul itiki-Su
1 20 . su m - su a na ta z a k a rfiir)

in u m a
“
a m il ka kk a d u z u m ru a k il su ka rsi-su
’

i i -z a k -k a t-s u
-
1 2 1 . u

”
1 22 . ika l Assu r bd n- ap li -
e tc .

T he t e x t o f No . 1 2 (K 1 63 K 2 1 8 ) has b e e n p u b lish e d
in IV R r e vis e d in IV R p l 5 7 the R e v e rs e o f
‘
, p l 64 . and
2
, .
,

K 2 3 7 9 which is d u p lic a t e o f 11 7 6— 9 6 b e i n g giv e n o n p 1 1

, .
, .

o f t he A d d itio ns to t he l a t t e r vo lu m e I t is h e r e r e p u b lish e d .

wi t h r e s t or at io n s a n d v a ri a nt r e adi n gs fro m fi v e d u p lic a t e s .

2

T he t e x t a s giv e n in IV R ha s b e e n t r a n sl i t e ra t e d i nt o H e b r e w I

ch ar a c t e rs b y H A L E V Y D o cu m ents religie u x p 1 7 9 ff a n d a t ra n s , , . .

1 —
l a t io n o f 7 6 8 2 is giv e n b y L E N O R M AN T L a divina tio n p 2 1 2 f
1 . . .
, ,

a nd o f — 2 4, 30
-
35, 6 1 — 95 , 101 — 1 07 by SA YC E , Hibbert
L ectu res , (f p .
5 3 6 ff p . c . is BE z 0L D , Ca ta log u e ,
. T he t a b le t
co n c e r n e d e n t ire ly wi t h t he worshi p o f the god M a rd u k the ,

o bj e c t o f it s p e t i ti o n s a n d c e r e m o n i e s b e i n g t he c u r e o f the
s u p p li a n t who is s u ffe ri ng fro m si c k n e ss T he gre a t e r p a r t o f .

t he t a b l e t i s occ u p i e d b y t he p r a y e r or i n c a n t a t io n a ddr e ss e d

t o the g o d which is h o w e v e r p r e c e d e d a n d follow e d b y di

, , ,

r e c t io n s fo r c e re m o n i e s T he i n c a n ta t i o n is t o b e r e ci te d b y .

t he m a sm a su or p ri e s t who a ls o c a rri e s o u t t he c e re m o n i e s t h a t

a cco m a n y it fo r co n t i n s a d e fi n i t e i nj u n c t i o n t o t his
p a ,

ef fe c t whil e in t he la s t li n e o f t he p r a ye r
,
the m a sm a su

s p e a k s in his o w n n a m e T he p r a y e r is how e v e r co m p os e d .
, ,

fro m t he p oi n t o f v i e w o f t he sic k m a n o n whos e b e h a l f the ,

p ri e s t r e ci t e s it .

1 SA N A is pp are ntly o m it te
a by E d
h hd d c c d
.

2 A ft e r the p lat e s had b e e n lit o grap e the up li ate ite as C w a s in

c re as e d b y the a dd h K3
it io n o f a fres fragm e n t , 2 89 , P ro f Z I MM E RN hv a ing las t

c d d c v
.

s u m m er
(
1 8 94 ) re o gn is e K it as a u
pli ate o f 1 63 ll 7 3 —9 0 T he arian t

d h h ch v h hc c
. .
. ,

rea ings o f C t e re fo re w i are gi en o n pl] 29 f, t o u

g o rre t as fo r as

h xh v
. .
,

t e y go are no t e au s t i e I n the fo o t n o t e s t o the t ran s literat io n o f the tab le t

h v hv Ch v c d c h
, .

o we er the fre s a rian t s o f a e b ee n in o rp o rate an d in all as e s w e re

d v d d c
,

t he tran s literat io n w o u l x lea e the e ac t rea ing o u b tfu l t he u n e ifo rm has b e en

add d e in b ra k e t s c .
 P R AY E R S ADD R E S SE D TO G OD S .

T he firs t l i n e o f the t ab l e t for m s

sor t o f h e a di n g or a

i n trod u c t io n a n d whil e s ta t i ng the o cc a sio n o f the p r a ye r

, , ,

co n ta i n s a g e n e r a l dir e c t io n t o t he e ffe c t t h a t wh e n the S ic k n e ss

ha s fal le n o n the m a n n o t hi n g e vi l or i n a u s p ici o u s is t o b e
a llow e d to a p ro a ch him T h en f ollows t he firs t s e c t io n o n
p .

t he t a b le t co n t a i n i n g 1 4 11 o f dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s which
,
.
,

co m m e n c e a s follows : P e r for m the followi n g I n t he n i gh t .

s p ri n k l e a g r e e n b o u gh wi t h p u re w a t e r B e for e M a rduk the .

dri nk o ffe ri ng sh a l t t ho u s e t D a t e s (a n d )
-
sh a l t .

t ho u h e a p u p A SA o f o il
. a dri n k o f fe ri n g w a t e r ho n e y ,
-
, ,

(a n d ) b u tte r sh a l t t h o u o ffe r ; t ho u sh a l t s e t t h e r e a n i n c e n s e
b u rn e r cor n,
sh a l t t ho u h e ap up ; a SA N A o f i n c e n s e
sh a l t t ho u o ffe r T he . d ri nk sh al t t ho u p o u r o u t - .
”

T he ri t e s in t he n e x t l i n e a n d a h a l f a re o b sc u r e ; a t l 7 o ffe r .

i ng s o f fl e sh a re p r e scri b e d t hr e e p r e p a r a t io n s o f fl e sh b e i n g ,

s p e cifi e d I n 1 8 the co m m a n d is giv e n t o t a k e the oil o f

. .

c e r ta i n woo ds a n d the n e x t t w o li n e s co n t a i n a lis t o f s u b

,

s ta n c e s th a t a re t o b e c a s t i n t o the oil i n cl u di ng gol d fra g , ,

m e n t s o f v a ri o u s k i n d s o f wood a n d p l a n t s an d i n c e n s e In ,
.

lif c e r t a i n o f
. fe ri n gs a re s p e cifi e d in ho n o u r o fthe
t he o ffe ri n gs co n sis t i n g o f o n e p i e c e o f a l ab a s t e r o n e p i e c e o f ,

gold o n e p i e c e o f l a p is l az u l i a n d o n e s e a l I n t he p ri n ci p a l
,
- .

p r a ye r o f the t a b l e t r e fe r e n c e is m a d e t o e a ch o f t h e s e fo u r
o fi e rin s (c
f 11 6 — a n d a s the r a y e r i s a ddr e ss e d t hro u gh
g .
9 7 .

p ,

o u t t o M z rd u k it is o b vio u s t h a t A N [J UL M I S is m e re ly a
, .
J
.

t i t l e o f t he g o d M a rd u k T he c e r e m o n i e s co n cl u d e wi t h a n
.
I

i nj u n c t io n to the o ffici a t i n g p ri e s t t o hold the h a n d o f the sic k

m a n a n d r e ci t e t he i n c an t a t io n T his i n c a n ta t io n which o cc u 1 e s
p .
,

—
9 4 r e a ds a s follows
, .

T ranslati o n .

O M a rd u k , lord o f la n ds , t he m igh t y
P ow e rfu l , iq u e p e r fe c t
un ,

T he e x a l t e d h e ro wh o s u ffe rs n o ch a n e
g ,

T he s t ro ng o n e t he k i n who
g ,

O M a rd uk the ill u s t rio u s the gr e a t o ne who ,

1 T he gro u p is
p ro b a c o mp o un d d
i eo gram an d is no t to b e t ran s lite rate d
d h v
.

i lu the ering the go d ”

ren o f j o ys is t ere fo re t e n tat i e .
 P R AY E RS TO M A R D UK .

22 . T he m igh t y the i llu s t ra t io n s !

2 3 . T he s t or m o f t he wea p on , t he b a t t le

the p erfe c t 25 .

g re a t 2 6 M a rd u k ,
t he lord
duk ,
t he l o rd
2 8 . L ord o f t he hea v e n s , o f m o u n ta i n s
oc e a n s who an d o f ,

the hi l ls !
29 L ord o f
. a n d for t r e ss e s w he g u id e t h t he riv e rs ! ,

3 0 Who b e s t o w e th cor n a n d
. who cr e a t e t h wh e a t a n d
b a rl e y wh o re n e w e th t he gr e e n h e rb !
,

3 1 Who cr e a t e t h t he h a n di wo rk o f g o d a n d godd e ss ; in t he
.

m id s t o f t h e i r a rt t ho u !

3 2 T he ru le r o f the Anu nna ki t he dir e c t or o f t he [g ig i ! ,

3 3 T he wis e the fi rs t b o rn o f l t he cr e a t or o f the who l e o f

-
.
, a ,

m an k i nd !

3 4 T ho u art lord
. an d l ik e m, y fa th e r a n d m y m o th e r a m o n g
t he a rt tho u !

3 5 T ho u a rt li k e t he S u n god a lso : t h eir d a r k n e ss t ho u dos t

-
.

ligh t e n !
3 6 A cry a n d a sho u t o f j oy
.
37 T ho u g uid e s t him .

t h a t is in n e e d 38 T h e i r wis d o m .

3 9 L a n ds a n d dis t a n t p e o p le s
.

4 0 T ho u a rt co m p a ssio n at e
.
41 I a m weak .

42 4 3 T ho u hold e s t his h a n d
.
44 .

At the s u p p li a n t m a k e s a fo rm a l s ta t e m e n t o f his

o w n n a m e a lo n g wi t h t h a t o f his fa t h e r a ft e r which t he t a b l et
’

co n t i n u e s b ro k e n fo r s e v e ra l li n e s o n ly disco n n e c t e d words ,

h a vi n g b e e n p r e s e rv e d Wh e n the li ne s o n c e m or e b e co m e
.

co nn e c te d w e fi nd t he s u p p li a n t i m p l ori ng t h a t the li fe o f his

b ody m a y b e r e s t or e d t he dis e a s e fro m which he is s u fle rin g
,

b e i n g p u t dow n t o t he i n fl u e n c e o f m agic H e co n c lu d e s a
d e scri p t io n o f his s ym p t o m s wi t h t he words : M y p ow e rs a n d
.

“
m y so u l are b e wi t ch e d a n d t h e re is n o ri gh t e o u s d e cisio n ! He ”

th e r e for e m a k e s a dir e c t a p p e a l t o t he god in the fo llowi n g

word s :
59 0. lord a t t his
, t i m e s t a n d b e sid e m e a n d h e a rk e n to m y
cri e s giv e m y j u dg m e n t m ak e m y d e cisio n !
, ,

60 T he sic k n e ss
. do t ho u d e s troy a n d t a k e tho u a w a y ,

t he dis e a s e o f m y b ody !
 P R AYE RS AD D R E SSE D TO GO D S .

61 . O m y go d ( ) godd
ande ss j u d g e
ye m a n k i n d a n d p oss e ss m e !
, ,

“
62 . B y the co m m a n d o f t hy m o u th m a y th e re n e v e r a p p ro a ch
a n thi n g e vil t he m a g ic o f t he sorc e r e r a n d o f t he so rc e r e ss !
y ,

M a y t h e r e n e v e r a p p ro a ch m e t he p oiso n s o f t he e v il
o f m en !
Ma y t h e re ne ver pp ro
a a ch the e vi l o f dr e a m s o f p ow e rs ,

(and
) p o rt e n t s o f h e a v e n a n d o f e a r t h !

N e v e r m a y t he e vil o f t he p or t e n t o f ci t y a n d l a n d ov e r

t ak e m e !

66 . In s p i te o f the e vil m o u th
vi l t o n g u e o f m e n in thy
, t he e

si gh t le t m e b e p e r fe c t !
67 . L e t n o thi n g e vi l e v e r r e s t ra i n t he p la n t o f the god o f j oy
th a t i s p l a c e d up o n m y ne ck !

68 . T he e v i l c u rs e t he m o u th t h a t is u nfa v o u r a b l e le t it c a s t
,

a sid e !

69 . L i k e a l a b a s te r le t m y ligh t shi ne le t m e n e v e r h a v e a fflic tio n !

,

R ev
Lik e l ap is -
la z u li may m y l i fe b e p r e cio u s in the si g h t le t ,

it e s t a b lish m e rcy !

7 1 . L ik e gold O , m y go d and my godd e ss , m a y p ro s p e ri t y b e

wi t h m e !
I n t he m o u t h f the p e o p l e s m a y
o I b e b l e ss e d !
L ik e a s ea l m a y m y si n s b e t o rn
wa y ! a

M ay t he e vil c u rs e
t h a t is u n fa vo u r a b le n e v e r dr a w n i gh
, , ,

m a y it n e v e r b e o p p r e ssiv e !
B e for e t h e e m a y m y n a m e a n d p os t e ri t y p ros p e r !
M a y the p la n t s a n d t h a t a re s e t b e for e t h e e lo o s e n

my s in !
N e v e r m a y t h e re a p p ro a ch m e t he wr a t h o r a n g e r o f t he g o d ,

Wi th m is e r y disgr a c e (a n d ) s in ; fro m t he c u rs e
,

M ay the r a isi n g o f my h an d
i n v oc a t io n o f t he gr e a t
, t he

gods giv e r e l e a s e ! ,

A t t hy m i gh t y co m m a n d le t m e a p p ro a ch ! C o m m a n d t ho u li fe !
L i k e h e a v en m a y I shi n e a m o n g the e n ch a ntm e nt s th at
p oss e ss m e !
L i k e the e a r th m a y I b e b righ t in the m i ds t o f s p e lls th at
a re n o t go od !

L i k e t he h e a rt o f h e a v e n m a y I b e b righ t ; m a y the p o w e r
o f m
y S i n s b e d e s t roy e d !
 PRA YE RS TO MA RD UK .

M a y t he bin u -wo od p u ri fy m e p l a n t d e liv e r

, m a y t he -

m e m a y t he u k u ru wo od r e m ov e m y s in !
.
-

M a y M a rd u k s v e ss e l o f p u rific a t i o n b e s t ow fa vo u r !
’

M a y t he fl a m i n g o f t he god m ake me
b ri gh t !
A t t he co m m a n d o f la k i ng o f t he A b yss
, fa t h e r o f t he ,

god s the L ord o f wisdo m , ,

A t t he r a isi ng o f m y h a n d m a y t hy h e a r t h a v e r e s t O ,

M a rd u k the p ri e s t o f t he g r e at gods the a r b i t e r o f t he [gzgi !

, ,

T he word o f l a l e t m e gl o ri fy a n d O q u e e n D a m kiu a le t , , ,

m e h a v e do m i n io n !
M a y I t hy s e rv a n t so a n d so the s o n o f so a n d so liv e , , ,

le t m e b e p e r fe c t ,

L e t m e r e v e r e t hy divi n i t y a nd le t m e b o w in h u m ili t y
,

b e for e t h e e !

92 . O m y go d le t m e re v e r e thy p o w e r !
,

93 . O m y godd e ss le t m e t e l l o f thy g r e a t n e ss !
,

94 . A n d m a y I t he p ri e s t t hy s e rv a n t
,
b o w in h u m ili t y b e ,

for e t h e e !

On t he co n cl u si o n o f the p r a y e r t h e r e foll ow thr e e shor t

s e c t io n s o f c e r e m o n i e s a n i n c a nt a t io n o f t e n li n e s a n d a fi n a l
, ,

s e c t i o n o f c e r e m o n i a l dir e c t io n s A ft e r t he fi rs t o f th e s e s e c t io n s
.

t he si c k m a n hi m s e l f c e a s e s t o t a k e p a r t in t he ri t u a l fo r the ,

s e c t io n co n cl u d e s wi th the i nj u n c t i o n th a t he sh a ll go s tr a igh t
to his h o u s e wi th o u t lo o k i n g b ehi n d him T he r e m a i n d e r o f .

t he t a b l e t d e a l s wi t h t he d u e dis p os a l o f so m e o f t he o f fe ri n gs
a n d o bj e c t s , t h a t h a v e b e e n u s e d in t he c e r e m o n i e s a t t he co m

m e n c e m e n t o f t he O b v e rs e a n d in t he co u rs e o f t he i n c a nt a t io n .

L l. 10 1 — 1 04 fo rm
s e c t io n s o f t w o li ne s e a ch which
two

co nta i n dir e c t io n s co n c e rn i ng t he s t o n e s a n d the p l a nt o f t he

g o d o f j y
o
”
m e n t io n e d in 1 1 1 1 f
f 6 6 ff
. T h
'

e n f o llows
.
,
a shor t

i n c a n ta t io n addr e ss e d t o the g o d o f j o y hi m s e l f in which he ,

is b e so u gh t t o m a ke t he sid u a n d ta w u s s u p ro p i t io u s a n d r e s t ore
b y his co m m a n d t he fa vo u r o f t he a n g ry god a n d godd e ss .

“
T he l a s t s e c t io n o n t he t a b le t co n t a i n s dir e c t io n s co n c e r n i ng
the p la n t o f the god o f j o
y t h e r e ci t a l o f t he i n c a n t a t io n a n d
”
,

t he o f fe ri ng o f a v e ss e l o f p u rific a t io n a n d a c e n s e r L 121 . .

giv e s the c a t ch li ne fo r the n e x t ta b l e t which p ro b a b ly co nta i n e d

-
 P R A Y E RS AD D RE SS E D TO GO D S .

si m il a r p r a ye rs a n d c e re m o ni e s to be r e ci t e d a nd
pe r for m e d
fo r the r e li ef o f so m e o th e r for m o f sic k n e ss .

1 . In K 2 5 1 3 ,
a t ab e t l co n t a i n i n g di re c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s ,

t he fi rs t s e c t io n o f Co l . I V co m m e n c e s : inu m a a m ilu lu m u n
m u rsi D L P AL A up i- su
-
lim
n itifl (f c p . whil e t he s e co n d s e c t io n
BEz 0L D , Ca ta lo g u e ,
.

co n ta i n s c e r e m o n i e s fo r a si m i la r occ a sio n ; it is t h e r e for e p ro

b a b l e th a t t he c e r e m o n i e s a t t a ch e d t o t he i n c a nt a t io n in N o 1 2 .

for m a n e x t r a c t fro m so m e l ar g e r work d e vo t e d e n t ir e l y t o

c e r e m o n i a l O b s e rv a n c e s T he dis e a s e i t s e l f wi th whi ch the .

!
,

ta b l et d e a l s wo u ld a p p ea r t o b e o f the n a t u r e o f p o ss e ssio n
,

“
or b e wi t ch m e n t cf K 2 5 7 2 inu m a a na a m ilu Z ] TA R R U D A I -
. .
, , . .

"Z
N I N J G L I TI i—
'

a nd l1 3 f a m il sé Z ] TA R R U D A
sa pu
-
u s -s u , . . u . . .

ip su -s u a u a p é n
- ‘
lik m is u (s u) , a nd t he so m e
wh a t si m il a r t e x t s K 3278 ,
11 . 1 ff .
, 8 if , a nd K 61 72 ,
11 . 1 ff.
,
1 1

(cf . o p . cit .
pp .
5 1 9 a nd s ee a lso K 96 1 2 K 1 07 60 ,
11 . 1 0 ff .
, e tc .

3 . Fo r a disc u ssio n o f the K U A . . T]R c f . su p ra p . 22 f .

4 f Fo . r SA N A bu riz si a n d KA S
. S A G ta na ki(k i) c f . su p ra
p . z o f .

5 . T hat fl : a ru (B R UN N o w , L is t no .

5 5 7 0) the flow e r

(o f a p a l m ) cf J E N S E N .
, ZK II , p . 26 . T he t a b l e t c le a rly r e a ds

i I ’ no t flI t
as in I V R ‘
, no r LEI as in I V R 2
. T he : I EE I
is p ossi b ly t o id e n t ifi e d wi t h t he p la n t t m t I é I whichbe a y

o cc u rs in S m 8 Co l I l 1 4 f wh e r e it is r e n d e r e d b y Zia a s
.
, .
,
. .
,
-

ku ra k u a n d ka a s ku u r (cf B R E N N O W L is t n o
- -
,
- - -
.
, , .

6 A cco rdi n g t o B R U N N o w
.
L is t n o 8 6 1 3 russu i s a lso a , ,
.

p ossi b l e r e n d e ri n g o f t he gro u p K U fi USA .

7 T he th re e for m s o f fl e sh h e r e e n u m e r a t e d m a y r e p r e s e nt
.

t he fl e sh o f t h re e di ffe r e n t b e a s t s o r fl e sh in
g e n e ra l p r e p a r e d ,

in thr e e di ffe re n t w a ys T he Si KA J Z ] w a s p oss so n a m e d

'

.
fl .

fro m it s a p p e a ra n c e KA J Z / b e i n g ka m dtu sa is dti (cf , ,

‘
.

B R fi N N o w , L is t , no .

1 Fo r the t e t x o h
f t is ta b le t f
c . B OISS I E R, D o cu m en ts a ss
y rien s , P aris , 1 8 94 ,

p 42 . . Fo r t III: at t he b egin n ing o f l 6 . re a d cc d

,
a o r in g to the t ab le t,
(t :
m fi si fu-a -tu m
'

i . e. z na e tc .
 P R A YE R S AD D R E S SE D TO GO D S .

r e adi n g i s : I ra p
-
su , which ha s p ro b a b ly a ris e n fro m the

m isr e a di n g o f a b a dl y wri t te n £ 4 44

27 . T he ch a r a c t e rs in t his l i ne a re r u b b e d ; if tit (II I:

55
“
a do t e d t he p h ra s e sho u ld
a nd
1 t he r e a di n g o f IV R I 2
be p ,

b e t ra n s lit a ra t e d z kid d di)

m u da l ksu (i : E ”
IIIJ)
l wh o

“
iz u . e . :

giv e th gr e a t ab un d an ce ”
.

— nu
30 .
-
I '

nu u -
sh o u ld be r ea d wi h IV t R 1
,
no t ”
I ‘

-
u

as in IV R 2

in t he
32
s e nse o f
.

ag o n
T he t i t l e
“
dr
u su mga tlu in t his p a ss ag e i s cl e a rly n o t u s e d
T he p a ra ll e li s m o f a - si -ru in t he
s e co n d h a lf o f the li n e s u g ge s t s so m e g e n e r a l t e r m i m p lyi n g
a u t hori t y .

5 0 T he firs t S ig n in t hi s l i n e sho u ld p ro b a b l y b e r e a d
.

”
III : as in IV R 2
, al
t ho u gh CI II is all t h a t is at p r e s e n t

v isi b l e .

5 2 . T he ig n s SE: E I which occ u r fr e q u e ntly in

S , a for m
ul t he 6 t h t a b l e t o f t he su i p u s e ri e s (cf I V R p l 7
II Co l
‘
a o n -
.
, , .
,

l l 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 ; p l 8 Co l I I I
.
, , , a re e x p l a i n e d
, , .
, .
,

b y J E N S E N (Z K II p 2 0 ) a s a v e r b (i e nis ti I I I 1 ) wi t h t he , . . .

3 m s s u ffix a n d a s i n s t a n c e s o f t he o cc u rr e n c e o f t he p h ra s e
. .
,

he q u o te s the p r e s en t p a ss a g e and E ? : II E I in (s ee
»
b e low ) I t is m or e p ro b a b l e t h a t t he sig n s H?
.
EI sho u ld be
t r a n sli te ra t e d h o n e t i c a lly u i su a word t h a t i s n o t how e v e r -
p , ,

t o b e id e n t i fi e d wi t h t he n isu whi ch occ u rs in t he

p hr a s e m a m it nis II
-
? ) sa m i i n is irsi tim (tim ) ( d
ibi V -
.

C o l I l 5 0 ; s ee a lso B R U N N o w L is t n o
.
, . I n the p a ss a ge s ,
.

ci t e d a b o v e a s in the p re s e n t li n e u i su i s fol lo w e d n o t p re
, ,
-
,

c e d e d b y m a m it a n d is t o b e re g a rd e d a s I 1 I nf fro m na su
,
-
, , .
,

“ “
t he t w o wo rd s b e i n g ro b a b l t a k e n t og e t h e r in t he s e n s e o f a n
p y
o a th or c u rs e (lit the ra isi ng o f a n o a t h o r
” ”
u i su
.
-
,

how e v e r so m e ti m e s o cc u rs b y i t s e l f (cf N o I l 4 8 : li in ui i s s i
, . .
, .
- - - -

m a m it li td kil u i [su
- -
etc )
-
so t h a t in t he p hr a s e u i sii m a
-
.
- ‘
'

m it t he t w o words a re p e rh ap s t o b e t a k e n a s s e p a r a t e s yn o
n ym o u s
p hr a s e s in a p p osi t io n .

67 .
v i . e . sdkinu fn u) is to b e r ea d fo r v o f IV R .
 PRA YE R S TO MA R D U K .

7 1 is p ossi b le t h a t th e s e t w o li n e s sho u ld b e t a k e n
f. It
t og e t h e r wi th o u t a b r ea k .

7 3 T he a p p lic a t io n o f the m e t a p hor in t his li n e is n o t a t

.

firs t sigh t a p p a r e n t T he k u nu kk u m a y how e v e r r e fe r to the

.
, ,

s e a l i m p r e ssio n a nd as s e a l i m p r e ssio n s h a v e b e e n fo u n d o n
-
,
-

s m a ll cl a y co n e s which w e r e ori g i n a lly a tta ch e d t o the doc u

,

m e nt s t h e y a tt e s t e d b y m e a n s o f a s t ri p o f re e d (cf B U D G E .
,

Z A III p , it i s p ro b a b l e t h a t t he t e a ri n g o fi or r e m ov a l o f
.

s u ch a s e a l i m p r e ssio n is the b a sis o f t he m e tap hor in t he te x t

-
.

divisio —
77 ff T h e n . o f 11 77 7 9 a s g iv e n in the t ra n sl a t io n
.
,

is b a s e d o n the d u p l ic a t e C whi ch r ea ds a s fo llows , .

R ev .

5 . N ever m ay h e re a p p ro a ch m e a n y thi n g e vil n e i th e r the

t ,

wr a t h n o r a n g e r o f the go d m is e ry disgr a c e a n d s in ! , ,

6 . F ro m the c u rs e m a y the r a isi n g o f m y t w o h a n ds t he ,

i n vo c at io n o f the g r e a t g ods g ive rele a s e ! ,

Here the ge n e r a l p hr a s e m im m a lim nu is i n t rod u c e d a nd

—
d efi n e d b y the s u b s t a n t ive s t h a t follow . r
ip E ”E I h as b een

e x p l a i n e d b y J E N S E N (Z K II p 2 0 ) a s E EI lu sis isu
, .

or lzsis isu (cf s up ra s u b . T he r e a di n g o f C how e v e r , ,

p rov e s t h a t t h e p hr a s e is t o b e t r a n sli t e r a t e d u i is kdti in a

p
-
,

osi t io n t i k i ili n i fl but

-
i fl
p o a r z ra .

98 i s wri tt e n o v e r a n e r a s u r e ; t he scri b e ha d p ro b ab ly
.

b e g un to wri t e <I " o m i tt i n g b ut c orr e c te d his m is t ak e .

99 . On the r e n d e ri n g o f é II ZI 5 1° Cf? by riksu tapa

ta r(dr) f
c . su p ra p . 22 a nd infra s ub No . 1 6, 1 . 1 1 .

No . 13 .

T rans l iterati on .

3 . sa -kd-a i

4 lik tap p ti la li . a - -
u- 5 . k u p u
a na
-

ld nu ap il p u ld ni sa ilu s u pa ld u a ld itumfl u mfl
p
‘
- ‘ - su u n

i na pci n ilu -ti-k a ra biti(tz) ina

‘
6 a z z a d az )
.
7 .

bik it nisiM sa la m a l 8 . m im m a S u m su ka ba - -
a

lu l lik k a -m i ri
- -
9 . ru
K2
 P R A YE R S AD D R E SS E D TO GO D S .

10 . I n ta s lim - ina sil-

li-k a ni-m i—
ki
1 1 . ina p i-k a sa la na - k a r li

1 3 . D U D U B] a na p cz n
‘
”“ M a rd u k
[SA] N A
“
1 4 . . bu rdsi ta sa ka n (a n) n is kdti
”
[sip ] M a rd uk m u - d i- z
’

1 5 . tu bi- lu m
1 6 .
-
la -a t nisi fl a- p [
a - a - ti ]
1 7 .
-
ba sit-k a

R ev .

‘
1 8 .
-sa ‘

p ba la tu is-sa k - na
1 9 . sci is-sa k - na m -[m a] 20 .
[saR]
a - na ya -si
k im a sa m i- i a na -k u a - na sa - a - su

2 1 . d a m k u u-si-is -s a 22 . u- sa b-bit sap

ti ya
-
lib bi u
-
2 3 . u ka - -
as si
-
a -
i—
k ya
24 . bir ki ya u m a l li
- - - -
tdbti 5 2 .
g im - m a
r
‘

al m a ti-ya 2 6 . sit - m i u-Sa t bi -

ina um i
[ o u - ui 2 7 . bi li -
a k -
ri -d a k - ka si- m i

2 8 . su r-si d i-ui pu ru s 29 . bi
il-la -a n -u i

3 1 .
” “ M a rd uk 3 2
30
.
. k i-i la tu
ina p i-i
33 . m ak

No . 1 3 (K 3 2 2 9) for m s t he b o tt o m
l e ft c or n e r o f a l a rg e
t a b le t S i m i l
ar to No 1 2 T he O b v e rs e co n ta i n s the co n cl u sio n
. .

o f a p ra y e r t o M a rd uk in which aft e r givi n g his o w n n a m e s , ,

a n d t hos e o f his g o d a n d godd e ss in the u s u a l for m u l a t he ,

s u p p li a n t s t a t e s t h a t he s ta n d s b e for e the god who m b e a d

j u r e s b y the t e a rs o f the p e o p l e ; he p r ays t h a t he m a y e nj o y
t he g od s fa vo u r r e m a i n i n g in his d e e sh dow (i ro c io )
’
, p a e
p t e t n . .

t hro u gh his m igh t y co m m a n d t h a t d oe s n o t ch a n g e T his .

p r a y e r is follow e d b y t w o li n e s o f dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s ,

a nd at l 1 5 a fr e sh r a y e r co m m e n c s which is co n t i n u e d o n
.

p e ,

t he R e v e rs e o f the t a b l e t

i n v oc a t io n o f M a rd uk who a t
T he s e co n d p r a y e r b e gi n s wi t h a n
.

is d e scri b e d as lik e the

,
“
h e a v e n s in his re l at io n t o the s u p p li a nt I n 1 2 1 t he sidu or
”
. .

d ivi n e co loss u s is a ddr e ss e d p ro b a b ly a s t he m i ni s t e r wh o ,

c a rri e s o u t t he wi ll o f the gr e a t e r god ; a t l 2 7 t he s u p p li a nt .

t u r n s o n c e m or e t o M a rd u k
p e t i t io n i n g him fo r j u dg m e n t , As .
 P R A YE R S A DD R E SS E D TO GO D S .

sim dti ? ”
yé si 1 2
- 1 1 . .

-
sut -
ka 1 3 .
-
m u si- m a t-k a 1 4 .

bu k a - 15 i n a u
s b
-
a t ta -
u i-
ik i yé
t - -
1 6 .

“
d a m ik ti(ti) -ya lik- bi-k a

SU [ L L A] .
”
M a rd u k KAN

mu a -g ii b- ba tu k ci n(a n)
’
1 9 .

GAB tu k d n(a n) 20 .

- bu - k u 22 . tu k dn(a n) 2 3 .

siptu III sa nitu m u nu (nu)

ta sa k a n(a n) 2 5 .

-
k u - nu 2 7 .

Lik e t he p r e c e di n g fra g m e n t N o 1 5 (K 2 5 8 6 , . K 7 1 85)

p re s e rv e s a p or t io n o f the ri g h t sid e o f wh a t w a s
o rigi n a l ly a
l a rge t a b l e t T he co n cl u sio n o f a p ra ye r t o M a rd uk a s e c t i o n
.
,

o f six li n e s g ivi n g dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s a n d t he b e gi n n i n g o f .

a s e co n d c e r e m o n i a l s e c t io n r e r e s e n t it s r s n t co n t n t s
p p e e e .

No . 16 .

T r a n s l i t e ra t i on .

[luj
’
-
zc -
Sa
‘ -
pi 8 .

“
k a L S A GJ L A 9 . s i- lim lik- bi- k a

lo . [N u nM A SU [L ]L A .
”
M a rd u k KA N .

1 1 .
[D U D U B ]
.
lu i na ln ina SA]N A . ipus(u s)

1 3 .
[ika l
” “A ss u r- bd n- ap li] etc
‘
.
sa m i u irsiti

O f the O b v e rs e o f No . 1 6 (K )
1 1 68 ch 1a r a c t e rs o nly
a fe w
h av e b e e n p r e s e rv e d , whil e t he R e v e rs e co n t a i n s t he c o n c lu d
 P R AY E R S TO M A R D UK .

ing p hr a s e s o f a p r a y e r t o M a rd u k the l a s t o n e o n the t a b le t , .

T he 00 10 p ho n li n e t h a t g iv e s t he t i t l e o f t he p r a y e r (I 1 0 ) is
-
.

h e r e a cco m p a n i e d b y a r u b ric or d ir e c t io n co n ta i n e d in a si ngle

li n e (1 which occ u rs fre q u e n t l y in t he p r e s e n t cl a ss o f t e x t s
.
.

F o r o th e r i n s t a n c e s o f it s occ u rr e n c e cf N o 1 8 l 1 9 ; N o 2 1 , . .
, . .
,

No . 22 ,
l 69 ; N o
. . 2 8 ,
No .
34, No .
38 ,

No .
39 , No .
41 , No .
4 6, No .
47 , It wi ll be
s e e n t h a t t he li n e i s n e v e r fo u n d b y i t s e l f b u t it , ,
wh e n
occ u rs a l w a ys follows the colo p ho n li n e [N J M I N H MM A S U
,
-

[L L A e t c
a nna m
.

“
I t co m m e n c e s wi t h t he p hr a s e D U D U B ] i e ipa s
.

do the foll owi ng whi ch g e n e r a ll y p re c e d e s a n y di

,
”
,
. .

r e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s o r ri t ua l (cf s up ra p T he di re c t io n . .

i t s e lf co n sis t s o f the wo rds lit ina R I SD A lit ina SA N A ipus ,

a s e t for m u l a t h a t r a r e ly v a rie s N o s u b s t a n t iv e is m e nt io n e d I
.

fo r the i m p e r at iv e ip a s t o gov e r n ; h e n c e it m a y b e i nfe rr e d

t h a t t he o b j e c t o f t he v e r b is t o b e s u p p li e d fro m t he p r e vio u s

li n e i e th a t t he r u b ric r e fe rs t o t he m a n n e r in which the p re

, . .

c e di n g p r a ye r o r i n c a n t a t io n is t o b e r e ci te d T w o m e thods .

o f r e ci t a t io n a re in fa c t giv e n a s a l t e r n a t iv e s t he li n e re a di n g ,

P e r for m (t he i n c a n t a t io n ) e i t h e r ina KI SD A or ina SA N A .

I n the co u rs e o f a p ra ye r t o N inib co n t a i n e d b y N o 2
“ ,
.

l 2 7 r e a ds : a r k u s k a rik s a K U A TI R és ru k k a
.
- - I h a v e b o u nd
-
.
- -
,

fo r t h e e a cord t he K U A T]R h a v e I o ffe r e d t h e e ! (cf s up ra

”
.
.
, .

p . T h e K U A T 1 R is o f co m m o n occ u rr e n c e a m o n g t he
. .

o ffe ri n gs th a t a re p r e s c ri b e d in t he c e r e m o n i a l di re c t io n s t h a t
a cco m a n y t he r e s n t c la ss o f i n c a n t at io n s (cf s up ra p 2 2
p p e . .

I t wo u ld n o t t h e r e for e b e s u r p risi n g if t he riks u m e n t io n e d in

the firs t h a l f o f t he li n e S ho u ld a lso b e fo u n d in the d ir e c t io n s
fo r c e r e m o n i e s I t w a s s u gg e s t e d a b ov e (p 5 8 ) t h a t in
. .

t he p hr a s e é H I ii sho u ld b e t ra n s li t e r a t e d
o f No 1 2

rik s u ta a ta r a r
p ( )
.

t h e k n o t t ho u sh al t,
loos “
en a nd it is n o t

i m p ro b ab l e t h a t in t he p h ra s e ina é LLI in t he r u b ric u n d e r ’

disc u ssio n w e m a y s e e a fu rt h e r r e fe r e n c e t o t he ri t e o f t he
k n o tt e d cord (rik s u ) T he s e co n d id e o g r a m S A N A ha s b e e n
.

al r e a d y disc u ss e d o n p 1 9 f wh e r e t he s u gge s t io n w a s m ad e . .
,

t h a t t he word d e n o t e d a v e ss e l fo r co nt a i n i n g i n c e n s e T he .

1 S ee b e lo w , an d N
s ub No .
4 2, l . 25, o .
52 ,
 P R A YE R S AD D RE SSE D TO GO D S .

r ub ric th e r e for e is t o t he e ffe c t t h at the i n c a n t a t io n m u s t b e

a cco m p a n i e d e i t h e r wi t h t he ri t e o f t he k n o t t e d cord or wi th ,

the o f fe ri ng o f i n c e n s e .

No . 17 .

T ra n s l ite ra t i on .

ba ldtu

k a -a - Sa p a - li-ki- k a lu

[I N I M I N JM M A S UJ [L L A
‘

5 . .

d"
- mi a sa r fi) sip ri TA R (a t)
-
eu
. ta na d i(d i) ina ili
ina ili sa

T he fragm e n t N o 1 7 (K 5 6 6 8 ) co n ta i n s a fe w word s o f
.

a
p r a y e r fol lo w e d b y so m e dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s T he .

n a m e o f t he
g o d t o who m the p r a y e r is a ddr e ss e d , t ho ugh
b ro k e n , is in all p ro b a b ili ty M a rd u k ; h e n c e the fr ag m e n t is
i n cl u d e d un der t he p r a y e rs a ddr e ss e d t o th a t god .

(N o 1 8 . .

T ransliterati on .

i - na -
ta -
lu pa -
nu -
uk -
[k a]
x

a -
na i—
g bis ta - m a - a - ti p a - nu - k a ma -
a

sa kd ta sa ma mi
kul la t nisifl ta ba r ri

Su r ba ta ma ina irsitim (tim )

Si m tirti fl
[ta ba r ri
2
su nu

-
ga
-
m il -
su at -
ta

sa b ta ku ma ki i
-
ti i ri
- -

i na 3 ka

1 L I 1 an d
p ro b ably fo rm e
2 o ne lin e i n A , d w h ch v
i gi es c
t ra es o f tw o
cd h ch c d d
.

p re e ing lin e s , o f w i t he s e o n 2 I 7
re a s ku
-
Fo
d
r .

A rea s : si ri l’l-l
‘
u -n u ta -n a 3 A i-n a .
 P R A YE R S AD D R E S SE D TO GO D S .

wi th the d e sir e t h at he m a y d e cl a r e the gr e a t n e ss o f the g o d

u n t o d is ta n t p e o p l e s .

1 0 f f B et we en . a nd 9 o f A a n i n s e r t io n or a g l oss

1 s wr 1 t t e n i n s m a ll e r ch a r a c t e rs o f w h1 ch o n ly § I ha s b e e n r
p e

s e rv e d t he t a b l e t r e a di n g :
,

1 d u p lic a t e A in p l a c e o f l 1 9 g i v e s a c e re m o n i a l
9 . T he .

s e c tio n o f t hr e e li ne s p r e scri b i n g the o ffe ri ng o f i n c e n s e a n d

t he re p e t i t io n o f t he i n c a n t a t io n t hr e e t i m e s .

20 T hi s c a t ch li n e which giv e s t he firs t li n e o f the n e x t

.
-

t ab l e t is t o b e fo u n d in t he lis t o f i n c a n t a t io n s K 2 8 3 2 K 6 68 0 , ,

co l I . l 7 (s ee ab ov e p
, . .

No . 19 .

T r an s l i te ra t i o n .

ma
bilu bilu bilu
a bu ra bii ti
" f

bil f” ”
sim dti
‘

1 u su rcz ti
2m f

irsitiK
‘
mu ma ir sa m i i u tz) bil m é ta tz
ui 5a 221 int? a ki bit su

[m u] sim si m dti k a la (1 ) m a’

” "
[ ] mun
iu a lu a ta li l
S in sa ina a rki
u u
ii m i isa k na (na)
[l m ] i ”
M S fl ? ”
‘
u u n id c ti’ [ TI I li m n iti lci tcibcz ti
[sa] ina ik a lli ya u m dti ya iba sci a

.
[ina k t] bi ka m a u ta l la d a ti ui - - - st i ti

[ sagg a na k k u tzi - m i- su- nu ka r

’
a -
na sa rru . ta -z a-

ba -u i-i ii Sa rr u
ba
 P R A YE R To BIL .

it bilu fa m ? U 1 ("7 l G Ja m GA da n
1 7 .
m
1 8 . i na ma da ti k a kk a b sa ma mi
1 9 . bi li ad d
20 .
-
ra t —
ti -
ka ip s -
a- ku u z nd
d "-
ai

R ev .

2 1 . ba la ti ya si in:
22 . ba ui i su mi ya ki bi
2 3 . PAL ma d u m ku su r ka
24 . in ku n ma ili ya ba (is ta ka ra bitu (tu)
2 5 .
[ilu] u sa rru li sa ki ru in [i i

2 6 u ru bzi kar bu ui y a li p u Su
2 7 . ii ba sa an ui

“
‘
28 . ina p ukri lu si mat ki bi ba la tu
29 .
"
l
sid u likbi m ag tira u

30 . u mi sa m lit ta l la k itti yr)

3 1 .
[ina] ki bit ka sir ti sa [a u tta kka ru ru ( )
32 . it an ui ka ki ni m sa 221 int? ii

SU th
an KA N
‘

[L L A . .

34 . sip ta ru ba tu ra bitu (tu) i la t si ma a -

ti

As is t he ca se in t he p r e c e di ng t a b l e t ,
so m e o f the lo nge r
li n e s in N o 1 9 (K 3 4 ) a re divid e d i n t o h a l v e s which t og e th e r
.
,

occ u p y t w o li n e s o n t he t a b l e t (cf ll 4 f 1 5 f 1 8 f 2 9 . . .
,
.
,
.
,

N o 1 9 co n t a i n s o n l y o n e p r a y e r a n d t his is a ddr e ss e d t o t he
.

god B il a n d w a s i n t e n d e d fo r u s e afte r a n e c li p s e o f t he m o o n
(f
c 11 1.0 E ) T he .b e gi n n i n.g o f t he p ra y e r wi t h which t he O b ,

v e rs e co m m en c e d ha s b e e n b ro k e n o fl; it p ro b a b ly co nt a i n e d
'

,
,

how e v e r a n i n voc a t io n o f the god o f which the co n cl u sio n

, , ,

d e scri b i n g his p ow e r a s r u l e r a nd cr ea t or ha s b e e n p re s e rv e d ,
.

4 . O L ord ! O L ord ! O L ord !

t

q F ath e r gr e ato f the

o T he lord o f d e s t i n i e s t he [god ? ] o f ch a r m s !
,

x The r u l e r o f h e a v e n a n d e a r t h t he l ord o f l a n ds ! ,

o
o P e rfe c t in j u dg m e n t whos e word is n o t a l t e r e d !
,

o
x
D ir e c t or o f d e s t i n i e s
o I n the e vil o f the e cli p s e o f the m oo n which in the
m o n th o n the d a y has t a k e n p l a c e ,

1 1 . I n the e vil o f the p o w e rs o f the p or t en t s e v il a n d n o t good

, ,
,

L 2
 P R AYE RS AD D RE SSE D TO GO D S .

1 2 . Which in m y p a l a ce a n d m y l a n d !
a re

1 3 . A t thy co m m a n d cr e a t e d w a s m a n k i n d !
1 4 . U n t o k i n g a n d n o b l e t h e ir n a m e s t ho u dids t n am e !
1 5 . S in ce to cr e a te god a n d k i ng
1 6 . R e s t s wi t h t h e e !

I n 11 s u p p li a n t s ta t e s he has m a d e a n o ffe ri ng
. 1 7 ff . the

t o t he g o d co n si s t i n g a p p a r e n t ly o f t hr e e p la n t s a n d he t h e r e ,

“
for e s e e k s t he god s p ro t e c t io n fo r hi m s e lf a n d fo r his p os t e ri t y
’

( T h e d e s t i n y o f m y li fe d e cr e e ! T he m a k i n g o f m
y n a m e do
t ho u T he p r a y e r co n cl u d e s wi t h t he d e sir e t h a t
the god will co n fe r b l e ssi n gs t hro u gh his a t t e n d a n t m i n is t e r ,

t he sidu .

29 . M a y the co m m a n d fa vo u r u p o n fa vo u r
sid u ,

30 . D a ily m a y he go wi t h m e ,

31 . T hro u gh thy e x al t e d co m m a n d whi ch is n o t a l te r e d ,

3 2 . A n d t hy s u r e m e rcy which ch a n g e t h n o t !

No . 20.

T r an s l iterat i o n .

6 M I N N A D A GA L M A S UR
.

$0 [L L A .

8 [sipi n] bu a g it ma lu
‘
. Su r

9 .
[it] m u-
la a - ui —
ku m u t—
ta b- bil
R ev
10 .
.

” “
R a m m ci nu su r- bu -u
1 1 . ii - m u
‘

la a - ui —
ku
1 z . sa -
k in u -
mi -
i
1 3 .
[m u] sa t ri k birka AN Z A .

1 4 .
[k a s] ka su g it ma In
1 5 .
[M P] p a - d a -zi a [-
]
Sa - rid P
‘

6 k a s- k a -su g it m a [lu]
1 . - -

1 7 .
[la 9] p a - d u - zi a [sa rid P]
- -
 P R A YE R S AD D RE S S E D TO G OD S .

s a - m id d ur u ru

an u a bnifl birku 1 8 ilu

“ ali- ya
-
.

-
um - ma u- k a l—
ln 1 9 .
”
R a m m cin u
-
ka a - ta - ta - m a 20 .
[ a - na P]
a

a n ui - -
z ma [ -
za i li k i
-
n u - u i- u i-ya m u -g u - u r
su-[p y ]
i a 22 -
i—
p ka ln la itikd -
a

i ya [a si ] [ ]
’
i pis ri- ba in la
-
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n i n e t y fi v e li n e s ; a b o u t six o r s e v e n li n e s how e v e r a re m issi n g

-

fro m the b e g i n n i n g a n d e i gh t or n i n e fro m the e n d o f t he O h

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v e rs e I t will b e s e en t h e r e fore t h a t t he t a b l e t is so m e wh a t
.

si m i la r in si z e t o N o s 6 a n d 1 2 T he t e x t co m m e n c e s wi t h a
. .

p r a ye r or i n c a n t a t io n which is f ollo w ed b y t w o c e r e m o n i al

s e c ti o n s t he firs t o f t hr e e l i n e s the s e co n d b e i n g S ix l i n e s in
, ,

l e n gth T h e n follows a s e co n d l o n g p ra y e r which i s in a ll

.
,

p ro b a b ili t y co nt i n u e d wi t ho u t a b r e ak o n t he R e v e rs e o f t he

tab l e t T his i s in t u r n follow e d b y a s e c t io n o f t hr e e li n e s o f

.

c e r e m o n i e s a n d a t hird i n c an t at i o n o f fi ft e e n li ne s A ll t he .

p r a y e rs a n d c e r e m o n i e s a re t o b e r e ci t e d a n d p e rfor m e d in
ho n o u r o f the god R a m m d n .

T he firs t p r a y e r is m u ch b ro k e n ; it co n cl u d e s wi th the
d e sire t h a t R a m m ci n will a cc e p t h is s u p p li a n t s si ghi ng a n d re ’

c e iv e his s u p p lic a t io n : l et n o e vil a pp ro a ch or p oss e ss him a n d

he will p rocl a i m the gr e at n e ss o f t he g o d u n t o dis t a n t n a t io n s .

The r u b ric in 11 2 5 — 2 7 co n ta i n s t he s t a t e m e n t t h a t t he p r a y e r
.

is t o b e r e p ea t e d d u ri n g a c e r t a i n s ta te o f the wi n d whil e ,

— 3 3 r e co u n t the c e r e m o n i e s t h a t a re t o a cco m a n y it s
p
r e ci ta t io n T he co m m e n c e m e n t o f t his la tt e r s e c t io n i s id e n t ic a l
.

wi th t h a t o f t he fi rs t c e r e m o n i a l s e c t io n in N o 1 2 fo r a t r a n s .
,

la t io n o f which cf s up ra p 60 . . .

T he b e g i n n i n g o f t he s e co n d p r a y e r i s v e ry si m il a r t o
N o 2 0 ll 8 ff (s ee a b ov e p
.
, . . A t 1 5 8 t he godd e ss B ilit is . .

a ddr e ss e d and in t he fo llowi n g li n e t he god M a rd u k

, A ft e r .

a ll u sio n s t o hi s p ow e r an d m e rcy t he s u p p li a n t s t a t e s t h a t he

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is p e t i t io n i n g b e for e him a n d t he p r a y e r co n cl u d e s (ll 6 1 ff )
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7 1 . ika l [ A ssu r- biz n- ap li etc .

No . 22 (K 1 40 K 3 35 2 K 875 1 K 1 0 2 85 ) for m s
the u p e
p r p or t io n o f a l arg e ta b l e t fro m which a b o u t a q u a r te r ,

is a t p r e s e n t m issi ng T he t a b le t co n ta i n s p or t io n s o f th re e
‘

r y rs d f c r m o i l s c t io n ll o f which a re c o m
p a e a n o o n e e e n a e a ,

os d i ho o r f h
t e god N b i T he firs t p r a y e r o n t he
p e n n u o a t .

M 2
 P R AYE R S AD D RE SS E D TO GO D S .

t ab l e t co n ta i n s p et i ti o n s fo r li fe a n d p rosp e ri t y a n d w a s , in
t e n d e d fo r t he r e li e f o f a m a n s u f fe ri n g fro m S ic k n e ss a n d de
m o n ia c a l p oss e ssio n ; T he e n d o f t he p r a y e r is b ro k e n ; the

fi rs t how e v e r r e a d a s follows
, .

ra ns lati o n T .

1
. O h e ro p ri n c e fi rs t b or n o f M a rd uk !
, ,
-

2
. O p r u d e n t r u le r o ffsp ri n g o f Z a rpa nitu !
,

3
. O N a bit ,
B e a r e r o f t h e ta b l e t o f t he d e s t i n y o f the gods ,

D ir e c t or o f I s agila !
4 L ord o f I z ida S h a dow o f B o rs ipp a !
.
,

5 D a rli n g o f I a G iv e r o f li fe !
.
,

6 P ri n c e o f B a b yl o n P ro t e c t or o f the l ivi ng !
.
,

7 G o d o f the h ill o f d w e lli n g the for t r e ss o f t he n a t io n s t he

.
, ,

L ord o f te m p l e s !
8 T hy n a m e is
. in the m o u t h o f the p e o p l e s O sid u ! ,

9 O s o n o f the m igh t y p ri n c e M a rd u k in thy m o u th is j u s t ic e !

.
,

1 0. I n t hy ill u s t rio u s n a m e at t he co m m a n d o f thy m igh t y

,

godh e a d ,

1 1. I so a nd so the s o n o f so a n d so wh o a m s m i tte n wi t h
, ,

dis e a s e t hy s e rv a n t , ,

1 2. Who m the h a n d o f the d e m o n a n d the b re a t h o f the

1 3. M ay I liv e m a y I b e p e r fe c t
,

14 . S e t j u s t ic e in m y m o u t h !
1 5. m e rcy in m y h e a r t !
1 6. R e t u r n a n d b e e s ta b lish e d ! M a y t h e y co m m a n d m e rcy !
1 7
. M a y m y god s ta n d a t m y ri g h t h a n d !
1 8. M a y m y g odd e ss s ta n d a t m y l e ft h an d !
1 9. M ay the fa vo u r a b l e sidu t he fa v o u r a b l e la m a ss u ,

w i th m e !
O n the co n cl u sio n o f t he p r a y e r t h e r e follows a s e c t io n
o f fo u r li n e s co n ta i n i ng d ir e c t io n s fo r t he m a k i ng o f c e r t a i n ‘

o ffe ri ngs a n d the co m m e n c e m e n t o f a n i n c a n t ati o n b o th o f

,
,

which a re m u ch b ro k e n O n the R e v e rs e o f the t a b l e t i s in

.

sc ri b e d the co n cl u sio n o f a p r a y e r which m a y p ossi b ly b e the ,

co nt i nu a tio n o f t h a t which co m m e n c e s a t the e n d o f the O h

v e rs e T he sic k m a n a ft e r m a k i n g a for m a l s ta t e m e nt in l 5 1
.
, .

o f his o w n n a m e a n d o f th a t o f his fa t h e r co n cl u d e s the p r a y e r ,

wi th the foll owi ng p e ti t io n s .

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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

No .
3 77)
2 co
3 (Kn t a i1n s a fe
2 w p hr a s e s fro m the e n d o f

a p ray e r to S in a n d fro m the b e g i n n i n g o f a s e c t io n o f c e r e

m o n i e s t o b e p e r for m e d in h o n o u r o f t he s a m e g o d .

No . 24 .

T ra nsliterati o n .

sa r- ra ti — ra

MA SU

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nu -
ma
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S in
ta na k if
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z
a na

m u nu (nu)

T he na m e o f t he god
who m the p r ay e r o n N o 2 4 to .

(K 1 3 9 2 2 ) is a ddr e ss e d ha s n o t b e e n p r e s e rv e d in t he col o p ho n
li n e A s ho w ev e r the c e r e m o n i e s t h a t foll o w it a re t o b e o b
.
, ,

s e rv e d in ho n o u r o f S in d u ri n g a c e r t ai n p h a s e or p osi t io n o f
t he m oo n (cf 1 it i s cl e a r th a t t he p r e c e di ng p r a y e r i s a l so
. .

a ddr e ss e d the M o o n god -

.

No . 25 .

T ran sliterati on .

—
k i im - a bu rris nci ri fl
b
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I I I so nilu 8 . i u rcisu
S A sa m ni l VII
9

Lik e the t w o p r e c e di n g fr a g m e n t s N o 2 5 .
(K 1 3 2 9 6) co n

ta n i s the co n cl u sio n o f a p r a ye r t o S in a n d the co m m e n c e m e n t

o f a c e re m o n i a l s e c tio n .
 No . 26 .

T rans l ite rat i o n .

“
bil

S U] [L . LA ”
S in KAN .

if"
a na S in
si i na ii m i m ag a rz g u su ru ta 3a bit

k im n tu bba l- m a

an ma 9 .

-
ku r
-
tim 1 2 .

No . 26
(K 1 05 5 0 ) p r e s e rv e s p or t io n s o f a p ra y e r t o S in
and c e re m o n i a l
a s e c tio n o f s e v e n li ne s , which r u n s ov e r o nto
the R e v e rs e o f t he t a b l e t and , w a s p ro b a b ly follow e d by a

s e co n d p ra y e r or i n c a n t at io n .

No . 27 .

T r an sl i t e ra t i o n
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.

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-
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na s d k k lu uk ku [ ba sil 3
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k a - bu -u 4 la si- m u -[u it ta l pu nin ]iii

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su m t a -a i -
ra - ta is ti a k a 0) ]
1 7 . és -
su m m u
u -
pp
-
al-
s a - ta [a ta mar
—
m i—
ni [a t k a (P) ]
8 ifs su m ri iz p é ni
1 .
- -
ta 7 ta z

1 9 . ki -
nis na p lis -
a n -
u i -
ma si mi ka ba az]
g
20 . ag -
gu lib ba ka
- -

2 1 .
[p ] u -
tu r o u - ui

22 . lib bi ’
ilu -ti k a -

23 . ilu u
"
I"
ista ra ai- n u - ti sa b

nir —
bi—
ka

No (K 2 3 7 1 . K 1 3 7 9 1 ) co n ta i n s the firs t p r a y e r o f
2 7
wh a t w a s ori gi n a l l y a l a rg e t a b l e t I t ha s b e e n r e s t or e d ch i e fl y .

fro m t he d u p lic a t e w hich i s ci te d a s A T his t ab l e t is a co m .

p a ra t iv e l
y s m a l l o n e a n d co n ta i n s n o thi ng m or e t h a n t he
p r a ye r
in ll 1 — 2 5 o f the t e x t foll ow e d b y a c a t ch li n e it s O b v gi v
.
,
-
, .

in g — 1 in li ne s i t s R ev 11 6 — in 1 0 or 1 1 li n e s
5 2 2 1 25 , . .
,

whil e t he e n d o f t he R e v e rs e is l e ft b l a nk I t is i n scri b e d in .

r a th e r co a rs e ch a r a c t e rs a nd w a s co p i e d fro m o n e o f the l a rg e r ,

t e x t s fo r A sh u r b a n i p al who s u b s t i tu t e d his o w n n a m e in p la c e
,

o f t he g e n e r a l for m u l a in l 1 1 M or e ov e r the i n s e r tio n o f the . .

e cli p s e for m u l a in A ch a n g e s t he
-
r l ch r c t r f it e ti
g e n e a a a e o s p
t io n s a n d p rov e s t h a t t he co y w a s r e q u ir e d fo r u s e d u ri n g
p'

or a fte r a n e clip s e o f the m o o n T h u s r e s t or e d n o t m u ch i s .

,

m issi n g fro m t he p r a y e r L l 1 — 1 0 co nta i n the i nvo c a t io n o f . .

t he god a t the s u p p li a nt s ta t e s his n a m e a n d g o e s o n t o

,

1 Fo r A re a d s a na ku
- m Assu r ba n -ap li
‘ -
‘

a r a d -ka f w hich is fo llo w e d by

the fo rm u la in a lu m u n ”n a ta li e tc . in t h re e lin es ; an d 1 2 fo rm o ne lin e in
u an d c 2 A [z u l-ku -u 3 4
.
. c ba se-a . A ka-b u -u it, B ké -bu
A 6 A [ ]ta i 7 A f ] 8 A libba -ka 9 A [i i-ti-ti
'

-a -ra t r i -m i -n a -
ta

c ch h h ch c c d
. . .
.

10 O f the at lin e , w it w i the t e t x f B o n lu o nl

y the e nd ha s b ee n
vd
o es,

p reser e : I N D OL -k i . .
 P R AYE R S A DD R E S SE D TO GO D S .

i . e . ina m a -
ti- su can not be r ead , as t he d u p l ic a t e A cl ea rly
r ea ds >E '

I o

7 . s ta r m i gh t p oss
it -
. be re a d fo r sit -ta r i . e . m igh t y is thy

co u n s e l
L
p oss .
1 9 f
so m e
. .
9 ha s b e e n r e s t or e d fro m N o
1

o t h e r sy n o ny m fo r p r a ye r or” “ . 2,

cry
l .

”
32,
m ay
etc.
,

h av e
t h o u gh
b een
e m p loy e d . L . 20 is re s t or e d fro m No . 2 1 , l . 68 , N o .
4 6, etc .

No . 28 .

T ra n sl i te ra t i o n .

lis lim u (m u) itti-ya 4 .

[d é -
li-
li -
k a] ln d —
lu l

5 .
[I N I M IN IM MA SU [L L A] .

6 .
[D U D U . BI ln ina SAR lu ina] SA N A ipu sfu s)

7
-
u ilu ri- nz i- nu -zi 8 m a -ba l lit -

m ilu
a
m itu 9 .

lik a - d u - a r- m a 1 1 .
-u b- la 1 2

-
k a li- nu - ka 1 3

No (K 3 35 5)
i s a s m a l l fr a g m e nt fro m the righ t sid e
. 2 8
o f a l a r ge t a b l e t I t p r e s e rv e s a fe w p hr a s e s fro m t he e n d o f
.

a
p y e r t o N i rg a l a n d fro m t he b e g i n n i n g o f a p r a y e r t o a
r a

g o d who i s a ddr e ss e d a s a m e rci fu l god t he q u ic k e n e r

“
o f t he d e a d !
 S e cti o n I I I .

P raye rs a dd re s s e d to G o d d e s s es .

Lik p r
e e c
the
e di n g divisio n S e c t
, i o n III i s m ad e u p o f
t a b le t s co n t a i n i n g p r a y e rs a ddr e ss e d o n l y t o o n e d e i t y Whi le .

t he p r a y e rs in S e c t i o n II h ow e v e r a re co m p os e d in ho n o u r o f
, ,

g od s th os e in t he p r e s e n t S e c t i o n a re a ddr e ss e d t o g odd e ss e s
, .

N o s 3 0 a n d 3 3 a n d p ossi b ly N o s 2 9 a n d 3 5 co n t a i n b u t o n e
.
, . .

p ra y er whi ch is a cco m p a n i e d in the c a s e o f the t w o for m e r

, , ,

b y dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s T he t a b le t s are co m p a r a t iv e l y
.

s m all a n d a re i n scri b e d in a so m e wh a t l a r ge a n d co a rs e cha

ra ct e r a n d, li k e o th e rs in S e c t io n II m a y p e rh a p s b e r e ga rd e d
, ,

a s for m i n g e x t r a c t s fro m t he l a r g e r co m p osi t io n s T he q u e s

.

t io n wh e th e r an
y l a rg e t ab let e xis t e d c o n t a i n i ng
,
a s e ri e s

o f p r a y e rs an d c e r e m o n i e s a ddre ss e d o n l y t o o n e godd e ss ,

a n d in it s a rr a n e m e n t corr e s o n di n g t o N o s 1 2 2 1 a nd 2 2
g p .
, , ,

is o ne t h a t c an n o t b e a n sw e re d wi t h c e r t a i n t y I t is t r ue th a t .

N o s 3 1 3 2 a n d 3 4 are fr a g m e nt a ry p or t io n s o f l a r ge t a b l e t s
.
, , ,

a nd , as t h e ir p re s e n t co n t e n t s r e fe r o n ly t o o n e g odd e ss th e y ,

h a v e b e e n cl a ssifi e d u n d e r t he p r e s e n t S e c t io n I t is n o t im .

p ossi b l e h ow e v, e r t h a t t he, t a b l e t s o f which t h e y a re fr a g m e n t s

origi n a lly co n tai n e d p r a y e rs a ddr e ss e d t o o th e r d e i t i e s T h e ir .

i n cl u sio n th e r e for e u n d e r t his S e c t io n m u s t b e r e ga rd e d a s

, ,

p rovisio n a l .
 P R AYE R S AD D R E S SE D TO G O D D E SS E S .

No . 29 .

T r an s l i te ra t i o n .

[ ]
d u P u m -
m u -
ku
-
ku - u m - m a
‘
”"
S fKA N ]
“
2 . s o [L L A . a -la

bu k ur "
I
ti ia ka ru

No . 29 (K 1 3 9 0 7 ) ha s p r e s e rv e d t hr e e
li n e s fro m the R e
v e rs e o f a s m a ll t a b l e t , which r e p r e s e n t t he
l a s t li n e o f a p r a y e r
follow e d b y it s col o p ho n li ne a n d a p p a r e n t l y t he c a t ch l i n e fo r -
,
-

the n e x t t a b l e t T he l a tt e r sho u ld p ossi b ly b e r e s t or e d fro m

.

N O 2 7 l 1 [sip tu bi—
. lu m g a s ru]ti ia k a ru bu k u r
. N II N AM N I R - - - - -
.

‘
I f t his is so t he sig n 7 m u s t h a v e b e e n wri t t e n ov e r a n e r a s u r e
, .

No . 30 .

T r an s literati o n .

ib bi fi )

i a - na
a -k u o o o o o o o o o o j z ". o a

lin u k/u k) libba kz ka bit ta

a na - ku
p u ltinu p il p u lfz ni
a sa m u ra stu
da ya na ti di ui di
m us ti si ra a ti a la k ti ki
li sa k ra ili sa ia nu
’

ii
in nin ti ka b ri ka si ti li
lina s ik(ik) m u rsu sa z u m ri-ya lina s i(s z) M UN G U .

1 3 lip ta ti ru a di ra tit sa lib biya

.

1 4 . sur- d im - m a su m u u z iru lu rim u s i-li-ti t ln -Sa -pa ai ki

- r-
ki
1 5 lu blut(ut) lu us lim ma n ir bi ki lu sa pi
.

1 6 .

mi
’
l7 nir bi ki li zi
a - - -
ru -
ii sa p
a - - - - -
.
u

1 8 a na nisifl rapSa ti fl
‘
‘
 P R AYE R S AD D R E SSE D TO GO D D E S S E S .

h u m ili ty b efor e t h e e !
L et m e b o w in

p r a is e t h
y g r e a t n e ss

U n t o the d is t a n t p e o p l e s !
T he R e v e rs e o f the t a b l e t b e gi n s wi t h the colo p ho n li n e -

re fe rri n g t o t he
p r a y e r co n ta i n e d b
y t he O b v e rs e T h e n follows .

a s e c t io n o f t e n li n e s

t o b e p e r for m e d b e for e [sta r

o f dir e c t i o n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s

o n a fa vo u r a b l e d a y
which a re
P u re
“ ,

”
.
“
w a t e r sh al t t ho u S p ri nk l e T he dri nk o ffe ri n g sh a l t tho u
.
-

p r e s e nt D a t e
. s (a n d ) sh a l t t ho u h e a p u p A SA 0 1 .

oil a dri nk o ffe ri ng w a t e r h o n e y (a n d ) b u tt e r sh a l t t h o u o ffe r

-
, ,
.

A n i n c e n s e b u rn e r sh a lt t ho u s e t t h e r e T he
- dri nk sh a l t .
-

t ho u p o u r o u t L l 2 4 — 2 6 p r e scri b e c e r ta i n ri te s t o b e p er
.
”
.

for m e d wi t h v a rio u s wood s a n d oil a n d a re follow e d b y t he ,

“
i nj u n c t io n t o r e ci t e the i n c a n t a t io n thr e e t i m e s a nd t o u nl o os e
the k n o tt e d c o rd T he e n d o f the firs t li n e o f the colo p ho n
”
.
I

(l. which co n ta i n e d the t i tl e o f the s e ri e s t o which the ta b l e t

b e l o n g e d i s b ro k e n a w a y
,
.

24 l i ne ha s b e e n r e s t or e d fro m N o 4 0 l 1 2 (g
. T hi s . , . .

T h a t the sig n s K U D UB D UB B U a re t o b e t a k e n t og e t h e r . .
,

cf N o 62 l 2 9
. .
, . .

25 T he ch a r a c te r I« is so m e wh a t S p r e a d o u t o n t he
.

t a b l e t so t h a t it m i gh t a l m os t b e t ak e n fo r t w o si gn s a n d re a d
,

istinis(nis) A s how e v e r o th e r ch a r a c t e rs o n t he t a b l e t a re c a r e
.

l e ssl y wri t te n it is p re fe ra b l e t o r e g a rd it a s o ne S ig n a s in
, ,

No . 1 2 , etc .

No . 31 .

T ra ns l i te rati o n .

a na -
k u p u lci nu
'

[apil p u ld ni 3 a] ilu su -
[p uliz n u "
l “
ista r- su puld
n itu m ](tu m )

ina p u ski u d a nniiti sic ai bi - - —

[d é li lij
- -
ki lu d -lu l

1 S ee ab o v e,
p . 22 .
 P R A YE R S To 1 ST A R .

“
sa nz i- i
‘

"
Z
I sta r
8 . ina m iisi a na p dn g usu ru a rk u m il illu ta s a la l
;
T A A-A N
9 . GI GA B
. tu k cin /a n) VI I k u rm a tifl ta r- bil? )
bu rds i ta - sdr- ra k i- ti
“
i m il u
‘
10 -
ra u
g
- -
t k u n-
ui

7
GI G] bu -
u k ra t
- ”
S in ti- li- tit

N O 3 1 (K 7 2 0 7
. K 9 67 5 K 1 3 2 7 4 ) re p r e s e n t s t he e nd
o f t he O b v e rs e o f a t a b l e t co n t a i n i n g p r a y e rs a n d c e r e m o n i e s
a ddr e ss e d t o the godd e ss I sta r L l 1 — 6 giv e the co n cl u d i ng . .

p hr a s e s o f a p ra y e r , in the l a s t thr e e li n e s o f which the s u

p
p li a n t s t a t e s his o w n nam e a nd a fte r
p ro b ab l
y r e fe rri ng to

“
, ,

t he o ffe ri n gs he ha s m a d e t o t he godd e ss co n cl u d e s wi th a ,

p e t i t io n fo r d e liv e r a n c e in m is e ry a n d dis t r e ss T he p r a y e r
”

“
.

is s u cc e e d e d b y t hr e e li n e s o f c e r e m o n i e s t o the followi ng
ef fe c t : I n the n igh t b e for e [sta r t ho u sh al t s p ri nk le a gr e e n
b o u gh wi t h p u r e w a t e r .T he dri n k o ffe ri ng sh a l t t ho u -

p r e s e n t . S e v e n t i m e s t h e fo od sh a l t t ho u

o f i nc ens e sh a l t th o u o ffe r P l a c e t ho u t h e r e a g a r m e n t a n d
.

a g if .
”
L 1 1 . co mm e n c e s an i n c a n t a t io n t h a t w a s co n t i n u e d

o n the R e v e rs e o f t he t a b l e t .

No . 32 .

T ransl i terat i on .

S UJ KAN
“
[L L A
‘

" I sta r SA]N A bu ra si

‘
ta sa k a n KA S S A G
[D U D U B ] a na
I
.
pi an .
.

ta na ki(kc)

“
III sa nitu m u nu (nu) i il-ta -su
-

s élim u (m u P)
“
f/
[ J [ 1] itti-su
1
iSta r su -

-n
a
”
I sta r kd -
rid -ti i ld
- -
a -
[ti]
az —
“
’
man -
z a -
ki ina k i rib
-
Sa rn i i-
illzitiF ]
ki m a - "
I
Sa m a s
t’
sa m i f” sa d i i ” u té m étz f]
p is ti
- -
na -
m a s ti ka k k
- -
a -r i ta -
ba r-ri- i
 P R AY E RS ADD RE S SE D TO G O D DE S S E S .

f ’
1 1 . nisi sa p
-
i-
ik ti
-
tus- ti-si- ri

1 2 -
ui ki
- -
m a k u l-
la t-s i- na ba
1

1
3
4
.

.
[a lj -
ti -
-

ma
ru -
ki
” “I sta r
na - m a s-su-u

”
1 5
- ki m a
-
biltu ina ki rib -
[sa m i - i illziti P
f
]
L ik p r e c e di n g fr a g m e n t
e t he N o 3 2 (K 3 3 5 8 K 9 0 47)
, .

r e p r e s e n t s the low e r p or tio n o f the O b v e rs e o f a t ab l e t O nly .

o n e S i g n r e m a i n s o f t he i n c a n ta t io n t o which the colo p ho n li n e -

l
( ) .2 r e fe rs T h e n . foll o w t hr e e li n e s o f d ir e c t io n s p r e scri b i n g
t he o f fe ri n g o f i n c e n s e t he p o u ri n g o u t o f a l i b a t io n a n d t he
, ,

d u e r e ci t a l o f t he i n c an ta t io n t hr e e t i m e s A t 1 6 th e r e co m . .

m e n c e s a fr e sh p r a ye r t o t he godd e ss I sta r co n t a i n i n g the in ,

vo c a t io n o f t he godd e ss a n d a d e scri p t io n o f he r p ow e r T he .

b e g i n n i n g a n d e n d o f m os t o f the li n e s a re b ro k e n .

6 . O I sta r, h e roi n e
o n g godd e ss e s ! am

7 . T hy s e a t is in t he m ids t o f t he b righ t h e a v e n s !
8 . T ho u a rt a n d li k e the S u n go d -

9 .
[L a dy ? ] o f t he s k y t he m o u nta i n s a n d the s e a s !
,

1o . T ho u the h a n diwor k o f cr e a t u r e s o f t he gro u n d ,

t ho u b e hold e s t
1 1 . T ho u s ca tte re s t t he n a t io n s t ho u dir e c te s t

1 2 all o f th e m cr e a t i o n
1 4 . T ho u O I sta r a rt p o w e r fu l
, ,

1 5 . A n d t hy O L a dy is in the m ids t o f the b righ t h ea v e n s !

,

No . 33 .

T r a n s l i te r a t i o n .

- z u z u i -
la t ma na

[m u s( . ti (P) -
is m
-
a -a t a mat -
sa Sa -k i- na - a i
‘

[m us] ti ui il
i uz z i ili u 1

si mat
li ka t ik ri bi
im sir pa a ti a pil

k ib-ra -a -ti
 P R AYE R S AD D R E SS E D TO GO D D E S S E S .

39 m i? illu ta s a lu SA N A bu rcisi k a rri

k
40 . GA i na k im i ta Sapa k K
a k)
‘

4 1 m u nu (nu) m a sukki P(kz) m a

- -

42 sdlim u (m u)

43

44 . ina rik s i -
TA G m a-

45 i -
n u -m a tip u 3 (u s ) sii m u lilO)

46 [KA I W
] S A I K
I P) ill
J
ta k a lu (lu ) e

47 sa r-
ra t k ib -
ra a -
ti
-
i lit
-
bi—
li-i- ti
m z( "
48 . ik a l A ssu r- bci n-ap li
‘
et c .

No .
33 (K 3 43 2 K 8 1 47 )
s m a ll t a b l et i n scri b e d wi t h is a

r a th e r co a rs e ch a r a c te rs which are in p l a c e s m u ch b ro k e n I t , .

co n t a i n s a p r ay e r t o t he g o dd e ss Ta sm itu t he l a tte r h a l f o f ,

which is p r e s e r v e d in d u p lic a t e o n the R e v e rs e o f N o 1 (s ee .

pp 4 .
, T he p r a y e r i s follo w e d b y t w o shor t c e r e m o n i a l
s e c t io n s which wi t h t he c a t ch li n e a n d a shor t col o p ho n co m
,
-

p le t e the t e x t o f the t ab l e t T he p r a y e r co m m e n c e s a s follows . .

T ran s l ati o n .

O godd e ss .

Who c a u s e t h he r word t o b e o b e y e d wh o e s tab l ish e th ,

W ho a p p e a s e t h the a n g e r o f god a n d
W ho h e a r e th p ra y e r a n d s u p p lic a t io n !
Who a cc e p t eth p e ti t io n a n d si ghi n g !
O s e e d o f Ig idu the ho u s e o f the livi n g cr e a t u r e o f the
,

gr e a t gods !
9 .
Q u e e n o f B o rs ip p a L a dy o f the D w e lli n g ! ,

10 . O l a dy Ta sm itu whos e co m m an d is m igh ty !

,

x t fe w li n e s a re b ro k e n A fte r s t a t i ng (I 1 4 ) t h a t
T he ne . .

he is cryi ng b e for e the godd e ss the s u p p li a nt d e scri b e s he r ,

m e rci fu l ch a r a c t e r a s t he giv e r o f e c n d ros e ri t y A t

p a e a
, p p .

1 2 0 he o n c e m or e a ddr e ss e s he r b
.

y n a m e a nd p roc ee ds t o
m a k e his r e q u e s t .

20 .
O Ta sm itu , godd e ss o f s u pp lic a t io n a n d lov e l a dy o f ,

2 1 .
I so a n d so the s o n o f so a n d s o whos e god i s so a nd
, ,

so whos e godd e ss is s o a n d so , ,

2 2 . H a v e t u r n e d t ow a rds th e e O l a dy ! H e a r k e n t o m y s up p li c a t io n !
,
 P R A YE R T O T A SM I T U .

23 B efor e N a bit thy s p o u s e , the lord , the p ri n c e , t he fi rs t -b or n so n

24 . O f I s ag ila , i n t e rc e d e fo r m e !
25 . M a y he h e ar k e n t o m y cry a t the word o f thy m o u th !
26 . M ay he r e m ov e m y sighi n g m a y he l e a r n m y s u p p lic a t io n ! ,

2 7 . A t his m igh t y word m a y god a n d godd e ss d e a l gr a cio u s ly

wi th m e !
M a y the sic k n e ss o f m y b ody b e t or n a w a y !
M a y the gro a n i n g o f m y fl e sh b e co n s u m e d !
M ay the co n s um p t io n o f m y m u scl e s b e r e m ov e d !
sorc e ry p oiso n , ,

M a y the b an b e t or n a w a y m a y the b e co n s u m e d

M a y m e rcy b e e s t a b lish e d a m o n g m e n (a n d t h e ir ) h a b i ta tio n s !

M a y go d a n d k i n g ord a i n fa vo u r
At t hy m igh t y co m m a n d t h a t is n o t a te e l r d , and thy t r ue
m e rcy ,

37 . O l a dy Ta Sm itu !
‘

c e r e m o n i a l s e c t io n s a fe w p hr a s e s o n ly h a v e
O f t he t w o
b ee n p r e s e rv e d T he firs t p r e scri b e s t h a t t he s p ri nk li n g o f p u r e
.

w a t e r a n d t he o ffe ri n g o f i n c e n s e o f lia rru wood S h a ll a e co m -

a n y t he r e ci ta l o f the i n c a n t a t io n whil e t he s e co n d a p p a r e nt ly
p ,

d ea ls a m o n g o th e r m a tt e rs wi t h the ri t e o f the k n o tt e d co rd
, ,

(cf s up ra p 7 1
. .
,

24 O n the r e s t or a t io n o f the e n d o f this li n e s ee a b ov e

. ,

29 . T he v e rb lit - ta -
kil i s h e r e r e s t or e d fro m a nd

No . 1 , 11 4 6 , a n d 4 8 (if s upra p
. . .

3 2 T he l a s t S ig n in t his li n e
. i s p ro b a b ly to ber e s t or e d as

I (f P l 3 N o 1 R e v (co nt ) ,
c . .
, .
, . Fo r the e x p l a n a t io n o f
nisti (= I 1 , I nf fro m na szi) a s . a sy n o n y m o f m eim itu , (f
i : su p ra ,

p . 66 .

4 sig n
1 s pyI
. — is wri T he
t t e n ov e r a n e r a s u r e ; it is cl e a rly

H
how e v e r t o b e r e a d a s >4+ I n o t H
I 1 -

4 6 T h e r e a di n.g L I IIII
Z C s u gg e s t e d in t h e t r
P a n sli t e r a t io n
,

is n o t c e r ta i n .

1 Fo r 1 3 1 A . rea d s :
“
M ay the p o is o ns t h at are up o n m e b e lo o s en e d ”
!
 P R A YE R S AD D R E S SE D TO GO D D E S S E S .

No . 34 .

T ra n s l i te rat i o n .

d é - li- li—
ki lu d - lu l

SU [L ]L A .
flu
M L A/ u
lu ina SA R] lu i na SA . NA z
pus(us)

fro m
T he fra g m e n t
a p r a ye r
godd e ss to(f
c
No
the
.
34 (K 1 1
"
I “
8 7 6)
ML MI
co n t a i n s
.
fe w p hr a s e s
a

B R UN N o w is t , , L
no . t he t w o colo p ho n li n e s b e i n g follo w e d b y -
a s e co n d
p r a y e r or p e rh ap s the c a t ch l i n e fo r the n e x t t a b l e t O f t his
-
.

li ne how e v e r o nly t r a c e s o f sig n s r e m a i n

, , .

3 r e n d
. e ri
I f the
n g o f > I y
b p dr i s co rr e c t p d r—d a a m u s t -

3 f p l P rm s I 1 fro m Vfi
. . F o r a n o t h e r i n s tan c e o f the u s e
.
, .

o f t he v e r b in I 1 cf L O T z I igla t/z piles er C o l II 1 67 (p 2 2 )

, .
, , .
, . .

li p a r d a ( L E II I fi n a nd fo r it s u s e in IV 1 wi th the “
- ” -
t
,

m e a n i n g a ccordi n g t o Z I M M E R N B u ssp s a lm en p 1 1 0 o f t o shi n e

, , .
,

“
t o the b righ t IV R 60 * ”
cf C R e v 1 2 0 k a bit ta su ip
, . . . .
- - -

é
par -
du I(IZ II
l: wh e n c e t he e p iIt h fi
e t n ipird zi n ng , shi i ”

(s ee D E LI T Z S CH in L o T z s n l p 1 0 6 a n d Z I M M E RN op cit p 1
’
. . . . .
,

P e rh a p s a lso fro m t his roo t a re t o b e d e riv e d the s u b s > I .

”
pdr ? ) d a a ti in the p hr a s e su néti Pdr d a a ti lei tdbdti
f
- - - - - -

(I V R 1 7, 1 6 o) , an d I
> E U in N o . 1 2 ,
1 57 . .

No . 35 .

T r a n s l i te r a t i o n .

0 0 0 0 0

ba lcitu si
ina pa -u i
libbu kid ii tim
 S e ct i o n I V .

P raye rs t o d e it ies w ho s e n am es

a re no t p re s e rv e d .

S e c t io n
IV is co m p os e d o f fra g m e n t s o f t a b l e t s which ,

co n t a i n the col o p ho n li n e t h a t is ch a r a c t e ris t ic o f the p r e s e n t

-

col le c t io n o f t e x t s b u t fro m whi ch t he n a m e s o f t he d e i t i e s

,

a ddr e ss e d a re m issi n g I t is g e n e r a lly p ossi b l e t o d is t i n g u ish

.

wh e th e r a god or godd e ss i s a ddr e ss e d I n so m e c a s e s how .

,

e ver in a ddi t i o n t o t he col o p ho n li n e o n ly a fe w sig n s h a v e

,
-
,

b e e n p r e s e rv e d .

No . 36 .

T ran s l ite rat i on .

- ki

6 . SU [L L A .

7 ina isdti
8

1o
m
[ika t
‘
1 1 .
-
ba n-ap li etc .

T he fr a g m e n t No .
36 K
( 9 5)
1 2 co nta i n s the e n d o f a
p r a y e r , follow e d b y t hr e e li ne s o f dir e c tio n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s
,
 P R A YE R TO A GO D D E SS E TC .

which p r e scri b e t h a t the b u rn i n g o f i n c e n s e a nd the ri te o f

ra isi ng the h a n d a re t o a cco m p a n y it s r e ci t a t io n . L . 10
gi v e s
the c a t ch li n e fo r the n e x t t a b l e t-
.

No . 37 .

T ran sl i te ra ti o n .

[ j k in p ti
i
'

si fi - na - s-

o . S U] [L . L A

7 .
[ sip tu ] [biltaj su r- bu - tu m um m a i i - m i- u i

[si
’
tu m ba t sa m i i illiiti f
]
2 '

a- - -

8 .

[a l s i—ki -
bilti ya -
i—
]z iz -
ai i m
- -
ma si m i- i 3
-
[ya -
a -
ti ]
9 .
[is- i-
k i a sk u r-
k i 4 k im a
] uliu nu ili-ya u -
ya i u nu -
ul [ki
a s ba t]
-

10 .
[As su m di ni 5 da] a ui p u rus
1 1 .
[ ifs-su m bu l- ln-tu]7 su l- lu - m u ba sé-u 8 [ kij
itti-

1 2.
[Wis -
su m itira g a m c la i ]
[biltu ku] tu m um m u [m i ]
’

ui tu m
1 ”
1 3 . sa - -
n - - -

No .
3 7 (K 9 0 8 7 )
co n ta i n s a fe w words fro m the e n d o f
o ne r
p y a e r a nd t he firs t s e v e n li n e s fro m t he co m m e n c e m e n t

o f a n o th e r T he s e co n d p r a y e r i s a d dr e ss e d t o a godd e ss a n d
.

’
is p a rtly d u p lic a t e o f the p r a ye r t o B a u in N O 6 11 7 1 E a n d .
, .
,

o f t h at t o t he g odd e ss who b e a rs the t i t l e B ilit ili in N o 7 , , .

,

11 9 ff . F o r a t r a n sl a t io n s ee a b ov e p 3 4 f
.
, . .

1 P o s s ib l
y to be re s t o re d fro m B z ” B i -ht ili ; A flu B a
’
u
2 A r i- m i - n z [
’

h
.

7
tu m ] 3 A [ fi m i ]i 4 A [zu r ki 5 A di-in 6 D [p ] - a -s u A ere
’
- - - - a r
as

c d
.
, . .
.

in sert s the 6 AD b 9 Fo 1 A i t -t u m t-ti-ra ga -m a

pu la sZ i
‘
o u . a - z -i . r . 1 2 rea s c

ba ti-d i
'
16 A
fu z -
u ba ti d i i, D
- - - m a- la u I ii -
z u - -i
.

[bu tu m] 11 u m -m a r i-m i -u i -t u m
‘
'

l D
'

. u r- -
. .
 P R AY E R S T O D E I TI E S

No . 38 .

T rans l itera ti on .

1 . a na di

3 . SU [L L A] .

4 . D UD U [B I lu ina SAR ln ina SA N A w

a ay]

— —
No .
( B
38 u 9 1 .
5 9 1 6) is a fr a g m e n t fro m the l e ft sid e
,

o f a t ab l e t a n d p r e s e rv e s t he b e g i n n i n g s o f t w o li n e s fro m t he

end o
p r a y er
f a which i s follow
, ed b
y t he tw o c o m m o n col o
p h o n li n e s t he c a t ch li n e a n d the b e gi n n i n g o f the colo p ho n
- - .
, ,

No . 39 .

T ran sl iterati on .

SU [L L A
‘

.
[D UD U [ u] lu m SA R lu ina SA N A [au ras]
k a kk a bd nifl i-la t sa r

i ti i—
la t i
ilcinifl D I B AR.

"
I“g
I g z i
sa m i- i

n u -ur ma
m u s- na - m i -
ra t

-
bu - u di -
p a -
ru

it -
ta - na -
an -
bi -
tu
-ki bi - il-ti ina ki
ya ku si ma
ui ma ma
.
[ a na - k u
p ulcinu a
p il] p u lci ni sa su m - ru
 P R AY E R S T O D E ITI E S

8 . x p l an a tio n o f the sig n gro u p £ 5 II

Fo r the e - ” “
4 as
irrit z u nni s ee J E N S E N Z A I p 3 0 8 (cf B R IJ N N O W L is t n o
’

.
, , ,
. .
, ,

Wh a t m ean i ng a t ta ch e s t o the gro u p in t he p r e s e n t p a ss a ge i s

n o t cl e a r .

1 2 T he s u g g e s t e d r e s t or a t io n o f the b e gi n n i n g o f t his li n e
.

i s b a s e d o n N o 8 l 2 1 (cf s up ra p 4 2 .
, . .
,
.

No . 41 .

T ran s l iterati o n .

2 .
[D U D U . BI] lu in a R I SD A ln i na SA N A .

7
sa rru
” “ ui

A ssu r- bci n-ap li

mi ki
etc
ba
.
nu u ta sim ti

In N o .
4 1
(K 7 9 1 6)
firs t li n e is p ro b ab ly t o t he be r e s t or e d
a s t he col o ho n l i n e I N I M I N I M M A S U [L L A etc
p
-
. . L .
3 g iv e s
t he c a t ch li ne fo r t he n e x t ta b l e t
- .

No . 42 .

T r an s l i te ra t i o n .

2 . na 3 . k u l- la t

6 . ta -ta -na -ru

8 . sa k - na -ta 9 . sa Z ]G GI R -k a .

10 . a-lik k
a r-ra - u i 1 1 . la D I M K U la
ir 1 2 . Sa p k daa
pi - 1 3 . d a n nu
ina d a n- na 1 4 . i- lu l m u n- nap
1 5 . ina k ciri d a n - na 1 6 . m u -sap -sik UD
1 7 . ina pi-k a k i 1 8
1 g . a -z u

2 1 . ul 22 .
[t id iitu -
ka
 W HO S E NA ME S AR E N OT P R E S E R VE D .

25 . inu (P) - m a ina R I SD A

2 7 . ika l ”“ [ap li] etc

A s
s u r-
bdn- .

N o 4 2 (K 3 2 2 1 ) p r e s e rv e s p a r t o f the l e ft S id e o f a l a rg e
.

tab l e t a b o u t fo u r li n e s b e i n g m issi n g fro m the b e g i nn i ng o f t he

,

O b v e rs e L 2 5 giv e s an u n u s u a l for m o f o ne o f t he co m m o n
. .

colo p ho n li ne s (s ee a b ov e p
-
, .

No . 43 .

T ra n s l ite ra ti on
“
.

”
-
bu 2 . M a rd uk

“
”
4 . ilciu i ’

6 .
"
"
l
A -
nim
”
B il

T he end o f a p r ay e r to a godd e ss ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d b y
N O 43 (K 1 335 5)

No . 44 .

T rans l iterati on .

2 . SU

K co i s r a ces f r ayer an d t hr e e
No .
44 ( 1 4 2 1 0 ) n t a n t o a p
li ne s o f dir e c t io n s fo r c e r e m o n i e s .
 P R AYE RS T O D E I TIE S

No . 45 .

T ra n s l ite ra ti o n

“
.

2 .
-
lu t lu
um ta k bu S a m as
- - - t ‘
3 . u

SU [L L A
‘

4 . .

-
ma

T he fr a g m e nt N o .
45 ( 8 2 — 3
— 23 1 1 9 ) co n ta i n s t r a c e s o f
,

p r a y e rs ; so li t t l e how e v e r ha s b e e n
p re s e rv e d t h a t it is im
p o s

si b l e to d e cid e wi th c e r ta i n t y which sid e is the O b v e rs e o f t he

tab let .
 P R A Y E RS T O AST R AL D E I TI E S .

-
[ka ra -
buj -
u
l
ta -a i- ra - tu -k a k a b- ta - a -tu m
-
si lib-sa -nim - m a
[d d lil i lu ti ka] ra biti (ti) lu d lu l

EU [ L ]L A .
ka M a bu
M mmt a rra- m a
tei n n(a - nu) KA N

“
.

D UD U B] .
[/u ina KI SD A] ln in a SA . NA ip u s(us)
k a k k a bu
szptu
z
N irg a l bil P iszi ti ik sa m i i ‘
- -
u

s a ui - -
ku ti b u- kur t ”
K U T U SAR
.

m a -a m - ln g it- m a - lu m p a - ki- d u g i- m ir KI R R UD A Z A G GA . .

zh
i lit ti A nim m eiru ris tu 22
‘

[ca lip Ea lu m ma ti Ea lit bu su na m ri ri

da n da n nu kit ru da bil a ba ri

Ea kin ta k ti [i] mu Ea as ki nu li i ti

sa rru ta m ka [ri ir P] Eu ik da la pa da it

[E a lr
l
lba - -
bu m u k -
ta b-lu m

i s
ta n
T he
e nd o f a
the
up

p ra y e r t o the
a ddr e ss e d a s a m a l e d e i t y which
p e r p or t io n o f No

,
.
46

,
““
(K 1 1 1
13 1

a ft e
6 5

r
53 R m 5 8 2 ) co n
lu sta ba ri u m i/tcinu ,
Il
t he
- 2

do u b l e col o p h o n
is follow e d b y a p ra y e r t o N irg a l, who is i n vo k e d a s
follows

I I . O lord o f
N irga l, P isu , n ea r to h e a v en a nd ea r th !
1 2 . W ho h a r a ss e s the t he fi rs t-b or n o f K U T US AR !.

1 3 . T he s t ro n g the p e r fe c t , ,
who c a r e th fo r t he whol e o f t he
Kirru d — g
az a a

1 4 . T he o ffs p ri n g o f A nn the fi rs t b or n s o n ! ,
-

1 5 . W ho is cl a d wi t h b righ t ne ss who is cl o th e d wi th ligh t ! ,

1 6 . T he m igh t y the v a l i a n t the lord o f p ow e r !

, ,

1
7 . Who giv e th the vic t ory who e s tab lish e t h s t r e ng th ! ,

1 A ra -b u -zi

v c
.

2 O ne o f the s e en n am e s o f the p lane t M er u ry, s ee J E N S E N Ko s m o lo g ie

,

p . 1 20 1 .
 P R AYE R To T HE M U ET AB A R R n-M OT AN U . 1 1 1

1 8 . K i ng o f the b a tt l e , the wis e the co u r a ge o u s , , t he i n vi n ci b l e !

1 9 wh o d e s t roy e th the fo e !
20 the i m p e t u o u s t he w a rrior ! ,

2 1 t he h e ro !

9 . T h a t t he k a k k a bu
N I -B A T —
a nu is -
p ho n e t ic a ll y wri tte n
-
m iiui nu , c f . B R UN N O W , Li s t, n o .
5 347, a nd JE N SE N ,

Ko s m o log ie, p . 1 1 9 .

an d
1 2 . id en t ific a t io n o f (IgI a z ag a wi th (E I a z aga
F o r the
t he e x p l a n at io n o f t he l at te r a s the lordly ch a m b e r of
“
- -

”
,

t he L ow e r W orld s ee JE N S E N op cit p 2 3 4 f, , .
, . .

1 5 . word sa lu m m a tu e xp r e ss e s the id ea
T he o f li gh t vi e w e d
as an o b j e c t o f t e rror (J E N S E N op cit p 1 5 , . .
,
.

1 9 . T his l i ne is r e s t or e d fro m I R 1 7, l . 8 wh e r e N inib is

d e scri b e d a s m u li a l lik z a ya a ri S e v e r a l o f the e p i th e t s
- - - - -
. in
t his p r a y e r a re t o b e fo u n d in A ssn rna sirpa l s d e dic a t io n
’
.

NO 4 7 .

T ran sl i te ra ti o n .

ru

lim nu

4 .
-
na 1

k u - nu ba la tn ba a ui 5 .

d é li- li- k u - nu lu d - lu l

SU [L ]L A . M il-
mul . K]D

7 .
[D B] In m [( I E D A lu] ina EA N A ip u s(us)

1o .
[ik a l
m ” “ A ssu r- bd nj -
ap li etc .
EU [ L L A KA N
.

T he end o f a p r a y e r ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d b y N o 4 7 (K .

I n 1 6 the . sign s ZC » > : : > I I I

I h a v e ta k e n a s the M n]
m u l- s ta r (f J E N S E N c K o s
. m o lo g i e p 1 5 )
2 ,
a n d n o t a s the p l u r a l ,
.

o f k a kk a bu
(s e e N o 8 l t ho u gh t
. h e s u
,
ffi x
. in d é li li k u nu - - - -

S u g e s t s th a t the r y r is ddr ss d t o m o re t h a n o n e d e i t y
g p a e a e e .
 P R AYE R S T O AST RAL DE ITIE S .

T he t a b l e t r e n t ly for m e d
ap p a o ne o f a s e ri e s , p art o f the t i t l e
o f which i s co n t a i n e d b y l 9 . .

No . 48 .

T r a n s l i te r a t i o n .

tu - s i 4 .
-
sa 5

Eu 10

2 22 - si 1 3
-
z i2 1 4
R ev .

1 5 . ki

1 6 . EU [L L A . M u l-m u lKAN .

sip tu bilu Eu r bu Ea ina Ea m i i

“ u
s luk- ku - su illu
- - -
1 7 .
-
u
”
1 8 . VIII -
ii p ar su -
B it sa -
la m i i
- -
ik a l Assu r- bzi n-ap li etc
.

A ccordi n g t o
firs t li n e o f the c olo p ho n (l the N o 48 . .

(K 8 1 1 6) for m s t he e igh th p a r t o f a co m p osi t io n e n t i tl e d the

B it s a la m i i (cf B E Z O L D Z A V p 1 1 2 a n d Ca ta log u e p
- - -
.
, , .
, .

T he O b v e rs e o f N o 4 8 p r e s e rv e s a fe w e n ds o f li n e s fro m the
.

b e gi nn i n g o f the t a b l e t t he R e v e rs e t he e n d o f a p r a y e r t o the
,

Ill ulm u l s t a r A ccordi n g t o t he c a t ch li n e t he n e x t p a r t o f the

“
- -
.

co m p osi tio n co m m e n c e d wi th the words : 0 m igh t y l ord whos e ,

is b rilli a n t in h e a v e n ! ”

1 8 Wi t h the c o m p osi t io n e n t i t l e d the B it s a la m i m a y b e

.

co m p a r e d t he i n c a n ta t io n s th a t co m m e n c e sipta bit nu ru (s ee -

a b ov e n d t he S e ri e s B it rim ki (s upra p p 1 4 if ) T he
p a, .
,
. .

bit ri m k i a n d t he bit su la m i i a re m e n t io n e d t og e th e r in the

- - - -

l e tte r K 1 6 8 l 1 3 (cf L E H M A N N Sa m a ssu m ukin P t II p 7 6 a nd

, . .
,
‘
, .
, .

pl X LV). .
 P R A YE R S T O AS T R AL DE I TI E S

“
.

”
irsitim (tim )
‘

8 . R a m m a nu a E a rid E a m i- i u ui

9 . ina ki bit ka I
iz z a k a ra (ra ) ti [ui Ei i
” ”
10 . Ei si ma itti ka 3 ild ni f ra bi i ti f li ai [an]
1 1 .
4 di ui di in pu ru s s a ai p u ru s fus)
1 2 . a na ku a ra d ka ”‘
A EE u r bda a p li m dr ili Eu

“ “
Ed ilu Eu A EE u r "
l
is u
ta r Eu
”"
AE Eu ri i tn
1 3 .

” ” KA N
1 4 . ina lu m u n a ta li S in Ea ina ar ki it m i
iE a k na (na)
1 5 . ina lu m u n id dti fl I TI M /S lim niti ? ’
ld tdbdti f”

1 6 . Ea ina ik a lli yd u m dti yd iba E d a

1 7 . ds Eum a i
p E lim u tti(tz) m u rsu ld td bu ar ii i

1 8 . k il-la -ti [i i ti-ti E a ina -

z u m ri-yd

1 9 . ikim m u lim - nu Ea itti—

yd ra k - s u -m a u- E a k
20 . am bu r ka a sa [k a] pi
2 1 . niE k dti yd mu k Ei m i ta s [li ti]
22 .
pu Eur k iE pi ya pu si si ki ta ti [ya]
23 5 1i n na s ik(ik) m im m a lim -
n u E a a u a n a -
k bs na piE ti y a

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E id u da m k a ln ka ai ina risi yd
1
2 4 . an

25 . ilu 2 "
m
ista r a m ilii ti sa li mu li ir Eu ui

R ev .

2 6 . ina kibit ka lu ub la ;
6
2 7 lu dlu l ka na r bi ka ln Ea pi

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.

2 8 . EU [L L A
.

29 . E iptu at -
ta
M M
KA "
Z”
N IN IB a -
Eu -
ri d ild ni ’”
ra b dti ? ’

No .
50 (K 280 1 -
I K
co m p a r a t iv e ly s m a l l ta b l e t
9 4 90 ) is a

i n scri b e d fo r AE E u rba nipa l wi th a p r a y e r t o b e r e ci te d o n t he

o cc a sio n o f a n e c li p s e o f the M oo n T he p r a y e r is e vid e n tly .

e x t ra c t e d fro m o n e o f the la rg e r co m p os it io n s whi ch co n ta in ,

s e v e ra l p ra ye rs a n d c e r e m o n i a l s e c t io n s S u ch a t e x t si m il a r .
,

in si z e t o N o s 1 2 2 1 a n d 2 2 m u s t h a v e b e e n t he t a b le t o f
.
, , ,

which the d u p lic a t e s A a n d B a re p a r t s T h e s e t w o fra g m e nt s .

d o n o t j oi n b u t fro m the s t yle o f t he wri t i ng a n d ch a r a c t e r o f

t he cl a y it m a b ss m d t h t t h y r t s f t h e sa m e
y e a u e a e a re p a o

1 A in n kibit-ka 2 R e s to re d fro m the s im ilar e xp re s s io n in N o 1 9, l 1 3

d
. . . .

3 A it -[t i-k a] 4 5
Fo r A re a s : -
z i Fo r

d
“ “ c d c
.

I 23 B rea s : i i-E u r 6 A ft er 1 27 B e as e s to be a u
p li at e
d
. .

an d rea s :
I Sip ta 4 0 11 13 4 6 ” D UM U 1 I k i-m a
 PRA YE R T O SI BZI A N A .

ta b et
l T he p r a y e r in the p r e s e nt t e x t how e v e r w a s n o t e x
.
, ,

tr a c te d fro m the origi na l o f A a n d B fo r t he i n c a n t a t io n t h at ,

follows in B co m m e n c e s I>> I CC I §>a n d do e s no t a gre e wi th

the c a t ch li n e o f N o 5 0 T he p r a y e r is i n scri b e d t o the s ta r
-
. .

S ibz ia na a d dr e ss e d a s a m a l e d e i t y a n d i n vo k e d in ll 1 —
I
,
9 in , .

so m e wh a t e x t r a v aga n t t e r m s T he O b j e c t o f t he p r a y e r i s t o .

i nd u c e S ibz ia na to r e m ov e t he e vil s p e l ls b e wi t ch m e nts p o s , ,

s e s sm n b
y s p e c t r e s etc t h a t h a v e follow e d in t he t ra i n o f t he
.
,

l u n a r e cli p s e T he p r a y e r r e ads a s follows

. .

T r an s l a t i o n .

O S ibz ia na 2 . T ho u th a t ch a nge s t the

I n the h e a ve ns 4 T h ey b o w . dow n b e for e t h e e
T he gr ea t gods b e s e e ch t h e e a nd
Wi tho u t t h e e A nu 7 B it the a rb ite r .
l

R a m m dn t he p ri n c e o f h ea v e n a n d e a r t h
"
A t thy co m m a n d m a n k i n d w a s n a m e d !
G ive t ho u the word a n d wi t h th e e le t the gr e a t g ods s t a n d !
G iv e t ho u m y j u d g e m e n t m a k e m y d e ci sio n ! ,

I thy s e rva nt A ssu rba nip a l t he s o n o f his g o d

, , , ,

Whos e go d i s Assu r whos e g odd e ss is AEE u ritu , ,

I n the evil o f the e cli p s e o f t he m oo n which in the m o n t h

o n t he d a y ha s t a k e n p la c e ,

I n the e vil o f t he p ow e rs o f t he p or t e n t s e vil a n d n o t g ood , , ,

Which a re in m y p a la c e a n d m y l a n d ,

B e c a u s e o f the e vil m a gic t he d is e a s e t h a t is n o t good ,

,

the i n i q u i t y ,

T he t r a n sgr e ssio n t he s in th a t i s in m y b ody ,

[ B e c a u s e o f]t he e vil s e c t re t h a t is b o u n d t o m e a n d
p
H a v e p e t i t io n e d t h e e I h a v e g lorifi e d th e e ! ,

T he r a isi n g o f m y h a n d a c de p t ! H e a r k e n t o m y p r a y e r !
F r e e m e fro m m y b e wi t ch m e n t ! L oos e n m y s in !

d fic h
the n am e as
1 Fo r
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the i e n ti

the t rue s
atio n

ep er
o f S ibz ia n a
o f ea e n
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(Ri
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R egu lus

kin u Ea J a m i ),
,
a nd

sec J
x
the e p la nat io n

E NS E N , ZA 1 ,
o f

p 2 66 , and K o sm o lo gi e, pp 36 f, 4 8 f etc

h d d d
. .

c d h
. . .

2 I . e. re at e . I t is p o s s ib l
e t at P
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e it
be re n e re b y the

t he m e aning
Q al, no t the N ifal, o f z a kd r u , E u m u b e ing u n ers to o ; in er as e

o f the line re m a in s the s am e .

 P R A YE R S T O AS T R AL DE ITIE S .

23 . L et h r
t e e b e t or n a w a y wh a t so e v e r e vil m ay co m e to cu t

o ff m y li fe !
24 M a y the fa vo u r ab l e
. jid u be e ver at h ea d ! my
25 M a y the god the
. godd e ss o f ,
m e fa vo u r ! m ank i n d gr a n t
26 A t thy co m m a n d le t m e liv e !
.

27 L e t m e b o w dow n a n d e x t ol t hy gre a tn e s s i
.

T he c a t ch li n e fo r t he n e x t t a b l e t r ea ds : T ho u O KA K S I D ]
-
“ , . .

t he p ri n c e o f t he gr e a t g od s ! T hi s li n e is disc u ss e d
”
a rt N inib ,

b y J E N S E N (Ko s m o log z e p p 5 3 f I B E Z O L D h a vi n g p u b lish e d

’

, . .
,

the fr a g m e n t K 9 4 9 0 (cf Z A III p 2 which . co n t a i n s t he , .

co n cl u sio n o f t he t e x t .

No . 51 .

T ran sl iterati o n .

‘ ‘

a mzlzt tu

-
ma 6 .
[d a -
ba t subdta (9) —
k a z2
ba ldfz ili
'

d a lz lzlk a
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g mzl 8
'

7 z - .
.

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k a kk a bu
mJ B Z L AN N A KA N]
IO . A G AG B]
. a nd pai n II
ba rds? la fa k a n fim ) KA S S A G ta fla k z oé z)
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l

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l
p a Su S

$1 GL M A N GI R I N AM
’

sa m J .
z su .

[ta j a ka n Pfla m
'

z na

22!
'

lz w nu

In No
5 . 1 (K 8 1 90 )
colo p ho n l i n e s e e m s t o r e fe r
the -

t o t w o p r a y e rs o f which t he e n d o f t he s e co n d ha s b e e n p re
,

s e rv e d A t 1 1 0 a c e r e m o n i a l s e c t io n o f s ev e n li n e s co m m e n c e s
. .
,

re scri b i n g t he o ffe ri ng o f i n c e n s e a n d t he p o u ri n g o u t o f a
p
li b a t io n b e for e S ibz ia na L l 1 2 if co n t a i n c e r ta i n ri t e s t o b e
. . .

p e r for m e d wi th v a rio u s p l a nts a n d wo ods i n cl u di ng a n oi n t i n g ,

wi t h the oil o f Su rm z nu wo od ‘
‘
-
.
 S e cti o n VI .

P ra ye rs a gain s t the e v il
s a tt e n ding

an ip s e
e cl of the Moon .

T he six th a n d fi na l S e c t io n m igh t b e m or e s tric tly t e r m e d

an a
pp e n dix fo r t he, t e x t s it co n ta i n s a re o n ly i n dir e c tl y c o n
n e c t e d wi t h t he s e ri e s o f t a b l e t s c l a ssifi e d u n d e r S e c t i o n s I — V .

T hro u g ho u t t h e s e fi v e s e c t io n s it will b e o b s e rv e d t h a t s e v e r a l
o f the p r a ye rs co n ta i n the for m u l a d isc u ss e d o n p p 7 ff in , . .
,

which it is s ta te d t h a t t he p ra y e r i s o ffe re d in co n s e q u e n c e o f
c e r t a i n e vils th a t h a v e foll o w e d in t he t r a i n o f a l u n a r e cli p s e .

T he for m u l a i s t o b e fo u n d in N o 1 11 1 — 2 8 a p r a y e r t o S in .
, .
, ,

a n d 11 3 6 — 5 2 —
a p r y e r t o Ta j m z l p ye r
r
‘

. a , u in N o 4 11 9 2 2 a a , .
, .
,

t o D a m kz na a n d 11 2 4 — 5 0 a p r a y e r t o B a u in t he co n cl u di n g
’ ’

, .
, ,

p yr a er o f N o 6 a ccordi
. n g t o ,t he d u p l ic a t e F in N o 7
— 33 ,
.
, ,

a
p r a ye r t o t h e godd e ss B i lit i ii a n d 1 1 34
— 63 a
p ra y e r to
, .
,

1 3 5 mm , in N o 1 9 11 1 — 3 3 . a p ra y e r to
, . B il in t he p r a y e r t o
, ,

N irg a l in N o 2 7 a ccordi n g t o the d u p lic a t e A a n d in N o 5 0

.
, , .
,

11 1 — 2 8 a p r a ye r t o S z éz z a na I t is n o t h ow e v e r co n fi n e d t o
' '

.
, .
, ,

t he gro u p o f t e x t s coll e c t e d in S e c t io n s I — V b u t i s o f so m e ,

wh a t co m m o n occ u rr e n c e in v a rio u s s e ri e s a n d cl a ss e s o f p r ay e r s .

I n S e c t io n VI t h e r e for e ,I h a ve coll e c t e d t hos e ta b l e t s a n d

,

fr a g m e n t s in which I h a v e co m e a cross the for m u l a T he lis t .

,

how e v e r m a k e s n o p r e t e n c e o f b e i n g e xh a u s t iv e fo r it is p ro
, ,

b ab le t h a t the e cli p s e for m u la i s co n t a i n e d b y o th e r t a b l e t s

-

t hro u gho u t the co ll e c t io n s fro m K o u yu nj ik .

 P R AY E R TO lA sAM A s A N D
, ,
M A R D UK .

No . 58 .

T ra ns l ite ra ti o n .

Obv

“
.

1 .

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2 .

ab
“ é al k zl
fj ti M a rd u k Sa l da [éu 5 27 8] 1 TUR R A
- -
3 a - -
. .

4 .
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Si
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ru -sa - m m - m a
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8 . c zZ- - u p -
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z -a u - nz

ri d u Siz iz u (z ) 1 74 11 21 3 111 0) ili-yé k pu

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9 . u -s u u zz z -
z a -na - a-

10 .

p éni 3 211 i ii i su u ini ’”

yr} a s -z a - na - k up
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lea yd ué 5a [u Sin ?
‘

1 1 . ar y zz i Sa m - m a -m a
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1 2 . ba l pug ri ya ué be: la
1 3 . [u i kim mu k im ti ya sa la ti ya
kim mu m ina di it
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1 5 . [u ikim u
m G UR TA R P ! D U m z -
n u -ii 37 2-
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 P R A YE RS A G AI N S T THE E VL I S

No .
53 (K 3 85 9 Sm .
3 8 3 ) p r e s e rv e s t he b o t t o m p or t i o n
o f a tabl e t a n d co nt a i n s a p r a y e r t o la Sa m a s a n d M a rd u k ,
‘
, ,

o f which b o t h the b e gi nn i n g a n d e n d a re m issi n g The s u p .

l i n t s t a te s t h a t he is r a yi n g a ft e r a n e cli s e o f the M oo n
p a p p ,

and he i m p l or e s t h e s e t hr e e d e i ti e s t o r e sc u e him fro m the

cl u t ch e s o f a s p e c t r e b y W h o m he i s co n ti n u a lly h a u n t e d Wh a t
, .

r e m a i n s o f t he O b v e rs e co m m e n c e s a s fol lows :
3 . O r b i t e r o f t he world M a rdu k the m i gh t y the l ord o f [zura l
a , , ,

4 . O fa Sa m a s a n d M a rd u k d e liv e r m e
,
‘
, ,

5 . A n d t hro u gh y o u r m e rcy le t m e co m e t o p ros p e ri t y !

6 . O the s p e c t r e t h a t s t ri k e t h fe a r t h a t fo r m a n y d a ys ,

7 . H a s b e e n b o u n d o n m y b a c k a n d i s n o t lo os e d , ,

8 . T hro u gh t he whol e d a y h a t h m e t hro u g h t he whol e ,

n igh t h a t h s t ric k e n m e wi th t e rror !

T he s u p p li an t t h e n d e scri b e s t he w a ys in which he is
t or m e n t e d b y t he s p e c t r e who d e fi le s him a n d a t t a c k s his fa c e
, ,

his e y e s his b a c k his fl e sh a n d his whol e b ody O n the R e

, , .

v e rs e o f the t a b l e t he r e co u n t s t o Sa m a s how he ha s t ri e d t o ‘

a
pp e a s e a n d t o r e s t ra i n his t or m e n t or A p p a r e n t ly his e ffor t s .

h a v e m e t w i th n o s u cc e ss fo r he n o w t u r n s t o the S u n god fo r -

re l i e f which he p r a ys he m a y r e c e iv e thro u gh hi s m igh ty co m

,

“
m a n d t h a t i s n o t a l t e r e d a n d t hro u gh t he co m m a n d o f M a rd u k
t he a r b i t e r o f t he gods
”
,

.
,

10 . A ft e r the for m uz -
z a -n a - ka- p u in o ne m i gh t p e r

h a
ps a ssig n to ti lin v a l u e kap
as -
z a na - -
rs (-
Y t he n e w .

1 8 T he ch a r a c t e r i t " fi
.

fii i s n o t q u i t e a cc u r a t e ly r e n d e r e d

o n
p l 68 fo r t he s m a ll p e rp e n di c u l a r w e dg e sh o u ld p roj e c t
.
,

s ligh tly a b o v e t he l o n g h ori z o nta l o ne E ls e wh e r e t he for m s .

o f t his ch a r a c t e r a re so m e wh a t v a ri o u s Whil e t he b eg i nn i ng .

o f t he sign r e m a i n s co n s t a n t t og e th e r wi th the s m a l l ,

(I)
p e r p e n dic u l a r w e dg e r a n d p osi t io n, o f t he s m l l
t he n u m b e
a

di ago n a l w e d g e s a b o v e t he l o n g hori z o nta l li n e v a ry co n sid e

ra b l
y I n K . 2 97 1 C o l I I I 1 2 2 t hr e
, e w e dg e s . occ ur ,
.

a b ov e t he hori z o nt al li n e
(n o t t w o a s in IV R 5 6 l 5 5 b ) in V 2
, .
,

R 1 8 l 3 5 f (a s co rr e c t e d in Z K I p 3 4 9 ) t w o w e d g e s o n ly
, . .
,
.

occ u r a n d in V R 1 1 l 1 0 f fo u r w e dg e s (it ) a re t o b e fo u nd
, , . .
,
 P R AYE R S A G AI N S T TH E E VL I S

P a rt o f a
p r ayer o f A sh u r b a n i p a l ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d b y
No 55 .
(K T he fr a gm e n t is fro m t he l e ft sid e o f o n e
o f t he cl a ss o f s m all e r t ab l ets .

No . 56 .

T ra n s l i te ra ti o n .

—
“ 5a
i

”
S a maf

. ik ka ru ki
. ma - fa -
ri in
’

z ti ir
ku A sj u r [bd u - aplz]
“
- ”‘ ‘
a na - -

“
” "
I
id [A if Af tit]
’

ilu ri i
z ‘
‘
ta r
‘
Su j i u r su Szt
” K AN
izza lu m u n S i rz Sa m a ki zi m i iSa k u a Oz aH
‘ ‘
ar

id dtifi ’
[ TI M I S lim m ti fl fl
‘ '

MO [ind ] lu m u n 1é td bd ti ]
MN [fa ind ] ika l/i[ yd -
m dti-yd iba sd -a]
‘

L i k e t he p r e c e di n g fr a g m e n t N o 5 6 (K 2 8 1 0 ) . co n ta i n s p a r t
o f a r
p ya e r wri t t e n fo r A sh u r b a n i p a l T he t ab let . i s o n e o f the
s m a ll e r k i n d a nd is wri t t e n in so m e wh a t co a rs e ch a r a c t e rs ; wh a t
ha s b e e n p re s e rv e d o f t h e R e v e rs e is u n i n sc ri b e d .

No . 57

T ra n sl ite rati o n

“
.

I . 0 O 0 O

I S- da - ra um m u ri-
[m i u i-tu m 3é nififl
“
z
2 .
-

k u p u ld u u ”
3 . a ua -
a p il p u /d u i ia
.
‘
ilu - ‘
su [p ulduu ij ta r - ‘
su p it /d
n itu m tu m ( )
”
4 . iu a lu m u n z
S in 3 a [ind ar ki ‘

p u lc mi im z i pu /d u i isa k
‘

lu m u n id dti f” f” fl
]
‘ ‘

5 .
Zi m rz z ti 1d td ba ti
'

6 ik a l/i
. 3a z ua
yd u [m dti yd 55 0 5 63 a ]
 AT T E N D I N G AN E CL I P S E OF T HE MOO N .

7 . a na s
. a ti as é ur ki d l- [ si - k z]
8 . di ‘
Su m
‘

gi m il dum ki
9 . as r uk ki si rik

10 .
.z a
- ka - a da -
aj -
p a ku -
ru -
[ uu - na ]
1 1 . 12 ma kir ki
flap ij ti tz f) ué Za k ki
‘
1 2 .

1 3 .
da rd iu a mp
1 4 . bi lit m dtdti iu a sap

1 5 . d up pi ri m im m a
1 6 . m im m a lim nu

1 7 . su 1 8
R ev .

1 9
2 1

co m m e n c e m e n t o f N o 5 7 (K 9 9 0 9) is v e r y si m il a r t o
T he .

t he e n d o f t he R e v e rs e o f N o 7 E a ch t a b l e t is a ddr e ss e d t o . .

1 3 1 mm N o 5 7 ll 2 a n d 4 — 7 cor re s p o n di n g t o N o 7
, .
, .
— 62 .
,
.

L 63 o f N o 7 ho we v e r d o e s n o t a gr e e wi th l 8 o f N o 5 7
. .
, , . .
,

So t h a t t he t e x t s thro u g h cl os e ly p a ra lle l a re a
pp a r e nt ly n o t
, ,

d u p lic a t e s

No . 58 .

T r a n s l i ter ati o n .

1 ” ” 12
m Sim Sim dti f
‘ -
a- 2 .

71 21 125 2! 3 .
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-
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[ lu m u n id dti
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I T/ M ]S . lim niti fl 1é td bd ti f ”
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.ia
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u m d ti-
a iba j d -
a

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pa -
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ka 1 1 .
na

1 4 1 5 .
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si
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lu é ‘

él
6 ”
1 -
mi i/d ni f m u - tdl- lu m 1 7 .

m a -na -m ir uk -
li 1 8 .
-
ki mu ri: 1 T UR R A
.

R 2
 P R AYE R S A GAI N S T T H E E VLI S

To j u dg e fro m the thi c k n e ss o f the t a b l e t N o 5 8 (K 6 6 44 ) , .

m a y p ossi b ly h a v e c o n t a i n e d t w o col u m n s o n e i t h e r sid e In .

th a t c a s e t he b e g i n n i n g o f C o l I I a n d t he e n d o f C o l III h a v e
,
. .

b e e n p re s e rv e d i n scri b e d wi t h p o rt io n s o f t w o s e p a ra te i n ca n
,

t a t io n s .

No . 59 .

T ran s l iteration .

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-
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[
‘
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bi! ildtifl . i ap
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ldti f ’
B UR

bil ri d dtz ftz)

dr—
ui u m a- m it i/da i f ”

ka sp u ku rdsu nu

[ka mj -
s a - ku a -
n a -
ka r ir
lit- ba -lu

“ ti ka ra biti m) 3d at u tta kk a ru ru ( )
- -

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[m a
h
lu m u n] a ta /i S irz z ‘
3a iu a ar k i p u ldni [zi m i p u ld ui
V

lim rz iti fl
~

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I TI M L S [ 1é dbdtz ’l
]
’

f
t
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‘ ‘
- -
a S -

yd
-

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-
li- 7z a - n u - u i m a - ki (P)
mar il
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i -
iu
.
-
a u - na
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Sa maf R a m m d uu u M a rd u k
ta k- ba - la - k a ta

ri k ku ti
m ilu
a
m itu 1d itur
iriéu

T he u
p p e r p or t io n l e t ha s b e e n p r e s e rv e d b y
o f a tab
No .
5 9 (K co n si s t i ng o f a h e a d i n g or i n t rod u c t io n o f
t h re e li n e s , an d t he b e g i n n i n g o f a n i n c a n t a t io n t o a m a l e d e i t y .
 P R A Y E RS A GA I N ST T HE E VL I S

8 Who s e m e rc y n o g o d ha s e v e r a n n u ll e d !
.

9 A lo rd a rt t ho u a n d m i gh t y i s t hy word !
.
,

1 0 T hy co m m a n d i s n o t for g o t t e n t hy i n t e rc e ssio n i s u n e q u a ll e d !
.
,

1 1 L i k e A u u thy fa th e r thy wo rd i s e x alte d !

.
, ,

O n t he R e v e rs e o f t he t a b l e t whi ch is so m e wh a t b ro k e n , ,

t he s u p p li a n t c o n t i n u e s his i n vo c a t io n o f the g o d a n d in 11 1 9 ff , . .

s t a t e s t he occ a sio n o f t he p r a y e r .

s e co n d h a l f o f t hi s li ne i s p ro b a b ly a s e m i t ic t ra n s
2 . T he
l a t io n o f the S u m e ro Ak k a di a n p h ra s e s wi t h which it co m m e n c e s -
.

F o r m y co nj e c t u r a l r e s t ora t io n cf B R fi N N o w L is t n o 5 6 r a n d ,
.
, , .
,

Z I M M E R N , B u s sps a lm e n , p .
73 .

No . 61 .

T ran sl i te ra ti o n .

Ka t ki
[N j TI Sik - u a t m a td ti uu

[I I I ] j a u itu kibi ma li m u ttu

”u
[Sip ta ] m d ra t A - u im fa m i - z
’
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Sa

[bi] ut td m ti ma ti p fl
s dti
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nu ta ra

a im a da ui ib 72a na .ii [m a P]
[fa m itj irsitim flim)
’
-
u u I
ib- da -n u - ii
[23] m a ui [ P
]
.

77 7 2 tu id ba ui it ti m a

[a t] ti m a uz it
-
BA L -
A z
u p a SSu ru
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[ind 227m ] I I
KAN
i mz i VII /( A N
i mz i XV K AN
22m n u - ba t (P) ti-

22m A B AB . zi m i XI X[ K AN
]
[um i XXj bu ébu /u m um rim k i 12m k AN
im t i XXX -
lim u tti 3 K AN

[a naj -
na p fa t ili u sa rri ka ti -
a t ta ra [a m P ] - - - -

“
[ ]
m i i fl fl
i/ i bi [k a r P]
’
‘
S ( u ra t tz az z a

[a na] m ud it it 1 d m ild z? a at
“
-
ta
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[4 iu a lu m u n] a ta /i S in 3 a iu a a rk i p u ld ui im z i p u ld ni
isa k na [ 71 a) ‘

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Y A re a d s in s m alle r ch c ara t e rs : t it -t i .

3 A big a llz
’

.
4 A app aren tl
y o m it s re a d ing in its p la c e : lu m u n idd t ifl
f M /S lt m m t z fl [1d ldbé t ifl]
‘

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[iba
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in a zka l m d i i-y a
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li
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.
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in u é -
ra -d a - ni G U Z UR - ki u -kul-
li

p i ka pu su r ina la fi I ka sit sa a
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[ j
k P b t t k t s
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u sipa t

GU

No . 61 (K
co n t a i n s t r a c e s o f fo u r li ne s o f di re c tio n s
8 293)
fo r c e r e m o n i e s which a re fo llow e d b y a shor t i n c a n t a tio n o f
,

s e v e nt e e n li n e s a ddr e ss e d t o a g odd e ss the d a u gh t e r o f A nn

, ,
“ ”

O n ly t he firs t li n e o f t he e cl i p s e for m u l a i s i n cl u d e d in the te x t -

,

whil e in the d u p lic a t e A t hi s i s r e p l a c e d b y the s e co n d a n d

thi rd li n e s o f the for m u l a .

1 1 . Fo r the i nn 11 n -
ti,
f
c . DE LI T Z S CH , B eitrrig e
'

z ur A s syr .
,

Bd .I p 2 3 1 a n d ]E N S E N Ko s nz o lo gie p 1 0 6 f A si m il ar s e q u e n c e
, .
, , , . .

o f d a s o cc u rs in K 2 8 66 f (S A S M IT H M is ce lla neo u s
y ,
. . .
,

A s syria n Tex ts p f
c a lso
,
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. R 5 6 No 4 . ,
. .

No . 62 .

T r a n s li t e r a t i o n .

sI
ra bz iti M
kissa t ‘
i/dn if ‘

sii n dtifl nz u - a s-si- ru 2musu rdtiM

1

sa in i i irsiti m ( ti nz ) a t- tu n u m a
- - -
u

us su ru busil kn nu ma
’
si7n 1 n a s usu rziti f ba ld m a tu
[ta i tu a t tu - -
- u- n u -

ta sip a t - k u - nu
pa r
- -
-
ra s a

ba -la -tu u m -m a
la i pis pi ku
- -
- -
7n u
- -
nu

ka bi su
” ma
-
bu ka - bi -
su ki -
rib sa m i i -
n
r k it ti i a t tu
- -
n u -

lu nz - u i Sa k i - -n u du m ki -
pa in n
- -
si
-
id dtifl
su

I T[ M 1 3 lim nitiM
-
d a -a ti-
linz n itif ”
1d tdbdti m u - ‘
sa l li—
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d fl
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d
’

-
si- m N AM B UL B I J i-m a z a

m a la ba sa - - -
a
 P R AYE R S A G AI N S T T HE E VL I S

[ a na -
k u pu ld n u] a il
p p u ld ni sa ilu sit
p u ld n u i tta i a
pu - t7 “ . r- .
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ld nitu m flu m)
f” I T] M [S. liin niti M l
it- ta - na b-sa - nim - m a

“
[p a l] da ku a d - ra -k u su a d ku
“
- - -
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a -
ra -

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l
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f su u t
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B il
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- -
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ina lu m u n ali

-
ak ki SAR mi l” illuti f ”

M A AN
tu k a n(a n) I I I KA
.
[s u /upp u K U A] TI R . . ta sapa k a k) ( SA s a m ni nik u [d isp u
mu
kinz itu ta fa ka n /a n)]

tu k a n (a n) SA . N A bu ra si ta sa k a n K
a n)

W H]
ta na k i(kz) u ZA G su q [ u Si q A [Z ] ta .

sa ka n(d u)

[ ta PJ -s a l- la é
i 1 11 K U D .

flu) u I I I sa nitu
‘

i n inzt tn a n - ni- t i n u nu - in a us

ki-in - in a

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sa r Sa rra ni

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- - - - -

fl nz
[s ci i na] s a rr a n i ( ) a lik
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ru]
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s a a n tdk k i
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-
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- - - - - - - - - -

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- - - - - - - -

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it B ilit a ] is i i i li ki u -m a
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it

il tu “
s ll pe , ch a r m ”
: - il—
ti 3 6 5 ; i-il- ta su
,
-

““
ab u fa th e r z a - bu 1 1 , 2 ; a - bi 6, 24 ; 1 2 , 34 87 ; .

a bu a bu -
ka

“shi a bi —
h
60 , 1 1 ; ya 1 1 ,
22 C; a bi y
-
d 1 1 ,
22 ; a - bu - u i 61 , 7 .

1 1 to ne, b e b righ t ln-bi-ib II 1 to mak e

b righ t , t o p u ri fy : li- ib-bi-bu - nin - u i 1 2 8 6 ; lib-bi- bu
”

—
,

L
“r (id e o gr A B L A B)
1 2 , 8 6 C ; u bbib d a - u i .

ibb u pu e
”
: ib- bi
a b ub u d e l u g e i n u n d a t io n
, a -
b u- bu 1 1 ,
1 ; a -bu - u b 1 2 ,
23

b
a - u- bi 2 1 , 80 .

AB AB . a fe s t iv a l ? : (am) A B A B .

“
‘
a b nu sto ne : ”
a bni f

“ a bni fl
a b a n b i r ki t h u n d e r b ol t : birk a
”

a b k a llu a r b i te r a b ka l 2 2 -
, 35 ; a bk a llu a bk a l/i
a bku l r2 . 88, 1 1 4:
b ar u s t ro ng : P a bi ru m 6 9 7 ; 1 0 7
”
a to be - -
, , .

ar u s t r e ng th : a ba ri 4 6 1 6 ”
ab - -
,
.

“
a b u r ri s i n s e c u ri t y : a bu rris (id e o g r U S AL )
”
. . 25 , 6 .

a b b uttu ch a i n fe t te r (s ee s a b at u ) : a bu ti
,
- -
9 45 ;
,

33,
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24 .

a gu b b u pu e a te r ; v e s se l o fp u rific a t io n
” k a 'f a ’
m gub - -
ba
1 2 , a -g ub-ba
 V OC AB UL A RY

g ag u
“r to be en r d ig u -g a 7
-
a a ge , 2 7 .

“
”
a gg u a ng y : ag -g u 6, 1 2 ; 2 7, 20 ;

“ []
”
tu a n ge r : ug -g a t
u gga
i -g u - u 4 6 , 1 ; [ij -g u —
’

gu
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U G U K U L L A (Sa m ) : 1 2 1 0 1
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,
.

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1 4 .

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p a n, u ntr
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a da
g u ru i c s n en e -
b u r ne r , c e nser ” :
-
da

“
k a rf a fu
a - d a -g ur 30 ,
2 3 .

“
a di
”
a di u
p to :

i d lu h ro e
”
—
i a il
’
: 9, 1 ;

9 a d—
“
a dm child
u
”
: m i-ki 7 , 4 0 .

a da r u to fe a r I I a - d u - u r- ni a a d -ra - k u

III su ta
’
4, 42 ; 62 , 1 5; 2 - -
d a - ra -k u 4 42
. : 62 , 1 5 .

“
a d i ru tr o u b l e d is t r e ss a di ,
-

i d i rt u a ffli c t io n
”
: i d ir tu - -

“ gri e f : P a di ra tu
d ir t u
”
a - - -

m u d i ss fi r e ne w e r r e n ov a t or , in n -
d is-su -
u i n n -d is
'

sic u -

i d d i ss u, i d d i sfi ne wly shi n i n g i d- dis-su u -

1 2 ,
1 8;

“
id d is su zt
’
- - -
1 ,
2 ; 6 , 9 8 ; i d -
di-
su-
u 1 2 ,
1 8 A .

“
um u s or t m il-nz u

“s v
u rru li h g t
”
: u rru - k a 1 , 5, 10 .

1z i b u I II 1 to a e, to d e liv e r su-z i- bi 3 1 ,
6 ; su-z u -ba 4 ,

3 1

“6, 7 6 .

“i h y g ry
iz iz u to be an i- z i-z a 7 ,
2 7; i-
z i-z a - m a
7 41 , .

iz
“r r ri b le ”
m g t iz
’

z u , te : -
z i- tit 1 2 ,
1 1 7 .

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”
u z z u a nge : uz -
z u uz o
z i

“
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”
: i -
z i s su-
1 1 ,
1 ; i
-
z i-s u 1 1 ,
1 A .

u z nu uz —
ui u z nd
" -a i
e ar : uz -
nu 4, 34 ;

“o h r (cf b i r tu)
du-
1 9, 2o ; 2 1 , 62 ; uz nd si- n a .

“ C; i fl -su
b k
”
a u br t e : a i
k ya
-
1 1 ,
2 2 a

b m is
“ o h r ”
a a t ge t e : a- k a -m is 62 , 1 9 .

a b u sid e
”
: a- i
éi ya
-
1 3 . 23 .

a bi t u sid e a - ti-ti
é 1 2 ,
68 .
 VO CA B UL A RY

i lu g o d ilu 1 ,
25 , 44, 5 0 ; 4 , 3 7 , 46 ; 6 3 , ,

1 2 ,

38 ; 2 7 ,
23 ; 28, 7 ; 33 , 2 7 , 3 5 ; 5 0, 2 5 ; 6 0 , 8 ; ili 1 2 , 57.
77 ; 2 1 . 26 ; 33, 3 ; ili (N I N I )
- 6,
67 ; 1 1 ,
25 ; ilu -su 2 , 3 , 3 ; 6, 2 7 ,

54 ; 5 6, 8 ; 5 7 , 3 ; 5 8 , 5 ; 6 2 1 3 ; ili su 2 , 2 6 D ;
-
,
1 ,

ili 9 3 6 ; 6 , 7 3 8 1, 8 7 ,
- d 1 2 2,
59 1 7; y 3 ; 40 ; 4 , 2 1 2 3;

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ili ild ni f

b
1 ,
2, 2 , 1 5, 1 8 ,
25, 3, 6 , 1 3,
Is; 7.
5 6, ,
29 ; 9, 2 5. 2 6, 29, 3 0. 3 2 ; 23 ;
1 1 , 6 1 , 93 ; 22 ,

iltu
5 1

“odd ss
1 0,

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29

e
; 5 2 , 5;
ii- tu m i i ti -
i- la t 2, 43 ;
20 ; 39, 6 , 7 ; ila t (a t) 1 , 37 ; i-
ld -
a - ti 1 , 29 ;

i lfi t u godh e a d divi n i t y , ilu ti k a - -

1 3, 6; 22, 1 0,

66 ; il u t- ka
u -
1 2 , 91 ;
54 , 6 ; ilu 6, 1 6 ; i-lu t-k a 6 , 6 8 ; ilu -u t- ki

4, 3 4 ;
”
u l no t : ul 6, 2 6; 1 2 , 58; 1 4, 1 7; 22! 1 ,

5 0, 5 1 ; 4 , 44 ; 7 , 24 ; 1 2 ,

“
3 1 , 32 ; 2 1 ,
2 ; 33, 3 6, 4 6 ;

u lt u ro f m ul-
tu 6, 5 8 ; 1 1 , 36 .

“
a lu a de m on : (1 172

i lu lo ft y, si t u a te d ab ov e t h a t which is in h e a v e n (o p p .

”
to Sa p u l , q . a .
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a 2 ,
1 6 B ; ilu 21 , 55 ; i/dti f

5 9, 4
ili o n, up on ili 7 , 5 8 ; 1 04 , 1 1 5; I 7, 7, 8 ;
ili- k a i li-ya 6 , 5 8 ; ili-yd 1 ,
1 2 , 57;
I 4, 1 ; 1 9 . 24 ; 2 2 . 5 8 ; 5 3 , 9 ; i/i 6 93 ; 7 . 3
,
1 ;
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r nz i —
la t O) : 1 2 , 57 ,
1 07 ;
’
f
. ti- li - tu: 3 1 ,
1 1 .
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a l ak u “ to g o I 1 illz ka (ka ) id e o gr D U
'

. lil- li- k z
5 , 4; lit- lik 1 1 ,
24 ; lu l- lik 9; 1 3 ,

53 , 5 ; a-lik 1 3 , 4 ; 42 ,
10 ; a-li- kd t 8, 1 2 ; 1 2 lit-ta l- la k
1 9 , 30 ; lit -
ta l 6 ,
1 23 ; 1 0, 2 1 ; III 2 li- s a -lik

“h
Vista /2k ? ) 1 4 , 1 0 .

”
a la k t u p at , wa y : a -
la k ti 4 -
, 30 ; 6, 1 1 3; 1 0, 1 6; 1 1 1

1 1 3 0, 9 .

I L (L A ) a
.
p la n t :
la m IL SM IL L A 3 0, 25 .

a lal u to b i nd , t o gird to ha ng u i- lu l
, p

I 1 shi n e b e b ri gh t lu lil 1 2 8 1 ;
to 11 1
,
-
, to m ak e
b ri gh t p u ri fy : u llil d a ni (id e o gr A Z A G )
”
,
- -
. 1 2 , 84 .

i l l u b ri gh t p u r e : il lu illu ,
” -
2 1 ,

illziti f”
3 0, 2 1 ; 33 ,
39; 4, 24 ; 7 1 ;

“ 7, 5 ; 32 7 ; 62
7 . 9; 22 , 42 ; 2 . 7, I s; 3 7 , , 2 4
u li n n u ro be , v e s tm e n t uliu nu 4 , 29 ; 6, 7 3 ; 37 ,

“
9 ; u /in nu - k a 5 ,
2 ; uliu nu -ki 4 , 2 9 ; 6, 7 3 ; 7 , 1 1 ; 3 7, 9 .

j oy o si
ul (id U L )
”
u ls u , p mp : ul-
si 1 0, 20 ; e o g r .

1 ma
5 1 ,

“
wh
1 5 .

en ; in , am o ng i- m a 20 8 ; 5 4, 7 ;
62 , 1 2 .

im i d u to s ta n d ; to e s t ab lish im id - ki (id e o g r .
KI KI )
1 , 4 1 ; li-
ii n -
id 5 , 4 .

to sp ea k ”
:III 2 u s ta in u - - -
it
'

1 ,
1 5 .

word s p e e ch : 4 3 ; 6, 8 5 ; 7 , ; 8,
”
a m at u ,
a -u t a t 4, 23 1 5 ;
a -
mat -
sa a -
m a ka
t- 1 2 ; a n!

ti ya 5A; d i n - in a - ti
-
i na ya
-
-
1 1 ,

60 , 1 6
“ .

—
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s ch word
’

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2 1 ,
2 3, 7 1 ; 5 1 , . . . 22,

67 ; K A T A R ZU . .
(d a lilika ) 6 0 , 2, 3; d a l i-
li--
ki 3 0, 1 6;
d é -li- li-k i 2 8 ; 6, 94 ; d é - li [lij -

“
,

38, ; d é -
2li li k u -n u - -

d a l l u h u m b l e , s u b m i ssiv e d a l-la

ta - di (ti P) - iin -m i

d a m am u “w to
1 ,

e ep ,
34 ; 5 ,
l a m e nt
1 6 .

duw u m (id e o gr SI S SIS)

“
.

d a m ak u
lid - nz i ka
-
I 1 to b e fa vo u r a b l e
lz d m i k a 6 ,
'

- -
1 1
lid - m i- ik
5;
1 ,
24 ;
II I
“ to
m a k e fa vo u r a b l e ik)
tu d a in m ikf 40, 1 5 ; du
-
u m - m i- ik 6
1 1

dam ku
3; 1 0,
“vo r
I 6;
fa
[ ]
d a -
u

u
7n -
7n u -
ku
ab le
”
; f d . am ik t u as su b s . fa vo u r
d a m ku d a m iktu (tu)
’

d a m iktu (tzt)
d a m ikta fla) 1 2 ,
1 1 3 E ; d a 7n ikti (tz) 4, 7 ;
1 1 8; 1 2 , 7 2, 1 2o ;
1 6 ; 3 3 , 3 5 ; 4 0, 1 6 ; d a m ik tiin flim) 2 , 9, 1 4, I 5 ; 5 4,
9 ; 60, 22 ; d a m ik ( ) yd
ti ti -
d a nz k zitifl da in
k dti fl
du mku
1 1
“vo r
,
2

fa
6 .

u d n i n - ki I ,
2 2 ; 62 ,
10 ; du m ka 8 ,
-
1 3; d u i n -
ki d u n/k n I 2 ,
85 ;

“ s ro g
d u i n ki 8 , 1 2 ;

d a n an u
“
”
to be t n : /i -
da n i n
n -

dannu s ro i hy t n g, m g t da n -
nu d a n- na

“
5 ; d a n ni d a na d a n nu
- -
42 , 1 1 9 , 1 7; n

S A L K AL G A )
”
d a nn a tu dis r ss t e : d a nna ti (id e o gr .

9. 3 5 ; 3 1 .
6 .

dand annu m igh t y d a n - d a n -n u

DI PA. LA
.

“ id e o gr . : 7, 53 ; 1 2 ,
1 ,
1 08 .

“l s ro ”
d a p in u t ng : d a -pi-nu 21 , 77 .

dupp

II 1
“rw u

to t e a
ta b e t

a a y,
d upp u

to r e m ov e ”
: d up p i-ri 5 7 ,
-
1 5 ; IV 1 to

“
"

be t or w n a ay
”
: lid - d ip -p ir I , 49 .

d i p ar u orch di p a
t ka di p”
: - -
ra -
-
a -m

di-p a r 1 , 3 0 ; 3 9 , 8 ; d ip ciru (id e o g r . 40, 5 ;

dip dri (id e o g r G I B I L L A ) 1 2 , 8 6 , 1 1 8 . . .
.
 V OC AB UL A RY

d a r—
“o di g
d a rr u s t ro n g ri

d i eu ab un n ,
nu m e r u o s d i- sa -
a - tu i n

d a sp u
“ d m ea da a s- p a
-

ho
“d
’
d i sp u ne y z a isp u
”
d u SSu p u m ea : da -
u s-su- p u

D A S AR id e o gr . 1 2 ,
1 1 ,
1 4, 1 5 .

and
1 u u I .
I 3. 22 .
23 . 5 0. 5 1 ;

3 . 3 . 8 ; 4 . 3 . 6. 5 . 1 9. 2 9. 3 8 . 4 1 . 1 5. 1 2 ; 6. 3 2 . 3 3 ;
67 . 7 3 . 7 s. 7 6 . 8 3 D . 9 3 . 9 9 . t o o . 1 1 3 F . 1 20. 1 2 1 ;
I I .

3. 4. 2 3. 2 7; 1 2 . 7. 28. 2 9. 3 1 . 3 4 . 3 6. 3 9 . 4 4 . 5 1 . 5 6.
7 75 6. 1 .

1 03 3 1 05 3
1 07 7
1 07 E 3 1 1 3 ; 1 3, 8 ; 1 67 1 2 ; I 7, 3; 1 91 7 1 1 2?

5 5 . 67 . 8 6 ; 22 .
20. 3 9. 5 3 . 5 5 ;

61 ,
8, 1 0, 1 3, I 6 A ; 62 , 3 , 1 5 ,
28 ; ii
86; 7 . 8. 20 ;

I m tu b r e a th , oiso n im ti 1 2 2 1 im ti”
p , ,

“ri
1 . 47

a b al u I 1 to b ng , to c a rr y to c a rry o ff, r e m ov e ub

“
,

ba -ln 5 3 , 1 I , 1 2 ; u bil 8 , 7 ; u b la - -
28, 1 1 ; 4 6, 3 ; ub -
la k ki -

I 2 P a rt l d r r u le r :
“
”
5 7, 1 2 ; ln -
bi -
ii 8 , 6 ; . ea e ,
m u -u t
ta b bil 2
-
1 ,
81 ; in u t -
ta b -
bil 2 0, 9, 1 1 ; IV 2 t o be re

“
m ov e d
”
: lit-ta -bil 1 , 46 ; 5 , 6;

a l ad u to b e a r, t o b e g e t I 1 a -lid - ya a -lit-ti-ya
a l it- tu nz (la - a - lit tu ni
- - i
r
) II 2
’

i i - ta l-
la
da

ili t t u
1 9,
“
I 3
child
.

, o ffs p ri ng i lit- ti
-
3, 10 ; 5,
1 3 ; M at 33 . 47 .
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1 ;

35 . 70 ; 2 7.
1 ;
28 B, 2
9; sipa t

61 ,
2 0, 2 1 ; sipa t 1 6, 2 ; sip a t -
k u -
nu id
( e o gr . M U)

sfi t u r u m igh ty, rodigio s ’

p u su tu -ru
-
s tu - ra t
zt -

1 , 1 0 ; 60, 1 2 .

“r
ZA G a sp e c i e s o f fl e sh : i ff u ZAG 1 2 , 7 ; 62 , 2 8 .

to b e ak l o os e ,
to b u rs t for th
”
: li -
z i- ka - a zn - i n a 1 8, 1 5;
li
“ i k 8, 5 A
- -
z a ni - nz a 1 1 .

“
”
z a i ar u fo e : z a -
a i- ri 4 6, 1 9 .

“ ih
”
z h
i rfi t u a te : z i- ru ti -

I I b e b r g t , t o b e p u re : e u -k a a 5 7
to
”
-
,
10 ; II 1 to

b ri gh te n , t o p u ri fy z u u k -
ki 1 1 , 2 1 -
.

z a k ar u to na m e , c a ll s p e a k
, ,
co m m a n d I I iz a k a
ra ra ( ) -
ni ta -z a -ka r ta z a ka r(dr)

d e -z a - [ka r P] IV I iz z a k a ra K
ra )

z ik ru na m e wo rd cry , , z ik -
ri z ik -
ri 1 ,

43 ; z i k ir
- 1 2 , 79 ; 22 ,
2 1 B; si - kir 22 ,
2 1 ; k ri-su
el
-

i—
k ir k a 5 , 8 ;z -
z ik -
ri- k a 22 ,
1 0 B;
s i—

“
ik -
ri k
-
a 2 2 ,
1 0 ; z i-
k ir k i 3 0 , - 1 4; z ik -ri-ya 3 3 , 25 .

z a li p tu wi c k e d n e ss [a z - lip tii -
1 1 ,
1 2 .

“
z imu a r
pp ea an c e co ,
u nte n a n c e z i- m ii a
u - -
’

z u m ru od b y z u m ru z u m ri-ya

33,
“ gry
2 8; z u m ri—
yd 53 ,
2 7, 2 8 ,

“r
”
i n u to
A

z be an : iz - nu - u iz
z inu ang
y
—
z i nu -
u 2 , 24 D; z i- n u - i i
’

z i-
na -a

i i 4, 3 6 ; 6, 8 i- u i
’
1 2 ,
1 1 1 ; z u i- -
1 ; 7, 1 8; z i-u i- tzi 4 , 45 ; z

tu m z i- u i- ti z i

z an
n u -ti

an u “i
6 , 67 ;

to ra n
2 7,
”
2

:
3 .

II I 1
[m u -
3 a] ni n 4 9 , 3 0 ;
-
d e -

1 2 2
, 7 .
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77 z a k ap u I I to e e
“r c t II 1
“i to m p a le I 3 uz -
za

“
na ka p u 5 3 9 ; u z
- -
,
-
z a —
na kup 5 3
-
, 10 .

WP}
”
t iz k ar u lo y ft ,
n ob le : ti-iz -
k a - ru I 2 ,
1 9 A; 2 9, 3;
ti- iz -
k ci -
ru 9, 2 ; tiz
-
k a - ru 1 2 , 1 9 .

s t i n g : II
“
”
{1 7 7 to 1 u-z a k-ka t-s u 1 2, 1 2 1 .

Nfll z i r u se ed z iru (id e o gr K UL ) .

z iru (id e o gr
SI K U L )
.

9, 3 7 , 38; a ri (id e o g r K UL ) .
33, 8 .

ZI T A R R U D A id e o g r
. . . . : 7, 54 ; 1 08 .

b i g a llu
“ ab u n d a n c e kzga lli 61 ,
1 2 A .

d I
“u t o r ej oic e ; II 1 j o yfu l
” ‘
ba 1 to m ak e ku -
na
’
8, 1 6 .

“
”
b da u j oy fu l : ka d a fl ta P) a - -
1 2 ,
57 .

b di
“ s j oy fu lly da d i3 63)
a - 1 , 24 .

j
bi d ut u o y [t id zi tu -
ka 6 ,
1 28 ; 24 ; 42 , 22 ; [i i

“
d zltu 7, 3; ki d utu -
ki 3 , 5 ; 8 , 1 8; ki d dtzl .

b th
“
s in ik-tu - u t u 1
'

a to z Z
z
-
u -
8, 8; 28, 9 .

b tt
i u , bi tu s in
”
i —
k it ti 9 , 4 2 ; -
i
{t tn
-

b it i t u s in
”
: {z t tu
i-
i -
i —i—
k t ti
5 0, 1 8;
“ i
k ti ti 2 7 A ; 3 6 , 3 ; ki -ta -ti-[yaj 5 0 , 2 2
- -
,
2 1 .

“r l giv r b e sto wer

’

b a ia du e , d a - a i- a d

“
”
to u e, gov e r n : da i d a
to - -

“
h a i r u s p o u s e h u s b a n d : ka i ri k i 1 4 2 ka i ri ki 3 3
’ ”
- - -
,
- - -
, 23 .
,

“
b i r t u s p o u s e wi fe : di ir tu 6 1 2 6 ;
”
, dir té 1 0 - -
,
-
,
2 3 .

“ “
”
h a l a p u t o b e c la d : ka lip 4 6 1 5
-
,
.

h a l a k u I 1 t o p e r ish I I I t o d e s t roy k ill lik 2 1 -

,
64 ;

“ k
k u l li ki - 2 6-
; [ m u [ z a
,
l l ik ]4 6 1 9 ; k u l lu u- 8 24 -
,
- -
,
.

“
d e s t r u c t io n : ku l k u u 2 7 1 3 A ”
hu lk fi - -
,
.

hu lu k k fi
“
d e s t r u c t io n ku lu uk ku u - - - -

r 26
”
b i m i t u b u tt e : k i m i t u 1 1 6 2
, ,
.

i—Zii s u
“
-
53 10 , .

b a r b a su s or t m , fu ry l
ia r-
ba -su 2, 1 3;
’l A o

b a r ré n u w a y, ro a d ”
: k a r- ra -u i 4 2 , 1 0 . ka rra nz 5 9. 3
o

62 , 1 8 .
 VO CA B UL A R Y

h u r as u gold ku rdsu
“ b’m
ku
rdsu

”
b a ra ru to d ig , t o p lo u gh : PZ
i a -
ra -
dr-
ra 33 .

ba r r u a wood : ka rri (id e o gr SI M S I S) 3 3 .

. 39 .

b u r su bu r s u m o u n t a i n hill : Zi a r sa nu
”
, ,
- -
[tu r
s a - a - ui

b u s sfi a c e r e m o n i a l ro b e : su bd tu kussit
t a bt u v ic t ory ta k-ti- i

t ib fi to a
pp ro a ch I I i i iit/Z
; t k Su
-
ii 1 2 ,
1 z tz

k a-a 1 2 7 4 ; itikzi u i (nun m? ) 7 , 5 7 ; 2 1

- -

6 5 ; itika -a 1 1 , 24 ; II 1 ln -ta k-[z i 6 , I 4 .

“
ti b i nea r t ik
i-

t ab u I
2 5 ; li ti ba
I

- -
to b e g o od , t o
II 1
be
“
to
a cc e p t a b l e li tib 2 3 4 ; 8
m ak e good t o g l a dd e n ,
-
, ,

li-tib-k a 1 0, 5 ; li-
tib bu 6 , -
1 30 ; 8, 1 9; 9 , 26 ; t ub
u -
8 , 6, 1 6 .

”
t ab g ood t bu t ba 2 8 D ; ta
u - - -
a - 2
: a a a ,

a -a b 9 8; -a -
ba tdbu (id e o g r . D UG GA ) .

ta -
a b-
tu 4 9 ,

6 ; ta - a b- tu nz 7 4 C ; tdbt u fi zz) id e o g r D U G zd b
’

1 2 ,
.

tu nz (tu 7 n)id e o g r D U G G A ta -
bu -
tu nz 1 2 , 8 2 C ;
. .

” ”
tdbuti
.
f
(id e o g r D U G G A ) 1 2 , 8 2 ; tdbdti (id e o gr D U G )
.
f . .

I ,
1 3, 40 ; 2 7, I I A ; tdbd ti fl
. (id e o gr . D UG G A) 4 , . I 8 , 40 ;
6. 8 4 E .
1 I 3 F; 53. 25 ; 5 4. 3 ;

t ab t u b le ssi n g td bti

tub tu fri e n dli n e ss , k i n d n e ss tu -u b- ba - ti 2 1 , 88 .

t a r ad u to e xp e l tu -
ru -
ud
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to l ead ,
to dir e c t ,
to rule tu s ti- si-ri
-
t us-ti-sir

2 ,
20 ; 1 2 , 37 ; la -
u s-ti-
sir 1 2 ,
89; m u s-ti- is -
ru 1 2 ,

m s ti sir
“ 1 5 3 ; 6, 9 9 ; 1 0, 8 ; m u s- ti-si-ra -a -ti 3 0 , 9
- -
2 9; u ,
.

“
”
i sa r u ri h s r igh
i sa ra t a t, g t : - -
i sa -ru -tu 5 3 , 5
-
.

i sa r i s ri gh t ly : i sa ris
“
”
1 0 - -
,
1 8 .

m i sa r u ri g h t e o u s n e ss : m i sa ri 1 (id e o gr
”
; m isa ri
‘
- -
22 .
,

SA . SI DI ) . 1 ,
24 .

m i sa r i s r igh tl y i n is-sdr- ris 1 1 ,

1 8 .

u - ki 8, 8 .

III II I ‘
to p y a h o m a ge ,
to h u m b l e o ne s e l f us-k i-in- i n a
’

u s- k z n- in a

K U A T IR . . a s p e ci e s o f g ra i n : 1 2 , 3; 2 1 ,

29 ; 62 , 2 6 .

“
”
k a b as u to r e a d : ka bi s u 6 2 8 9
t - -
, ,
.

“ a t h : k ib sa 2 2
”
k ib su p
-
,

k i b ra t u q u a r te r o f h ea v e n r eg i o n ,
‘

b
ki ra a ti
- - -
2 43

“
,

”
4 7 ; k ibrd ti f
33, 7, 1 2,

k a ht u w i h y e g t ,
i mp or ta n t , p ow e r fu l
”
: k a b-tu
k a b-[ta P] 7 , 3 0 ; k a bti(tz) id e o g r . D UG U D 1 , 44
k a btu (id e o gr D UG U D ) . k a bti (i
D U GUD ) k a bti (id e o g r . IL I M ) 53, 1 6 ; k a -b

9,
k a b it t u
,
10

“
B ; k a b- ta - a -tu m 4 6 , 6

dis osi io p t n
.

ka -
bi t - ta
’
-
ka k a -b
ta 3 0, 6 .

k a b uttu P: [ ]
k a P -
bu -
u t-
ta -k a - 7n a

3 0, 2 4 : 40, 1 2 ; 62 , 29 .

1 2 ,
10 .

”
k u mmu thy, t hi n e : k u - u in - in a
k an u
II I
“s
I
to
I

e
to

tab
b e fi rm
lish ,
to
,

p l a c
to
e
s
,
ta n

to
d
set
fa s t
”
: tu k dn(a n)
li- k u n

I 15. 1 8. 1 9 2 2 :

( an ) li-k in I 4, 5 ; m n -k in 2 , 4 7 ; ku
n u (P ) 1 2 , 76 .
 VO CA B UL A RY

k inu s u r e c e r ta i n , , t rue k i- i- nu ki -
ui D;

“
'

t i- m m I . 5 1 : 4 . 44 : 6. 8 6 : 7. 24 : 33. 36: 5 2. 2 .

k inis r y t ul k i- nis 2 , 6, 62 ; 8, 4; 1 2

“
,

1 1 2 ;

k i ttu r h ri ht ut , g te u n e o s ss kit tn 9 ,
-
1 3 ; k it tit 9
-
. 1 3 B;
k it tu m -
kit-ti 1 ,
24 ;
1 4 ; 5 4: 5 :

k a ia n u

“ co nt i n u a l c o n s ta n t k a i-a n
-
, a

“ i an co n t i n u o u s ly : ka a i a n ”
k a - -

ki wh en , as a ccordi ng to k i—
i

“
,

1 8 , 9, 1 1 .

k i ’
am t hu s ki am

k im a li k e wh e n , , as
”
: ki- m a 8 , 1 5 ; I I ,
6 A, 3 S ;
1 2 , 7 3 C, 8 1 C, 8 2 C, 8 3 C ; B ; k im a
4. 29 ;
82 , 83 ;

“
K A I ZI . a s p e ci e s o f fl e sh : i fru K A I ZI 40, 10 ;

k a kk u w o ea p n f il
m ka k k u

“
K U K U id e o gr
. . :

f ‘
k ak k a b u s r ta ka kk a b 7 , 1 6 ; 1 9 , 1 8 ; ka k ka bdni

3 9, 6 ; 62 , 1 7, 1 8 ; k a k k a bd ni (M U L M U L ) 8, 22 .

“
K A L U B I D A id e o gr
. . . . : 7, 53 ; 1 2 ,
1 ,
1 08 : 47, 3 .

k a lu a ll :
”
ka l k a ld (id e o gr K A K ) 7 , 5
.
4 ; k aln

(id e o gr . K A K A B I ) 62 , . . 2 3 ; k a l (id e o g r K A K) 4 , 9 , .

n :

k a l am u all, o f e v e ry k ind ka -la -m a ka lei

ma (K A K A
“ )
'

-7n a 1
.
9, 9 .

k li s l og h e r co m p l e te ly k lis 9, 7 , 8
-
a a t et ,
a .

to be co m p l e t e ”
; III I to m ak e co m p l e te II I i-k dl
i

“ whol
lil III I s k lu l
u -

2 I
k u lla t u the e k u l-la t .

k u l-la t—
“il
5 2 ; s i- na

k im t u fa m y
”
: k im ti ya - -
-
ti-yd 1 1 ,
23 :

-
ti -ya 1 1 ,
23 C .
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k a m alu to be an gr y k a m -lu E ;

9 k a
k d tn - ln 6 ,
m zi s u
“ to bo w d ow n ,
to h u m b le o n e s e lf k a n(k d 7n 3) .

su 1 ,
1 1 ; 5 0 , 4 : ka m
-
sa -
ku k a n(ktifn ) z
’ -
sa- ku 1 ,
2 1 ;
-s a - ku I z k it -
i n u -s a

II 1 to p re
p a r e c a re fu lly k u n- n i

k a n fi k a - n u - tu 2 , 4 5 ; ka -
nu - u t 1 ,
29 ; 4, 1 4

k unu
5. 1 1

kk
; 9. 30

u
“
s l ea
”
:
” b’m
k u nuk k u isu k u nukk u

isu k u n u k k u
73;
a bn u 1 2 , 73 C .

KAN KA
k a su
.

“i d to
L
b n
a
p la n t :

II 1
fa m

to
K AN K A L
b i n d fa s t , t o
. 1 1 ,
2 5
fe t t e r
.

u-k a - a s -s i
I 3. 23

k as it u fe t t e r , b o n d s ka -s i-ti

K AS S AG a dri nk o ffe ri n g : -

“
”
k as
p si l v e r : ka sp u
u
‘

k uppu w e ll so u rc e : k up p i ,
”
-

k apru b o wl
“
k ap ra -

k ar u
“
w a ll for t r e ss : ka r 2 2 7 ; k dri ” -

, ,

k a r ab u t o b e fa vo u r a b l e t o b l e ss : lik
”
,
-ru - bu -k a 6 , 1 2 9;
-ru - bu - k i
9, 2 5; 22 ,
2 5; lik -
ru -
bu 60, I 7; lik 3, 6;
8, 1 9 .

i k rib u p ra y e r ik i bi 5 ; ik ri-bi
-r - -
45 ; 3 3 , 1 1 ,

2 7; ik -
ri

“ ki ru -u b 8, 1
-

“
.

a rfi b u

“d gr m igh t y
”
k eat, : k a -ru - bu
I 2 w ne a r : ik ta r 1 1 1 9
to ra
”
-
, .

“
”
k ur u nee d dis t r e ss : k u u ru 2 2 5 3 ,
- -
, .

“ k u rm a ti fl
”
k u rm a t u fo od : k a rm a t s u -

W i n e : k a rd ni 3 0 2
”
k a r an u ,
.

k u r u n n u a d ri n k m a d e fro m s e s a m e s e e d : k u - -
ru - n u [
na]

k as a k as i th e e t h ys e l f z k a a sa
,
“ ka ,
- -

; f k -a si ka
- ‘
1 2 1 Sd I 22
‘

ua a -
. , ;
3 91 2 ’
 V O C A B UL A R Y [lib b u

li b b u h ea rt lib- bi 7 , 2 2 ; libbu
2

libbi libbu -Sn 4 , 3 7 ;

lib -
ba -
ka 1 1 , 38; lib- ba -ka 6 , 1 30 ;
2 7, 20 ; 28 ,
1 2 ; lib-bi-k a 4 , 7 ; libba -k n 9 ,

26 B; 2 7, 20 A; lib ba - k i
-
libba -k i
libbi 8, 6; lib bi ya- -
libbi-ya
9, 1 4B ; 1 1 , 5 A ;\ libbi-
d
y 9 , 1 4; lib ba - su -n u 3 3 ,
-
1 8 .

clos e
“ s u rro u n d : I I ”
to en , to I lu -u b-ba -k u 1 2 , 56 .

la b an u to c a s t do w n : IV 2 ”
it ta l-bu - nin - u i
-
1 1 , 3 A; 2 7,
1 4; it-ta l-
ba n - ni 1 1 , 3 .

“clo h
”
li b i t t u b ric k : libit 2 1 ,
26 .

la b aS u to t e o ne s el f , be cl o th e d 1 2 lit-bu -su 3 ,
1 1 ; lit -
bu -
su lit-bu -sa 1 2 , 53 ; lit-
bu -si-su

53, 1 6 .

lu b u s t u clo thi n g lu bu stu (id e o g r S I G ) . lu

bustifl K
( U Z UN )
“
“ ““
1 0 p r e c a t iv e p a r t icl e ; or ”
: lu - u 20, 2 1 B;

“
lu -u lu
I bi

“ “
b h h
26
s
; 2 1 , 22 ,
25 , , 9 2 ;
b
22 . 2 8. 6 : 3 9. 5 41 .

“
b b
2 : 47. 52. 4 :

“k
li u
’
ta b let ”
: -
u in

L A Ij AR . la —
( ka r ? )
”
la - ar fi)
la lla r t u w a ili n g l o u d cryi ng , la lla rt u

la m ad u to l e ar n i- la 7n -
7n a - a u
’
i-la m -m a a
’
1 1

- m a - da lz in -[d a] 4 , 3 0
'

9, 1 1 ; lil 1 , 43 ; 3 3 , 26; .

li m n u e vi l ”
: lint - nu 1 2 ,
62 , 5 0,
lim - na liin lim u n
”

lim ni li7n u ttu n2(tu 7n) 1 2 , 7 4 C ; lim u ttiK

ti)

lini u ttim (ti7 n) 2 ,

6; 1 2 ,
68 ; lim u ttu 61 .
4;
(id e o gr B UL G A L ) lim
'

linz u tti 1 2 , 6 6 ; lz in u tti .

nu - tu 1 0 , 3; li m -
n
; 49, 3 ;
u -ti 8li
, m -nu
47, 24 1

2 ; l ii n nutifl 8 1 C ; lim nilti(ti) 7 , 5 1 ; lim nitifl 1 ,

1 3 : 4 0 ; 4 1 1 8 : 4 0 ; GI 8
4 B I
I I 3 F ; 7 1 2 1 6 1 ; 1 2 1 5 6 ; 1 91 1

1 1 :

5 9, 3 ; 1 61 ,
1 6A; lim nitifl-ya
lim nitifl -yd 1 2 , 8 3 ; lim - na
 V O C AB UL A RY

lu m n u
“
vil e lu m -u i 6 2 , 1 0, 1 1 ; lu -
m un lu m u n
b is
1 1
1 2 3
1 3 1 3 91 40 ; 41 1 77 1 8 1 3 91 40 ; 61 1 1 3 F ;
b‘
I 9. 1 0. 1 1 ; 2 7, 1 1 A 5
;
; 5 4: 5 ; 5 8 , 6,
25
53: 2 4: 2 : 3 ; 55 : 31 4 ; 5 7, 4 .

7; 20 ; 61 , A;

“ ( )
l m
“
76
- -
1 9, 20 ; u n u n u u a 1 2 ,
.

” ”
la m assu g rdi ua an d e ity : la m a s s u

la s am u : P a - la -s u - u m

l a p at u to s u rro u n d II I ln -up -p u -ta - k u - m a

“r c iv
I11 2 P u s- ldl-p i 2 1 ,
25 .

lik fi to e e e, to tak e ta la k i(ki) - 7n a 1 2 , 8 , ta la k i 3 0 ,

26 [f tiliki]; lil- k i 33, 2 6 ; li- k i
23 , 3; li-ki-rn a 2 , 33 ; lik i-m a 2 , 33 D ; li-
k i -z 8
’

et-z 3 .
'

lz l 4 . 3 5 : 6. 80 E :
'

4: 2 : li-Z
ea t 9 . 3 9 : 3 3 . 5 .

li s an u t n o gu e li sa -[nu]
-
listinu [is/ini
lisd nu - su 1 2 ,
1 2 1 ; lisd ni 4, 20 .

MA :
“y
MA
isu I 2 , 5 .

“
”
ma
’
du m an : 7n a - du 7 ,

m a
’
d ut u , m é d fi t u r g eat q u a n ti ty ma -
d u -ti
in d -
d a -ti

m ar u so n in tira (id e o g r . D U US) . m dri

(id e o gr . D U) 1 , 42 ; 33, 2 3 ; m dr (id e o g r . D U) 2 ,

26 D :

“ 22 : 5 0. 1 2 : 5 9. 1 7 .

“s d (id e o gr D U S A L )
m ar t u d gh r ”
au te : 7n dra t . 61 , 5 .

II I to en ,
d e s p a t ch ; to r ule ”
: u-m a -
ir- m a 1 ,
25 ;

u- m a
“ ir- a n- u i ir 9, 7
- 1
- 1 2 , 99 ; en u - nz a .

m a ar u to b e fa vo u r a b l e ; t o lis te n to r e c e iv e fa vo u r
g ,

“
ab ly
m u gu
”
:2 1 , ; i n a ag
- -ra t -u r 2 1 - m ag ra t(a t}
m a -g a - ru 8 , 9 ; nz a -g a -ra 1 3, 8; 2 2 , 20 ;
h
m ag dra 1 9 , 2 9 ; m ag dri (P sim i) 3 0, 2 0 ; G IS T U K
.

35,
m ag i r u
10 .

“v o r
fa u ab le,
i

willi n g o b e di e n t ,
m a- g i ri 3 3 ,
-

6; g ir 6,
-
1 nz a 1 20 .
 V O CABU L A RY

773 m u
A “
w a te r mu 1 2, 2, 3; 1 5, 1 8; 29 ; 3 0,
62 2 6 : m 2”

W773 m usu n i gh t m u -si i n it si 2 6; 1 2 ,

2 ;

{1 773 m i t u
“
d d “ ea
86; 3
” °
1 ,

m m‘
8 ; 53, 8

m itu
.

28, 8 ; 5 9, 2 1 .

M I I;I I . a s p e ci e s o f fl e sh : Sf M I lfll ru 1 2 , 7 ; 62 , 2 8 .

“o
m i bb u a - o ffe ri n g : m ink Zi a -

1 71 73 I 1 to p p os e ; to ta k e , a cc e p t ; to i m p lor e ”
: a m- —
k kaur

5 0, 2 0 ; lim -
ku -ri 1 0, 3 1 ; lim -
ku -
ru 60 , I 6 ; lim
k u ru- -
ka m a -
in u -
k ur 2 , 33 ; 5 0, 2 1 ; m u k-ra -a n- u i

m u d- ri-nz a 4 , 3 5 ; in u k -r - i in - u i- m a
m a -ki—
ra t 9 , 3 9 ; m a d ra t 2 2 , 3 4 ; -
II 1 d - m a kir ki 5 7 ,
- -

I V I im - nz a Z t k
“or
- -ru
1 1 ; a

m a hru b ef e
”
: 9 -
k ar m al
t ra -
ka 5 0 , 4 ;
-

7n a
-
é ar —
ka 9, 2 3; 62 ; m a -ka f

“l
2 1 ,
2 1 ; m a -
ka r—ku -
nu 7 , 48 .

”
t a m b a ru b a tt e : ta m - da - ri 2 7 , 2 ; 4 6, 1 8 ; ta in - km .

B
N 7: m a lfi
2 1 ,

“
40
to
.

fi ll; t o b e fu ll m a - ln -u 2, I 3; m a -
lu -
ii
’
1 , 7;
H
2 3 B;
, 1 II I ii -nz a l- Ii I II I us

i na l-
la 2 1 , 59 .

m ala as m a ny as in d -
la 1 1 , 8;

“i
P 7u i- li7n -
7n a 1 1 ,
1 8 .

1 m aliku r
b p ri c m a li k u m a li ki
1 7 7
3 te - - -
ar ,
n e -

m i lk u
“
co s un el i n il k a — ini —
lik - su i n i- lik .

“
Su 1 , 9; m i -
lik -
ka 7, 7 2 .

m m‘
MU M U . a p ri e s t : M U M U 60 , 3 . .

“
D73 m a mm a ,
mimm a whoso e v e r wh a t so e v e r , 7n a -u m - nz a

m a -u m - m a n 7na 1 , 9 .
1 9;
b
m im m a (id e o gr . N IN) 1 2 , 6 2 , 6 7 , 7 7 C, n o ; 5 0. 2 3;

mimm a Sum Su
“wh o f a te ver k i nd ; an
yo n e ,
a ny
”
t hi ng : 7 n i7n 7n a su nz - su m im m a su m sa (id e o g r .

m a
SA
m lu
.

“
N AM M A)

s ro t
.

ng
”
: 7n a - n 7 u - ln 4 6, 1 3 .
 V OC AB UL AR Y

u 1 . 49 : 3 3 . 3 3 .

na du I 1 to be e x a lte d ; t o P li -
na a u -ka
-
’
1 1 ,

e xal t is e ”
'

29 ; 1 2 to to , p ra : ln u t-
ta - -
z d
lu t ta -id 5 8 ; ln - u t ta -id - nz a
’
lic ta ia
- - -
.
-
1 1 ,
1 2 .

“ ( SI M GIG)
t a n it t u : un ta nitti im tik niti P
,
id e o gr . . 22 , 32 .

n a ru

n ab fi
“
s r t

to
ea m

nam e
n d rifl

su m a n ab u
25 ,

to
6 .

e xis t ,
to be na - ba t

nab
1 1 ,

at u
“shi
8; na - bi - a t

to ne
”
; I 3
A .

do . : it-ta - na - a n- bi- tu 3 9 , 1 2 .

“ s iv l

“
nu b a ttu a fe t a : ( um ) n u - ba t (P) ti 6 1 -
,
1 1 .

“c s
o ri ffe
‘

n in d a b fi ng ni nd a bzc

na du to a t, to pla ce I 1 1 2 , 6 b
,

I 3 it- ta - na - n u d u -u -
itta na n d z?

na d an u to gi ve ta na din/in) 1 , id - din -k a - m a 2,

iddin- k a m a 7 9 A; da n 3
-
1 7;
-
2 , 1 ,

5 ; a d - da n —
ka a d - d a n- k i a ddin-su

n a d na t a t ( ) 9, 3 8 .

m an datu ri b u t e i na n da
t - -
ti-yd

n ah u I 1 to b e w eak ; t o r e st a n- [
iu a n- Zza 1 2 ,

41 ; Zi -
nu u i -
f li -
nu -
ka 6, 89 ; 2 7,
20 ; linu l z (u[t/ 3 0 , 6 ; 11 1 2 to a
p p e a se ,

“
”
to p a ci fy : m us- ti- u i- ib
nu u r igh l t nu - u- ru n u - u- ra 8, 2 ; n u - ru 1 1 ,
1 A;
n u ri - —
n u dr

naz az u to s ta n d ’
. I 1 az -
eu d e d eed/2 07 2) id e o g r .

G UB az -
z zz iz z iz zi (id e o gr G U B B U) . .

li -ia -z zz 1 0, 2 1 ; 22, 53,

22 ; li-
iz -
z i—
eu
, 7,2 ; li -
z i -
eu 2 li- z iz -
z u

2 30 D, 3 1 0 ; liz z z z a (z a) id e o g r G U B iz iz nz a
-
, .

(id e o gr . G U B ) 1 2 , 5 9 ; i z iz - z i i rn - in a - -
37
8 ; i-z iz - z i- i n a 4 2 7 ; P lu - z iz - k u (lu - ba t-tu k P)
,
1 1 ,
2 7;
I II I u siz iz u (z u) id e o gr G U B G U B . IV 1 na

n u - z a -s u 9, 1 5 ; I 2 a t- ta - z iz 2 7, 1 8 .
 V OC UL A RY
“c
]
na m m assu AB

m a nz az u l
p a e, s t a t io n m a n-z a -
z a 22

“
,

I 6; nz a n - z a -a z -
ka 2 7, 5 ; 7 n a n- 2 a -d c - k i

na hlu
“o
d ate na - n z - la l
haS u
“ d : na Zza si 8 3
”
na to ab un - -
, .

h u

n a t alu
h
“ dsu

to
a b un

s ee ,
an ce n u ksu 1 2 2 7 ;

b e h old : i na ta lu
”
- -
,

-
58,
ta - na - ta l 1 8,

“to
7 A;
be
a t- tu - la

c u nn i n g
6 1 1

I I
6;

ak
lu t-tu l

IV 1 P u m a - kil
ln -
u i nz a
-
22 ,
1 2 .

n ak as u “ to c ut o
1 2

ff
,

”
:
10 1

I
.

1 na - k ds 5 0, 23 ; II I tu nikis (is)
id e o gr K U D .

nak ar u I 1 r eb e l to ,
be hos til e II I to a l te r II 2
" ”
to be a l te r e d : I1 a - na - k a r na - k a r
59 9; ,
1 3, 1 1 ;
II I nu - u k -kir (kir P) -
7n d 1 2 ,
60 ; nz u - na - k ir 5 0, 2 ; II 2

u t- ta k -k a - ru u tta kka rI / ru ( ) 1 2 ,
1 9;
'

53, 2 3; u tta k k a ru m rm n ( ) 1 , 50; u tta kk a r fii/j

N IM a t ree : 13 21 N I M 1 2 ,
10 .

N A M B UL B I id e o g r
na m ar u
. .

to shi ne t o b e b ri gh t
. : N A M B UL B I I .

”
:
.

II
.

I
“ to m a k e b ri gh t
III II 1 do .
; II 2 t o b e b ri gh t : ”
I I lim - u z ir li m
’

i n i- ru na nt -ra t II I i i - na nz - nz a 2 1 ,

1 ; tu -
n a nz -
in a r 4 0 , 1 1 ; tu na zn zn a r fi ) id e o g r L A B L A H .

4 0, 9 ; n u u i n --
nz i -
ir n u - u nz - m ir 1 1 , 2 O G; i n n - na m
in r i i n n -
na -
i n ir 7 n u -n a 33,
1 II I II I tu s nm n nz a r
- -
1 2 .
35 ; ni us -
na nz i -
ra t
-

II 2 ln - u t ta - nz ir
-
1 2 ,
83 .

n am ru b ri g h t na m - ru na ru -7 2 0) na m

ru -ti 8, 2 3 .

n a m r is

n a m ri r u
“igh ss s l
b ri g h tly

br tn e p
na m - ris

,
e n do u r na m -ri -
ri 46 , 1 5;
na i n - ri-ru - k a

“igh ss m i i i ki 8 ,
-
n 10
7 ;
-
I , a r -
r-
r .

“igh ss
”
na m i rt u br tn e na uz ir ti
- 1 3
-
: ,
.

“
”
na m u rra tu br tne : na -
nz u r ra -
ta -

r il cr r na m
’ ’

na m m a s sfi ept e, e a tu e na -
m a s szt - -
ii

n a s si i 2
z - -
7, 1 0 .
 V OC AB UL A RY [na m m aStu

na mm a st u r e p t il e cr ,
ea t u e r na - nz a s-ti

“
na m ta ru : t
- -
n /
a n a ru

n isu A

to re m o ve ,
to te a r a wa y ; to be r e m o v ed I 1 li
II lu -u i —
is
’

is -
s u zc -
1 2 , 73 C; I -
s u -u n u - a s -s i I 2 ,

60 ; -a s -s n 1 2 ,
60 B ; IV 1 li- ia - ui-is -s i 1 , 45 ,

n is
48 ; 3 3 ,
ut u
“l ma
28,

e
3 2 ; li nnis ifs i)
r el a ti ve s ”
: ui
id e o g r B A D
-s u - t i yd-
.

f
.
’
n i - su

1 1 ,
23 C .

r e m ov e r wa y I ta nn s a k (P) -7n a
'

nasa b u to ,
to t ea a I

(id e o gr 2 1 ) 1 2 , 9 7 ; na s dku
.
(id e o g r . ZI GA ) .

IV 1 lin na s ikfik) id eo g r 2 1 .

na p ist u l i fe na - pis ti
-
1 2 , 70 ; 33, 8 ; 71 a

effti/fl) 9. 38 : 5 7.
1 2 ; nap isti zn fiim) 6 60 ; 9 , 2 1 ; 1 2 ,
1 08 E ;

p sa t nap s a t ; na piSti(ti7/z ) ya 9 , ; nap isti

-
na 53, 29 22

ya 9 ,
n a sa u r “ 22

to
B;

k e e p fp re s e rv e a s-su r 8, 9; na -si- ru

n a si ra t

“o r 9, 38
- -
.

n i ku to ffe ta na ki(ki) [P tinikz] 1 2 , 5, 7 ; 1 5

2 7: 3 0. 23 :
62 , 2 8 ; ta na k i(k z) -7na 8, 2 1 ; a k- k i (P) 2, 45 ; a k -
ki
ka
“ kki ka II P nu - u k -ka
-
a I

id e o gr D I M
”
n ik fi o ffe ri n g : ni i?k .
(P ta na ki)
niki (id e o g r D I M ) .

2 1 , 30 ; 1 2 , 7; 62 , 28 .

“r i s
n ir t u : ui —
ir tu -

”
i su
A

n to a e : nisi- nz a 1 2 ,
1 03 ; na -
as na - sa - k u 1 8,
1 3 ; u i-su ui u i-su

u i- is 1 2, 79 ; nis 1 2 ,
8 8 C; nis (id e o g r . IL )
1 3 ; IL LA nis)

1 :
28 : 5 2 : 2 1 97 4z i 3 1 9 i 4: 81 2 3i 5 1
10 i 7 0 : 95 :
1 3 1 ; 7, 1 0,

2 0,

7: 2 1 . 22 . 5 0. 68 : 23 .
6: 24. 4: 2 5 . 5: 2 6

3 : 2 9. 2 : 34
5 : 3 7. 6: 4
2 : 4 6 . 9 : 4 7 . 6. 9 : 4 8 . 1 6 : 49. 20 : 5 0. 2 8: 5 1 . 9
 V OC AB UL A RY
“s
s i p u to b e e e ch I I I ii s a p i [ka] 5 0
“
A ’
- - -
,
20 .

”
supu supp s u p p lic a t io n : s u pi i
,
- -
su- pi 1 , 37 ;
su- i
p y
-
a 2 1 ,
2 1 ; 33, 22 ,
26 ; s u-u
p p
-
u -u- k i

8, I .

s a p ahu I I to sc a t t e r ,
to lo os e n II I do . : 1 1
p k s u- u-u

i li —
p ki p i ik t p p k nz a
-
5 , 7; sa a - n
sa - -
su- zz z -

1 1 , 37 .

S I R A D id e o g r
s a rd k u
.

“o rto p u
. :

o ut a - s a - ra k a s - ru k - ka 1 ,
20 ;
a s -ru

“
k ki 3 0 , 3 ; 5 7 , 9
-
.

s i rk u li io bat n s i -ri k 1 ,
20 ; 5 7, 9 .

p a gru b od y, cor p s e p g a an s/c 2 22 ;

-
su 2 ,

22 B ; p ag
“ ri-
-
ya

p a du to set fre e , t o s p a re pa
-
a u-u
’

pu
p
“o h
a-

m
d a -a 5 , 9

ut
.

77 1 1 - 72 6 , 3 3 ;
p 72 22 , 5 5 ; pi 4, 5 ; 9, 8 ;
‘

1 2 , 6 6, 7 2 ; p it - sit p zt -sn 73;

p i ka
i - -
pi—i 1 3, 3 2 i —
; p ka
i—
p ka i —
p ki 1 , 43 ; pi k i
-
1 ,

49 ; B : 4 9 ; p i ya -
22 1
1 4 5 2 1027 7 2 91 1 3;
22 1 4 ; pi ku nu 62 , 7
- -
, .

p u b ru t tao li ty ,
t he whol e p u- z ur Z 2 7 , 7 A, 9 ; p k uur 2 7,
7 ; p k ri 28 k
u 1 9, ; p u- u r- su - nu

“ wh o le : nap lia r ”
na ph a ru the -

p at ar u to t e a r t o lo os e n t o r e m ov e
, ,
”
: I I ta -p a t- td r 2 ,
'

2 3; ta - pa 2 ,
2 3 D ; ta pa ta r(a r) 1 2 , 99 ; 4 0, 1 4;
ta pa ta r—
nz a 3 0 , 2 8 ; Zip-fu r 1 2 ,
8 4 ; pu -tu r 2 , 38 ; 1 1 ,
1 9 C,
-
tz/r 4 9 , 2 1 ; pu
t pu -u t- ri p u t- ra
-
u r nz a 33 ; n -

II 1 tu -p a t tdr 2 , -
3 B ; li pa t tir 2 - -
1 0, 3; IV 1 lip -p a -tir
5, 6 ; 7, 4 8 ; nz upp a tiru fi u)
'

II z lip- ta -
at -
i
t ru
-

lip —
ta -ti -
ru 3 0, 1 3 .

p a lah u t o fe a r , t o r e v e r e n c e II I to te rri fy I 3 do
I I p a li- ki—
k a 1 7 , 4 ; p a liéz -k a
- -
pa -li b-
k i
 VO CA B UL ARY
J ib 28 , 1 0 al
; p -
k a -k u
4, 42 ; p al-
Zi a -
k u -
ma
II I nz u - p a l-
li ki -
I 3 u p ta - na - lak
-

n u- ui 53, 8 .

“
u lu ht u te rror

“
p p u- lu k tu -

p u l amu s u ch a nd s u ch p u lfz n u 1 2

““
, ,
h” b
6. 2 7 83 E : 1 2 b
.
. 90 : 1 3. 5 : 5 1 :
3 0. 7 : 33. b is
b 5 7. 3
58, 5
h
; 62 , 1 3 ; p u /d ni 1 , 38, 2 26;
4, 1 6,

“
,

83 E 84 E bis b is
, , 1 1 3 F ; 7,

b
53. 5 4. 1 .
2 : 5 7.

p i c/(izz itu i n flu nz) I ,

38 ; 2 . 2 6: 6. 2 7 85 E : 1 2
45 :
.
3 1 4 : 33 . 2 1

“lo o
. . : 54.
1 : 5 7. 3 : 62 . 1 3 .

IV I to k a t, to g a rd fa vo u r a b l y,
p i ty, t o show
re to
m e rc y na p -
lis n u -u i nap - lis - n u -ui- nz a
-

67
62 ; na
p lis -
nu -
ui 2 37D ; n ap lis - n u - u i nz a 2 —
,
7, 1 9; na p lis a
ui -nz a 2 , 32 D ; na
p li
-
na p - li- s i- in
u i— s 8, 4 ;
‘
nz a
p lz z -
n i -
u i 7 , 4 6 ; m a -u
na
t n
p p a l s a ta - -
2 37 ;
’

7 n n -u - a l s a -a t
pp 2, 37 D ;
[ pj
n a l u -
u s -
sa
-
-

[ p] /u u s k i 8 , 2
n a - - -
.

p an u fa c e
”
:
p dn 1 1 , 42 ; 1 2 ,
2 ,

1 3; 1 8, 1 9 A; 2 1 2 8;
, 3 0, 20 ;

“
p a - nu - u k - k a
p a - nu - k a ni
p a n

ka 2 7, 7 D ; pd n n k a p é ni k a
I -
22 2 3;
-
, 1 ,
h
l1
; 6, 3 4 ; 1 2 ,
53, 1 6; p a - ui —
ki 8
1 2 ; p d nu k i 36; 33, d i ki 3 3 ,
-
1 I 9; p n
p a - ui
-
, 1 4;

“oos
p é ni yd (id e o g r S A G KI )
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leg . ,

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. . . .

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a d d b ut .
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I . 28 1 eg . : 12 fo r 12 Pp . 2 4, I 33 ;
. 2 5 I 3;
, .

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.
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leg : 12222 Pp 2 5 3 2,

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,

lu -
1 4 ; 3 8,
. 1 6 ; 7 5 , 1 5 ; 7 9 , 1 7 leg :
. . . z 6 S22 -
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3 22 u z 2z d
du
2 . e . I a ve co nside red th ee l ”
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. . .
.
,

3 2 , ll 2 1 leg : fo r P 2 8, leg

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. .

12 2 P 1 6 leg
”
f fo r Pp 3 0, 1
A

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r . 2 9, . 1 . : . . 22 ;
3 1 1 I o 34 1 9 f leg : N u s622 fo r N uz l
cu P 3 0, 1 22

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fo r 1 622 1 27 kg : 22 62 fo r a -62
]
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.
,

1 622 ,
leg . : fo r P .
3 1 , 1 1 7 leg : 622-1 22
fo r 622-1 226 Pp 3 2, 1 4 ; .
3 8, 44 , leg
fo r P 3 2 , 1 1 9 leg : . . . fo r P .
33, 1 33 .

12g : K fo r K 3 60 5 ”
Pp 3 3 , 7 4, 2 6; 7 9

“
.
,

lea r
fo r P 37, 22212 : bu t s ee ZA I,

“
.

p .
56 P .
39 1 1 4 leg . : fo r 1 622 ,
I . 1 6 leg . : 5 1 .

2 5 22 - -
621 2 1222222221202) 322 ele 1 622 1 1 8 leg : 222222 223 722 fo r 3 22

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2 2

“
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,

1 622 leg : fo r 1 622 leg :

“6
.
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P 4 1 , 1 1 6 leg : 2 2- 222222-222-22222
°

fo r fo r 2 22222-22222- 222- 22222

“
. . .

22222262 , fo r 2222222 122

”
Pp 4 1 , l 2 5 ; 8 2 , l 1 5 leg : P 41,

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. .

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b rig t n e h ss Pp 43, .
4 6, leg . : re vere
”
,
fo r b e b o Id
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,

f
e T A L L Q VI S T ,
. 111 229122 p . 1 44 . P .
4 4, K 1 035 4 ,
11 . 2 —7 ,
is
d upl o f N o 9 , . . 11 1 —
.

5 . 1 622 , I . 1 3 : L .
9 is ex
p an d e d to fo rm 5 II .

in K 1 0 2 43 w i h ch is d up l o f No 9, 11 1 — 13 1 622 , I 1 9 ln

“
. .
, . . .

fo r 1 622 leg : fo r - 22 fo r 22-

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,

1 6221 1 2 8 leg : UD 6 fo r 222 2 22 1 622 leg : 12

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.
. . . a ,
.

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°

2 22- 22 fo r 1 2-2 22 4 5 , 1 5 leg : fo r P 1 622

“
. . .
,

P 4 6,
” ”
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“
. . . . .

G ran t s p eec h, h e a ring a n d favo u r !

”
I 2 4 leg
. 1 9 . 1 622 , I 2 9 leg :
. .

ligh t M 0 126
” ” ”
fo r P 48 1 2 5 leg : A2 , fo r 1 622

“
. .
. .
, .
,

1 26 leg : -
2 22222 fo r 1 622 , 1 3 0 leg fo r 22

“
. . .

Pp 5 1 , 1 1 0 ; 5 2 , 1 1 0, I 1 9 leg 6 : 222 2 22222 fo r

“
. . . .

”
P 5 1 , 1 1 2 leg : fo r pa n 1 622 1 2 7 leg :

“
. . . . .
,
.

fo r 22222222 Pp 5 . 1 , 1 3 . 1 ; 5 leg . : fo r P .
5 1 ,

kg : fo r l 3 6 leg : 22222222 fo r 1 622

“ “ “
. .
,

P .
53 : del I . . Pp 5 4 , 8 7 , I, 7 ; 9 5 , I 3 k g : . .

” ” ”
fo r g u i a ra P 5 4, 1 1 4 kg : g 222 , fo r g 222

“ “
. . .

leg : fo r 222 622 Pp 5 5 , 1 2 ; 5 8 , 1 I 6 ; 8 2 , 1 2 9 ;

“ “ (6)
. . . . .

leg . : fo r 1 2266221 P 5 5 , 1 4 kg : 5 2262214 2222 fo . .

”
ma 1 622 1 8 leg 2 2 6 fo r 621
'

, . 1 . : 6 1 24 2 pp
ze - 2 ,
22 -
g 22
p
I . 2 6 1eg . : fo r Pp .
55, I 9, 5 7,
. 2 3 0 ; 5 9,
fo r
‘
P 5 6, leg 2 3 22 fo r 1 622 , 1
, .
 AD D I T I ON S AN D C O RR T E C I ON S .

leg :

H id
K 1 2922
l 27 leg
fo r
:
”
K
3 92 2
kid , fo r
1

kid
P . 8 7 , l 2 4 leg :
H id , l 2 8 a dd
.

“ :
fo r ta r
K 8 95 3
”
.

cited as D is d upl o f N o 2 7
“ “
.
, .

K 8 98 7 11 1 —22; the v i d s
ar ant rea ing

“
. . .
, , ,

are c ite d in the Vo cab ul

” ”
P 8 8 , 1 3 7 leg : A , fo r B
”
o f D ary . . . .

8 9 l 9 leg : art glo riou s

” ”
P fo r
tre a d es t P 9 0 , l 1 1 leg

“
. . . .
, .
,

fo r éa r H id , l 1 7 leg : ué fo r -u é H id , 1 9

j o
.

a dd : si nce p rinting o ff I h ave o ined N 2 8 to K 6 6 3 9 the d upl A

o “o
.
, .

o f N 6 d t K 8 el th d l D f N P

“
4 a n o 9 5 3 e , e u p o 2
9 ,

“
. . .
, . .

” " " ”
l 2 6 leg :
. linnas ié fo r linas ié ; lim z zki fo r linas z P 93 , l 1 4 ,
. . .

"
leg : fo r fua lu H id , ll 3 3 fl leg :
. . 1 2 . M ay the s . o f
my b be re m oved m ay th ere b e t o rn aw ay the o f

“ “
.
,

M a y the g f my h b e loos en e d
”
1 3 o P 9 4 , l 3 5 leg : da nna li

“
. . . . . .

H id
”
fo r P 95 , leg ku rma li fo r ku rm a ti

“
. : .
,

c
leg : P rep are
”
fo r P la e
”
P 97 , l 8 leg : fo r

“ “
. .
, .

( )
az ku r w ur H id l 1 5 f leg :
‘
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u l n ilu m
”
fo r p u la n ilu m H id

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.
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ll .oss s o
2 4, [ j 2 [
7 f p . re t re lzZ i -
d , fo r
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”
lil la kil
- -
’
H id .
,
l . 26

fo r
” ” ”
leg : ru rn P 9 8 , l 4 leg : u f-k r
z -m a i fo r

“ “
.
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,

ma H id , l 5 leg
. : rd l
.im u fo r P . 1 02, l
9 eg l
. 1 :
”
fo r fo r
‘
lislilu P 1 03 , l 1 7 leg : p a rds i
ipa ras i

( ) “ “ “
. . .

P ll 7 leg dr fo r H id l 26 leg : fo r

“
1 05 , 25 2 :

“
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H id , l 1 8 leg ”
”
P 1 1 0, leg : lil fo r lil : ab
l

“ “
. . .
, ,

fo r l la b s i i ci P leg
”
fo r n vin b l
”
1 5 221

“
1 1 1 2 un
: p a r ng e

“
. . .
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1 9 leg : 1 3 fo r 4 , 1 2 5 leg : K
P 1 1 fo r K

“ “ “
. . .

so h
P 1 1 5 , l 3 0 leg : b eoi d ”
u g t , fo r
gl r fi e P 1 1 9 I 1 3 leg

“
. . . .
,

fl fl
ini fyd , fo r in i y é
”
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Pp . 1 3 9, l . 20; 1 5 7, 1 7
.
3 8, 4 fo r 3 8 , 3
 IN DE XE S .

I N DE X T O T AB L E T S AN D D U P L I C AT E S .

T ab le t Du p li c at es

K 3332 cited as A ; Sm 1 3 8 2 ; K
6 0 1 9 (N o
, .

1 1 cited.

as B ; K 3 4 3 2 K S I 4 7 (N o .

11 1 9 —3 8 ci ted as C
K 8 1 2 2 (N o
. .
,

1 6 K 2487 + K 2 — 1 6 cited
5 02 .
,

K 25 9 I as A ; K 6 4 7 7 cite d as B ; K ,

9 7 0 6 ci ted
, as C ; K 223 c ited ,

as D ; K 1 1 9 2 9 c ited as E
K 2 4 8 7 etc (N o
.
,

2 3 K 8 1 22 11 1 1 — 2 0
. . .
,

ci te d as A .

24 K 8 1 05 K 1 2 9 3 8 cited as A ; K 1 0 7 2 9
, ,

ci ted as B
K 1 5 5 (N o
.

K 6O 1 9 11 2 9 — 3 5
. ci ted .
,

as A .

K 2 1 06 +K 2 384 K 3 285 K
ci ted 3 3 3 0 etc as A;
o
.
,

K 3 3 93 K N — 3 2 cited as B ;
( ll 9
K 9 0 8 7 (N o
,

—
. .

63 4 0 K 8 60 5 ll 7 1 3 cited
. ,

K 8 98 3 K as C ; K 8 8 1 5 cite d as D ; R m ,
.

95 7 6 K 9 68 8 9 6 ,
ci te d as E ; S m 3 3 6 S m . .

K 1 1 5 89 K 1 3 85 c ited as F ; K 5 9 8 0 etc
“
o
.
,

1 29 1 1 +K 1 3792 (N . ll 7 fl . .

K 3 8 00
1

K3 3 3 0 K 2 1 06
— 94
+ Sm 3 9 4 . eie . ,

+ 8 I —2 ci ted as A; K 90 8 7 (N o .

2 A :
 I N DE X .

D u pli c at e s

K 2 396 + K 3 893
K 25 5 8 + K 9 1 5 2 K 3 42 9 K 8 65 7 , ci ted as A;
K 25 38 ela , R ev . Co l I I I , . I] 1
.

— 2 1 (s ee I V R, p l . ci te d
as B ; K 1 0 2 43 ; K 1 03 5 4 .

K 2 1 0 6 etc .
(N o . 11 9 7 if . .

K 3 283 , cited as A; K 65 3 7 , ci ted

as C .

K 67 3 3 , ci ted
A ; K 3 1 5 1 6, ci ted
as

as B ; K 2 37 9 K 3 2 8 9, ci ted
as C ; K 1 0 8 0 7 , ci te d as D ;
7 98 4 , cited as E .

I 3 32 K 32 29
I 4 34 K 2 7 93
I S 34 K 25 86 + K 7 1 85

1 6 35 K 1 1 68 1

I 7 35 K 5 668
1 8 36 K 8 00 9 K 6 8 0 4 cite d as A ; K
, 1 1 3 26
K 1 1 9 7 5 , ci ted as B .

K 34
K 1 0406

K 2 741 + K 3 1 80
K 3 208 K
5 04 3 K 65 8 S I
K 66 1 2 K
66 7 2 K 6 90 8
K 7 047 K
8 4 98 K 91 57
K 97 7 o K
1 0 2 1 9 + K1 049 7

+ K I 3 43 1 + K
1 37 93
K 1 40 K 335 2 K 63 3 4 , c ite d
A ; K 68 5 3 ,
as cited
K 875 I K as B ; K 8 9 8 2 , ci te d as C .

1 02 85

K I SZ 7 7
K 1 2 92 2
K 1 3 2 96
K 1 05 5 0
K23 7 I + K1 3 7 9 I K 283 6 K 6 5 93 , cite d as A;
K 1 1 5 4 9, d
B ; Sm 3 9 8 ,
c ite as .

ci te d as C ; K 8 9 5 3 K 898 7
ele , ci te d as D
. .
 I N DE X .

II

I N DE X T O R E GI ST R AT I O N -N U M BE R S .

h
T he
typ e ; w e n tw o o r m o re fragm e nts
a tabl
re gis trat io n -nu m b e r
by w i
a e b e en
e t is
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hv “ d
c
j o in e , the t ab let s o fo rm e i s
d
is p rin te in b la k h ch d
d
c
c d
ite
p are nt eses ;
”
j o ine to ; d u pl
h
b y t he lo w e s t o f t e ir regis t rat io n -n u m b ers
h d
u pl i ate o f
e fe re n es a re
” “
d c .
R c
pla e w it in .

.
cd h

K 3 4 (N K 1 40 o . 1 o 1 6 3 (N (N o K 5 5 (N. K . o .

K 218 K K 2 2 3 (d u pl N o 2 ) ; K 2 3 5 K 2 1 06
o o
. .

(N K 2 3 7 1 (N K 2 3 7 9 (d up l N o 1 2 ) ; K 2 3 8 4 K
o
. . . .

K 2 3 9 6 (N o K 2 4 8 7 (N K 2 5 02 K K 2 5 3 8 etc
o o
. . .

(d up l N o. K 2558
. K 2 5 6 7 (N K 2 5 8 6 (N . .

K 2591 K K 2 7 4 I (N o K 2 7 5 7 (N O K 2 7 93
o o o
.

(N . K 2 8 0 8 (N K 2 8 1 0 (N K 2 8 3 6 (d up l N o
. . . .

K 3 1 5 1 b (du pl N o 1 2 ) ; K 3 1 8 0 K K 3 208 K 2741);

o o
. .

K 3 2 2 1 (N K 3 2 2 9 (N K 3 2 8 3 (d u p l N o K 3 285
o
. . . .

(d up l N o 6) ; K 3 2 8 9
. . K K 3 3 3 o (N K 3 3 3 2 (d upl . .

N9 1 ); K 3 33 4 H K K 3 3 4 2 (d upl N O K 3 35 2 K o

K 3 3 5 5 (N o K 3 3 5 8 (N o K 3 3 93 K K 3429
(d up l N o.
K 3 4 3 2 (N o K 3 4 4 8 (N o K 3 4 6 3 (N o
. . .

K 3 8 5 9 (N o K 3 8 93 K K 5 04 3 K K 5 668
(N o K 5 9 8 0 (N K 6 0 1 9 (N o K 6 3 3 4 (d u p l N o o
o
. . . . .

K 6 3 40 K K 6 3 9 5 (N K 6 4 7 7 (d up l N o 2 ) ; K 65 3 7 . . .

(d upl N o .
K 65 8 8
. K K 65 9 3 K K 66 1 2
K 2 7 4 1 ) ; K 6 63 9 K K 6 6 4 4 (N i) K 6 67 2 K27 4 1 );
K 6 7 3 3 (d up l N o 1 2 ) ; K 6 7 9 2 (N o
. . K 68 0 4 (d u pl N o 1 8 ) ; K 68 5 3 . . .

(d u pl N o. K 690 8
. K K 7 04 7 K K 7 1 85
K 2 5 8 6) ; K K 7 5 93 K 7 9 1 6 (N o 4 1 ) ; K 7 9 7 8
o o
o

K 7 9 8 4 (d u pl N o K 8 0 0 9 (N .K 8 1 0 5 (N
. . .

KSI 1 6 K8 1 22 K S 1 4 7 H K 3 4 3 2) ; K 8 1 90
K 8 2 93 (N o
K 8 4 98
. K K 8 60 5 K K 8 65 7
K 3 4 2 9) ; K 8 7 4 6 K K 8 75 I K 1 49 ) ; K 8 8 08
(N o . E S 8 1 5 (d upl N o s 6 7 K 8 93 0 (N o . K 895 3.
. . .

K K 8 9 8 2 (d up l N o K 8 983 K .K 8 98 7 .

K K 99 4 7 K K 9 0 8 7 (N o K 9 1 2 5 (N o .
 R E GI S TR A T I O N -N U M B E R S .

K 91 5 2 K 25 5 8 ; K 9 I 5 7 > K K 94 9 9 K
K 95 7 6 K K 997 5 K K 9 68 8 K
K 97 9 6 K 64 7 7 ) ; K 9 7 7 0 K 2 7 4 1 ) ; K 9 9 09 K 1 9 1 38
K K 1 02 1 9 K K 1 0 2 4 3 (d upl N o 9) ; K 1 0 2 8 5
o
. .

K K 1 0 3 5 4 (d u p l N o 9 ) ; K 1 0 4 0 6 (N K 1 0497
o
. . .

K K 1 0 5 5 0 (N K 1 0 7 2 9 (d u p l N o 4) ; K 1 0 8 0 7
o
. . .

1 2 ) ; K 1 1 1 5 3 (N K 1 1 3 2 6 (d upl N o K 1 1 5 49
(d u pl N o . . . . .

(dupl N o K 1 1 5 89 K K 1 1 68 1 K 1 1 876
o
. .

(N K 1 1 9 2 9 (d u pl N o 2 ) ; K 1 1 9 7 5 K K 1 29 1 1
o
. . .

—r K
’
K 1 2 9 2 2 (N K 1 2 9 3 7 (d upl N o K 1 2 93 8
o
. . .

(d upl . No .
4) ; K 1 3 74
2 K K 1 3 2 7 7 (N . K 1 3 2 96
(N o K237 1);
K 1 3 7 92 K K 1 3 800
3 7 93 K K 1 K 2 1 0 6) ;
K 1 3 9 0 7 (N o
K 1 4 2 1 0 (N o S m 3 3 6 (d u pl N o 6) ; S m 3 8 3
> o
. . . . . .

K 3 8 5 9 ; Sm 3 9 4 K 3 3 3 9 ) ; S um 3 9 8 (d u pl N . .

(N O S m 1 3 8 2 ( p
d u l N o 1 ) ; S m 1 3 8 5 S 111 D T 6 5
o
. . . . . . . .

(N . R m 9 6 (d u
p l N .o s 6 , 7 , . R m 5 8 2 K . .

81—2 H K 3 33 );
9 8 2 — 3 —2 3 1 1 9 ( N O 8 3 — 1

o
.

(d upl . No . Bu 91 1 6 (N .

Ba v a ria n A c a d e m y P re s s : F . S tra u b , M un ich .

 T he n u m b e rs w i h ch p re e cd e the fo o t-n o t e s refe r to the c o rre s p o nd ing
n u m b e rs in the t e t ; w x h en a no te re fe rs to o ne s ign o nly, t he n u mb er is p la e cd
to t he rig h t o f the s ign in the te t x (e g w h en av d
arian t re a in g is

v h cd ch d
.

gi en o f m o re t an o ne s ign the n u m b er o f t he no te is p la e o n ea si e of

d h h
,

1
the s igns referre to (
e
g w en a no te re fers to a w o le
h cd h
.

lin e o f t
'

e te tx the n u m b er o f the n o te is p la e at t he b egin n ing o f t at l in e

c c d
“ c “ cd
, .

D u pli
h
w it in b ra k e t s
ates

c
o f a te t x are

d u pl .
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d c u
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r
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NO .
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