BRM 4, 07 [New year rituals]

(t.e. 1) By the command of Anu and Antu, may it (this text) go well.

(o 1) [...]. As soon as Anu has come out from the Enamena, the cella, (and) arrived at the Kamah gate, all the mašmaššu-priests recite 3 times the incantation 'The king has come out'.

(o 3) The mašmaššu-priests stop and after that the high priest, the mašmaššu-priests, the temple-enterers and the brewers, who are yoked to the carrying pole, greet Anu, (saying) 'Great Anu, may heaven and earth greet you'.

(o 6) After the greeting, the mašmaššu-priests recite 4 times the incantation 'The king has come out', up to the street Suq-ili.

(o 7) The high priest, the mašmaššu-priests, the temple-enterers and the brewers, who are yoked to the carrying pole, greet Anu, (saying) 'Great Anu, may heaven and earth greet you'.

(o 9) After the greeting, in the street Suq-ili the mašmaššu-priests recite 4 times the incantation 'The king surpassing (other) kings in heaven and earth'. They stop (reciting) the incantation and the high priest, the mašmaššu-priests, the temple-enterers and the bearers of the carrying pole greet Anu as before.

(o 12) After the greeting, the mašmaššu-priests recite 7 times each the incantation 'The king comes to the festival' and the incantation 'From the holy water-vessel', up to the quay Karkuga, the causeway of the boat Ma-Ana, the route of the gods. They stop (reciting) the incantation and the high priest, the mašmaššu-priests, the temple-enterers and the bearers of the carrying pole greet Anu.

(o 16) As soon as Anu has arrived at the causeway of the boat Ma-Ana, the mašmaššu-priests and the temple-enterers raise the incantation 'He rides the processional boat', a šuʾillakku-prayer, to Anu. After that the high priest, the mašmaššu-priests, the temple-enterers and the bearers of the carrying pole greet Anu, greeting as before.

(o 20) From the the upper causeway of the quay Karkuga up to the Kagallugal gate the mašmaššu-priests recite 7 times the incantation 'After (the one) surpassing (other) kings has passed by in the pure street'.

(o 22) They stop (reciting) the incantation and at the Kagallugal gate the high priest, the mašmaššu-priests, the temple-enterers and the bearers of the carrying pole greet Anu, greeting as before.

(o 24) From the Kagallugal gate up to the temple of the akītu-festival, the temple of prayer, the mašmaššu-priests recite the incantations exactly as in the street Suq-ili. They stop (reciting) the incantations and the high priest, the mašmaššu-priests, the temple-enterers and the brewers, who are yoked to the carrying pole, carry out the greeting in full 7 times and so greet Anu.

(r 1) As soon as Anu has reached the temple of the akītu-festival, the mašmaššu-priests recite the incantation 'Pure house, house of the gods', the incantation 'An, my king, to your good heart', the incantation 'The dining hall of the evening meal of heaven', the incantation 'Befitting the majestic dais', the incantation 'The temple has been purified', and the incantation 'The dwelling of the great gods'.

(r 5) 'Great Anu, may heaven and earth greet you.

(r 6) 'May Ellil, Ea and Belet-ili greet you joyfully.

(r 7) 'May both the gods Sin and Šamaš greet you on their appearance.

(r 8) 'May Nergal and the Seven greet you in the loyalty of their hearts.

(r 9) 'May the Igigu (gods) of heaven and the Anunnakku (gods) of earth greet you.

(r 10) 'May the gods of Apsu and the gods of Duku greet you.

(r 11) 'May they greet you daily, day, month and year.'

(r 12) This (is) the greeting (with) which the high priest, the mašmaššu-priests, the temple-enterers and the brewers, who are yoked to the carrying pole, greet Anu 7 times, from the Reš temple up to the temple of the akītu-festival.

(r 15) Incantation: 'The king has come out, the king has come out.'

(r 16) (Colophon:) Written in accordance with its original and then checked and made good. Copy of an ancient writing board, the property of Anu and Antu.

(r 17) Tablet of Anu-ah-ušabši, son of Kidin-Anu, descendant of Ekur-zakir, mašmaššu-priest of Anu and Antu, high priest of the Reš temple, Urukean.

(r 18) (Copied by) the hand of Anu-balassu-iqbi, his son.

(r 21) Uruk. (Month of) Duʾuzu, 24th day, year sixty 1, Antiochus, king of all the lands.