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  • STT 1, 067

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  • Neo-Assyrian
  • Huzirina
  • Hymn-Prayer
  • Šu’ila to Ea
  • // CTN 4, 167

Bibliography

  • Foster 2005
  • Mayer 1976, III.36b

STT 1, 067 [Šu’ila to Ea]

Obverse
o 1o 1

[EN₂ LUGAL ne₂-me-qi₂ ba]-nu-u <ta>-šim-ti

[Incantation: King of wisdom], creator of sagacity,

o 22

[mas-su₃-u₂ ṣi-i-ru] u₂-su-um E₂ ABZU

[Exalted leader], one worthy of the Bit-Apsu,

o 33

[dEN.LIL₂.BAN₃.DA] it-pe-šu ka-ru-bu

Competent [Ellilbanda], reverently greeted one,

o 44

[ur-ša₂-an eri]-du₁₀ ABGAL d[i₂]-gi₃-gi₃

[Hero of] Eridu, sage of the Igigi,

o 55

[EN] E₂? ENGUR?.RA ṣu-lul E₂ U₆.NIR

[Lord] of the Bit-Engur, protection of the ziggurat,

o 66

ba-bil₂ ILLU ḪE₂.GAL₂ mu-riš ID₂-DIDLI

Bearer of flood and plenty, one who makes the rivers exult.

o 77

ina ta-mat u ṣu-ṣe-e tu-deš-ši ḪE₂.NUN

In seas and reed-thickets you let abundance prosper,

o 88

ina qer-bi-ti tu-šab-ši ZIti₃ UN-DIDLI

On the meadow you create the life of people.

o 99

da-nu₃ dBAD ḫa-diš-ši ri-šu-ka

Anu (and) Ellil are joyfully exulting over you,

o 1010

dA.NUN.NA.KE ina ma-ḫa-zi-šu₂-nu i-kar-<ra>-bu-ka

The Anunnaku greet you from their shrines,

o 1111

UN-MEŠ KUR -tam-ma-ru zi-kir-ka [kab-ta]

The people of the land praise your [honoured] name.

o 1212

[ana] DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ ta-din mil-ka

You give advice [to] the great gods.

o 1313

[d]e₂-a ina te-e-ka [ša₂] TI la i-mat lu₂[UŠ₂]

Ea, because of your incantation [of] life, a dead man does not die!

o 1414

[ana]-ku mba-ni?-tu₂?KAM[] DUMU DINGIR-šu

I am Banitu-tereš, son of his god,

o 1515

[...] DINGIR-šu₂ d30 d15-šu₂ dNIN.GAL

[...] whose god is Sin, whose goddess is Ningal.

o 1616

[ina] ḪUL A₂-MEŠ GISKIM-MEŠ ḪUL-MEŠ la₃ DU₁₀-MEŠ

[On account of] the evil of ominous conditions (and) bad, unfavourable signs,

o 1717

[ša₂ ina] E₂-ia₅ GAL₂a

[that] occur [in] my house,

o 1818

[pal-ḫa-ku]-ma ad-ra-ku šu-ta-du-<ra>-ku!(KA)

[I am frightened], and I am afraid, (and) I am constantly terrified.

o 1919

[ul-li re-ši]-ia i-bi šu-u-[mi]

[Raise] my [head], name my name!

o 2020

[qi₂-bi-tuk-ka] liš-[še-mi] zi-kir-ka

[At your command], may your utterance be heard,1

o 2121

[ina lib₃-bi]-ka ana SIG₅ti [...] ḪE₂ AN

[Because of] your [concern], [...] ... to kindness,

o 2222

[šur-kam₂]-ma TI.LA lu!(LUL-)bur [ana] da-riš

[Give me] life that I may be firm forever!

o 2323

[at-me₂-e-a] li-ṭib UGU DINGIR-MEŠ u LUGAL

May [my speech] be agreeable to god and king,

o 2424

[DINGIR u LUGAL ša₂] qa-bi-ia li-pu-[šu]

May [god and king] do [what] I say,

o 2525

[...] liš-te-me-qu-[ni]

[...] pray devoutly for me.

o 2626

[... a]-a IG x [...]

May [...] not ... [...],

Reverse
r 1r 1

[...] x x NI [...] x x

[...] ... [...] ...

r 22

x x x x x lu₂UŠ₁₁.ZU [...]

... sorceror [...],

r 33

[...] x x x [...] x x x x x x x

[...] ... [...] ...

r 44

[...]-šu₂-un

[...] their [...].

r 55

[...] x UD

[...] ....

r 66

x [...] x [...]

... [...] ... [...],

r 77

ABGAL [DINGIR-MEŠ] dAMAR.[UTU]

the sage of the gods, Marduk.

r 88

[li-bi-ba mi-na]-tu-u-a

[May] my limbs [be clean (of illness)],

r 99

meš-re-[tu]-u-[a UGU]-ia li-ṭib

May my limbs be agreeable [to] me.

r 1010

AN-MEŠ ḪUL₂-ka [ABZU] li-riš-ka

May heaven be joyful over you, may the Apsu rejoice over you,

r 1111

DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ lib₃-[ba-ka li]-ṭib-bu

May the great gods satisfy your heart,

r 1212

dum-qi₂-ka liq-[bu-u DINGIR-MEŠ di₂-gi₃-gi₃]

May [the gods, the Igigi] say good things about you!


1 Error for "may my utterances be heard " (cf . CTN 4 167 : 15 and KAR 59 r.7).


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