BIN 02, 072 (P274662)
Prayer tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
NBC 01265Provenience
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obverse
1. _an_ ib-ni-szi {d}e2-a u2-ra-bi-szi
ts: anum ibniši ea urabbiši
en: Anum created her, Ea reared her,
2. pa-ni lab-ba-tim i-szi-im-szi {d}en-lil2!
ts: pānī labbatim išīmši enlil
en: a face of a lioness Enlil alloted her.
3. i-s,a-at ri-ti#-in a#-ra#-ka-at
ts: īṣat rittīn arrakat
en: She has small hands, long
4. u2-ba-na-tim s,u2#-up-ra-tim
ts: ubānātim ṣuprātim
en: fingers, nails
5. ar-ra-ka?-at a-ma-[sza?] hi-si-at!
ts: arrakat ammāša ḫisiat
en: long, her forearms are hidden.
6. _ka2_ bi-ti i-ru-[ba?]-am#?
ts: bāb bīti īrubam
en: By the door of the house she entered,
7. i-ha-lu-up s,e2-ra-am#
ts: iḫallup ṣerram
en: slipping past the door-pivot.
8. ih-lu-up s,e2-ra-am i-ta-mar _lu2-tur_
ts: iḫlup ṣerram ītamar seḫram
en: she slipped past the door pivot and has seen the child.
9. i-na em-szi-szu a-di 7(disz) is,-ba-su
ts: ina emšišu adi sebitti iṣbassu
en: In his abdomen seven times seized.
10. us2-hi s,u2-up-ri-ki
ts: usḫi ṣuprīki
en: Remove your nails,
11. ru-um-mi i-di-ki
ts: rummi idīki
en: make limp your arms,
reverse
1. la-ma ik-szu-da-ki
ts: lāma ikšudakki
en: before he has reached you,
2. ap-kal-lam szi-pi-ir e2-a qar-du
ts: apkallam šipir ea qardu
en: the wise man of craft, Ea, the hero!
3. ra-pa-asz-ki s,e2-rum pu-ta-a _dal-mesz_
ts: rapaški ṣerrum puttâ daltātum
en: Wide for you is the door pivot, open are the doors.
4. al-ki-ma a-ta-la-ki i-na s,e2-ri
ts: alkīma atallakī ina ṣeri
en: Go and wander about the steppe!
5. ep-ra-am pi-ki
ts: epram pīki
en: With dust, your mouth,
6. ta-ar-bu-'a4-am pa-ni-ki
ts: tarbu’am pāniki
en: with a dust cloud, your face,
7. _za3-hi-li_-a da-qa-tim
ts: saḫlê daqqātim
en: with cress seeds, finely ground,
8. u2-ma-lu i-ni-ki
ts: umallû īnīki
en: I will fill your eyes.
9. u2-ta-mi-ki ma-mi-it e2-a
ts: utammiki māmit Ea
en: I conjure you by the curse of Ea.
10. lu! ta-at-ta-la-ki
ts: lū tattallakī
en: Verily go away!
1. _an_ ib-ni-szi {d}e2-a u2-ra-bi-szi
ts: anum ibniši ea urabbiši
en: Anum created her, Ea reared her,
2. pa-ni lab-ba-tim i-szi-im-szi {d}en-lil2!
ts: pānī labbatim išīmši enlil
en: a face of a lioness Enlil alloted her.
3. i-s,a-at ri-ti#-in a#-ra#-ka-at
ts: īṣat rittīn arrakat
en: She has small hands, long
4. u2-ba-na-tim s,u2#-up-ra-tim
ts: ubānātim ṣuprātim
en: fingers, nails
5. ar-ra-ka?-at a-ma-[sza?] hi-si-at!
ts: arrakat ammāša ḫisiat
en: long, her forearms are hidden.
6. _ka2_ bi-ti i-ru-[ba?]-am#?
ts: bāb bīti īrubam
en: By the door of the house she entered,
7. i-ha-lu-up s,e2-ra-am#
ts: iḫallup ṣerram
en: slipping past the door-pivot.
8. ih-lu-up s,e2-ra-am i-ta-mar _lu2-tur_
ts: iḫlup ṣerram ītamar seḫram
en: she slipped past the door pivot and has seen the child.
9. i-na em-szi-szu a-di 7(disz) is,-ba-su
ts: ina emšišu adi sebitti iṣbassu
en: In his abdomen seven times seized.
10. us2-hi s,u2-up-ri-ki
ts: usḫi ṣuprīki
en: Remove your nails,
11. ru-um-mi i-di-ki
ts: rummi idīki
en: make limp your arms,
reverse
1. la-ma ik-szu-da-ki
ts: lāma ikšudakki
en: before he has reached you,
2. ap-kal-lam szi-pi-ir e2-a qar-du
ts: apkallam šipir ea qardu
en: the wise man of craft, Ea, the hero!
3. ra-pa-asz-ki s,e2-rum pu-ta-a _dal-mesz_
ts: rapaški ṣerrum puttâ daltātum
en: Wide for you is the door pivot, open are the doors.
4. al-ki-ma a-ta-la-ki i-na s,e2-ri
ts: alkīma atallakī ina ṣeri
en: Go and wander about the steppe!
5. ep-ra-am pi-ki
ts: epram pīki
en: With dust, your mouth,
6. ta-ar-bu-'a4-am pa-ni-ki
ts: tarbu’am pāniki
en: with a dust cloud, your face,
7. _za3-hi-li_-a da-qa-tim
ts: saḫlê daqqātim
en: with cress seeds, finely ground,
8. u2-ma-lu i-ni-ki
ts: umallû īnīki
en: I will fill your eyes.
9. u2-ta-mi-ki ma-mi-it e2-a
ts: utammiki māmit Ea
en: I conjure you by the curse of Ea.
10. lu! ta-at-ta-la-ki
ts: lū tattallakī
en: Verily go away!
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Ritual and liturgical > Prayer
- Language(s): Akkadian
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primary: BIN 2, 72
[Nies1920BIN2] Nies, James B., and Clarence E. Keiser. 1920. Historical, Religious and Economic Texts and Antiquities. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Vol. 2. New Haven: Yale University Press.
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history: von Soden, Or 23, 1954, 337-44,
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |  |
| 2016-02-22 at 09:21:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2014-11-21 at 10:02:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2008-03-28 at 10:27:56 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2008-03-28 at 10:25:11 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved | |
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| 2005-09-14 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Guerra, Dylan | CDLI | approved | |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-004237)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (NBC.1265)
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