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BIN 02, 072
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Primary publication	BIN 02, 072
Author(s)	Nies, James B.
Publication date	1920
Secondary publication(s)	von Soden, Or 23, 1954, 337-44
Collection	Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum no.	NBC 01265
Accession no.
Provenience
Excavation no.
Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object type	tablet
Remarks
Material	clay
Language	Akkadian
Genre	Prayer/Incantation
Sub-genre
CDLI comments
Catalogue source	20050914 cdliadmin
ATF source	Dahl, Jacob L.
Translation	Guerra, Dylan M.
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz001twktx
Composite no.
Seal no.
CDLI no.	P274662

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Tablet

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!

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