&P394195 = K.2106 + K.2384 + K.3393 + K.3605 + K.6340 + K.7146 + K.8605 + K.8983 + K.9576 + K.9688 + K.9754 + K.11589 + K.12911 + K.13792 + K.13800 (= BMS 6+; BMS 6 does not include K.3605, K.7146, and K.9754, all of which join to the tablet's colophon)
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##note: The tablet is the ninth section of Bīt salāʾ mê and contains several shuila prayers: Anu 1 (Q006058) in obv. 1-17, Nusku 3 (Q006145) in obv. 18-35, Sin 3 (Q006156) in obv. 36-70, Gula 1a (Q006071) in obv. 71-77, rev. 1-19, Shamash 1 (Q006169) in rev. 20-55, and the incipt for Papsukkal 1 (Q006152) in rev. 56. Ashurbanipal colophon type c concludes the tablet in rev. 57-68.

@tablet

@obverse

1.  EN₂ EN šur-bu-u₂# [...]
#tr.en: Incantation: O Lord most great, [. . .]

2. {d}a-num <EN> šur-bu#-u₂# [...]
#tr.en: Anu, lord most great, [. . .]

3. DINGIR AN{+e#} [...]
#tr.en: God of the heavens, [. . .]

4. {d}a-num DINGIR AN{+e#} [...]
#tr.en: Anu, god of the heavens, [. . .]

5. pa-šir u₄-mi EN# [...]
#tr.en: Who releases the day, lord of [. . .]

6. {d}a-num pa-šir# [...]
#tr.en: Anu, who releases [. . .]

7. pa-šir MAŠ₂.[GE₆-MEŠ ...]  
#tr.en: Who resolves dre[ams . . .]
#note: Restorations of the prayer Anu 1 are based on duplicates.

8. še-et-ti# [...]
#tr.en: Sin [. . .]

9. ina te-e-[ka ...]
#tr.en: With [your] incantation [. . .]

10. mim#-mu-u₂# [...]
#tr.en: Every [. . .]

11. ŠA₃ DINGIR-MU# [...]
#tr.en: The heart of my (personal) god [. . .]

12. ag-gu [...]
#tr.en: Angry [. . .]

13. lip-pa-aš₂-[ra ...]
#tr.en: May [. . .] be appeased.

14. lu-ṭah-hi-[id ...]
#tr.en: (That) I may lavishly end[ow . . .]

15. da-lil [...]
#tr.en: The praise [of . . .]
#note: We expect a plural here, as in the duplicate: da₃-li₂-li₂ (e.g., LKA 50, rev. 8 = P414072).

16. nar₃-bi DINGIR-[ti-ka ...]
#tr.en: The greatness of [your] divinit[y . . .]

$ single ruling

17. KA-INIM-MA# [...] 
#tr.en: The wording of [. . .]

$ single ruling

18. EN₂ {d}nusku šur#-[bu-u₂ ...]
#tr.en: O Nusku, most gr[eat . . .]
#note: Restorations of Nusku 3 are based on duplicates.

19. na-ram {d}+EN.LIL# [...]
#tr.en: Beloved of Enlil [. . .]

20. suk-kal-lu ṣi#-[i-ru ...]
#tr.en: Aug[ust] vizier [. . .]

21. ina AN{+e} KUG#.[...]
#tr.en: In the pure heavens [. . .]

22. ina E₂.ŠAR₂.RA# [...]
#tr.en: In Eshara [. . .]

23. a-na a-ṣi#-[ka ...]
#tr.en: At [your] coming forth [. . .]

24. ina ba-li-ka# [...]
#tr.en: Without you [. . .]

25. u₃ {d}+EN.LIL₂ ma#-[li-ku ...]
#tr.en: And Enlil, the rul[er, . . .] 

26. ina ba-li-ka ul [...]
#tr.en: Without you does not [. . .]

27. ana-ku NENNI A NENNI ša₂# [...]
#tr.en: I, so-and-so, son of so-and-so, whose [. . .]

28. as#-hur-ka eš-e-[ka ...]
#tr.en: I turn to you, I seek [you . . .]

29. ri#-ša₂-a re-e#-[mu] ag#-[gu ...]
#tr.en: Have mer[cy]! Ang[ry . . .]

30. ma#-har {d}+EN.[LIL₂ ...] ṣa#-bit# [a-bu-ti-ia ...]
#tr.en: Before En[lil . . .], [my] interces[sor . . .]

31. [ar]-ni#-ia [lip]-pa#-ṭir gil₂#-[la-ti-ia ...]
#tr.en: [May] my [s]ins [b]e forgiven. [. . . my] cri[mes . . .]

32. {d}ALAD# [...] u {d}LAMMA SIG₅# [...]
#tr.en: Protective spirit [. . .] and favorable divine guardian [. . .]

33. pu-u₂ u li-ša₂-nu# [...]
#tr.en: Mouth and tongue [. . .]

34. ana IGI{+ka} al#-[...]
#tr.en: To your face [. . .]

$ single ruling

35. KA-INIM-MA# [...]
#tr.en: The wording of [. . .]

$ single ruling

36. EN₂ {d}3(u) na-[...]
#tr.en: Incantation: O Sin, [. . .]

37. ga-šir ina DINGIR#-[MEŠ ...]
#tr.en: Strong one among the g[ods . . .]

38. LUGAL kib-ra#-[a-ti ...] EN# [...]
#tr.en: King of the wor[ld . . .], lord [. . .]
#note: Restorations in Sin 3 are based on duplicates.

39. a-ša₂-red AN[{+e} ...] nu#-ur₂# [...]
#tr.en: Foremost of the heavens [. . .], light of [. . .]

40. ša₂ nap-har gi-[im-ri ...]
#tr.en: Of the totali[ty . . .]

41. ina ba-li-ka# [...]
#tr.en: Without you [. . .]

42. ab#?-ra-a-[ti ...]
#tr.en: Humani[ty . . .]

43. a-šar at-ta# ta#-[...]
#tr.en: Where you [. . .]

44. ma-aq-tu₄ ša₂ i#-[...]
#tr.en: The fallen, who [. . .]

45. di-in kit-ti u# [...]
#tr.en: A case of truth [. . .]
#note: Contrary to the copy (King, BMS 6) and various transliterations, the U seems no longer to be visible after the TI.

46. ša₂ ap-la la# [...]
#tr.en: The one who does not [. . .] an heir [. . .]

47. la a-lit-tu₄ ina ba#-[li-ka ...]
#tr.en: The barren, witho[ut you . . .]  

48. ša iš-te-ne₂-ʾu-[ka ...]
#tr.en: The one who continually seeks [you . . .]

49. ša₂# ka-a-ša₂ it#-[ka-lu-ka ...]
#tr.en: The one who tru[sts] in you [. . .]

50. la# a#-lit#-[tu ...]-bat#
#tr.en: The barr[en . . .] . . .
#note: The restoration follows Ambos 2013: 206, who notes at p. 207, n.50 Mayer's preference (1976: 498) to read the third sign as MI#?.

51. la# le-ʾa [... le]-u₂#-ti
#tr.en: The incapable [. . . ca]pability.
#note: The restoration follows Ambos 2013: 206.

52. ša₂# is-sah-ru-ka# [... re]-e-ma
#tr.en: The one who has turned to you [. . . m]ercy. 

53. ša₂ sa-ap-hi tu?#-[...] ga#-nun-šu₂
#tr.en: For the one who is dispersed you [. . .] his family (lit. living quarters, storeroom).

54. ša₂ ar₂-na TUKU-u₂# [...] ar₂#-nam
#tr.en: The one who has sin [. . .] the sin.

55. ša₂ DINGIR{+šu₂} iz-nu#-[u₂] KI#-[šu tu]-sal-lam
#tr.en: [You] reconcile the one whose (personal) god is angr[y] with [him].

56. e-nu-ma [DINGIR]-MU# ze#-[nu-u₂] KI#-ia
#tr.en: When my [(personal) god] was an[gry] with me

57. {d}IŠ₈.[TAR₂] ne₂#-sa-[at] UGU#-ia
#tr.en: [My] godd[ess] was dist[ant] from me,

58. ul-tu ul#-[la a-šad-da]-ad ne₂-er-tu₂ ṭa#-[aʾ-tu₂ ...] GAR#? UGU-ia
#tr.en: [I endur]ed (it) [patien]tly for a long time. Murder, br[ibery . . .] were set against me.
#note: The restoration of the first verb and ṭaʾtu follows duplicates. Ambos 2013: 207, n.58 suggests ne₂-er-tu₂ may also be read ni-sa!-tu₂ (nissatu, "lamentation"). See the parallel line in LKA 52 and CAD N/2, 274. Ambos also fills the remaining lacuna with e-mu-qi₂ (emūqi, "strength, force"), though his basis for this is unclear. 

59. ṣi-i-ti hu-lu#-[uq]-qu#-u₂ bu-tuq-qu#-[u₂ ...] GAR#{+nu}-nim-ma
#tr.en: Loss, ru[i]n, shortfa[ll . . .] are set against me.

60. i-ta-šu-uš lib₃#-bi ik#-[tu-ru] ZI#-ti₃
#tr.en: My heart has become aggrieved, my life has been di[minished].

61. al-si-ka be-lu₄ ina [...]-MEŠ
#tr.en: I call to you, O lord, in [. . .]s.

62. ki-niš nap-lis-an-ni#-ma ši-[me ...]
#tr.en: Truly look at me, he[ar . . .] 

63. ta-a-a-ra-ta {d}3(u) [...]
#tr.en: You are merciful, O Sin, [. . .]

64. e-ṭi-ra-ta {d}3(u) [...]
#tr.en: You are one who spares, O Sin, [. . .]

65. gam#-ma-la-ta {d}3(u) ina DINGIR-MEŠ [...]
#tr.en: You are very merciful, O Sin, among the gods [. . .]

66. ša₂# la ma-še-e {d}3(u) la [...]
#tr.en: (You are) one who does not forget, O Sin, do not [. . .]

67. i₃-li₂ u iš-ta-ri ze-nu#-ti šab#-[su-ti ...]
#tr.en: My (personal) god and my (personal) goddess, who are angry, furi[ous, . . .],

68. i-lut-ka GAL{+ta} KI#-ia# [su-ul-li]-ma#-am#-ma#
#tr.en: (And) your great divinity [reconci]le with me, so that

69. nar-bi-ka lu-ša₂-pi [da₃-li₂-li₂-ka] lud-lul
#tr.en: I may proclaim your greatness (and) resound your [praises]!

$ single ruling

70. KA-INIM-MA ŠU-IL₂#-[LA₂] {d}NANNA-KAM
#tr.en: It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Sin.

$ single ruling

71. EN₂ {d}gu#-la GAŠAN šur-bu-tu₄ AMA# re#-me#-[ni-tu₄ a]-ši#-bat AN{+e} KU₃-MEŠ
#tr.en: Incantation: O Gula, most exalted lady, merc[iful] mother, [wh]o dwells in the pure heavens,
#note: Restorations in Gula 1a are based on duplicates.

72. al-si-ki GAŠAN-MU i-ziz-zi#-[im-ma ši-me]-e ia-a-ti
#tr.en: I call out to you, my lady, stand near[by and liste]n to me!

73. eš-e-ki as#-hur-ki GIM TUG₂.SIG₂# [... IŠ₈].TAR₂#-MU TUG₂.SIG₂-ki aṣ-bat
#tr.en: I seek you out, I turn to you, as the hem of [. . .] my (personal) [god]dess(’s garment), I lay hold of your (garment’s) hem,

74. aš-šum di-in da-a#-[ni] EŠ.BAR KUD{+si}
#tr.en: Because judging a cas[e], handing down the decision,

75. aš-šum bul-lu-ṭu u šul#-[lu-mu] ba-šu-u₂ KI-ki
#tr.en: Because restoring and maintaining well-b[eing] are within your power (lit. with you),

76. aš-šum e-ṭe-ra ga-ma#-[la u] šu#-zu-ba ti-de-e
#tr.en: Because you know how to save, to spa[re], and to rescue.

77. {d}gu-la GAŠAN šur-[bu-tu₄] AMA re-me₂-ni-tu₄
#tr.en: O Gula, most exa[lted] lady, merciful mother,

@reverse

1. [...]-ti MUL-MEŠ ša-[...]
#tr.en: [. . .] stars of [. . .]

2. [...] as-hur-ki# ib-ša₂-ki [...]
#tr.en: [. . .] I turn to you [. . .] are attentive to you.

3. [... muh]-ri-in-ni-ma le-qe₂-e un#-[ni-ni-ia]
#tr.en: [Re]ceive [. . .], accept [my] pr[ayer].

4. [...] ana# DINGIR-MU ze-ni-i {d}IŠ₈#.[TAR₂-MU ...]
#tr.en: [. . .] to my angry (personal) god (and) [my] (personal) god[dess . . .]

5. [...] šab-su-ma kam-lu# [...]
#tr.en: [. . .] is furious (and) enraged [. . .]

6. [... MAŠ₂].GI₆# it#-ta-[...]
#tr.en: [. . . dre]am(s) . . . [. . .]

7. [...] a-ta#-[...]
#tr.en: [. . .] . . . [. . .]

8. [{d}]gu#-la# GAŠAN# šur-bu#-tu₄# ina a#-mat qi₂-bi-ti-ki# [...]
#tr.en: O Gula, most exalted lady, through the word of your command [. . .]
#note: The ina looks like ana.

9. u₃ an-ni-ki ki-nim ša₂# [...]
#tr.en: And your sure approval, which [. . .]

10. DINGIR-MU šab-su li-tu-ra {d}1(u) 5(diš)-MU ze-ni#-tu₄# [...]
#tr.en: May my furious (personal) god turn back to me; [. . .] my angry (personal) goddess [. . .]

11. DINGIR URU-MU ša₂ šab-su-ma kam*-lu# [...]
#tr.en: [. . .] the god of my city who is furious and enraged [. . .]

12. ša₂ i-zi-za li-nu-ha ša₂ i-gu-ga# [...]
#tr.en: May the one who is in a rage, relent; [. . .] the one who is incensed [. . .]

13. {d}gu-la GAŠAN šur-bu-tu₄ ṣa-bi-ta-at a-[bu-ut ...]
#tr.en: O Gula, most exalted lady, who interced[es . . .]

14. ana {d}AMAR.UTU LUGAL DINGIR-MEŠ EN re-me₂-ni-i a-bu-ti# [ṣab-ti ...]
#tr.en: With Marduk, king of the gods, merciful lord, interc[ede! . . .]

15. ṣu-lul-ki rap-šu ta-a-a-ra-tu-ki kab-ta#-[tu ...]
#tr.en: [. . .] your wide canopy of protection, your nobl[e] forgiveness [. . .]

16. gi-mil dum-qi₂ u ba-la₂-ṭi UGU# [...]
#tr.en: [. . .] a requital of favor and life over [. . .]

17. nar-bi-ki lu-ša₂-pi# da₃-li₂-[li₂-ki ...]
#tr.en: Let me proclaim your greatness (and) [. . . your] prais[es].

$ single ruling

18. KA-INIM-MA ŠU-IL₂-LA₂ {d}GU#-LA-KAM* DU₃-DU₃-[BI ...] 
#tr.en: It is the wording of a lifted-hand for Gula. [Its] ritual: [. . .]

19. KAŠ.SAG BAL{+qi₂} EN₂ 3(diš)-[šu₂] ŠID#-ma [...]
#tr.en: Libate first-rate beer. Recite the incantation three tim[es . . .].

$ single ruling

20. EN₂ šur-bu-u₂ git₂-ma-[lu ...]
#tr.en: Incantation: O most exalted, perfe[ct one . . .]

21. [ZALAG₂] ed-deš-šu-u₂ pe-tu-[u ...]
#tr.en: Ever-renewing [light], who open[s . . .]

22. [{d}]UTU# muš-te-šir {lu₂}UŠ₂# [...]
#tr.en: O Shamash, who administers justice for the dead [. . .]

23. [{d}]UTU# nu-ur₂ AN{+e} [...]
#tr.en: O Shamash, light of the heavens [. . .]

24. [EN] si#-par{ki} ṣu#-[lul ...]
#tr.en: [Lord] of Sippar, protect[ion of . . .]

25. [x x] {d#}AMAR.UTU [...]
#tr.en: [. . .] of Marduk [. . .]

26. [...]-ka [...]
#tr.en: [. . .] your [. . .]

27. [ana qi₂]-bi-ti-ka# [...]
#tr.en: [To] your [com]mand [. . .]

28. [...]-MEŠ#? [...]
#tr.en: [. . .] . . . [. . .]

29. [...]
#tr.en: [. . .]

30. [...]
#tr.en: [. . .]

31. [...] sik#?-kur#? [...]
#tr.en: [. . .] bolt(?) [. . .]
#note: Conjecture from Ambos 2013: 208.

32. [ana la] na#-ṭi#-li# [...]
#tr.en: [. . . for the b]lind [. . .]

33. [ṭup]-pa# ar-ma la# [...]
#tr.en: An encased [tab]let, not [. . .]

34. ina ŠA₃ UDU.NITA₂ ta-[...]
#tr.en: Inside the sheep you [. . .]

35. DI.KUD DINGIR-MEŠ EN# [...]
#tr.en: Judge of the gods, lord of [. . .]

36. {d}UTU EN ši-mat KUR [...]
#tr.en: O Shamash, [. . .] the lord of the destiny of the land.

37. šim-ti ši-im a-lak-ti# [...]
#tr.en: Determine my fate; [. . .] my way.

38. li-ši-ra i-da-[tu-u₂-a]
#tr.en: Let [my] sig[ns] be favorable.

39. lid-me-qa MAŠ₂.GI₆-MEŠ-[u₂-a]
#tr.en: Let [my] dreams be propitious.

40. MAŠ₂.GI₆ aṭ-ṭu-la ana SIG₅-ti# [x x]
#tr.en: [. . .] the dream I saw into (something) favorable.

41. i-ša₂-riš lul-lik tap-pe-e [...]
#tr.en: May I prosper (lit. may I walk correctly); [. . .] friends.

42. ša₂ u₄-mi-ia lu-u [...]
#tr.en: During my days, let there be [. . .]

43. šu-ut-li-ma-am-ma INIM.[GAR SIG₅]
#tr.en: Bestow upon me a [good] porte[nt].

44. ina SILA lu-u ma-gir [...]
#tr.en: May [. . .] be acceptable in the street.

45. [ina ul]-ṣi# u ri-ša₂-a-ti lu-[bil ...]
#tr.en: May I [spend . . . in jo]y and celebration.

46. [... li]-iz#-ziz ina ZAG-MU {d}mi-ša₂#?-[ru ...]
#tr.en: [May . . .] stand on my right; justice [. . .]

47. lit#-tal#-lak# DINGIR# mu-šal-li-[mu ...]
#tr.en: May a god who provides well-be[ing] walk constantly [. . .]

48. a-a-ip-par#-[ku] MAŠKIM šul-[mu ...]
#tr.en: May a guardian of whole[ness] not cea[se . . .]

49. li-ta-mi-ka# {d}bu-ne#-[ne ...]
#tr.en: May Bune[ne] speak to you [. . .]

50. {d}a-a hi-ir-tu na-ram#?-[ta-ka ...]
#tr.en: [. . .] Aya, [your] belove[d] wife [. . .]

51. {d}UTU a-ša₂-red DINGIR-MEŠ [...]
#tr.en: O Shamash, foremost of the gods; [. . .]

52. AN{+u₂} HUL₂-ka# [...]
#tr.en: May the heavens rejoice over you [. . .]

53. DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ kiš-ša₂-ti [...]
#tr.en: [. . .] all of the gods [. . .]

54. DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ lib₃-[...]
#tr.en: May the great gods [. . .]

$ single ruling

55. KA-INIM-MA ŠU-IL₂#-[LA₂ {d}UTU-KAM]
#tr.en: It is the wording of a lifted-ha[nd prayer to Shamash].

$ single ruling

56. EN₂ DINGIR šu-pu-u₂ [bu]-kur₂# {d}a-nim
#tr.en: Incantation: O resplendent god, [first]born of Anu.

57. E₂.GAL {m}AN-ŠAR₂-DU₃-A LUGAL# ŠU₂# LUGAL KUR AN.ŠAR₂{ki}
#tr.en: Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of the land of Ashur,

58. ša a-na AN.ŠAR₂ u₃ {d}nin#-lil₂ tak-lu₄
#tr.en: who trusts in Ashur and Ninlil,

59. ša {d}+AG u₃ {d}taš-me-tu₄ GEŠTU-2(diš) DAGAL-tu₄ iš-ru-ku-uš
#tr.en: to whom Nabu and Tashmetu gave wide understanding,

60. i-hu-zu IGI-2(diš) na-mir-tu₄ ni-siq ṭup-šar-ru-ti
#tr.en: (who) has achieved enlightened eyes with regard to the highest level of the scribal art,

61. ša ina LUGAL-MEŠ{+ni} a-lik mah-ri-ia mim#-ma# šip-ru šu-a-tu la i-hu-zu#
#tr.en: which art none of the kings who came before me had learned,

62. ne₂-me-eq {d}AG ti-kip sa-an-tak-ki# ma-la ba-aš₂-[mu]
#tr.en: the wisdom of Nabu, cuneiform signs, as many as there a[re].

63. ina ṭup-pa-a-ni aš₂-ṭur as-niq ab-re#-[e-ma]
#tr.en: I wrote, collated, (and) check[ed] (the present text) on tablets.

64. a-na ta-mar-ti ši-ta-as-si-ia qe₂-reb E₂.GAL-ia [u₂-kin]
#tr.en: [I deposited] (it) in my palace for my reading (and) studying.

65. NIR.GAL₂.ZU NU UR LUGAL DINGIR-MEŠ AN#.[ŠAR₂]
#tr.en: The one who trusts in you will not be put to shame, O king of the gods, As[hur].

66. man-nu ša TUM₃ u₃ lu-u MU#-šu₂ it#-ti MU-ia i-šaṭ-ṭa#-[ru]
#tr.en: Whoever carries (this tablet) off or write[s] his name alongside my name,

67. AN.ŠAR₂ u₃ {d}nin-lil₂ ag-giš ez-zi-iš lis-ki-pu-[šu₂-ma]
#tr.en: may Ashur and Ninlil overthrow [him] in fierce rage.

68. MU-šu₂ NUMUN-šu₂ ina KUR li#-hal-li-[qu]
#tr.en: May his name (and) his seed disapp[ear] from the land.