&P452864 = Bu.1889-04-26, 0070
#project: caspo
#atf: lang akk-x-stdbab
#atf: use unicode
##note: Bu.1889-04-26, 0070 is a fragment of ritual instructions that parallel the ritual attached to Ishtar 2 in BM 26187, the catchline to a prayer to a goddess, likely Ishtar (i-la-a-ti is the last word of several Ishtar incantation-prayers, at least, 1, 2, 8, and 15). Colophon, perhaps Asb t or BAK 336.

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1'. [...] x# [...]
#tr.en: [. . .] . . [. . .]

2'. [... lu-te-e {giš}]ASAL₂# te-ṣe#-[en]
#tr.en: [. . .]. You heap [up] poplar [twigs].
#note: These ritual instructions closely parallel those attached to Ishtar 2 in BM 26187 (= P208501).

3'. [... ZI₃.MAD].GA₂ DUB-aq#?
#tr.en: [. . . fine fl]our you strew.

4'. [...] NU# KI.ZA.[ZA]
#tr.en: [. . .]; do not prostrate your[self].

5'. [... ana IGI {d}iš₈]-tar₂#? 3(diš)-šu₂ ŠID-ma#
#tr.en: [In the presence of Ish]tar you recite [. . .] three times.

6'. [... ana EGIR-ka] NU IGI.[BAR]
#tr.en: [. . .] do not lo[ok behind you (on your way home)].

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7'. [EN₂ ...] i#-la-a-[ti]
#tr.en: [Incantation: . . .] of godess[es].
#note: The word i-la-a-ti is the last word of several Ishtar incantation-prayers (at least, Ishtar 1, 2, 8, and 15).

8'. [... za]-mar# [ZI{+ha}]
#tr.en: [. . . quic]kly [excerpted].
#note: Line 8' seems to be set lower than a normal line, suggesting it may be the first line of a colophon. If it is a colophon, it could be Asb t (BAK 332), ana mul-te-piš-u-ti za-mar [ZI-ḫa], or BAK 336, ki-i MURUB₂ GIŠ.LE.U₅.UM.MEŠ GABA.RI KUR aš-šur{ki} u URI.KI a-na taḫ-sis-ti za-mar ZI-ḫa.

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