Position in chronology
SAA 09 009. Words of Encouragement to Assurbanipal (ZA 24 169+)
Translation · reference
High confidence(1) [O prote]ge of Mullissu, [...] of the Lady of Arbela! (3) [They] are the strongest among the gods; they [lov]e and keep sending their love [to] Assurbanipal, the creation of their hands. [They g]ive him heart for the sake of his life: (8) I roam the desert desiring your [lif]e. I cross over rivers and oceans, I traverse mountains and mountain chains, I cross over all rivers. Droughts and showers consume me and affect my beautiful figure. I am worn out, my body is exhausted for your sake. (16) I have ordained life for you in the assembly of all the gods. My arms are strong, they shall not…
Source: Parpola, S. 1997. Assyrian Prophecies. SAA 9. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa09/P337163/
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Transliteration
[ki-din]-nu šá d⸢NIN⸣.LÍL / [(x) x x] ša dGAŠAN—URU.⸢arba⸣-ìl / [ši-na]-⸢ma⸣ ina DINGIR.DINGIR dan-na / [i-ra]-⸢ʾa*⸣-a-ma u ÁG-ši!-na / [a-na] m*AN.ŠÁR—ba-an—A DÙ-ut ŠU.2-ši-na / [il]-⸢ta⸣-nap-pa-ra šá TI.LA-šú / [ú-šá]-⸢áš⸣-ka-na-šu ŠÀ-bu / [ba-la]-ṭa-ka er-šá-a-ku-ma a-rap-pu-da EDIN / [e]-⸢ta⸣-nab-bir ÍD-MEŠ u tam-tim-MEŠ / ⸢e-ta⸣-na-at-ti-iq KUR-MEŠ-e ḫur-sa-a-ni / e-⸢ta⸣-nab-bir ÍD-MEŠ…
Scholarly note
Neo-Assyrian prophetic oracle, edited by Simo Parpola (SAA 9, 1997). ORACC text P337163.
Attribution
Image: BM — (British Museum, London, UK) — from Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts, P337163). source
Translation excerpted from Parpola, S. 1997. Assyrian Prophecies. SAA 9. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/saao/saa09/P337163/.
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