TIM 09, 072 (P223455)
Incantation, Old Babylonian, Shaduppum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TIM 09, 072 |
|---|---|
| ID | P223455 |
| Museum no. | IM 051207 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal) |
English translation
By Guerra, Dylan M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Anger goes like a wild bull, |
| obverse 2 | it constantly leaps forth |
| obverse 3 | like a dog; |
| obverse 4 | like a lion |
| obverse 5 | it is ferocious in running; |
| obverse 6 | like a wolf, |
| obverse 7 | it is full of rage. |
| obverse 8 | You sit there like a doorsill, |
| obverse 9 | I walk across you; |
| obverse 10 | like an unfinished door, |
| obverse 11 | I will pass through you again and again; |
| reverse 1 | like a doorframe, |
| reverse 2 | I will hang over you; |
| reverse 3 | over you |
| reverse 4 | like a š.-rope, |
| reverse 5 | I will repel your footsteps. |
| reverse 6 | I will send away the fire |
| reverse 7 | of your stomach. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | u2#-zu-um i-la-ka ri-ma-ni | |
| 2 | [usz]-ta#-na-hi-t,a3-am | |
| 3 | ka#-al#-ba-ni | |
| 4 | ki-ma _ur-mah_ | |
| 5 | e-zi a-la-ka-am | |
| 6 | ki-ma _ur-bar-ra_ | |
| 7 | ma-li li-ba-tim | |
| 8 | ta-asz-ba-am ki-ma as2-ku-pa-tim | |
| 9 | lu-ba-ka | |
| 10 | ki#-ma ar-ka-bi-nim | |
| 11 | lu#-te9-ti-ka | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-ma si-pi2-im | |
| 2 | lu-usz-qa-li-il | |
| 3 | i-na s,e-ri-ka | |
| 4 | ki-ma szu-mu-nim | |
| 5 | lu#-ne2#-'i#! ki-bi-is2-ka | |
| 6 | lu-sze-s,i2 i-sza-tam | |
| 7 | sza! li-ib-bi-ka | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
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