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IM 092995 (P274700)
Incantation, Old Babylonian, Assur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | IM 092995 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274700 |
| Museum no. | IM 092995 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | Assur |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | kab-tu qar-ra-du mar ru-be₂-e {d}AK | mighty warrior, son of the prince, Nabu, |
| ur-saŋ alim-ma {d}na₃ dumu nun-na | Ursa, the important one, Nabu, princely son | |
| 2 | en-na gur₄-ra muš₂-me-bi zalag-ga-⸢am₃⸣ | As long as we are alive, our face is bright. |
| be-lum ra-bu-u₂ ša zi-mu-šu nam-ru | Great lord, whose name is exalted | |
| 3 | še-er-ma-al ušum-gal lu₂ igi-ŋal₂-bi ur₄-ra | “It is enough, it is sufficient, the man whose face is darkened |
| e-tel-lum šar-hu ša ni-iš IGI-MIN-šu₂ a-ri-ir | Etellum, lord, whose eyes are frightened | |
| 4 | e₂-gar₈ sukud-da lu₂ mu₄-mu₄-bi še-er-zid | The “sukudda-wall, the man’s day, is šeerzid. |
| la-a-nu še-e-hu ša lit-bu-šu ša₂-ru-ri | “May he who is awe-inspiring, be praised, be exalted | |
| 5 | dili-bad izi-ŋar-bi ud-|KA×IGI| ba-an-sag₂-ga | Dilibad, its embers were smashed in the storm |
| ne₂-bu-u₂ ša nu-ur₂-šu₂ šum-su-ku nu-ur₂ {d}ša₂-maš | The nebû priestess, herald, the šumsuku priest of the nīnu-priest | |
| 6 | peš gal gin₆-na dim₂-ma mu-lu {d}amar-utu-ke₄ | The one of Marduk |
| ap-lu ke-e-nu ša ba-ne₂-e {d}ma₂-ru-dug | True shepherd, chosen by Marduk | |
| 7 | ni₂ gal zag nu-sa₂-a {d}en-ki gun₃-gun₃-a-bi | Enki, whose great fearsomeness is unrivalled, |
| ša na-mur-rat la ša₂-na-an u₂-za-ʾi-nu-šu₂ {d}e₂-a | Whose fearless radiance extinguished Ea | |
| 8 | {d}pa₄-nun-an-ki šag₄-ta e₃ UN-gal di-im₃ | Panunanki, come forth from the womb, great lord, |
| ṣi-it lib₃-bi {d}zar-pa-ni-tu₄ šar-ra-ti ba-ni-ti | The heart of Zarpanitu, the king who created me, | |
| 9 | {d}dam-gal-nun-na teš₂ mah bi₂-in-tah-a-bi | Damgalnuna, whose great command has been heeded |
| ša bal-tu ṣir-tu uṣ-ṣi-bu-šu₂ {d}DAM.KI.NA | Whose life is a single, two-thirds (of the world) is Damkina | |
| 10 | zag-mi₂ abzu-ta za-e ši-in-buluŋ₃-ŋa₂ | You are the shining one from the Abzu |
| na-aʾ-du ša ina ap-si-i ir-bu-u₂ at-ta | You are the one who grew up in the Apsu. | |
| 11 | a-ra₂-zu kal-la niŋ₂ nu-un-zu-a | Your mighty arazu prayer that cannot be understood |
| e-hu-uz mil-ku aq-ru ša₂ la il-lam-ma-du | He has heeded the advice of a wise man, whose counsel cannot be altered | |
| 12 | ŋeštug₂ daŋal-la til-la niŋ₂ nu-ub-zu-a | The one who wears a garment that cannot be changed, |
| ig-mu-ru uz-nu ra-pa-aš₂-tu ša₂ la in-na-ṭu-u₂ | They saw the great uznu-demon that cannot be seen | |
| 13 | nam-dub-sar ur₄-ur₄ keš₂-da nam-kug-zu | The scribal art is a pile of bricks, your silver is pure |
| ih-mu-um ṭup-šar-ru-tu₂ ri-kis ne-me-qi₂ | Who accepts scribal lore, who guides the wisdom, | |
| 14 | tumu ka-bi bu-bu-lu diŋir-re-e-ne a-a-na | “Tumu, whose mouth is full of tears, the bīrānu-demons, his father, |
| ša₂-ar pi-i-šu u₂-pa-qu DINGIR-MEŠ AD-MEŠ-šu₂ | The word of the gods, his fathers, is exalted | |
| 15 | eš₃-mah mu-ud-na-ta a₂-ŋal₂ ba-an-si | From the Ešmaḫ, the spouse, he weighed out the wages. |
| iš-tu bi-it uz-ni ṣir-ti le-ʾu-u in-neš-ra | From the house of the uznu-priestess he will be able to carry out the procedures. | |
| 16 | dag an-na lugal-ka(UR₂) igi-bi ab-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | The ... of An, the eyes of the king |
| a-na šu-bat {d}a-nim šar-ri iš-ta-kan pa-ne₂-e-šu₂ | To the throne of Anu, the king, he set his face towards him. | |
| 17 | ki ŋeš hur-hur-e-de₃ IRI ZALAG galam-en-ze₂-en | To make the place tremble, to brighten the city, you are the one who lights up. |
| a-šar u₂-ṣu-ra u₂-ṣu-ra-a-ti nu-ku-la nik₂-la₂-a-ti | (Sum) I am the one who brings out the ūšaru-plant (Akk) The one who makes the urû-plant grow, the nukula-plant, the nikla-plant | |
| 18 | šu-⸢peš⸣ zag me-⸢me⸣ a-ra₂ didli dug₃-dug₃ | The šu’e-pî-ritual, the zag emu-rits, the many paths that are pleasing |
| [...] | ||
| r | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| [... ru]-⸢u₂-qu₂⸣ | ... ru₂-uqû | |
| 2' | [...]-PA-mar | ...-PA-mar |
| [...]-x-da-at | ...-dat | |
| 3' | dag x-[...]-⸢un⸣-ŋal₂-bi mar-ra | Its ... is destroyed. |
| ina ⸢šu⸣-[bat ...]-x-ti e-mit-tu₂ aš₂-bat | In the womb of ..., I am a widow. | |
| 4' | lipiš bi₂-in-huŋ-ŋa₂ ur₅ in-ga-sed-da | He cooled the liver, he soothed the liver |
| mu-ni-hat lib₃-bi mu-šap-ši-hat ka-bat-ti | He shattered the heart, he shook the liver | |
| 5' | na-nam gin₆-na-bi-ta en-na buluŋ₃-ŋa₂ | Because of this, as long as it is in good condition, |
| ša ina an-ni-i-šu ke-e-ni u₂-šar-bu-ši be-lum | That which in this true case caused to be established, O lord | |
| 6' | šag₄-ge pad₃-bi-ta niŋ₂ šud₃ {d}a-ru₆-u₈-a | From the šag-vessel chosen by itself, offering of Arua |
| ša ina i-tu-ut kun lib₃-bi-ša₂ tak-ru-bu-ši {d}a-ru-u₂-a | who in the rising of the tail of her heart trusts in Arua | |
| 7' | alim-ma a-a-zu ki-aŋ₂-ŋa₂ ama-zu | Bison, your father on earth, your mother |
| ka-bit-ti a-bi-ka na-ram-ti um-me-ka | (Sum) Your mighty one, your beloved father, your mother, (Akk) Your great one, the beloved of your father and mother, | |
| 8' | niŋ₂ hi-hi-li nin-bi za-e mu-lu rig₇-ga | You are its lady, you are the one who presented it. |
| kun-zu-ub-tu ša₂ be-lu-ta ša₂ ku-a-ta šar-ku | The kunzubtu-demon of the lord, the šarku-demonic of the enemy | |
| 9' | zag zil₂-zil₂ ki-nud-ta i-bi₂-zu ku₄-ku₄-da | When you enter your bedroom with a sparkling face, |
| e-ma a-na ma-a-a-al tak-ne₂-e te-ru-ba ma-har-ka | Wherever you enter, enter before you. | |
| 10' | nin gašan UN-gal dim₂-ma-ra sag₁₀-ga dug₄-ga-ab | Beloved lady, great lord, give me a firm positive answer! |
| a-na ba-ni-ti šar-rat e-na-a-ti qi₂-bi da-me-eq-ti | To the creator, the king of the universe, speak a good word! | |
| 11' | ša₃-la₂ sud mu-lu til₃-la da-bi ma-al-la | The one living in the deep, whose side is present |
| rem-nu-u₂ ša₂ bu-ul-lu-ṭu ba-šu-u₂ it-ti-šu₂ | Merciful one, who has mercy on him | |
| 12' | igi bar {aš}EN-kun-di-DINGIR-a-a lu₂ siškur arad-zu | before Bel-kundi-ilā’i, the man of the siskur prayer, is your servant. |
| nap-li-is {aš}EN-kun-di-DINGIR-a-a mu-sa-pu-u a-rad-ka | The totality of Bel-kundi-ilā’i, your servant. | |
| 13' | du₁₀-UD ak-ak-bi še-ga bar-zu he₂-en-sed-da | May your liver be soothed by the sweet scent of the šēgu-plant |
| še-mi tes₂-pi-su ka-bat-tuk lip-šah | May my prayer, his supplication, be heeded, | |
| 14' | numun de₃-in-šud₃ peš kul-li a-ri-a-bi | May he cultivate seeds, the fruit of all the reedbeds |
| kur-ub ze-ru-šu šum-dil na-an-nab-šu | The kurub priestess, her angry one, should not approach her | |
| 15' | lipiš e₂-hur-saŋ-kur-kur-ra ur₂-bi gin₆-na | Exalted one of the Eḫursa-kurkura temple, whose base is firm |
| qe₂-reb e₂-hur-saŋ-kur-kur-ra ki-in iš-de-e-šu | In the Eḫursa-kurkurra he established its foundation. | |
| 16' | en-na ud nam-bi nam-mah-zu ga-an-sil | As long as this storm is alive, I want to utter your greatness. |
| a-di u₄-me ši-ma-tuš lid-lul ner-bi-ka | Let me sing your supplications until distant days. | |
| 17' | ŠU.NIGIN₂ 56-ta-am₃ MU-MEŠ ta-nit-ti {d}AK {d}KURNUN ša₂ bal-tu za-aʾ-nu | A total of 56 lines. Praise of Nabû and Kudurru, who are free from obligation. |
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- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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