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N 1423 + N 1425 + N 1426 + N 1427 + N 1428 (+) N 1422 (P276568)
Scholarly or scientific, Neo-Babylonian, Nippur · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | N 1423 + N 1425 + N 1426 + N 1427 + N 1428 (+) N 1422 |
|---|---|
| ID | P276568 |
| Museum no. | N 1423 + N 1425 + N 1426 + N 1427 + N 1428 (+) N 1422 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Scholarly or scientific |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | [... rit]-⸢ti⸣ man-za-ti [...] | ... hand-lifting rites ... |
| 2 | [...] {⸢munus⸣}UŠ₁₁.ZU u₂-nak-ka-⸢mu⸣ [...] | ... a witch, he will kill you |
| 3 | [... a]-⸢nap⸣-paḫ-kim-ma ⸢GIM⸣ [...] | (Sum) ... you are the one who screams, and the ešim priestess(?) ... (Akk) The ... of the apsû-demon is yours |
| 4 | [a-zi-qa]-⸢kim⸣-ma ⸢GIM⸣ [...] | I am raising up against you, and the ešim priestess |
| 5 | [u₂-sa-ap]-⸢paḫ⸣ ur-pa-⸢ta-ki u₂⸣-[ḫal-laq ...] | I have strewn (them) on your lips, I have purified your lips |
| 6 | [u₂-sa-ap]-⸢paḫ kiš-pi⸣-[ki ...] | I smite your witchcraft |
| o | ||
| 1' | [... ŠU].⸢II DINGIR⸣ [...] | ... hand of a god |
| 2' | [... nu-bat]-⸢te⸣ u {d}⸢asal⸣-[lu₂-ḫi ...] | ... Nisannu and Asalluḫi |
| 3' | [... ra]-⸢man⸣ a-re-eḫ-<ḫe>-ka ⸢pag⸣-[ri ...] | (Sum) ... of the raŋeman temple, your sanctuary, the eponymy of |
| 4' | [...] ⸢a⸣-ta-nu mu-ur-ša₂ {giš}⸢APIN⸣ [...] | ... ea-e-tannu-plant, the fruit of ēru-tree |
| 5' | [... ra-ma]-ni-ia₂ li-ir-ḫe ra-man li-⸢še⸣-[ṣi ...] | ... my love may it be praised. May it be appeased ... |
| 6' | [...] ⸢eb⸣-bi I₃.GIŠ nam-ru I₃.GIŠ mul-⸢lil⸣ [...] | ... its e’e-vessel: oil of abundance, oil of Elil ... |
| 7' | [...] ⸢I₃⸣.GIŠ EN₂ ša₂ {d}asal-lu₂-ḫi u₂-ṭaḫ-ḫi-⸢id⸣-[ka ...] | ... oil, incantation: “Asalluḫi has released you |
| 8' | [...] ⸢ap⸣-šu-uš-ki I₃.<GIŠ> TI.LA ⸢ad-di⸣-ka ši-pat {⸢d⸣}[e₂-a ...] | ... your apsû-vessel with oil, life of Addi-Ea, the offspring of Ea |
| 9' | [... aḫ]-⸢ḫaz šu⸣-ru-up-pu-u₂ ša₂ SU-ka u₂-⸢šat⸣-[bi ...] | ... aḫbz-plant, šuruppû-plant of your body, its ēru-plant |
| 10' | [... mi-na-ti]-⸢ka⸣ la DU₁₀.GA.MEŠ ina qi₂-bit {⸢d⸣}[e₂-a ...] | ... your sins are not good by the command of Ea |
| 11' | [... ra]-⸢ba⸣-ba ša₂ {d}gu-la ina ŠU.II.MEŠ pa-⸢aš₂-ḫa-ti⸣ [...] | ... the ra’eba prayer of Gula in the hands of Pa'eašhbati |
| 12' | [... id-di-šu₂]-⸢ma⸣ ana NENNI ⸢A⸣ NENNI {d}e₂-a ⸢EN₂ TI.LA 7 ABGAL⸣ [...] | ... he gave to me. For so-and-so, ea-e-23 (is) sônni, Ea e-22-incantation: Life 7 sage(s) ... |
| 13' | [... {mul}GAG.SI].⸢SA₂⸣ la-a-nu pu-u₂-tum {d}UTU nap-[ḫa] | “... the Scales are in opposition to Šamaš. |
| 14' | [... GEŠTU.II]-⸢MU⸣ le-u₅ GIR₃.II-a-⸢a laḫ₃-mu⸣ mu-⸢kab-bi⸣-[su ...] | “..., the one who heeds my commands, the mighty one, his commander-in-chief |
| 15' | [...] {⸢d⸣}UTU <ina> AN-e ⸢nap-ḫa⸣-tu-[nu] | ... of Šamaš in the heavens, their horns |
| 16' | [...] ⸢ip-ša₂ bar-tum INIM ḪUL-tim kiš⸣-pi ru-ḫu-u₂ ru-su-u up-[ša₂-šu-u₂ ḪUL.MEŠ] | ... rebellion, rebellion (and) evil word(s), witchcraft, magic, sorcery, evil machinations |
| 17' | [... TE.MEŠ-ku-nu]-⸢ši⸣ la i-qar-⸢ru⸣-bu-ku-nu-ši ip-ša₂ bar-tum INIM ḪUL-tim ⸢kiš⸣-[pi ru-ḫu-u₂] | ... they will not approach you, they will open an incantation against you, it is an evil word. |
| 18' | [ru-su-u up-ša]-⸢šu⸣-u₂ ḪUL.MEŠ ⸢la⸣ TE.MEŠ-ni la i-qar-ru-bu-ni ⸢ia⸣-[a-ši ...] | (As for) the rūsû-demon (and) the evil ešāru-diseases that have come close to me, they will not approach me. |
| 19' | [...] {⸢munus⸣}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ i-⸢pu⸣-šu₂ NU iṭ-ṭu₂-lu la-a-nu ib-nu-u₂ {⸢d⸣}[LAMMA ...] | ... a woman, whose extispicy is not performed, has not been performed, the ešamaš priestess |
| 20' | [...] ⸢gat⸣-tum u₂-ṣab-⸢bu⸣-u₂ nab-ni-tum u₂-maš-ši-lu bu-un-⸢na⸣-[ni-ia] | (Sum) ... the egatum priestess, the nabnītu priestesses(?), the maššīlu-priest, the buunninniyannu-priestess |
| 21' | [... mi]-⸢na⸣-ti-ia₂ ⸢u₂-kas₃-su⸣-u₂ meš-re-ti-ia₂ u₂-kan-ni-nu [...] | ... my limbs, my ankles, I established ... |
| 22' | [... {d}e₂]-a MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR.MEŠ u₂-ma-ʾi-ir-an-ni-ma ina IGI {d}⸢UTU⸣ [...] | ... Ea, exorcist of the gods, made me bow down and before Šamaš |
| 23' | [... aṭ]-⸢ṭul⸣ {d}LAMMA-ki ab-ni TEŠ₂-ki a-mur gat-ta-ki u₂-⸢šar⸣-[ri-iḫ ...] | ... I have looked upon you, O Lamaštu, I have seen your face. I have sought you out, šarru-e-riḫ |
| 24' | [...] ⸢bu⸣-un-na-ne₂-⸢e⸣-ka u₂-maš-šil mi-na-ti-ki ⸢ub⸣-[bi-ir ...] | ... your e’unnāne-vessel I have imposed upon you, your limbs I have made ... |
| 25' | [ma-na-ni]-⸢ki⸣ u₂-kan-nin ⸢ip⸣-ša₂ te-pu-⸢šin⸣-ni e-pu-⸢uš⸣-[ki] | Manani-e’e he imposed upon it. You have performed (it), I have performed it against you. |
| 26' | [... tu]-⸢šam⸣-ḫi-ri-⸢in-ni⸣ u₂-šam-ḫir-ka gi-mil ⸢tag⸣-mil-⸢in-ni u₂⸣-[tir ...] | (Sum) ..., you are the one who makes the šammuḫir-plant flourish (Akk) You are the ones who make the tû-ṣīr-plant thrive (var.) You have made the gimmil-plant grow |
| 27' | [... ru-ḫu]-⸢u₂-ki ru-su⸣-[u₂]-⸢ki⸣ ep-še-tu-ki ḪUL.⸢MEŠ up⸣-ša₂-šu-⸢u₂-ki⸣ [...] | ... your ruḫbû-priests, your Rusū’e-priestess(s), your evil deeds (and) your upšašu-priesses |
| 28' | [na-aš₂-pa-ra]-⸢ti-ki ša₂ le⸣-mut-tum <KI>.⸢AG₂⸣.GA₂-ki ⸢ḪUL⸣.GIG-ki ⸢DI.BALA⸣-[ki ...] | Your supplication, the one of evil, your E-AG-E-GA, your Ḫul-e-GIG, your Diŋal-e.g. |
| 29' | [KA.DAB.BE₂.DA]-⸢ki DIMMA⸣.[KUR₂].⸢RA-ki⸣ li-⸢kil-lu⸣ re-eš-[ki] | (In) Badbenda, may the goddesses of Ekur (and) Li'ekillû bless you. |
| 30' | [... SU]-⸢MU⸣ [...] ⸢mu-sa⸣-a-⸢tum⸣ ša₂ ⸢ŠU.II-MU⸣ liš-⸢šaḫ-iṭ⸣-ma ana ⸢muḫ⸣-ḫi-⸢ka⸣ u [...] | ... SU-ēmur-šum-iddin ... the emusa’e-a-e-tum-e3 which is called SU.II-MU-e23 may he release it and to the muḫbi-e2-e3 and ... |
| 31' | [...] ⸢ma-ḫir-tum⸣ ... lim-⸢ḫur⸣-an-[ni] | ... emaḫbirtu-tree |
| 32' | [... lim]-⸢ḫuru-in-ni TU₆ EN₂⸣ | May ... be released for me. Incantation formula. |
| 33' | [... ba-ʾi-ra-a]-⸢ti⸣ {[munus]}⸢UŠ₁₁.ZU⸣ ša₂ {⸢munus}UŠ₁₁⸣.ZU.⸢MEŠ⸣ | “[... b]alira’etī-e23 (means) a woman who a female šû-demon (is) |
| 34' | [... ri]-⸢bit⸣ URU DU.MEŠ IGI.II.MEŠ-[šu₂] | ... the city's ri-ebit̂-officials, his witnesses |
| 35' | [...] ⸢URU⸣ ub-ta-na-ʾa-an-⸢ni⸣ [...] | ... the inner city ... for him |
| 36' | [... KI].⸢SIKIL⸣.MEŠ URU is-sa-na-⸢aḫ⸣-[ḫur-an-ni ...] | ... the city Issanaḫ-eh(b)buranni |
| 37' | [... {lu₂}eš]-⸢še⸣-be₂.MEŠ ri-kis-ka [...] | ... the ešû-priests, your bond |
| 38' | [... a-ḫe]-⸢pu⸣ {munus}⸢UŠ₁₁.ZU.MEŠ⸣ [...] | ... aḫ-ēpu-disease, “sisters of ..., |
| 39' | [... a]-⸢ḫe-pu⸣ {[lu₂]}⸢eš⸣-[še-bu-u₂ ...] | ... the apprehension, the ecstatic |
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