CT 42, 32 BM 017305 (P283754)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | CT 42, 32 BM 017305 |
|---|---|
| ID | P283754 |
| Museum no. | BM 017305 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
English translation
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| Line | English |
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| obverse 1 | Let me cast on you an incantation that drives away all illness, |
| obverse 2 | which Ellil-banda presented; the one who determines fates. |
| obverse 3 | Let Ea cast on you an incantation of healing, |
| obverse 4 | Nudimmud and Namma together with An. |
| obverse 5 | Let Ningirima cast an incantation on you, lady of incantations. |
| obverse 6 | She cast an incantation, did Ningirima, lady of incantations: |
| obverse 7 | the sick man arises, through her incantation he no longer suffers. |
| obverse 8 | May Ninkarrak bandage you with her gentle hands |
| obverse 9 | (and) may Damu make your suffering pass by, above you. |
| obverse 10 | The p. daughter, the snatcher Lamaštu, the bite of a dog, tooth of mankind, |
| obverse 11 | may Annunītum subdue through her incantation. |
| reverse 1 | Adda, Šakkan, Nisaba, Šamaš, Id, Ḫursānu, |
| reverse 2 | those holy gods, may they cleanse you, |
| reverse 3 | together with Enlil, may they cleanse you. |
| reverse 4 | (If) the twin brother and sister, children of Sin, Šamaš and Ištar |
| reverse 5 | (or) a talkative man, an angry woman, a sleepless man, a bewitched woman, or a stuffy-nosed man, |
| reverse 6 | or (anyone) who displeased the god, against you may be angry |
| reverse 7 | the king of the Apsû, the pure exorcist, Ea, |
| reverse 8 | an incantation that you cannot block, let him cast on you. |
| reverse 9 | May your suffering cross with haste to the Netherworld. |
| reverse 10 | I cast on you an incantation driving away all illness. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
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| obverse | ||
| 1 | lu-di-kum _tu6_ t,a3-ri-da-at ka-la mu-ur2-s,i2# | |
| 2 | sza {d}en-lil2-banda3{da} isz-ku-nu mu-szi-im szi-ma-tim# | |
| 3 | li-di-kum e2-a _tu6_ ba-la-t,i4-im | |
| 4 | {d}nu-<dim2>-mud u3 {d}namma e-le-et an-ni-im | |
| 5 | li-di-kum _tu6_ {d}nin-nig-erim2-me-e be-le-et szi-pa-tim | |
| 6 | i-di _tu6_ {d}nin-nig-erim2-me-e be-le-et szi-pa-tim | |
| 7 | i-te-bi mar-s,u2-um i-na tu-i-sza u2-ul u2-ta-na-ah | |
| 8 | li-ir-ku-us2-ka {d}nin-kar-ar-ak i-na ra-ba-tim qa2-ti-sza | |
| 9 | {d}da-mu ma-na-ah-ta-ka li-sze20-te-eq el-ka | |
| 10 | mar-tam pa-szi-tam {d}dim3-me ek-ke-em-tam ni-szi-ik_ur-gi7-ra_szi-in-ni a-wi-lu-tim | |
| 11 | li-di-isz an-nu-ni!-tum i-na tu-i-sza | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | {d}iszkur {d}szakkan {d}nisaba {d}utu {d}i7 hur#-[sa-an] | |
| 2 | _dingir-ra_ qa2-asz-du-tum! szu-nu li-il5-li-lu-ka | |
| 3 | el-le-et en-lil-la2 li-il5#-li-lu-ka | |
| 4 | _masz_ u3 masz-tum _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen# {d}utu u3# esz18#-dar | |
| 5 | dab-bi-<bu> sza-ba-szi-tum dal-pu-um# ep#-sza#-tum [u3] gun2#-nu#-s,um# | |
| 6 | u3 la li-bi i-la e-li-[ka] [li]-isz-bu-us2 | |
| 7 | _lugal abzu masz-masz dingir-ra_ el#-lu# e2#-a | |
| 8 | _tu6_ sza la ta-pa!-ra-su2# li-di-kum | |
| 9 | li-sze20-bi-ir_ana_su2-rim2 ma-na-ah-ta-ka-[ma a-na _ki_-tim] | |
| 10 | ad-di-kum _tu6_ t,a3-ri-da-at# ka-la mu#-ur#-s,i2# | |
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