MAD 5, 008 (P285640)
Incantation, Old Akkadian, Kish · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE
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| Designation | MAD 5, 008 |
|---|---|
| ID | P285640 |
| Museum no. | Ashm 1930-0143 + Ashm 1930-0175h |
| Collection | Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Akkadian · c. 2340 BCE–2200 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) |
| Coordinates | 32.5520, 44.5853 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | Enki, the love-charm, |
| obverse 2 | he loves. |
| obverse 3 | The love-charm, child of Ishtar, |
| obverse 4 | sits on [her] lap. |
| obverse 5 | Through the sap of the incense-tree, |
| obverse 6 | turns. You, beautiful maidens, |
| obverse 7 | are blooming. |
| obverse 8 | To the garden come down! |
| obverse 9 | Come down to the garden! |
| obverse 10 | The sap of the incense-tree |
| obverse 11 | you are drinking(?). |
| obverse 12 | I have seized your drooling mouth. |
| obverse 13 | I have seized your colourful |
| obverse 14 | eyes. |
| obverse 15 | I have seized your vulva |
| obverse 16 | of urine. |
| obverse 17 | I leapt to the garden |
| obverse 18 | of Sîn. |
| obverse 19 | I cut the poplar tree |
| reverse 1 | for her day. |
| reverse 2 | Encircle me between the boxwood trees, |
| reverse 3 | like the shepherd encircles the flock! |
| reverse 4 | (like) the goat (encircle) its kid, the ewe its lamb, |
| reverse 5 | the mare its foal! |
| reverse 6 | His arms are adorned. |
| reverse 7 | Oil and harp: |
| reverse 8 | his lips. |
| reverse 9 | A cup of oil in his hands; |
| reverse 10 | a cup of cedar fragrance in his shoulders; |
| reverse 11 | The love-charms have persuaded her, |
| reverse 12 | and have driven her to ecstasy. |
| reverse 13 | I seized your mouth of sexual attraction. |
| reverse 14 | By (the name) of Ishtar and Išḫara |
| reverse 15 | I conjure you. |
| reverse 16 | So long as his neck |
| reverse 17 | and your neck |
| reverse 18 | are not entwined, |
| reverse 19 | you shall not find peace! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {d}en-ki ir-e-ma-am | |
| 2 | e3-ra-[...]-am | |
| 3 | ir-e-mu-um _dumu_ {d}inanna | |
| 4 | in za-gi-[sa u-sza]-ab# | |
| 5 | in ru-uh2-ti# [ga-na]-ak-tim | |
| 6 | u2-da-ra wa-ar#-da#-ta2 | |
| 7 | da-mi3-iq-ta2 tu-uh2-da-na-ma | |
| 8 | ki-ri2-szum tu-ur4-da | |
| 9 | tu-ur4-da-ma a-na {gesz}kiri6 | |
| 10 | ru-uh2-ti ga-na-ak-tim | |
| 11 | ti-ib-da-ad-ga | |
| 12 | a-hu-uzx(ESZ5) ba-ki sza ru-ga-tim | |
| 13 | a-hu-uzx(ESZ5) bu-ra-ma-ti | |
| 14 | e-ni-ki | |
| 15 | a-hu-uzx(ESZ5) ur4-ki | |
| 16 | sza szi-na-tim | |
| 17 | a-asz2-hi-it ki-ri2-isz | |
| 18 | {d}suen | |
| 19 | ab-dug _{gesz}asal2_ | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u-me-isz-sa | |
| 2 | du-ri-ni i-da-az-ga-ri-ni | |
| 3 | ki _sipa_ i3-du-ru za-nam | |
| 4 | _ud5_ ga-lu-ma-sa _u8 sila3_-za | |
| 5 | a-da-num2 mu-ra-asz2 | |
| 6 | si-ir-gu-a i-da-su | |
| 7 | _i3_ u3 ti-bu-ut-tum | |
| 8 | sa-ap-da-su | |
| 9 | a-za-am _i3_ in qa2-ti-su | |
| 10 | a-za-am i-ri-nim in bu-ti-su | |
| 11 | ir-e-mu u2-da-bi-bu-si-ma | |
| 12 | u3 isz-ku-nu-si a-na mu-hu-tim | |
| 13 | a-hu-uzx(ESZ5) ba-ki sza da-di3 | |
| 14 | {d}inanna u3 {d}isz-ha-ra | |
| 15 | u3-dam-me-ki | |
| 16 | a-ti za-wa-ar-su | |
| 17 | u3 za-wa-ar-ki | |
| 18 | la e-dam-da | |
| 19 | la da-ba-sza-hi-ni | |
Sources & licences
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