BRM 4, 20 (P296512)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, Uruk · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 4, 20 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296512 |
| Museum no. | MLC 01859 |
| Collection | J. Pierpont Morgan Library Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Uruk |
| Coordinates | 31.3245, 45.6388 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 2626.0–o 2626.0 | To undo sorcery; (for) illness not to approach a man; to heal the head; to drive out his shivering; to heal a wound; to block a woman's (menstrual) blood; (for) evil not to approach a man's house: |
| Obverse [1:2] o 3333.0–o 3333.0 | To seize a ghost (and) attach (it) to a man; to consign a man's effigy to death; to give [...] to a ghost to drink; to drive out wrongdoing: |
| Obverse [2:3] o 3636.0–o 3636.0 | To invite a god; to invite a goddess; to cure sagallu-illness; to purify a temple; [...]; to heal a stone (in the body); to hold back diarrhoea; to remove fever: [...]. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1.0–r 1r 1.0 | (For) a nobleman or prince not to give (or) receive slander: [...]. |
| Reverse [1:2] r 22.0–r 22.0 | To acquire lack of iniquity; [...] a man in front of (another) man; [...]; either to hold back a dead man, or [...] a sorceror [...], or to remove a dead man from the palace, or [...] to seize [...], (or) to block the king's beloved, [...]: |
| Reverse [3:4] r 4141.0–r 4141.0 | Commentary and oral tradition of "The 10th day of Nisannu (Month I) is the fixed date for (rituals against) confusion". |
| Reverse [4:5] r 4242.0–r 4242.0 | Tablet of Iqiša, son of Ištar-šum-ereš, descendant of Ekur-zakir, incantation priest. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ŠA₃.BAL.BAL KI {mul}UR.A | |
| 2 | DI.BAL.A KI {mul}GU.LA | |
| 3 | ŠU DU₈.A-KAM KI {mul}AB.SIN₂ | |
| 4 | NAM.ERIM₂.BUR₂.RU.DA KI {mul}GU.LA | |
| 5 | KI.AG₂.GA₂ NITA ana MUNUS KI {mul}zi-ba-nu | |
| 6 | KI.AG₂.GA₂ MUNUS ana NITA KI {mul}KUN-MEŠ | |
| 7 | KI.AG₂.GA₂ NITA ana NITA KI {mul}GIR₂.[TAB] | |
| 8 | MUNUS GEN.NA KI {mul}LU₂.HUN.GA₂ | |
| 9 | ZI.KU₅.RU.DA KI {mul}PA.BIL.SAG ša₂-niš KI {mul}MAŠ.MAŠ | |
| 10 | IGI.NIGIN.NA IGI.NIGIN.NA KI {mul}<MAŠ>.TAB.BA GAL.GAL | |
| 11 | {d}ID₂ u PU₂ KU₃.GA KI {mul}SUHUR.MAŠ₂ | |
| 12 | E₂.GAL KU₄.RA KI {mul}AL.($ o $)⸢LUL⸣ | |
| 13 | ŠUR₂.HUN.GA₂ KI {mul}GU.[LA] | |
| 14 | LUGAL ina E₂.GAL-šu₂ MU-šu₂ ana SIG₅{ti₃} ha-sa-sa KI 5 UŠ ina IGI {mul}[LUGAL] | |
| 15 | NUN ina E₂.GAL-šu₂ MU-šu₂ ana SIG₅{ti₃} MU{ar₂} KI {mul}ZIB-[MEŠ] | |
| 16 | a-mir-ka ana IGI-ka ha-de-e u ra-a-ši KI {mul}UR.[A] | |
| 17 | MUNUS šu-ud-bu-bu KI {mul}LU₂.HUN.GA₂ | |
| 18 | a-mir-ka ŠU.SI-šu₂ ana SIG₅{ti₃} ana muh-hi-ka ta-ra-aṣ KI {mul}⸢ABSIN⸣ | |
| 19 | ši-kin KU₃.BABBAR KI SA₄ ša₂ {mul}GU₄.AN.[NA] | |
| 20 | ZAH₂ GUR.RU.DA KI {mul}LUGAL ša₂-niš KI {mul}zi-ba-[nu] | |
| 21 | MUNUS LU₂ ana NITA ša₂-nim-ma IGI-MIN u IGI la na-še-e KI {mul}MAŠ.TAB.BA GAL.[GAL] | |
| 22 | HUL.GIG KI {mul}⸢GIR₂⸣.[TAB] | |
| 23 | UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU.DA KI {mul}GU.LA ša₂-niš KI {mul}KUN-[MEŠ] | |
| 24 | GIR₃ HUL{tu₂} ina E₂ LU₂ KU₅{si} KI MUL.[MUL] ša₂-niš KI {mul}GU.LA | |
| 25 | iš-di-hu {lu₂}KURUN₂.NAM šur-ši-i KI {mul}AL.LUL ša₂-niš KI {mul}GU.LA | |
| 26 | UŠ₁₁.ZU ana BUR₂{ra} ana LU₂ GIG la₃ TE SAG.DU TI.LA ra-i-ib-šu₂ | |
| 27 | a-na šu-ṣi-i si-im-ma a-na TI.LA UŠ₂ MUNUS ana KU₅{si} | |
| 28 | HUL ana E₂ LU₂ la₃ TE KI {mul}SUHUR.MAŠ₂ | |
| 29 | LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA KI MUL.MUL ša₂-niš KI {mul}GIŠ.RIN₂ | |
| 30 | KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂ KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂ KI MUL.MUL ša₂-niš KI {mul}MAŠ.MAŠ šal-šiš KI {mul}⸢PA.BIL.SAG⸣ | |
| 31 | LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂ KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂ KI {mul}⸢PA.BIL.SAG⸣ | |
| 32 | AN.TA.ŠUB.BA AN.TA.ŠUB.BA {d}LUGAL—UR₃.RA ŠU DINGIR.RA ŠU GIDIM.MA KI {⸢mul⸣}[UR.A] | |
| 33 | GIDIM DAB{bat} KI LU₂ KEŠ₂ NU LU₂ ana UŠ₂ pa-qa₂-du ana ⸢GIDIM⸣ [...] | |
| 34 | ana NAG{e} hi-bil₂-ti E₃{i} KI {⸢mul⸣}[AL.LUL] | |
| 35 | MUNUS GEN.NA DU₃-ma hi-ṭa₄ la₃ TUKU KI {⸢mul⸣}[GU.LA] | |
| 36 | DINGIR ana qe₂-re-e ⸢iš₈-tar₂⸣ ana qe₂-re-e sa-gal-la ana TI.LA ⸢E₂⸣ ana ⸢hu⸣-[up-pi₂ ...] | |
| 37 | NA₄(TE) ana TI.LA ŠA₃.SI.SI ana ka-le-e KUM₂ ana ⸢ZI⸣{hi} [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1 | IDIM u NUN ana EME.SIG la₃ GU₇ ⸢GABA⸣.[RI ...] | |
| 2 | la₃ ši-il-la-ti ana TUKU LU₂ ina IGI ⸢LU₂⸣ [...] | |
| 3 | lu UŠ₂ ⸢GUL⸣ lu {lu₂}⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.ZU [...] | |
| 4 | lu UŠ₂ ina E₂.GAL ana ZI{hi} ⸢lu⸣ [...] | |
| 5 | ana DAB{ti₃} {lu₂}KI.AG₂ ša₂ LUGAL ana ⸢KU₅⸣{[si} ...] [...] | |
| 6 | KA.DAB.BE₂.DA ⸢KI⸣ [...] | |
| 7 | SAG.KI.DAB.BA KI [...] | |
| 8 | ŠA₃.ZI.GA ŠA₃.ZI.GA KI [...] | |
| 9 | ma-gar₃ LUGAL ana LU₂ KI {⸢mul⸣}[...] | |
| 10 | ARAD LU₂ la₃ ZAH₂ KI {mul}⸢GIR₂.TAB⸣ | |
| 11 | DINGIR IGI.BAR DINGIR.ŠA₃.DIB.BA BUR₂{ri} KI MUL.MUL | |
| 12 | DAM.TAB.BA pur-ru-di u₃ LU₂ ina man-za-zi-šu ZI{hi} KI {mul}SUHUR.MAŠ₂ | |
| 13 | LU₂ ina qi₂-ip-ti-šu₂ ZI{hi} u₃ LU₂ ina IGI LU₂ GAR{ni} KI {mul}LU₂.HUN.GA₂ | |
| 14 | gaba-ri₃ ŠEŠ.UNUG{ki} u TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 15 | U₄.DA-($ o $)KAM u₄-mu a-da-nu | |
| 16 | ŠA₃.BAL.BAL lib₃-bi a-na na-bal-ku-tu₂ | |
| 17 | ŠA₃.BAL.BAL lib₃-bi a-na šu-un-nu-u | |
| 18 | DI.BAL.A na-bal-ku-ut di-i-ni | |
| 19 | ŠU DU₈.A-KAM pa-ṭa-ri ša₂ qa-ti | |
| 20 | MUNUS GEN.NA sin-niš-tu₂ a-na a-la-ku | |
| 21 | IGI.NIGIN.NA IGI.NIGIN.NA su-uh-hu-<ur> pa-ni | |
| 22 | {d}ID₂ KU₃.GA a-me-lu ina hur-ša₂-nu zu-uk-ku-u₂ | |
| 23 | MUNUS šu-ud-bu-bu MUNUS su-un-nu-qa | |
| 24 | MUNUS ana(GAR) e-dul-la KU₄-ma | |
| 25 | mim-ma ma-la ta-šal-lu-šu₂ | |
| 26 | i-qab-bak-ka | |
| 27 | ši-kin KU₃.BABBAR ša₂-niš ZAH₂ KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.BABBAR ta-aš₂-ku-tu₂ la-bi-ri | |
| 28 | ša₂ E₂ a-na pa-te-e | |
| 29 | HUL.GIG zi-iʾ-ri | |
| 30 | iš-di-($ o o $)hu ne₂-me-⸢lu⸣ | |
| 31 | iš-di-hu er-($ o $)[bu] | |
| 32 | ra-ʾi-bi ana šu-ṣi-i ra-ʾi-bi mur-[ṣu] | |
| 33 | NAM.ERIM₂.BUR₂.RU.DA ma-mit pa-ša₂-[ri] | |
| 34 | NU LU₂ ana UŠ₂ pa-qa-du NU LU₂ a-na mu-u₂-tu ⸢pa⸣-[qa-du] | |
| 35 | EME.SIG la₃ GABA.RI kar-ṣi la ma-[ha-ru] | |
| 36 | e-ṭem-mu ṣa-ba-tu it-ti LU₂ ana ra-⸢ka⸣-[su] | |
| 37 | {lu₂}<KI>.AG₂ LUGAL ana KU₅{si} LU₂ ša₂ šar-ri i-ra-mu-šu₂ a-⸢na⸣ [...] | |
| 38 | DINGIR IGI.BAR DINGIR-MEŠ li-ip-pal-sa-⸢an⸣-[ni] | |
| 39 | DINGIR.ŠA₃.DIB.BA BUR₂{ra} lib₃-bi DINGIR-MEŠ mu-dal-lip pa-[ša₂-ri] | |
| 40 | TU₆.TU₆ BAR.RA ši-pa-a-tu₂ a-ha-a-tu₂ | |
| 41 | UL u šu-ut KA ša₂ {iti}BARA₂ U₄ 10-KAM U₄.DA-KAM ŠA₃.BAL.BAL | |
| 42 | IM {m}BA{ša₂-a} bu₁₂-kur₂ {m}{d}INANA—MU—KAM ŠA₃.BAL.BAL {m}E₂.KUR—za-kir {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ | |
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