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BRM 4, 32 (P296515)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BRM 4, 32 |
|---|---|
| ID | P296515 |
| Museum no. | MLC 01863 |
| 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 | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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.
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| 0 | ina a-mat AN.DIŠ AN.DIŠ AN.AN PAB.PAB NI {d}ku₃-su₃ {d}nin-girim₃ liš-lim | By the word of An, An, Enlil, all of it, Kusu and Ningirim may it be well. |
| 1 | SI DARA₃.MAŠ ⸢qar⸣-nu a-a-lu SI qar-nu DARA₃.MAŠ a-a-lu DIŠ šum-mu AN.TA.ŠUB.BA mar-ṣa ih-tan-naq u₃ UH₂-su ŠUB.ŠUB{a} AN.TA.ŠUB.BA | “If the right horn of a lion is twisted, the left horn (is twisted): he will die. If a prebend has become dilapidated and his saliva is swollen, he is ill. |
| 2 | {d}LUGAL.UR₃.RA IGI-MIN 15-šu₂ u 150-šu₂ i-kap-pi-iṣ {d}LUGAL.UR₃.RA ŠU.DINGIR.RA DINGIR-MEŠ i-nam-zar šil-lat i-qab-bi ša₂ im-mar i-mah-haṣ ŠU.DINGIR.RA ŠU.{d}INNIN.NA ŠU.{d}INNIN.NA | “Lugalurra's right and left eyes are pierced, LugalURra, hand of the gods, will become numerous. The lamentation priest will say. He will see what he has. Hand of a god Hand of Ištar Hand of Innina |
| 3 | hu-uṣ-ṣi GAZ ŠA₃ TUK.TUK{ši} u₃ INIM-MEŠ-šu₂ im-ta-na-aš₂-ši ŠU.{d}INNIN.NA ŠU.{d}INNIN.NA ŠU.GIDIM.MA GEŠTUG-MIN-MEŠ-šu₂ GU₃.DE₂-MEŠ ma-gal iṭ-ṭe₃-ne₂-pi šin-na-šu₂ ana ma-ka-le-e | He will be killed by a ḫuššakku-demon, he will have difficulty sleeping and his words will become difficult. Hand of Ishtar, Hand of Innina, Fingernail of Gemini, his ears (and) his ears will be greatly irrigated. His spirit will go to sleep. |
| 4 | la u₂-qar-ra-ba-ma ŠU.GIDIM.MA DU₃.DU₃.BI e-pu-uš-ta-šu₂ nap-šar-šu₂ u₂-ru-di-su ta-a a-par hu-up-pat šup-lu BUR₃{ru₃} šup-lu a-par ša₂ SAG.DU | The hand of a ghost is not to be turned back. Its ritual: I have performed (the ritual) to save his life. I have slain him. From the netherworld, a flood, famine, affliction of the head. |
| 5 | u BUR₃{ru₃} GU₂ I₃ HUL nap-ṭu I₃ KU₆ šam-ni nu-u₂-nu A.RI.A NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU {u₂}maš-ta-kal aš₂-šu₂ {u₂}A.RI.A {u₂}maš-ta-kal ša₂-niš A.RI.A ri-hu-tu₂ | And at the cutting of the neck, the evil of the napṭu-offering, the oil of the fish were not present. ARI.A (means) humanity. As for maštakal-plant, it is the same as ariya (and) as for the alternative, it means riḫutu-plant. |
| 6 | TUG₂.NIG₂.DARA₂ u₂-la-pi ŠU.LAL₂ lu-up-pu-ut-tu₄ TUG₂.NIG₂.DARA₂ ŠU.LAL₂ UZU KA₅.A {u₂}tara-muš ki-ma SUHUŠ {u₂}si-il-qa {u₂}IGI-lim ki-ma GIR₃.PAD.DU NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU | (If) a cloak is thick: hand-washing. (In case) soiled (and) unwashed (garments) will be needed. (If), a torn-out tarramušu-plant like a root of silqa-plant, imḫur-līm-plant ('faces a thousand' plant) like šammû-plant. |
| 7 | {u₂}IGI-MAN ki-ma ša₂-ru-ru {d}15 ša₂-niš {u₂}IGI-MAN ki-ma U₂ {d}UTU NUMUN-šu₂ ki-ma ši-gu-uš-ti MUD₂ ka-mi-i MUD₂ {lu₂}ga-ar-ba-nu aš₂-šu₂ ka-mu-u₂ | The imhur-šarru-plant is like the sacrificial sheep of Ishtar, alternatively the imhurmu-bird is like Šamaš's seed. Its seed is like a pig's blood. The blood of a man is like blood. |
| 8 | {lu₂}ga-ar-ba-nu ša₂-niš MUD₂ qa-du-u₂{mušen} 1{niš} ki-ma iš-ten it-ti a-ha-miš HI.HI HI.HI ba-la-lu {zi₃}ŠE.MUŠ₅ ši-gu-šu₂ qe₂-me up-pu-lu KUŠ {d}ku-ši | The harbānu-priest is the one who carries blood together with each other. You mix it together, you mix it, (and) you smear it on his neck. The skin of Kuši |
| 9 | KUŠ GU₄ ṣal-mu ša₂ ina ABUL URU ša₂ {im}MAR.TU ina muh-hi ŠINIG {d}ku-ši in-ne₂-ep-pu-uš til-lat {d}ku-ši til-lat ša₂ ŠINIG ša₂ KUŠ GU₄ ṣal-mu ana {d}ku-ši | A stripped ox which is in the city gate of Amurru on top of the chariot of Kušu he shall perform. The life of Kushi, the life of the corpse of a man, and the skin of an unwashed bull for Kusu. |
| 10 | ina UGU šak-na MAŠ₂.ZU ki-iz-zu MAŠ₂ u₂-ri-ṣa ZU e-du-u₂ šam-ma HAB tu-na-as-su-ma ki-ma ba-aṣ-ṣa {u₂}URI ki-ma ŠINIG u SA₅ | On top of this the 'increment' is present. The 'offspring' (is) the increment of the old age. You recite the incantation, and like a šāṣu-plant like tamarisk and red. |
| 11 | {u₂}LU₂-{d}a-nu ki-ma hal-la e-re-bi U₂.DILI ki-ma hal-la TU{mušen} {šim.d}MAŠ NITA ki-ma qu-lip-tu₂ ŠINIG ka-ṣar u SA₅ ni-kip-tu₂ MUNUS ki-ma qu-lip-tu₂ ŠINIG | Anu-plant like a halo enters. Ēriš (a kind of juniper) like ... you mix. Ninurta (is) a man like pigeon. Silver and red nīkiptu-disease (is a disease) of a woman. Like a goateon |
| 12 | raq-qa-qu u a-ru-qu PIŠ₁₀-{d}ID₂ UH₂.{d}ID₂ PIŠ₁₀-{d}ID₂ a-ru-uq-tu₄ PIŠ₁₀-{d}ID₂ A.GAR.GAR.{d}ID₂ PIŠ₁₀-{d}ID₂ ṣa-li-in-du | Raqqaqu and Aruqu. |
| 13 | PIŠ₁₀-{d}ID₂ BA.BA.ZA.{d}ID₂ PIŠ₁₀-{d}ID₂ pe-ṣi-tu₄ MUN eme-sal-li₃ MUN ša₂ lib₃-bi ID₂ ILLU {šim}BULUH hi-i-lu ša₂ a-na {lu₂}a-su-tu₄ in-ne₂-pu-uš ILLU LI.DUR | PIŠ10-ID (means) “to cross the river,’ PIS-DID (also means) peṣītu-disease. Salt of emesallu-plant (and) salt of the middle of the river. Flour of baluhhu-aromatic (a kind of juniper) that is good for the asutu. Lidur-water |
| 14 | ki-ma e-pe-ri a-sur-re-e {šim}HAB ṭu-ri in-za-ru-⸢u₂⸣ hi-biš-ti {⸢šim⸣}GUR₂.GUR₂ ša₂ hup₂-⸢pe⸣-e lib₃-bu-u₂ {šim}BULUG šim-meš-la {šim}GUG₂.GUG₂ {šim}MUG ŠIM.ŠAL | Like a pile of piles of bricks, a šūmû-stone (and) ṭūru-stone he will be able to release my sins. kukru-aromatic (a kind of sulphur) is the heart of the huppāiu-plant. |
| 15 | hi-biš-ti ša₂ ina EN₂{tu₂} E{u} ŠIM-HI.A u₂-ru-u₂ la-ba-na-tu₄ {giš}EREN.BAD šu-pu-uh-ri {giš}EREN.BAD ša₂-niš bal-ṭi-it-tu₄ ša₂ ŠA₃ {giš}EREN MUN a-ma-nu U₃.MU.UN a-ma-nu | Incantation: “Incantation of the house, the aromatics of the city are not available. Esaggil is šupuḫru-wood, cedar is another baltittu-tree, it is the hand of the cedar, salt, salt. |
| 16 | [U₃].⸢MU⸣.UN da-mu aš₂-šu₂ MUN sa-mat ša₂ {kur}ma-da-a-a IM.SA₅ šer₃-šer₃-ri {u₂}kur-⸢ka⸣-nu-u₂ ki-ma su-ha-tu₄ gul-lu-ub {u₂}kur-ka-nu-u₂ ša₂ ša₂-di-i | (As for) the ēšû-plant, my blood is as if it were salt. The word of the Medes is a mighty wind. The kurka’e-plant is torn out like a suḫatu-plant. |
| 17 | {[u₂}x]-⸢x⸣-ah {u₂}kur-ka-nu-u₂ ša₂ ma-a-tu₂ {u₂}sa-pal-gi-na I₃.GIŠ BUR I₃.GIŠ par₃ bi-iʾ-il-ti BUR bi-iʾ-il-ti ša₂-niš I₃.NUN.NA šal-šiš I₃ hal-ṣa re-bi-iš | ēšaḫ, kurkanû-plant of the land, sappiginnu-plant, oil of the libation vessel, oil(?) of the bowl, (and) other oil(?), refined oil, first-class oil |
| 18 | [...] ⸢TU.RA.KILIB₃⸣.BA ⸢TU.RA.KILIB₃⸣.BA nap-har mur-⸢ṣu⸣ {u₂}LAL ki-ma {giš}HAŠHUR ina ⸢ne₂⸣-reb tam-ti₃ a-šar šam-mu u {giš}GI la ba-šu-u₂ ina IGI A-MEŠ E₃ ina muh-hi-šu₂ | ... ēšākib-sulphur E₂.BA (means) all the mur-ṣû-plant (and) juniper like a ḫašūru-tree in the “house of the sea" (ritual). As for the one who has no omen and no reed, he should come out before water. |
| 19 | [...] ⸢x {giš}AL.LA⸣.AN sar-ri {u₂}A.ZAL.LA₂ ki-ma {u₂}ka-na-šu-u₂ u SA₅ {u₂}A.ZAL.LA₂ U₂ ni-is-sat ma-še-e {u₂}KUR.KUR | ... alkali-plant, sarru-plant (and) asallû-plant like kanāšu-liquorice and red-plant. Azallu's plant is a nissat-plant of the mountains. |
| 20 | [...] ⸢x⸣ ze-e e-re-bi ⸢KU.{he-he⸣}KU ⸢su-pan⸣-du gul-gul NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU ŠINIG UZU NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU | ... sweet ēru-plant, ekuḫē’eku-plant (and) supālu-edu-plant destroyer of humanity, tamarisk killer of mankind |
| 21 | [...] ⸢x x x⸣ ⸢ap-pa-ri⸣ ša₂ ap-pa-ri sik-kat pa-ʾ-ṣa(A-)nu ša₂ {lu₂}LUNGA₃ sim-di ša₂ ŠE.BAR u GAZI{sar} 1{niš} HI.HI-ma | You mix together ..., apparānu-plant (and) šukatu-spurge of the brewer, simdu-plant of iron and kasû-tamarind and |
| 22 | [ka-mun ŠINIG UZU].⸢DIR⸣ SUHUŠ ŠINIG E₃{u₂} ša₂-niš ka-mun ŠINIG {na₄}gab-u₂ {na₄}gab-u₂ | salt of a tamarisk (and) roasted meat from the base of an agate plant. Alternatively, salt of an alabaster(?) (or) alum |
| 23 | [...]-⸢u₂⸣ pa-gu-u₂ u₂-qu-pi ša₂ ap-pi-ta-šu₂ ana IGI-šu₂ qa-pa-at qa-pu | (Sum) ... (Akk) The ... of the pagû-demon, the uqupu-disease of the appitašu-demon, in front of him is a qapu-devour |
| 24 | [...] ⸢U₂⸣ šu-ba-ri {u₂}HAR.HUM.BA.ŠIR šam-mu hi-niq₂-tu₄ {u₂}eli-kul-la | ... ēšû-plant (a kind of juniper), ḫašammu-tree (a type of sulphur), alkali, elikulla-plant |
| 25 | [...] ⸢x⸣ {u₂}ar-za-ni-ik-ka-tu₂ {u₂}ku-uk-ka-ni-tu₄ | ... barzanitu-plant, kukkanītu-tree |
| 26 | [...] ⸢lu⸣-lu-u₂ {u₂}HA šam-mu nu-u₂-nu ka-a-a-an | ... elû-plant, ḫašammu-plant (and) nūnum-plant constantly |
| 27 | [...] {⸢u₂⸣}|ZI&ZI|LAGAB {u₂}šu-up-pa-tu₄ {u₂}ur-ba-nu | ... ēšû-plant, suppatu-plant (and) urbanu plant |
| 28 | [... bur]-⸢ti-šam-hat⸣ ar-ra-bi {u₂}la-ku ša₂ {kur}SU.BIR₄{ki} | ... bur-eti-šamhat-e23 arra-bi, laku-plant of Subartu |
| 29 | [...] ⸢x⸣ [x] {⸢u₂}el-kul⸣-la ⸢ki-ma zap-pi⸣ ŠAH | ... elkullû-plant, ekkullu-plant and zappi-e-plant: plunder |
| 30 | [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [... a]-⸢ba⸣-tu U ⸢e-pe-šu₂⸣ | ... the watercourse and the procedures |
| 2' | [... {lu₂]}⸢NU⸣.EŠ₃ {d}en-lil₂ A ša₂ {m}NUMUN-kit-ti-HE₂.GIŠ | ... the temple administrator of Enlil, son of Zeruti-lēšir |
| 3' | [... A {m}gi-mil-{d}30 pa-lih {d}UMUN {d]}⸢MAŠ⸣ u {d}U.PA NU TUM₃-šu₂ | descendant of Gimilli-Sîn, who reveres the gods Zer, Emašši and Nabopolassar, he shall not take it away. |
| 4' | [x] ⸢di-ik-šu₂ ha-bi⸣-gal-bat ⸢x (x) IM E₂ zu-um-bu⸣ {⸢u₂}KA.ZAL⸣ ⸢ip-tu₂ uz⸣-na(ZA-)ni-tu₄ U u₂-lab-bak U i-nak-kis GIM GEŠTUG-MIN ar-ra-bi | “(If) he slips through the cracks of a door, the door bolt is open, he slackens (his) neck and he twists his neck like a knife. |
| 5' | {⸢u₂}šu⸣-hat-tu₄ ha-muṭ U {u₂}ka-kud U kim-ma-an-ta U ša₂ aš₂-tu₄ TUKU{ši} {u₂}GIŠ.GI.ZU₂.LUM.MA SUMUN U uš-ša₂-aš₂ bu-ṣi-in ša₂-di-i | (If) he is ill with ēšû-ḫattu-disease and kakudu-plant, and kimmantu plant, and the person who has a case, he will acquire old date palms and a new tree. |
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