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STT 2, 168 (P338487)
Incantation, Neo-Assyrian, Huzirina · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | STT 2, 168 |
|---|---|
| ID | P338487 |
| Museum no. | AMM — |
| Collection | Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | Huzirina (mod. Sultantepe) |
| Coordinates | 37.0501, 38.9062 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| [ina kak]-⸢ki la⸣ [...] | In Kakkae, not ... | |
| 2' | [tu₆] ⸢šu⸣ nu-mu-un-⸢bur₂-ra sa⸣-[par₃ ...] | In the incantation that cannot be undone, the net |
| [ši-pat] ⸢la⸣ pa-ša₂-ri e-ṣir-ka ana sa-par₂-ri-ka e ta-⸢aṭ⸣-[ha-a] | “The scepter of the elalû-priestess, I have broken you up into a net for your protection, | |
| 3' | [...] ⸢x⸣-la₂ nam-šub ha-⸢lam⸣-me-en mu pad₃-da he₂-en-šu₂-uš-ru | May you be the one who establishes a name |
| [qu]-⸢u₂⸣ LID-KU-ka-⸢ma⸣ ši-pat ha-la-qi₂-ka u₂-ša₂-az-ki-<ir> liṭ-ru-ud-ka | (Sum) I want to pacify your heart (Akk) May my heart be pacified to you, may my heart rejoice over you | |
| 4' | [zi] ⸢te⸣-en-⸢te⸣-en uš₂ ⸢lil₂⸣-la₂ ⸢nam⸣-šub ha-⸢lam-ma⸣ | “You are the life of the eštēen-demon, you are the birth mother of the Elamite gods, may you be the one who makes the Elamites rise! |
| [mu-bal-lu-u] ⸢nap⸣-ša₂-a-⸢ti mu⸣-u₂-tu₄ za-[qi₂-qu] ⸢ina⸣ šip-ti ŠU | (who) transgressed (lit. “to cross over the thresholds, to break through the cracks, and to cut off the openings, Hand of | |
| 5' | [... ud] šu-uš-ru | ... the day of the harvest |
| [ina u₂-tul-li-ka tu-uš]-⸢šiš⸣ [na]-piš-ti | By your exalted command, you bear my life | |
| 6' | na-an-[...]-e-ne | Do not ... |
| la ta-⸢az⸣-[za-az la] tu-šab | You shall not stand, you shall not dwell | |
| 7' | ⸢nam⸣-ba-gi₄-⸢gi₄⸣-[... nam]-⸢ba⸣-niŋin-e-ne | “Do not turn back, don’t turn back! |
| ⸢la⸣ ta-at-ta-nu-[ra la ta]-sa-na-ah-hu-ra | You should not be afraid, you should not fear. | |
| 8' | ki nu-ra-zu-še₃ ⸢saŋ⸣-[ba-...]-nu₂ | ... lying down in a place unknown to you |
| a-šar la ud-di-⸢ka⸣ [ma-mit u₂-šar-bi-iṣ] | The oath that I have not sworn by you (is) the curse which I have imposed upon you | |
| 9' | ki ⸢e₃-de₃ huŋ-ga-zu⸣ ki ⸢nu-e₃⸣-de₃ [...] | In order to reach the place where you are, in order to go to the place of the en priestess |
| ⸢a⸣-[šar šup]-šu-hi-ka la tu-[šap]-⸢šah⸣ | Do not slander me, O lord! | |
| 10' | ŋa₂-e lu₂ {d}en-ki-ga-[me]-en | I am the man of Enki |
| 11' | ŋa₂-e lu₂ {d}dam-gal-nun-na-[me]-en | I am the one of Damgalnuna |
| 12' | ŋa₂-e {lu₂}kiŋ₂-gi₄-a {[d}asar-lu₂-hi]-⸢me⸣-en | I am Asalluhi, the messenger of Babylon. |
| 13' | ⸢šu⸣ {d}en-ki-ke₄ šu-ŋu₁₀ [i₃]-⸢ŋal₂⸣ | The hand of Enki will be released. |
| ⸢ina⸣ qa-at {d}e₂-a ina qat-ia [...] | “The hand of Ea in my hand | |
| 14' | tu₆ {d}en-ki-ke₄ ⸢tu₆⸣-[ŋu₁₀ i₃-ŋal₂] | the incantation of Enki carried off |
| tu-u ša₂ {d}e₂-a ina ⸢te⸣-[...] | Who is it that Ea in the E-te-e-[...?] | |
| 15' | inim {d}en-ki-ke₄ ka-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣ [i₃-ŋal₂] | the word of Enki carried off to the mouth |
| a-mat {d}e₂-a ina ⸢pi⸣-ia ⸢i⸣-[...] | The word of Ea in my eponymy | |
| 16' | udug sag₁₀-ga a₂ zid-da-ŋu₁₀ mu-⸢un⸣-da-an-⸢ŋen⸣ | The good udug that goes at the right side |
| še-e-du dum-qi₂ ina im-ni-ia ⸢a⸣-la-⸢ki⸣ | I have sworn by my good deeds in Ea-Ela-Ea | |
| r | ||
| 1 | udug sag₁₀-ga a₂(DA) gab₂-bu-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-da-an-ŋen | The good udug priest goes at his left side. |
| še-e-da dum-qi₂ ina šu-me-li-ia a-ŠU | Receive my good health in my hand | |
| 2 | diŋir sa₄-<<na>>-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ki nam-til₃-la-ŋu₁₀-še₃ silim-⸢ma⸣-[ŋu₁₀-še₃] mu-un-da-⸢an⸣-[gub] | In the place where there is life and peace he stands with him. |
| i-lu ba-nu-u₂-a a-šar ba-⸢la⸣-ṭi-ia u ša₂-la-me-ia [...] | The god who created me, the one who made me great, and my limbs | |
| 3 | šag₄-zu niŋ₂ hul-dim₂-ma nam-ba-[ab-tum₃] | Your heart should not carry an evil aura |
| lib-ba-ka e-peš HUL{ti₃} a-a [ub-la] | May your heart not carry out evil deeds | |
| 4 | ka-zu niŋ₂ hul-dim₂-ma nam-ba-⸢ab-tum₃⸣ | Your mouth should not carry evil. |
| pi-i-ka e-peš(ME) HUL{ti₃} a-⸢a ub⸣-la | By your command, the evil deeds of the a’ea-priestess are removed. | |
| 5 | igi-zu niŋ₂ hul-dim₂-ma nam-mu-un-⸢ši-in⸣-bar-ra | Do not look at me with evil intent, |
| ⸢in⸣-ka a-na HUL{ti₃} a-a ip-pal-sa-an-ni | May your ecstatic not approach me with evil intent! | |
| 6 | ⸢su-ŋu₁₀⸣-še₃ nam-⸢ba⸣-[teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-ne] | they shall not raise a claim against it |
| [a-na zu-um]-ri-ia e te-eṭ-ha-a | to my body you have turned | |
| 7 | igi-ŋu₁₀-še₃ nam-ba-⸢niŋin⸣-[e-ne a-na pa-ni-ia e ta]-⸢as⸣-sah-ra | Do not look at me, do not approach me! |
| 8 | egir-ŋu₁₀-še₃ nam-⸢ba⸣-[gi₄]-⸢gi₄⸣-e-⸢ne⸣ | In the future, may they not return (to court) |
| ana ar₂-ki-ia ⸢e⸣ ta-tu-⸢ra⸣ | You have turned back behind me, | |
| 9 | ki ŋen-na-⸢ŋu₁₀-še₃ nam⸣-ba-da-du-en | Do not go to the place of Enna-ešum! |
| a-šar al-la-ka la ta-lak | I want to go, but you do not go. | |
| 10 | ki ku₄-[ku₄]-⸢ŋu₁₀⸣-še₃ ba-ra-an-da-ku₄-ku₄-e-ne | they will not bring him into the place where he entered. |
| a-⸢šar⸣ [er]-⸢ru⸣-bu la te-ru-bu | The king did not enter. | |
| 11 | [e₂]-⸢ŋu₁₀ nam⸣-ba-teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-e-ne | Do not enter the house! |
| 12 | ⸢ur₃⸣-ŋu₁₀ nam-mu-da-bal-e | Do not take away the urbābu-house! |
| 13 | [tu₆]-⸢dug₄⸣-ga inim {d}en-ki-ga-ke₄ | Incantation of the word of Enki |
| 14 | [niŋ₂ hul]-⸢ŋal₂-e igi⸣-[ŋu₁₀ nam]-⸢mu⸣-[...] | Do not look at me with evil intent! |
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