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VS 02, 097 (P342905)
Incantation, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | VS 02, 097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P342905 |
| Museum no. | VAT 01343 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | s; Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| 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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1=UHF_₄₆₈ | ⸢gal₅⸣-[la₂ e-ne gal₅]-la₂-e-ne | The gala-priests, the gala priests |
| 2=UHF_₄₆₉ | ⸢gal₅⸣-[la₂ teš₂ nu-zu] imin me-eš | The one who does not know a mountain range, seven rivers |
| 3=UHF_₄₇₀ | ⸢ibila⸣ [dili me-eš] ⸢ama⸣ dili me-eš | “Eibila’e23 (means) single; &U201cAmáE23 (also means) single |
| 4=UHF_₄₇₁ | ⸢lu₂⸣-[kin-gi₄-a {d]}ereš-ki-gal-la meš | The elû-kin-gia priest of Ereškigal |
| 5=UHF_₄₇₂ | ⸢an⸣-[ki-a nu-zu meš] igi kar₂-kar₂ nu-tuku me-eš | He does not know Eanna, he does not have eyesight |
| 6=UHF_₄₇₃ | x [...] ⸢gub⸣-gub-bu me-eš | ... standing ready, watering place |
| 7=UHF_₄₇₄ | x [...] ⸢dab₅⸣-dab₅-be₂ me-eš-<<eš>> | ... its ensorcellment is an ecstatic |
| 8=UHF_₄₇₅ | ⸢ur₂⸣ [lu₂-ka] ⸢dam⸣ šu ti-a me-eš | The roof of a man's house is a wall |
| 9=UHF_₄₇₆ | ⸢ur₂⸣ [...] x dumu šu ti-a me-eš | ... a son who has a wife |
| 10=UHF_₄₇₇ | e-[sir₂-ra] ⸢ki⸣-sikil šu ti-a me-eš | In the street of Ekisikil, hand of a man, water |
| 11=UHF_₄₇₈ | [...] ⸢guruš šu ti⸣-a me-eš | ... young man, hand of the sea, water |
| 12=UHF_₄₇₉ | [...]-⸢ni ba⸣-an-sir₃{sar₂}sir₃{sar₂}re-eš | ... his ... was covered with a bandage |
| 13=UHF_₄₈₀ | [šul dingir nu-tuku gaba] ⸢im⸣-ma-ri-eš | the one who does not have a god |
| 14=UHF_₄₈₁ | [u₂ mu]-un-gu₇ a dug₃-⸢ga mu-un⸣-[nag] | He ate food, he drank clean water |
| 15=UHF_₄₈₂ | [... giš]-⸢nud⸣ dug₃-ga nu₂-⸢nu₂⸣ | ... lying down in a good bed |
| 16=UHF_₄₈₃ | ⸢u₄⸣ [...]-da-še₃ | Towards the distant future |
| 17=UHF_₄₈₄ | IGI [...] ⸢x⸣-e šeš-sar-⸢gin₇⸣ | [Witness: ...] e’e, like a šsar-e3 |
| 18=UHF_₄₈₅ | {giš}⸢erin⸣{ri-na}da [...] ⸢x⸣-e gišimmar-e | The ēšû-tree, the eagle, the vine |
| 19=UHF_₄₈₆ | {d}⸢asal⸣-[lu₂-hi igi] ⸢im⸣-ma-an-sig₁₀ | Ea-sal-eluhi before E-im-mansig |
| 20=UHF_₄₈₇ | a-a-⸢ni⸣ {[d}en-ki-ra e₂]-⸢a⸣ ba-an-ši-in-kur₉ gu₃ mu-un-na-de₂ | For his father Enki he turned the house into a temple and spoke to him. |
| 21=UHF_₄₈₈ | a-a-⸢mu⸣ [gal₅-la₂-e-ne] ⸢gal₅⸣-la₂-e-ne | The enemies, the enemies |
| 22=UHF_₄₈₉ | gal₅-la₂ ⸢teš₂⸣ [nu-zu] imin me-⸢eš⸣ | The galla demons who do not know the seven rites |
| 23=UHF_₄₉₀ | a-ra₂ min₃{a-ra-mi}[kam-ma-aš u₃]-⸢ub-dug₄⸣ | For the second time I will make it perfect |
| 24=UHF_₄₉₀a | a-na{⸢a-na⸣} {ib}ib₂-[AK-en-na-bi nu-e-zu a-na ba-ni-ib₂-gi₄-gi₄] | Why do you not know how to utter an arazu prayer to him? |
| 25=UHF_₄₉₀b | {d}en-ki-ke₄ [dumu-ni {d}asal-lu₂-hi mu-un-na-ni-ib₂-gi₄-gi₄] | Enki answered his son Asalluhi: |
| 26=UHF_₄₉₀š | dumu-mu a-⸢na⸣ [nu-e-zu a-na a-ra-ab-dah-e-en] | The son of A-ena-e-23, what have you learned? |
| r | ||
| 1ʾ=UHF_₄₉₁ | im ⸢abzu⸣-[ta ...] a ⸢x⸣ [...] | From the clay of the Apsû |
| 2ʾ=UHF_₄₉₂ | alam ⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢a⸣ | Alam-ea |
| 3ʾ=UHF_₄₉₃ | ŋal₂ ⸢x⸣ [...]-⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢he₂⸣-a | |
| 4ʾ=UHF_₄₉₄ | ⸢alam x x x⸣ [u-me-ni]-⸢keš₂⸣ | I erected a statue of myself |
| 5ʾ=UHF_₄₉₅ | ⸢zi x x x he₂-pad₃⸣ | may ezi-plants be found. |
| 6ʾ=UHF_₄₉₆ | ⸢zi x x x⸣ [he₂-pad₃] | may ezi-plants be found |
| 7ʾ=UHF_₄₉₇ | ⸢zi x x x⸣ [he₂-pad₃] | may ezi-plants be found |
| 8ʾ=UHF_₄₉₈ | [...] ⸢x⸣ [...] ⸢x⸣ x | |
| 9ʾ=UHF_₄₉₉ | ⸢zi⸣ ... [he₂-pad₃]-⸢aš⸣ | May he find a place for you in the sanctuaries |
| 10ʾ=UHF_₅₀₀ | DIŠ x [...] | If ... ... |
| 11ʾ=UHF_₅₀₁ | x [...]-⸢x-na⸣-te | ...-na’e-te |
| 12ʾ=UHF_₅₀₂ | ba-⸢ra-x x x te⸣ | “You have ...ed ..., |
| 13ʾ=UHF_₅₀₃ | u₂ ba-⸢ra⸣-[an-da-gu₇-de₃ a ba-ra-an]-da-na₈{na}na₈{na}de₃ | So that the food is not eaten, so that the water is not poured out for him |
| 14ʾ=UHF_₅₀₄ | {giš}gu-⸢za⸣-[na ba-ra-an]-⸢dur₂⸣-u₃-de₃ | to make the throne tremble |
| 15ʾ=UHF_₅₀₅ | giš-⸢nud⸣-[a ba-ra-an-da]-nu₂-de₃ | so that he does not lie down on the bed |
| 16ʾ=UHF_₅₀₆ | bur ⸢šaŋan⸣-[gin₇ u₃-me-ni]-⸢luh⸣-luh-he | Like a šaban bowl, he was frightened |
| 17ʾ=UHF_₅₀₇ | ⸢bur⸣ [i₃-nun-na-gin₇ u₃-me-ni-su-ub]-⸢su⸣-ub-be₂ | Like a libation bowl filled with ghee |
| 18ʾ=UHF_₅₀₈ | {⸢d⸣}[utu sag-kal dingir-re-e-ne-ke₄ šu]-⸢na⸣ mu{mi}e-mi-sig₁₀ | 'Šamaš, foremost of the gods, bestowed upon me. |
| 19ʾ=UHF_₅₀₉ | {d}[utu saŋ-kal dingir-re-e-ne-ke₄ šu sa₆-ga dingir]-ra-ne-še₃ [he₂-en-ši-in]-⸢gi₄⸣-gi₄-de₃ | Utu, the mighty one of the gods, may he turn his good hand towards his god |
| 20ʾ=UHF_₅₁₀ | ka-inim-ma udu{u₂-⸢tu⸣} hul-la-a-⸢ke₄⸣ | Incantation for destroying the sheep |
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