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TCL 16, 63 (P345407)
Incantation, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 16, 63 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345407 |
| Museum no. | AO 06725 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | s; Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 | {d}udug hul-ŋal₂ x-ta eden [...] | The evil udug demon from the ... steppe |
| 2 | {d}udug hul-ŋal₂-la lu₂ mu-[...] | The evil udug demon ... the man |
| 3 | e₂ hul-ŋal₂-la lu₂ mu-ni-in-[...] | The one who ... the destroyed house |
| 4 | aŋ₂-ŋa₂ sig₅ lu₂ hi-nun e₂ a-na AN ŋal₂ [...] | Good wages, a man who the abundance of the house to the heavens |
| 5 | nim ŋir₂-re x ka₂ niŋ₂ ka₂ si-sa₂ x [...] | (Sum) The niŋ-bird(?) ... (Akk) ... ..., the gate ... |
| 6 | {d}⸢udug⸣ hul-ŋal₂ {d}udug hul-ŋal₂ im-[...] | The evil Udug-demon, the evil Utu, ... |
| 7 | ud gig-ga ⸢gaba ba⸣-zig₃-ga [...] | On a bitter day, when the egaba plant rises |
| 8 | ka{qa}inim-ma x x x x RU x x [...] | In the mouth ... ... |
| 9 | gal₅-la₂-e-ne gal₅-la₂-e-⸢ne⸣ | The galla-demons, the galla demons, |
| 10 | gal₅-la₂ bar x x ⸢sug₂⸣-ge-eš | The galla demons ... their ... |
| 11 | lu₂-kin-gi₄-a {d}ereš-<<aš>>-ki-gal me-eš | The messenger Ereškigal |
| 12 | an-ki nu-zu me-en igi ur x me-en | I am one who does not know heaven and earth, I am a dog ... |
| 13 | lu₂ uš₂ gu₇-gu₇ me-eš x x du₇-a | The one who eats grass, perfecting ... |
| 14 | bar-še₃ bar-še₃ niŋin₂-niŋin₂-na me-eš | I am the one who carries water, I am one who holds water. |
| 15 | ⸢ur₂⸣ lu₂-⸢ka gal₅-la₂⸣-e kar-ra me-eš | The galla demons are in the quay |
| 16 | x x x ki-sikil kar-ra me-eš | ... the young woman at the harbor, water |
| 17 | iri-za x KA ku₆ šu kar-⸢ra me-eš⸣ | In your city ... fish are brought into the harbor |
| 18 | šul diŋir nu-tuku gaba i-ni-in-ri-eš | The one who does not have a shoulder, he shaved his head |
| 19 | a₂-sag₃ gu₂-na u₃-mu-e-x | The Asag demon ... on his neck. |
| 20 | lu₂ x x u₃-x-gi₄ nu-un-nu₂ | The one who ... lies down. |
| 21 | x-e ⸢šul⸣ x gig-zu na-su₃-ud | ... your bitter ... |
| *₂₂ | x x da u₃ im-ta-x x gi LI-ni im-ta-x-e | ... ... his life ... |
| 23 | {[d}asal]-lu₂-hi igi im-ma-an-⸢sig₁₀⸣ | Asalluhi saw it |
| 24 | a-a-⸢ni⸣ {d}en-ki-ra e₂-a ba-ši-in-kur₉ gu₃ ⸢mu⸣-[...] | For his father Enki he brought him into the house, he cried out |
| 25 | NI [...]-gin₇ ⸢u₃⸣-x-DU | ... like ... |
| 26 | x [...] LU-am₃ alan-bi x PA x | ... its statue ... |
| 27 | [...]-an-šu₂-šu₂ [...]-am₃ | ... is his |
| 28 | [...] x x [...]-⸢am₃⸣ | ... is the ... of |
| 29 | [...] x šu ⸢mu⸣-[...] | ... hand of E-e- |
| 30 | [...] ka-na [...] | ... in his mouth |
| r | ||
| 31 | KA x-ni KA BAD NI [...] | ... ... |
| 32 | ur x muš-a-ni AN ⸢TU⸣ [...] | ... his face ... the ešû temple |
| 33 | x x bil₂-la₂ ha-[...] | ... may ... be carried away. |
| 34 | šag₄ a-nun-na x-ni ⸢ha⸣-[...] | The field of the Anuna gods ... |
| 35 | NE KA ŋiš AN [...] | ... ... |
| 36 | A NE im-ma-[...] | ... ... |
| 37 | šag₄ lu₂ ⸢ŋuruš⸣ [...] im-ma-[...] | The heart of a man ... a female kid |
| 38 | ⸢a₂-sag₃⸣ [...] ⸢en in⸣ [...] | The asag plant ... you are the one who ... |
| 39 | [...] NE [...] | ... ... |
| 40 | zi diŋir-mu ⸢he₂-pad₃⸣ [...] | “It is the life of the intertwined divāmu-plant, the eḫepad-plant |
| 41 | zi {d}en-lil₂ ⸢he₂⸣-[pad₃ x x x] | The life of Enlil, may he choose you! |
| 42 | zi {d}nanna [...] urim₂{ki} [...] | The life of Nanna ... Ur |
| 43 | zi {d}utu [...] ki x [...] | The life of Utu |
| 44 | ki gub-ba [...] ba-ra-ab-[...] | The place where he stands did not ... |
| 45 | ki-nu₂ x ba-ra-ab-zu-x [...] | The bed ... did not know |
| 46 | x x ka NE-x-ta | from ... |
| 47 | [...] nun x x a-⸢ŋi₆⸣ en-ki x x | ... prince ... the A'ēbi’e temple Enki |
| 48 | [x] x-ra x [...] x-ta a₂ il₂-ta DU-x | ... ... with raised arms ... |
| 49 | [...] x tir-ra a-la HA-x | ... the forest ... |
| 50 | [...] id₂-gin₇ U₂ [...] x-la | ... like a river |
| 51 | ur [...] kur muš kur [...]-a tilla₂ maškim-bi | Dog ... snake ... of the mountain ... its guard at the street |
| 52 | en-za šar₂-šar₂-re ha-da-gur-gur-re-ba | May your lord, the king, turn back to you! |
| 53 | tilla₂-a maškim-bi he₂-a | may it be its enforcer at the market rate. |
| 54 | ki tilla₂-⸢a⸣ HA LI IM-ta | from Tilla’ea ... |
| 55 | šud₃ DU₃ kur₉-re-me-en siki-a bar-bar-re me-en | I am the one who makes the šud ritual manifest, I am one who stretches out the hair |
| 56 | ka-inim-ma udug dur₂-ra-kam | It is the wording of a udug prayer. |
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