TCL 16, 89 (P345433)
Incantation, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TCL 16, 89 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345433 |
| Museum no. | AO 08895 |
| Collection | Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
English translation
By Wagensonner, Klaus · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | The dragon-face (is) the dragon-face of a man, |
| obverse 2 | the dragon-face of a man causing evil |
| obverse 3 | approached heaven (and) the clouds bring (no) rain. |
| obverse 4 | He approached the earth, and the plants do not grow. |
| obverse 5 | He approached the ox, and its yoke does not open. |
| obverse 6 | He approached the stall and smashes its cheese-pot. |
| obverse 7 | Utterances have passed by. |
| obverse 8 | He approached the lad and sapped his (sexual) energies, |
| obverse 9 | he approached the maiden and tossed away her towel. |
| obverse 10 | He approached the nurse with the child - her arms were torn apart. |
| obverse 11 | He approached the vegetables - lettuce and cress became bad. |
| obverse 12 | He approached the garden, the fruit became bad. |
| obverse 13 | The eye of the mountain came out from the mountain, |
| obverse 14 | The wild ram let its shining horns come out. |
| obverse 15 | May the evil eye (like?) the sick eye be cut off. |
| obverse 16 | May it split open like a leather bag. |
| obverse 17 | May it go to pieces (like) the potter's bur-zi-pot on the market place. |
| obverse 18 | While standing, while standing, |
| obverse 19 | while standing at the mouth? of the street, |
| obverse 20 | it opposes the young man who has no personal god. |
| reverse 1 | Let the eye turn into a wind. |
| reverse 2 | Asar in Abzu, |
| reverse 3 | may he not undo it! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | igi musz-husz igi lu2-[ulu3] musz-husz | |
| 2 | igi lu2 nig2-hul-dim2#-ma musz-husz | |
| 3 | an-ne2 ba-te im szeg3-szeg3 | |
| 4 | ki-a ba-te {u2}szim nu-mu2-mu2 | |
| 5 | gu4-e ba-te {gesz}szudul5-bi im-du8 | |
| 6 | e2-tur3-e ba-te ga-ra-bi im-ta-kum-kum | |
| 7 | inim gar-ra ha-ba-an-dib-dib | |
| 8 | gurusz-ra mu-na-te ib2-la2 mu-da-an-gaz | |
| 9 | sikil-ra mu-na-te tug2 mu-da-an-szub | |
| 10 | um-me-da dumu-da mu-na-te lirum-bi mu-e-du8 | |
| 11 | |SAR.SAR|-e ba-te i-iz za3-hi-li im-hul | |
| 12 | pu2 {gesz}kiri6 ba-te gurun im-hul | |
| 13 | igi kur-ra kur-ta nam-ta-an-e3 | |
| 14 | szeg9-bar-re si-musz-bi nam-ta-an-e3 | |
| 15 | igi hul igi gig-ga he2-tar | |
| 16 | {kusz}a-ga2-la2-gin7 he2-dar | |
| 17 | {dug}sila3-bur-zi bahar2-ka tilla2-a he2-gaz-gaz | |
| 18 | gub-bu-da-ba gub-bu-da-ba | |
| 19 | ka e-sir2-ra-ka gub-bu-da-ba | |
| 20 | szul dingir nu-tuku gaba im-ma-an-ri | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | igi lil2-am3 he2-sig3-ge | |
| 2 | {d}asar-e abzu-a | |
| 3 | nam-mu-un-da-bur2-e | |
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