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CT 44, 31 (P345540)
Incantation, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 44, 31 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345540 |
| Museum no. | BM 078185 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1=UHF_₂₉₈ | [en₂ e₂]-nu-⸢ru⸣ | Incantation: Enu'eru’e |
| 2=UHF_₂₉₉ | [en-e an gal-ta ki daŋal-še₃] ŋeštu₂-ga-ni ⸢nam-gub⸣ | The lord, from the great heavens to the hostile earth, his utterance is to stand before you |
| 3=UHF_₃₀₀ | [en gal {d}en-ki-ke₄ an gal-ta ki daŋal-še₃] ⸢ŋeštu₂-ga-ni⸣ [nam-gub] | The great lord Enki, from the great heavens to the hostile earth he set up his temple. |
| 4=UHF_₃₀₁ | ⸢dingir⸣ [gal an gal-ta ki daŋal]-⸢še₃ ŋeštu₂-ga-ni nam-gub⸣ | The great gods, from the great heavens to the netherworld, did not stand by him. |
| 5=UHF_₃₀₂ | ⸢abul⸣ {d}utu šu₂-⸢še₃⸣ ŋeštu₂-⸢ga-ni⸣ | The main gate of Šamaš is his hand. |
| 6=UHF_₃₀₃ | ki-⸢nu₂ da-ri₂⸣ [dingir-kam] ⸢urugal{gal⸣}ka-⸢še₃⸣ ŋeštu₂-ga-ni | The eternal bedchamber of the god is the Urugalkaeše. |
| 7=UHF_₃₀₄ | ⸢ki⸣ nu-gig ⸢x x x⸣ ŋeštu₂-ga-ni la₂ MIN | In E-e, the nugig priestess of E- ... his scepter does not ditto |
| 8=UHF_₃₀₅ | nu-gig gal-e ⸢he₂-x x⸣ saŋ ŋeštu₂-⸢ga-ni⸣ la₂ MIN | The great nugig priestess ... her ... |
| 9=UHF_₃₀₆ | šu uš₂-a-kam giri₃ uš₂-a-kam ⸢umbin⸣ hu-ri-⸢in{mušen⸣}ka | Hand of the foot, foot of the ešumbin-tree of Hari-inmušen |
| 10=UHF_₃₀₇ | {⸢d}nin-ug {d}nin-maš {d}nin-hur-saŋ⸣-ŋa₂-ke₄ | Ninug Ninmaš Ninḫursa-eba |
| 11=UHF_₃₀₈ | {⸢d}ereš⸣-ki-gal ⸢dam {d}nin⸣-[a]-⸢zu⸣-ke₄ | Ereškigal, daughter of Nineazuea |
| 12=UHF_₃₀₉ | ⸢a⸣ nam-⸢mu-un-tu₅⸣ ka nam-mu-un-⸢su₃⸣ | Do not enter, do not open the mouth |
| 13=UHF_₃₁₀ | dag ⸢ki gal-la ešemen⸣-ka e₂ ki a mu-⸢ru⸣ | The ... of the great Ekur, the Ešemen temple, the temple of the earth, he dedicated it (this statuette). |
| 14=UHF_₃₁₁ | gidim kur-ta ⸢e₃-da he₂⸣-me-en | May you be a ghost rising from the netherworld. |
| 15=UHF_₃₁₂ | lil₂-en-na ki-⸢nu₂⸣ nu-tuku ⸢he₂-me-en⸣ | You are the one who does not have a bedroom, |
| 16=UHF_₃₁₃ | ⸢ki-sikil⸣ šu ⸢nu-du₇⸣-a he₂-[me-en] | May you be a young woman in the ‘hand’ of the nudu-house |
| 17=UHF_₃₁₄ | ⸢guruš a₂⸣ nu-la₂ he₂-⸢me⸣-en | May you be a young man who does not pay attention. |
| 18=UHF_₃₁₅ | lu₂ eden-na ⸢šu-ba-de₃⸣ he₂-me-en | May you be the one who goes up to the steppe. |
| 19=UHF_₃₁₆ | lu₂ eden-na ⸢ba-ug₅⸣-ga he₂-me-en | May you be a man who is killed in the steppe. |
| 20=UHF_₃₁₇ | ⸢lu₂⸣ eden-na ⸢sahar nu-dul⸣ he₂-me-⸢en⸣ | May you be the one who does not cover the dust in the steppe! |
| 21=UHF_₃₁₈ | ⸢lu₂⸣ {giš}tukul-a ba-an-gaz he₂-me-⸢en⸣ | May you be the one who destroys with weapons. |
| 22=UHF_₃₁₉ | ⸢lu₂ peš₁₀⸣ ba-an-gul-⸢la⸣ he₂-me-en | May you be the one who destroys the enemy land |
| 23=UHF_₃₂₀ | ⸢lu₂ ur-e⸣ ba-an-gaz he₂-me-⸢en⸣ | May you be the one who destroys the enemy. |
| 24=UHF_₃₂₁ | ⸢lu₂ ur-e ba⸣-an-gu₇ he₂-me-⸢en⸣ | May you be the one who eats the dog's food |
| 25=UHF_₃₂₂ | ⸢lu₂⸣ a-a ⸢ba⸣-uš₂ he₂-me-⸢en⸣ | May you be the elu-priestess, father of ours. |
| 26=UHF_₃₂₃ | lu₂ ⸢ur₃-ta ba-šub⸣ he₂-me-⸢en⸣ | May you be the one who leaves the house! |
| 27=UHF_₃₂₄ | lu₂ {giš}⸢gišimmar-ta ba-ra⸣-ni-šub he₂-me-en | May you be the one who leaves the ešummar tree behind. |
| 28=UHF_₃₂₅ | ⸢lu₂⸣ {giš}ma₂-ni i₃-⸢su₂⸣-a he₂-me-en | May you be the one who removes his boat from the river. |
| 29=UHF_₃₂₆ | [lu₂] ⸢lag⸣-a ba-⸢šub he₂⸣-me-en | May you be the one who makes a leap. |
| 30=UHF_₃₂₇ | [...] ⸢x x⸣ [... he₂]-me-en | ... may you be ... |
| r | ||
| 1ʾ=UHF_₃₂₈ | [u₄-šu₂-uš-e ga-ba-an-da-gu₇ he₂-me-en] | I want to eat daily with him |
| 2ʾ=UHF_₃₂₉ | [u₄-šu₂]-⸢uš⸣-[e ga-ba-an-da-nag he₂-me-en] | I want to drink the day with you, may you be. |
| 3ʾ=UHF_₃₃₀ | [u₄-šu₂]-uš-⸢e ga⸣-[ba-an-da-šeš₂ he₂-me-en] | May you be the one who makes the storm pass by |
| 4ʾ=UHF_₃₃₁ | ⸢u₄⸣-[šu₂]-⸢uš⸣-e ga-ba-⸢an⸣-[da-mu₄ he₂-me-en] | I want to make it shine for you, may you be the one who makes it shine. |
| 5ʾ=UHF_₃₃₂ | ⸢uh₂ tag⸣-mu-še₃ ga-ba-⸢an-da⸣-[šeš₂ he₂]-⸢me-en⸣ | I want to rise up high with him, may you be the one who rises up. |
| 6ʾ=UHF_₃₃₃ | šed₇-mu-de₃ ur₂-ra-na ⸢ga⸣-ba-da-an-mu₄-⸢de₃⸣ | In order to make the šedmû-priest enter his lap |
| 7ʾ=UHF_₃₃₄ | su lu₂-ulu₃ dumu dingir-ra-⸢na⸣ | The man's body, the son of Dingir-rana |
| 8ʾ=UHF_₃₃₅ | en-na ba-ra-an-ta-⸢ri⸣-en-na-aš | How long will he not return to you? |
| 9ʾ=UHF_₃₃₆ | en-na ba-ra-⸢an⸣-ta-zi-ge-en-na-aš | How long will you not be able to rise? |
| 10ʾ=UHF_₃₃₇ | ⸢u₂⸣ ba-ra-⸢an⸣-da-gu₇-e ba-ra-an-da-⸢nag⸣-en | You will not eat food with me, you will not drink with me. |
| 11ʾ=UHF_₃₃₈ | ⸢a a⸣-ab-ba a dug₃ a šeš a idigna a ⸢buranun⸣ | Ea, Euabba, good water, water of the river, [water of the Euphrates], |
| 12ʾ=UHF_₃₃₉ | a pu₂ a id₂-da ba-ra-ab-šu₂-šu₂-de₃-⸢de₃-en⸣ | You will not pour water from the well or the water of the river for you |
| 13ʾ=UHF_₃₄₀ | lu₂-ulu₃ dumu dingir-<ra>-na ba-ra-na-<gi₄-gi₄-de₃> ba-ra-na-an-te-ŋa₂-⸢de₃-de₃⸣-[en] | The man, the son of his god, will not return to him, we will not approach him. |
| 14ʾ=UHF_₃₄₁ | ⸢saŋ-zu⸣ saŋ-ŋa₂-na nam-ba-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-⸢de₃-en⸣ | (Sum) Do not let your neck hang down in his neck! (Akk) Don’t let your hips hang up in their necks! |
| 15ʾ=UHF_₃₄₂ | ⸢šu⸣-zu ⸢šu⸣-na nam-ba-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-[de₃-en] | Do not take away your treasure from your treasure! |
| 16ʾ=UHF_₃₄₃ | ⸢gu₂-zu gu₂⸣-na nam-ba-ab-gid₂-⸢i⸣-[de₃-en] | Do not twist your neck in his neck |
| 17ʾ=UHF_₃₄₄ | igi-zu na-ab-il₂-en egir-zu-⸢še₃⸣ igi ⸢na⸣-[an-ši-in-bar-re-(en)] | Do not look at your face, do not look behind you |
| 18ʾ=UHF_₃₄₅ | gu₃ ⸢ba⸣-ra-an-na-ab-⸢de₂-e⸣-(en) | I want to utter an arazu prayer to him |
| 19ʾ=UHF_₃₄₆ | ⸢e₂-a⸣-še₃ nam-mu-un-ku₄-ku₄-[de₃-en] | Do not enter into the house |
| 20ʾ=UHF_₃₄₇ | ⸢ur₃-še₃⸣ nam-mu-da-bal-de₃-⸢en⸣ | Do not cross over to the roof! |
| 21ʾ=UHF_₃₄₈ | ⸢e₂⸣ ki-tuš-še₃ nam-mu-un-ku₄-ku₄-⸢de₃-en⸣ | Do not enter the house, the dwelling place |
| 22ʾ=UHF_₃₄₉ | ⸢kun₄⸣-ba nam-mu-un-da-ku₄-ku₄-⸢de₃⸣-[en] | Do not enter into its gate! |
| 23ʾ=UHF_₃₅₀ | ⸢ša₃⸣ uru-še₃ nam-mu-un-da-gi₄-gi₄-⸢de₂⸣-[en] | Do not return to the city! |
| 24ʾ=UHF_₃₅₁ | ⸢zi⸣ an-na he₂-pa₃-aš zi ⸢ki-a he₂-pa₃⸣-[aš] | May the ziggurat of heaven be found, may the life of Ea be found! |
| 25ʾ=UHF_₃₅₂ | inim {d}ereš-ki-gal-la-ke₄ ⸢lu₂-ulu₃ dumu dingir-ra⸣-[na] | By the command of Ereškigal elulu, son of Dingirae |
| 26ʾ=UHF_₃₅₃ | u₃-me-ni-sikil u₃-me-⸢ni⸣-dadag [u₃-me]-ni-⸢ku₃⸣ | Umunisikil, Umuni-Edadag, Umeni-Kue’e |
| 27ʾ=UHF_₃₅₄ | {na₄}bur ⸢šaŋan-gin₇ u₃⸣-me-⸢luh-luh⸣ | Like a šaban stone, I am frightened. |
| 28ʾ=UHF_₃₅₅ | {na₄}bur ⸢i₃-nun⸣-na-⸢gin₇ x x u₃⸣-me-ni-su-⸢ub⸣ | Like a lapis lazuli ... I will make it shine for you. |
| 29ʾ=UHF_₃₅₆ | {d}utu ⸢saŋ-kal⸣ dingir-⸢re⸣-e-ne-ra šu-na ⸢u₃⸣-me-[ni]-sig₁₀ | Šamaš, the esakal temple of the gods, his hand is a emenisig temple |
| 30ʾ=UHF_₃₅₇ | {d}utu ⸢saŋ-kal dingir⸣-[re]-⸢e⸣-ne-ka ⸢šu sa₆-ga⸣ dingir-⸢ra⸣-na-še₃ he₂-⸢en⸣-[ši]-⸢in-gi₄⸣ | Šamaš, the kalû-priest of the gods, may your good ešema be restored to its gods. |
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