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CT 44, 32 (P345541)
Incantation, Sippar-Yahrurum
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| Designation | CT 44, 32 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345541 |
| Museum no. | BM 078249 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| i' | ||
| 1ʾ | [...] x x [...] x | |
| 2ʾ | [...] x NA UD x [nu-tuk]-a | ... ... has no ... |
| 3ʾ | {[d]}en-⸢lil⸣-la₂ dam nu-[tuk]-a | Enlil-ela had no wife |
| 4ʾ | {[d}nin]-lil₂-la₂ dam nu-[tuk]-a | Ninlil had no wife |
| 5ʾ | [x x x]-pad₃-da in-⸢tuk⸣-a | ... he has sworn. |
| 6ʾ | [x x x]-pad₃-da nu-tuk-a | who does not have ... |
| 7ʾ | [...] x-ni-ta nu-un-da-il₂-la | ... did not raise ... |
| 8ʾ | [...] gig dug₄-ga | ... bitter ... |
| 9ʾ | [...] x nu-ti-la | ... does not live |
| 10ʾ | [zi an-na he₂]-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-pad₃ | May he choose life in heaven, may he select life on earth. |
| 11ʾ | [lu₂-ulu₃ pap]-hal-la-ke₄ | the man of Paphala |
| 12ʾ | [...] lu₂-ba-ke₄ | ... of that man |
| 13ʾ | [...] he₂-gub-ba | ... may it stand. |
| 14ʾ | [...] niŋ₂-sa₆-ga | ... in a good mood |
| 15ʾ | [...] ba-ni-in-tuk | ... he acquired. |
| 16ʾ | [...]-la-a-ni-še₃ | ... his |
| 17ʾ | [...] x [x]-gi | ... reed |
| 18ʾ | [...] zi x-[x he₂-pad₃] | May ... be chosen faithfully |
| ii' | ||
| 1ʾ | [zi an-na he₂-pad₃ zi ki]-a he₂-pad₃ | May he choose life in heaven, may he select life on earth. |
| 2ʾ | [...]-na | ... his |
| 3ʾ | [... eridu{ki]}⸢ga⸣-ke₄ | ... of Eridu |
| 4ʾ | [... a sikil]-⸢la⸣ a dadag | ... pure water, pure water |
| 5ʾ | [...]-⸢in⸣-DA | ...-e’e-DA |
| 6ʾ | [...] ba-ni-in-sikil | ... he purified |
| 7ʾ | [...] x ba-ra-an-e₃-e | ... did not come out. |
| 8ʾ | [...] x ha-ma-ra-an-gub-ba | May ... stand for you |
| 9ʾ | {[d}udug] ⸢sa₆⸣-ga {d}lama₃ sa₆-ga he₂-su₈-ge-eš | May udug, esaega, and lamassu stand before you. |
| 10ʾ | [zi an-na he₂]-⸢pad₃⸣ zi ki-a he₂-pad₃ | May life in heaven be found, may life on earth be found. |
| 11ʾ | [...]-še₃ sur-ra | ... to the distant |
| 12ʾ | [...]-a-ni-kam | ... is his |
| 13ʾ | [...]-a-ba babbar₂-ra ; a ba-bar₂-ra | ... white ... was swollen. |
| 14ʾ | [...]-bar-ra | ... of the netherworld |
| 15ʾ | [...] x x x x HUR | ... ... |
| 16ʾ | [zi x]-ra mu-pad₃-da | chosen by ... |
| 17ʾ | zi an-na he₂-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-pad₃ | May he choose life in heaven, may he select life on earth. |
| 18ʾ | eš₃-ta nam-nu-un-ku₄-ku₄-de₃ | Do not enter from the shrine |
| 19ʾ | eš₃ ti-ta nam-<(...)> | In the shrine, from the river(?) |
| 20ʾ | eš₃ ti bar-ra-ta nam-<(...)> | From the shrine of the outer sea ... |
| 21ʾ | eš₃ šu-si-ta nam-<(...)> | From the scepter of the hand |
| 22ʾ | eš₃ saŋ-ŋa₂-ta nam-<(...)> | From the shrine of abundance ... |
| 23ʾ | eš₃ giš-nu-ta nam-<(...)> | From the shrine ... |
| 24ʾ | eš₃ lu₂-e mul-mul nam-<(...)> | The shrine, the star of the man |
| 25ʾ | dumu {d}utu dumu {d}ZE₂-LA₂ nam-<(...)> | son of Šamaš, son of Nusku |
| 26ʾ | ud-ta nam-<(...)> | From day to day |
| 27ʾ | ŋi₆-ta nam-<(...)> | From the river ... |
| 28ʾ | pu₂-ta nam-<(...)> | From the well ... |
| 29ʾ | pu₂ x-us₂-x-ta nam-<(...)> | From the ... well ... |
| 30ʾ | gi-sal-la-ta nam-<(...)> | From the reed screen ... |
| 31ʾ | zu₂ keš₂ gi-sal-la-ta nam-<(...)> | You should not ... the knots of the reed screen |
| 32ʾ | ša₃ MA e-⸢ne⸣ nam-<(...)> | The ... of the en priestess |
| 33ʾ | ki-in-dar GA₂-ta nam-<(...)> | From the kiŋidar of the throne ... |
| 34ʾ | [...] x-ta nam-<(...)> | ... from ... |
| 35ʾ | [...] gub-ba-ta nam-<(...)> | ... standing/serving ... |
| 36ʾ | [...] nam-<(...)> | ... fate |
| iii' | ||
| 1ʾ | [...] x | |
| 2ʾ | [...] ⸢mu⸣-un-DU | ... the ēmû-demon |
| 3ʾ | [...] x sikil | ... pure |
| 4ʾ | [dingir-re]-e-ne-ke₄ | of the gods |
| 5ʾ | [...] hul-gal₂ gaba-bi gi₄-gi₄-da | ... the evildoer, whose chest is to be turned back |
| 6ʾ | [...] {d}asar-lu₂-hi | ... Asalluhi |
| 7ʾ | [(x)] saŋ-kal an-ki-ke₄ | the ... of heaven and earth |
| 8ʾ | ŋiskim-ti nam-ti-la-bi-še₃ | and my oath for his life |
| 9ʾ | saŋ-ŋa₂-bi a-a ba-ni-in-⸢dub⸣ | Its sa-ba-priest, father, has sworn it. |
| 10ʾ | zi an-na he₂-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-pad₃ | May he choose life in heaven, may he select life on earth. |
| 11ʾ | x-bar-re dumu [(x)] x-⸢ke₄⸣ | ... son of ... |
| 12ʾ | [x] x x mah-a-ke₄ | the great ... |
| 13ʾ | [x (x)]-nu ŋiš hul [(x)]-e | ... evil ... |
| 14ʾ | [x]-e-ne-ke₄ | of the ... |
| 15ʾ | giš KU-x x dingir-re-e-ne-ke₄ | ... of the gods |
| 16ʾ | ur-saŋ {d}nin-urta | hero Ninurta |
| 17ʾ | dumu saŋ {d}suen-[na] x KU-a-ke₄ | son of Sa-Sîn |
| 18ʾ | ŋiskim-ti nam-ti-la-ni-še₃ | for his own life |
| 19ʾ | saŋ-ŋa₂-na ba-ni-in-dub | he heaped up in his heaps. |
| 20ʾ | zi an-na he₂-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-pad₃ | May he choose life in heaven, may he select life on earth. |
| 21ʾ | {d}nin-girim₃ | For Ningirim |
| 22ʾ | nin tu₆-dug₄-⸢ga⸣-ke₄ | the lady of the tudug ritual |
| 23ʾ | nam-šub eridu{ki}ga inim ku₃-ga-na | the fate of Eridu by his holy word |
| 24ʾ | ha-ba-ab-be₂ | may he say. |
| 25ʾ | {d}ba-u₂ ama gal | Bau, the great mother |
| 26ʾ | saŋ [x x] x LU | ... man |
| 27ʾ | niŋ₂-sag₉-ga su he₂-bi₂-ib₂-gur-gur | May he turn his body into a beautiful garment. |
| 28ʾ | {d}gu-la šu si-sa₂ x [x x] ⸢babbar₂⸣-ra | Gula, with the right hand ... the white ebabbar |
| 29ʾ | ka-ni-ra he₂-bi₂-ib₂-si-⸢si⸣ | may he bind him in his mouth. |
| 30ʾ | saŋ-gig su gig | saŋ-gig-disease (a disease of the liver) |
| 31ʾ | šag₄-gig lipiš-gig igi gig-ga-a | The šag-gig and lipiš-gig are seen with bitter eyes |
| 32ʾ | a-ab-ba sig-ga a-ab-ba igi-nim-ta | from the Lower Sea to the Upper Sea |
| 33ʾ | a de₂-a a ku₃-ga | “Alas, I want to utter an arazu prayer to you, aah! |
| 34ʾ | {id₂}idigna {id₂}buranun | the Tigris and Euphrates, |
| 35ʾ | hur-saŋ babbar₂ hur-saŋ kukku₂ | White mountain range, white mountain range |
| 36ʾ | hur-sag suh₃-suh₃-e-de₃ | to make the mountains tremble |
| 37ʾ | ki-bi-še₃ ha-ma-an-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | may he be restored to its place |
| 38ʾ | zi an-na he₂-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-pad₃ | May he choose life in heaven, may he select life on earth. |
| 39ʾ | {d}hendur-saŋ-ŋa₂ barag gal maškim mah | Ḫendursaba, the great dais, the supreme overseer |
| 40ʾ | dingir-ra-ni-gin₇ saŋ-ŋa₂-ni-a | like his personal god |
| 41ʾ | ha-ba-gub-ba nam-ti-la-ni-še₃ | may he stand, for his life |
| 42ʾ | mal-la nam-ba-su₈-ge | he should not stand in the street. |
| 43ʾ | maškim hul ha-ba-an-x-[(x)] | May the evil maškim-demon |
| 44ʾ | x-ta-bi-še₃ ha-ba-ra-an-[x-x] | ... may he ... for you |
| 45ʾ | [x] x x x e-⸢ne⸣ [x x x] | ... the en priestess ... |
| iv' | ||
| 1ʾ | saŋ [...] | |
| 2ʾ | {d}⸢lama₃⸣ [sa₆-ga ...] | The good Elama temple |
| 3ʾ | uru KU [...] | City ... |
| 4ʾ | im-hul x [...] | Evil ... |
| 5ʾ | su zi-zi [...] | Rise up, rise up! |
| 6ʾ | zi an-na he₂-⸢pad₃⸣ [zi ki-a he₂-pad₃] | May the life of heaven be found, may the life on earth be found |
| 7ʾ | ⸢zi⸣ [...] x [...] | ... ezi-e23 |
| 8ʾ | x [...] {d}en-lil₂-⸢la₂⸣ | Enlil-ela-e23 |
| 9ʾ | IŠ x [...] he₂-si-x | ... may ... |
| 10ʾ | zi {d}en-lil₂-⸢la₂ lugal⸣ dingir-⸢re⸣-[e-ne-ke₄] | the life of Enlil-ela, the king of the gods |
| 11ʾ | dingir gal dug₄-ga-ni nu-mu-⸢un⸣-[kur₂] | The great god, whose command cannot be changed |
| 12ʾ | zi {d}nin-⸢lil₂⸣-[la₂] | the life of Nin-Elil |
| 13ʾ | KA su x-ta NI x [...] | ... from ... |
| 14ʾ | nin dingir x [x x] kur gal-la-ke₄-kam | Lady, goddess ... of the great mountain |
| 15ʾ | {d}šul-pa₃-e | Šulpa’e, |
| 16ʾ | en {giš}banšur x dingir gal-gal-e-ke₄-kam | It is the lord of the table of the great gods. |
| 17ʾ | zi {d}nin-hur-sag-ga₂ | the life of Ninḫursaga |
| 18ʾ | ama dingir-re-e-ne | the mother of the gods |
| 19ʾ | nin gal {d}en-lil₂-la₂-ke₄-kam | The great lady of Enlil |
| 20ʾ | zi {d}en-ki en gal en ki [x] | the life of Enki, the great lord, the en priest of the earth |
| 21ʾ | {d}en-lil₂ dug₄-ga-ni | Enlil, his utterance |
| 22ʾ | inim gin e₃-a-ni | when he came forth like a wind, |
| 23ʾ | nu-x-me-da-kam | It is not ... |
| 24ʾ | zi {d}dam-<gal>-nun-⸢na⸣ ([x)] | the life of Damgalnuna |
| 25ʾ | munus x sikil x x [...] | The woman pure ... |
| 26ʾ | ama e₂-mah-a-ke₄-kam | the mother of the Emah, |
| 27ʾ | zi {d}nanna en ⸢dumu⸣ [x x] | the life of Nanna, the lord, the son of |
| 28ʾ | saŋ zid mah an-na maš₂-[saŋ x x] | Exalted heir of An, exalted son of ... |
| 29ʾ | dingir-re-e-[ne-ke₄] | of the gods |
| 30ʾ | dug₄-ga e₃-a-ni [...] | When he comes out, ... |
| 31ʾ | dingir nam-lu₂-⸢ulu₃⸣-[ke₄ ...] | The god of humanity |
| 32ʾ | lu₂ nam-⸢erim₂⸣-[x x x] | the one who ... evil |
| 33ʾ | id₂-da [...] | In the river |
| 34ʾ | zi {d}[x x x] | the life of ... |
| 35ʾ | ⸢munus⸣ [...] | a female kid |
| 36ʾ | x [...] | |
| v' | ||
| 1ʾ | [...] x | |
| 2ʾ | [...] niŋ₂-gur₁₁-[x] | ... fear |
| 3ʾ | zi {d}⸢nun⸣-UD-KA-[x x] | the life of Enun-UDKA- |
| 4ʾ | x ki-aŋ₂ {d}iškur-ra-⸢ke₄⸣ | ... of the earth, Adad |
| 5ʾ | zi {d}ne₃-eri₁₁-⸢gal⸣ | the life of Nergal |
| 6ʾ | [...] a₂ [x] | ... labor ... |
| 7ʾ | {⸢giš⸣}|LUM.LUM| [...] x za | ... dates |
| 8ʾ | {giš}SI-ŊIR₃ x x mah | a great horned arrow |
| 9ʾ | ad gal-la-ke₄ | the great counsellor |
| 10ʾ | GAR₃ GIŠ AŠ a₂ x-ma | GAR3 ... arms |
| 11ʾ | {d}an-nun-na | the Anuna gods |
| 12ʾ | dingir gal-gal-e-ne-ke₄-kam | of the great gods |
| 13ʾ | zi dam-a-ni | his spouse's life |
| 14ʾ | {d}nin-x-UD-ke₄ ŋar-ra | Nin-x-UD |
| 15ʾ | ama EN du₇ gal an-na-ke₄-kam | Mother, great lord of heaven, |
| 16ʾ | zi {d}nin-urta a kala-ga | the life of Ninurta, the mighty water |
| 17ʾ | giš ra-ra | (a kind of tree) |
| 18ʾ | x gud si-gar e₂-kur-ra | ... of the bolt of the Ekur |
| 19ʾ | x {d}en-lil₂-la-ke₄-kam | of Enlil, |
| 20ʾ | zi |MUNUS.UŠ| nin-a-ni | the life of his mistress |
| 21ʾ | ama zi-a e₂-kur-ra | True mother of the Ekur, |
| 22ʾ | {d}dam-{d}en-lil₂-la-ke₄-kam | of Dam-Enlil, |
| 23ʾ | zi {d}inanna | the life of Inanna |
| 24ʾ | ama nu-x-gig-ga | the mother of the nugig priestess |
| 25ʾ | ki MUŠ₃ aŋ₂ ⸢kalam⸣ gal-la | at the place of the snake of the great Ekalam |
| 26ʾ | in-nin {d}inanna-ke₄-kam | the lady of Inanna |
| 27ʾ | zi {d}e₂-a | the life of Ea |
| 28ʾ | en [gal] | great lord |
| 29ʾ | zi {d}utu [(...)] | life of Utu |
| 30ʾ | a₂ ⸢mu⸣ [...] | labor of the ešumu-priests |
| 31ʾ | [x] x nu [...] | ... not ... |
| 32ʾ | [...] | |
| vi' | ||
| 1ʾ | [...] | |
| 2ʾ | [(x)] x RI x x [...] | ... ... |
| 3ʾ | zi {d}asar-lu₂-[hi] | the life of Asalluhi |
| 4ʾ | dumu saŋ eridu{ki}[ga] | son of Sa-Eridu |
| 5ʾ | x šu tuk saŋ-⸢bi⸣ | Hand of sa-ebi |
| 6ʾ | {d}id₂-ru-ru-gu₂ [(x)] | Idrugu |
| 7ʾ | {d}ša₃-zi ⸢eš₃⸣ e₃-a [(x)] | Šazi, the eše-priestess who came out |
| 8ʾ | {d}x [...]-ŋa₂ | ...-ba |
| 9ʾ | dumu [...]-kam | son of |
| 10ʾ | ⸢zi⸣ [...] | ... ezi-e23 plant |
| 11ʾ | munus [...] | ... woman |
| 12ʾ | x [...]-⸢ga⸣ | ... ... |
| 13ʾ | [...]-IŠ | ...-IŠ |
| 14ʾ | [...]-la₂ | ...-la |
| 15ʾ | [...]-tar-ra | ... ... |
| 16ʾ | [...]-SI₃ | ...-SI |
| 17ʾ | [...]-x | |
| vii' | ||
| 1ʾ | [...] x [...] | |
| 2ʾ | [...] x nu [...] | ... not ... |
| 3ʾ | x x x kur-⸢kur⸣-[ra-ke₄ x x x] | ... of the lands |
| 4ʾ | x x x [x] TU KA AN nu-ba-gi | ... does not return. |
| 5ʾ | ama x HU GAL₂ TU ID BI KA | The mother ... |
| 6ʾ | ⸢TU⸣ [x x x] x ki | TU₂ E ... ... |
| 7ʾ | [...] x [x] x x šu-nu | ... they are |
| 8ʾ | zi [...] x-ri-ka | ... life of ... |
| 9ʾ | [...] x x KA | ... ... |
| 10ʾ | [...] x x x ti | ... ... |
| 11ʾ | [x x x] ⸢MI⸣ [x x]-an-x-(x) | ... emû-house |
| 12ʾ | ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 13ʾ | [...] udug KI x | ... the udug-demon |
| 14ʾ | [...] x KA LI ID RU [x] | ... river ... |
| 15ʾ | [...] AM DU [x x] x [x (x)] | ... ... |
| 16ʾ | [(x)] x [(x)] LI IB [...] | ... ... |
| 17ʾ | ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| viii' | ||
| 1ʾ | ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 2ʾ | ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 3ʾ | ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 4ʾ | ⸢x x x⸣ | |
| 5ʾ | [...]-nu dumu ha-ab-ba-AD/ZE₂ | ...-nu, son of Habba-abu/ZE |
| 6ʾ | [...] a₂ u₃-x | ... arms ... |
| 7ʾ | [...] u₃-⸢te⸣ | ... the u’ete priest |
| 8ʾ | KA la mu UR AD | ... of the father. |
| 9ʾ | [...] x ma-ri x GIŠ a | ... ... |
| 10ʾ | [...] bi zu nu [x] | ... knows no ... |
| 11ʾ | [...] giš nu-⸢gal₂⸣ | ... is not present |
| 12ʾ | [...] RU [x] | ... ... |
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