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CT 44, 33 (P345542)
Incantation, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 44, 33 |
|---|---|
| ID | P345542 |
| Museum no. | BM 078253 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | s; Sumerian; Akkadian |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1ʾ | [...] x x [...] | |
| 2ʾ | [...] hur-saŋ-ŋa₂ | ... the mountain range |
| 3ʾ | [...] x a-ab-ba | ... of the sea |
| 4ʾ | [...] x ⸢ad⸣ gal-la-ke₄ | ... of the great ... |
| 5ʾ | [...] sag₉ hul | ... evil ... |
| 6ʾ | [...] x me x | ... ... |
| 7ʾ | [...] x im-te-ŋe₂₆ | ... approached |
| 8ʾ | [...] zi udug hul | ... true, evil udug-demon |
| 9ʾ | [zi an-na] he₂-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-pad₃ | May he choose life in heaven, may he select life on earth. |
| 10ʾ | [...] lu₂ KU-x | ... man ... |
| 11ʾ | [...] lu₂-ba us₂-a | ... that man ... |
| 12ʾ | lu₂ nig₂-hul-dim₂-ma | the one who evildoers |
| 13ʾ | [...] hul | ... evil |
| 14ʾ | [zi an-na] ⸢he₂⸣-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-pad₃ | May life in heaven be found, may life on earth be found. |
| 1ʾʾ | [...] x-ga₂ | ... of my ... |
| 2ʾʾ | [...] tum₂-ma | ... fitting |
| 3ʾʾ | [...] a₂ nu-da-ri-a | ... of the untiring arms |
| 4ʾʾ | [...] dug₄-ga | ... that is good |
| 5ʾʾ | [...] x tag-ga | ... smashed |
| 6ʾʾ | [zi an]-na he₂-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-pad₃ | May he choose life in heaven, may he select life on earth. |
| 7ʾʾ | [...] nu-gar-ra | ... that is not established |
| 8ʾʾ | [...] nu-sag₉-ga | ... not good |
| 9ʾʾ | [... nu]-gid₂-gid₂-i | ... is not to be repeated |
| 10ʾʾ | [...] nu-dug₃-ga | ... not good |
| 11ʾʾ | [...] ⸢KA⸣ sa nim-ma-ra | ... the “door-of-the-mountain"(?) |
| 12ʾʾ | [... sa]-ad-nim | ... the sadnû |
| 13ʾʾ | [...] x an-na | ... of heaven |
| 14ʾʾ | [...] x x IR nig₂-hul | ... evil |
| 15ʾʾ | [zi an]-⸢na⸣ he₂-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-pad₃ | May he choose life in heaven, may he select life on earth. |
| 16ʾʾ | [...] ša₃ gig lipiš gig | ... sick heart, sick lipis |
| 17ʾʾ | [...] ze₂ gig | ... bitterly |
| 18ʾʾ | [...] hul mun hul gig | ... evil ..., evil munch |
| 19ʾʾ | [...] x giri₃ x x | ... via ... |
| 20ʾʾ | [...] x-ra gig-ga | ... bitterly |
| 21ʾʾ | [...] x maš₂-ŋi₆ nu-sag₉-ga | ... not good extispicy |
| 22ʾʾ | [zi an-na he₂-pad₃ zi ki-a] ⸢he₂-pad₃⸣ | May life in heaven be found, may life on earth be found |
| ii | ||
| 1ʾ | tu-ra [...] | For the young man ... |
| 2ʾ | zi an-na he₂-pad₃ zi ⸢ki⸣-[a he₂-pad₃] | May he choose the life of heaven, may he select the life (of) Ea |
| 3ʾ | nig₂-aka [...] | ... a thing |
| 4ʾ | KA x-gal₂ dug₄-ga [...] | ... good ... |
| 5ʾ | su-a de₂ [...] | The one who ... in the street |
| 6ʾ | nig₂-⸢hul⸣-dim₂-ma hul [...] | Evildoer |
| 7ʾ | da aka-a a₂ [...] | next to ..., |
| 8ʾ | giš ⸢mah⸣ ur₂ aka-a ša₃ x [...] | The emaḫ-tree, the base of a ša ... |
| 9ʾ | e-sir₂ [...] | ... bitumen |
| 10ʾ | {kuš}guru₂₁ [...] | a šapputu-shoot |
| 11ʾ | ŋar-ra-ke₄ [...] | ... of the outer world |
| 12ʾ | nig₂ su [...] | that which is ... |
| 13ʾ | nig₂ [...] | that which |
| 1ʾʾ | [zi an]-⸢na⸣ he₂-⸢pad₃⸣ [zi ki-a he₂-pad₃] | May it be sworn by heaven, may it be confirmed by earth. |
| 2ʾʾ | nig₂-keš₂-ra ki ⸢mu⸣-[x x] | trust in E-mu-e-x |
| 3ʾʾ | a-ra₂-zu lu₂ ka duh [...] | The arazu prayer of the one who opens the mouth |
| 4ʾʾ | zi du₁₄ ki x a [...] | True counsel ... |
| 5ʾʾ | nu-un-zu-a-⸢de₃⸣ | did not know |
| 6ʾʾ | x-ra šu tag-ga x [...] | Hand-lifting ... |
| 7ʾʾ | inim hul inim gi₄-a hu-luh-ha [...] | The evil word, the angry word ... |
| 8ʾʾ | za-e nam-uš₂-e [...] | You, do not kill |
| 9ʾʾ | nig₂ nu-ha-lam-e-de₃ [...] | That which cannot be destroyed |
| 10ʾʾ | zi an-na he₂-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-⸢pad₃⸣ | May he choose life in heaven, may he select life on earth. |
| 11ʾʾ | e šub-ba a-gar₃-ra eridu{ki}da-⸢ga⸣ | House, in the meadows of Eridu, Da'ega'e |
| 12ʾʾ | tar-tar-ra nu-degₓ(RI)degₓ(RI)ga | ... is not to be ... |
| 13ʾʾ | i₃ dul nu-dul udug mal-la x x [x] | Oil that is not covered, udug-vessels ... |
| 14ʾʾ | eridu{ki}da lu₂ nu-dul-la [...] | In Eridu, the one who is not covered(?) |
| 15ʾʾ | saŋ-du-zu sahar nu-dul-la [...] | Your sadû-vessel, covered with dust |
| 16ʾʾ | im x x ga [...] | ... milk |
| 17ʾʾ | eden-na-ka ⸢munus⸣ GAR₃ a [...] | In the steppe the female kid ... |
| 18ʾʾ | e₂-gal eden-na-ga šub-ba [...] | The palace of the steppe ... in its hand |
| 19ʾʾ | dag-ga {giš}tukul-[ta] ba-an-gaz-[gaz] | he was struck with the sword. |
| 20ʾʾ | zi an-na he₂-pad₃ zi ki-a he₂-[pad₃] | May he obliterate the life of heaven, may he destroy the life on earth. |
| 21ʾʾ | x [x] UD x [x (x)] ba-an-da-NE-[(x)] | ... ... |
| 22ʾʾ | UD [...] ba-an-da-e₃ | ... came out. |
| 23ʾʾ | [...]-ga ba-an-⸢da⸣-[x x] | ... he ... |
| 24ʾʾ | [...]-ga ba-an-[da-x x] | ... ... |
| 25ʾʾ | [...]-⸢ga⸣ [...] | ...-ega-e23 |
| iii | ||
| 1ʾ | ra-tab-DU [...] | RatabDU |
| 2ʾ | u₃ [...] | and ... |
| 3ʾ | i-na ha-[...] | in ... |
| 4ʾ | i-⸢na x x x⸣ | When ... |
| 1ʾʾ | [...] GAL₂ [...] | ... there will be |
| 2ʾʾ | ⸢udug⸣ [x x x a₂]-sag₃ ad-ki-[...] | The udug-vessel |
| 3ʾʾ | tu₆ en₂ e₂-nu-ru | Incantation: Enuru |
| 4ʾʾ | ka-inim-ma [...] | Incantation formula |
| 5ʾʾ | en₂ e₂-nu-ru | Incantation: Enuru |
| 6ʾʾ | {d}imin u₄ imin [...] | Ditto, seven days |
| 7ʾʾ | {d}imin u₄ ⸢imin⸣ [...] | Ditto, day and night |
| 8ʾʾ | igi ⸢imin⸣ [...] | before ditto ... |
| 9ʾʾ | x [...] | |
| 1ʾʾʾ | x x [...] | |
| 2ʾʾʾ | mu-ru-um [...] | (Sum) ... ... (Akk) .... ...(?) ... |
| 3ʾʾʾ | a-wa-at {d}⸢en⸣-[ki] ⸢x x x⸣ | the word of E-ene-ki |
| 4ʾʾʾ | a-wa-at {d}NANNA GAL ša i-na x [...] | The word of Nanna, the great one, which in |
| 5ʾʾʾ | HUL-tum eš₃ {d}URAŠ | evil of the shrine of Uraš |
| 6ʾʾʾ | hi-me-eṣ ad-x u₃ lem-nu x [...] | ... evil ... |
| 7ʾʾʾ | ṣi-x-li i-na x x x i-na [...] | ... in ... |
| 8ʾʾʾ | šu-la-ak ra-si HE₂ x-⸢ia⸣ [...] | (Sum) I want to go to the ... temple (Akk) Go to the temple of ... |
| 9ʾʾʾ | mu-šul-lu-ha-ia DU GIRI₃ za-ma ⸢LI⸣ [...] | (Sum) I am the one who ... my limbs (Akk) The one who makes me tremble(?) |
| 10ʾʾʾ | ki-am-ma ra-ab ra-x [...] | Thus ... |
| 11ʾʾʾ | ka-lu-u₂ pa-nu-⸢šu-nu⸣ | a kalû-demon, their faces |
| 12ʾʾʾ | pi₂-i-šu mi-šu-tum di-ša-x [...] | His mouth is a flood that ... |
| 13ʾʾʾ | x mi-ra-a-[...] | ... Ira’a- |
| 14ʾʾʾ | [...]-e ana ku-x-šu ⸢za⸣ [...] | ... to ... the eša’e temple |
| 15ʾʾʾ | [...] x [...] | |
| iv | ||
| 1ʾ | [...] x x | |
| 2ʾ | [...] x gar-gar-gar nu-GAR-ra | ... ... not ... |
| 3ʾ | [...] me-en ŋi₆-a du-du | I am ..., I want to go to the river |
| 4ʾ | [...]-da-zu-de₃ | In order to learn |
| 5ʾ | [...] x us₂-sa-ab | ... he will establish ... |
| 6ʾ | [...] maš-tab-zu | ... your extispicy |
| 7ʾ | [...] x x-bar-ra | ... ... |
| 8ʾ | [tu₆] ⸢en₂⸣ e₂-nu-ru | incantation of Enuru |
| 9ʾ | [...] AM/ID [...] | ... ... |
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