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UET 6, 0410 (P346450)
Literary, Neo-Babylonian, Ur · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | UET 6, 0410 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346450 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1' | ... x [x-x-x] ⸢ib⸣ | ... ebi-e-23 |
| 2' | ...] ⸢rad-du-in⸣-ni | ... his scepter |
| 3' | ... ⸢i⸣-rad-da-dan-ni | (Sum) ... he gave me (Akk) I gave to you |
| 4' | ... {na₄]}⸢ŠUBA⸣ u {na₄}šada-nu KA₂-šu₂-nu ku-nu-uk | you seal their gates with ebony and šadānu-stone. |
| 5' | [x-x-x-x x-x-x-x-x-x at]-⸢ma⸣-a a-na DUMU.MUNUS {d}e₂-a EN IDIM | ... to the daughter of Ea, the lord of the gods |
| 6' | [... EN MUNUS.ḪUL]-⸢ia⸣ lu-u₂ EN MUNUS.ḪUL-ki | “[... lord] of the curse, may your curse be [lord of your curse]. |
| 7' | [... EN ik]-⸢ki⸣-ia lu-u₂ EN ik-ki-ki | . . my lord of Ikkiēya, may you be my oath! |
| 8' | [EN ṣer-ri-ia lu-u₂ EN] ⸢ṣer⸣-ri-ki EN ⸢UŠ⸣-ia lu-u₂ EN UŠ-ki | May my lord be your šerrikku-priestess, may my enemies be your enemies! |
| 9' | [x-x-x-(x)] ⸢ep⸣-ša₂-ta-ki lil-te-u₂ ZI-ki lit-bu-u₂ a-šab-ki lu-ši-bu(i) | Let your deeds come to an end, let your life be prolonged, let me enter your house! |
| 10' | [ul-tu KI].⸢TA⸣.MEŠ a-na AN.TA.MEŠ la il-la-a | From below he shall not go up to the upper part. |
| 11' | [ul-tu qid]-⸢da⸣-tum a-na ma-ḫir-ti la il-la-ku | From the qidda’etum they shall not go up to the highest rank. |
| 12' | [šil-la-tu₂] ⸢mi⸣-qit pi-i-šu₂-nu ul-tu lib₃-bi-šu-nu u₃ ḫa-še-e-šu₂-nu | The šillatu-priestess and the eqītu of their mouths from their hearts and their heads |
| 13' | [ana šap-ti]-⸢šu₂⸣-nu a-a i-la-a TU₆ ⸢EN₂⸣ | May it not come near to his lips!” Incantation formula. |
| 14' | [KA.INIM.MA] ⸢a⸣-na EME.MEŠ rad-da-[di] | Wording (of an incantation) to undo witchcraft: you spin a tongue. |
| 15' | [EN₂ an-ni-tu 7-⸢šu₂⸣ a-na muḫ-ḫi-šu₂-nu ŠID-nu a-na MA₂.GUR₈ IM ta-kam-⸢mis⸣ | You recite this incantation seven times over them, you pour it into a boat, (and) you daub (his eyes). |
| 16' | [i-na] {⸢na₄}KIŠIB⸣ {na₄}ŠUBA u₃ {na₄}šada-nu KA₂-šu₂-nu ta-kan-nak a-na ID₂ ŠUB-⸢di⸣ | You seal their gates with a seal of carnelian and lapis lazuli and you place it on the river bank. |
| 17' | [DU₃.DU₃].⸢BI⸣ 7 EME.MEŠ ša₂ IM DU₃-uš a-na MA₂.GUR₈ ša₂ IM EME.MEŠ₂ ta-kam-mis IM MA₂.GUR₈ tar-rim | Its ritual: You make seven tongues of clay into a boat of clay. You set up a wooden vessel of clay (and) you set up the boat. |
| 18' | [i]-⸢na⸣ {na₄}KIŠIB {na₄}ŠUBA u₃ {na₄}šada-nu 7 EME.MEŠ tu-bar-ram KA₂ MA₂.GUR₈ ki-i EME.MEŠ₂-ma | You will remove the seal, the prebend, and the šadānu-stone. You will release 7 she-asses. The boatman's gate is like that of the she-ass. |
| 19' | ⸢tu⸣-bar-⸢ram⸣ EN₂ an-ni-tu 7-šu₂ ŠID-nu-ma ana ID₂ ŠUB-di lu-u₂ ana PU₂ ša₂ IGI{ii}šu₂ ša₂ {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A | You recite this incantation seven times and put it down in the river or in the well of the face of the Sun. |
| 20' | ⸢ŠUB⸣-di-ma a-na EGIR-ka NU IGI.BAR | It is written down and not seen behind you. |
| 21' | ša₂-niš ša pi-i tup-pi ša₂-ne₂-e DU₃.DU₃.BI ⸢IM PIŠ₁₀⸣ ID₂ ki-lal-le-e TI-qe₂ {giš}MA₂.GUR₈ | Its ritual: You take the ešānu-plant, the sulphur of the river and the killalû-plant. The boat |
| 22' | DU₃-uš 7 u 7 EME.MEŠ ša₂ IM DU₃-uš NU ⸢kaš⸣-ša₂-pi u kaš-šap-tum ša₂ IM DU₃-uš EME.MEŠ | You make seven and seven tongues of clay. You make ēšû-beer and kuptu-beers of clay (and) you make tongues. |
| 23' | u NU.MEŠ ana {giš}MA₂.GUR₈ GAR-an 7 u 7 NINDA.ḪI.A IM {giš}MA₂.GUR₈ tur(tar-)ra-am i-na {na₄}KIŠIB | You set up seven and seven loaves of bread. The tablet of the boat is sealed with a seal. |
| 24' | {na₄}ŠUBA u₃ {na₄}šada-nu KA₂ {giš}MA₂.GUR₈ ta-kan-⸢nak ŠU⸣.SI-šu₂ ana muḫ-ḫi LAL-ma | You set up šubû-stone and vadānu-stone at the opening of the boat. You recite his hand over it. |
| 25' | EN₂ 7-šu₂ u 7-šu₂ ana muḫ-ḫi ŠID-nu TI-qe₂-⸢ma⸣ ta-⸢saḫ-ḫap⸣ EGIR-šu₂ | You recite the incantation seven times and seven times over it. You take (it) out and you scatter it behind it. |
| 26' | EN₂ udug-ḫul edin-na-zu-še₃ a-di KA₂ ka-mi-i ŠID-nu-⸢ma⸣ [ZI₃].⸢SUR⸣.RA-a KA₂ te-ṣer | Incantation: “The udugḫul-vessel of your steppe, as far as the gate of Kamî, Šudi-nū-ema-e3 (and) esura-flour, you open the gate. |
| 27' | ne-pe-šam an-na-a ina U₄ 28.KAM ša₂ {iti}NE in-ne₂-⸢pu⸣-[uš-ma] ⸢i⸣-šal-lim | This ritual on the 28th day of Abu (V) he performed, and it was successful. |
| 28' | DIŠ NA E₂.GAL-šu₂ i-ta-<nam>-dar a-na da-ba-bi ŠA₃-šu₂ NU IL₂-šu₂ ⸢NA BI ka⸣-šip | If a man’s palace has become dilapidated, and he does not raise his hand to speak, that ešānu-plant is broken. |
| 29' | I₃ la-ta-ki ŠEŠ₂ ina GE₆ IM ina ID₂ ta-kar-ri-iṣ ina IGI GIŠ.NA₂-šu₂ ma-kur-ra ⸢ša₂ IM⸣ ; šu-a-tum DU₃-⸢uš⸣ | (If) I have not poured oil, it is a ritual. In the night you scatter clay in the river. In front of his bed a makurru-demon (lit. “the ešātu-disease") will come forth. |
| r | ||
| 1 | NIG₂.NA {šim}LI GAR-an mi-iḫ-ḫa BAL ⸢LU₂⸣ tu-šak-ma-as-ma kam DU₁₁.⸢GA⸣ | You set up a censer of juniper. You recite the incantation “Mihbḫu-disease,' and you speak as follows. |
| 2 | EN₂ ša₂ i-pu-ša-an-ni uš-te-piš-an-ni ina mi-il ID₂ DU₃-an-⸢ni⸣ | Incantation: “Who has performed sorcery against me, has had sorceries performed against me in the midst of the river, |
| 3 | ina mi-ṭi ID₂ DU₃-an-ni a-na e-piš-ti DU₃-⸢ši-šu₂⸣ | In the middle of the river he built me, in order to do so. |
| 4 | a-na sa-ḫir-ti su-uḫ-ri-šum-mi iq-bu-u₂ | they said to the saḫirtu-priestess: |
| 5 | an-ni-tum ma-⸢kur-ra⸣-ša₂ ki-ma an-ni-tum ⸢BAL-tu₄⸣ | This is its ekurra. Like this is its resplendent. |
| 6 | kiš-pu-šu₂-nu lib-bal-ki-tu-šu₂-nu-ti-ma ana ⸢muḫ⸣-ḫi-šu₂-nu u ⸢la⸣-ni-šu₂-nu lil-⸢li⸣-ku te EN₂ | May their witchcraft turn against them and to their emuḫbi-plant and their alānu-plant may they be elîku-plant. Incantation formula. |
| 7 | EN₂ an-ni-ta 3-šu₂ ŠID-nu-ma ma-kur-ra ⸢ta⸣-saḫ-ḫap ⸢TUG₂⸣ ina ⸢SU-šu₂⸣ i-⸢ša₂-ḫa-ṭa⸣-[am]-ma | You recite this incantation three times and the boat is surrounded by ēšaḫbpa-plant (and) eTUĜ-plant in its midst. |
| 8 | a-na ID₂ ŠUB-di ZI.KU₅.⸢RU⸣.DA a-na NA ⸢u₃⸣ E₂-[šu₂] NU TE | You throw (it) down to the river. The ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic will not approach a man. |
| 9 | [DIŠ (NA)] ⸢ka⸣-la SU-šu₂ ⸢GU₇-šu₂⸣-ma ⸢sa⸣-li-iʾ u₃ qa₂-te(še-)er(e) ⸢SAG ŠA₃-šu₂⸣ i-ḫa-⸢maṭ⸣-su | If a man’s kidney causes him seizing pain, and then he is ill with sâ-illīal-disease and chest pain (and) the head of the esag-plant hurt him. |
| 10 | [x-x-x]-x-[x-(x)] ⸢NUMUN ša₂ KISLAḪ⸣ GAZI{sar} ⸢ina⸣ A KAŠ u I₃ ⸢ŠEG₆ tara⸣-ḫas₂-⸢su⸣ i-ši-ik-⸢ti⸣ | ... the seed of a field, mustard, tamarisk, water, beer, and oil of the ‘afternoon’ plant (and) he will remove it. |
| 11 | [x-x-x-(x) {u₂}ur₂]-⸢nu⸣-u₂ {u₂}KUR.KUR {u₂}ḪAR.ḪAR ina KAŠ.⸢SAG NAG⸣ PA {giš}MI.⸢PAR₃⸣ | He drinks burāšu-juniper, niphû-plant, ḫašaru-plant in prime-quality beer, (and then) he will vomit. |
| 12 | [x-x-x-x-(x) 1-niš ⸢GAZ ina A GAZI{sar⸣} ta-la-aš GUR-ma ⸢ḪAD₂.DU⸣ GAZ ⸢SIM⸣ ina I₃.UDU ḪE.⸢ḪE LA₂⸣-id | You boil one-eighth of egaz-plant in juice from kasû-herb ('tamarind') and you crush (and) sieve eḫūdu-plant. You mix esim-plant with fat (and then) you bandage (his head). |
| 13 | [x-x-x-x-x-(x)] x ud {u₂}x-x-x IM.SAḪAR.NA₄.KUR.RA ... ZA₃.<ḪI>.LI{sar} | ..., ...-plant, alum, saḫlû-cress |
| 14 | [x-x-x-x-x-x-(x)] x KA.⸢DAB.BE₂.DA ša₂⸣ KA x-x | ... the gate of the evildoer ... |
| 15 | [x-x-x-x-x-x-(x)] x ⸢pad u₂⸣ x-x ⸢ri⸣ KA-šu₂ ta-kap-par | You wipe his mouth with epad-plant (and) ērī-plant. |
| 16 | [x-x-x-x-(x) {u₂}IGI]-lim {u₂}IGI-NIŠ {⸢u₂⸣}[x-(x) {u₂}NU].⸢LUḪ⸣.ḪA | ...-plant, imhur-līm plant, ešû-plant (and) nuḫur-plant |
| 17 | [x-x-x-x-x-(x)] {⸢u₂⸣}KUR.⸢RA⸣ [x-x-x-x ḫi]-⸢pi₂⸣ eš-šu₂ | “It is a mountain, it is an ešû-demon |
| 18 | [x-x-x-x-x-(x)] x a-na DI DU-ma DI-šu₂ ⸢KU₅ u SI⸣.SA₂ | ... for a lawsuit, and his case will be decided and he will succeed. |
| 19 | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x] x ⸢SAR-ma⸣ IGI.TAB | ... esarmâ-plant, incantation priest |
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