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SpTU 2, 014 (P348619)

Incantation-Ritual, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE

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DesignationSpTU 2, 014
IDP348619
Museum no.IM —
CollectionNational Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodHellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
GenreIncantation-Ritual
Find spotUruk (mod. Warka)
Coordinates31.3234, 45.6395

English translation

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Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1'o 1'–o i 1'o 1'The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 2'2'–o i 2'2'The curse of bed [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column i [2:3] o i 3'3'–o i 3'3'The curse of cup [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 4'4'–o i 4'4'The curse [...] the left-overs [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column i [4:5] o i 5'5'–o i 5'5'The curse [...] a seat in front of [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 6'6'–o i 6'6'The curse [...] a judgement (for) a bribe, [ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 7'7'–o i 7'7'The curse (related to) tearing out plants in open country, [ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column i [7:8] o i 8'8'–o i 8'8'The curse (related to) breaking off reed in a reed bed, [ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column i [8:9] o i 9'9'–o i 9'9'The curse of bow and chariot, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [9:10] o i 10'10'–o i 10'10'The curse of sword and spear, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [10:11] o i 11'11'–o i 11'11'The curse of lance and bow, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [11:12] o i 12'12'–o i 12'12'The curse (related to) striking an animal's cheek, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [12:13] o i 13'13'–o i 13'13'The curse (related to) breaking a lump of earth or to throwing a lump of clay into water, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [13:14] o i 14'14'–o i 14'14'The curse (related to) putting (it) down there and then before a man, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [14:15] o i 15'15'–o i 15'15'The curse of path and course, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [15:16] o i 16'16'–o i 16'16'The curse (related to) swearing to a friend but killing kim, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [16:17] o i 17'17'–o i 17'17'The curse (related to) slaughtering a ram but destroying its cuts, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [17:18] o i 18'18'–o i 18'18'The curse (related to) showing a pestle in the assembly, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [18:19] o i 19'19'–o i 19'19'The curse of castanets and drum, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [19:20] o i 20'20'–o i 20'20'The curse (related to) asking (something) on a dark day but changing (one's mind), ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [20:21] o i 21'21'–o i 21'21'The curse (related to) speaking, asking and changing (one's mind), ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [21:22] o i 22'22'–o i 22'22'The curse (related to) tearing out a lump of earth in the field, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Obverse Column i [22:23] o i 23'23'–o i 23'23'The curse (related to) holding a plough and swearing by the gods, [ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column i [23:24] o i 24'24'–o i 24'24'The curse (related to) asking a man at the animal stalls, [ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column i [24:25] o i 25'25'–o i 25'25'The curse (related to) sweain by Šamaš at sunrise, [ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column i [25:26] o i 26'26'–o i 26'26'The curse (related to) swearing by the gods (by) lifting unwashed hands, [ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1'o 1'–o ii 1'o 1'The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column ii [1:2] o ii 2'2'–o ii 2'2'The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 3'3'–o ii 3'3'The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column ii [3:4] o ii 4'4'–o ii 4'4'The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 5'5'–o ii 5'5'The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column ii [5:6] o ii 6'6'–o ii 6'6'The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 7'7'–o ii 7'7'The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1r ii 1–r ii 1r ii 1The curse (related to) speaking with a cursed person, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Reverse Column ii [1:2] r ii 22–r ii 22The curse (related to) eating a cursed person's bread, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 33–r ii 33The curse (related to) drinking a cursed person's water, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Reverse Column ii [3:4] r ii 44–r ii 44The curse (related to) drinking a cursed person's left-overs, [ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 55–r ii 55The curse (related to) speaking with a sinner, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Reverse Column ii [5:6] r ii 66–r ii 66The curse (related to) eating a sinner's bread, ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo);
Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 77–r ii 77The curse (related to) drinking a sinner's water, [ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [7:8] r ii 88–r ii 88The curse (related to) drinking a sinner's left-overs, [ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [8:9] r ii 99–r ii 99The curse [...] a sinner's cause, [ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [9:10] r ii 1010–r ii 1010The curse (related to) lifting [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [10:11] r ii 1111–r ii 1111The curse (related to) taking [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [11:12] r ii 1212–r ii 1212The curse of sin [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [12:13] r ii 1313–r ii 1313The curse [...] negligence, [ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [13:14] r ii 1414–r ii 1414The curse of deficiency [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [14:15] r ii 1515–r ii 1515The curse of liar [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [15:16] r ii 1616–r ii 1616The curse of fire [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [16:17] r ii 1717–r ii 1717The curse of the god [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [17:18] r ii 1818–r ii 1818The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [18:19] r ii 1919–r ii 1919The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [19:20] r ii 2020–r ii 2020The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [20:21] r ii 2121–r ii 2121The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [21:22] r ii 2222–r ii 2222The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [22:23] r ii 2323–r ii 2323The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [23:24] r ii 2424–r ii 2424The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [24:25] r ii 2525–r ii 2525The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [25:26] r ii 2626–r ii 2626The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)];
Reverse Column ii [26:27] r ii 2727–r ii 2727The curse [..., ditto (Asalluhi, incantation priest of the gods, will undo)].

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)

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o i
1'ma-[mit ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
2'ma-mit {⸢giš⸣}[NU₂ ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
3'ma-mit GU₂.⸢ZI⸣ [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
4'ma-mit re-he-⸢e⸣-[tu₄ ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
5'ma-mit šub-tu₄ ina ma-⸢har⸣ [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
6'ma-mit di-i-ni ṭa-a-tu₂ [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
7'ma-mit U₂-HI.A ina EDIN na-⸢sa⸣-[hu {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
8'ma-mit GI ina AMBAR ha-ṣa-bu {<[U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
9'ma-mit {giš}PAN u {giš}GIGIR {<⸢U₂⸣(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
10'ma-mit GIR₂ u šu-kur-ru {<⸢U₂⸣(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
11'ma-mit az-ma-ru-u₂ u til-pa-nu {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
12'ma-mit le-e-ti u₂-ma-mu ma-ha-ṣu {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
13'ma-mit LAG ha-pu-u₂ u LAG <a-na> A-MEŠ ŠUB{u₂} {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
14'ma-mit KI.U₄.BI a-na IGI LU₂ ša₂-ka-nu {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
15'ma-mit KASKAL u a-lak-ti {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
16'ma-mit a-na ib-ri ta-mu-u₂ u da-ki-šu₂ {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
17'ma-mit UDU.NITA₂ ṭa-ba-hu u ni-kis-su la-pa-tu₂ {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
18'ma-mit bu-kan-nu ina UKKIN šu-pu-u₂ {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
19'ma-mit ta-pa-lu u tim-bu-ut-ti {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
20'ma-mit ina u₄-mi e-ṭi-i ša₂-ʾa-lu u na-ka-ri {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
21'ma-mit qa-bu-u₂ ša₂-a-lu u na-ka-ri {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
22'ma-mit LAG ina A.ŠA₃ na-sa-hu {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
23'ma-mit {giš}APIN ṣa-ba-tu u niš DINGIR-MEŠ za-ka-ri {<[U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
24'ma-mit a-hi u₂-re-e u₂-ma-mu LU₂ ša₂-ʾa-⸢li₂⸣ {<[U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
25'ma-mit {d}UTU ina ni-ip-hi-šu₂ ta-mu-u₂ {<[U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
26'ma-mit niš ŠU-MIN la me-sa-a-tu₂ u niš DINGIR-MEŠ za-ka-⸢ri⸣ {<[U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
o ii
1'⸢ma⸣-[mit ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
2'⸢ma⸣-[mit ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
3'⸢ma⸣-[mit ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
4'⸢ma⸣-[mit ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
5'ma-[mit ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
6'⸢ma⸣-[mit ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
7'⸢ma⸣-[mit ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
r ii
1ma-mit it-ti ⸢ta⸣-mu-u₂ da-ba-ba {<⸢U₂⸣(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
2ma-mit a-kal ta-mu-u₂ a-ka-lu {<⸢U₂⸣(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
3ma-mit A-MEŠ ta-mu-u₂ ša₂-tu-u₂ {<⸢U₂⸣(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
4ma-mit re-he-e-tu₄ ta-mu-u₂ ša₂-tu-u₂ {<[U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
5ma-mit it-ti EN ar₂-nu da-ba-ba {<⸢U₂⸣(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
6ma-mit a-kal EN ar₂-nu a-ka-lu {<⸢U₂⸣(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI
7ma-mit A-MEŠ EN ar₂-nu ša₂-tu-u₂ {<[U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
8ma-mit re-he-e-tu₄ EN ar₂-nu ša₂-tu-⸢u₂⸣ {<[U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
9ma-mit a-bu-ut EN ar₂-[nu ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
10ma-mit na-še-e [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
11ma-mit la-⸢qe₂-e⸣ [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
12ma-mit ar₂-nu [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
13ma-mit e-⸢gi⸣-[ti ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
14ma-mit hi-⸢ṭi⸣-[ti ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
15ma-mit ser₃-ri [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
16ma-mit {⸢d⸣}[GIRA₂ ... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
17ma-mit {⸢d⸣}[... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
18ma-mit [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
19ma-mit [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
20ma-mit [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
21ma-mit [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
22ma-mit [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
23ma-mit [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
24ma-mit [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
25ma-mit [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
26ma-mit [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]
27ma-mit [... {<U₂(u₂-pa-aš₂-šar)>} MAŠ.MAŠ DINGIR-MEŠ {d}ASAR.LU₂.HI]

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