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SpTU 2, 020 (P348625)
Incantation-Ritual, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 2, 020 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348625 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation-Ritual |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
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' | ⸢AD⸣ x [...] ⸢NI⸣ x | “Ea-abu-e23 ... eʾuš-e-23 |
| 2' | {u₂}an-ki-nu-⸢te⸣ [...] x x GIŠIMMAR SUHUŠ | Ankinu-etê-plant ... a date palm root |
| 3' | {giš}MI.PAR₃ SUHUŠ {giš}MA.NU SUHUŠ {giš}al-la-nu | a date palm branch, root of a reed-tree (and) root of an allanu tree |
| 4' | 7 U₂-HI.A an-nu-ti TEŠ₂.BI ta-mar-ras | You will see these seven plants. |
| 5' | ana ŠA₃ I₃ {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃ ŠUB{di} UR₅.GIM DU₁₁.GA | You pour oil and cypress oil on the surface of the sore (and) you daub (his eyes). |
| 6' | EN₂ nam-tar he₂-en-dug₄-ga | Incantation: May Namtar be pleasing. |
| 7' | nam-tar-bi dug₄-ga-am₃ nam-tar-bi šu ur₃-ur₃ | Its fate is good, its fate is torn out. |
| 8' | teš₂-bi diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ | and all the intertwined people |
| 9' | KI {d}NAM.TAR {d}GIRA₃ DU₃.DU₃-ma te EN₂ | You perform (the ritual) with Namtar and Giru, and then you recite the incantation. |
| 10' | 7{šu₂} EN₂ an-nit ana ŠA₃ I₃.GIŠ ŠUB{di} NAM.TAR | You recite this incantation seven times over oil. Namtar |
| 11' | ŠEŠ₂-ma mim-ma ma-la ta-ša₂-lu-šu₂ i-qab-bi-ka | ŠU₂ means “he will say to you whatever he wishes.’ |
| 12' | EN₂ nam-tar-bi dug₄-ga nam-tar-bi dug₄-ga | Incantation: "Its fate is decided, its fate is determined." |
| 13' | hul₂-la nam-tar-bi dug₄-ga | happy, whose fate is favorable, |
| 14' | nam-hi-li tuku-bi diŋir-ra-dam nam-he-dam | (Sum) The one who has lustration, the one who is torn out (Akk) Its love-making is to be split, to be broken |
| 15' | KA.INIM.MA NAM.TAR LU₂ šu-ud-bu-bi | [Wording (of an incantation)] to undo the curse of a man. |
| 16' | DU₃.DU₃-BI ina GU₂ ID₂ DU{ak} IM ta-kar-ri-iṣ-ma | Its ritual: On the bank of the river you go, you scatter clay, and |
| 17' | NAM.TAR ša₂ NENNI₂ A NENNI₂ DU₁₁.GA | You say Namtar of so-and-so, son of sorcery. |
| 18' | NUMUN U₂ e-da NUMUN {u₂}KA.ZAL NUMUN {u₂}an-ki-nu-te | Seed of eda-plant, seed of kazal-plant (and) seed of ankinūtu-plant |
| 19' | SUD₂ ina I₃.GIŠ HI.HI EN₂ 3{šu₂} ana ŠA₃ <bi>-rit IGI-MEŠ-ka | You pound (it) and mix it in oil. You recite the incantation 3 times over the surface of your eyes. |
| 20' | ŠEŠ₂-MEŠ-ma ta-ša₂-al-šu₂(IGI-)ma it-ti-ka i-dab-bu-⸢ub⸣ | You are adjured, and he will speak with you. |
| 21' | e-nu-ma ne₂-pe-šu KUR.NU.GI₄ te-ep-pu-šu₂ | When you perform the rituals of the land Nugig |
| 22' | DU₃.DU₃-BI 2 GI.DU₈ ana IGI {d}UTU u {d}PA.BIL.SAG | Its ritual: 2 offering tables before Šamaš and Pabilsag. |
| 23' | GUB{an} 12-TA-AM₃ KURUM₆-MEŠ tara-kas₂ ZU₂.LUM.MA | You set up 12 rations each for dates. |
| 24' | {zi₃}EŠA {giš}PEŠ₃-HI.A {giš}GEŠTIN-HI.A LAL₃ I₃.NUN.⸢NA⸣ | ešû-flour, figs, grapes, honey, ghee |
| 25' | I₃.GIŠ BARA₂(ZAG).GA DUB{aq} 4 {dug}LA.HA.AN x | Oil of the dais, a tablet of 4 flasks |
| 26' | 2 GEŠTIN 1{et} GA 1{et} KAŠ SA₅-ma ina [x (x)] | 2 (litres) of wine, 1 (litre) of milk, 1 litre of beer, and in |
| 27' | KEŠ₂ GAR{an} {dug}A.GUB₂.BA GUB{an} še-em na-ah-⸢lu⸣ [x] | You set up a ritual assemblage; you set up an agubbû-vessel; you strew salt. |
| 28' | uš-da bu-lu-ku(lu) DUB{⸢aq⸣} [...] | ... a tablet of ... |
| 29' | ŠUB.ŠUB{di} GID₂.DA DUB{aq} KAŠ BAL{⸢qi₂⸣} | You strew a long tablet. You libate beer. |
| r | ||
| 1 | ŠID{nu} GA u GEŠTIN BAL{qi₂} an-nu-u₂ KEŠ₂ [...] | You libate milk and wine. This is the ritual assemblage |
| 2 | ki-i an-nu-u₂ te-te-ep-šu₂ 6 ME EREN₂-MEŠ x [...] | You have performed as follows: 600 troops ... |
| 3 | SAG.KI ina E₂ a-na {d}A.NUN.NA.KI x [...] | The width in the temple to the Anunnaku |
| 4 | {u₂}a-na-me-ru ina I₃.GIŠ SUD₂ IGI-ka [...] | You pound anameru-plant in oil (and) you daub your eyes |
| 5 | EN₂ 3{šu₂} ana UGU ŠID{nu(NI)}ma GIDIM EŠ.BAR-ka ⸢KU₅⸣{[as]} | Incantation: “Three times on top of a reed, the ghost will decide your decision.’ E22KU5 E23 |
| 6 | šum-ma sa₃-ki-it-ma la BUR₂ NAM.BUR₂.⸢BI⸣ [x (x)] | If it is sakītu and it is not removed, namburbû-ritual |
| 7 | EN₂ {d}EN.ME.ŠAR₂.RA {d}NIN.ME.ŠAR₂.RA AD [...] | Incantation: Enmešarra (and) Ninmašara, father of |
| 8 | ša₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ka-la-[ma] | of all the gods |
| 9 | {d}EN.DA.ŠURIM.MA {d}NIN.DA.ŠURIM.MA AD u AMA ša₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ka-[la-ma] | Endašuma (and) Nindasperma, father and mother of all the gods |
| 10 | {d}en-kum₃ {d}nin-kum₃ AD u AMA ša₂ DINGIR-MEŠ ka-la-ma | Enkum and Ninkum, father and mother of all the gods |
| 11 | be-el KUR.KUR LUGAL ez-zu LUGAL mi-ša₂-ri | Lord of the lands, furious king, king of justice, |
| 12 | mi-na-a ah-ṭi ṭi-<<iš>>-di-iš tu-še-me | What have you learned? |
| 13 | a-hi-i a tab-ku NIR.GAL₂ E₂.GIŠ.NU₁₁.GAL | “My brother, I have poured water, the herald of the Ekišnugal, |
| 14 | a-na-ku an-ni-ta DINGIR-MEŠ(ŠU₂) GAL-MEŠ e-pu-uš | I (am) the great gods who do this. |
| 15 | at-ta HI A lib-bi BA NI HI HA | You ... |
| 16 | ša-da-a il-li ša-da-a ur-rad | He went up to the mountain, he went down to the mountains. |
| 17 | {u₂}a-na-me-ra šam-mu iš-tu šur-ši-šu₂ is-su-hu-ni | The Anamera plant, which he removed from his body |
| 18 | DINGIR-MEŠ ŠEŠ-MEŠ-šu i-mur uš-ta-bal a-ma(KU-)ta i-<qab>-bi-šu₂ | (Sum) The gods saw his face, they carried off his word (Akk) He saw the gods of his heart, he carried off your word |
| 19 | KI-ku-nu pu-hur-šu-<nu> id-bu-bu mi-it(DA-)ru-tu₂ | (Sum) They speak with you (Akk) They talk with you, their mouths speak a word |
| 20 | is-su-uk-ma ip-šu-uš pa-ni-šu | he smote, and his face became dark |
| 21 | IGI-MEŠ-šu ip-šu-uš-ma EŠ.BAR-ku-nu bi-<<il>>-la-ni TU₆ EN₂ | He opened his eyes and made your decision. Incantation formula. |
| 22 | KA.INIM.MA <ana> GIDIM IGI.DU₈-ma EŠ.BAR KU₅{si} | Wording (of an incantation) to see a ghost and to decide a case. |
| 23 | DU₃.DU₃-BI šam-mi a-na-me-ra ina I₃.GIŠ SUD₂ | Its ritual: You pound anameru-plant in oil |
| 24 | EN₂ 3{šu₂} ŠID{nu} IGI{ni}ka ŠEŠ₂-ma | Incantation: “Three times you have performed sorcery against me, and |
| 25 | {d}A.NUN.NA.KI KI-ka DU₁₁.DU₁₁{bu(UB)} | The Anunnaku speak with you. |
| 26 | x x x x x šum₄-ma sa₃-ki-it-ma | If a man is seized and |
| 27 | [...] ⸢NAM.BUR₂⸣.BI DU₃{uš} | ... emanu-bur-plant, it is an incantation |
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