SpTU 2, 023 (P348628)
Incantation-Ritual, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 2, 023 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348628 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation-Ritual |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
English translation
By ORACC project cams/gkab · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | In Ayyaru (Month II), the 10th day is the fixed date for the hand removing. |
| Obverse [1:4] o 22–o 44 | The Furrow (then stands in) the Bristle. You put ebony (and) the life-giving-plant in a (bag of) ox skin; you wrap it up in the ox skin. You thread a sankallu-stone, ... of ebony (and) a pellet of adāru-wood on a band of black wool; you wrap around (it) huppu-wrappings of black wool; |
| Obverse [4:5] o 55–o 55 | you put (it) around his neck; you anoint the ebony, the life-giving-plant, the sankallu-stone with sweet reed oil. |
| Obverse [5:7] o 66–o 77 | Incantation: "Juniper, filling the field with seeds!"; incantation:"Evil sorceror"; you recite these two incantations 6 times on top (of it). Let the man wash himself. Let him cleanse himself. Let him annoint (himself with) sweet reed oil. |
| Obverse [7:8] o 88–o 88 | Let him put sandals (on). Let him eat arsuppu-bread. Let him drink suluppu-date beer. Let him eat beef, mutton and poultry. Let him lie down in bed with a woman. |
| Obverse [8:10] o 99–o 1010 | Lawsuits will not be favourable. He must not go up to the garden. May the gods who stood (by) him for evil stand (by) him for goodness! |
| Obverse [9:10] o 1010–o 1010 | Incantation: "I seek Anzu, Anzu the asakku-demon! |
| Obverse [10:11] o 1111–o 1111 | Who will help me climb up onto Anzu's roof? |
| Obverse [11:12] o 1212–o 1212 | (Who) will let me enter into Anzu's animal stall? |
| Obverse [12:13] o 1313–o 1313 | May he put the sated and ample claw of Anzu in my hands!" |
| Obverse [13:14] o 1414–o 1414 | The most beloved of the gods answered his request (with) favourable words: |
| Obverse [14:15] o 1515–o 1515 | "Go, so-and-so son of so-and-so! Let me help you climb up onto Anzu's roof! |
| Obverse [15:16] o 1616–o 1616 | Let me help you enter Anzu's animal stall! |
| Obverse [16:18] o 1717–o 1818 | Let me place the sated and ample claw of Anzu into your hands!" Incantation formula. |
| Obverse [17:19] o 1818–o 1919 | Wording of hand removing. |
| Obverse [18:20] o 1919–o 2020 | Its ritual: you recite 7 times this incantation on top of Anzu's claw and you take (the claw) in your hands and they will give you anything you wish. |
| Obverse [20:21] o 2121–o 2121 | Incantation:"You are the great dragon of heaven and earth!" |
| Obverse [21:22] o 2222–o 2222 | Light, ... (gloss: break) Šamaš (gloss: new break). |
| Obverse [22:24] o 2323–o 2424 | Strong son, offspring of Nannaru, wise (god), I call you! Šamaš (gloss: new break). |
| Obverse [24:25] o 2525–o 2525 | Be at peace with all that I wish! |
| Obverse [25:28] o 2626– | May they give (that) to me!" Incantation formula. |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | Wording of hand removing: |
| Reverse [1:3] r 22–r 33 | Its ritual: you make an open claw of boxwood; you recite this 7 times in front of Šamaš on top (of it) and you put (it) around his neck. |
| Reverse [3:4] r 44–r 44 | Incantation: "May everything the man says be favourable! |
| Reverse [4:5] r 55–r 55 | May the incantation release the man! |
| Reverse [5:6] r 66–r 66 | May it go away! May it reach (the full extent of) a measuring rod! May it be favourable! |
| Reverse [6:7] r 77–r 77 | lamma-deity, make the weak one healthy! |
| Reverse [7:8] r 88–r 88 | He goes. May it be favourable! |
| Reverse [8:10] r 99–r 1010 | At the word of Asarluhi (and) Utu the great!". Incantation formula. |
| Reverse [9:11] r 1010–r 1111 | Wording for the hand removing. |
| Reverse [10:12] r 1111–r 1212 | Its ritual: you thread lapis-lazuli on a band of white wool and you tie 7 knots; whenever you tie (a knot), you recite the incantation. You bind it at his right hand (lit. hands). |
| Reverse [12:13] r 1313–r 1313 | You (...) half of 10 shekels of oak in oil; you recite the incantation 7 times. |
| Reverse [13:14] r 1414–r 1414 | You anoint your eyes; half of it a sweet reed stem; you recite the incantation 7 times. |
| Reverse [14:16] r 1515–r 1616 | You place (it) on your chest. |
| Reverse [15:19] r 1616–r 1919 | You make Anzu's claw of alloy. If you do not know alloy: 7 grains of silver, 7 grains of gold, 7 grains of copper, 7 grains of lead, 7 grains of tin, 7 grains of iron (is) the total (for) the claw of Anzu. You make two-thirds of 1 shekel; you recite the incantation: "Anzu, I seek Anzu" on top (of them). You thread (them) on a band of blue-green wool (together) with 7 hands of wax. |
| Reverse [19:20] r 2020–r 2020 | On top of the hands of wax, you recite the incantation: "Lord! Lord!". |
| Reverse [20:22] r 2121–r 2222 | Incantation: "Lord! Lord! Lord! Lord! Lord! Lord! Lord! Messenger! Give me all I wish". Incantation formula. |
| Reverse [21:22] r 2222–r 2222 | He speaks thus on top of (the things) he has removed from his neck: |
| Reverse [22:24] r 2323–r 2424 | Incantation: "Lord! Lord! Lord! Lord! Lord! Lord! Lord! Messenger! Do not entrust!". Incantation formula. |
| Reverse [23:24] r 2424–r 2424 | This (is) the ritual of Anzu's claw; written by dictation. |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| 1 | ina {iti}GU₄ U₄ 10-KAM U₄.DA-KAM ŠU.DU₈.A-KAM ŠU.DU₈.A-KAM | |
| 2 | {mul₂}ABSIN ša₂ MUL₂.MUL₂ {giš}ESI U₂.NAM.TI.LA U₂.NAM.TI.LA ina KUŠ GU₄ | |
| 3 | GAR{an} ina KUŠ GU₄ GAG.GAG{pi₂} {na₄}SAG.KAL HA ša₂ {giš}ESI ku-pi-tu₄ ša₂ {giš}ILDAG₂ | |
| 4 | ina DUR SIG₂ GE₆ it-ti me-eli E₃ lip₂-pi hup₂-pi ša₂ SIG₂ GE₆ tala₂-pap | |
| 5 | ina GU₂-šu₂ GAR{an} {giš}ESI U₂.NAM.TI.LA U₂.NAM.TI.LA {na₄}SAG.KAL ina I₃.GIŠ GI DU₁₀.GA ŠEŠ₂ | |
| 6 | EN₂ {šim}li numun ašag sig₁₀-ga EN₂ e-piš lem-nu 2{ta} EN₂-MEŠ an-na-a-tu₂ | |
| 7 | 6-TA.AM₃ ana UGU ŠID{nu} LU₂ lim-te-si HE₂.DADAG I₃ GI DU₁₀.GA ŠEŠ₂ | |
| 8 | {kuš}E.SIR₂ GAR NINDA {še}EŠTUB GU₇ KAŠ ZU₂.LUM.MA NAG UZU GU₄ UDU u MUŠEN GU₇ ina KI.NU₂ KI MUNUS HE₂.NU₂ | |
| 9 | di-nu NU ŠE.GA ana {giš}KIRI₆ la₃ E₁₁ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ ana MUNUS.HUL GUB-MEŠ-šu₂ <ana> MUNUS.SIG₅ GUB-MEŠ-šu₂ | |
| 10 | EN₂ an-zu-u₂ u₂-ba-ʾa an-zu-u₂ a-sak-ku | |
| 11 | man-nu ana u₂-ru an-zi-i lu-še-la-an-ni | |
| 12 | ana TUR₃ an-zi-i lu-še-rib-an-ni | |
| 13 | liš-kun ana ŠU-MIN-ia rit-ti an-zi-i še-bi-ti u ṭa-hu-ut-ti | |
| 14 | ana INIM-šu₂ i-pu-ul ba-ni-ti re-ʾi-in-du DINGIR-MEŠ | |
| 15 | al-ki NENNI₂ A NENNI₂ ana UR₃ an-zi-i lu-še-li-ka | |
| 16 | ana TUR₃ an-zi-i lu-še-rib-ka | |
| 17 | lu-uš-kun ana ŠU-MIN-ka rit-ti an-zi-i še-bi-ti u ṭa-hu-ut-ti te EN₂ | |
| 18 | KA.INIM.MA šu duh-a-kam | |
| 19 | DU₃.DU₃-BI ana UGU rit-ti an-zi-i EN₂ an-nit 7{šu₂} ŠID{nu}ma | |
| 20 | ina ŠU-MIN-ka DAB-ma mim-ma ter-ri-šu₂(ŠI) i-nam-di-nu-ka | |
| 21 | EN₂ UŠUMGAL AN{e} u KI{ti₃} at-ta-ma | |
| 22 | ZALAG₂ DI KU {{ hi-pi₂ }} {d}UTU {{ hi-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} | |
| 23 | ap-lu gaš-ru i-lit-ti {d}ŠEŠ.KI{ri} | |
| 24 | en-qu al-si-ka {d}UTU {{ hi-pi₂ eš-šu₂ }} | |
| 25 | mim-ma er-ri-šu₂(ŠI) si-lim | |
| 26 | lid-di-nu a-na ia-a-ši te EN₂ | |
| r | ||
| 1 | KA.INIM.MA šu duh-a-kam | |
| 2 | DU₃.DU₃-BI {giš}KIŠIB.LA₂ {giš}TAŠKARIN pa-ṭir-ti DU₃{uš} an-nit 7{šu₂} | |
| 3 | ana IGI {d}UTU a-na UGU ŠID{nu} ina GU₂-šu₂ GAR{an} | |
| 4 | EN₂ lu₂ niŋ₂-nam dug₄-ga he₂-še-ga | |
| 5 | lu₂ ka-inim-ma ta-e₃ | |
| 6 | he₂-sud gi-gub-gub-ba silim-ma he₂-še-ga | |
| 7 | sig-bi {d}lamma silim-ma | |
| 8 | mu-un-du-du he₂-še-ga | |
| 9 | dug₄-ga {d}asar-lu₂-hi {d}utu mah te EN₂ | |
| 10 | KA.INIM.MA šu duh-a-kam | |
| 11 | DU₃.DU₃-BI {na₄}ZA.GIN₃ ina DUR SIG₂ BABBAR E₃-ma 7 KEŠ₂ KEŠ₂.KEŠ₂ e-ma KEŠ₂ | |
| 12 | EN₂ ŠID{nu} ina ŠU-MIN 15-šu₂ tara-kas₂ | |
| 13 | 10 GIN₂ {giš}al-la-an 1/2-šu₂ ina I₃.GIŠ EN₂ 7{šu₂} ŠID{nu} | |
| 14 | IGI-ka ŠEŠ₂{aš} 1/2-šu₂ ina> {gi}SAG.KU₅ GI DU₁₀.GA EN₂ 7{šu₂} ŠID{nu} | |
| 15 | ina GABA-ka GAR{an} | |
| 16 | rit-ti an-zi-i ša₂ bil-la-a-ti DU₃{uš} šum₄-ma bil-la-a-ti la ti-du-u₂ | |
| 17 | 7 ŠE KU₃.BABBAR 7 ŠE KU₃.SI₂₂ 7 ŠE URUDU 7 ŠE A.GAR₅ 7 ŠE an-na-ku 7 ŠE AN.BAR | |
| 18 | PAP rit-ti an-zi-i 2{ta} ŠU-MIN-MEŠ ša 1 GIN₂ DU₃{uš} EN₂ an-zu-u₂ u₂-ba-ʾa an-zu-u₂ | |
| 19 | 7{šu₂} ana muh-hi ŠID{nu} ina DUR {sig₂}ZA.GIN₃.NA KI 7 ŠU-MIN-MEŠ ša₂ DUH.LAL₃ E₃ | |
| 20 | ana muh-hi ŠU-MIN-MEŠ ša₂ DUH.LAL₃ EN₂ en en ŠID{nu} | |
| 21 | EN₂ en en en en en en en {lu₂}kiŋ₂-gi₄-a niŋ₂ al di šu šum₂-mu te EN₂ | |
| 22 | ana muh-hi ša₂ iš-tu₄ GU₂-šu₂ i-de-ek-ka-aš₂ kam DU₁₁.GA | |
| 23 | EN₂ en en en en en en en {lu₂}kiŋ₂-gi₄-a nu šu šum₂-mu te EN₂ | |
| 24 | ne₂-peš an-nu-u₂ ša₂ rit-ti an-zi-i ana KA ša₂-ṭir | |
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