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SpTU 3, 081 (P348685)
CANONICAL > Magic, Hellenistic, Uruk · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE
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| Designation | SpTU 3, 081 |
|---|---|
| ID | P348685 |
| Museum no. | IM — |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Hellenistic · c. 330 BCE–141 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic |
| Find spot | Uruk (mod. Warka) |
| Coordinates | 31.3234, 45.6395 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse 2 | My ancestors, my ancestors, my ewes, my...s, |
| obverse 13 | The breast-bone is thick. You recite the incantation 'The hands are loosened.' |
| obverse 21 | It is (the case that) the lord of Marduk has caused to be angry with him(!?) |
| obverse 25 | Incantation: Oath, Oath, oath, chosen by name |
| reverse 10' | May this day come to me and may he cross the river. |
| obverse 32 | Like(?)..., you recite the incantation 'I want to live' |
| obverse 3 | A qru-shrine, a qru-shrine, a du-shrine, a dlu-shrine, a sick person, |
| obverse 31 | he smote, he... the mouth of |
| reverse 5' | ... anything evil that in |
| reverse 7' | His... he made. His fingernail, his hands, his feet... |
| obverse 29 | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to the vertebrae. |
| obverse 30 | Incantation (regarding) the incantation of the evil-doer, the lord |
| obverse 26 | to... everything in the land |
| reverse 17' | Ninurta |
| obverse 33 | Its thighs...... |
| obverse 18 | god of weaponry(?) Ea |
| reverse 21' | ......... |
| obverse 14 | You recite the incantation 3 times on top of them and you recite the incantation 3 times over the river. |
| reverse 29' | ......... |
| reverse 15' | ama |
| reverse 2' | ...... from |
| reverse 23' | ... may... not... |
| reverse 13' | from the house... |
| obverse 16 | may the evil tongue stand outside. |
| obverse 1 | Incantation: "My sins, my sins, |
| obverse 17 | Incantation: You recite the incantation. You set up a footstool. |
| reverse 18' | Nergal |
| obverse 27 | he purifies it, he sanctifies it |
| obverse 15 | Incantation: "May the silver be sweetened and the gold be sown." |
| obverse 12 | [It is the wording of] a lifted-hand prayer to the king. |
| reverse 11' | O Belet-ili, who loves god and man, |
| reverse 6' | ... a wall(?) |
| reverse 12' | Incantation: "I have taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat |
| reverse 27' | his......... |
| reverse 20' | Incantation:... |
| reverse 8' | Incantation: "I have taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat taiat |
| obverse 10 | ...,...,...,..., |
| obverse 19 | The evil uda-disease of the god... |
| reverse 19' | Marduk |
| obverse 22 | May the evil demon be released, lord Marduk, with you. May the evil demon be released. |
| reverse 24' | ... evil... |
| obverse 20 | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to... |
| obverse 8 | ... omens, omens, omens, |
| obverse 24 | The breast-bone is surrounded by a halo of his feet. |
| obverse 6 | Incantation: It is the evil tendon of the Lord Marduk. |
| obverse 4 | May the evil ruû-demons of the people's quarters cross the river for the Apsu. |
| reverse 16' | Bel, strong |
| reverse 22' | ... evil... |
| reverse 25' | ... evil... |
| reverse 26' | ... evil... |
| reverse 28' | ... great... |
| obverse 7 | ... in the black-headed people, evil, unfavorable |
| obverse 28 | may the evil tongue stand outside. |
| obverse 23 | Incantation formula: You recite this incantation o[f...] |
| obverse 11 | May he come to me from the water of a man. |
| reverse 4' | (If) he does not return to his (?) body |
| obverse 9 | ... with you for good deeds. |
| reverse 3' | ...... plant(?) |
| reverse 14' | Ea, his |
| obverse 5 | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to the king. |
| reverse 9' | The evil of omens and omens which was placed on me |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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