Unread Atlas
ZA 092, 018-021 (P355712)
Incantation, Old Babylonian, Me-Turran · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | ZA 092, 018-021 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355712 |
| Museum no. | IM 095857 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | Me-Turran (mod. Tell Haddad) |
| Coordinates | 34.1928, 45.0563 |
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 i | ||
| 1 | maš-maš eden gu i-ni-il-la | The exorcist raises his neck in the steppe |
| 2 | eden ki DU-x-pa gu i-ni-il-la | The steppe ... |
| 3 | eden ki da-[x]-la gu i-[ni-il]-⸢la⸣ | In the steppe, the place of ... he raised his neck. |
| 4 | eden ki x [x x] gu i-ni-il-la | The steppe ... raised its neck. |
| 5 | ša-tu-⸢um⸣-ša-tu-um eden gu i-ni-il-la | The Šatu’eumšūtum (temple) that he raised up in the steppe |
| 6 | UH-ru-um-UH-ru-um eden gu i-ni-il-la | ... the steppe roared. |
| 7 | a-ri-ta gu i-ni-il-la | He raised a neck in the street. |
| 8 | nu-ri-ta gu i-ni-il-la | he raised his neck from the sand. |
| 9 | e-me ha-mun-na eden gu i-ni-il-la | The tongue of the happy one carries a flax in the steppe. |
| 10 | da-al-ha-mu-na eden gu i-ni-il-la | When he raises his neck in the steppe, |
| 11 | du-ub-sa-ar-ra-na-ke eden gu i-ni-il-la | The scribe raises his neck in the steppe. |
| 12 | ša-ŋa₂ ma-he eden gu i-ni-il-la | The mighty one, who raises his neck in the steppe |
| 13 | ša-ŋa₂ gal-le eden gu i-ni-il-la | The great one, who raises his neck in the steppe |
| 14 | e-zi-na-am ku-us₂-su ni-ib-ri-mi gu um-li-li-in-ni | (Sum) The ezida priestess, the nibrim priestesses(?), the gu-goddess(?) of the netherworld(?) (Akk) The Ezidam priesteses, his ku’ussu-priestesses, my heroism |
| 15 | gu ga hi-bi še ga hi-bi | Its flax and milk are sweet, its barley and milk is sweet |
| 16 | mu-ud ha-am-bu-re še gu-nu-bi ⸢mi⸣-im-zi mu-ni-in-ni | The man of Ḫambur poured out its roasted barley. |
| 17 | ga-na-⸢qa-na⸣ ku a-ga-ar a-<ga>-ar ku-ga ni-iš-gi mi-ni-in-dug₄ | I want to utter an arazu prayer to him, a azu prayer for him. |
| 18 | si-ki u₂-a iš-gar₃ ni-iš nu-zu | wool, grass-fed, cultivated, unknown, |
| 19 | gi-ki ba-ap-pa-ar-bi za im-ki-ki-ši-ṭa₃-ni | Its reed mats that were smashed, he twisted it. |
| 20 | niŋ₂-ŋa₂-ka ni-in-gi-li-an-na-ak-ka KA im-ma-ab-di-bi-ni | When he opened the mouth of Ningiliana, |
| 21 | e-eh za-az bi-ir u₂-mu-un ur-⸢sa⸣-x | ... lord Ur-esa-e- |
| 22 | gu-ug-ru za-an-za-na{mušen} | a throne bearer of Zanzana, |
| 23 | niŋ₂-gi-li niŋ₂-ga-te-eš | “It is enough, it is enough!’ |
| 24 | bi-iš i-gi gu-nu bi-iš hu-mu-un-zi-ir | “May he raise a reed fence (and) a fence! |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | bi-ir bi-ir NAM bi-ir e-x | Biʾru, Biʿaru, Nam, ... |
| 2 | bi-ir gal bi-ir tu-ur | Great mound, mound of reed |
| 3 | ⸢gu⸣-tu bi-ir sa-ha-ra | the throne-dais, the place of prayer |
| 4 | nam-bi KU ir-gi-lum bi-ir gal nu-x-ra | Its fate ... |
| 5 | ma-aš₂-a-an-še u₂-šu-um-gal e-me hu-uš-ša su-qa-al niŋ₂-gi-li-li-an-na-ka | (Sum) His word is a flood, his word is an ecstatic(?). (Akk) The word of the storm is an earthquake, its tongue is an embankment of Nigiliana |
| 6 | a-sa-al-lu-hi a-ga-ar-a-ga-re i-gi im-ma-an-si | The Asalluḫi and Agāra trembled before him. |
| 7 | a-ia-mu u₂ na-am-mu-ni-in-di-be₂ | “My father, do not let him go! |
| 8 | u₂-ri-in gi-sa-za-ab-bi u₂-me-mu-ul | (Sum) My city, its reed screen is destroyed (Akk) The city, it is destroyed |
| 9 | ba-an-du-tu a-la ni-iš ku-ru-me šu um-me-te | “Bānûtu (means) ala niškūru (is a synonym of) kurumu (and) hand of ummetu. |
| 10 | ni-iš-hu-ur i-ni in-ki-id-ki šu um-me-du | “We have slain you, we have seized you. Hand of Ummedu |
| 11 | a-sa qa-na a-ga-ar-a-ga-ra gu la | “Asa, the qana of Agār-agāru, the neck not, |
| 12 | i-ni in-ki-ki i-ni in-ki za-am-me-ni | “This is the inkī-demon, this is the exalted one, |
| 13 | ur-saŋ bi-ir ma-he a-na ni-⸢in⸣-ni | The hero, the mighty one, to Ni’inni |
| 14 | ur-saŋ mah eden-na-ke zu-ni a-ra ba-ak-ke | The supreme hero of the steppe, who knows his way, |
| 15 | ga-na niŋ₂ gal bi-du-du | I want to utter an arazu prayer to him |
| 16 | ga-na a-ša-ga zu₂ eh šu du₃ a-la ni-in-ni | I want to utter an arazu prayer to him |
| 17 | ni-bi im-mi-in-si | he filled with fear. |
| 18 | ni-in-ta ba NIN me na ki-ši ni-im-mi i-ni sa-gi-in | “I am the lady of the meš-disease, I am the one who makes the earth tremble, my eyes are full of tears. |
| 19 | ur-gi-in si-a-gi-in ga-ba im-ma-ar-ra-gi-in | The hero ... |
| 20 | a-ba ni-in-ta ba-ra-mu-un-da-ab-sa-re | Who can compare with you? |
| 21 | [bi]-ir mah bi-ir an-ta bi-ir i-da ni-en-ni | Great mountain, mountain from above, mountain of the river. |
| 22 | u₂-mu-un tu-tu-ur eden-na im-ma-an-si-qa-ba | The lord, who has turned back, spoke to me in the steppe. |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | ŋiš-ki-ba im-ma-an-si-qa-ba | “It was smashed, it was thrown into a hole— |
| 2 | lu-lu-bi ur-gi-in sa-gi-in im-ma-an-si-qa-ba mu-un-na-zi-ga-ba | Its people were shouting at the dog and the saŋin dog, and they were rising up. |
| 3 | a-ba ni-in-ta ba-ra-mu-un-da-ab-sa-re | Who can compare with you? |
| 4 | bi-ir mah bi-ir an-ta bi-ir i-da ni-en-ni | The great mound, the mound rising from heaven. The mound on the river - let us go! |
| 5 | im-mi-in-si | he filled. |
| 6 | i-ni in-ki-ki mu-na-ni-ib-gi₄-gi₄ | He answers her with a supplication. |
| 7 | e-me i-ku ku-ga hu-pa-an-si-ig a-na he-bi-bi-de | (Sum) My tongue is a pure ikû-demon (Akk) I am the tongue of a holy ox, I am a snare, what should I do? |
| 8 | i-gi-bi ki kur-še he-me-še-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | May its front be set on the ground like the netherworld |
| 9 | {d}ŋeštin-an-na ⸢nin⸣ eden-na-ke ka-bu-uš-bi he₂ | May Bēštinana, the lady of the steppe, be its ear! |
| 10 | i-gi-bi ki kur-ši he-me-še-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | May its front be set on the ground like the netherworld |
| 11 | u₂-du uh-lu x ki ki-in niŋ₂-hu-lu di-ma ka-an-ni [...] a-ga-re en-ta-ṭa₃-bi | (Sum) The ... sheep, the ... of the place, the one who is terrified (Akk) The sheep that are terrified, the place that is terrified |
| 12 | mu x x ⸢šag₄⸣-ga ⸢NI KA⸣ ba-ab-ŋa₂-ar | year: “The šaĝa-priest of the ēnu-priestess of the gate was erected. |
| 13 | mi-iš-te-e-ra ur-ba e-ku-te pa-bi i-it-ku-re | (Sum) The dog screamed at the dog (Akk) (The dog) shouted in the dog's stomach |
| 14 | še ab-si-na ak-ka-ka-bi i-im-ta-ab-bi | The barley of the threshing floor will be weighed out. |
| 15 | ki-ri u₂-ul ha-aš₂-hu-ra za-mu-ka pu-ba mi-ni-ib-bu-še | The orchard is not a threshing floor, it is a place of prayer. |
| 16 | ni-in-si tu-tu-ur ša sa-ra-ak-ka nu-mu-bi ib-ka-le | (Sum) The ninsu priestess, the one who has returned, does not hold back (Akk) The one who returns, your šarakku priestesses do not keep back |
| 17 | bu-ru su-te-en-gin i-da-al-da-dal | The būru-demon roams around like a sextant. |
| 18 | ka-am-ka-am-gi-en i-su-su-su | Kam-kammi-en cried out. |
| 19 | e-ni ki ib-ru-še e ga-na ni-in-de | His word is a place of rejoicing - let us go! |
| 20 | en gal i-ni in-ki-id-ke ki ib-ru-še e ga-na ni-in-de | The great lord, whose word is a flood-wave, let us go to the place of the Ibrus! |
| 21 | e-bi ku-ga e-bi sikil-la | The pure house, the pure house |
| 22 | e-bi še-na e-bi da-da-ga | Its brickwork of the šēna (temple), its brickwork ... |
| 23 | e-bi ku-ur ⸢erin⸣ šu-ta di | Its brickwork is a pile of bricks. |
| 24 | e-bi ha-al-ha-al-ta di | The house that was plundered ... |
| 25 | e-bi i-<di>-ig-la-ta di | After he has cleared the house, |
| 26 | e-bi bu-ra-na-ṭa₃ di | whose house has been plundered |
| r iv | ||
| 1 | e-bi en-nu-na en-nu-na kur sikil-ta di | The house, watch, watch! From the pure mountain. |
| 2 | e-bi PI-TE ku-un su-us₂-su-ṭa₃ di | (Sum) Its roof beams ... (Akk) Is it a roof beam ... |
| 3 | a-ga-ar-a-ga-ra i-gi im-ka-ar-ka-ka | In the agargara, in the reedbed of Imkarka |
| 4 | ek pa-bi-zu im ab-su-ub-bi | Your ‘heart’ is covered with a cloud. |
| 5 | u₂-ri-im gi-sa-za-ab-bi ⸢nu⸣-x-bi | Its reed-beds, its ... beds |
| 6 | na-am-nu-un na-am-ha-da i-im-ša-ar-ša-re | (Sum) The namnun priestess, the namḫada priestesses(?), the one who is enraged (Akk) The lamentation priest, the lamenting priest, he is frightened |
| 7 | ki du-ra a-ša im-si-si-de | The earth trembles for you |
| 8 | bi-še ki-ba-la-še ak-ka he₂-ŋa₂-al im-ša-ar-ša-re | “May the house of Akkad be filled with abundance! |
| 9 | eh za-az bi-ri u₂-mu-un {d}e-ki-ki ki im-ma-ab-x-e | The lord, Ekiki, ... the earth. |
| 10 | nu ga-al i-ni in-ki-ki ga-na ku a-ga-ar ku-ga gu saŋ še sa-ŋa₂ na-me-eb-ta-re | The great nugig priestess, the one of the inki-demon, the pure one, the holy šeŋar priest, should not be allowed to touch the pure neck |
| 11 | e-ga-re DI AN la a ki-iz-za-am me-en | I am the ... of the throne. |
| 12 | u₂-du uh-la ki-ti-im ta-lu₂ eden nam-tar | The sheep, the ... of the netherworld, the herdsman of the steppe of fate, |
| 13 | lu₂ sa-ŋa₂ du-qa-zu e-me hu-ul-ŋal₂ niŋ₂-ŋa₂-ka lu₂ mu-ra-na-ak-ka | (Sum) You are the one who smites the earth (Akk) The one of your smearing earth, the one of destruction, the man of destruction |
| 14 | du-ki-in he-ga-ka-az ki-še-ki-en he-su-ur-su-ur | May he be able to establish a firm foundation, may he build a stable foundation. |
| 15 | ni-iš ku-ru-me ni-iš-ka-an-ka-na-ak-en sa-ŋa₂ an-ti-ib-le | “Let us keep you in good health, let us make sure that Antibullu is well. |
| 16 | i-tu-ub an-na [x]-an-ti-ib-li-ni | ... he left. |
| 17 | [sa]-ŋa₂ an-ti-<ib>-le i-tu-ub an-na an-ti-ib-le-na | The one who sits on the throne of heaven and earth, |
| 18 | sa-ŋa₂ na-an-ti-ib-le-na | do not let him pass through the street! |
| 19 | u₃-du uh-le-e e-di li-AL-zu-uš | “If he slips through the cracks of the door, |
| 20 | a-la ah-la e-di li-AL-zu-uš | “Ala, aḫla, and li-AL-zu-uš̂ |
| 21 | lu₂ niŋ₂-hu-lu di-⸢ma⸣ [x] ⸢mu⸣-un-ši-im-ba-ra-zu du-ki-⸢in⸣ he-ga-az | May the one who is frightened stand at your side. |
| 22 | du-ku uš-ka-ar sa-ŋa₂ saŋ ⸢ni⸣-mi-en | (Sum) I am the one who makes the šuku-festival pass by (Akk) You are the one of the harvest, you are the harvester |
| 23 | e u₂-me-ni-de saŋ zid he-zi | (Sum) The house that he had built, the righteous land he cleared away (Akk) The temple that I had built for him, the good land |
| 24 | u₂-du-ug niŋ₂-hu-lu di-ma du-ki-en he-ga-az | May the udug prayer be uttered in a favorable way. |
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
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.