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CT 04, pl. 03, Bu 1888-05-12, 0006 (P355751)
Incantation, Old Babylonian, Sippar-Yahrurum · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CT 04, pl. 03, Bu 1888-05-12, 0006 |
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| ID | P355751 |
| Museum no. | BM 092503 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) |
| Coordinates | 33.0605, 44.2552 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | en₂ e₂-nu-ru | Incantation: Enuru |
| 2 | idim hul-ŋal₂ an-ki-bi-da | Evildoer of heaven and earth |
| 3 | su-zi ri-a niŋ₂-nam ŋar-ra | The šuzi prayer, the niŋar prayer |
| 4 | nam-lu₂-ulu₃ u₃-tu-ud-da-bi-a | Those who have given birth to mankind |
| 5 | ur₅-bi x-a niŋ₂ nu-mu₂-zu | Its ... does not know itself. |
| 6 | ki-ba i₃-NIŊIN₂-NIŊIN₂ ki-ba i₃-gal-gal | There was ... there, there was .... |
| 7 | simₓ(GIG)simₓ(GIG)ma niŋ₂-nam [x] zal-e | “The smell of ... is passing by. |
| 8 | nenni simₓ(GIG)ma-a u₃ LU x-a | Now, simma and ... |
| 9 | sa-ma-na piriŋ-gin₇ ka du₈-a | whose mouth is opened like a pirî-demon, |
| 10 | ur₅ gig ellaŋ₂ gig bir gig GAM šag₄ gig ⸢lipiš gig⸣ x x NI igi-da x | (If) a sore's surface is swollen, it is split in the middle (of the sore): sore, sore ... . |
| 11 | ki-mah šag₄-ta-ha-ar gi₄ me-ze₂ gig | The great place, the šag-tahar-reed, the return of me’s pain |
| 12 | zu₂ muš-e eme-a uš₂ lugud x x | The tooth of the snake, the tongue of the tongue ... |
| 13 | x eme sa eme-a sa x x na-⸢an⸣-AK | ... the tongue, the tongue ... |
| 14 | KA šub-ba he₂-šub-ba KAK x x | ... may it be placed in the mouth, ... |
| 15 | ud-da ŋir₂ su-bar-ra ŋir₂-ŋir₂-e-x-[...] | (Sum) The storm is a raging storm, the storm is an roaring storm (Akk) On the day of the rumbling storm, ... the storm |
| 16 | he₂-em-šub-ba niŋ₂ im-šub-ba | May he lay down, may he lie down. |
| 17 | sa sa-ad-nim ib₂ gig haš₄ gig [...] | (Sum) The sa-d-nim priestess, the sick one, ... (Akk) The sick one of the šadâ-priestess ... |
| 18 | saŋ-gig saŋ ŋa₂-ra saŋ-niŋin₂ x [...] | (Sum) The sagig priestess ... (Akk) The sin, the sin of the temple ... |
| 19 | saŋ-du ze₂-er igi tab x x [...] | (Sum) The saŋdu-priestess, the one who sees(?) ... (Akk) The lamentation priest, ... |
| 20 | du₁₄-du₁₄ mu₂-a zag x [...]-ba | In the midst of wailing, ... |
| 21 | gidim hul a₂-sag₃ gig-ga lugal [...] | Evil ghost, bitter asag attack of the king |
| 22 | udug hul a-la₂ hul ⸢gidim⸣ [...] | Evil udug, evil ala, evil gidim priestess |
| 23 | ud-de₃ ra-ra-a an-ta dil-dil x-da | The storm, scattered from above ... |
| 24 | {tum₉}dal-ha-mun lil₂ bu-bu-⸢bu⸣ [...] | “It is the wind, it is a ghost that is torn out(?) |
| 25 | ki-a-še₃ mu-un-gul-lu lu₂ {ŋiš}gigir x x | He destroyed it, the charioteer |
| 26 | niŋ₂-hul he₂-ra-[...] | May he/she say to you "may it be destroyed" |
| 27 | a₂-sag₃ gig-ga gidim hul gal₅-la₂ hul gidim x [...]-ma | The bitter asag demon, the evil ghost, the wicked gala demon ... |
| 28 | {d}dim₃-me {d}dim₃-a {d}dim₃-NIŊIN₂ hul dim₂-ma | Lamaštu, Lamassu, the evildoer, |
| 29 | diŋir hul KA hul eme hul x hul | “The evil dibir-demon, the evil mouth, the bad tongue, the [evil ...], |
| 30 | tu-ra en-ge-en-un niŋ₂ ni₂ gig-ga | For the young man, the engēnun-demon, his fear is bitter. |
| 31 | bar su si siki-gin₇ mu₂-mu₂ U BAD-gin₇ ŋir₃-pad-ra₂ im-HI-HI | ... like a horned pigeon, shorn like wool, and ... as if it were a wall ... |
| 32 | niŋ₂-nam bar-da gub-ba U sa-par₄ gal-e ⸢an⸣-ki-a | “It is me, standing outside, and the great net in Eanna. |
| 33 | {d}id₂-lu₂-ru-gu₂ lu₂ zid SAR [...] | Idlurugu, the righteous man |
| 34 | su-bar-ra niŋ₂-a₂-zig₃ x ME [...] | (Sum) The subar priestess ... the niŋazig prayer ... (Akk) The subterranean waters ... |
| 35 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ abzu-ta ⸢hul₂⸣-x | Enki, from the abzu rejoice, |
| 36 | nam igi hul₂-hul₂ nam igi sag₉-sag₉ | a fate of joyful eyes, a destiny of beautiful eyes, |
| 37 | nam gal-gal nam-bi-tar-ra | a great fate that determines fate, |
| r | ||
| 38 | lu₂ lipiš-gig-ga ba-an-ši-gur₄-gur₄-⸢re⸣ | The one who has sinned has been made to turn back |
| 39 | lu₂-a šag₄ dab₅-ba ba-an-ši-in-hun-e | The one who was seized was frightened |
| 40 | lu₂-a šag₄ [...] ba-an-ši-ib₂-dug₃-ge | The one who ... the heart of ... will be satisfied |
| 41 | nam-erim₂-e gu₂ ki-bi gi₄-a | The evil one, whose neck is bent back to its place |
| 42 | diŋir-re-e-ne šu du₃-du₃-a-na ba-an-AK-eš | The intertwined priests acted in his own right |
| 43 | nun lugal-e-ne ba-an-ši-gam-e-de₃-eš | the princes of the kings have chosen him |
| 44 | an-na a-ba-te an-zag-bi-še₃ ba-dug₃-ge | Who compares with heaven and earth? |
| 45 | ki-a a-ba-te ki-a zag-bi-še₃ ba-dug₃-ge | The one who approached the earth, he was satisfied with the earth |
| 46 | igi-bi-še₃ ni₂ te-ŋa₂-da a-ga-bi-še₃ hu-luh-e-da | At its front, fearingly, at its side, frightened |
| 47 | igi du₈-du₈-bi-še₃ šu in-sig₃-re | He shaved his head in front of it |
| 48 | šu-luh mu pad₃-da diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ | The reverent one chosen by the intercessors |
| 49 | kin bur₂-ru-da sikil-la šu-ni-ta ŋal₂-la | The work carried out in a pure manner is carried out from his hand. |
| 50 | nam-til₃ zi-šag₄-ŋal₂ bar-bi-a ŋal₂-la | and for the well-being of the captive, out of it, |
| 51 | arhuš₂ šag₄-la₂-sud za-gin₃-na šu tag-ga | Hand-lifting radiance, lapis lazuli |
| 52 | alan sag₉-ga-gin₇ [x x] gub-bu-da-na | Like a beautiful statue standing ... |
| 53 | lu₂ mu pad₃-bi-še [ki]-bi-še₃ gi₄-gi₄ | the man whose name was proclaimed, whose place was restored |
| 54 | nam-erim₂-e ki ⸢lu₂⸣ kud-ru-da-bi | The evil of the place of the elû-priestess, |
| 55 | nam-erim₂-e lu₂-ba in dub₂-dub₂-be₂ | The wickedness of that man is to be smashed. |
| 56 | niŋ₂-AK-a {d}suen lu₂-a mu-un-sub₆-sub₆-be₂ | Sîn, by means of his own utterance, shook the man. |
| 57 | tu-ra EN-GI sag₉ niŋ₂ ni₂ gig-ga | To the young man, the good lord, whose fearsomeness is bitter, |
| 58 | da-da zag ki-a in-gub-gub-be₂ | The Dada stands at the side of the earth. |
| *59 | nam-erim₂-e ki lu₂ kud-ru-da-bi | The evil of the place of the slain man |
| 60 | zag-še im-DU-DU-e su-din{mušen}gin₇ im-⸢dal⸣-e | He ... the front, he ... like a snake. |
| 61 | anše eden-na-gin₇ haš₂ im-ši-bad-[...] | Like a donkey in the steppe, he screamed |
| 62 | dug₃-ge-eš su-bi-a im-ši-sag₉-[...] | He made the šubbû-vessels shine in their midst |
| 63 | ulutim-ulutim-bi si in-sa₂-sa₂-[...] | (Sum) Its radiance makes the heavens tremble, it makes the earth shake |
| 64 | ŋiš-gi-en-gi-na-bi in-ši-in-ra-[...] | Its Išgi-engina temple has been plundered |
| 65 | sa ni₂-te-a-ni in-ši-in-⸢dub₂⸣-[...] | (Sum) He shook his own neck (Akk) His own neck he smashed |
| 66 | zag-še la₂-a-bi in-DU-DU x x | ... its fringe ... |
| 67 | a₂-bi-še₃ a₂ su₃-su₃ šu in-ši-ri-e | Its strength is a long arm, hand of Inšīru |
| 68 | ka-ka-ni ŋal₂ in-ši-in-tuku₄-tuku₄ | he has sworn by his mouth. |
| 69 | {d}asal-lu₂-hi nam-šub-ba an-sig₁₀ | Asalluhi, in the presence of Ansig |
| 70 | tu₆-tu₆-e abzu eridu{ki}ga nam-mu-un-da-⸢bur₂⸣-x | The incantation of the Abzu of Eridu should not be undone |
| 71 | tu₆ en₂ e₂-nu-ru | Incantation: Enuru |
| 72 | ka-inim-ma tu-ra x x-sig₃-ga | Incantation formula: ... |
| 73 | x nam-erim₂ bur₂-da-kam | It is the ... of a curse. |
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