RA 036, 12 (P355896)
Incantation, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | RA 036, 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P355896 |
| Museum no. | NMSnn — ? |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | I have destroyed you like a flood, |
| obverse 2 | bound you like a fog. |
| obverse 3 | I cast you to your ass. |
| obverse 4 | I took a bowstring and have bound your lips; |
| obverse 5 | like a wolf I have leapt on you; |
| obverse 6 | like a lion my spittle I cast over you. |
| obverse 7 | Let me command, and may my order be higher than your order be high; |
| obverse 8 | Let me speak, and may my utterance be louder than your utterance; |
| obverse 9 | just as a wild animal is louder than a š.; |
| obverse 10 | accordingly, may my order be louder than your order; |
| obverse 11 | just as the sky is louder than the earth; |
| obverse 12 | accordingly, may my order be louder than your order. |
| obverse 13 | You tied your nose to your anus |
| obverse 14 | so that I cannot slap your cheek? |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | at-ba-at-ka ki-ma a-[bu-bi-im] | |
| 2 | uk-ta-as-si2-ka ki-ma im#-[ba-ri-im] | |
| 3 | ad-di-ka szu-bu-ur-ri#-[isz] | |
| 4 | el-qe ma-at-na-am usz-ta-pu sza-ap-ti-[ka] | |
| 5 | ki ba-ar-ba-ri-im usz-ta-ah-hi-it,-ka | |
| 6 | ki ne2-szi-im ru-pu-usz-ti e-li-ka ad-di | |
| 7 | lu-uq-bi-ma qi-bi-ti el qi-bi-ti-ka lu e-[lat?] | |
| 8 | lu-ut-wi-ma ti-wi-ti el ti-wi-ti-ka lu ha-ab-[ra-at] | |
| 9 | ki-ma bu-lu e-li sza-am-ka-ni ha-ab-ra-at | |
| 10 | ke-em qi-bi-ti el qi-bi-ti-ka lu ab-ra-at | |
| 11 | ki-ma sza-mu-um el qa-aq-qa-ri-im ha-ab-ra-at | |
| 12 | ke-em qi-bi-ti el qi-bi-ti-ka lu ha-ab-ra-at | |
| 13 | ta-as-ni-ib ap-pa-ka aq-qi-na-ti-ka | |
| 14 | a-ki la am-ta-ha-as le-et-ka | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | usz2#-sze it-ha-ar-ri sze-ri-wu-ru ni-wu-ri [...] | |
| 2 | sza-a-wu-ul ta-di-wa-an da-an-ni ka-sze#-[...] | |
| 3 | ki-bu-um a-ri i-ri-ri te-eh-hi-en-ni ka-sze#-[...] | |
| 4 | mu-ur-ri-il ki-bu-um e-di-a ha-za-asz-ta-ri [...] | |
| 5 | ha-za-asz-ta-ri wu-na ma-bi-ik mi-na ni-ri-<a?> ki-tu#? [...] | |
| 6 | ku-la-at-ta zi-ba-[...] i-wa-a-ru li-hi-in ba-asz-[...] | |
| 7 | zu-iz-za pa-ar-ha [...]-da ta-da-ni-in [...] | |
| 8 | ku-un-zi-ib zu-iz?-zi-ib a-wa-an-du-un wu-[...] | |
| 9 | a-wa-an-du-usz2 wu-zu-um wa-at-ta-la-ah [...] | |
| 10 | ka-zi-ni-da?-szi wu-zu-um sze-li-ni-da# [...] | |
| 11 | za-ap-pa-at szu-da-hi-ni-wu tu-ur2-ru [...] | |
| 12 | isz-te ak-szum a-wa-an-du-usz2 wu-szu-me [...] | |
Sources & licences
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