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HSAO 267 (P363161)
Incantation, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | HSAO 267 |
|---|---|
| ID | P363161 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08382 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | i₃-bi he₂-kug he₂-sikil ⸢he₂⸣-[dadag] | May its oil be pure, may it be clean, may (it) be bright |
| 2 | {d}en-lil₂-le | by Enlil |
| 3 | lugal-ra saŋ-bi-še₃ mu-un-ŋar | to the king he smote. |
| 4 | eme niŋ₂-hul-dim₂-ma <bar-še₃ he₂-em-ta-gub> | May the evil tongue stand before you |
| 5 | šaman₂-la₂ ša a-nim BALAG-DI-am <...> | The šamanla-priest of Anu, the balag-di<m priest ...> |
| 6 | šen šu-luh an-na su dingir-re-e-ne in-dim₂-ma | He fashioned a scepter of the heavens, the body of the gods, and |
| 7 | su-uh-tam ŠU-LUH <ša> a-na <...> ep-šu | Handwashing (means) handwashing. |
| 8 | šu ku₃ mu-ni-in-dim₂ el-li-iš i-pu-uš | He fashioned the holy hand and made it pure |
| 9 | lugal-ra šu-na mi-ni-in-ŋar | for the king in his hand he caused |
| 10 | susbu-da ŋa₂-ŋa₂ a-na ra-am-ki-im ša-ak-na | “It is placed as a dowry for you! |
| 11 | gada UD@g GADA el-lu-um ša a-nim | linen cloth, pure linen, of Anu |
| 12 | ka-inim-ma gada-da-kam | It is the wording of a linen garment. |
| 13 | tur₃ ku₃ {d}suen-na amaš {d}dumu-zi-da | Holy stall of Suen, sheepfold of Dumuzi |
| 14 | {kuš}guru₂₁ {kuš}e-sir₂ ; i₃-aka-da-bi | Its gušû-garment and esir-shoots that he smashed |
| 15 | lugal-ra {kuš}e-sir₂ giri₃ si-ga | for the king a esir-garment with a footstool |
| 16 | an ku₃-sig₁₇ huš-a [(x)] a-nam pa-ša-al {sar}⸢zi⸣-pa-tim | An, the reddish gold ..., the one who makes the ezipātum-birds rejoice |
| 17 | ki-in-du-a ša ṣi₂-ip-pi-tim | of the ṣippittu-field |
| 18 | šu ku₃ mu-ni-in-du₇ ša el-li-iš | He perfected the hand of the holy one, the pure one |
| 19 | {d}en-ki-ke₄ | of Enki |
| 20 | e₂-a diri-ga me-eš | Extraordinary in the house, divine power |
| 21 | giš-dab₅ ŋiri₃ si₃-ga gi-iš-tap-pa-am | a reed fence, a silt fence |
| 22 | [gu₂] a-ab-ba sug-sug muš₃-a | The bank of the sea, a shady marsh |
| 23 | {[giš]}⸢tir⸣ ku₃ {d}en-ki-ga | the holy E-tir-e3 tree of Enki |
| 24 | e₂ dingir-re-e-ne-ka i-na |E₂.DINGIR| | in the temple of the gods |
| 25 | giš he₂-du₇ ŋal₂-la-meš a-na hi-da-a-te | “Let them be trimmed, let them be brought out for the celebrations!’ |
| 26 | muš₃ im-mi-in-la₂ zi-mu-šu tar-ṣu | He smote the snake, his face was swollen |
| 27 | GU-ša el-lam is₂-su₂-uk | his neck was pure he smashed |
| 28 | an-e an mu-un-bad a-nu-um ša-me-e ig-te-⸢eš₁₇⸣ | The heavens trembled, the heavens turned into mounds |
| 29 | saŋ-ki-na i-na na-ak-kap-ti-šu ⸢is⸣-ku-um-ma | (Sum) The sakīkinnu-demon in his nadītu, the ešum-disease (Akk) In his sakkûm, he is smitten |
| 30 | an-e tur₃ ku₃-ga ŋen-a-ni | An, in the holy cowshed, his lord |
| 31 | en gal {d}en-ki-ke₄ | the great lord Enki |
| 32 | amaš ku₃-ga kur₉-ra-ni | her pure sheepfold is turned away |
| 33 | [(x)] dingir nimgir-si-ta {d}dumu-zi | from the god of the ziggurrat Dumuzi |
| 34 | udu niŋ₂-sag-il₂-la im-me-er an-du-na-⸢ni⸣ | The sheep of Nisaĝil, the one of Anduna, |
| 35 | udu-e giš-gi u₂ gu₇-bi-še₃ a-na ri-ti-šu li-da | May the sheep, the reedbed, and the food that he eat be given as his gift. |
| 36 | a₂-na X i-na i-di-šu ki-il-ma | Turn back to ... with his help! |
| 37 | {d}asar-lu₂-hi a₂-gub-ba ma-ra-an-šum₂ | Asalluhi has set up his army for you |
| 38 | a-bi sikil-e | its father is pure, |
| 39 | ta-ka-la-tum imin | seven takalatum |
| 40 | niŋ₂ KA a-ra-ab-⸢kin-ga₂⸣ [x x] x ⸢ia⸣-kum | “It is the mouth of Arabbi-ekka’e |
| 41 | [bur/dug] ku₃ imin-me-[eš x x x] | Seven holy bowls ... |
| 42 | [bur/dug] ku₃-ku₃ [x x x] | pure bowl ... |
| 43 | nun-e ⸢ŋal₂⸣ [x x x] | The prince ... the ebal temple |
| 44 | a za-gin₃-⸢na⸣ [x x x] | lapis lazuli water ... |
| 46 | [x] saŋ hul-[x x x] | ... evil ... |
| 47 | [kur] ha-šu-ur₂-ta DU-a [x x x] | from the land of Ḫašur ... |
| 48 | igi-bi tilla₂-a dug-gin₇ he₂-šu₂-šu₂ | Its front is like a jug in the market. |
| 49 | ki-ma DUG li-ip-pa-⸢ri⸣-ir | Like a pot may he tear out. |
| 50 | ⸢eme⸣ hul-ŋal₂ mu-e-pad₃-da-zu-ta giš KU UD SU | Because you have sworn by your evil tongue that ... |
| 51 | [x x x] ša i-na a-ma-ri-im | ... which at dawn |
| 52 | {⸢dug⸣}sila susbu-⸢da⸣ ša ⸢zu⸣-[um-ri]-⸢šu⸣ | a bowl of susbû-flour, which is called “Zu’e-umrī-e-šu'e |
| 53 | igi us₂ eme us₂ i-nu-um mu-ur-te-di-tum | (If) the front of the tongue is thick: when the extispicy |
| 54 | eme niŋ₂-hul-dim₂-ma | a tongue that cannot be changed |
| 55 | su bar-⸢ra he₂-zi⸣-zi i-na zu-um-ri-šu li-it-[bu]-⸢u₂⸣ | May he remove the hair from his body!” |
| 56 | abgal-e ka-inim-ma ba-⸢an⸣-sig₁₀ ⸢ga₂⸣-[e x x x] | The abgal priest ... the incantation. |
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