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KAR 080 (P369061)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | KAR 080 |
|---|---|
| ID | P369061 |
| Museum no. | VAT 08276 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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.
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| 1 | [DIŠ] ⸢NA SAG⸣.DU-su DAB.DAB-su pa-nu-⸢u⸣-šu₂ NIGIN.MEŠ-⸢du⸣ | If a man's head is seized by him, his face is swollen |
| 2 | ⸢še⸣-ra-šu₂ GU₇.MEŠ-šu₂ UḪ₂-⸢šu⸣ i-⸢šal⸣-[lu] | (If) his intestines hurt him, his saliva flows |
| 3 | INIM.⸢INIM⸣.MEŠ-šu₂ im-ta-⸢na-aš₂⸣-ši ŠA₃.MEŠ-šu₂ MU₂.MU₂-[ḫu] | (If) he constantly seeks out the words of his mouth, his words will be uttered |
| 4 | A₂.MEŠ-šu₂ u₂-šam-ma-⸢ma⸣-[šu₂] ⸢ŠU{ii⸣}šu₂ e-⸢te-ne₂-ṣi-la⸣-[šu₂] | His waters he made to flow, his feet he caused to flow. |
| 5 | GIR₃{ii.}BI u₂-⸢zaq⸣-[qa-ta]-⸢šu₂⸣ ki-ṣal-la-šu₂ up-⸢ta⸣-na-ṭa-⸢ra⸣ | Its ‘foot’ is to be smashed, its roots to be split open |
| 6 | LU₂ BI EN ⸢DU₁₁⸣.DU₁₁-šu₂ kiš-pi NIGIN-⸢šu⸣ | (If) that man, the lord of the utterance(s) of the witchcraft will be dispelled |
| 7 | kip-di ⸢ḪUL⸣.[MEŠ ik]-⸢pu⸣-du-šu₂ ana kiš-pi šu₂-nu-ti BUR₂-⸢ri⸣ | (who) have cut off the cultic rites of the Eḫul-ešu-plants (and) set (them) down in order to release those witchcraft |
| 8 | ana IGI {d}⸢UTU NIG₂⸣.[NA] {⸢šim⸣}LI GAR-an mi-iḫ-ḫa BAL-⸢qi₂⸣ | In front of E-šamaš you set up a censer of juniper. You libate miḫu-beer. |
| 9 | NU UŠ₁₁.⸢ZU⸣ u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU 2 NU IM 2 NU NIG₂.SILA₁₁.GA₂ 2 NU I₃.UDU 2 NU ESIR | “It is not a UŠU₃-e’e23-e23 and a U₁.ZU.E2′-e23 (tablet of) 2. I did not write (it) down. 2 NIg.SILA.GA-measures, 2 i.e., fat; 2 ESIR. |
| 10 | 2 NU DUḪ.LAL₃ 2 NU {giš}EREN 2 NU {giš}ŠINIG DU₃-uš | You make two of honey, two of cedar and two of tamarisk. |
| 11 | ina ŠU{ii}ka IL₂-ma EN₂ an-ni-tu 3-šu₂ ŠID-nu | He lifts it from your hand and recites this incantation three times. |
| 12 | EN₂ {d}UTU ru-bu-u šur-bu-u DI.KU₅ {d}i₂-gi₃-gi₃ | Incantation: O Šamaš, exalted prince, judge of the Igigi, |
| 13 | muš-te-šer gi-mir ka-la te-ne₂-še-e-ti | Who guides all the people |
| 14 | pa-šir₂ AN-e u KI-tim mu-us-si-qu₂ iš-qe₂-e-ti | The one who makes the heavens and earth tremble |
| 15 | NUN-u₂ tiz₂-qa-ru mu-šim ši-ma-a-ti | O prince, exalted one, who decrees the fates, |
| 16 | EN mut-tar-ru-u ba-ʾu-la-a-ti | Lord, lord of abundance, |
| 17 | ba-nu-u DINGIR u {d}iš₈-tar₂ mu-ud-de-šu-u ma-ḫa-zi | Creator of god and goddess, exalted one, |
| 18 | ina ba-li-ka EŠ.BAR AN-e u KI-tim ul KU₅-⸢as⸣ | Without you, the decisions of heaven and earth would not be decided. |
| 19 | at-ta-ma mu-kin iš-qi₂-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ | You are the one who establishes orders |
| 20 | {d}UTU DI.KU₅ re-me₂-nu-u₂ mu-du-u₂ mim-ma MU-šu₂ | Šamaš, merciful judge, who knows everything, |
| 21 | ina UKKIN DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ ši-ma-⸢at⸣ qi₂-bi-su | In the assembly of the great gods, supplication is his command |
| 22 | {d}UTU ina qi₂-biti-ka-ma u₂-⸢tal₂⸣-la-da te-ne₂-še-ti | Šamaš, at your command, the one who makes the people rejoice, |
| 23 | ta-šam ši-ma-te-ši-na ta-šar-rak-ši-⸢na⸣-ti dum-qa | You are the one who decrees their fates, you are the good one. |
| 24 | ⸢i⸣-ziz-za-ma ⸢ina⸣ pi-ka li-za-⸢kir⸣ kit-tu | “Let me stand before you, so that your mouth may be full of truth. |
| 25 | ⸢di⸣-[ni] ⸢di⸣-in EŠ.BAR-a-a KU₅-us ši-⸢me⸣ qa-ba-a-⸢a⸣ | “When I enter, when I enter my decision, I speak the following words to you. |
| 26 | {d}⸢UTU⸣ [NU].⸢MEŠ an⸣-nu-ti ša ina IGI DINGIR-⸢ti⸣-ka GAL-⸢ti⸣ | O Šamaš, these omens which are before your great divinity |
| 27 | na-ša₂-a-⸢ku {d}UTU at⸣-ta ZU-u a-na-⸢ku⸣ NU ZU-⸢u₂⸣ | I, Šamaš, know (this), I do not know (it). |
| 28 | NU EN ik-ki-ia₅ u ⸢NIN ik⸣-ki-ia₅ NU EN ⸢ṣer-ri⸣-ia₅ u NIN ṣer-⸢ri⸣-[ia₅] | “I am not the lord of my cultic rites, and the lady of my ritual rite(s), I am not [the owner of] my ṣerrītu-house and my lady, |
| 29 | NU EN ri-di-ia₅ u ⸢NIN ri⸣-di-ia₅ ša₂ ip-šu₂ bar-⸢tu⸣ INIM ⸢ḪUL-tim⸣ e-pu-[šu₂-ni] | “I am not my lord, my friend, and the lady of my friend who has performed extispicy (and) the word of a curse has been performed against me |
| 30 | ša iš-qi₂-ia ina qab-rim ⸢uš-ni-lu⸣ min₃-da-⸢ti-ia⸣ il-qu-[u] | who took me, in the middle of the ešnilû-temple of my mindātiya temple took |
| 31 | e-ti-iq SAḪAR.MEŠ GIR₃{ii}⸢ia iš⸣-bu-ša₂ | I have cut off my limbs, my feet are bound. |
| 32 | ⸢ša⸣ ru-uʾ-ti il-⸢qu⸣-u ⸢ša šar⸣-ta im-lu-šu | (Sum) The one who is enraged by the raging storm, the one who was smitten by the storm, (Akk) He who is angry with the lord, he who is furious with him |
| 33 | [...] ⸢si⸣-sik-ti ib-⸢tu⸣-qu ana ⸢ḪUL-ti⸣ iz-zi-za-am-ma | ... the esīsiktu-tree rose up and stood in front of the ḫulti-vessel. |
| 34 | [... ša]-⸢nam⸣-<ma> ⸢u₂-še₂₀-pi-ša₂ ša ša₂⸣-[nam]-⸢ma⸣ u₂-ša₂-ḫi-zu-ni | (Sum) I am the one who makes heaven tremble(?) (Akk) ..., the one that makes heaven shake(?) |
| 35 | [... GU₇]-⸢ni⸣ ina KAŠ ⸢NAG⸣-[ni] ⸢ina A⸣.MEŠ ⸢TU₅⸣.MEŠ-ni | (If) he eats ...: in beer, he drinks ēnû-flour, in water (and) in a bath. |
| 36 | [...] ⸢ŠEŠ₂⸣-ni ⸢u₃⸣ [...] ⸢ḪUL u₂-še⸣-[bi]-⸢lu⸣-u₂-ni | ... his ešvû-vessel, his ḫbul-plant, he made ... |
| 37 | [u₂-kaš-ši-pu]-⸢nin⸣-ni [u₂-lap-pi]-⸢tu-nin-ni⸣ | he defeated me, he destroyed me. |
| 38 | [...] ⸢SA⸣.ḪI.A ⸢mim⸣-[ma lem]-nu ⸢TUM₃⸣-ni | ... esa’eḫbītu-plant, emesa-plant evil, his etum-plant |
| 39 | [...] ⸢u₂⸣-maš-ši-⸢lu⸣ ša ŠU{ii}[MU] ⸢GIR₃⸣{ii}⸢MU⸣ [ik-mu]-⸢u⸣ | ... emašši-elû-plant, which is in my hand, he erected. |
| 40 | [... iṣ]-⸢bu⸣-ru ⸢IGI{ii⸣}[a]-⸢a⸣ pe-ta-a-⸢tim iš⸣ [x-x-(x)] | “If he sees an eclipse, he will be able to see the eclipse.’ |
| 41 | [...] ⸢ir-ku-su(us) EME-MU⸣ ik-[su-u] | ... they smote the tongue of my tongue |
| 42 | [... is-ḫu]-⸢pu⸣ x ina ap-pi-⸢ia ṣer⸣-re-⸢ta ip⸣-[lu-šu] | (Sum) ... he smote ... (Akk) In my smiting ..., he demolished ... |
| 43 | [...] x x [x x] x ⸢iš-šu₂⸣-[u] | ... ešû-disease |
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| 1 | [...] x x uš-ni-[lu] | ... they carried off |
| 2 | [...] ⸢ip⸣-qi₂-du-⸢nin⸣-[ni] | ... epqidu-enini |
| 3 | [ina NINDA di]-⸢ḫa⸣ GU₇-ni ina A.MEŠ a-ša₂-a NAG-[ni] | (If) he eats it in a dīḫu-bread, he drinks it in water from a well |
| 4 | [x-x-x] x ina ḫu-ri ip-ḫu-u ⸢ša⸣ zi-ku₅-⸢ru⸣-ta DU₃-ša la a ⸢li⸣ [x] | ... in the steppe he opened the ēšâ-vessel, the ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ ritual was not performed. |
| 5 | [ša i]-⸢du⸣-ku-nin-ni zi-ku₅-ru-da e-pu-šu₂-[(nin)-ni] | whom he had entrusted to you, who had performed extispicy against me |
| 6 | [DINGIR LUGAL] ⸢IDIM⸣ NUN KI-ia u₂-za-an-nu-u ⸢IL₂⸣ lib₃-bi-ia iṣ-ba-⸢tu⸣ | The god of the king, the ešakku-vessel, the prince who was with me, made my heart ponder (this). |
| 7 | [lib₃-bi KI]-⸢ia⸣ u₂-ze-nu-u ṣa-al-ta ⸢pu-uḫ⸣-pu-ḫa-a ni-is-sa-[ta] | The heart of my house was angry, the ṣālta and the epuḫ-priests were furious. |
| 8 | [a-dir]-⸢ta⸣ ḫi-pi lib₃-⸢bi⸣ i-ši-[ta] di-mi-[ta] | “It is dark, my heart is frightened, I have seen a dream. |
| 9 | [ḫat-tu₂] ⸢pi⸣-rit-tu₂ ⸢ar-ra⸣-[tu₂] di-⸢lip⸣-tu₂ | “Fear of epītu-disease (and) acridištu, elipliptu |
| 10 | ⸢qu₂-la⸣ [ku]-⸢ra⸣ NU DU₁₀ lib₃-⸢bi NU⸣ [DU₁₀].⸢GA UZU GAR⸣-nu-ni | (If) he does not eat good emmer, (or) does not sleep well, he will be deprived of good health. |
| 11 | {d}UTU ⸢an-nu⸣-[tu₂] ⸢šu₂⸣-nu an-nu-tu₂ NU.MEŠ-⸢šu₂-nu ki⸣-[ma šu-nu] la ⸢GUB-zu⸣ | Šamaš, these are not their names, they are not yours |
| 12 | NU.MEŠ-šu₂-nu na-ša₂-⸢ku⸣ [ina] ⸢qi₂⸣-bit-i-ka ṣir-⸢ti⸣ [...] ⸢NU⸣ KUR₂-ru | Their nugig priestess, in your ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’ prayer, the ṣirtītu-priesthood, ..., will rise. |
| 13 | ina IGI-ka a-qal-⸢lu⸣-[šu₂]-⸢nu⸣-ti kip-di-šu₂-nu u₂-⸢tar⸣-šu-nu-ti | At your disposal, I have strewn offerings (and) their foundations I have presented to them. |
| 14 | {d}nuska šur-bu-⸢u⸣ [...] ⸢DU₁₁⸣.GA-ka li-tal-[lil] A₂{ii}MU | Nuska, šurbû-priestess, ..., may your utterances last long on my side. |
| 15 | GIM an-nam 3-šu₂ ⸢ŠID-nu-u⸣ NU.MEŠ šu₂-nu-ti ina {⸢dug⸣}SILA₃.⸢GAZ-e⸣ GAR-an | You set up these three šudnû-plants in a jar. |
| 16 | I₃ KU₆ ta-sal-laḫ₂-šu₂-⸢nu-ti⸣ ina IZI ⸢ta-qal⸣-lu-⸢šu₂⸣-nu-ti | You fumigate them with fish oil (and) you burn them with fire. |
| 17 | EN₂ IL₂ di-pa-ra ⸢NU.MEŠ-ku-nu a-qal⸣-[lu 3-šu₂ ŠID-nu-ma NU ⸢IM NU⸣ NIG₂.SILA₁₁.GA₂ | Incantation: “I lift up the dipara-vessels of your ešumû-plants. You recite the incantation three times, and then the ēmu-plant will not come out. It is a propitious thing. |
| 18 | ina A.MEŠ ina GIR₃{ii}šu₂ i-sa-er-⸢šu₂⸣-[nu-ti] ina ḫar-ba-te te-te-⸢mer⸣ | You sprinkle them with water on his feet, you sprinkle (them) with sulphur |
| 19 | ne-pe₂-šu an-⸢na-a šum-ma⸣ ina {d}UTU.E₃ ... šum-ma ina {⸢d⸣}UTU.ŠU₂.A ... DU₃-uš-ma UŠ₁₁ ⸢BUR₂⸣ | It is the ritual for An-emana. If in the east, if in the west, you make , and then the path to the east |
| 20 | EN₂ IL₂ ⸢di-pa-ra⸣ NU.MEŠ-ku-nu GIBIL₂ u₂-tuk-ku še-e-du ra-bi-ṣu GIDIM | Incantation: “I raise up the Diparae, your nugig priestess, I give you strength, I am great, the ghost |
| 21 | u₃ ⸢mim-ma lem-nu⸣ mu-ṣa-bit a-me-lu-ti e-piš kiš-pi ⸢ru⸣-ḫe-e ⸢ru-se⸣-e NIG₂.AK.A ⸢ḪUL⸣.MEŠ | And the evil one who ensnares mankind, the evildoer, the ruḫbê-plant, the resin of the ēru-se’e-plant |
| 22 | ⸢ina a-mat {d}e₂-a u {d}asal-lu₂-ḫi⸣ {d}gira₂ qa-mu(bu-)u liq-mu-ku-nu-ši | By the command of Ea and Asalluḫi may Gira speak to you. |
| 23 | ḫu-⸢u₂⸣-la zu-ba u i-ta-at-tu₂-ka qu₂-tur-ku-nu li-tel-⸢li⸣ ina AN-e | (Sum) You are the one who shook your body, may your limbs be shattered in heaven (Akk) Your body is cut off, your body has been cut off in heaven |
| 24 | la-aʾ-mi-ku-nu ⸢li⸣-ba-li {d}šam-šu₂ lip-ru-us ḫa-a-a-at-ta-ku-nu DUMU {d}DIŠ maš-maš-šu | May elī-ebali (and) Šamaš release your guilt, son of Di’u, his son. |
| 25 | EN₂ {d}UTU NU.MEŠ an-nu-ti ša₂ kaš-<ša₂>-pi-ia₅ u kaš-šap-ti-ia₂ ša₂ a-a-ši i-te-ne₂-⸢pu⸣-šu₂-nin-ni | Incantation: Šamaš, these nugig priestess(s) of my warlock and witch, who have repeatedly slandered me |
| 26 | at-ta ZU-šu₂-nu-⸢ti⸣-ma ana-ku NU ZU-šu₂-nu-ti ša₂ UZU.MEŠ-ia₂ u₂-⸢za⸣-qi₂-tu₂-nin-ni | You are the one who has mercy on me, but I do not have mercy on my flesh. |
| 27 | SAG.KI-ia₂ u₂-ṣab-bi-tu₂ {uzu}SA-ia₂ ik-su-u piṭ-ri-ia₅ u₂-tab-bi-ku | My temples trembled, my thighs swelled (and) my cheeks swollen. |
| 28 | a-ḫi-ia₂ u₂-ṣi-lu ni-iš ŠA₃-MU iṣ-ba-tu₂ ru-uʾ-ti ub-bi-lu | (Sum) My brother, the one who carries my handiwork (Akk) The one who carried my hands and my body I carried |
| 29 | man-ga lu-uʾ-tu₂ UGU UZU.MEŠ-MU it-bu-ku NINDA.MEŠ kaš-ša₂-pu-ti ⸢GU₇⸣-nin-ni | The manga-demon seized my flesh (and) devoured my beer and wine. |
| 30 | A.MEŠ kaš-ša₂-pu-ti NAG-nin-ni nap-šal-ti U₂.MEŠ lem-nu-ti ip-šu₂-šu₂-⸢nin⸣-ni | He drinks water from a kasupû-vessel, he drinks life-giving drugs (and) evil plants. |
| 31 | qi₂-bit KA-MU iṣ-ba-tu₂ INIM.GAR-MU u₂-lam-mi₃-nu {uzu}GU₂.SIG₄-MU GIM ⸢un-qi⸣ ik-pu-pu | “The command of my mouth is uttered, my word is heard, my ear is swollen like a storm wind. |
| 32 | lip-ti-ia₂ u₂-⸢da⸣-i-mu {uzu}GABA id-i-pu ši-da-aḫ pa-ni-ia₂ it-ba-lu | (Sum) My lips were swollen, my breast was full of tears (Akk) My liptis was filled with tears, my face was full(?) |
| 33 | ḫa-si-si-ia₅ iṣ-ba-tu₂ di-ig-li-ia₂ u₂-šam-ṭu-u me-lam-me-ia₅ ⸢iš-du⸣-du | My limbs are swollen, my diŋilīya tremble, my radiance is shattered |
| 34 | {d}UTU ina IGI-⸢ka⸣ a-qal-lu-šu₂-nu-ti u₂-paṭ-ṭar nap-ḫar lem-ne₂-te-šu₂-nu | Šamaš, in front of you, I have seized their limbs (and) made their evildoers bow down. |
| 35 | ⸢u₂-paṭ-ṭar ki-ṣir⸣ ki-⸢pid⸣ ŠA₃-šu₂-nu {d}UTU ina pi-ka {d}gira₂ tap-⸢pu⸣-ka | “Upattbar, Kisbir, Kipid, Šamaš, in your mouth, Gira, you are your helper, |
| 36 | li-tal-lil i-da-a-a | may he live! Idâ |
| 37 | KA.INIM.MA UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU.DA.KAM ša NU.MEŠ qa-li-i | It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft (and) to seize a dead person. |
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