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OIM A07876 (P392135)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | OIM A07876 |
|---|---|
| ID | P392135 |
| Museum no. | OIM A07876 |
| Collection | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Assyria, unknown |
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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| o ii | ||
| 24' | qur-qur-ru-u₂ li-pu-⸢šu⸣-[ki KIMIN] | May the qurqurrû-priest perform it against you, ditto! |
| o v | ||
| 1' | [... tap]-⸢qi₂-da te⸣ | ... you strew, you stir. |
| 2' | [... tuš-ni-il]-la te | ... you have carried off, how |
| 3' | [...] ⸢ADDA taq-bi₃⸣-ra ⸢te⸣ | You say “... the ēšû-tree, the te’e3-house |
| 4' | [...] ⸢tap-ḫa⸣-a te | ... the etapḫa plant approaches |
| 5' | [...] ⸢BAD₃⸣ tap-ḫa-a ⸢te⸣ | ... ešadû-tree, adjoining the etēṣu-reed |
| 6' | [...] ⸢u₂-kab-bi⸣-[su] | ... its e’ukabbisu |
| 7' | [...] ⸢taq⸣-[bi-ra] ⸢te⸣ | ... the etaqebi ritual rites |
| 8' | [...] ⸢taq-bi-ra te⸣ | ... you speak, you approach |
| 9' | [...] ⸢lu ša₂⸣ DUḪ.LAL₃ | ... honey from the honey plant |
| 10' | [...] ⸢lu⸣ ša₂ NIG₂.SILA₁₁.GA₂ | ... elû-plant |
| 11' | [...] ⸢u la-ni⸣-ia | ... of my old age |
| 12' | [... tu-ša₂]-⸢ki-la ŠAḪ⸣ KIMIN | ... Tuša-ekila ŠAḪ E23 ditto |
| 13' | [...] ⸢ID₂⸣ [ta]-⸢ad⸣-da-a | ... you will cross over the river |
| 14' | [...] ⸢la⸣-maš-ti ⸢DUMU.MUNUS {d⸣}[a-nim] tap-qi₂-⸢da te⸣ | ... elamâtu-plant, ēšāru-plant of Anu, you are adjured (by the gods). |
| 15' | [... a]-⸢na⸣ {d}gira₂ tap-⸢qi₂-da⸣ te | When you approach the ānu-priestess, Gira, |
| 16' | [...] ADDA tuš-ni-⸢il⸣-la te | ... when you rise up, how |
| 17' | [...] ⸢UR₂⸣ ADDA tuš-ni-il-la te | ... you raise up the scepter |
| 18' | [...] ⸢KI⸣.MAḪ ADDA taq-bi-⸢ra⸣ te | You say “... the E-maḫ, the ... of the ada temple,’ |
| 19' | [...] KI-tim A.MEŠ-MU taq-bi-ra te | ... the earth, you said: “It is me’s water! |
| 20' | [...] KI-tim A.MEŠ-MU taq-bi-ra te | ... the earth, you said: “It is me’s water! |
| 21' | ⸢ina IGI⸣ [DINGIR.MEŠ (ša₂) mu]-⸢ši⸣ A.MEŠ-MU taḫ-ba-a te | At the appearance of the gods, at the beginning of my days, you approach my water. |
| 22' | x-x [x-x] x a-na {d}GIŠ.TUK tap-qi₂-da te | you have given to Gilgamesh. |
| 23' | ⸢a-na a⸣-[ra]-⸢al-le⸣-e ta-ḫi-ra-in-ni te | “Why did you turn away from me to the a’urālu-disease? |
| 24' | ⸢ZI.KU₅.RU.DA⸣ a-na ⸢IGI⸣ {d}30 te | The ‘cutting-of-the-throat’-plant approaches the 'face of the moon'-plant. |
| 25' | ⸢KIMIN⸣ ana IGI {⸢d}šul⸣-pa-e₃ KIMIN ana IGI {mul}U₄.KA.DU₈.A | Ditto before Šulpa’e, ditto in front of the Panther. |
| 26' | ⸢KIMIN⸣ ana ⸢IGI⸣ {d}gu-la <KIMIN ana IGI {mul}UR.GU.LA te> KIMIN ana IGI {mul}MAR.GID₂.DA te | (If) ditto, it comes close to the front of Gula; (if) DITTO, it approaches the Lion; (or if) DITTO, (it comes close) to the Wagon. |
| 27' | ⸢KIMIN⸣ ana ⸢IGI {mul⸣}GIR₂.TAB ⸢KIMIN⸣ ana IGI {mul}SIPA(|PA+IB|).ZI.AN.NA | Ditto, to the front of the Scorpion, Diitto, in front of Rē’i-ana. |
| 28' | ⸢KIMIN⸣ ana IGI {mul}EN.TE.⸢NA.BAR.ḪUZ⸣ te | Ditto approaches the Swallow star. |
| 29' | ⸢KIMIN ša₂⸣ MUŠ {⸢d}NIN.KILIM PEŠ₂.UR₃.RA PEŠ₂⸣.<TUR> ⸢te⸣ | Ditto: the snake of the Ninkil temple, the lion's tongue, the small intestine |
| 30' | ⸢KIMIN⸣ ša₂ ⸢pa-ag-ri⸣ x [x-x-(x)] x ⸢ša₂ ru-ḫe⸣-e | ditto plant of the parrānu plant ... ruḫbe plant |
| 31' | ⸢mim⸣-ma ⸢šum-šu₂⸣ ... ⸢tu⸣-[ša₂-ki-la]-in-ni ⸢te⸣ | “It is me, it is me! It is me |
| 32' | ⸢A.MEŠ GA⸣ [... taš]-⸢qa-a⸣-in-⸢ni te⸣ | You have poured out a libation bowl, you have let it flow |
| 33' | [... tu-ram-me-ka]-⸢in⸣-[ni ...] | ... you have shown mercy on me ... |
| o vi | ||
| 1' | [... na-bal]-⸢kat₃⸣-[tum ...] | ... the nabalkatûtu-demon |
| 2' | [...] ⸢ZI GIR₃.II ša₂ {lu₂⸣}UŠ₁₁.⸢ZU⸣-[MU ...] | ... the sword of my enemy |
| 3' | [...] ⸢li⸣-bi-il-ma {⸢munus⸣}UŠ₁₁.[ZU ...] | ... elī-bi-il, and emunu-munušu |
| 4' | ⸢DI⸣.KU₅-ša₂ GIM UR.MAḪ [...] | Its ritual: Like a lion |
| 5' | ⸢lim⸣-ḫaṣ TE-sa li-⸢tir⸣ [...] | May the elimḫbaṣ-plant approach it, may the li-tir-e-plant |
| 6' | [e]-⸢piš⸣-tu muš-te-piš-tu GIM [...] | Incantation: I have performed sorcery against you like |
| 7' | ⸢ki-ma⸣ {u₂}ḪAR.SAG ⸢li⸣-[ṣap-pi-ru-ši ...] | E-ki-ma-e, ḫarsag-plant, eli-ešbapiruši-plant |
| 8' | ⸢ki-ma ZA₃⸣.ḪI.LI li-⸢is⸣-[ḫu-lu-ši ...] | In E’umma, may ešḫuluši-plants flourish |
| 9' | ⸢ki-ma⸣ {u₂}KUR.ZI ⸢li-sa⸣-[am-mu-ši ...] | “Ekima, kurzi plant, lisâ-ammuši plant |
| 10' | ki-ma ⸢GAZI⸣{sar} lik-⸢su⸣-[ši ...] | Like a kasû-vessel may it bind him |
| 11' | ki-ma {u₂}⸢ḪAR⸣.ḪAR li-ḫaš-[šu-ši ...] | Like ēšû-plant, may it soothe his heart |
| 12' | ⸢ki⸣-ma qit-ma lik-tu-⸢mu⸣-[ši ...] | “Bring me a hand so that I may praise him, |
| 13' | ki-ma {u₂}NU.LUḪ.<ḪA> lit-ta-ḫi-⸢ra⸣ [...] | Like nuḫūtu-plant, may it be released for you |
| 14' | e-piš-tu muš-te-piš-tu BAL-⸢si⸣ [...] | (Sum) The one who performs sorcery against me(?) (Akk) It is the sorceries that I perform against you |
| 15' | BAL-si ib-re-tu u ne₂-[me-di-ša₂] | Its balaŋ means ibrētu-disease and its nemediša. |
| 16' | lib-bal-⸢kit⸣-tu-ši-ma DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢ša₂⸣ [...] | May the gods intercede for her, |
| 17' | {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU GIM UR.GI₇ ina {giš}⸢GIDRU GIM⸣ an-du-⸢ḫal⸣-[la-ti ...] | (If) a woman, like a dog, in a scepter, like an andu-ḫalati-plant |
| 18' | ⸢ki⸣-ma kib-si ⸢UDU⸣.NITA₂ ⸢li⸣-[sa-am]-⸢me-ku⸣-ši-⸢ma⸣ [...] | In E’e, the place of the sheep-herder, the elī-sam-emekû-ši-ema-e3 |
| 19' | ki-⸢ma⸣ kur-⸢si-ni⸣ ANŠE ina SILA ⸢e-ti-qu lik-kal⸣-[me-ši] | May a homer in the street (and) a donkey in the middle of the street bless me. |
| 20' | ⸢e-piš-tu₂ muš⸣-te-piš-tu₂ ina bi-⸢rit⸣ [UR].⸢GI₇ li⸣-su-⸢ru ku-lu-lu-ša₂⸣ | (Sum) The one who performs sorcery against me in the middle of the city (Akk) May the dog(s) smite me with a sorceress between the two cities |
| 21' | ina bi-rit ku-lu-lu-ša₂ ⸢li-su-ru⸣ kal-bi | In between the kilulû-vessels, the mighty Elisuru |
| 22' | UGU-ša₂ qul-mu-u li-⸢su-ru⸣ | May it be firmly established upon him. |
| 23' | ki-⸢ma⸣ A.GAR.GAR MAŠ.DA₃ qu-tur-ša₂ lib-⸢le⸣ EN₂ | May the earth, the meadow, the sand dunes, and the quturšu-flood surround it. Incantation: |
| 24' | EN₂ at-⸢ti⸣-man-⸢nu⸣ {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ⸢ša₂⸣ DU₃.<DU₃>-ši 3 ⸢ITI.MEŠ⸣ | Incantation: “Atti-man-ešû (is) a sorceress, she performs sorcery against him for 3 months. |
| 25' | 10 u₄-mi BAR u₄-⸢me ana⸣-ku a-na-ša₂-kim-ma {šim}⸢GUR₂.GUR₂⸣ | 10 days of Nisannu (I), day after day, I shall be with you, so that the ekurru-plant |
| 26' | te-ʾu-ut KUR-⸢i⸣ {u₂}ḪAR.⸢ḪAR te-ʾu-ut⸣ ma-a-⸢tim⸣ | “The battle against the mountain, the ēšû-plant (and) the combat against the land |
| 27' | ŠU.SAR ŠU.⸢SAR⸣ ša₂ {⸢munus⸣}NU.GIG.⸢MEŠ⸣ | Hand-of-a-thousand (and) Hand of a Woman Who Does Not Have a Child |
| 28' | te-ri-na-tu₂ ⸢te-ri⸣-na-tu₂ ša₂ ŠE.AM ma-la-⸢at⸣ | The treasury (is) the tērīnû. It is the gift of the queen. |
| 29' | an-nu-u ša₂ {lu₂}⸢UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU⸣ ḫe-pa-a ⸢KEŠ₂-su-un⸣ | This (is) the case of a human being, a woman. |
| 30' | tir-ra kiš-pu-ša₂ ana me-ḫe-e INIM.⸢MEŠ⸣-šu₂ ana ⸢IM⸣ | Its witchcraft against the storm, its words against the wind |
| 31' | li-na-aš₂-pu kiš-pu-⸢ša₂ ki⸣-ma pe-⸢e⸣ | May the witchcraft be released, so that it is released. |
| 32' | li-qal₃-pu GIM SUM{sar} li-⸢šaḫ-ṭu⸣ GIM ⸢ZU₂.LUM.MA⸣ | may they pluck up like a reed bundle, may they sprout like dates. |
| 33' | lip-pa-aš₂-ru [...] ⸢ŠU.SAR⸣ | May they release ... ēšû-plant |
| 34' | ina qi₂-bit {d}15 {⸢d}dumu-zi⸣ [...] | By the command of Ištar and Dumuzi |
| 35' | u {d}ka-⸢ni-sur⸣-[ra ...] | and Ka’enosura |
| 36' | ⸢EN₂ ḪUL⸣.[GIG ...] | Incantation: “Ḫulaegi |
| o vii | ||
| 1' | ⸢kiš-pi-ša₂ ru-he-e-ša₂ ru-se⸣-[e-ša₂ ...] | The ekišpiša ritual, the ruḫê ritual, (and) the rusese ritual |
| 2' | la TE-ni la i-qa-⸢ri⸣-[bu-ni] ⸢ia₂-ši EN₂⸣ | Do not approach, do not approach me!” Incantation formula. |
| 3' | EN₂ ⸢at⸣-ti-e ša₂ ⸢te-pu⸣-ši ka-⸢la⸣-ma | Incantation: “It is you who made the etepû-demon manifest, |
| 4' | mim-mu-u te-pu-ši ia₂-ši šim-ti-⸢ia⸣ | All that you have done, my life |
| 5' | {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ ša₂ KUR-e GAZ-a KEŠ₂-⸢ki⸣ | The kukru of the mountain will be destroyed, KEŠE23 |
| 6' | ša₂ ZAG-ki u GUB₃-ki ⸢IM⸣.U₁₉.LU lit-bal | May the E-šamaš carry off your right and left side. |
| 7' | EN₂ ⸢PIŠ₁₀⸣.{d}⸢ID₂ KU₃-tu⸣ DUMU.MUNUS AN-e GAL.MEŠ ana-⸢ku⸣ | Incantation: O pure EPIŠ-e23.E-ID, daughter of the great heavens, I will go up to you. |
| 8' | {d}a-num ib-na-ni-ma {d}BAD {d}⸢nin⸣-lil₂ u₂-še-ri-du-ni ⸢ana KUR⸣ | Anu created me and the god Enlil and the goddess Nin-elil made me enter into the land |
| 9' | e-⸢piš⸣-tu a-ki-a-am DU₃-in-ni ⸢ra⸣-ḫi-tu₂ a-ki-a-<am> tu-⸢ra⸣-[ḫi-in-ni] | (Sum) It is an incantation, how did it come to me? (Akk) The incantations that I have done, how have you done it? |
| 10' | ana ma-la ⸢SAG⸣.DU-MU AN-e ⸢kaš-du⸣ ana ma-la GIR₃.II-MU KI kaš-⸢da-at⸣ | As much as the esaĝ-priestess of heaven (and) the kašdu-priest of heaven, as much as my feet (are) with the kashtāt ēreṣ |
| 11' | ina ⸢TUG₂.SIK₂⸣-MU bi-ta-ni-⸢ti⸣ ŠUB-at EN₂-su ša₂ ABGAL DINGIR.⸢MEŠ EN₂⸣ | In my ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’ prayer, I fall at the feet of the sage of the gods. Incantation formula. |
| 12' | EN₂ ⸢PIŠ₁₀⸣.{d}ID₂ KIMIN ⸢KIMIN⸣ DUMU.MUNUS {d}ID₂ KIMIN kal-lat {d}ID₂ | Incantation: “EPIŠ₂ E23, ditto, e23, daughter of Ezida, [ditto], daughter of Ida. |
| 13' | ša₂ 7 u 7 {munus}UŠ₁₁.⸢ZU⸣.MEŠ-ša₂ ⸢ša₂⸣ 7 u 7 a-a-ba-ti-ša₂ | Of the seven and seven female prisoners of war, of the Seven and Seven of her enemies |
| 14' | e-pu-⸢ša₂⸣-niš-⸢šim⸣-ma ul in-ne₂-pu-⸢uš⸣ | They shall perform it, but they shall not perform it. |
| 15' | ⸢u₂⸣-kaš-ši-⸢pa₂-niš-ši-ma⸣ ul ik-⸢ka⸣-šip | “It is enough, it is not enough! It is not sufficient! |
| 16' | man-nu ša₂ a-⸢na PIŠ₁₀⸣.{d}ID₂ DU₃-ša₂ kiš-pi | Whoever in the future, at any time, breaks the contract, |
| 17' | ⸢PIŠ₁₀⸣.{d}⸢ID₂⸣ ša₂ 7 u 7 DU₃.MEŠ-ni ⸢BUR₂⸣ | EPIŠ-e23.E23, which is made of seven and seven stones, |
| 18' | KIMIN [x] ... {⸢lip₃⸣}BUR₂-ma ana-ku lu-ub-[luṭ ...] | Ditto: ... elipītu-plant, so that I may live |
| 19' | EN₂ PIŠ₁₀.{d}⸢ID₂⸣ KU₃-tu {⸢u₂⸣}KUR.KUR ⸢šam⸣-mu qud-du-[šu ...] | Incantation: “PIŠ10.EID.E23 is pure, Šama’emu is his quddu priest |
| 20' | ⸢e⸣-pi-⸢šu-u⸣-a ABGAL ⸢ša₂ ABZU⸣ | Eppea, sage of the Apsu |
| 21' | e-pi-⸢šu-tu⸣-u-a DUMU.⸢MUNUS⸣.<MEŠ> {d}a-nim ša₂ AN-⸢e⸣ | I, the daughter of Anu of Anum |
| 22' | ki-i e-⸢pu-šu-ni⸣ ul i-⸢le⸣-ʾa-⸢in-ni⸣ | When he performs it, he will not succeed. |
| 23' | ⸢ki⸣-i DU₃-ši-⸢na⸣-ti ⸢al-te-ʾi⸣-ši-⸢na-te⸣ | “If he builds a house in Ekī-ēriš, if he renovates (its) alleys, |
| 24' | ⸢e⸣-tel-⸢la-a GIM⸣ KU₆.⸢MEŠ⸣ ina A.⸢MEŠ-ia GIM ŠAḪ⸣ ina ru-⸢šum-di⸣-[ia₅] | “When I enter into my house like fish, when I enter through my doorjambs like pigs, |
| 25' | ⸢GIM {u₂⸣}IN₆.UŠ₂ ina ⸢u₂-šal⸣-li GIM {u₂}KI.KAL ina a-⸢ḫi⸣ a-⸢tap-pi⸣ | egim-plant (and) maštakal-plant in the ešal-eli-plant like juniper in the spring |
| 26' | ⸢GIM⸣ NUMUN {giš}⸢ESI ina a-ḫi⸣ tam-tim ša₂ {d}KASKAL.KUR ša₂ ba-li-⸢ḫe-e⸣ | ēšû-plant, seed of esi-tree in the waters of the Sea of the Path of Bali-eḫe |
| 27' | nar-qa ⸢ana qaq⸣-qar ša₂ tu₂-na-si-sa-ni qim-mat-ku-nu [...] | (Sum) The narqa ritual that you have performed against the ground (Akk) You have poured out a strewn offering into the ground |
| 28' | EN₂ {⸢d}ID₂ SAG⸣.DU-MU PIŠ₁₀.{⸢d}ID₂ pa-da⸣-[at-ti] | Incantation: “It is the River, my head, the river, my body, |
| 29' | ⸢GIR₃.II-a-a na-a-ri⸣ ša₂ mam₂-ma la ZU-u ⸢qe₂-reb⸣-[ša₂] | The scepter of the sanctuaries, which no one knows, is its qēreb temple. |
| 30' | AN.ḪUL₂.LA ⸢KA-ia⸣ a-ab-ba ta₅-amtu <...> rit-ta-⸢a⸣-[a] | Anḫula, E-KA-ia-e-a, the sea, the <...> sea |
| 31' | ⸢GIM {d⸣}ID₂ SAG.DU-⸢MU GIM⸣ PIŠ₁₀.{d}ID₂ KU₃ qim-⸢ma⸣-[ti] | The reed-bed of the river, my head, is like the ... of a pure river. |
| 32' | ⸢GIM {u₂⸣}ḪA.⸢LU.UB₂⸣ {u₂}IGI-lim šam-⸢mu⸣ BUR₂-⸢te⸣ | ēmû-plant, ḫašālu-juniper, imhur-lim-plant (and) švam-emu-plant |
| 33' | ⸢meš-re-tu⸣-u-⸢a⸣ eb-ba ina x-x-x-⸢ša₂ PIŠ₁₀⸣.{d}⸢ID₂⸣ | “Its reed-beds are pure, in ... Ištar of the River |
| 34' | x x-x-x ša₂ {d}⸢e₂⸣-[a ...] | ... of Ea |
| 35' | {d}15 x ⸢la⸣ ti x x [...] | Ištar |
| 36' | ⸢EN₂⸣ {d}ID₂ a-⸢kul⸣ al-ti ap-⸢pa-šiš⸣ x [...] | Incantation: “Nippur, I want to go out to the apsû-temple, |
| 37' | a-ta-pi₂-ri {d}⸢ID₂ al⸣-[la-biš ...] | Atapiri, E-ID, ala-e-labbi |
| 38' | {⸢d}ID₂⸣ NINDA.⸢ḪI⸣.A u A.MEŠ DU₈ {d}⸢ID₂⸣ [...] | “It is the River, Idītu, Ištar, Eḫbi-Ea, and water are removed.’ |
| 39' | ⸢ZAG.DU₈ KEŠ₂⸣ {d}⸢ID₂⸣ [...] | The ešagdû-vessel, the ritual assemblage of the god Ea |
| 40' | {d}ID₂ par(mu-)šik-⸢ku⸣ [...] | May the river, Parmuvikue |
| 41' | ⸢A⸣.MEŠ x-te-meš-x [...] | The ešādu-priests |
| o viii | ||
| 1' | [...] ⸢ša₂ {d}DIŠ I₃.GIŠ⸣ [...] | ... eša-plant of ... oil |
| 2' | [u₂]-⸢ṭa⸣-ḫi-id-ka [...] | It is the utaeḫbidka plant |
| 3' | [...] {⸢d⸣}e₂(kid-)a id-di-⸢nu⸣ [...] | ... he gave to Ea |
| 4' | ap-šu-uš-ka [...] | Your Apsu |
| 5' | ⸢ad⸣-di-ka EN₂ {d}DIŠ ⸢EN NUN.KI {d}nin⸣-[ši-ku₃] | Incantation: O Diš, lord of the princes, Nin-ešiku |
| 6' | ⸢aṭ⸣-ru-ud A₂.ZAG₂ ⸢aḫ-ḫa⸣-zu šuru-pu-u ⸢ša₂ SU-ka⸣ | (Sum) The šūpu plant is a rû-plant (Akk) It is an e’aḫḥba-plant, a plant of a mountain (var.) it is an alabaster plant |
| 7' | ⸢u₂⸣-šat-bi qu-lu ku-ru ni-is-sa-tu₂ ša₂ pag-⸢ri-ka⸣ | Its ešatu-vessels are a qulu-bowl, a kuru-flour, the nišsātu of Pabilsag. |
| 8' | u₂-pa-ši-iḫ SA.⸢MEŠ⸣ mi-na-te-ka NU DU₁₀.GA.⸢MEŠ⸣ | (who) removes the šāpî-diseases (and) your unpleasant utterances |
| 9' | ina qi₂-bit {d}e₂-a MAN ⸢ABZU⸣ ina te-e ša₂ {d}e₂-a | By the command of Ea, king of the Apsu, by the command (of) Ea |
| 10' | ina EN₂ ša₂ {d}asal-⸢lu₂⸣-ḫi ina rik-si GAL-e ša₂ {⸢d}ME.ME⸣ | In the incantation of Asalluḫi, in the great ritual of Gula |
| 11' | ina ŠU.II pa-aš₂-ḫa-ti ša₂ {d}nin-tin-ug₅-ga | from the account of Nintinuga |
| 12' | u {d}nin-⸢girima₃⸣ EN ⸢EN₂⸣ | and Ningirima, the lord of the incantation, |
| 13' | id-di-šu₂-ma ana NENNI A NENNI {d}DIŠ EN₂ INIM ša₂ ⸢TI⸣.LA | He gave him to so-and-so, son of so- and so, Incantation: Wording of a balaŋ composition ela |
| 14' | 7 ABGAL šu-ut eri-du₁₀ li-šap-ši-ḫu SU-šu₂ EN₂ | 7 sages of Eridu may they soothe his body. Incantation formula. |
| 15' | ⸢EN₂⸣ {d}BAD SAG.DU {mul}GAG.SI.SA₂ la-⸢a⸣-ni SAG.KI {d}UTU KUR-ḫa | Incantation: “Enlil, the head of the Arrow is not his, the forehead of Šamaš rises. |
| 16' | ⸢A₂.II-a⸣-a gam-lum ša₂ ⸢KA₂⸣ {d}MES GEŠTU.II-na-a-a le-ʾu-u | “It is a full moon, the one of the gate of Marduk, who hears my prayers. |
| 17' | ⸢GIR₃⸣.II-a-a ⸢laḫ₃⸣-mu mu-kab-bi-su UZU la-aḫ-me | The šēpê-plant (and) the laḫmu-plant are its ingredients. The meat is roasted. |
| 18' | at-tu-nu DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ <GIM> {⸢d⸣}UTU ina AN-e nap-ḫa-tu-nu | You, O great gods, <like> Ea and Šamaš in heaven, you are resplendent. |
| 19' | ⸢GIM⸣ an-na-⸢ku⸣ AN.⸢BAR⸣ ip-šu bar-⸢tum⸣ INIM ḪUL-tim | Anu-eku-e23 is the ana-ešû-demon (and) the ebbar-disease (is) the incantation of a curse. |
| 20' | la TE.MEŠ-ku-nu-⸢ši NU⸣ KU.<NU>-ku-nu-ši | They shall not approach you, they shall not enter you. |
| 21' | ip-šu₂ bar-tu₂ INIM ḪUL-⸢tim la TE⸣-ni ... la KU.NU-ni ia₂-ši EN₂ | (If) he does not respond to an evil word, he will not be able to save me. Incantation: |
| 22' | EN₂ at-⸢ti⸣-man(30-)nu {⸢munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU⸣ ša₂ DU₃-ša₂ ṣal-mi | Incantation: “Atti-emannu (is) a woman whose incantation is performed. |
| 23' | iṭ-⸢ṭu-lu la-a⸣-[ni ib]-⸢nu⸣-[u₂] {d}LAMMA | The one who carries (this tablet) off will not be released, the lamassu-priest |
| 24' | ⸢e⸣-[mu-ru bal]-⸢ti u₂-šar⸣-ri-ḫu gat-ti | (Sum) I am the one who enlarges the temple (Akk) The one who makes the temple shine like the sun(-darkness) |
| 25' | [...] u₂-maš-⸢ši-lu bu⸣-un-na-ni-ia | ... he has smeared me with ... |
| 26' | ⸢up-pi-ru⸣ [mi-na-ti]-ia u₂-⸢kas₃⸣-su-u meš-re-ti-ia | (and) the euppirû-vessels of my years they seized, my possessions |
| 27' | ⸢u₂-kan⸣-[ni-nu] ma-na-ni-⸢ia⸣ | Manani-Eya |
| 28' | ia-a-ši {⸢d}DIŠ⸣ [MAŠ].⸢MAŠ⸣ DINGIR.MEŠ ⸢u₂⸣-ma-ʾi-⸢ra-ni-ma⸣ | As for me, Enlil, the exorcist of the gods, (and) Emanima, |
| 29' | ina IGI {d}UTU ṣa-lam-⸢ki e⸣-ṣir la-an-⸢ki⸣ aṭ-ṭul {d}LAMMA-⸢ki ab-ni⸣ | In front of Šamaš of Balām-ēki, E’esbir, (and) Land-of-E, I turned to Lamassu of E. |
| 30' | bal-ta-ki a-⸢mur ga-ta-ki⸣ u₂-šar-ri-⸢iḫ⸣ | (Sum) I want to bring you the baltaku, the a’emur, the gataki, the ušarriḫ, |
| 31' | nab-⸢ni-it-ki u₂⸣-[ṣab]-⸢bi⸣ <ina> {d}⸢nisaba⸣ KU₃-tu₂ ⸢bu⸣-na-ni-ki ⸢u₂-maš⸣-šil | “I have slain you, I have buried you in the pure abode of Enīšba-enî, |
| 32' | [... meš]-⸢re⸣-ti-⸢ki⸣ u₂-⸢kas₃⸣-si | ... Meš-rēti-ēkî, he defeated it |
| 33' | [...] ⸢te⸣-pu-šin-⸢ni⸣ DU₃-ki | ... you build the ēpû-priesthood. |
| 34' | [...] ⸢u₂-šam-ḫir⸣-ki | ... ešamḫir plant |
| 35' | [...] ⸢u₂-tir ag-mil-ki⸣ | ... of Agimil |
| 36' | [... ru]-⸢se-ki⸣ ep-še-⸢te-ki⸣ lem-ne₂(nu-)ti | ... of Ruese, of your evil deeds |
| 37' | [... na]-⸢aš₂⸣-pa-ra-ti-ki ša₂ ḪUL-tim | ... your supplications of evil |
| 38' | [... DI].⸢BAL.A⸣-ki ZI.KU₅.RU.⸢DA-ki⸣ | ... your judgment (and) your judgment |
| 39' | [... DIMMA.KUR₂].⸢RA-ki li-kil⸣-lu SAG-⸢ki⸣ | May your [divini]ty be at peace with SAG-e. |
| 40' | [...] ⸢ša₂ ŠU⸣.II-MU | ... my hand |
| 41' | [...] ⸢lil-lik-ma⸣ | ... Elillikma |
| 42' | [...] ⸢li⸣-na-⸢an-ni⸣ | ... elī-e-annî |
| 43' | [...] ... ⸢lim-ḫur-an-ni am⸣-[ḫur] mi-⸢iḫ⸣-ru lim-ḫuru-in-ni ⸢EN₂⸣ | ... limḫurannu-plant, i.e., elīḫû-plant? (and) ēmuru-sulphur? (as for) me, I have smeared with it. Incantation formula. |
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