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Maqlu 2, 82-83 (P393720)
Prayer, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Maqlu 2, 82-83 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393720 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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 i | ||
| 1' | [ki]-⸢ma {u₂⸣}[ḪAR.SAG{sar} ...] | In the place of ēsag-plant |
| 2' | ki-ma {u₂}ZA₃.[ḪI.LI{sar} ...] | like šaḫlû-cress |
| 3' | ki-ma {u₂}KUR.⸢ZI⸣{sar} [...] | Like ēšu-juniper |
| 4' | ki-ma {u₂}GAZI{⸢sar⸣} [...] | Like esarû-plant |
| 5' | ki-ma {u₂}ḪAR.ḪAR{sar} ⸢li⸣-[ḫaš-šu-ši ...] | Like juniper, elī-eḫašši |
| 6' | ki-ma qit-mi li-⸢ik-tu⸣-[mu-ši ...] | Like a hand, may they bind him. |
| 7' | ki-ma {u₂}UKUŠ₂.LAGAB{sar} li-⸢ru⸣-[ru-ši ...] | Like ēru-trees, may they encircle you |
| 8' | ki-ma {u₂}NU.LUḪ.ḪA{sar} lit-taḫ-ḫi-⸢ra⸣ [...] | Like nuḫurtu-plant, let it grow in abundance for you |
| 9' | e-piš-ti u₃ muš-⸢te⸣-[piš-ti] | My sorcery and my sorceries |
| 10' | lib-bal-kit-si SILA u₃ su-[lu-u₂] | May he cross the street and the alley. |
| 11' | lib-bal-kit-si ib-ra-tum u₃ ne₂-me-[di-ša₂] | May the Ibrūtum and Nemedî afflict her. |
| 12' | lib-bal-ki-tu-ši-ma DINGIR.MEŠ ša₂ EDIN u [...] | May the gods of the open country and |
| 13' | {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU GIM UR.GI₇ ina {giš}GIDRU GIM an-du-ḫal-[lat] ; ina kir-ban-⸢ni⸣ | A sorceress like a dog in a scepter like anduḫallatu-disease in kirbanešu-trees |
| 14' | ki-ma kib-si UDU.NITA₂ li-sa-am-me-ku-ši-ma li-ti-qu-⸢ši⸣ | Like a sheep's carcass they shall slaughter it, and they shall pluck it up. |
| 15' | ki-ma kur-sin-ni ANŠE ina SILA e-te-qu lik-kel-me-ši | Like a mountain goat, may a donkey pass through the street. |
| 16' | e-piš-ti u₃ muš-te-piš-ti | (As for) the one who performs sorcery and incantations |
| 17' | ina bi-rit UR.GI₇.MEŠ li-su-ru ku-lu-lu-ša₂ | between the dogs may they release her fury |
| 18' | ina bi-rit ku-lu-lu-ša₂ li-su-ru UR.GI₇.MEŠ | May dogs tremble between their teeth. |
| 19' | e-li-ša₂ qul-mu-u₂ li-su-ru | (Sum) May he remove the šulmû-demon from above (Akk) May they remove the qulmu'u from above |
| 20' | ki-ma A.GAR.GAR MAŠ.DA₃ qu-tur-ša₂ li-ib-le TU₆ EN₂ | Like a marshland, its vegetation is dense. Incantation-formula. |
| 21' | EN₂ at-ti-man-nu {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ DU₃.DU₃-ša₂ ; 3 ITI.MEŠ 10 u₄-me BAR u₄-me | Incantation: “You are the woman who performs witchcraft for 3 months, 10 days, month (and) day. |
| o iv | ||
| 1 | EN₂ KUR-u₂ lik-tum₃-ku-⸢nu⸣-[ši] | Incantation: May the mountain bring to an end. |
| 2 | KUR-u₂ lik-la-ku-nu-[ši] | May the mountain bless you. |
| 3 | KUR-u₂ li-ni-iḫ-ku-nu-⸢ši⸣ | May the mountain rejoice over you. |
| 4 | KUR-u₂ li-iḫ-si-ku-nu-ši | May the mountain rejoice over you. |
| 5 | KUR-u₂ li-te-eʾ-ku-nu-ši | May the mountain approach you! |
| 6 | KUR-u₂ li-ne₂-eʾ-ku-nu-ši | May the mountain surround you. |
| 7 | KUR-u₂ li-ner-ku-nu-ši KUR-u₂ li-kat₃-tin-ku-nu-ši | May the mountains bind you, may the mountains keep you in good health. |
| 8 | KUR-u₂ dan-nu UGU-ku-nu lim-qut | May a strong mountain fall upon you. |
| 9 | ina SU-MU lu-u tap-par-ra-sa-ma TU₆ EN₂ | May you be reconciled with me in my body. Incantation formula. |
| 10 | EN₂ i-sa-a i-sa-a re-e-qa re-e-qa | Incantation: “Išâ, Isāf!, rest, rest! |
| 11 | be₂-e-ša₂ be₂-e-ša₂ ḫi-il-qa ḫi-il-qa | “Be it, be it, take it! Take it! |
| 12 | dup-pi-ra at-la-ka i-sa-a u re-e-qa | “I will go to the threshing-floor, and I will take care of the rest. |
| 13 | ḪUL-ku-nu ki-ma qut-ri li-tel-li AN-[e] | May your evil come forth like smoke. |
| 14 | ina SU-MU i-sa-[a] | in my body there is |
| 15 | ina SU-MU re-⸢e⸣-[qa] | In my body, the shepherd |
| 16 | ina SU-MU be₂-⸢e⸣-[ša₂] | in my body be extinguished |
| 17 | ina SU-MU ḫi-⸢il⸣-[qa] | In my body may joy |
| 18 | ina SU-MU dup-pi-[ra] | in my body a snare |
| 19 | ina SU-MU at-la-[ka] | I am in my body. |
| 20 | ana₃ SU-MU NU [...] | For my body not ... |
| 21 | ana₃ SU-MU NU ⸢TE⸣-[e] | to my body not to enter |
| 22 | ana₃ SU-MU [...] | For my body |
| 23 | ni-iš {d}UTU ⸢DUGUD⸣ [...] | By the life of Šamaš, the ēru-priestess |
| 24 | ni-iš {d}⸢e₂⸣-[a ...] | by the command of Ea |
| 25 | ⸢ni-iš⸣ [...] | |
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