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BL 091 (P393772)
CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic > Zi-pà-incantation, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BL 091 |
|---|---|
| ID | P393772 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic > Zi-pà-incantation |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| reverse col 4 253 | water of the Tigris, water of the Euphrates |
| obverse col 1 48 | (If) he is a lion, he is a lion, he is a lion. |
| reverse col 4 219 | guardian of evil, |
| reverse col 4 222 | ... of heaven and earth |
| obverse col 2 122 | ugurulua-stone, sikila-stone |
| obverse col 2 114 | he set up his head. |
| obverse col 2 143 | they shall not... |
| reverse col 3 206 | heir of the mistress, beloved of the goddess |
| reverse col 3 186 | from the Dalu-eda canal... |
| reverse col 3 184 | in the courtyard of the house ditto |
| reverse col 4 237 | Do not seize him (against him)! |
| obverse col 1 1 | Incantation: O evil god, evil udug-demon, evil god, |
| obverse col 1 12 | the nugig-ana-nuhunga priestess of Anu |
| obverse col 1 23 | (If) he is a sick man, he is a sick man, he is a sick man, he is a sick man, he is a sick man, he is a sick man. |
| obverse col 1 32 | (As for) the evil demon, the evil demon, the evil demon |
| obverse col 2 86 | In the Egaledinatauba temple, where no one can know, |
| obverse col 1 72 | ... of the awe-inspiring brilliance of the land |
| reverse col 3 191 | from the gate of the house... in the middle of the house |
| reverse col 3 169 | In the Aptu-karratu ditto |
| reverse col 4 271 | the lulpaphala priestess, his sacrificial offering, |
| reverse col 3 183 | from the Habrudda canal... |
| reverse col 3 197 | from the ubea house... |
| reverse col 3 196 | from the threshing floor... |
| obverse col 2 83 | (As for) the gurudû-offering, the nudul-offering, and the nadû-offering, |
| obverse col 2 87 | the strong one who kills the weapon, |
| reverse col 3 185 | from the threshing floor, the fate of |
| reverse col 4 274 | May the god ama restore him. |
| obverse col 1 20 | the sakkadu-vessel, the samanû-vessel, the samanû-vessel, the samanû-vessel, the samanû-vessel |
| obverse col 2 101 | the man of the steppe who has died from hunger and hunger |
| obverse col 2 82 | to Gimgalana-andag-dag-dag-dag-giu |
| obverse col 2 96 | who from the upper part of the guard was killed and seized |
| reverse col 3 152 | he poured water on him. |
| reverse col 3 173 | From the Aptu ditto. |
| obverse col 1 22 | Be exorcised in the right hand of heaven! |
| obverse col 1 14 | He should not... his urugal storehouse, nor...... |
| obverse col 2 130 | You set up a scepter and a scepter for him. |
| reverse col 3 211 | he destroyed the rites of a man |
| obverse col 1 35 | (a kind of profession) |
| obverse col 2 90 | I want to eat the day, the day of life |
| reverse col 3 190 | After he has determined the fate of his father-in-law |
| reverse col 3 205 | ... of the gods |
| obverse col 1 19 | u-naptu, sanuga-flour, utu-flour, |
| obverse col 2 93 | may he be able to smite |
| obverse col 2 144 | they shall not return (to court) |
| obverse col 2 85 | the son of Lugal-edina |
| reverse col 3 168 | From the opening of the window ditto. |
| reverse col 4 225 | he set up his head. |
| reverse col 4 235 | May he stand at his head. |
| reverse col 3 155 | May he stand in front of it for the sake of his life. |
| obverse col 1 61 | uala-nida, the naruqu-priestess of evil, |
| obverse col 2 113 | with Alad-Lamma-nisigga |
| reverse col 4 269 | Do not seize (them) in a hurry! |
| obverse col 2 91 | for the days to be carried off. |
| obverse col 1 42 | ... of the ziggurrat |
| obverse col 2 124 | at the disposal of Gula-eigiani |
| reverse col 4 241 | May his holy mouth be praised. |
| obverse col 2 97 | who in the midst of his lordly womb |
| reverse col 3 209 | high mountain range |
| reverse col 4 223 | of the first-born son of Ea |
| obverse col 1 16 | sagsahartag rites... |
| reverse col 4 250 | to be strong |
| reverse col 4 251 | ... the sea |
| reverse col 3 198 | in the middle of the house ditto |
| obverse col 1 29 | Be exorcised in the right hand of the gods! |
| obverse col 1 34 | Be exorcised in the right hand of the gods! |
| obverse col 1 49 | Be exorcised in the right hand of the gods! |
| obverse col 1 54 | Be exorcised in the right hand of the gods! |
| obverse col 1 59 | Be exorcised in the right hand of the gods! |
| obverse col 2 127 | Be exorcised in the right hand of the gods! |
| obverse col 2 145 | Be exorcised in the right hand of the gods! |
| reverse col 4 238 | Be exorcised in the right hand of the gods! |
| reverse col 4 257 | Be exorcised in the right hand of the gods! |
| reverse col 4 264 | Be exorcised in the right hand of the gods! |
| reverse col 4 277 | Be exorcised in the right hand of the gods! |
| obverse col 1 25 | the brickwork of the brickwork and the brickwork of the reed-bed, the evil reed, |
| reverse col 3 146 | Asari-alimnuna, the first-born son |
| obverse col 1 4 | The one who hates the storm, the aura and radiance of the evildoer |
| obverse col 2 125 | at his left side. |
| obverse col 2 133 | The utukku-demon, the evil utukku-demon, the evil utukku-demon, the evil utukku-demon, the evil utukku-demon, the evil utukku-demon, the evil utukku-demon, the evil utukku-demon, the evil utukku-demon, |
| obverse col 2 75 | Whoever removes the incantation, who does not know... |
| reverse col 3 147 | At the threshing floor of Eridu the pure water of Eridu |
| reverse col 3 154 | May the evil-doer take away from him. |
| obverse col 1 7 | Be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, |
| reverse col 3 172 | ... in the open country ditto |
| obverse col 1 5 | the evil of my own strength, the evil of my own strength, |
| obverse col 2 129 | he sat on his bed and sat on his bed. |
| obverse col 2 81 | The nirigû-vessel, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door bolt, the door |
| obverse col 2 116 | he shall not seize him, he shall not seize him. |
| obverse col 2 121 | at his right side he shall tie. |
| obverse col 1 43 | as for Umma-lirum-sinusa, a ditto of the ziggurat, |
| obverse col 1 70 | um-ngi-edina does not have the authority to do obeisance. |
| reverse col 3 162 | he smote the arm and the neck stock, and |
| obverse col 1 45 | thick ax, thick ax, |
| obverse col 1 53 | (If) he does not know (what to do): evil. |
| reverse col 3 180 | From the well to the well-being of your greatness ditto. |
| reverse col 4 268 | for his life |
| obverse col 2 137 | The uu-demon, the uu-demon, the uu-demon, the uu-demon, the uu-demon, the uu-demon, the uu-demon, the uu-demon, the uu-demon, the uu-demon, the uu-demon, the uu-dem |
| obverse col 2 104 | the young men of Damnu-tukua |
| obverse col 2 142 | By their feet, by their feet, |
| reverse col 3 175 | by the hand of the son of ama-ganzrta |
| reverse col 4 224 | to the oath of his life |
| reverse col 4 229 | by Gibar, the foremost son of Ea |
| reverse col 4 247 | May he be sated with his body |
| obverse col 2 108 | saggigû-demon of Sag-iti-Nutila |
| reverse col 4 239 | by Ningirim, Nintutu |
| obverse col 2 134 | (If) he is a liar, he is a liar, he is a liar, he is a liar, he is a evil god, he is a great evil god. |
| reverse col 3 148 | a sacrificial garment... |
| reverse col 3 170 | from the top of the apsû... |
| obverse col 1 60 | of Nigakaulgalduga, |
| obverse col 2 128 | white wool, tin, (and) ghee that is piled up in abundance |
| obverse col 2 99 | ... of a stele |
| reverse col 4 270 | May he be praised in his right hand. |
| obverse col 1 37 | of Ummegalasisa, |
| obverse col 1 36 | (As for) Ummega-galala, |
| obverse col 1 62 | (If) he is a lion, he is a lion, he is a lion, he is a lion, |
| obverse col 1 27 | The bitter one, the bitter one, the ninugar one, |
| reverse col 3 174 | From the mouth of the apsû-priest ditto |
| obverse col 2 94 | Be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, |
| obverse col 2 74 | the utterance of an oath |
| reverse col 3 167 | In the open window ditto |
| reverse col 3 189 | From Dingir-siggani the fate of his creator |
| obverse col 1 65 | with Nisila-gasu-tagurgura and her liver, |
| reverse col 3 212 | not to bring back to the possessions |
| reverse col 4 236 | for his life |
| reverse col 4 258 | by Erekigal, the wife of Ninazu |
| reverse col 3 182 | from the storehouse of the gisalû-house ditto |
| obverse col 1 2 | udug-edina sheep, udug-ursag sheep |
| obverse col 2 102 | in the plain and the plain |
| reverse col 3 150 | Water from the Tigris and Euphrates, water from the Euphrates |
| obverse col 1 44 | Give me life! |
| reverse col 4 245 | may he bring it. May Gula bring it to you. |
| reverse col 4 246 | ...... sweet water |
| reverse col 4 260 | May the evil utukku-demon tear out and |
| obverse col 2 84 | its top is covered with dust; it is not covered in dust. |
| reverse col 3 156 | udug-vessel of Lamma-sigga and edu-vessel of good quality lamasu-glass. |
| reverse col 4 252 | asigû-offerings |
| reverse col 4 227 | I shall not let go of my possessions. |
| reverse col 3 164 | The evil demon and evil-doer |
| obverse col 1 66 | (a kind of bread, cake) |
| obverse col 2 135 | (As for) the temples of the gods, the goddesses, the goddesses, (and) the goddesses |
| reverse col 4 279 | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| reverse col 4 255 | the mountain range |
| obverse col 1 13 | total, total, of Sag-iti-nu-tilla, |
| obverse col 1 31 | (As for) the sagkiulgal, the evil eye, |
| reverse col 3 159 | That man’s flour will be poured out and that man’s flour will be poured out. |
| reverse col 4 262 | udug-offering for Lamma-sigga and the lamassu-disease. |
| obverse col 1 28 | (a kind of profession) |
| obverse col 2 117 | Be exorcised in the life of heaven! |
| obverse col 1 11 | ... nugig-shagig-shagig-shagig-shag-barra... |
| reverse col 3 193 | from the door of the house... |
| reverse col 3 201 | from the threshing floor the fates |
| reverse col 3 208 | he fashioned it, he fashioned it, he fashioned it, he fashioned it, he fashioned it. |
| obverse col 2 109 | Be exorcised in the right hand of heaven! |
| reverse col 3 166 | Do not enter into the mouth of a man |
| reverse col 3 214 | by the... of Dumki’ag-Bel-zuna beloved of ama |
| reverse col 3 179 | from the well... |
| obverse col 1 64 | (a kind of skin) |
| reverse col 4 221 | of Ursag-Asalluhi and the herald Marduk |
| reverse col 4 256 | May they return their breasts to their places. |
| reverse col 4 230 | Enkimah, the scepter of the evildoer, |
| reverse col 4 231 | the udug demons, the weapons, the sadag demons, the kakka demons, |
| reverse col 3 207 | the lordship of |
| obverse col 1 46 | the azagluunbara priestess |
| obverse col 2 78 | Be exorcised by heaven! |
| obverse col 1 67 | bread for a banquet |
| reverse col 4 273 | the utterance of that man |
| obverse col 1 58 | Do not abandon him, do not abandon him! |
| obverse col 2 120 | for his yellow-green offering, |
| obverse col 2 141 | their hands towards her hand |
| reverse col 4 242 | Hand of Babu, Amagal, and Babu, the great mother |
| obverse col 2 131 | good quality ghee, good quality emmer, which is made with the finest oil |
| reverse col 4 228 | Be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, |
| reverse col 4 272 | Be present in this ram, place (in it) a firm positive answer, favorable designs, favorable, propitious omens by the oracular command of your great divinity! |
| obverse col 2 139 | their head |
| reverse col 4 266 | of the gods, Il-ra-bani-gm, |
| obverse col 2 110 | in the presence of Ilu-ulu-paphala |
| reverse col 4 278 | the life of Anar, Kiar, and the life of Anar, Kiar |
| obverse col 1 40 | with a taribû-drum and a taribû-drum of the outer wall he set up. |
| reverse col 4 267 | he set up his head. |
| obverse col 1 3 | the udug-abba offering, the udug-urugal offering, the offering, the offering |
| reverse col 4 248 | black flint |
| obverse col 1 52 | to do obeisance |
| reverse col 4 244 | good quality... in his body |
| obverse col 2 92 | I will be able to withstand the day. |
| reverse col 3 199 | from the threshing floor... |
| reverse col 3 213 | You recite the incantation rites of the heavens. |
| reverse col 4 265 | Hand of endursag, great herald, exalted one |
| obverse col 1 47 | to smite, not to smite |
| reverse col 3 171 | from the Upper Sea of the Rising Sun to the Lower Sea of the Rising Sun |
| reverse col 3 157 | may they be redeemed in his body. |
| reverse col 4 220 | The breasts of the reeds are reeds. |
| obverse col 1 30 | (Property) of Lu-sabi-lu-dibbi, |
| obverse col 2 111 | for the life of... |
| obverse col 1 15 | he has no rival, he has no rival. |
| obverse col 1 17 | Be present in this ram, place in it a firm positive answer |
| obverse col 1 50 | The namtargigu-demon, the mighty namtaru-demon, |
| reverse col 3 210 | of humanity |
| reverse col 4 243 | the saggadalû-demon, the saggadalû-demon, the saggadtu-demon, |
| obverse col 2 88 | Be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, |
| reverse col 3 218 | of the gods |
| reverse col 3 178 | from the black-headed (people) |
| reverse col 3 161 | at the quay of the Azida gate |
| obverse col 1 68 | ...... which is on the other side |
| reverse col 3 194 | In the midst of the house ditto |
| reverse col 3 160 | ... flour for agate |
| reverse col 4 234 | for his life |
| obverse col 1 9 | In order to destroy the temple, in order to destroy the temple, in order to destroy the evildoer, |
| reverse col 3 215 | ... from |
| obverse col 2 118 | Gugan-me-da-sikila |
| obverse col 2 76 | The evil wording of a slander, famine, and famine... |
| reverse col 4 233 | heir of Ursag-Ninurta... warrior of Ninurta, my lord, son of the god Enlil |
| reverse col 4 259 | May his face be set upon a different place. |
| obverse col 2 136 | In the temple of the lilû-priestess, the lilû-priestess, the lilû-priestess, the lilû-priestess, the lilû-priestess, the lilû-priestess, the lilû-priestess, |
| reverse col 3 176 | from the light he decreed fate. |
| obverse col 2 126 | he set up in his mind. |
| obverse col 1 41 | (A statue of) Umme-dalirum (and) the ditto of the outer wall |
| reverse col 3 192 | from the depot of the house... |
| obverse col 2 95 | a person in the prison who dies and dies |
| obverse col 1 38 | with Ummegalasigga (and) |
| obverse col 2 100 | he has been destroyed and the dead have died. |
| obverse col 1 24 | The sick one destroys the dead, the sick one, the one who kills the Amorite, the one who destroys the ground |
| obverse col 1 63 | (As for) the brickwork, the brickwork, (and) the brickwork, (as for) the kush-esirlibra temple, |
| obverse col 2 119 | is suitable for u-Inanna-kuta — |
| obverse col 2 112 | may he stand before Utu |
| obverse col 1 56 | to Turagina |
| obverse col 2 140 | to his right hand |
| obverse col 2 132 | he smote him, he smote him from his power. |
| obverse col 2 77 | No one should be allowed to split apart... |
| reverse col 4 263 | may they be redeemed in his body. |
| reverse col 4 240 | of the namub-eridug priesthood |
| reverse col 3 188 | from the threshing floor, the fate of a man |
| obverse col 1 10 | Be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, |
| obverse col 1 6 | (As for) the one who removes the sand dunes, the one who removes the evil-doer, |
| obverse col 2 103 | (As for) the kisikil-lila, my spouse, who does not have a husband |
| reverse col 4 261 | May he stand at the side of its outer wall. |
| reverse col 3 177 | At that time, in the days of |
| reverse col 3 153 | to Abani-dadaga |
| obverse col 1 33 | (As for) the saffron, the evil-doer, the evil-doer, the evil-doer, the evil-doer |
| obverse col 2 79 | that is to be destroyed in the meadow, to be destroyed in the meadow, |
| reverse col 3 158 | Be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, be exorcised, |
| reverse col 3 181 | From the gisalû-vessel the fate of the gisalû-vessel |
| obverse col 2 123 | from its mountain he brought |
| obverse col 2 80 | Its cultivated land should not be destroyed, its cultivated land should not be destroyed. |
| obverse col 1 69 | he caused to be destroyed. |
| obverse col 1 73 | (a kind of garment) that is placed in the body of a man |
| reverse col 3 200 | from the threshing floor... |
| obverse col 2 107 | that man will not raise a claim against him |
| obverse col 2 115 | for his life |
| reverse col 3 165 | Be exorcised by the life of heaven! |
| reverse col 4 232 | of the great gods |
| reverse col 3 216 | ...... |
| reverse col 3 151 | he poured water on him |
| reverse col 3 149 | (Possessor) of seven limbs, seven limbs |
| reverse col 4 249 | libigigu-disease |
| obverse col 2 98 | he does not have mercy on him. |
| reverse col 3 202 | from the threshing floor... |
| obverse col 1 18 | We have not been negligent, we have not been negligent. |
| obverse col 2 138 | (As for) the sick, the sick, the sick, the sick, and the sick. |
| reverse col 4 275 | of Asari-alimnuna, the first-born son of Apsu |
| reverse col 3 217 | ...-sikil |
| obverse col 1 55 | he is a sick man, a sick man, a sick man |
| obverse col 2 89 | I want to eat the day, the day of eating |
| reverse col 3 187 | (If) by means of a ritual assemblage, a fate (and) a fate (against it) |
| reverse col 3 195 | from the threshing floor... |
| reverse col 3 203 | Be exorcised by heaven! |
| obverse col 1 26 | (a kind of flying insect) and a snare, |
| obverse col 1 51 | the namtaruunbara priestess of a man cannot be altered |
| obverse col 2 106 | who has no rival |
| obverse col 1 8 | udug-lu-dibba, gidim-lu-dibba, |
| obverse col 1 71 | Be exorcised by the life of heaven! |
| reverse col 3 204 | heir of Enlil, daughter of Anu |
| reverse col 4 276 | good quality emmer, suitable for drinking, |
| reverse col 3 163 | the head of the evildoer |
| reverse col 4 226 | for his life |
| obverse col 1 21 | The sa-ni-dub-vessel, the sa-ni-dub-vessel, the sa-ni-dab-vessel, the evil-doer, |
| obverse col 1 39 | he will die in a famine. |
| obverse col 1 57 | (If) they are to bring (them) to you, Tragengina. |
| obverse col 2 105 | the one who has sworn by name, |
| reverse col 4 254 | the mountain range, the mountain range, the high mountain range, the high mountain range |
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- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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