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AfO 14, 141 (P394409)
CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic > Bīt mēseri, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | AfO 14, 141 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394409 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic > Bīt mēseri |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| obverse 7' | The samanu-disease of the aunu-disease of Narudi |
| reverse 20 | he shall not return, he shall not take it away, he shall not take it away from the house and his people. |
| reverse 26 | Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria. |
| obverse 36' | or who... like a pig |
| reverse 14 | seized by Ningizida, the saipu-priest |
| obverse 37' | or who enters into the lap of a man, |
| reverse 21 | May the good du and the good lamû-demon be placed in the house. |
| obverse 20' | Whoever you are, they shall not give them. |
| reverse 3 | In the opening of the house he has sat down, the prayer of Itar |
| reverse 16 | For Ningizida, the throne of the wide earth |
| obverse 26' | or who is in a household, or who is stationed in a household |
| obverse 30' | or that of the nirbu-priestess they shall purify. |
| obverse 38' | he heard, and Lugalgira spoke a word: |
| obverse 9' | Because in the house of so-and-so, son of so-and-so |
| obverse 23' | their prince, I did not know. |
| obverse 8' | a-gapurtu, Itar, Adhalanki, Adhalkuga |
| obverse 27' | or one who stands in the assembly of the house |
| obverse 13' | or an evil demon, or a evil god, |
| obverse 18' | News of a house that cannot be altered: he will become confused. |
| reverse 10 | The evil extispicy which he sees is evil. |
| obverse 24' | On this day I seized your hem |
| obverse 10' | I appeal to you, judge the case, judge the house. |
| obverse 6' | Almu and Allamu, kings of Sibitti |
| reverse 6 | Ninurta, he smote the huppu-demon, he smote the flour |
| reverse 24 | In front of the 14th, it was surrounded by a rainbow of silver. |
| reverse 5 | On account of the incantation, I seize Gula, the great physician. |
| reverse 18 | Bidu, the chief doorman of the underworld, may his face be alone. |
| reverse 29 | ... of scribal art. |
| obverse 3' | Whom an apsû-order has placed in my heart |
| obverse 21' | I did not give their supplications. |
| obverse 33' | or who, like an ox, |
| reverse 12 | The life of Adad, the lord, is sweet, and he is satisfied with the house. |
| obverse 39' | he smote all the gods, |
| reverse 2 | At that time the house was seized. Nusku the courtyard of the house was seized. Enlil |
| obverse 15' | or a libation bowl, or a female libation bowl, |
| reverse 8 | ulagana in the presence of the Ninmama and Saturn |
| obverse 32' | or that which is in the outskirts of the house is torn out, |
| reverse 28 | ... since time immemorial |
| obverse 14' | or ama or ama or ama |
| obverse 34' | or who eats meat like a pig or eats a donkey |
| obverse 17' | After they have finished the house, after they have finished the house. |
| reverse 27 | ... the one who... |
| obverse 28' | or who in the midst of the house stands |
| reverse 17 | May the great gods overthrow him. |
| reverse 23 | Like this in the presence of arru-uur, who is located on the top of the wall. |
| reverse 25 | Incantation: Incantation of Enkumma, who is standing in the holy jar. |
| reverse 15 | He sat in the lap of the house and the halo. |
| obverse 19' | in the face of humanity... |
| obverse 5' | The god, the temple of Itar, the temple of the god of the city, Itar, the city of Nergal, lord of the writings of Ium, vizier of the street |
| reverse 1 | You are the one who resides in his dwelling. |
| obverse 1' | He has become frightened. He who his message like a letter |
| obverse 40' | You make your sarikku-offerings (and) sirqu-offerings plentiful for you. |
| reverse 7 | Ningirima, owner of the house being sold. |
| obverse 31' | or the one who the side of the house has cut off |
| reverse 13 | whatever evil that is present in our house |
| reverse 4 | at the gate of the quay Ur-gula, who dwells with his family, |
| obverse 2' | I, as for you, who knows your name, the son of his master |
| obverse 12' | or a curse of evil, or a lament of evil, |
| reverse 11 | He entered the houses of nigkalkala, whose neck is strong. |
| obverse 11' | or a widow, or a dowry, or a robber |
| obverse 4' | I pray with you, the great gods. |
| reverse 19 | and the door of his robbery may he seize. |
| obverse 22' | Their position is long and I do not know. |
| reverse 9 | A leather bag, a beautiful..., bearer of Kusu |
| obverse 29' | or one who stands in the house, or at the gate, |
| obverse 16' | who stands in the house of so-and-so, son of so-and-so, |
| obverse 35' | or who, like a dog, |
| obverse 25' | I seized the garments of Ea and Asalluhi |
| reverse 22 | According to your exalted command that cannot be changed, |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- 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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