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K 03207 (P394872)
CANONICAL > Magic > Medical > Sagalla, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 03207 |
|---|---|
| ID | P394872 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic > Medical > Sagalla |
| 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 1 | his..., a thorny wood |
| reverse col 3 31 | Its ritual: you recite the incantation 'You recite the incantation' in the middle of the 'finger.' |
| reverse col 4 20 | ... his blood... |
| reverse col 3 2 | ... like...,... of the mountain, from and on the other side |
| reverse col 3 1 | Incantation: O.......... |
| obverse col 2 2' | ...,...,...,...,...,...,...,... |
| reverse col 3 20 | You recite the incantation 7 times. You recite the incantation 7 times. |
| reverse col 3 26 | You bind 7 knots wherever you bind. You recite the incantation. |
| reverse col 3 11 | Like a dead man, he does not open the gate of life. |
| reverse col 4 12 | You mix (the mixture) with a reed fence (and) reed fence with beer. |
| reverse col 3 25 | Its ritual: You wipe clean the 7 iru-vessels of a muhru-vessel one of their foundations. |
| reverse col 3 5 | 2 tablets of sagallakku-aromatic. |
| reverse col 3 10 | Like a wild bull, they do not grow in heaven, they do not grow like a lulû-plant, they do not make their place. |
| reverse col 3 8 | Incantation: O meadow, like the stars of the heavens, like the la'mu-disease of your yoke, may you be sated with your neck. |
| reverse col 3 17 | 2 words of sagalla. |
| reverse col 3 32 | Incantation: This is its name, it is a makaku-offering, its position is firmly founded from the stars of heaven. |
| reverse col 3 6 | Its ritual: you bind (the mixture) with lapis lazuli. You bind (the mixture) together. You bind (the mixture) together. |
| reverse col 3 16 | Incantation: O Ningirim, incantation priest. |
| reverse col 3 40 | ............................................ |
| reverse col 3 3 | ... milk |
| reverse col 3 35 | If......................... |
| reverse col 4 5 | ... Hand of ama |
| reverse col 4 6 | You crush... in a small copper reed(?) |
| reverse col 3 7 | You recite the incantation 'Wherever he goes,' (and) his feet and feet are loosened. |
| reverse col 3 38 | (If) the left side of the 'finger' a 'foot'-mark,' a 'foot'-mark,' a 'foot'-mark,' a 'foot'-mark,' a 'foot'-mark,' a 'foot'-mark,' a 'foot'-mark,' a 'foot'-mark,' a 'foot'-mark,' a 'foot'-mark,' you recite the incantation. |
| reverse col 3 39 | [Incantation:...] and feet like a enena-demon, the one who strikes with lightning, and from Urgala |
| reverse col 3 33 | he seized the one who seized the men of all destinies, seized the bed, the bed, the bed, the bed, and the bed. |
| reverse col 4 11 | ... (means) “from a piqû-offering that is not a piqû-offering” (= EAE XVI unknown), (means) “it is guarded.” |
| reverse col 4 4 | ... he will recover. |
| reverse col 4 16 | ... of za3.HI.LI-plant, you bind (it) with him. |
| reverse col 3 30 | Incantation formula: incantation of dispelling. |
| reverse col 3 36 | It is the wording of a favorable fate. |
| reverse col 3 28 | May Asalluhi, exorcist of the gods, grant you life! |
| reverse col 4 18 | ... in a small copper... there |
| reverse col 3 29 | May the prayer of your body be released. |
| reverse col 3 37 | Its ritual: If the feet of a sick man on the right side of the gall bladder are on the right side of the gall bladder. |
| reverse col 4 13 | You recite the incantation 'His neck...' |
| reverse col 4 8 | ... 1 qû of kisintnu-flour,... oil, |
| reverse col 3 19 | (If) he gives birth to a woman, he gives birth to a woman, he gives birth to a black dog, |
| reverse col 3 27 | Incantation: O lord, creator of life, Ea, king of the Apsu. |
| obverse col 1 2' | ... the gods(?) |
| obverse col 2 3' | Anzu, Anzu, reeds, reeds, reeds, reeds, reeds, reeds, |
| reverse col 3 18 | Its ritual: red wool, white wool, 1 non-canonical. The 7th, male tin. |
| reverse col 3 15 | If he does not open his face, the incantation is not mine. |
| reverse col 4 2 | ... 1 kurru in beer |
| reverse col 4 14 | ... of ama |
| obverse col 1 1' | ..., |
| reverse col 4 3 | ... he will recover. |
| reverse col 4 15 | ... in his bed, he is a ewe, an ox |
| reverse col 3 12 | When the seed of barley has not been planted, you go, you go, you go, you go, you go, you recite the incantation 'I want to go,' you recite the incantation 'I want to go,' |
| reverse col 3 21 | Incantation: O Arahhu, rahhu, rahu, pru, like a dog and a woman. |
| reverse col 4 9 | ... his neck............ |
| reverse col 3 14 | If he is like a seed of roasted grain, may he be like a seed of lapis lazuli, his face may he pluck up his life. |
| obverse col 2 1' | Incantation: Barley,...,...,...,..., like a mountain,..., |
| reverse col 3 9 | May the oath of the head not come near me, may he be glad like a lapis lazuli. May he make your face happy. |
| reverse col 3 41 | It is the wording of a favorable fate. |
| reverse col 3 13 | Incantation: May he guard like a bright star : may he overthrow its position. |
| reverse col 3 4 | ............ |
| reverse col 4 17 | You crush... in a small cypress |
| reverse col 4 7 | ... in front of... of juniper, reed,..., aromatics,..., aromatics,... |
| reverse col 4 10 | In the days to come,... his...... |
| reverse col 4 19 | ......... |
| reverse col 3 24 | It is the wording of a favorable case. |
| reverse col 3 23 | May my greatness be resplendent, my greatness be resplendent! |
| reverse col 3 22 | (If) they have become frightened in his steppe (or): like a fox, they have become frightened, they have become frightened. |
| reverse col 3 34 | Asalluhi, the warrior, the one who knows everything, gave him. |
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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