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ABRT 1, 66 - 67 (P395034)

Ritual and liturgical, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE

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DesignationABRT 1, 66 - 67
IDP395034
Museum no.BM — + N 3554
CollectionLouvre Museum, Paris, France
LanguageAkkadian
PeriodNeo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
GenreRitual and liturgical
Find spotNineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
Coordinates36.3582, 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.

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reverse 13Incantation formula: Idi, the sabû-demon,
obverse 46May he enter with you, may he be glad on your behalf.
reverse 11Like heaven, he became frightened, he became afraid.
reverse 23You recite the incantation seven times and you prostrate yourself.
reverse 22You libate a censer of juniper.
obverse 3Its ritual: dust from a god's temple;
obverse 1For the sabû-demon, either the abû-demon or the physician
reverse 4Like a snake of the king, he goes out from the mountain and kills a bird on him.
obverse 17Itar, Nanaya, and Gazbaya
reverse 19... of the gate of the temple of the kurunnu
reverse 25you open the gate of the house. Further, it is not his name.
reverse 20Total, these dust clouds before Itar.
obverse 5of Itar of the life, you recite the incantations.
reverse 39may Aur and Ninlil overthrow him in fierce rage.
obverse 29Lady of the lands to me, exalted one of the goddesses
reverse 27If a man’s seal or anointed himself with either a libation vessel or a libation vessel
obverse 19He speaks the words of his heart and he has gone to the house of the sabû-priest
reverse 28Tablet 35 of the namburbû-priests.
obverse 47May you be praised, and may you be praised!
obverse 32May your house, the sabû, your beloved.
obverse 9dust from the gate of the brewer
obverse 2or the exorcist, in order to restore the house,
obverse 44This is your gipara. May joy and rejoicing
reverse 17(an anatomical part of the head) of the gate of the temple of Itar
reverse 21You set up a reed mat.
obverse 41You libate beer and libate it.
reverse 12eponym year of the kru-vessel.
obverse 6dust from the gate of the kru-vessel
reverse 37The king of the gods will not listen to his prayers.
obverse 13You set up 12 loaves of cypress bread.
reverse 18(an anatomical part of the head) at the gate of the garden
reverse 8seized him, he annihilated him, he annihilated him
reverse 10may he return to his heart as if he were gold.
obverse 25Enlilat, the people, the goddess of the ziggurrat
obverse 36Let me come to an end. May my sin not be dispersed.
obverse 14You strew dates, ebony, (and) juniper.
obverse 37You are the one who removes this incantation.
reverse 33Whoever among the kings who came before me, should know this work.
reverse 31which Nabû and Ahutu gave wide understanding
obverse 45I have entered the house.
reverse 1May my lips be long!
obverse 21Incantation: O Itar, who obeys the great gods
obverse 38It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer in the house of a sabû-official.
reverse 6On the throne of Itar, on the throne of Ninlil
obverse 16You set it (them) on the right, and he will say as follows:
obverse 22a teeming one, a teeming one, a curse of Itar
obverse 30I am the most exalted lady, I am assiduous towards me.
reverse 32They rejoiced over him. The eyes were full of awe-inspiring brilliance.
reverse 34The wisdom of Nabû, the sand dunes, as many as there are
reverse 26He made an ox and turned it into a reed bed.
obverse 24to me, the ruu-disease was imposed and I gave (it).
reverse 35I wrote, collated, and collated it.
reverse 38Whoever breaks the contract or writes his name with my name,
reverse 7On the threshing floor of Ningizida
obverse 43Incantation: O Ishtar of the lands, mighty one,
obverse 27daughter of Anu, chosen of the great gods
obverse 11You put oil on the threshing floor. You sweep the gate of the house.
obverse 26One who loves justice, the goddess Itar
reverse 15(If) he is surrounded by a bitumen:
obverse 4red wool, red wool, red wool
obverse 10You strew all of them.
reverse 2May my hand be firm!
obverse 18It is favourable to him, it is favourable.
obverse 7dust from the gate of the kairu-vessel
obverse 39Its ritual: You set up a censer of juniper before Itar.
obverse 31May you make a censer of pure juniper.
reverse 36For my reading, he established it in my palace.
obverse 42he shall give, and for future days he will become good.
obverse 23The one who rises, the exalted Irnini,
reverse 16(If) he is surrounded by a red halo,
reverse 30who to Aur and Ninlil is faithful
obverse 12You sprinkle pure water. You set up a reed mat before Itar.
obverse 35May Itar, the counsellor, give your hand in the field and in life!
obverse 28the one who gives the chariot (and) throne to all the kings
obverse 34May these words be yours!
obverse 33Itar stood by my words and
reverse 29Palace of Ashurbanipal, king of the world, king of Assyria.
reverse 24You mix with water. You recite the incantation 7 times with beer.
reverse 40May his name and his seed disappear from the land.
reverse 3Whoever breaks the contract, whether the contract
obverse 15You bring either a male or a female into a cloister and in his work
reverse 9May a later prince restore it. May a later prince restore it.
reverse 5May their people be seized by me.
obverse 40You libate sweet beer. You do not leave. You sit down and
obverse 8(If) there is a mole at the gate of the mru-flour, a mole at the gate of the sabû-flour
reverse 14Its ritual: earth from a quay
obverse 20he shall give, and a house of beer for future days will be good.

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