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2R 51, 1 (P395537)
CANONICAL > Magic > Varia > Lipšur litany; CANONICAL > Magic > Varia > Namerimburuda, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | 2R 51, 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P395537 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic > Varia > Lipšur litany; CANONICAL > Magic > Varia > Namerimburuda |
| 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 6' | (If) the land of Arandu ditto: the land of urru-trees (and) the land of Di'ur ditto: the land of urru-trees |
| reverse 38' | By the command of Ea and Asalluhi, may they not have mercy on god and goddess. |
| obverse 35' | (If) the Tigris ditto: the river of Marduk; the river of abundance. |
| obverse 22' | (If) the land of Harsamna ditto: the land of horses, the land of Sikurrabi. |
| reverse 36' | I am the pure ramku-priest of Ea, son of the messenger of Asalluhi. |
| reverse 29' | I recite the incantation "The great gods are rejoicing." |
| obverse 1' | May the land of Sabu overthrow Enlil, may the land of the mountain range overthrow |
| reverse 11' | With the lord of sin, may he speak... |
| reverse 40' | Nisaba swore, they swore. |
| obverse 51' | May he... his tamarisk |
| reverse 10' | May the water be poured, may it be... |
| obverse 29' | (If) a river ditto: plants of the river. |
| reverse 30' | Nisaba, the one who reveres the gods of heaven and earth |
| reverse 46' | (If) a sick man, son of a sick man, son of a sick man, (or) a son of his (personal) god, |
| reverse 26' | with the water of his body and the mutu of his hands |
| reverse 15' | 'May he be..., may he be..., may he be..., |
| reverse 28' | May the oath of heaven be established, may heaven be established, may earth be established |
| obverse 10' | (If) the land of ana ditto: the land of imlu-juniper (and) the land of Zaru ditto: the land will acquire silver. |
| obverse 4' | (If) the land of aur ditto: the land of Ernu will conquer the entire land. |
| reverse 14' | May he curse his mother, may he curse his god,... |
| obverse 25' | The Tigris may he release, |
| obverse 20' | (If) the land is destroyed (or) ditto: the land of Amurru (or) the land of Sumer. |
| obverse 23' | (If) the land of Kiura (means) ditto: the land of Lullubi (and) the land of Saggar. |
| obverse 46' | rains and floods, mountains, upper and lower, |
| obverse 50' | ........ |
| reverse 23' | To Nergal, son of his god, may... not approach him. |
| reverse 47' | Incantation: O lady, lady of the creation of Enamnir. |
| obverse 38' | May the awe-inspiring radiance of the gods be established with them. |
| obverse 47' | The Enti, the sikur-priestess of the lands of Itar, were performing |
| obverse 30' | River of aban, ditto of her great neck, Tipak |
| obverse 14' | (If) a land is surrounded by a fog: the land will be destroyed. (If) a land will be destroyed. |
| obverse 11' | (If) the land of Arallu ditto: the land will become bright. |
| reverse 42' | shekels of cypress, apricot, |
| obverse 26' | [Ditto]: the river will prosper. |
| obverse 27' | the Aratu River ditto, which he brought to Babylon, |
| reverse 24' | (If) he is a lion: may he be a lion. The heavens will be a lion. |
| reverse 34' | Incantation: You are a sagmahku-demon, and you wipe clean the fire. |
| reverse 9' | He spoke with your praise... |
| obverse 17' | (If) the land of Meluhha ditto: the land of Magan ditto: the land of copper. |
| reverse 39' | The apu-disease of the mouth is swollen, the fire is swollen. |
| obverse 5' | (If) the land Labnanu ditto: the land will be filled with cypress trees. |
| reverse 2' | May his illness be released... |
| reverse 18' | He should have sworn to be mighty and strong for eternity. |
| obverse 36' | River of ama ditto |
| obverse 49' | He swore his oath and kissed the ground. |
| reverse 45' | Sira, the one who reveres god and man, |
| reverse 6' | I made (it) tremble |
| obverse 53' | Nisaba, the great king |
| reverse 37' | May all the gods, as many as there are, set out for the oath. |
| obverse 8' | (If) the land of Nigin ditto: the land will be destroyed; the land will be destroyed. |
| reverse 31' | May the one who establishes the cult centers of the great gods stand and |
| obverse 2' | (If) he is a liar: the land will become a liar; Adad will destroy the land. |
| reverse 1' | his debts, eponymy of... |
| reverse 5' | May he be negligent, may he be negligent... |
| obverse 3' | The land amnu ditto, the land of Erua, the land of abur, the land of Erua. |
| obverse 39' | upper sea, lower sea, |
| reverse 48' | Written and checked according to its original. |
| reverse 13' | You should be able to wage a harsh punishment... |
| obverse 12' | (If) the land of Zarhâ ditto: the land of Anu will become bright; the land will become bright. |
| reverse 33' | stand with his (personal) god (and) his (personal) goddess. |
| reverse 19' | It should be known to him and he should not go out and go out. |
| reverse 17' | He should have sworn by the command of the king, my lord. He should have sworn by the command of the king. |
| obverse 41' | To the angry god, the angry goddess |
| reverse 22' | May he not... him, may he not... him. |
| obverse 16' | (If) ditto: the land will become happy. |
| reverse 12' | May the water of the lord be released, may it be released, may the lord be seized. |
| reverse 4' | May Nergal, son of his god,... |
| obverse 34' | (If) a snake ditto: the river will kill snakes. |
| obverse 45' | The assembly, the shrines of the gods... |
| reverse 41' | May Sira release the utterance of god and man, |
| obverse 48' | his sins... |
| reverse 3' | shekel of dates may they cause to be smashed... |
| obverse 24' | (If) the land of Kupin ditto |
| reverse 7' | May the ribtu-disease be done, or... |
| obverse 18' | (If) a land of life ditto: the land will be destroyed. |
| reverse 21' | Namtarazug, his... |
| obverse 9' | (If) a land is destroyed, ditto: the land of Allanu, the land of A'u, ditto: the land of imlu-plant |
| obverse 43' | Igigi, the gods who dwell in the heavens of Anu |
| obverse 55' | May his sin be released, his sin be released. |
| obverse 37' | The small river banks are surrounded by a canal; its hand is split. |
| reverse 43' | shekels of fire (and) fire have risen |
| obverse 33' | (If) a fish ditto: the river will devour fish. |
| reverse 44' | The shekels of Nisaba they smashed, they smashed |
| obverse 21' | (If) the land of Nimu ditto: the land of Guti, the land of Manu ditto: the land of Subartu. |
| obverse 32' | The river is not ditto, which is brought to the sea, |
| reverse 35' | On the ground, he (Ninurta) has set (them) up. |
| reverse 32' | May the one who swore by so-and-so, son of so-and-so, son of so-and-so, his (personal) god, |
| reverse 25' | Nothing evil, anything unfavorable, |
| obverse 13' | “The land of Zardua” (= umma lu 49 unknown). “The land of DU8I.A (= umma lu 49 unknown).” |
| reverse 16' | May he bring life to his god,... |
| obverse 52' | May he write his own scepter |
| obverse 54' | ... of Ea and Asalluhi |
| obverse 44' | the great Anunnaki who establishes the cult centers |
| obverse 19' | (If) ditto (a land of) lordship: the land will become hostile; the land will become numerous. |
| reverse 49' | Tablet of Nergal-mutir-uur, the aganlu, the mntu-priest of MENI. |
| reverse 20' | (If) a city... to a city... to a land not.... |
| obverse 42' | ... the evil of... |
| reverse 8' | The curse of his (personal) god should not... |
| obverse 28' | Ditto by Me-Enlila! |
| obverse 31' | River Mekalkal (means) ditto; |
| reverse 27' | May he recite the incantation 'Let it be released' for her. |
| obverse 40' | May the other side of... |
| obverse 7' | (If) he sees a mountain ditto: the land will be surrounded by a reed fence; the land will be surrounded by a reed fence. |
| obverse 15' | (If) he is a liar: the land will become a liar. |
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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