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Corpus Anti-witchcraft 189-210 (P396803)
CANONICAL > Magic > Anti-witchcraft, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Corpus Anti-witchcraft 189-210 |
|---|---|
| ID | P396803 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic > Anti-witchcraft |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
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| 1 | {d}GIŠ.GIN₂.MAŠ LUGAL git₂-ma-lu DI.KU₅ {d}a-nun-⸢na⸣-[ki] | Gilgamesh, perfect king, judge of the Anuna gods |
| 2 | NUN muš-ta-lu rap-pu ša₂ UN.[MEŠ] | Prince, exalted one, broadener of the people |
| 3 | ḫa-ʾi-iṭ kib-ra-a-ti ša₃-tam KI-tim EN KI.TA.[MEŠ] | The cult centers of the four quarters of the earth, the lord of the lower world |
| 4 | DI.KU₅-ta-ma ki-ma DINGIR ta-bar-[ri] | You are adjured like a god. |
| 5 | ta-az-za-az ina KI-tim ta-gam-mar di-[na] | You stand in the earth, you see the case. |
| 6 | di-in-ka ul in-nen-ni ul im-meš a-⸢mat⸣-[ka] | Your judgment is not decreed, it is not pronounced by the word of your judge |
| 7 | ta-šal ta-ḫa-ṭi ta-da-ni ta-bar-ri u tuš-te-⸢šer₃⸣ | You enter, you give advice, you examine, and you return. |
| 8 | {d}UTU šip-ṭa u EŠ.BAR qa-tuk-ka ip-qid | Šamaš has entrusted you with judgment and decision. |
| 9 | LUGAL.MEŠ GIR₃.NITA₂.MEŠ u NUN.MEŠ IGI-ka kam-su | The kings, governors and princes are at your disposal. |
| 10 | ta-bar-ri te-re-ti-šu₂-nu EŠ.BAR-šu₂-nu ta-par-ra-as | You will see their extispicies and their decisions. |
| 11 | ana-ku NENNI A NENNI ša₂ DINGIR-šu₂ NENNI {d}15-šu₂ NENNI-tum | I (am) so-and-so, son of so- and so, whose (personal) god (and personal) goddess (are) thus: |
| 12 | ša₂ GIG im-ḫu-ra-an-ni-ma di-na a-na da-an | Whose illness has afflicted me and whosoever |
| 13 | EŠ.BAR-a a-na pa-ra-si IGI-ka ak-mis | I pronounced my decision before you. |
| 14 | di-ni di-in EŠ.BAR-a-a KU₅-⸢us⸣ | Judge my case, render my verdict! |
| 15 | u₂-suḫ GIG ša₂ SU-⸢ia⸣ | Remove the illness of Su'ēya'e |
| 16 | kuš-šid mim-ma lem-nu ša₂ a-na na-kas₂ ZI-ia GUB-zu | Stand ready for whatever evil that pertains to the clearing of my case. |
| 17 | NIG₂.ḪUL ... ša₂ ina SU.MU UZU.MEŠ.MU u ⸢SA⸣.MEŠ-ia GAL₂-u | (If) there is a haze in my body, my flesh and my ešārtu-plant: |
| 18 | ina u₄-me an-ne₂-e aq-ri-⸢ka⸣ u₂-kan-ni-ka | On this day, I will hold you back. |
| 19 | u₂-šar-ri-iḫ-ka ⸢u₂-kab-bit⸣-ka | I have strewn for you the ukabbit plant, |
| 20 | u₂-pu-un-ta ⸢KU₃-ta⸣ [as-ru-uq-ka x-x] DU₁₀ | I have strewn ... for you in the Ekutae. |
| 21 | BAL-qi₂-ka {udu}⸢SISKUR₂⸣ [KU₃ x-x-x-x-x-x] x | You libate pure offerings. |
| 22 | u₂-qar-rib-ka TUG₂ ⸢ḪUŠ⸣.[A {tug₂}IB₂.LA₂ NIG₂.BA ad-din-ka] | I presented to you a ēšu-garment (and) a cap, the gift I gave to you. |
| 23 | {giš}MA₂.GUR₈ {giš}EREN {giš}[GISAL {giš}ŠUR.MIN₃ a-qiš-ka] | I have given you boat, cedar, ebony, and cypress. |
| 24 | ma-am-mi KU₃.SI₂₂ ⸢ḪAR⸣ [KU₃.SI₂₂ x-x-x-x-x-x] | No one ... gold, eḫaru-plant, gold |
| 25 | ⸢mim-ma lem-nu ša₂ ina SU.MU⸣ [UZU.MEŠ.MU SA.MEŠ.MU GAL₂-u] | Any evil that is present in my body, my flesh (and) my body |
| 26 | ⸢ŠU.DINGIR.RA ŠU.{d}INNIN.NA⸣ [ŠU.GIDIM.MA ŠU.NAM.ERIM₂] | Hand of a God Hand of Ištar Hand of Ghost Hand |
| 27 | ŠU.NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU LIL₂.⸢LA₂ {munus}LIL₂.LA₂⸣ {[munus}KI.SIKIL-LIL₂.LA₂] | Humans, lilû-disease (and) ēlītu-demons, (and also) kisikillu-delirium |
| 28 | {d}DIM₁₀.ME {d}DIM₁₀.ME.A {⸢d⸣}[DIM₁₀.ME.LAGAB] | Ea, Ea (and) Madanu |
| 29 | AN.TA.ŠUB.BA be-en-na {d}šu-lak {d}⸢LUGAL⸣-[UR₃.RA] | The upper prebend of Bēna, Šulak, king of Ura |
| 30 | di-iʾ-a di-⸢lip-ta⸣ A₂.ZAG₂ ⸢GIG⸣ [x-x-x] | diʾa dilipta ēšu-plant, asakku-plant |
| 31 | kiš-pu ru-ḫu-u₂ ru-⸢su⸣-u₂ up-ša₂-šu-u₂ ḪUL.⸢MEŠ⸣ | Witchcraft, magic, sorcery, evil machinations |
| 32 | ša₂ DAB.MEŠ-nin-ni-ma u₂-ḫat-tu-u₂ ⸢UZU⸣.[MEŠ-ia] | who seized me and seized my flesh |
| 33 | ⸢DAB-u-ni⸣ e-gi-ti ḫi-⸢ṭi⸣-ti ša₂ DINGIR.MU u {⸢d⸣}15.MU] | “It is a flood, the great flood of my god and my goddess, |
| 34 | ⸢DAB⸣-[a-ni] ⸢e⸣-ša₂-a-⸢ti⸣ ša₂ GIDIM ⸢kim⸣-[ti-ia₅] | “If he slips through the cracks of the E-ša-a-e-ti’e-mongoose, the ghost of my sister-in-law, |
| 35 | [ni-su-ti-ia₅] u sa-la-[ti-ia₅] | my nisûtu and my salātu |
| 36 | [x-x-x-x-x-x] x.MEŠ u₂-mel-⸢lu⸣-[ni] | ... he made it shine forth |
| 37 | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x] kul-lu-mu-⸢nin⸣-[ni] | ... Kullumunini |
| 38 | {[d}GIŠ.GIN₂].⸢MAŠ⸣ be-li₂ ina ⸢qi₂⸣-[biti-ka] | O Gilgamesh, my lord, by your exalted command |
| 39 | [GIDIM kim-ti]-⸢ia₅⸣ ša₂ is-bu-su ⸢GUR⸣-[ru-nim] | (As for) the ghost of Kimti-eya, who has seized the Ekur-erunim |
| 40 | [GIDIM kim-ti-ia₅] ⸢ni⸣-su-ti-ia₅ u sa-[la-ti-ia₅] | the ghost of my family, my eunuchs, and my relatives |
| 41 | [x-x-x-x-x] li-is-li-mu ⸢KI⸣.[MU] | May ... be reconciled with E-MU. |
| 42 | [x-x-x-x-x] ina EŠ.BAR ⸢li⸣-[x-x] | in the decision of E-li-e- |
| 43 | [x-x-x x-šu₂]-nu ⸢u₈⸣-<a> ki-ma im-ba-ri lim-⸢lu⸣-[u₂] | ... ewes, like a flood, may they be elû-birds |
| 44 | [...] ki-ṣir ŠA₃-šu₂-nu ⸢lip⸣-[pa-ṭir] | ... of Kisbir, their hands are elipāt-e-pa-tbir |
| 45 | [...] kiš-pu ina ⸢SU⸣.[MU] | ... witchcraft in the E’SU-eMU |
| 46 | [...] ⸢KI⸣-tim pi-qid-su-nu-[ti] | ... of the underworld, their assignment |
| 47 | [...] ⸢ABUL⸣ [KI]-⸢tim⸣ li-ru-bu-⸢ma⸣ [...] | May they enter the ... of the Ebabul temple and the earth |
| 48 | [...] a-a [...] | ... father ... |
| r | ||
| 1' | [... {munus]}⸢UŠ₁₁.ZU⸣ [...] | ... a woman |
| 2' | [...] SUM-[šu₂-nu-ti] | ... they have given. |
| 3' | [... KI].⸢GAR⸣ [...] | ... the place of the scepter |
| 4' | [... ak-sip]-⸢šu⸣ A.MEŠ [...] | ... Aksip-ešu'e water ... |
| 5' | [... MU₄].⸢MU₄⸣-<su> NIG₂.BA [...] | ... his name ... a gift |
| 6' | [...] ⸢KU₃⸣.SI₂₂ URUDU AN.NA [A.GAR₅ KU₃.GAN] | ... esīnu-plant, copper, tin, orchard of gold |
| 7' | [...] {⸢na₄⸣}NIR₂ {[na₄}MUŠ.GIR₂] | ... agate, snake stone |
| 8' | [SIK₂ UZ₃ SIK₂.ḪI.A] ⸢SIK₂⸣ BABBAR SIK₂ SA₅ {⸢sik₂⸣}[ZA.GIN₃.NA] | goat's hair, suckling, white (and) red wool, lapis lazuli |
| 9' | [x-x-x-x-x-x ša₂] ina IGI-ka aš-qu₂-⸢lu⸣ [addinšu] | ... who is in your presence, I seek out his help |
| 10' | [...] ⸢DU₁₁⸣.[GA-ka] ⸢ina SU⸣.MU ḫal-⸢qu⸣-[ma] | ... your supplication, may it be carried off in my body |
| 11' | ⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.ZU {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ⸢ša₂ ana⸣ ḪUL-tim ⸢UŠ⸣.[MEŠ-nin-ni] | “Ešumu-imittī (is) a female esoteric omen that leads to evil, |
| 12' | ⸢DAB⸣-su-nu-ti-ma la tu-maš-šar-šu₂-[nu-ti] | they were captured, but you did not release them. |
| 13' | [...] ⸢ŠU⸣ {d}nam-tar SUKKAL KI-tim pi-qid-su-[nu-ti] | ... the hand of Namtar, the vizier of the netherworld, their assignment |
| 14' | {⸢d⸣}nin-giš-zi-da {giš}GU.ZA.LA₂ KI-⸢tim DAGAL⸣-tim EN.NUN-šu₂-nu ⸢li⸣-[dan-nin] | Ningisvzida, the throne bearer of the wide earth, their guard is Ili-edannin |
| 15' | {d}bi₂-du₈ i₃-du₈-gal KI-tim pa-ni-šu₂-nu ⸢li⸣-[dil] | Bidu, the chief gatekeeper of the netherworld, their face elī-edil |
| 16' | KI TI.LA.MEŠ li-in-na-as-⸢ḫu⸣ KI UŠ₂.MEŠ ⸢lim-ma⸣-[nu-u₂] | with life may they be shattered, with the dead may they not be destroyed. |
| 17' | ḫar-ra-an DU-ku a-⸢a i⸣-[tu-ru-ni] | “If he goes to the quay, he will return to me. |
| 18' | tum-mi-šu-nu-ti-ma [...] | You are adjured by ... |
| 19' | ZI-ti₃ IGI-ka [līrik] | May my life be long before you. |
| 20' | bul-liṭ-an-ni-ma da₃-li₂-[li₂-ka ...] | May he keep me alive so that I may sing your praises. |
| 21' | GIM an-na-a ana IGI {d}GIŠ.⸢GIN₂⸣.[MAŠ ...] | Like this in front of Šamaš |
| 22' | BAL-tu₂ BAL-qi₂-ma [...] | You perform the balātu-ritual and ... |
| 23' | ⸢ana⸣ IGI {d}a-nun-na-ki ⸢tu⸣-qar-⸢rab⸣-[šu₂-ma ...] | Before the Anunnaki, he is called etu-qar-erab . |
| 24' | EN₂ at-tu-nu {d}a-nun-na-[ki DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ] | Incantation: You, Anunnaki, great gods |
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