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K 08758 (P397741)
CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic > Udugḫul, Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | K 08758 |
|---|---|
| ID | P397741 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic > Udugḫul |
| 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 12 | The god whose light does not exist, |
| reverse 7' | O Tashmetu, great lady, your beloved, who is seized by the abbuttu-demon |
| reverse 2' | When I ask you, I will seize your hand. |
| obverse 11 | The god whose life is life, |
| reverse 6' | Your face is full of sighing, and awe-inspiring radiance |
| obverse 15 | I am a hero of Asalluhi |
| obverse 9 | Whoever in the future, at any time, seeks a lawsuit or litigation against Igigi, the sage of the gods, (and) Marduk, |
| obverse 1 | Incantation: O sage of the gods, Marduk, |
| obverse 13 | Incantation for the evildoer's eyes |
| reverse 1' | This work by Nabû is a pleasure, and it is kingship. |
| reverse 10' | May my life be long! |
| reverse 8' | In your presence, in the land you will find out. |
| obverse 6 | of the tumuli of Asalluhi |
| obverse 7 | O lord, take care of the life of Marduk! |
| reverse 9' | Daily, without interruption |
| reverse 3' | In your house... |
| reverse 4' | ... who does not fear my illness, who... |
| reverse 11' | Nirgalzû (is) not a dog of ama-knu |
| obverse 14 | Evil is in my presence. |
| obverse 5 | Your prayer for the life of Marduk |
| obverse 2 | Evil tablet before the extispicy of Asalluhi. |
| obverse 8 | Beloved of the builder of life of Asalluhi |
| obverse 3 | On the right: the sage of the gods, Marduk. |
| obverse 4 | Your utterance, whatever evil |
| obverse 10 | the foundation of heaven and earth, Marduk |
| reverse 5' | Wherever this work is being performed, the Eukka temple is being completed. |
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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