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LKA 089 (P413998)
Literary, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | LKA 089 |
|---|---|
| ID | P413998 |
| Museum no. | VAT 13656 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Literary |
| Find spot | Assur (mod. Qalat Sherqat) |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | [... šup]-⸢šu⸣-[ḫi] | Its šuppaḫi |
| 2' | [ina {iti}NE e-nu]-⸢ma {d⸣}[a-nun-na]-⸢ki SI.SA₂-ru⸣ | In Abu (V) when the Anunna gods rise up, |
| 3' | [NU {d}GIŠ.GIN₂].⸢MAŠ DU₃⸣ {dug}SILA₃.⸢GAZ saḫ-ḫa-ra⸣ | Without Gilgamesh, he will build a šaḫara-vessel. |
| 4' | [ma-am-mi KU₃].⸢SI₂₂ TUG₂ ḪUŠ⸣.A {⸢tug₂⸣}IB₂.[LA₂] ⸢NIG₂.BA SUM-šu₂⸣ | (If) a woman gives birth to a golden ring, a embroidered garment, soiled garments, or an ointment: |
| 5' | [ma-am-mi KU₃.SI₂₂] ša₂ ⸢SAG.DU-šu₂ GID₂.DA ina SAG.DU⸣-šu₂ ⸢KEŠ₂-su⸣ | The gold of his headband is long. In his head bandage he should not touch it. |
| 6' | [GIR₂] ⸢KU₃.BABBAR⸣ ina ⸢MURU₂-šu KEŠ₂⸣-[su] | (If) he touches the feet of ēru-silver in his middle thigh |
| 7' | [DUR] ⸢KU₃.SI₂₂ ta⸣-[ṭam]-⸢mi-ma⸣ i-na ⸢GU₂-šu GAR-šu⸣ | (If) it is surrounded by a gold halo, it will be placed on his neck. |
| 8' | [ḪAR KU₃].⸢SI₂₂⸣ ša₂ 1 ⸢GIN₂⸣ ina ŠU{ii}šu₂ u GIR₃{ii}šu₂ ⸢GAR-šu⸣ | A gold ḫabaru-vessel of one shekel of copper in his hand and foot. |
| 9' | {[giš}MA₂].⸢GUR₈⸣ {giš}⸢EREN {giš⸣}GISAL {⸢giš}ŠUR⸣.MIN₃ BA-⸢su⸣ | “If a boat, a cedar boat, an ebony boat, or a šūr-boat is to be sunk, |
| 10' | [ina] ⸢še⸣-rim ana ⸢KI⸣.[GAR 7 ⸢ŠE KU₃.BABBAR 7 ŠE KU₃.SI₂₂⸣ ŠUB-di-ma | In the courtyard you set up 7 silver bowls and 7 gold bowls. |
| 11' | [kul]-⸢la⸣-tu ⸢ba-na-at⸣ DINGIR u ⸢LU₂⸣ ŠID-nu | You are adjured by god and man. |
| 12' | [kul]-⸢la⸣-tu ba-⸢na-at DINGIR⸣ u ⸢LU₂⸣ at-ti-⸢ma⸣ | You are the one who makes all the gods and the ēru-officials bow down. |
| 13' | [KU₃.BABBAR]-⸢uk-ki⸣ an-⸢nu-tu₂⸣ [šak-nu SUM]-⸢in ur-tum⸣ | Šabāṭ-eukkî is placed as a pledge. He will pay back in Urtum. |
| 14' | [na]-⸢ad-nu-ki⸣ kul-⸢la-tu KU₃.BABBAR-ki⸣ maḫ-ra-ti | Na’eadnukî, the kul-elātu of the great silver |
| 15' | [KU₃].⸢BABBAR-ki le⸣-qa-ti ṣu-bat-⸢ki⸣ ta-ri-iṣ | Your silver, the gift of Šubbat-Ea, the treasury |
| 16' | [GIM A].⸢MEŠ-ki⸣ GABA.⸢RI⸣ NU TUK-⸢u₂⸣ ŠA₃-ki rap-šu₂ ⸢KI A.MEŠ⸣-ki u₂-ri-šu₂ | (If) it is surrounded by water: your descendants will not acquire an inheritance; your broad hand will rule over your house; your waters will rule the land. |
| 17' | [... A].⸢MEŠ-ki TI⸣-šu₂ ⸢KI A.MEŠ-ki⸣ liṭ-ṭa-rid ana IGI-ki suḫ₄-⸢ḫi⸣-ri-šu₂ | May your waters be cooled, may your water be poured out in front of you. |
| 18' | [a]-⸢na IGI-ki ter-ri⸣-šu₂ ⸢li⸣-qi₂-šu₂-⸢ma li⸣-na-siḫ₄ liṭ-ṭa-⸢rid⸣ | When you look at me, may his utterance be exalted to me, so that I may praise you. |
| 19' | [... GUR]-⸢ra a-a DIM₄ a-a TE⸣-a a-a KU.NU-ba | May ... not come near me, may it not come close to me, [may it not reach me]. |
| 20' | [... ŠID]-⸢nu⸣-ma ⸢IM KI.GAR KID₂ NU {d}nam-tar⸣ DU₃-uš | You recite ... and the incantation “It is a place of relaxation,' you perform it without Namtar-e23. |
| 21' | [...] ⸢KUŠ₃⸣ [... SAG.DU]-⸢su ša₂ UR⸣.[MAḪ] ⸢ŠU⸣{ii}šu₂ <GIR₃{ii}šu₂> ⸢ša₂ NAM⸣.[LU₂].⸢U₁₈.LU GAR⸣ | ... ešû-plant ... its head (is) that of a lion's horn. <If> a dog's nose (is a synonym of) a man's foot. |
| 22' | [IGI].⸢MEŠ-šu⸣ [...] ⸢ŠEŠ₂⸣ [...] ⸢ZAG-šu₂ IM.KAL ina⸣ GUB₃-šu₂ | (If) its faces are surrounded by a cloud: ... a šû-demon; ... its right side is blocked: in its left side |
| 23' | ⸢kam₂-ma⸣ [... IM].⸢SA₅ ŠEŠ₂⸣-aš | It is the ešumma of . |
| 24' | NU NIG₂.⸢ḪUL⸣ [... MU₄.MU₄]-⸢su⸣ | (If) it is not surrounded by a rainbow: ... will be destroyed. |
| 25' | ⸢ZI₃.DA⸣ [...] | ezida-plant |
| 26' | {na₄}⸢GUG⸣ | carnelian |
| 1'' | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x {d}a]-nun-⸢na⸣-[ki (x-x)] | ... the Anunnaki |
| 2'' | [x-x-x-x-x ana {d}GIŠ].GIN₂.MAŠ ⸢um-ma DU₁₁.GA⸣ | He says to Gilgamesh: |
| 3'' | [(x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x)] tuš-⸢ken⸣ | ... you enter |
| 4'' | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x] ⸢ana⸣ {d}a-nun-na-⸢ki⸣ | ... the Anunna gods |
| 5'' | [x-x-x-x-x ana maḫar] ⸢GIDIM IM⸣.RI.A GAR-an | You set up ... in front of the Egidim-house (and) the east wind. |
| 6'' | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x KAŠ] ⸢ŠE⸣.SA.A BAL-⸢qi₂⸣ | You libate beer in the ešû-vessel. |
| 7'' | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x ana] {d}a-nun-na-⸢ki BAL-qi₂⸣ | ... to the Anunnaeans you will present. |
| 8'' | [... {munus}UŠ₁₁].⸢ZU IL₂⸣-[ma] | ... a woman lifts up and |
| 9'' | [...] ⸢UR₅⸣.GIM DU₁₁.GA | ... you speak as follows: |
| 10'' | [EN₂ {d}UTU x-x-x-x-x-x] ⸢AN⸣.TA.MEŠ u₃ ⸢KI.TA⸣.MEŠ | Incantation: “Šamaš, ... of the upper and lower lands, |
| 11'' | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-(x)] ⸢at⸣-ta-ma ta-dan | You give ... at the rear. |
| 12'' | [x-x-x-x-x-x-(x) ittīya li-ir]-⸢rak⸣-su li-tu-ru-ni | May they return with me, may they return to me. |
| 13'' | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x-(x) ni-šu-ti]-⸢ia⸣ u sa-la-ti-ia | ... my possessions and my offspring |
| 14'' | [... x]-⸢ia DI⸣ EŠ.BAR li-ir-ši | ... my ... may a verdict be rendered for me. |
| 15'' | [...] x ⸢mu⸣-ra-bi-šu | ... his ... |
| 16'' | [... e-piš-ti] ⸢u₃⸣ muš-te-⸢piš⸣-ti | ... of the deeds, the one who has performed (them) |
| 17'' | [...] ⸢mim-ma⸣ lem-nu | ... evil ... |
| 18'' | [... x]-⸢in⸣-ni | ... his ... |
| 19'' | [... x-in]-⸢ni⸣ | ... x-ini’e |
| 20'' | [... ni]-⸢šu-ti-ia⸣ | ... of my own free will |
| 21'' | [... sa]-⸢la⸣-[ti]-ia | ... of my sa’elatīya |
| 22'' | [... e-piš-ti u₃] ⸢muš-te-piš⸣-ti | ... my work and my emuštēpî-work |
| 23'' | [...] ⸢GIDIM AMA-ia⸣ | ... my mother’s ghost |
| 24'' | [... x]-pu-šu-nu-ti | ... ... them |
| 25'' | [... x-šu-nu]-ti | ... their ... |
| 26'' | [... x]-⸢nin⸣-ni | ... his ... |
| 27'' | [... x]-⸢ti⸣ | ... ...-eti-e23 |
| o ii | ||
| 1 | A.MEŠ ⸢ID₂⸣ [...] | water from the river ... |
| 2 | lu ⸢ki⸣ [...] | “May it be E-e-e, |
| 3 | x ḫa [...] | ... joy |
| 4 | [x] x [...] | |
| 5 | x [...] | |
| 6 | x-x [...] | |
| 7 | x-x [...] | |
| 8 | {⸢lu₂}UŠ₁₁⸣.[ZU ...] | “Šamaš-eṭir |
| 9 | ⸢li⸣-[is-su-u₂ ...] | Elišû |
| 10 | a-na ⸢KUR⸣.[NU.GI₄.A ...] | to Ekur-enigia |
| 11 | ⸢tum₄⸣-ma-ta₅ ⸢NU⸣ [...] | At the etum-ema-ta, e-NU-e |
| 12 | u₃ {d}UTU ⸢DI⸣.[KU₅ ...] | and Šamaš, the ešalānu-priest |
| 13 | an-nam ana [...] | This to |
| 14 | ⸢EN₂ {d⸣}GIŠ.⸢GIN₂⸣.MAŠ [...] | Incantation: “Ea, Gilgamesh, |
| 15 | ⸢NUN⸣ muš-⸢ta⸣-[lu ...] | The high priestess, the one who makes the heavens tremble |
| 16 | ša₃-tam KI-⸢tim⸣ [...] | The heart of the earth |
| 17 | ta-za-⸢az i⸣-[na ...] | You stand in ... |
| 18 | di-in-ka ⸢ul⸣ [...] | Your verdict, eul.e., |
| 19 | ⸢ta(UŠ-)šal ta-ḫa-ṭi⸣ [...] | “If he slips through the thresholds, |
| 20 | {d}UTU šip-⸢ṭa u⸣ [...] | Šamaš, the šip-ēṭa priest, ... |
| 21 | ⸢LUGAL.MEŠ GIR₃⸣.[NITA₂.MEŠ ...] | “The kings, the female šēpê priests |
| 22 | ⸢ta-bar-ri te⸣-[re-ti-šu-nu ...] | “I have seen their rejoicing, their supplication |
| 1' | [x-x-x-x-x] x-x [...] | |
| 2' | [x-x-x-x-x] x-x [...] | |
| 3' | [x-x-x-x] x-x [...] | |
| 4' | [x-x-x] ⸢ḪUL⸣ [...] | ... ešuḫul plant |
| 5' | [x-x-x] x-x [...] | |
| 6' | [x-x] x-x [...] | |
| 7' | [x]-x-x-[x]-x-x-[x-x]-x-x an x-[x-x] | ... ... |
| 8' | ⸢di-in⸣ [di-ni] EŠ.BAR-a-⸢a TUK⸣-ši x-x-x-[x-x] | Give me a decision! |
| 9' | ⸢u₈-a GIM⸣ [im]-ba-⸢ri lim⸣-lu-u₂ | May the ewe grow tall like a mountain. |
| 10' | a-a ⸢i⸣-[zi]-qa ki-ṣir ŠA₃-šu₂-nu ⸢lip⸣-[pa-ṭir] | May it not be an eziqa-plant, may it not become an elliptu-plant |
| 11' | li-⸢is-su-u₂ kiš-pi⸣ ina ⸢SU⸣.[MU] | May witchcraft be removed from my body |
| 12' | ana {d}⸢nam⸣-tar SUKKAL ⸢KI-tim⸣ pi-qi₂-is-su-⸢nu⸣-[ti] | To Enametar, the vizier of the Ebabbar temple, Piqissu-Enūti |
| 13' | ⸢KI {d}a⸣-nun-na-⸢ki⸣ ABUL li-ru-bu-ma a-a [issaḫrū] | May E-nunna-E-e enter the gate, and may it not be smashed. |
| 14' | {id₂}ḫu-bur li-⸢ru⸣-bu-ma ⸢a⸣-[a] ⸢is⸣-saḫ-⸢ru⸣ | May the Euphrates rise, and may eašsaḫ rise. |
| 15' | KA₂ ka-mu-ti li-⸢ru⸣-bu-[ma ana] ⸢e-la-a-ti⸣ a-a ⸢KIMIN⸣ | May the gate of abundance be opened and may it not become ditto!” |
| 16' | KI ⸢UŠ₂ lim⸣-ma-nu-⸢u₂ KI⸣ TI.⸢LA.MEŠ⸣ a-a ⸢i-ta-am-nu⸣-[u] | May it not come near me, may it not reach me. |
| 17' | li-⸢is-su⸣-u₂ ⸢li-re⸣-qu ina ⸢SU⸣.[MU] | May they recite (the incantation) “Let the līšû-plant be dissolved in the esu-ēriqu-plant!’ |
| 18' | IM.1 IM.2 IM.3 ⸢IM.4 li⸣-zi-qu-⸢nim⸣ | “May the first, second, (and) fourth wind blow for me. |
| 19' | IM-šu₂-nu ⸢a-a i⸣-zi-qa ša₂ x [x] ⸢KU₅-su⸣ x-(x)-[x-(x)] | “If he slips through the cracks of a wall, |
| 20' | UŠ₁₁.ZU ⸢u₃ {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ at⸣-ta ⸢ZU-ma⸣ [ana]-⸢ku⸣ [NU ZU] | “Seizing-of-the-mouth-disease, sneezing of the throat of a woman who has sex with you, I will not know (how) to seize (them) |
| 21' | ša₂ kiš-pi ru-⸢ḫe-e ru-se-e⸣ [up]-⸢ša₂⸣-še-e ⸢ḪUL⸣.[MEŠ] | Whose witchcraft is a ruḫbê-demon, a scorpion, an ēša-e-thornbush |
| 22' | e-pu-ša ⸢u₂-še⸣-pi-ša₂ ⸢is-ḫu-ra u₂⸣-[ša-as-ḫi-ra] | I have made, I have sown and I have planted. |
| 23' | ⸢i⸣-na-an-na NU UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ⸢e-pu⸣-[uš] | “If he does not become a man and a woman, he will become an evildoer. |
| 24' | ⸢KURUM₆⸣-su-nu SUM-šu₂-nu-ti NIG₂.ḪUL ⸢ša₂⸣ [IM KI.GAR] | They gave their rations. The evil of the eša’e3 tablet |
| 25' | ⸢DU₃⸣-ma ki-is-⸢pa ak⸣-[sip-šu] | “It is the kišpa ritual that I performed |
| 26' | A.MEŠ ⸢aq⸣-qi₂-šu ⸢TUG₂ U₄.1.KAM₂⸣ [...] | Water of the aqīšu-tree, eta-tukku-plant, 1st day |
| 27' | NIG₂.BA SUM-šu₂ ip-ṭi₂-⸢ri⸣-[šu KU₃.BABBAR KU₃.SI₂₂ ...] | The gift that he gave he opened. Silver (and) gold |
| 28' | {na₄}⸢GUG⸣ {na₄}ZA.⸢GIN₃⸣ [...] | ebony, lapis lazuli |
| 29' | ⸢SIK₂⸣ SA₅ u {⸢sik₂}ZA⸣.[GIN₃.NA ina gišrinni ašqul-ma] | I sprinkle red ēriš-plant and lapis lazuli in a censer |
| 30' | KU₃.BABBAR u₂-[šam-ḫir-šu x-x-x-x-x] | he will pay back the silver ... |
| r iii | ||
| 1 | ina DU₁₁.GA-ka ina SU.MU ḫal(aš-)⸢qu⸣-[ma ...] | When you speak to me, may it go up from my body and . . |
| 2 | ša₂ ana ḪUL-tim UŠ.MEŠ-nin-ni DAB-su-⸢nu⸣-[ti-ma ...] | Whoever entrusts me to a wicked deed and |
| 3 | ana ŠU nam-tar SUKKAL KI-tim [...] | To the hand of Namtar, the vizier of the underworld |
| 4 | {d}nin-giš-zi-da GU.ZA.LA₂ KI-tim DAGAL-⸢tim⸣ [...] | Ningišzida, the throne bearer of the wide earth |
| 5 | {d}bi₂-du₈ i₃-du₈-gal KI-tim pa-ni-[šu₂-nu ...] | Bidu, the gatekeeper of the netherworld, their face |
| 6 | KI TI.LA.MEŠ li-na-⸢as⸣-[ḫu] | with life may they be released. |
| 7 | KI UŠ₂.MEŠ lim-ma-nu-u₂ ḫar-ra-na DU-⸢ku⸣ [...] | May he go forth to the place of the eponymy of Ḫarran |
| 8 | tum₄-mi₃-šu-nu-ti-⸢ma⸣ a-a is-saḫ-ru-ni ZI-⸢ti₃⸣ [...] | May they not turn away from me, may they not take away my life |
| 9 | bul-liṭ-ṭa-an-ni-ma da₃-li₂-li₂-ka ⸢lud⸣-[lul] | Let me live, so that I may sing your praises |
| 10 | GIM an-nam ana IGI {d}GIŠ.GIN₂.MAŠ ŠID-u₂ BAL-tu₂ ⸢BAL⸣-[qi₂-ma] | If it is like this in front of Šepe-Ninurta: a rebellion will take place. |
| 11 | uš-ken ana IGI {d}a-nun-na-ki tu-qar-rab-šu₂-ma i-[qab-bi] | You bring him before the Anunnaki, and he will say: |
| 12 | EN₂ at-tu-nu {d}a-nun-na-ki DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.[MEŠ] | Incantation: You, Anunnaki, great gods |
| 13 | KU₅-su EŠ.BAR a-na UN.MEŠ KI.⸢TA.MEŠ⸣ | He will render a decision for the people of the lower quarters. |
| 14 | da-i-nu di-ni ša ka-la te-ne-še-e-⸢te⸣ | Judge my case, which all the judges |
| 15 | ⸢ana⸣-ku NENNI A NENNI IR₃-ku-nu ša₂ NIG₂.ḪUL ... ḫi-ra-an-ni-⸢ma⸣ | I, so-and-so, son of so- and so, your anger (is) of evil ... may it be released for me. |
| 16 | ⸢ḫum⸣-man-ni dum-man-ni u₃ šu-uʾ-du-⸢ra-an⸣-[ni] | “My daughter, my son, and my servant |
| 17 | ⸢DINGIR.MEŠ⸣ GAL.MEŠ i-zi-za-nim-ma di-ni di-na EŠ.BAR-a-a [KU₅-sa] | The great gods stood by me and decided my case. |
| 18 | [... ṣab]-⸢ta-an⸣-ni-ma uk-kiš ina ⸢SU⸣.[MU] | “... he has slain me, and I have seized him in the E’SU.E.MU-temple |
| 19 | [GIDIM] ⸢kim⸣-ti-⸢ia⸣ li-iṣ-ba-tu-šu₂-nu-ti a-a BAR.MEŠ-šu₂-[nu-ti] | May the ghosts of my lords be released from them, may they not be released! |
| 20 | ⸢ḫu-uṣ GAZ⸣ lib₃-bi a-a iš-ku-⸢nu⸣-[ni] | May he not kill me, my heart!” |
| 21 | ⸢GIG SU-ia⸣ UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU lim-ḫu-⸢ru⸣-[ma] | May the evil of my body be released, so that |
| 22 | [NIG₂].ḪUL ša₂ ia-ši GAR-na UŠ₁₁.ZU {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ana KUR.⸢NU⸣.[GI₄.A] ; u₂-ra-šu-nu-⸢ti⸣ | (If) a curse is placed on me: the UŠU-demon (and) the Šamšītu-disease will afflict the land of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 23 | [ana] ⸢ŠU⸣ {d}⸢nam⸣-tar SUKKAL ⸢KI⸣-tim pi-iq-da-šu₂-⸢nu⸣-[ti] | To the Hand of Enam-etar, the vizier of E-tim, his command |
| 24 | {[d]}⸢nin⸣-giš-⸢zi-da⸣ GU.ZA.LA₂ KI-tim DAGAL-tim EN.NUN-šu₂-nu ⸢li⸣-[dan-nin] | E-nin-e-giš-ezida, the throne bearer of the wide underworld, their guard is E-dannin. |
| 25 | {[d]}⸢bi₂-du₈ i₃⸣-du₈-gal KI-tim DAGAL-tim KA₂-šu₂-nu li-[dil] | May Edugal, the chief gatekeeper of the wide underworld, bind their gates. |
| 26 | [a-a TE]-ni a-a DIM₄-ni a-a KU.NU-⸢ni⸣ a-a KUR-in-ni ia₂-⸢a⸣-[ši] | May it not approach me, may it not come near me, cannot reach me, not reach me! |
| 27 | [ina] ⸢qi₂⸣-bi-ti-ku-nu ṣir-ti ša₂ NU KUR₂.KUR₂-⸢ru₃⸣ | By your exalted command that cannot be changed |
| 28 | ⸢u₃ an⸣-ni-⸢ku⸣-[nu] ki-nim ša₂ NU BAL-⸢u₂⸣ | “Ani-E-ku-e-nu is true, it cannot be overturned. |
| 29 | [... lu-ub]-⸢luṭ⸣ lu-uš-lim-⸢ma⸣ | May I be pure, may I be exalted |
| 30 | [... da₃]-⸢li₂⸣-li₂-ku-nu ⸢lud⸣-[lul] | ... your ilī-priests sing lulu-prayer(?) |
| 31 | [... ŠID]-⸢u₂⸣ ana IGI ⸢GIDIM⸣ [kim-ti] ; ⸢kam₂ DU₁₁⸣.[GA] | You speak the following in front of a ghost: |
| 32 | ⸢EN₂⸣ at-tu-nu GIDIM ⸢kim⸣-ti-ia ⸢ba⸣-[nu-u₂ ...] | Incantation: “You are the ghost of my family, our family |
| 33 | ⸢AD⸣.MU AD AD.MU AMA.MU AMA ⸢AMA⸣.[MU ...] | My father, my grandfather, my mother, the mother of my mother |
| 34 | ⸢kim⸣-ti-ia ni-šu-ti-ia ⸢u⸣ [...] | (As for) my habitation, my possessions, ... |
| 35 | [ma]-la ina KI-tim ṣal-lu ki-is-⸢pa⸣ [...] | as much as there is in the earth, the kišepâ-demon |
| 36 | A.MEŠ aq-qi₂-ku-nu-ši u₂-kan-[ni-ku-nu-ši] | I gave you water to drink and sealed it for you. |
| 37 | [u₂]-⸢šar⸣-riḫ-ku-nu-ši u₂-kab-[bit-ku-nu-ši] | I have made you a lord, I have bound you |
| 38 | ⸢ina⸣ [...] ⸢an⸣-ni-i IGI {d}UTU {d}GIŠ.GIN₂.MAŠ ⸢iz-za-zi⸣-[nim-ma] | “Ina-e’e-nī, ..., before Šamaš, Gilgamesh, izzaza-e'enima |
| 39 | [di]-⸢ni⸣ di-na EŠ.BAR-⸢a⸣-a [...] | Judge my case, ... my verdict |
| 40 | ⸢NIG₂.ḪUL⸣ ... ša ina SU.MU ⸢UZU⸣.MEŠ.MU SA.[MEŠ.MU ...] | ēšamaš-plant that in my body (is) ‘cut of the throat’-plant |
| 41 | ana ⸢ŠU {d}nam⸣-tar SUKKAL ⸢KI⸣-tim pi-⸢iq⸣-[da-nim] | To the Hand of Nametar, the vizier of the E-tim, he appointed me. |
| 42 | {d}nin-giš-⸢zi-da⸣ GU.⸢ZA.LA₂⸣ KI-tim DAGAL-tim EN.⸢NUN⸣-[šu₂-nu ...] | Ningiš-ezida, the throne bearer of the wide underworld, their guard |
| 43 | {d}bi₂-du₈ ⸢i₃⸣-[du₈]-⸢gal⸣ KI-tim pa-ni-šu₂-⸢nu⸣ [...] | Bidu, the Iddug-priestess of the netherworld, his face |
| 44 | ⸢DAB.MEŠ-šu⸣-[ma] ⸢šu⸣-ri-da-šu₂ ana KUR.NU.[GI₄.A] | its ēšu-dabbû-plant, its eridu-plant to the land Nugig |
| 45 | ⸢ana-ku⸣ IR₃-⸢ku⸣-[nu] ⸢lu⸣-ub-luṭ lu-uš-[lim-ma] | May I become pure, may I be pure, and |
| 46 | aš-šu NIG₂.AK.[A].⸢MEŠ⸣ MU-ku-nu lu-⸢uz⸣-[kur] | Because of your name, may I be exalted |
| 47 | a-na a-ru-ti-ku-⸢nu⸣ [...] ⸢ka⸣-ṣu-ti lu-uq-qi₂ bul-liṭ-ṭa-an-ni-[ma ...] | To Arūtiku-ešti, the ... of the Ekur, let me pray. Reconcile me and |
| 48 | GIM an-nam ana IGI GIDIM [kim]-⸢ti⸣ ŠID-nu-u₂ ana IGI gul-gul-[li ...] | Like this in the presence of a ghost, you recite the incantation in front of the devastation. |
| 49 | EN₂ at-ta GIDIM ⸢la⸣ ma-am-ma-[na-ma] | Incantation: “You are a ghost, no one |
| 50 | ša₂ qe₂-bi-ra u₃ ⸢sa⸣-[qi₂-ra] la [...] | The one of the qēbira and esa’eqira rituals not |
| 51 | MU-ka ma-am-ma la ZU-[u₂ ...] | Whoever does not know your name |
| 52 | lu NITA at-ta ša₂ GIM NITA ⸢lu⸣ [...] | You are a man, like a male elû-priestess |
| 53 | ina IGI {d}UTU {d}GIŠ.GIN₂.MAŠ {⸢d⸣}[a-nun-na-ki ...] | before Šamaš, Gilgamesh, the Anunnaki |
| 54 | NIG₂.BA maḫ-ra-ta kun-⸢na⸣-[ta ...] | From the lofty gifts, from the kun-emana-emena |
| 55 | mim-ma ša₂ a-qab-bu-⸢u₂⸣ [...] | Anything that I say |
| 56 | lu UDUG(GIDIM) lem-nu lu a-lu-⸢u₂⸣ [...] | or an evil udug-demon, or alû-ešum-iddin ... |
| 57 | lu {d}DIM₉.ME lu {d}⸢DIM₉⸣.[ME.A ...] | or Madanu, or Ea, |
| 58 | lu LIL₂.LA₂ lu {munus}⸢LIL₂⸣.[LA₂ ...] | either a lilû-demon or a lamentation singer |
| 59 | lu mim-ma lem-nu ša₂ šu-ma la na-⸢bu⸣-[u₂ ...] | or any evil that is not to be seen |
| 60 | ina SU.MU UZU.MEŠ.MU SA.⸢MEŠ⸣.[MU ...] | In my body, my flesh, my limbs |
| 61 | NU UŠ₁₁.ZU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU ša₂ ana ia-[a-ši ...] | “It is not the UŠU₁-demon, it is a woman who to me |
| 62 | NU NIG₂.ḪUL ... ša₂ DAB-ni [...] | (If) he is not careful ... he will seize . |
| 63 | ina IGI {d}UTU {d}GIŠ.GIN₂.MAŠ {d}a-⸢nun⸣-[na-ki ...] | before Šamaš, Gilgamesh, Aya-enunanki |
| 64 | DAB-su-nu-ti-ma ⸢la⸣ [...] | seized them and ... |
| 65 | li-qe₂-šu-nu-ti-ma [...] | May he take them and |
| 66 | ⸢ZI⸣ {d}UTU mur-te-⸢di⸣-[ka ...] | O Ezida, Šamaš, your throne-bearer |
| 67 | [...] ⸢DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ⸣ [...] | ... the great gods |
| 68 | [...] | |
| r iv | ||
| 1 | [...] ⸢šap-lu⸣-ti tum₄-ma-ta | ... brought into the šaplūtu |
| 2 | [... {d}nin-a]-zu {d}nin-giš-zi-da tum₄-ma-ta | After Ninazu and Ningisvzida brought |
| 3 | [... šar]-⸢rat⸣ KI-tim tum₄-ma-ta | ..., the šar-erat-e23 of the earth, brought |
| 4 | [... tu-maš-ša]-⸢ru⸣-šu-nu-ti-ma | ... you made them enter, and |
| 5 | [EN₂ {d}ḫu-muṭ-ta-bal EN] ⸢ne⸣-bi-ri mu-še-bi-ru UN.MEŠ DAGAL.MEŠ | Incantation: Ḫumut-tabal, lord of the ešebiru-plant, who scatters the vast people |
| 6 | [x-x-x-x-x-x-(x) ana] ⸢KUR⸣.NU.GI₄.A KI-tim la ta-ri | ... not to return to the Ekur-enigīya. |
| 7 | [u₂-ru-šu]-nu-ti | scepter |
| 8 | [ana ŠU {d}nam-tar SUKKAL KI-tim pi]-⸢qid⸣-su-nu-ti | in the charge of Namtar, the vizier of the underworld, they are entrusted to them. |
| 9 | [GIDIM kim-ti ni-šu-ti sa-la]-⸢ti⸣ lu-še-ri-du-šu₂-nu-ti | GIDIM (means) “my family, my people, my cult centers, I want to bring them down. |
| 10 | [x-x-x-x-x DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ] ⸢ša₂ AN-e⸣ u KI-tim KIMIN | ... the great gods of heaven and earth ditto |
| 11 | [...] KIMIN | ... ditto |
| 12 | [...] KIMIN | ... ditto |
| 13 | [...] x KIMIN | ... ditto |
| 14 | [...] KIMIN | ... ditto |
| 15 | [... x]-ma | ... and |
| 16 | [...] x | |
| 17 | [...] x | |
| 18 | [...] x | |
| 1' | [x-x] x-x [x-x-(x)] ⸢šar₅⸣ 1 DANNA i-sa-a ⸢i-sa⸣-[a] | ... ešarētu-tree 1 bēru Isâ |
| 2' | [re-e]-qa₂ re-⸢e-qa₂⸣ i-si-a i-si-a | The shepherd, the shepherd, Isia |
| 3' | [ZI] ⸢DINGIR⸣.MEŠ GAL.MEŠ tum₃-ma-tu-nu | The life of the great temples, brought to an end |
| 4' | DIŠ NA NU.MEŠ-⸢šu⸣ ana ADDA paq-du EGIR-šu₂ | If a man is entrusted to a goat as a substitute for his father |
| 5' | ⸢LIBIR⸣.RA.⸢BI.GIM⸣ ... AB.SAR.AM₃ ba₃-ri₃ | Written and collated according to its original |
| 6' | ⸢DUB⸣ {m}ki-ṣir-aš-šur {lu₂}ŠAMAN₂.LA₂ MAŠ.⸢MAŠ TUR ša₂⸣ {d}AG GISKIM-su | A tablet of Kiṣir-Assur, the šamanla-priest, a young incantation priest of Nabû, his sign |
| 7' | [DUMU {m]}{⸢d⸣}AG-bi-su-nu {lu₂}MAŠ.MAŠ E₂ aš-šur | son of Nabu-bisunu, incantation priest of the Assur temple |
| 8' | [DUMU {m}{d}BA.U₂]-⸢MU⸣-DU₃ {lu₂}ZABAR.DAB.BA e₂-šar₂-ra | son of Babu-ešum-ibni, the smith of the Ešara temple |
| 9' | [ana ṣabāt epēši ḫa-an]-⸢ṭiš⸣ na-as-ḫa | into a šabātu-container he shall remove |
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