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BBR pl. 54 Sm 1042 (P425720)
Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | BBR pl. 54 Sm 1042 |
|---|---|
| ID | P425720 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Find spot | Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) |
| Coordinates | 36.3582, 43.1621 |
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 | ||
| 1 | ⸢DIŠ⸣ NA ana BA.UŠ₂ ḫi-ir-ma GIDIM DAB-su [x-x-x-x-x-x] | If a man is seized by a ghost in order to escape from a house and ... |
| 2 | kul₂-la-ta tu-qad-daš₂ ZI₃.MAD.GA₂ ⸢ŠUB⸣-[di x-x-x-x-x] | You strew flour from the kulla-vessel. |
| 3 | ina še-e-ri ana NU mim-ma lem-ni e-pi-ši u {⸢munus⸣}[mul-te-pil₂-ti] | In order not to do anything evil, I have performed sorcery against myself and my daughter. |
| 4 | ⸢IM⸣ KI.GAR(a) ŠAM₂ DU₁₁.GA IM ta-gar-ri-⸢iṣ⸣-[(ma) NU mim-ma lem-ni] | It is an incantation for undoing witchcraft. You speak as follows: A tablet of tagarri-eše, without any evil. |
| 5 | [u] NU.MEŠ e-pi-ši u {munus}mul-te-pil₂-ti DU₃-uš [x-x-x-x-x] | and the dead, and Multe-pilti made |
| 6 | [tu₂]-ša₂-ḫaz TUG₂.ḪI.A U₄.1.KAM MU₄.MU₄-su-nu-ti I₃ DU₁₀.GA ⸢ŠEŠ₂⸣-[su-nu-ti] | You wash them with a clean cloth. On the 1st day, you sprinkle them with sweet oil (and) ešû-plant. |
| 7 | [ana] ⸢IGI⸣ {d}UTU KI SAR A KU₃ SU₃ {giš}GU.ZA DADAG ana {d}[UTU ŠUB-di] | You strew (them) into the shrine of Šamaš. You sprinkle pure water. You set up a throne (and) you place (it) on the altar. |
| 8 | TUG₂.ḪI.A mi-iš-ḫa ina UGU ta-tar-ra-aṣ GI.DU₈ ana IGI {d}[UTU GIN-an] | You will lay a cloth on top. You will set up a portable offering table in front of Šamaš. |
| 9 | ana 3-šu₂ KURUM₆.MEŠ ana IGI {d}UTU {d}e₂-a u {d}asal-lu₂-ḫi ⸢GAR⸣-[an] | For 3rd time rations before Šamaš, Ea and Asalluḫi, E-gar-e-an |
| 10 | ZU₂.LUM.MA {zi₃}EŠA DUB-aq 3 {dug}ZA.[ḪUM] | You strew dates (and) ešû-flour. 3 jugs |
| 11 | 3 NIG₂.NA ŠIM.ḪI.A GIN-an ŠE DU₃.A.BI ta-sar₂-[raq] | You set up 3 censers of juniper. You write down the contents of all this. |
| 12 | ana GIDIM.MEŠ IM.RI.A-šu₂ ina GUB₃ KEŠ₂ {giš}GU.ZA ŠUB-[di] | You set up a throne for the gods (and) its inhabitants on the left. |
| 13 | ana GIDIM.MEŠ IM.RI.A-<<šu₂>> <mam-ma> ina GUB₃ GIDIM.MEŠ ina GUB₃ {giš}GU.ZA ŠUB-[di] | To the ghosts, its <face> (is) a ghost. You lay (it) down on the left of ghosts (and) on the right of the throne |
| 14 | ana GIDIM.MEŠ IM.RI.A-<šu₂> ki-is-pa ta-kas₂-sip NIG₂.BA.MEŠ ta-qa-su-⸢nu⸣-[ti] | For the gods, his limbs, you tie a knot. You recite the incantation. |
| 15 | [tu]-⸢šar⸣-raḫ-šu₂-nu-ti tu-kab-ba-su-nu-[ti] | You make them great, you make them strong. |
| 16 | [ana] ⸢GIDIM⸣ IM.RI.A mam-ma um-⸢mar⸣ | to the ešāgu-temple, a flood, anyone who enters |
| 17 | [ba-aḫ]-ru-te tu-ma-ṣa NIG₂.BA ta-qa-su-nu-⸢ti⸣ | You will rub (them) with a censer, you will give them a gift. |
| 18 | [tu-šar]-⸢ra⸣-aḫ-šu-nu-ti tu-ka-ba-su-nu-⸢ti⸣ | You will make them enter, you will let them enter. |
| 19 | [A.MEŠ] BAL-qi₂-šu₂-nu-ti ana IGI {d}UTU {udu}SISKUR DADAG DU₃-uš | You offer water to them. In front of Šamaš a sacrifice is made. |
| 20 | {[uzu}ZAG] {⸢uzu⸣}ME.HE₂ u {uzu}KA.NE tu-ṭaḫ-⸢ḫa⸣ | You wrap shoulder, fatty tissue and thigh meat together. |
| 21 | [KAŠ.SAG] ⸢BAL⸣-qi₂ 1 {uzu}TI ana GIDIM IM.RI.A-šu₂ ⸢GAR⸣-[an] | You libate first-rate beer (and) ebullû-plant. You pour one libation bowl into a ghost's nostril. |
| 22 | [EN₂ an-nu-u₂ šu]-⸢u an-nu⸣-u₂ mim₃-ma lem-nu 3-šu₂ ŠID-nu | Incantation: “This is it, this is it! Nothing evil has been done against me for three days!’ |
| 23 | [...] ⸢IL₂-ma⸣ | ... the elama temple |
| 24 | [...] x-⸢šu₂⸣ | ... ..., |
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