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Rm 0329 + Sm 0275 (P426370)
Neo-Assyrian, Nineveh · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | Rm 0329 + Sm 0275 |
|---|---|
| ID | P426370 |
| 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)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | [ka]-⸢la⸣ UZU{⸢ii}MU⸣ [...] | The ka-ela-e3 meat |
| 2' | [... e]-⸢piš⸣-ti-ia ⸢u⸣ [muštēpištīya kišpīša ...] | ... my sorcery, my witchcraft, my incantation, |
| 3' | [... muḫ]-ḫi-ša₂ u la-ni-ša₂ ⸢lil⸣-[li-ku ...] | ... above and below, eliliku-plant |
| 4' | [... qi₂]-⸢bit⸣ {d}e₂-a {d}UTU u [...] | ... command of Ea, Šamaš and |
| 5' | [KA].INIM.MA [...] | Wording of a spell for ... |
| 6' | KID₃.KID₃.BI {na₄}AN.NA ... {giš}GAN.U₅ {u₂}eli-⸢kul-la {u₂⸣}[AN.ḪUL₂.LA ...] | Its ritual: anu-stone, gišû-wood, ekulla-plant, anḫullu-plant |
| 7' | ina DUR {sik₂}ḪE₂.ME.DA E₃ 7 KA.KEŠ₂ KEŠ₂ EN₂ 7-šu₂ ana ⸢IGI {d⸣}[UTU ...] | You go out through the door of the scepter of Emēdu. You tie seven knots. You recite the incantation seven times before Šamaš |
| 8' | EN₂ an-nu-u₂ šu-u₂ an-ni-tu ši-i i-la-as-su-⸢ma ar⸣-[ki-ia] | Incantation: “This is what this is, this is what it is, so that after me |
| 9' | uš-ta-ma-aṣ-ṣa-a ana DAB-ia ina KA-ša₂ na-šat a-mat ma-⸢ru⸣-[uš-ti] | (who) has caused me to be seized by my mouth, the one who hears the word of the great gods |
| 10' | šab-šat ina ŠU{ii}ša₂ ru-ḫe-e ze-ru-ti ma-la-a ki-rim-ma-ša₂ ri-⸢im⸣-[ki ...] | (Sum) In the hand of the angry, furious one, as many as there are (Akk) The angry one in his hand, as much as the angry one, your rage |
| 11' | i-mur-ši-ma GURUŠ a-na 1 DANNA.AM₃ i-la-⸢su⸣-[ma] | He saw him, and a young man for 1 double-hour he shall weigh out, and |
| 12' | u₃ ši-i KI.SIKIL a-na ši-ni-pat [...] | And he who ... a scepter to ... |
| 13' | an-ni-tu man-nu ša₂ i-la-as-su-ma ar₂-ki-ia ul-ta-ma-aṣ-ṣa-a a-na ṣa-⸢ba⸣-[ti-ia] | Who is this man? After me, I constantly seek out for my ša-eba-e-tīya. |
| 14' | aṣ-bat-ki ina ne₂-me-qi₂ ša₂ {d}e₂-a ak-la-ki ina ⸢up-ša₂⸣-še-e ša₂ ABGAL DINGIR.MEŠ {⸢d⸣}[AMAR.UTU] | I have seized you with the wisdom of Ea. I have carried you off with the sceptre of the scribe of the gods, Marduk. |
| 15' | aš₂-qi₂-ki i-mat mar-tu qe₂-e AŠ-ti ⸢ki⸣-i u₂-tu₂-ti pa-ni-⸢ki⸣ [...] | I ask you, O Amorite, take hold of my handiwork! “Eki-e’i, utûtu-priestess, ..., |
| 16' | us-ki i-mat ḪUL-tim ša₂ pi-⸢ki i⸣-di-i ru-ḫe-e ze-ru-ti ša₂ ⸢qa⸣-[ti-ki] | (Sum) I am the one who reveals the evil signs of your mouth (Akk) The one who sees the signs of evil, the ones who see your mouth |
| 17' | lip-paṭ-ra ki-rim-ma-ki x-x-[x] ⸢ša₂⸣ kaš-šap-ti e-piš-ti u muš-[te-piš-ti] | May the kirimma-priestess release your ..., the witch, the sorcerer, and the one who instigates sorceries |
| 18' | ⸢ša₂⸣ e-piš-ti-ia ⸢tal⸣-lak-ta-ša₂ ⸢aṣ⸣-[bat] | My work I have completed, I have sat down |
| 19' | [...] ⸢muš-te⸣-piš-ti-ia u₂-[ter kiš-pi]-⸢ša₂⸣ a-leq-qe₂-ši-ma UŠ₂-ḫi-ši it-⸢ti⸣ [x-x-(x)] | ... my sorcerous devices I removed. I took its witchcraft and ... its length. |
| 20' | [...] ⸢ABUL⸣ [...] ⸢ša₂⸣ {d}UTU.ŠU₂.A ... pa-ni-ki [...] | ... the E-abul temple ..., the Šamaš temple your face |
| 21' | [... u₂-ša₂]-⸢aṣ⸣-bit [...] | ... he smote |
| 22' | [... ter₂-te]-ned-[din-ni] | ... they have given to me. |
| 23' | [... a]-⸢ia-il⸣-[ki ...] | ... Ayya-il-eki |
| o ii | ||
| 1' | [...] {⸢munus⸣}UŠ₁₁.ZU-⸢MU⸣ [TU₆ EN₂] | ... female kid. Incantation formula. |
| 2' | [KA.INIM.MA] ⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.BUR₂.RU.DA.[KAM] | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer. |
| 3' | [...] ⸢NU.NU 7 ki-iṣ⸣-[ri] ⸢KEŠ₂⸣ {u₂}IGI-lim e-ma KEŠ₂ {sik₂}GA.⸢RIG₂⸣.[AK.A] | ... ēšunû-plant, 7 kiṣīru-plants (and) ekeša-elim-plant whenever you make a ritual arrangement for a scepter |
| 4' | [... ina GU₂]-šu₂ GAR-an-ma kiš-pu NU ⸢TE⸣-[šu] | You put ... on his neck and the witchcraft will not approach him. |
| 5' | [EN₂ {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU a-gu]-⸢gi⸣-lat MUŠ.LAḪ₅-at nar-⸢šin⸣-da-at | Incantation: “It is the woman, the agu-egi-elat, the snake, the hero |
| 6' | [kaššāptu ša] ⸢ta⸣-sar-ra-qi₂ sur-qi-ni ITI u₄-mu U₄ 7.KAM₂ U₄ 15.KAM₂ | beer made with eta-esarraqi-plant. Month: day 7, day 15 |
| 7' | [U₄ x.KAM₂ U₄].⸢ḪUL⸣.GAL₂ U₄ 30.KAM₂ a-šap-pa-rak-kim-ma DUMU.MEŠ in-bi-ia u₃ da-di-ia | On the [x]th day, the ešḫullu-ekallu-festival, the 30th day I shall send you, and the sons of Inbia and Dadiya |
| 8' | {[u₂}AN.ḪUL₂.LA {giš]}⸢GAN⸣.U₅ {u₂}eli-kul-la {u₂}LU₂.U₁₈.LU {u₂}DILI {u₂}KA.BAD {⸢u₂}AD⸣.SAG | Anḫullû-plant, ēšakku-tree, lupin, mandrake, kabadu-plant |
| 9' | {[u₂}MA.GIL ...] ⸢SI⸣ DARA₃.BAR u ŠIM.{d}MAŠ U₂.MEŠ ša₂ KUR-i u ma-a-ti ša₂ ŠU ABGAL DINGIR.MEŠ {⸢d}AMAR.UTU⸣ | magīl-plant, ēriš-tree, stag, and Ninurta, plants of the mountains and of the land, in the charge of the sage of the gods, Marduk-e23. |
| 10' | ⸢i⸣-kaš-ša₂-⸢du-ki ina ḫar⸣-ra-nim-ma i-maḫ-ḫa-ṣu TE-ki u₂-tar-ru INIM-ki ana ⸢KA-ki⸣ | Your ekašadû-plant grows in the ḫarānum-tree and approaches you. Your words to the E-KA-e-23 |
| 11' | {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU sur-qi₂-⸢ni⸣-ki ša₂ ka-la MU.AN.NA tu-sar-ri-qi₂ u₂-šab-ba-lu TU₆ EN₂ | You recite my incantation “I am a surqī-ēkû-priestess, who for all time you have sought out (and) made abundant—– Incantation formula. |
| 12' | KA.INIM.MA UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU.DA.KAM₂ | Wording (of an incantation) to undo witchcraft. |
| 13' | KID₃.KID₃.BI {u₂}AN.ḪUL₂.LA {giš}GAN.U₅ {u₂}e-li-kul {u₂}LU₂.U₁₈.LU {u₂}DILI {u₂}KA.BAD | Its ritual: anḫullû-plant, kanaktu-tree, elikultu-plant (and) mandrake, šalālu-plant |
| 14' | {u₂}AD.SAG {u₂}MA.GIL {u₂}⸢ti⸣-is-kur SI DARA₃.BAR u ni-kip-tu₂ U₂.ḪI.A an-nu-ti IGI-[šu₂] ina GU ⸢E₃⸣ | AD.SAG, MAGIL, E-ti-e-iskur, horn of the stag and nikkiptu-plant, these drugs are seen on the neck of E-E-e3. |
| 15' | EN₂ 7-šu₂ ana IGI {d}UTU ŠID-⸢nu⸣ ina GU₂-šu₂ GAR kiš-pu NU ⸢TE⸣-[šu] | Incantation: Its 7th part is in front of Šamaš. It puts a reed stalk on its neck. The witchcraft will not approach it. |
| 16' | EN₂ GAR-na-ku-ma UḪ₂.{d}ID₂ DUMU.MUNUS DINGIR.MEŠ GAL.[MEŠ] | Incantation: “I am the one who makes the river tremble, daughter of the great gods, |
| 17' | ša₂ ina U₄.NA₂.AM₃ kiš-pi u₃ ina nu-bat-ti U₄ 7.KAM₂ u₂-pa-aš₂-ša₂-ru ⸢ma-ma⸣-[ti] | that on the day of disappearance of the moon witchcraft and on the night of the 7th day they will remove the ešārtu-disease |
| 18' | ma-mi-tum ma-mi-tum ul-lal-ki ⸢ma⸣-mi-⸢tum⸣ | “It is me, it is me! It is me who keeps you alive!’ |
| 19' | ša₂ U₈ TUR-ša₂ ṣab-ti₃ ša₂ UZ₃ tu-a-mi-ša₂ ša₂ kal-ba-ti mi-ra-ni-[ša₂] | The one with a small ewe, a ṣabtu-disease (and) a goat's tumišu-demon, the one with numerous kalbātu animals, |
| 20' | lu-uq-ti NUMUN {lu₂}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU u {munus}UŠ₁₁.ZU-MU ma-mitu lu ana qid-da-tim-ma ana-ku lu [ana māḫirti] | The luqtu-priestess, the seed of my witch and my witch is cursed. I am either to the quay or to the steppe |
| 21' | ⸢e⸣-piš-ti ⸢lu-u⸣ ana qab-rim-ma ana-ku lu-u ana ZALAG₂ AN.TA.MEŠ ⸢TU₆⸣ [EN₂] | “Epištu-plant, elû-plant I am in the middle of it, be it for the clearing of the upper world, TU₆E3 Incantation formula. |
| 22' | ⸢KA⸣.INIM.MA UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU.[DA.KAM₂] | It is the wording of a spell for undoing witchcraft |
| 23' | [KID₃.KID₃].⸢BI⸣ x-x-x-x [x-x-x] x-x ⸢E₃⸣-ak 7 KA.⸢KEŠ₂⸣ [KEŠ₂ (x-x)] | Its ritual: ... . |
| r iii | ||
| 1' | [KA].⸢INIM.MA⸣ [...] | Incantation formula: |
| 2' | ⸢KID₃⸣.KID₃.BI ana UGU {giš}GAN.U₅ ⸢ŠID-nu⸣-[ma ...] | Its ritual: On top of a date palm, you recite the šudnû-plant |
| 3' | [EN₂] ⸢ana⸣-ku {u₂}LAL šam-mu ša₂ ina qe₂-reb tam-tim a-ṣa-a e-le-nu qim-⸢ma-ti {d⸣}[a-num ...] | Incantation: “Ana-e-ku (and) lalû-plant, that is in the middle of the sea, above the quadrupeds of E-Anum |
| 4' | [šap]-la-nu šur-ši-ia i-na-ṣa-ra {d}nu-dim₂-mud ina muḫ-ḫi-ia {d}nin-giš-zi-da ⸢GAR⸣ [...] | (As for) the one who removes my inscription Nudimmud upon me Ningišzida the temple administrator |
| 5' | [li]-⸢im⸣-taḫ-ḫar a-ge-e ez-zu-ti ša₂ ta-ma-ti ⸢DAGAL⸣-[tim] | May the fierce flood of the sea annihilate. |
| 6' | [li-im]-⸢taḫ⸣-ḫar ku-uṣ-ṣa ḫal-pa-a šu-ri-pa ki-ma at-⸢tu-u-a⸣ EN₂ ⸢UGU-šu⸣ iq-bu-u ⸢ina SU-šu₂⸣ [x-x-(x)] | “Let it fall, let it fall! It is a šurīpu-disease, like Attû'a'e'a. Incantation formula. He spoke to his (personal) goddess, and in his body |
| 7' | [u zi]-⸢qi₂⸣-qu ša₂ IM la i-x-bu pa-an zu-um-⸢ri⸣-[šu] | and the ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ of the wind did not ... before his teeth |
| 8' | [ana NENNI A] ⸢NENNI⸣ ša₂-ki-ni-ia GIG di-ḫu šu-ru-up-pu-u kiš-pu ru-ḫu-u [ru-su-u] | For so-and-so, descendant of ēšennu-plant, my body, illness, dīḫu-disease, fever, witchcraft, spittle, |
| 9' | [up-ša₂-šu]-⸢u₂⸣ lem-nu-tu ša₂ a-me-lu-ti a-a TE-šu a-a iq-[ri-bu-šu] | May the evil sorcerous devices of mankind not approach him, not strike him |
| 10' | [a-a is-ni]-⸢qu⸣-šu₂ ina qi₂-bit {d}DIŠ {d}UTU u {d}ŠU₂ [TU₆ EN₂] | May it not fall upon him. By the command of Ištar, Shamash and Marduk. Incantation formula. |
| 11' | [KA.INIM.MA] UŠ₁₁.⸢BUR₂⸣.[RU.DA.KAM₂] | It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft. |
| 12' | [KID₃.KID₃.BI] {⸢u₂⸣}LAL ina DUR E₃-ak 7 KA.KEŠ₂ KEŠ₂ e-ma KEŠ₂ EN₂ 7-šu₂ ⸢ŠID⸣-[nu-ma ina kišādīšu tašakkan] | Its ritual: you remove the ešû-plant from the wall. You tie seven knots. Wherever you tie, you recite the incantation seven times and you put it around his neck. |
| 13' | [EN₂ SIK₂] tuk-ra-aš₂ I.⸢DIB⸣-ku-nu ia₄-ni-bu [x-x-(x)-ku-nu] | Incantation: “You are a tukrašu-demon, your eyes are dark, your ... |
| 14' | [...] ⸢EN⸣ di-ni-ku-nu {u₂}AN.ḪUL₂.LA EN da-⸢ba⸣-[bi-ku-nu] | ... your judges, Anḫulla-plant, your lord of judges |
| 15' | [...] ⸢šam⸣-mu mu-pa-aš₂-ši-ru ša₂ a-ma-[ti-ku-nu] | ... the šamû-demon, the one who opens your mouth |
| 16' | {[u₂}AN.ḪUL₂.LA te]-er INIM-sa ana KA-ša₂ su-pi-iḫ ur-pa-tu₂ pi-⸢ti⸣ [...] | Anḫullû-plant you recite her word to her mouth, supplication (and) utterance |
| 17' | [...] ⸢ri⸣-kis-sa ša₂ eli-ni-ti te-er INIM-sa [...] | ... her lower lip you recite her word |
| 18' | [... i]-qar-ru-bu-ni ia-a-ši ši-i ṭa-mat ana-ku pa-ši-⸢ra⸣-[ku TU₆ EN₂] | ... they will speak to me: "I am the one of the sea, I am the pāšīru-demon." Incantation formula. |
| 19' | [...] UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.[RU.DA.KAM₂] | ... is the procedure for undoing witchcraft |
| 20' | [... NU].⸢NU⸣ {u₂}AN.ḪUL₂.LA {⸢u₂}ti⸣-[is-kur] ⸢ia₄⸣-[ni-ba] | ... ēnutu-tree, anḫullu-plant, tî-eskur-plant (and) ya’eniba-plant |
| 21' | [... ana] ⸢UGU ŠID-nu⸣ [...] | ... to the top of the throne ... |
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