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AMD 8/2, 7.25a, pl. 22 (P480824)
Incantation, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | AMD 8/2, 7.25a, pl. 22 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480824 |
| Museum no. | BM 036584 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
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 | {d}UTU EN e-la₂-ti u₃ šap-la-a-ti | O Shamash, lord of upper and lower world, |
| 2 | al-si-ka {d}UTU ši-ma-an-ni | I call to you, Šamaš, my lord |
| 3 | al-si-ka {d}UTU ana di-ni-ia qu₂-lam | I call out to you, Šamaš, for my case be heard. |
| 4 | {d}UTU {giš}EREN SIKIL i-na KA-ia | Šamaš, holy cedar, in my mouth |
| 5 | ŠINIG SIKIL i-na ZAG-⸢ia⸣ | a good ox in my right side |
| 6 | {giš}GIŠIMMAR.TUR SIKIL i-na GUB₃-[ia] | a good date palm on my left |
| 7 | {⸢giš}i⸣-li-kul-la i-na SAG-ia na-⸢ši⸣-[a-ku] | I am the elkulla-plant at my head. |
| 8 | [IM ša₂] ⸢PIŠ₁₀ ID₂ ki⸣-lal-le-e aṣ-⸢ṣa⸣-[bat] | Tablet concerning the ēpišu-plant, the watercourse at the base of the Assyrian River |
| 9 | [lim-ḫu-ru-ka {d]}⸢UTU⸣ i-na a-ṣa-i-⸢ka⸣ | May Ea grant you, Šamaš, in your assembly |
| 10 | {[id₂}IDIGNA] ⸢u₃⸣ {id₂}BURANUN{ki} a-a-⸢ab⸣-[ba tâmtu rapaštu] | the Tigris, the Euphrates, the Bunun canal, the wide sea |
| 11 | [x-x-x-x-x] x DIDA SIG₅ KURUN.[NAM] | ... good quality barley |
| 12 | [x-x-x-x-x] x el-lu [x-(x)] | ... pure ... |
| 13 | {⸢d}UTU ana di⸣-[ni-ia₂] qu₂-lam-ma i-na di-ni-ka mi-⸢ša⸣-[ru-tam lul-lik] | May Šamaš stand before me in my lawsuit, and may he go in your lawsuit. |
| 14 | KA.INIM.MA UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU.[DA.KAM] | Wording for undoing witchcraft. |
| 15 | KID₃.KID₃.BI 7 ALAM DIM₂ 1 ša₂ IM 1 ša₂ NIG₂.⸢SILA₁₁⸣.[GA₂] | Its ritual: you spin seven figurines of clay, one of clay (and) one of ešalānu-stone. |
| 16 | 1 ša₂ ⸢I₃.UDU⸣ 1 ša₂ DUḪ.LAL₃ 1 ša₂ DUḪ.ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ 1 ša₂ ⸢ŠINIG⸣ | 1 of ēšû-soapwort, 1 of honey, 1 jar of sesame oil, 1 bowl of tamarisk |
| 17 | 1 ša₂⸣ {[giš]}⸢EREN⸣ DIM₂-ma ki-ma kan₂-ni NIGIN-šu-⸢nu⸣-[ti] | You perform one ša’e23 of cedar and, like a seal, you wrap it around his neck. |
| 18 | [u₃ ki]-⸢ma⸣ ḫu-ḫa-ri NIGIN-šu₂-nu-ti ki-a-am ta-[qab-bi] | and the place of the ḫabbaru-festival, thus you say: |
| 19 | {[d}UTU ALAM].MEŠ an-nu-u₂-tum ša at-ta ti-du-⸢u⸣ ; a-na-ku la i-du-[u] | Šamaš, these statues that you know, I do not know. |
| 20 | [ša EN ik]-ki-ia EN di-ni-⸢ia⸣ EN ṣer-ri-[ia] | “From the lord of my rebellion, my judge, my adversary! |
| 21 | [EN ri]-⸢di⸣-ia u EN le-mu-ut-ti-[ia] | my lord, my friend, and my evil adversary |
| 22 | [ša ip]-⸢ša⸣ bar-ta u₃ le-⸢mu-ut-tam i-pu-ša-an⸣-[ni] | Whoever breaks the contract, breaks the agreement, or makes a claim against me |
| 23 | [ša ALAM].MEŠ-ia ib-nu-u₂ ⸢is⸣-[qi₂-ia ina qabri ušnillu] | who made my statues, who buried my inscriptions in the grave |
| 24 | [min₃-da]-ti-ia [ilqû] | my limbs he took |
| 25 | [i-ti]-iq SAḪAR GIR₃{ii}ia ⸢iš⸣-[bu-šu] | he has passed, my feet are swollen |
| 26 | [ša] ⸢ru⸣-uʾ-ti il-qu₂-u₂ ⸢ša⸣ [...] | who took the ērûtu-plant, |
| 27 | [ša sis-sik]-⸢ti⸣ ib-tu-qu ša [...] | The one of the sissik-bīti-vessel has fallen, the one of ... |
| 28 | [ša i-pu-ša] ⸢u₂-še⸣-pi₂-ša ša x [...] | who built it, ešepiša of ... |
| 29 | [x-x-x-x-x-x] x-x-x [...] | |
| r | ||
| 1' | [ḪUR].⸢SAG KALA UGU-ku⸣-[nu limqut šadû liktumkunūši] | May a great flood fall upon you; may the heavens protect you. |
| 2' | [KUR]-⸢u⸣ li-te-eʾ-ku-⸢nu-ši⸣ [šadû liklākunūši] | May the mountain pass by, may the heavens be at your disposal. |
| 3' | ⸢ḪUL⸣-ku-nu ki-ma qu₂-ut-[ri lītelli ana šamê] | May your ešḫul-plant be as pure as a qutru-plant to the heavens |
| 4' | ki-ma ŠINIG na-as₃-⸢ḫi⸣ [ana ašrīšu ay itūr] | Like a potter, may it not come to an end! |
| 5' | ina U₄.NA₂.A DU₃-ma ⸢kiš⸣-[pu pašrū] | On the day of disappearance of the moon he will perform the ekišpu-ritual. |
| 6' | be-el be-li ⸢šar⸣ [šar-ri {d}UTU] | Lord, my lord, king Šamaš |
| 7' | ki KA tup-pi x [x-x-x-x] | from the wording of the tablet ... |
| 8' | gaba-ri KA₂.DINGIR.⸢RA⸣{ki} [šaṭir-ma bari] | Copy of Babylon. Written and collated. |
| 9' | x-x an x [x-x-(x)] x [...] | ... ... |
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