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BM 046999 + BM 047169 (P480863)
Incantation, Achaemenid, Babylon · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | BM 046999 + BM 047169 |
|---|---|
| ID | P480863 |
| Museum no. | BM 046999 + BM 047169 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 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' | ina ⸢su⸣-[ḫu-ur ...] | In the esuḫur plant |
| 2' | za-a-[a-ru ...] | The za'aru priestess . . |
| 3' | ŠU.DINGIR.[RA ...]. | Hand of a God |
| 4' | ... [iṭ]-ḫu-⸢nim-ma⸣ a-⸢na-su⸣-[sa ...] | (Sum) ..., her watercourse ... (Akk) The watercourse of the river ... |
| 5' | ḪUL A₂.⸢MEŠ⸣ GISKIM.MEŠ ⸢UZU⸣ [...] | The evil of portents, signs (and) omens |
| 6' | GIB.MEŠ-ni ina-an-na {⸢d⸣}[AMAR.UTU ...] | Now, the god Marduk |
| 7' | al-si-ku-nu-ši as-ḫur-[ku-nu-ši ...] | I call out to you, I call upon you |
| 8' | ana qi₂-bi-ti-ku-nu at-[kal ...] | I trust in your command. |
| 9' | ⸢UR.IDIM⸣ {giš}EREN ma-ṣar ⸢SILIM⸣-[mi ...] | The ešurdīmu-plant, cedar, mušaru-tree, elalû-plant |
| 10' | [... KA₂-ku]-⸢nu⸣ u₄-⸢mi⸣-[šam-ma ...] | ... KA-ku’e-nu-e-šama daily |
| 11' | [...] ⸢ru⸣-[ḫe-e ...] | ... eruḫê-plant |
| r | ||
| 1' | [u₄-mi]-⸢šam-ma ana da⸣-[mi₃-iq-ti ...] | On that day, for the god Amiqtu |
| 2' | lem-na GAL₅.LA₂ a-a-⸢ba⸣ [...] | (Sum) The evil one, the one who is enraged(?) (Akk) He who is angry with the evil one(?) |
| 3' | KA.DAB.BE₂.DA ŠU.DINGIR.⸢RA⸣ [...] | Wording of a spell for a hand-lifting prayer to a god |
| 4' | u₄-mi-šam-ma ina SU-⸢ia lik-kiš⸣ [...] | At that time, may ... be bound in my body |
| 5' | lid-din-šum-ma mi₃-lik da-⸢ma⸣-[qi ...] | May he give it to him, and may he be the counsellor of the gods |
| 6' | ki-ma {giš}MES lu-u ne₂-su-⸢u₂⸣ [...] | Like a wood, may it be a nēsû-demon |
| 7' | ki-ma KU₃.SI₂₂ ⸢i₃⸣-[li₂ ...] | Like gold of the elī temple |
| 8' | ki-⸢ma GADA⸣ lu eb-be₂-ku ⸢lu⸣ [...] | May I be like a linen garment, a lû-garment |
| 9' | {[d]}AMAR.UTU EN GAL-u₂ da₃-li₂-li₂-⸢ka⸣ [...] | Marduk, great lord, alilī-eka’e |
| 10' | ⸢ina⸣ qi₂-bi-ti-ku-nu ṣir-ti [...] | “Ina, your command is a crossroads |
| 11' | [KA.INIM].⸢MA⸣ DIB-ti DINGIR.MEŠ DU₃.⸢A⸣.[BI ...] [...] | Wording of a spell for passing by the gods. Its ritual: ... . |
| 12' | [ŠU.NAM].ERIM₂.MA ŠU.NAM.LU₂.[U₁₈.LU ...] | Hand of an enemy Hand of a Human being |
| 13' | [DU₃.DU₃].⸢BI⸣ UR.IDIM ša₂ {giš}EREN DU₃-uš ina [...] | Its ritual: You make a dog from cedar wood in |
| 14' | {[na₄]}⸢KIŠIB⸣ {na₄}ŠUBA ... E₃ ina pa-[ni-šu₂ ...] | Seal of Ea, prebend of he came out in front of him |
| 15' | [x x-x-x-x-x-x] x-x-x [...] | |
Sources & licences
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