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MC 24, no. 224 (P556360)
Incantation, Neo-Babylonian, Babylon · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | MC 24, no. 224 |
|---|---|
| ID | P556360 |
| Museum no. | BM 040805 + BM 040850 + BM 044195 + BM 044241 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 18' | may they eat |
| obverse col 2 12' | be exorcised by Duri and Darius |
| obverse col 2 15' | be exorcised by Eniriul and Niniriul |
| obverse col 1 15' | he gave to you |
| obverse col 2 25' | faithfully |
| obverse col 2 21' | Be exorcised by Endaurim and Nindaurim! |
| obverse col 1 11' | which he had destroyed and restored to its place |
| obverse col 1 7' | he will complete it. |
| obverse col 2 14' | be exorcised by Alala and Belil |
| obverse col 2 24' | Be exorcised by Enmeara and Ninmeara! |
| obverse col 2 22' | Beloved of Endukug and Nindukug! |
| obverse col 2 3' | be exorcised in heaven! |
| obverse col 2 4' | ... may you see... of heaven. |
| obverse col 2 17' | By Enmules and Ninmules be exorcised. |
| obverse col 2 6' | You should be a slave, you should be a slave, you should go. |
| obverse col 1 14' | ... of the Ikun temple(?) |
| obverse col 1 6' | ... like |
| obverse col 1 9' | a pot that is not suitable for drinking |
| obverse col 2 10' | This is the following: "May my divinity know it!" |
| obverse col 1 16' | ... may he give you... |
| obverse col 1 20' | ...... |
| obverse col 2 13' | be exorcised by Lahmu and Lahamu! |
| obverse col 2 20' | By the life of Engara, by Ningara |
| obverse col 2 16' | Be exorcised by the gods Enki and Ninki! |
| obverse col 1 10' | ... is filled |
| obverse col 2 11' | be exorcised by Anar and Kiar. |
| obverse col 2 2' | You should not give it to me.... |
| obverse col 1 8' | ..... they have been smitten. |
| obverse col 2 19' | by the life of Enbulug and Ninbulug |
| obverse col 2 5' | I made them dwell on the earth. |
| obverse col 1 13' | ... ditto... |
| obverse col 2 9' | Be exorcised by the life of Ura, the mother of the gods! |
| obverse col 2 23' | Be exorcised by Enutila and Ninutila! |
| obverse col 2 7' | Beloved of An, king of the fathers of the gods! |
| obverse col 2 18' | Be exorcised by the gods Enlil and Ninul! |
| obverse col 2 8' | May Anu, the king, my father, be praised! |
| obverse col 1 19' | you will see. |
| obverse col 1 12' | ...... in its place |
| obverse col 1 17' | may he bring... to him. |
| obverse col 2 1' | rejoicing |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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