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BM 032183 + BM 032318 + BM 032469 (P561956)
Incantation, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 032183 + BM 032318 + BM 032469 |
|---|---|
| ID | P561956 |
| Museum no. | BM 032183 + BM 032318 + BM 032469 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
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' 6' | the life of the Anunnaki, the young woman of the Abzu, arpanitu, who in Apsu |
| obverse? col 2' 1' | ...... |
| obverse? col 1' 1' | ...... |
| obverse? col 1' 2' | ...... |
| obverse? col 2' 5' | the life of Sudag, thedam, and the life of Aya, his beloved one |
| obverse? col 1' 4' | ... ditto |
| obverse? col 1' 8' | Great lady of the Abzu, who carries out all the great divine powers, |
| obverse? col 2' 10' | the life of Adad, the king of the south |
| obverse? col 2' 7' | who surpasses all the lands |
| obverse? col 1' 5' | ... ditto. |
| obverse? col 2' 13' | ......... |
| obverse? col 2' 19' | lady of the foremost rites |
| obverse? col 2' 20' | the shrine Ename, the land of the lands |
| reverse col 4' 9 | ... of the god Sîn, the exalted one |
| reverse col 4' 10 | ... the lady of the grnu-house ditto. |
| obverse? col 1' 9' | the exalted princess of Esagila, |
| obverse? col 2' 8' | Lady of the sagtug rites, |
| reverse col 3' 8 | by the Anuna gods be exorcised. |
| obverse? col 1' 7' | he is not able to smite a libation bowl or libation bowl |
| reverse col 3' 2 | (Possessing) a face full of awe(?) |
| obverse? col 1' 13' | the one who provides for everything, the one who provides for him, |
| obverse? col 1' 10' | May the great alad priestess of heaven and earth be chosen by the Anuna gods. |
| reverse col 4' 5 | May the great command of heaven and earth be heard. |
| reverse col 4' 8 | ...... |
| reverse col 4' 6 | whose divine radiance is divine |
| obverse? col 1' 14' | pre-eminent one of heaven and earth, |
| reverse col 4' 2 | who makes the foundation of the land secure |
| obverse? col 2' 16' | ... seven times... ditto |
| reverse col 3' 6 | to be straightened |
| reverse col 4' 1 | ... their |
| reverse col 3' 3 | great mouth |
| obverse? col 2' 21' | may he be many! |
| reverse col 3' 10 | ...... |
| reverse col 4' 7 | ... the scribal art |
| obverse? col 2' 18' | his beloved, the queen of the prince |
| obverse? col 2' 15' | ......... |
| reverse col 4' 3 | who provides for the scepter of heaven and earth |
| obverse? col 2' 6' | his favored one, lady of the Ekur, the Ekur-bad, and lady of the sanctuaries and cult centers |
| obverse? col 2' 12' | u-ana-ke shrine E-name |
| obverse? col 2' 3' | fodder of the Edara'ana temple |
| obverse? col 2' 11' | The weeping of his mouth, the weeping of the prince |
| reverse col 3' 7 | ... a taboo |
| reverse col 3' 4 | the man of Kutha |
| obverse? col 2' 17' | the life of u-zabar-kug, thedam (and) |
| reverse col 3' 5 | ... the king... supreme horns |
| reverse col 4' 4 | ... in the heavens a long life |
| obverse? col 2' 4' | Be present in the exalted temple of Ekur, the temple of Enlil! |
| obverse? col 2' 9' | The unrivaled queen of the Ekur ditto |
| reverse col 4' 11 | ... year: |
| reverse col 3' 9 | faithfully by the gods |
| reverse col 3' 1 | the life of Nergal, supreme strength of Nergal |
| obverse? col 2' 14' | ... surpassing |
| obverse? col 1' 3' | ...... |
| obverse? col 1' 11' | Beloved of Mudugasa, great vizier of Nabû, exalted one |
| obverse? col 1' 12' | that in Esagil was placed |
| obverse? col 2' 2' | of Babylon |
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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