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BM 032297 (P561973)
Incantation, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM 032297 |
|---|---|
| ID | P561973 |
| Museum no. | BM 032297 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| reverse col 2 1' | Incantation: O lord, Kusu... in its... |
| reverse col 1 5' | to speak |
| reverse col 2 4' | It is the wording of a relaxing agubba vessel. |
| obverse col 1' 12' | ...... of the strewn area |
| reverse col 2 2' | The prince who has brought you Asalluhi, the first-born son |
| obverse col 1' 1' | ... may he |
| reverse col 1 8' | ... like heaven |
| obverse col 1' 9' | your exalted name |
| reverse col 1 3' | ... water |
| obverse col 1' 11' | ... awe-inspiring splendor |
| reverse col 2 3' | Anything evil does not satisfy you. |
| reverse col 2 12' | Incantation: O king of heaven and earth, he bought it for him. |
| obverse col 1' 5' | Incantation: O my..., your fate... the holy place. |
| reverse col 1 6' | You take... with you... |
| reverse col 3 7' | at the threshing floor the threshing floor the threshing floor the threshing floor |
| reverse col 3 3' | ... their |
| obverse col 1' 7' | they will give him the silver. |
| reverse col 2 9' | In all the lands, the... storm that cannot be dispersed, all the lands, the pure heavens |
| reverse col 3 4' | ..., booked out |
| reverse col 3 6'b | ... rejoicing? |
| reverse col 1 4' | ...... |
| reverse col 3 8' | .................. |
| reverse col 1 9' | may he... in the midst of heaven. |
| reverse col 2 13' | before Asar-alim |
| reverse col 2 8' | From all the lands beer, a standing-place jar, in its midst |
| obverse col 2' 2' | ...... |
| reverse col 1 1' | ...... |
| reverse col 1 2' | ...... |
| obverse col 1' 10' | not to return |
| reverse col 1 7' | offering of Asalluhi |
| reverse col 2 11' | Its ritual: You recite this incantation. |
| reverse col 3 11' | I am |
| reverse col 2 10' | Be exorcised in heaven, be exorcised in earth! |
| reverse col 2 14' | Asalluhi |
| reverse col 3 6'a | of the reverent |
| reverse col 2 5' | As for the en-enuru-priest of Utu, the hero of the land, the lands |
| reverse col 2 6' | In order to make the agubbû-vessel fit for its door, |
| obverse col 1' 2' | the... of |
| obverse col 1' 3' | let the evil tongue stand outside. |
| reverse col 3 9' | you are a dwelling place |
| obverse col 1' 6' | From the... of the Ishtars |
| reverse col 3 10' | .............. |
| reverse col 2 7' | beer made with pure beer |
| obverse col 1' 8' | May... be placed before you. |
| reverse col 3 5' | .... he will die. |
| reverse col 3 2' | from |
| obverse col 1' 4' | ... water to the presence of... |
| reverse col 1 10' | let the evil tongue stand outside. |
| obverse col 1' 13' | ... not |
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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