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Incantation-Ritual

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DesignationMaqlû 4
IDQ002708
LanguageAkkadian
GenreIncantation-Ritual

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.

LineATFMachine English (draft)
1EN₂ bišlī bišlī qidê qidêIncantation: “Fingernail, nail, nail!
2raggu u ṣēnu ē tērub atlakRaggu and ṣenu, the house of the entrance, I go!
3attamannu mār manni attimannu mārat manni“Whoever you are, who are you? Who are yours,
4ša ašbātunu-ma ipšēkunu upšāšêkunu tēteneppušāni yâšiYou are the one who performs sorcery against me and your sorceries against me,
5lipšur Ea mašmaššuMay Ea, the exorcist
6lišbalkit kišpīkunu Asalluḫi mašmaš ilī mār Ea apkalluMay the witchcraft of Asalluḫi, exorcist of the gods, the land of Ea, sage
7akassīkunūši akammīkunūši anamdinkunūšiI have killed them, I have slain them. I have made them tremble
8ana Girra qāmê qālî kāsî kāšidu ša kaššāpātiTo Girra, the qāmû-demon, the cauldron, the cupbearer of warlocks,
9Girra qāmû lītallal idāyaMay Girra, the qāmû-demon, be present with me,
10ipšu bārtu amāt lemutti râmu zīrusorcery, rebellion, evil-doer, love-making,
11dibalâ zikurudâ kadabbedâ šurḫungâdibalâ-magic, ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic,
12šabalbalâ ṣūd pānī u šanê ṭēmuŠabalbalâ means “to open the mouth and the nose,’
13tēpušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšurYou have performed sorcery against me, you have had sorceries against me: may Girra release!
14ana mīti tahīrāʾinni tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have performed sorcery against me, you (have performed against me: may Girra release)
15ana gulgullati t[apqi]dāʾi[nn]i tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have entrusted me to the gulgullu-priestess, you have performed sorcery against me, you (have performed against me: may Girra release).
16ana eṭem kimtīya tapq[idāʾinni] tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have handed me over to the ghost of my family, You (have performed against me, have had performed against m]e: may Girra release.
17ana eṭemmi aḫî tapqidāʾi[nni] tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have handed me over to a stranger, an enemy, You (have performed against me, have had performed against moi: may Girra release).
18ana eṭemmi murtappidu ša pāqida lā īšû tapqid[āʾinni] tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)For a ghost of a murtapidu-demon, who has not been appointed, you have handed me over, you (have performed against me, have had performed against m) me: may Girra release.
19ana eṭem ḫarbī nadûti tapqidāʾinni tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have handed me over to a malevolent young man, You (have performed against me, have had performed against m]e: may Girra release.
20ana ṣēri kīdi u namê tapqidāʾinni tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have handed me over to the gods, the earth, and the stars, You (have performed against me, have had performed against m]e: may Girra release.
21ana dūri u samēti tapqidāʾinni tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have handed me over to a man and a woman, You (have performed against me, have had perform against me: may Girra release).
22ana Bēlet ṣēri u bamâti tapqidāʾinni tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have handed me over to Bēlet of heaven and earth, You have performed sorcery against me, you (have had performed against me: may Girra release).
23ana utūni labti tinūri kinūni KI.UD.BA u nappaḫāti tapqidāʾinni tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have handed me over to the utû-demon, the lamentation priest, the ritual assemblage, the nappaḫtu-bowl, you (have performed against me, have had performed against m]e: may Girra release.
24ṣalmīya ana mīti tapqidā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have handed me over to a dead person, You (have performed against me, have had perform against me: may Girra release).
25ṣalmīya ana mīti taḫīrā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)My limbs are swollen to the ground, You (have performed against me, have had perform against me: may Girra release).
26ṣalmīya itti mīti tušnillā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have carried off my limbs with the water, you have performed sorcery against me, may Girra release (me).
27ṣalmīya ina sūn mī[ti tušni]llā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have carried off my radiance from the earth, you have performed sorcery against me, may Girra release (me).
28ṣalmīya ina kimaḫ mīti taqbirā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have buried my limbs in a grave, you have performed sorcery against me, you (have performed against me: may Girra release).
29ṣalmīya ana gulgullati tapqidā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have handed me over to the gulgullu-priestess, You (have performed against me, have had performed against moi: may Girra release).
30ṣalmīya ina igāri tapḫâ tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have performed sorcery against me in the midst of battle, you (have performed against me; may Girra release)
31ṣalmīya ina askuppati tušnillā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have buried my body in a grave, you have performed sorcery against me, may Girra release (it).
32ṣalmīya ina bīʾi ša dūri tapḫâ tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have seized me in a house, you (have performed against me, have had perform against me: may Girra release).
33ṣalmīya ina titurri taqbirā-ma ummānu ukabbisū tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You burn my limbs in a fire, and then the sun flares up. You (have performed against me, have had performed against moi: may Girra release).
34ṣalmīya ina burê ša ašlāki būrta taptâ taqbirā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have buried my body in a well, you have tied a knot, You have performed sorcery against me, You (have performed against me: may Girra release).
35ṣalmīya ina rāṭi ša nukaribbi būrta taptâ taqbirā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)My limbs, by the command of a nugig priestess, you have slain a man, You (have performed against me, have had performed against m]e: may Girra release.
36ṣalmīya lū ša bīni lū ša erēni lū ša lipîMy limbs are either that of a man, or that of an ewe, [or that of] a pig
37lū ša iškūri lū ša kupsiWhether it is a man of a knife or a kupsu-garment
38lū ša it[tî lū] ša ṭīdi lū ša līšieither with someone else, or with a stranger,
39ṣalmī muš[šulāti š]a pānīya u lānīya tēpušā-maYou have performed sorcery against my face and my body,
40[ka]lb[a] tušākilā šaḫâ tušākilāYou are adjured by the kalba-priestess, you are exalted by the demon
41iṣṣūra tušākilā ana nāri taddâYou have strewn išbu-plant, you add it to the river
42ṣalmīya ana Lamašti mārat Ani tapqidā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have handed me over to Lamaštu, the land of Anu, You (have performed against me, have had performed against m]e: may Girra release.
43ṣalmīya ana Girra tapqidā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have handed me over to Girra, you have performed sorcery against me, you (have performed against me: may Girru release).
44mêya itti mīti tušnillā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have carried my water with water, you have performed sorcery against me, you (have performed against me: may Girra release).
45mêya ina sūn mīti tušnillā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have buried my water in a dead man's body, You (have performed against me, have had performed against moi: may Girra release).
46[mêya ina k]imaḫ mīti taqbirā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have buried my water in a grave, You have performed sorcery against me, you have had sorceries performed against me: may Girra release.
47[ina ...] erṣeti mêya taqbirā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have buried my water in the ... of the netherworld, You (have performed against me, have had perform against me: may Girra release).
48[ina ...] erṣeti mêya taqbirā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have buried my water in the ... of the netherworld, You (have performed against me, have had perform against me: may Girra release).
49ina ma[ḫar ilī (ša) mūš]i mêya taḫbâ tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)In the presence of the gods of the night, you have poured out my water, You have performed sorcery against me, You (have performed against me: may Girra release).
50x-x [x-x] x ana Gilgāmeš taddinā tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)... you add to Gilgamesh, you (have performed against me, have had perform against me: may Girra release).
51[a]na a[ra]llê taḫīrāʾinni tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have turned me into a flood, you have performed sorcery against me, you (have performed against me: may Girra release).
52zikurudâ ana pāni Sîn tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)Zikurrudâ-magic in the presence of Šamaš, you (have performed against me, have had performed against m]e: may Girra release.
53zikurudâ ana pāni Šulpaea tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)Zikurrudâ-magic in the presence of Šulpaea, You (have performed against me, have had performed against moi: may Girra release).
54zikurudâ ana pāni Nimri tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)Zikurrudâ-magic in the presence of Nimru, You (have performed against me, have had performed against moi: may Girra release).
55zikurudâ ana pāni Gula tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)Zikurrudâ-magic in the presence of Gula, You (have performed against me, have had performed against moi: may Girra release).
56zikur[u]dâ ana pāni Urgulî tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)Zikurudâ-magic in the presence of Urguli, You (have performed against me, have had performed against moi: may Girra release).
57zikurudâ ana pāni Ereqqi tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)Zikurrudâ-magic in the presence of Ereqqi, You (have performed against me, have had performed against m]e: may Girra release.
58zikurudâ ana pāni Zuqaqīpi tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)Zikurrudâ-magic against the face of Zuqaqipi You (have performed against me, have had performed against m]e: may Girra release.
59zikurudâ ana pāni Šitaddari tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)Zikurrudâ-magic in the presence of Šitaddari, You (have performed against me, have had performed against moi: may Girra release).
60[zi]kurudâ ana pāni Ḫabaṣīrāni tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have performed ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic in front of Ḫabašu, you have had performed it against me, may Girra release).
61[ziku]rudâ ša ṣerri šikkû arrabu perurūtu tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have performed ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic against me, you have had performed it against me: may Girra release.
62[ziku]rudâ ša pagri x [x-x] x ša r[uḫ]ê tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic of the pagri-temple, ... witchcraft of the ruḫ-demon, You (have performed against me, have had carried out against me: may Girra release).
63[ina a]kalu ukultu inbu t[usākilā]ʾinni tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have fed me with food and drink, you have performed sorcery against me, may Girra release!
64ina mê šizbi šikari k[a]rāni tašqâʾinn[i] tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)With the water of the river, the scepter of the karrānu-bowl, you have surrounded me, you (have performed against me, have had performed against moi: may Girra release).
65ina mê u uḫūli turammek[āʾi]nn[i] tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have surrounded me with water and mud, You have performed sorcery against me, you (have had performed against me: may Girra release).
66ina šamni tapšušāʾi[nni] tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have performed sorcery against me, you (have performed against me: may Girra release)
67ina šūbulāti tušēbilā[ʾi]nn[i] tē(pušāni tušēpišāni Girra lipšur)You have carried me off with the sword, you have performed sorcery against me, may Girra release (me).
68ina maḫar ili šarri kabti u rubê tušaškināʾinniYou have placed me before god, king, noble, and prince.
69ina maḫa[r t]īru manzazi u bāb ēkalli t[ušaškināʾinni]In the presence of the river, the waterskin, and the ēkallu-vessel you have made me lie down.
70ina maḫar ibri tappê u kinatti tušaš[kināʾinni]You have made me sit before the comrade, companion, and companion.
71ina maḫar abi u ummi aḫ[i (u) a]ḫāti aššati māri u mārti tušaškināʾinniIn the presence of my father and mother, my brother and my sister, you have caused me to die of hunger and misery
72ina maḫar bīti u bābi ardi u amti ṣeḫer rabi ša bīti tuša[škināʾinni]At the entrance of the house and the gate of the ardu-priestess and the amti-priest, the great one who dwells in the house, you have made me dwell
73eli āmerīya t[uša]mriṣāʾinniYou have surrounded me above my sea
74aktamīkunūši aktasīkunūši attadinkunūšiI am destroying it, I am making it tremble,
75ana Girra qāmî qālî kāsî kāšidu ša kaššāpātiTo Girra, the qāmû-demon, the [qa]līku-mongoose, (and) the kašidu-disease of the warlock,
76Girra qāmû lipaṭṭer riksīkunuMay Girra, the qāmu-priestess, undo your bindings,
77lipaššer kišpīkunu [lipaš]šer sirqīkunuRelease your witchcraft, release your spittle
78ina qibīt Marduk mār Ea apkalliAt the command of Marduk, son of Ea, the sage,
79u Girra āriru mār Ani qardu TU₆ EN₂and Girra, the flood that afflicts Anu, the warrior. Incantation formula.
79a(([KA].⸢INIM⸣.MA UŠ₁₁.⸢BUR₂⸣.[RU.DA.KAM]))((It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft.))
80EN₂ attimannu kaššāptu ša zikurudâ ippušaIncantation: Whoever you are, O witch who performs ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic against me
81lū ibru lū tappûa man of the city, a companion
82lū aḫu lū itbārua man, a woman
83lū ubāra lū mār ālia man of the threshing floor, a person of the land of Akkad
84lū mūdû lū lā mūdûa man knows, a non-man knows
85[l]ū kaššāpu lū kaššāptueither beer or beer
86lū zikaru lū sinništueither a man or a woman
87l[ū mītu l]ū balṭueither dead or alive
88lū ḫablu lū ḫabiltia person of abundance, a man of abundance
89lū kurgarrû lū saḫḫirueither a kurgarrû-demon or a semaphora
90[lū eššebû l]ū naršindûeither ešvebû-magic or narsu-indu-art
91lū mušlaḫḫu lū agugi[llu]either a snake or a pig
92[l]ū lišānu nakertu ša ina māti bašâtuMay it be so, the seal that is in the land
93mušītu kallātu kuttumtuthe one who keeps watch over the whole world,
94kakkašunu lišber-ma lā ṣalālu līmissunūte TU₆ ⸢EN₂⸣May their weapons be released, so that they may not turn back. Incantation formula.
94a(([KA.INIM.MA UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.DA šalāšat ḫuṣā]b ēri lipâ tapassaš tabarra ta[karrik]))((It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft: you wash the body with cypress oil, you smear it on a piece of leather, (and)))
95[EN₂ nērtīya ka]ššāptīya kušāpātīyaIncantation: “My dreams, my kuptu-diseases, my dreams,
96[šūquki ša š]amê šupulki ša [qaqqari]Your hands are the heavens, your feet are the earth
97[x-x-x-x] x kur-ki ša Sub[arti]... of Subartu
98[ma-x x x-ki] ša p[i-x]... of ...
99[x-x-x-x] x ḫar-ki šūquki ša š[amê]Your ... is abundance, your hand is the hand of the heavens
100[x-x-(x-x)-k]i ša qaqqa[ri]... of the ground
101x-[x-x-x-x kur]-ki ša Suba[rti]... the land of Subartu
102ma-[x-x x-ki] ša [pi-x]... of ...
103anappassunūti [...]I am awe-inspiring
104asammakšunūti k[i-x-x-x-(x)]I have strewn offerings ...
105ašakkanšunūti ana pī [Girra qāmî]I am sending you to the mouth of a wild bull
106[q]ālî kāsî k[āšid]u ša kaššāpāti ⸢TU₆⸣ [EN₂]qaclīf, kasî-plant, kazavidu-plant of the witches, e’e23-plant Incantation formula.
107EN₂ ša Šamši mannu abūšu ma[nnu ummašu]Incantation: O Šamši, who is his father, whom is his mother?
108mannu aḫāssu-ma šū dayyā[nu]Who is his brother? That judge
109ša Š[amš]i Sîn abūš[u Ni]kkal umma[šu]Whom Šūma Sîn, son of Nikkal, his mother
110Ma[nzâ]t aḫāssu-ma šū dayyā[nu]Manzât is his brother, he is his judge
111Šamaš k[išpī uḫallaq r]uḫê upaš[šar]Šamaš, the kiln-fired bricks are torn out, the incantation priests are frightened
112u šī M[anz]ât uḫappe rik[sī]and from Manzât, he has broken the bond
113kišpī uḫallaq ruḫê upa[ššar]witchcraft, spittle, sulphur, the enchanter
114ipšu bārt[u amā]t lemutti ušabbal <<ana>> šāra te ⸢EN₂⸣The sorcery, rebellion, and evil word(s) have been smashed against the earth, Incantation formula.
115EN₂ ippušāni īteneppušān[i]Incantation: “He performs, he performs!
116gutêti elamâtu ḫabigalbatâtuGuti, Elamite, Ḫabigalbatean
117mārāt māti irakkasāni riksīThe land of the land has bound me with a seal
118šeššet riksūšina sebet piṭrūʾaThe seven knots of my yoke, the seven arrows
119ša mūši ippušānim-ma ša kal ūmu apaššaršinātiWho has performed sorcery against me all day, kings of the world
120ša kal ūmu ippušānim-ma ša mūši apaššaršinātiWho has performed sorcery against me all day, who has caused my enemies to die
121ašakkanšināti ana pī Girra qāmîI am sending my messengers to the mouth of Girra,
122qālî kāsî kāšidu ša kaššāpāti TU₆ EN₂qālīf-plant, kasû (plant), kavidu-plant of the witches. Incantation-formula.
123EN₂ rūʾūʾa kaššāpat anāku pāširākIncantation: “River, bewitched, to the horizon, the netherworld,
124kaššāptu kaššāpat anāku pāširāk‘Wine-of-the-mouth’ magic, witchcraft against me, against me
125kaššāptu elamâti anāku pāširākThe elamâtu-magic is upon you, your mouth is upon me
126kaššāptu qutâti anāku pāširākI have poured out beer and wine for you, I have opened your mouth to you
127kaššāptu sutâti anāku pāširāk‘Wine of the seven gods’ to you, to your mouth,
128kaššāptu lullubâti anāku pāširākMay the lullubâtu-demons come to me,
129kaššāptu ḫabigalbatâti anāku pāširā[k]The beer of the Ḫabigalbatâtu-temple I pour into your mouth.
130kaššāptu agugillat anāku pāširā[k]beer, agugillatu-plant, ana, papparakku-plant
131kaššāptu naršindat anāku pāširā[k]beer, naršindatu-song, in the midst of the heavens
132kaššāptu mušlaḫḫat anāku pāširākbeer, mušlahbat-beer, torn out, poured out
133kaššāptu eššebâti anāku pāširākThe witches, the ešebâtu-priestess, to me, to you, my lord,
134kaššāptu qurqurrati anāku pāširākbeer of the qurqurru-festival, for you to drink,
135kaššāptu ši-i-mat a-ši bābīya anāku pāširākThe beer of the heavens, the water of the sea that was created for me, to be poured out into the wells
136kaššāptu mārat ālīya anāku pāširākThe beer of the land of my city is poured out for you, it is pouring for you
137ašpur ana ereb Šamši ṣalmīšina ilqutūniI have sent to the interior of the gods, who have taken hold of me
138ša sebe u sebe kaššāpāti ṣalmīšina ana Girra apqidI have entrusted to Girra the possessions of the seven and seven witches.
139ana utūni ālikti ašarrapšinātiFor the sake of my life, the life of my lordship,
140Girra qumi kaššāpī u kaššāptīGirra, burn my beer and my beer!
141Girra quli kaššāpī u kaššāptīGirra, purify my beer and my beer!
142Girra qumīšinātiGirra, the warrior,
143Girra qulīšinātiGirra, the hero
144Girra kušussinātiGirra, my sandals
145Girra aruḫšinātiGirra, exalted one,
146Girra šutābilšinātiGirra, release my spirit
147ezzu Girra linēḫkināšiMay the rage of Girra come near me,
148Girra lulīmu l[i-x-x-kin]āšiMay Girra, my lord,
149kaššāpu u kaššāptu ēpiš(u) u ēpištuWarlock and witch, sorcerer and sorceress
150šunu lū ana [bīʾ]i-maMay the hand be to me
151anāku kīma mê mīli-ma lubāʾšināti TU₆ EN₂To me, like the water of the heavens, lubānu-plant. Incantation formula.
152[EN₂] ēpištu u muštēpištuIncantation: O witchcraft and sorcery
153DUB 4.KAM MaqlûFourth tablet of Maqlû.
YY,iv_4′⸢LIBIR⸣.RA.BI.⸢GIM⸣ ⸢LIBIR⸣.RA.BI.⸢GIM⸣elibrītu-plant (a kind of reed)
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