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Maqlû 5 (Q002709)
Incantation-Ritual
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| Designation | Maqlû 5 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q002709 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Incantation-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.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EN₂ ēpištī u muštēpištī | Incantation: O witchcraft and sorcery, |
| 2 | ašbat ina ṣilli amari ša libitti | I have sat on the throne of my own heart, |
| 3 | ašbat-ma ipšīya ippuša ibannâ ṣalmīya | I have sat down and performed sorcery against me, (then) I have become frightened, |
| 4 | ašapparakkim-ma ḫašê u šamaššammī | I have sent to you, so that the heavens and the earth |
| 5 | usappaḫ kišpīki utār amâtīki ana pîki | I have smashed your witchcraft, I have turned my words into your mouth, |
| 6 | ipšī tēpušī lū ša attūki | The sorcery that you have performed against me |
| 7 | ṣalmū tabnî lū ša ṭēmēki | šalmu-plant, tabnīf-plant (a kind of sulphur) |
| 8 | mû taḫbî lū ša ram[ān]īki | the water of the river, the man of your own free will |
| 9 | šipatki ay iqriba amâtūki ay ikšudāʾinni | May your spirit not approach me, may your word not reach me, |
| 10 | ina qibīt Ea Šamaš u Marduk u rubāti Bēlet-ilī TU₆ EN₂ | By the command of Ea, Šamaš and Marduk, and the princess Bēlet-ilī, Incantation formula. |
| 11 | EN₂ mannu pâ iptil uṭṭata ukaṣṣer | Incantation: “Who has opened the mouth, opened the uttbatu-vessel, |
| 12 | ana šamê kišpī ana erṣeti bārta īpuš | He performed witchcraft against the heavens, against the earth |
| 13 | ana errî mārat ilī rabûti ipša bārta amāt lemutti mannu uqarrib | To the land of the great gods, who will undo the evil word of the evil-doer? |
| 14 | kīma pû lā ippattil<u> uṭṭatu lā uktaṣṣaru | Like a well, he will not be able to open (them), he shall not become frightened, |
| 15 | ana šamê kišpī ana erṣeti bārtu lā inneppušū | To the heavens witchcraft cannot be performed against the earth. |
| 16 | ana errî mā[rat] ilī rabûti | To the outskirts, the abode of the great gods, |
| 17 | ipša bārtu amāt lemutti lā iṭeḫḫû lā iqarrubu | The sorcery, rebellion, evil word(s), (and) incantations that have not arisen, have not come near (me) |
| 18 | ipša bārtu amāt lemutti lā iṭeḫḫâ lā iqarrub[a y]âši TU₆ EN₂ | The incantation of a cursed woman: “The evil word has not come near me, it has not touched me—‘Incantation formula’. |
| 18a | (([KA.INIM.MA UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.DA pâ t]ašarr[ap])) | ((It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft: you smear the mouth).)) |
| 19 | EN₂ dunnānu du[nn]ānu pāris purussêni | Incantation: “Be present, be present, listen to my prayer! |
| 20 | ina maḫar Nuska u Girra šupêltī šaknat | In the presence of Nuska and Girra, exalted one, |
| 21 | alkī nabalkattu šumrī nabalkattu | “Alas, the rebel land, the enemy land |
| 22 | ina nasāḫ šēpī ša kaššāpīya u kaššāptīya šēpīki šuknī | With the release of my beer and my beer, release my beer! |
| 23 | lillu lībil-ma kaššāpta ana dayyānīša | May he carry (them) off, and may your beer be poured out to her. |
| 24 | dayyānša kīma nēši lissâ elīša | May the judge listen to you like a raven, |
| 25 | limḫaṣ lēssa litēr amāssa ana pîša | May her blood flow, may her mother turn her into her mouth |
| 26 | ēpištī u muštēpištī | My work and my enchantment |
| 27 | kīma nīnî linūšū kišpūša | Like a lion, may the evil of your witchcraft |
| 28 | kīma azupīri liṣappirūši kišpūša | May the witchcraft against me be as strong as a stag's. |
| 29 | kīma saḫlê lisḫulūši kišpūša | Like saḫlû-cress, may witchcraft destroy her, |
| 30 | kīma samīdi lisammûši kišpūša | May witchcraft strike me like a pig, |
| 31 | kīma kasî liksûši kišpūša | May witchcraft bind you like beer, |
| 32 | kīma ḫašê liḫaššûši kišpūša | May your witchcraft be dispelled like a flood, |
| 33 | kīma qitmi liktumūši kišpūša | May your witchcraft be carried off like a hand. |
| 34 | kīma errê līrurūši kišpūša | May witchcraft strike me like a storm, |
| 35 | kīma nuḫurti littaḫḫirā šaptāša | Like a nuḫurtu-demon, may the šaptānu-disease afflict her. |
| 36 | ēpištī u muštēpištī | My work and my enchantment |
| 37 | libbalkissi sūqu u sulû | may he overthrow her in distress and distress, |
| 38 | libbalkissi ibratu u nēmedīša | May he overthrow her fearsomeness, fear and terror, |
| 39 | libbalkitūši-ma ilū ša ṣēri u āli | May the gods of heaven and earth turn against him, |
| 40 | kaššāptu kīma kalbi ina ḫaṭṭi kīma anduḫallat ina kirbanni | The beer, like a kalbi-plant, in the morning like sulphur in the evening |
| 41 | kīma kibsi immeri lisammekūši-ma lītiqūši | May he be as pure as a reed-bed, may he pass by and pass by. |
| 42 | kīma kursinni imēri ina sūqi ētequ likkelmēši | Like a river, may the storm pass through me in a flood-wave, |
| 43 | ēpištī u muštēpištī | My work and my enchantment |
| 44 | ina birīt kalbī lisūrū kulūlūša | In the middle of the kalbi-vessel, may a stag devour you, |
| 45 | ina birīt kulūlūša lisūrū kalbū | In between all of your limbs, may the ‘hand-of-a-goat’ flourish |
| 46 | elīša qulmû lisūrū | over her, may qulmû-plants flourish |
| 47 | kīma piqan ṣabīti quturša lible TU₆ EN₂ | May your lungs be as clear as the opening of the ṣabītu-vessel. Incantation formula. |
| 48 | EN₂ attimannu kaššāptu ša īteneppuša šalāšat arḫī ešret ūmē mišil ūme | Incantation: “Whoever you are, O witch, who continually performs sorcery against me, who constantly seeks out the sanctuaries of heaven and earth, |
| 49 | anāku anaššâkkim-ma kukra takur šadî ḫašê tiʾût māti | I turn to you, I seek you, the kukra-demon, the enemy's trail, the river, the flood of the land |
| 50 | pitiltu pitiltu ša qašdāti terinnatu terinnatu ša šeʾa malâti | a pitillu-disease (and) pitiltu-demon of the hand, terinnatu-soapwort, tin, sulphur, malt, |
| 51 | annû ša kaššāpīya u kaššāptīya ḫepâ rikissun | This is what I have done with my beer and my beer: break the bond! |
| 52 | terrā kišpūša ana meḫê amâtīša ana šāri | Turn your witchcraft into a storm, turn your words into words |
| 53 | linnašpū kišpūša kīma pê liqqalpū kīma šūmī | May your witchcraft be blown away like a hole, may it be thrown away like the hand |
| 54 | liššaḫṭū kīma suluppī lippašrū kīma pitilti | May it swell like a suluppu-vessel, may it drip like blood. |
| 55 | ina qibīt Ištar Dumuzi Nanaya bēlet râmi | By the command of Ištar, Dumuzi (and) Nanaya, the loveable one, |
| 56 | u Kanisurra bēlet kaššāpāti EN₂ | and Kanisurra, the begetter of the warlocks, Incantation: |
| 57 | EN₂ zīru ša tēpušāni tušēpišāni ana muḫḫīkunu [ēpuš]a | Incantation: “The exorcist, who has performed sorcery against me (and) has had sorceries performed against me |
| 58 | zikurudâ ša tēpušāni tušēpišāni ana muḫḫīkunu ēpuša dibalâ ša tēpušāni tušēpišāni ana muḫḫīkunu ēpuša kadabbedâ [ša tēpušāni tušēpišāni ana muḫḫīkunu ēpuša] | Zikurrudâ-magic that you have performed against me, have had performed against you. The sorceries of the dibalā’s, that which you have carried off against me; the sorcery of the kadabbeda's (and) witchcraft against me. |
| 59 | šurḫungâ ša tēpušāni tušēpišāni ana muḫḫīkunu ēpuša šanê ṭēmi [ša tēpušāni tušēpišāni ana muḫḫīkunu ēpuša] | You have performed šurḫubu-plant against me, you have performed it against me. You have heard (of this): You (have performed against me) have performed (against me) against me |
| 60 | utukku lemnu tušaṣbitāʾinni utukku lemnu liṣbatku[nūši] | The evil utukku-demon you have caused to seize me: May the evil ukku's seize you! |
| 61 | alû lemnu tušaṣbitāʾinni alû lemnu [liṣbatkunūši] | The evil alû-demon you have caused to seize me, May the evil aluru-disease seize you! |
| 62 | eṭemmu lemnu tušaṣbitāʾinni eṭemmu lemnu [liṣbatkunūši] | The evil ghost that you have caused to seize me, may the evil ghost seize you |
| 63 | gallû lemnu tušaṣbitāʾinni gallû lemnu [liṣbatkunūši] | O evil gallû-demon, you have caused me to be sated with fear. May the evil (ghost) seize you! |
| 64 | ilu lemnu tušaṣbitāʾinni ilu lemnu liṣbatkunū[ši] | O evil god, you have caused me to die! May the evil god seize you! |
| 65 | rābiṣu lemnu tušaṣbitāʾinni rābiṣu lemnu liṣbatkunūši | May the evil rābiṣu-demon seize me, may the evil [ra]’išbu-disease seize you! |
| 66 | Lamaštu labāṣu aḫḫāzu tušaṣbitāʾinni Lamaštu labāṣu aḫḫāzu liṣbatūkunūši | Lamaštu, may the labaṣu-demon and his brother seize me! |
| 67 | lilû lilītu ardat-lilî tušaṣbitāʾinni lilû lilītu ardat-lilî liṣbatūkunūši | May the lilû-demon (and) the lamentation priest, the ardat-lilī’s, seize me! May the laments and laments afflict you, |
| 68 | ina nīši u māmīti tuqattâʾinni ina nīši u māmīti pagarkunu liqti | You have seized me by the niphu and the night, by the night and the day, may your path be straight! |
| 69 | uzzi ili šarri kabti u rubê yâši taškunāni | You have set me before god, king, noble, and prince. |
| 70 | uzzi ili šarri kabti u rubê ana kâšunu liššaknakkunūši | May the anger of god, king, noble, and prince be directed towards you. |
| 71 | ašuštu arurtu ḫūṣ ḫīp libbi gilittu piritti u adirti yâši taškunāni | “Ašûtu, arurtu-disease, ḫībi, heart, gilitu-demon, spittle and sulphur you have set upon me, |
| 72 | ašuštu arurtu ḫūṣ ḫīp libbi gilittu piritti adirtu ana kâšunu liššaknakkunūši | “Ašûtu, arurtu-disease, ḫībi, bile, sulphur, (and) a dark spittle may they place on your lips. |
| 73 | aqmūkunūši ina kibrīti elleti u ṭābti Amurri | I burn her with pure sulphur and blood of Amurru, |
| 74 | alqut quturkunu ikkib šamê | I have taken your herbs, I have bound the heavens, |
| 75 | epšētēkunu turrānikkunūši TU₆ EN₂ | Incantation formula. |
| 76 | EN₂ attimannu kaššāptu ša kīma šūti ikkimu ḫamiššeret ūmī | Incantation: “Whoever you are, O kašptu-priestess, who has held back the evil spirits like that of a man, |
| 77 | tilti ūmē imbaru šanat nalši | The ‘eyes’ of the marsh, the light of the night, |
| 78 | urpata ikṣuram-ma izzīza yâ[ši] | (who) has cut off my limbs and is angry with me, |
| 79 | atebbâkkim-ma kīma gallāb šamê il[tāni] | I have seized you, and like a gallû-woman of heaven has come to me |
| 80 | usappaḫ urpataki uḫalla[q ūmki] | I have smeared your flesh, I have stripped off your hair |
| 81 | usappaḫ kišpīki š[a ta]kk[imī mūša u urra] | I am scattering your witchcraft, you have smeared my body and the night |
| 82 | u našparāt zik[u]r[u]d[â ša taltapparī yâši] | And the message of zikurudû-magic that you have sent to me |
| 83 | EN₂ šaruḫ [lānī šaruḫ zīmī] | Incantation: O mighty, mighty king, |
| 84 | allallû [Girra ezzu] | Allallû, furious lion |
| 85 | qāmû š[a kaššāpi u kaššāpti] | Hand of beer and beer |
| 86 | ēpišūʾ[a ēpišētūʾa muštēpišētūʾa] | Incantation, sorcery, incantation |
| 87 | kaššāpū[ʾa kaššāpātūʾa] | beer, beer beer |
| 88 | ana N[uska u] Girra [(dayyānī) paqdātunu TU₆ EN₂] | For Nushka and Girra, the judges, you are appointed. Incantation formula. |
| 89 | EN₂ šerʾānī tukaṣṣir[ā Ea uptaṭṭer] | Incantation: “Ea, you have bound the šerānu-plant, |
| 90 | ṣalmī tuggirā tukassâ [Asalluḫi uptaššer] | You bind the ṣalmu-plant (and) the twiggira-plant, you release the Asalluḫi-plant |
| 91 | kiṣir takṣurāni ki[pid takpudāni] | He has smashed the kiṣir, he has broken the cobweb, |
| 92 | Girra āriru li[šābil šāra] | May Girra carry off the flood, |
| 93 | Nuska dayyānu bē[l mašmaššūti] | Nuska, judge, lord of exorcists |
| 94 | epiš tēpušāni ana m[uḫḫīkunu litēr] | May the sorceress who has performed sorcery against me turn back to you |
| 95 | pašrū kišpūʾa z[akû rusûʾa] | who releases the witchcraft, kills the sorcerer, |
| 96 | ina mê ša nagbi ru[ḫêkunu apṭur] | With the water of the river, your spittle is poured out |
| 97 | anāku ētelil ēteb[ib azzaku ina maḫar Nuska] u Girra [(ilī) dayyānī TU₆ EN₂] | I rise up high, I rise high, before Nuska and Girra, the gods, my judges. Incantation formula. |
| 98 | EN₂ attunu mû ša tattanallak[ā kal mātāti] | Incantation: “You are the light of the heavens, you cover all the land. |
| 99 | tattanablakkatā kalû šad[âni] | You are the one who keeps watch over all the lands |
| 100 | tuḫappâ kārāni tušabbirā [eleppa] | “You have smeared my mouth, you have made me tremble |
| 101 | mû nāri ālikū[t]i mû I[diqlat] u [Puratti] | The water of the river, the water of Tigris and Euphrates |
| 102 | mû ayabba [tâmat]i [rapašti] | the water of the river, the wide sea, |
| 103 | iḫbûnikkunūši a[pkallū ša apsî] | who reveres you, sage of the Apsu, |
| 104 | sebet apkallū šūt Eridu ut[ammûkunūši] | Seven apkallu-priests of Eridu surround you |
| 105 | ina têšunu elli tēlilā [u] takṣâ [...] | With pure water you cleanse, and you pacify |
| 106 | kīma ina têšunu elli [tēlilā u takṣâ (...)] | Like with pure water, you are purified and sealed(?) |
| 107 | libbi kaššāpīya ka[ššāptīya līlil u likṣi] | May the heart of my beer, my beer be at peace and may it be pacified |
| 108 | anāku ina qibīt E[a šar apsî] | I, by the command of Ea, king of the Apsu, |
| 109 | asallaḫ libbakunu m[ê nāri] | Asalluḫi-mātu, your heart is the light of the night |
| 110 | asallaḫ laʾmēkunu quturk[unu mê tâmti] | Asalluḫi, your lamentation priest, your quturkunu priest, water of the sea |
| 111 | ina qibīt Ea Šamaš [Mar]duk u rubāti Bēlet-ilī ⸢TU₆⸣ [EN₂] | By the command of Ea, Šamaš, Marduk, and the princess Bēlet-ilī, Incantation formula. |
| 112 | EN₂ ēpišūʾa ēpišēt[ūʾa] | Incantation: O witchcraft, o witchcraft |
| 113 | kaššāpūʾa kaššāpātūʾ[a] | beer, beer mash |
| 114 | ša ikpudu libbakunu lemuttī | Who has performed evil against you, |
| 115 | tašteneʾʾâ ruḫê zaprūti | ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic |
| 116 | ina upšāšê lā ṭābūti tuṣabbitā birkīya | Through unceasing sorcery you have smashed my feet, |
| 117 | anāku ana puššur kišpīya u ruḫêya ina amāt Ea u Asalluḫi Girra assaḫri | I turn to you to undo my witchcraft and my sorcery. In the house of Ea and Asalluḫi, I scatter Girra, |
| 118 | ina mê ša nagbi libbakunu unēḫ | With the water of the river, your heart is pacified |
| 119 | kabattakunu uballi | I bring your anger to an end, |
| 120 | ṣereḫ libbīkunu ušēṣi | (a plant) that binds the heart |
| 121 | ṭēnkunu ušanni | You are merciful to me, |
| 122 | milikkunu aspuḫ | I have strewn your blood, |
| 123 | kišpīkunu aqlu | witchcraft, spittle |
| 124 | kipdī libbīkunu ušaddīkunūši | (who) has made your heart tremble |
| 125 | Idiqlat u Puratta lā tebbirāni | Do not cross the Tigris and the Euphrates, |
| 126 | īka u palga lā tettiqāni | You should not rub me with oil and soapwort, |
| 127 | dūra u samēti lā tabbalakkitāni | May a curse and sorcery not approach me, |
| 128 | abulla u nērebīša lā terrubāni | The gate and its entrance are not open |
| 129 | kišpīkunu ay iṭḫûni | May witchcraft not come near me, |
| 130 | amâtūkunu ay [i]kšudāʾinni | May your words not approach me, |
| 131 | ina qibīt Ea Šamaš u Marduk rubāti [Bēlet]-ilī TU₆ EN₂ | By the command of Ea, Šamaš and Marduk, the princes of Bēlet-ilī, Incantation formula. |
| 132 | EN₂ ezzētunu šamrātunu dannātunu gaṣṣātunu | Incantation: “Fearsome, furious, fierce, terrifying, |
| 133 | gapšātunu ašṭātunu ayyāb[ātunu] lemnētunu | “Fear, fear, evil, |
| 134 | ša lā Ea mannu unāḫkunūši | Who is not Ea, who binds you? |
| 135 | ša lā Asalluḫi mannu ušapšaḫkunūš[i] | Who is like Asalluḫi, who can overthrow them? |
| 136 | Ea linēḫkunūši | Ea, set it up! |
| 137 | Asalluḫi lišapšeḫkunū[ši] | May Asalluḫi pacify your heart |
| 138 | pīya mû pīkunu išātu | Open my mouth, open your mouth, |
| 138a | [libb]ī mû [libbakunu abattu] | Your heart is water, your heart is salt |
| 139 | pīya pâkunu liballi | May your mouth be open to me, |
| 140 | tû ša pîya tâ ša pîkunu liballi | May the water of my mouth be dissolved, may the waters of your mouth be pure, |
| 141 | kipdī ša libbīya liballâ kipdī ša libbīkunu | May the knots of my heart be released, the knot of your heart |
| 142 | EN₂ akbus gallâya ābut lemnī | Incantation: I am a gallû-demon, I am an evil enemy, |
| 143 | aṭbuḫ gērâya uḫtall[iq]a rēdânāya | I have seized my limbs, I have stripped off my head, |
| 144 | ina maḫri qurādi Nuska TU₆ EN₂ | In the presence of the warrior Nuska, Incantation formula. |
| 145 | EN₂ ḫūlā zūbā u ita[t]tukā | Incantation: “It is enough, it is enough! It is sufficient! |
| 146 | quturkunu lītelli šamê | May the heavens rejoice over you, |
| 147 | laʾmēkunu liballi Šamšu | May my sin be forgotten, O Šamaš |
| 148 | liprus ḫayyattakunu mār Ea mašmaššu | May Ea, the exorcist, undo your sins! |
| 149 | EN₂ šadû liktumkunūši | Incantation: May the heavens protect you, |
| 150 | šadû liklākunūši | May the heavens protect you, |
| 151 | šadû linēḫkunūši | may the mountains be at your disposal, |
| 152 | šadû liḫsīkunūši | may the mountains be calm for them |
| 153 | šadû litēʾkunūši | May the mountains be at your disposal, |
| 154 | šadû linēʾkunūši | may the heavens be at peace with you, |
| 154a | ((šadû linērkunūši)) | ((May the gods protect you)) |
| 155 | šadû likattinkunūši | May the heavens keep you in good health, |
| 156 | šadû dannu elīkunu limqut | May the strong mountain fall upon you, |
| 157 | ina zumrīya lū tapparrasā-ma TU₆ EN₂ | May you be smitten by my body!” Incantation formula. |
| 158 | EN₂ isâ isâ rēqā rēqā | Incantation: “Isâ, Isa, Rēqa, Rešu-plant, |
| 159 | bēšā bēšā ḫilqā ḫilqā | The ..., the ḫilqa-demon |
| 160 | duppirā atlakā isâ u rēqā | (a kind of sulphur) that covers the head and the neck |
| 161 | lumunkunu kīma qutri lītelli šamê | May your evil be as pure as the smoke of the heavens, |
| 162 | ina zumrīya isâ | he has sworn by my body |
| 163 | ina zumrīya rēqā | in my body a shepherd |
| 164 | ina zumrīya bēšā | in my body be it |
| 165 | ina zumrīya ḫilqā | in my body a stag |
| 166 | ina zumrīya duppirā | in my body a sulphur vessel |
| 167 | ina zumrīya atlakā | In my body I go, |
| 168 | ana zumrīya lā taturrā | Do not turn back to my body! |
| 169 | ana zumrīya lā teṭeḫḫê | Do not approach my body, |
| 169a | ((ana zumrīya lā teqerrebā)) | ((Do not enter my body)) |
| 170 | ana zumrīya lā tasanniqā | You have not turned back to my body, |
| 171 | nīš Šamaš kabti lū tamâtunu | The god Šamaš, the mighty, may you be praised! |
| 172 | nīš Ea bēl nagbi lū t[amâ]tunu | The people of Ea, the lord of the watercourse, may you be our friend |
| 173 | nīš Asalluḫi mašmaš ilī lū tamâtunu | The people of Asalluḫi, exorcists of the gods, may they be captives |
| 174 | nīš Girra qāmīkunu lū tamâtunu | The people of Girra are your hands, may they be your feet! |
| 175 | ina zumrīya lū tapparrasā-ma TU₆ EN₂ | May you be smitten by my body!” Incantation formula. |
| 176 | EN₂ Enlil qaqqadī pānūʾa ūmu | Incantation: O Enlil, open the head, |
| 177 | DUB 5.KAM₂ Ma[ql]û | Fifth tablet of Maqlû. |
| a₁NinB,iv_10′ | a-na pi-i <DUB> za-mar na-⸢as⸣-ḫa | According to the wording of the tablet: “Seal of Na’eaš-eḫa, |
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