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Incantation-Ritual

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DesignationMaqlû 7
IDQ002711
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.

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1[EN₂ ri]ttī Manzât ZuqaqīpiIncantation: Rīti, Manzât, Zuqaqipi
2[u] šī kaššāptu unakkama k[išpīša]And he who drinks beer, I am enraged by your magic
3[...] anappaḫkim-ma kīma Manzât ina šamê... I am appeased and like Manzât in the heavens
4[az]iqqakkim-ma kīma iltāni amurriI have entrusted to you, so that I may be as bright as the sun!
5usappaḫ urpataki uḫallaq ūmkiI have seized your body, I have stripped off your skin,
6usappaḫ kišpīki ša takkimī mūša u urraI am scattering your witchcraft, who binds her body and the night,
7u našparāt zikurudâ ša taltapparī yâšiand the message of Zikurrudâ that you have sent to me,
8ṣalil nēberu ṣalil kāru“The mighty one, the powerful one,
9mārū malāḫi kalīšunu ṣallūThe mighty one, the all-powerful one,
10eli dalti u sikkūri nadû ḫargullūAbove the door and the door bolt, the gate is opened,
11nadât šipassun ša Siris u NingišzidaRelease the curse of Siris and Ningišzida,
12ša kaššāpīya u kaššāptīya ipša bārtu amāt lemuttiWhose witchcraft and witchcraft have been carried off, who has caused evil word(s) to be spoken
13ay iṭḫûni ay ibāʾūni bāba ay īrubūni ana bītiMay it not come near me, may it not reach me, that it may not enter into my house
14Ningišzida lissuḫšunūtiMay Ningišzida release me,
15libbalkitū-ma epšētīšunu libārūmay they turn against you, and may their deeds be favourable
16ilu šarru kabtu u rubû likkelmûšunūtiMay god, king, magnate and nobleman bless them,
17ina qātī ili šarri kabti u rubê ay ūṣi kaššāptīBy the hand of god, king, magnate and nobleman may my beer not be poured out
18anāku ina qibīt Marduk bēl nubattiTo you, by the command of Marduk, lord of your light,
19u Asalluḫi bēl āšipūtiand Asalluḫi, lord of the mountains
20mimmû ēpušu lū kušīruWhatever sorcery I have performed, may it be removed
21ipšī tēpušāni lišābil šāruMay the sorcery that you have performed carry off the land
22EN₂ araḫḫēka ramānī araḫḫēka pagrīIncantation: “Arah, my temple, Araḫ, my cult dais,
23kīma Šakkan irḫû būlšuLike Šakkan, he is angry, his cattle
24laḫra immerša ṣabīta armâša atāna mūrša“Liar, you are the one who is encircled by the ṣābu-demon, your arm is the wind,
25epinnu erṣeta irḫû erṣetu imḫuru zērašaThe steppe trembled, the steppe was swollen, it was full of anger
26addi šipta ana ramānīyaI have poured my blood into my body
27lirḫe ramānī-ma lišēṣi lumnuMay he be at peace with me and may evil not approach me
28u kišpī ša zumrīya lissuḫū ilū rabûtuAnd may the great gods release the witchcraft of my body.
29EN₂ šamnu ellu šamnu ebbu šamnu namruIncantation: O pure heaven, O pure earth, O bright heaven
30šamnu mullil zumri ša ilīWho purifies the body of the gods
31šamnu mupaššeḫ šerʾāna ša amēlūtiThe šamnu-plant, the exorcist of the mountains,
32šaman šipti ša Ea šaman šipti ša AsalluḫiThe ‘hand-of-a-god’ of Ea, the &ušabšītu-plant of Asalluḫi,
33uṭaḫḫidka šaman tapšuḫtiI have smeared you with sulphur,
34ša Ea iddinu ana pašḫātiof Ea gave to escape
35apšuška šaman balāṭiYour apsu, the purifier of life
36addīka šipat Ea bēl Eridu NinšikuI remove the omen of Ea, lord of Eridu, Ninšiku.
37aṭrud asakku aḫḫāzu šuruppû ša zumrīkaI am asakku-plant, šuruppu-plant of the body,
38ušatbi qūlu kūru nissatu ša pagrīkaI have smeared you with a poisonous fumigant, the nissatu-disease of your body
39upaššeḫ šerʾānī minâtīka lā ṭābūtiThe šeralānu-priests, the minâti-priestess(s), are not mine
40ina qibīt Ea šar apsîBy the command of Ea, king of the Apsu,
41ina tê ša Ea ina šipti ša AsalluḫiBy the water of Ea, by the hand of Asalluḫi,
42ina riksi rabābi ša GulaBy the great command of Gula
43ina qātī pašḫāti ša Nintinuggaby the wrath of Nintinugga
44u Ningirima bēlet šiptiand Ningirima, the guardian of the secrets
45iddīšum-ma ana annanna mār annanna (iddīšum-ma) Ea šipat amāti ša balāṭiIf a man says to N.N., a word (says): Ea, descendant of the mother, whose reign
46sebet apkallū šūt Eridu lipaššiḫū zumuršu TU₆ EN₂Seven apkallu-priests of Eridu, who cleanses the body. Incantation formula.
47⸢EN₂⸣ Enlil qaqqadī Šukūdu lānīIncantation: “Enlil is the head of the earth, he who has no rival
48pūtī Šamaš napḫuIn the mouth of Šamaš, the leader
49idāya Gamlu ša bāb MardukOn my river, Gamlu, who created Marduk
50uznāya Lēʾu šēpāya laḫmu mukabbisa šīr laḫmeMy limbs are swollen, my ears are numb, I am afflicted with pain, my body is frightened
51attunu ilū rabûtu <kīma> Šamaš ina šamê napḫātunuYou, O great gods, are Šamaš, in the heavens, your whole body
52kīma annaku parzillu ipšu bārtu amāt lemuttiLike I am a slanderer, a deceiver who has caused evil word(s),
52a((kišpī ruḫû rusû up[šāšû lemnūti]))((witchcraft, magic, sorcery, evil machinations))
53lā iṭeḫḫûkunūši lā iqarrubūkunūšiThey shall not approach you, they shall not cross over them
54ipšu bārtu amāt lemutti kišpī ruḫû rusû upšāšû lemnūti lā iṭeḫḫûni lā iqarrubūni yâši EN₂sorcery, rebellion, evil word(s), witchcraft, spittle, magic (and) evil machinations not come near me, not approach me! Incantation formula.
55EN₂ attimannu kaššāptu ša īpuša ṣalmīIncantation: Whoever you are, O witch, who has performed sorcery against me
56iṭṭulu lānī ibnû lamassī(who) has fashioned a stag, created a lamassu-demon
57īmuru bāltī ušarriḫu gattī(who) sees a man, who makes a woman tremble
58uṣabbû nabnīt[ī]who speaks my praises
59umaššilu bunnannîyaI have been entrusted to you, who protects me,
60ubbir[u] minâtīyaRemove my limbs
61ukassû mešrêtīya ukanninu manānīyaThey have seized my limbs, they have bound my body,
62yâši Ea mašmaš ilī umaʾʾiranniI, Ea, exorcist of the gods, have sought me out
63maḫar Šamaš ṣalamki ēṣerThe exalted one, Šamaš, (rise) from the horizon!
64lānki aṭṭul lamassaki abni bāltaki āmurLamassu, I have seen your radiance,
65gattaki ušarreḫ nabnītki uṣabbi(who) has encircled your body, has spoken of your fearsomeness,
66ina Nissaba elleti bunnannîki umaššilWith pure Nissaba, I have made you surpassing,
67minâtīki ubber mešrêtīki ukassiI have made your limbs tremble, I have seized your arms,
68manānīki ukanninI have seized your feet,
69ipšu tēpušīnni ēpuškiThe sorcery that you have performed against me, against you
70miḫer tušamḫirīnni ušamḫerkiYou have caused me to tremble, I have caused you to flee,
71gimil tagmilīnni utēr agmilkiThe one who destroys me, the one who scatters my foes,
72kišpīki ruḫêki rusêki epšētēki lemnēteYour witchcraft, your spittle, your sorcery, your evil deeds
73upšāšêki ayyābūteyour evil machinations
74našparātīki ša lemuttiYour messages of evil
75râmki zīrki dibalûki zikurudûkiYour love-making, your slander, your rebellion, your sorcery,
76kadabbedûki dimmakurrûki likillū rēškiMay your ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’ magic, your magic, be carried off at your feet,
77itti mê ša zumrīya u musâti ša qātīya liššaḫiṭ-maMay the water of my body and the musûtu-disease of my hand be released,
78ana muḫḫīki u lānīki lillik-ma anāku lubluṭMay he go up to you and down to you, so that I may live!
79ēnīta līnânni māḫerta limḫuranniMay my limbs tremble before me,
79a((amḫur meḫru limḫurūʾinni TU₆ EN₂))((May the storm, the lightning, and the storm strike me!” TU₆ EN2
cNinB_ii_22′itti mê [ša zumrīya u musâti ša qātīya]With the water of my body and the musûtu-plant of my hand
cNinB_ii_23′liššaḫi[ṭ-ma eli ṣalam nigsagilê lillik]May it be shattered and may it go up to the top of the netherworld.
cNinB_ii_24′ṣalam nigsagi[lê arnī dinānī lizbil]May the ṣalam-plant, the nigsagilê-plant (and) the alīnu-plant carry away his guilt
cNinB_ii_25′sūqu [u sulû lipaṭṭirū arnīya]May suqu and sulû-disease absolve my sins,
cNinB_ii_26′ūmu šul[ma arḫu ḫidûti šattu ḫengallaša lībila]“If the day is overcast, may my dreams, my dreams (and) my dreams come to an end!
cNinB_ii_27′Ea [Šamaš u Marduk yâši rūṣānimm]aEa, Šamaš and Marduk, I am a wild bull
cNinB_ii_28′lippaš[rū kišpī ruḫû rusû upšāšû lemnūti ša amēlūt]i ; [u māmītu littaṣi ša zumrīya] ⸢EN₂⸣May witchcraft, magic, sorcery, evil machinations of the dead and the living be released from my body! Incantation formula.
80EN₂ bāʾertu ša bāʾirātiIncantation: “Alas, the one of the alirātu-demon,
81kaššāptu ša kaššāpātibeer made with beer
82ša ina sūqāta nadâtu šēssaWhose utterance is pure in the earth
83ina rebīt āli ittanallakā īnāšain the middle of the city he keeps calling out to you,
84eṭlūt āli ubtanaʾʾathe young man of the city, he sat down
85itti eṭlūt āli ubtanaʾʾânni yâšiWith the young man of the city he keeps me awake,
86ardāt āli issanaḫḫurarda priest of Āli issanaḫḫur
87itti ardāt āli issanaḫḫuranni yâšiWith the herds of the city he has seized me,
88anāku ubaʾʾâkkim-ma kurgarrê eššebê rikiski aḫeppeI have come to you, I have strewn kurgarrê-soapwort (and) ešvebē-seeds on your bond.
89kaššāpū līpušūki rikiski aḫeppeMay the warlock perform against you, I will break your bond
90kaššāpātu līpušāki rikiski aḫeppeMay the kašpātu-demon bind you,
91kurgarrû līpušūki rikiski aḫeppeMay kurgarrû-magic be performed against you, I am breaking your bond,
92eššebû līpušūki rikiski aḫeppeMay ecstatics perform sorcery against you, I break your bond,
93naršindû līpušūki rikiski aḫeppeMay naršindu-drums bind you,
94mušlaḫḫū līpušūki rikiski aḫeppeMay the mušlabḫu-demon do evil against you, I will break your bond,
95agugillū līpušūki rikiski aḫeppeMay agugillu-stones be performed against you, I have broken your bond,
96amaḫḫaṣ lētki ašallapa lišānkiAmaḫ-Ḫašdb (is) your strength, I am entrusted to you,
97umalla ruʾāta īnīki“At the base of the threshing floor a ru’ala-vessel was thrown,
98ušallak aḫīki lillūtaI have gone to you, my brother, let me go!
99u akkâši ruqbūta ušallakkiand I have carried you off to a remote place,
100u mimma mala tēteppušī utār ana muḫḫīkiAnd whatever you have done, I have turned to you.
101[EN₂] ipšīki epšētīki epšēt ipšīkiIncantation: “O witchcraft, deceitful deeds, sorcery
102epšēt muppišētīkithe deeds of your mouth
103Ea mašmaš ilī upaṭṭer-ma mê uštābilEa, exorcist of the gods, has gathered the water and carried it off.
104pûki lemnu epera limlaMay the evil mouth, the dust of the steppe, be released,
105lišānki ša lemutti ina qê likkaṣ[er]May your evil spirit be bound by the knot
106ina qibīt Enbilulu bēl balāṭi TU₆ ⸢EN₂⸣By the command of Enbilulu, lord of life, Incantation formula.
107EN₂ kiṣrīki kuṣṣurūtiIncantation: “Kiṣrikku, kušburûtu-sorcery,
108epšētīki lemnēti upšāšêki ayyābūtiYour evil deeds (and) your sorcery against me,
109nasparātūki ša lemuttiYour messages of evil
110Asalluḫi mašmaš ilī upaṭṭer-ma mê uštābilAsalluḫi, the exorcist of the gods, seized me and carried away the water.
111pûki lemnu epera limlaMay the evil mouth, the dust of the steppe, be released,
112lišānki ša lemutti ina qê likkaṣerMay your evil spirit be bound with a knot,
113ina qibīt Enbilulu bēl balāṭi TU₆ EN₂By the command of Enbilulu, lord of life, Incantation formula.
114EN₂ amsi qātīya ubbiba zumrīIncantation: “I have seized my hand, I have covered my body,
115ina mê nagbi ellūti ša ina Eridu ibbanûWith pure water that flows in Eridu,
116mimma lemnu mimma lā ṭābuAnything evil, anything unfavourable
117ša ina zumrīya šīrīya šerʾānīya bašûWho is in my body, my flesh, my limbs,
118lumun šunāti idāti ittāti lemnēti lā ṭābātiEvil of the land, the river, the evil of the people, the insubmissive
119lumun šīrī ḫaṭûti pardūti lemnūti lā ṭābūtiEvil of the flesh, evil spittle, and famine,
120ša lipit qātī ḫiniq imme[ri] naqî niqî nē[pe]šti bārûtiWho removes the hand, the sulphur, the immorru-stone, the wadis, the wisps of the ancient rituals,
121ša attaṭṭalu ūmešamWho you, Attatbalu, are
122ukabbisu ina sūqi ātammaru ina aḫâtiI have cut off from the street, I have seen from the side,
123šēd lemutti utukku lemnuevil utukku-demon
124murṣu diʾu diliptamurṣu diʾu dilipta
125qūlu kūru nissatu niziqtu imṭû tānīḫu(who) eats fatty tissue, drinks nīšu-disease, niziqtu-flour, trembles,
126ūʾa ayya ḫuṣṣu ḫīpi libbi“Woe, my heart, woe my heart!
127gilittu pirittu adirtu“Sorcery, rebellion, treachery,
128arrat il[ī m]iḫerti ilī tazzimti [ilī n]īš ili nīš qātī māmītuThe arrat of the gods, the miḫbertu-priestess (and) the tazzīmti-priests, no gods (are) like me, no holy gods are like me.
129lumnū kišpī ruḫê rusê upšāšê lemnūti ša amēlūtievil witchcraft, magic, evil machinations of the humankind,
130itti mê ša zumrīya u musâti ša qātīyaWith the water of my body and the musûtu-plant of my hands
131liššaḫiṭ-m[a ana mu]ḫḫi ṣalam nigsagilê lillikMay it be shattered and may it go on top of the šābalam-plant (and) the nigsagile-plant.
132ṣalam nigs[agil]ê arnī dinānī lizbilMay the ṣalam-plant, the nigsagil-plant (and) the alīnu-plant carry away his guilt!
133sūqu u sulû lipaṭṭirū arnīyaMay suqu and šulû-disease afflict my body,
134ēnītu līnânni māḫertu limḫuranniMay the ēnû-demon surround me, may the mashtakal-disease afflict me,
135amḫur meḫru limḫurūʾinniMay the amḫur-demon, the bru-demonic, destroy me,
136ūmu šulma arḫu ḫidûti šattu ḫengallaša lībila“If the day is overcast, may my limbs, my arms, and my back hurt me.
137Ea Šamaš u Marduk yâši rūṣānim-maEa, Šamaš and Marduk, I am furious with you
138lippašrū kišpī ruḫû rusûMay witchcraft, magic, sorcery
139upšāšû lemnūti ša amēlūtievil machinations of mankind
140u māmītu littaṣi ša zumrīyaand may the ‘seizing-of-the-mouth’ magic cover my body
140a[...] ... aṭbuḫki ana ilīya atka[l]... I have seized you, I am attentive to my gods.
140b[...] mimma lemnu ša šīrī ana muḫḫī[ki]... any evil that is on your account
140c[...] ana muḫḫī[ki]... to you
140d[...] ana muḫḫī[ki]... to you
140e[... a]šḫuṭ ašḫuṭ t[ê EN₂]... ašuḫbutu-plant, ayānibu-plant (and) tê—incantation:
cNinB_iii_12′[EN₂ amsi qātīya ubbib]a zumrīIncantation: “I have seized my hand, I have covered my body,
cNinB_iii_13′[ina mê nagbi ellūti ša ina Eridu i]bbanûWith pure water that flows in Eridu
cNinB_iii_14′[mimma lemnu mimma lā ṭābu ša ina z]umrīya šīrīyaAny evil, anything unfavourable, that is in my body and my flesh
cNinB_iii_15′[šerʾānīya b]ašû itti mê ša zumrīyamy limbs are bound, with the water of my body
cNinB_iii_16′[u musâti] ša qātīya liššaḫiṭ-maand may the goddesses who are in my hands curse, and
cNinB_iii_17′[ana muḫḫīki u] ana lānīki lillikMay it go up to you and down to you!
cNinB_iii_18′[ēnitu līn]ânni māḫertu limḫuranniMay a man kiss me, may a stag kiss me!
cNinB_iii_19′[amḫur meḫru lim]ḫurūʾinni EN₂May the storm, the lightning, strike me, Incantation:
141EN₂ tebi šēru mise qātīyaIncantation: “I have seen the light of my hands,
142pite qaqqaru muḫur arnīyathe pite of the ground on top of my body,
143ša kaššāptu ukaššipanni eššebû usalliʾanniThe one who has sinned against me, has carried off the ešebû-demon,
144Šamaš pišerta lībilam-ma qaqqaru limḫuranniMay Šamaš carry off the arrow, so that the earth may be pacified to me
145[EN₂ ittamr]a šēru puttâ dalātuIncantation: “It is the sun, the sun shines brightly!
146ālik urḫi ittaṣi abul[la]who goes at the edge of the city gate
147[mār-šipri i]ṣṣabat ḫarrānaa reed fence, a gate of the high steppe
148ē[pi]štu ē tēpušīnniIncantation: You have performed sorcery against me
149[rāḫīt]u ē tureḫḫînnia raḫītu-demon in a house of turgi
150ūtallil ina napāḫ Š[amš]iI purify with the life of the earth
151[ipšī tēpu]šī u tuštēpišīsorcery you have performed and have had performed
152lisḫurū-ma liṣbatūki kâšiMay he extinguish you, and may he seize you.
153[EN₂] šērum-ma šēruIncantation: “The šēru-plant
154annû ša kaššāpīya u kaššāptīyaThis is what my beer and my beer
155itbûnim-ma kīma mārī nāri ulappatū niʾašunuThey have risen up against me, like a river, they have swollen, weeping
156ina bābīya izzâz PālilAt my gate is Pālil,
157ina rēš eršīya izzâz LugaledinnaAt the head of my house is Lugaledinna,
158ašapparakkim-ma ša bābīya PālilI am sending to you the one who created me, Pālil
159ša rēš eršīya LugaledinnaHand of my heart, Lugaledinna
160ša kal ištēn bēri dibbīki ša kal ḫarrāni amâtīkiWhose words all day long, whose utterances all day
161utār kišpīki ruḫêki uṣabbatūki kâši TU₆ EN₂I have seized your witchcraft and your spittle, I have made your mouth tremble. Incantation formula.
162EN₂ ina šēri mesâ qātāyaIncantation: “With the water of my hand,
163šurrû damqu lišarrânniMay a good wind blow against me,
164ṭūb libbi ṭūb šīri lirteddânniMay the word of the heart, the word(s) of the soul pacify me
165ēma uṣammaru ṣummirātīya lukšudWherever I go, may my limbs be straight
166[šu]tti āmuru ana damiqti liššaknaMay my handiwork be pleasing to you
167[ay iṭ]ḫâ ay isniqa mimma lemnu mimma lā ṭābuMay anything evil, anything unfavourable, come near me!
168ruḫê ša kaššāpi u kaššāptiruḫu-disease of beer and beer
169[ina] qibīt Ea Šamaš Marduk u rubāti Bēlet-ilī TU₆ EN₂By the command of Ea, Šamaš, Marduk, and the princess Bēlet-ilī. Incantation formula.
170⸢EN₂⸣ amsi p[īy]a amtesi qātīyaIncantation: “I have seized my mouth, I have grasped my hands,
171ina ḫurḫummat mê mīli rašubbat nāriIn the marsh, the water of the land, the sweepings of the sea
172[nāru] bilī bāltakithe source of the income of your city
173[m]û gummirāni rašubbatkunu“I have smeared you with my radiance,
174kīma mê annûti ipšu bārtu amāt lemuttiLike these water, sorcery, rebellion, evil mother
175lā iṭeḫḫû lā iqarribunot rise, not fall
176ipšu bārtu amāt lemutti lā iṭeḫḫâThe sorcery, rebellion, and evil word(s) have not been established
177lā iqarriba yâši TU₆ EN₂ E₂.NU.RUMay he not approach me!” Incantation formula.
177a(([KA.INIM.MA UŠ₁₁].⸢BUR₂.DA.KE₄))((It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft).
178EN₂ adi tappuḫa uqâka bēlī ŠamašIncantation: “As long as you are silent, O city, Šamaš,
179DUB 7.KAM Maqlû7th tablet of Maqlû.

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