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Designation	CMAwR Text 2.3
ID	Q004194
Language	Akkadian; Sumerian
Genre	Medical

Transliteration (ATF)

From Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618)

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)
2.3.1:1	[šumma amēlu ... ṣalmūšu š]unullū	If a man ... his horns are dark
2.3.1:2	... ṣalmū]šu šunullū	... his radiance, splendor
2.3.1:3	... ṣalm]ūšu ša lipî šunullū	... his radiance, that of gypsum, sulphur
2.3.1:4	... ṣa]lmūšu ša iškūri šunullū	... his splendor, which is pure, splendor
2.3.1:5	... x-tum ṣalmūšu ša ṭīdi šunullū	... his ..., who is full of wrath
2.3.1:6	... ṣalmūšu ša līši šunullū	, whose radiance is pure,
2.3.1:7	... ṣalmūšu ša lipî šunullū	, whose ‘hand’ is tin, tallow, sulphur
2.3.1:8	... ṣ]almūšu ša iškūri šunullū	... his image is that of a šunūl priestess
2.3.1:9	... x šutēmudū-ma ana nāri nadû	... he is a šūdû-demon who is constantly alerted to the darkness
2.3.1:10	... šut]ēmudū-ma ana išāti nadû	... you are enraged, and you are constantly alert to me
2.3.1:11	... kišp]ū ṣabtūšu	... witchcraft against him
2.3.1:12	... epšūšu	... of the deeds
2.3.1:13	... š]ūkul	hand-lifting weapon
2.3.1:14	... š]ūkul	hand-lifting weapon
2.3.1:15	... ⸢ti⸣	“[... of the e]tītu-temple,
2.3.1:16	... x
2.3.1:17′	šumma KIMIN ṭābta uḫūla ina mê {giš}... ...	If ditto: he drinks ṭābû-plant in water from ... .
2.3.1:18′	taḫabbu mê šunūti ... ...	“The flood of the water of the land ... ,
2.3.1:19′	šumma amēlu qaqqassu iṣṣanabbassu šitt[u ...	If a man’s head is full of sulphur
2.3.1:20′	šunātūšu pardā ina šittīšu igd[anallut]	His offspring, the parda-demon, live in his flesh
2.3.1:21′	birkāšu kasiā bāmassu šimma[tu ukāl]	a reed fence, a bamassu-flood, (and) a dead person
2.3.1:22′	šīrūšu ruṭib[ta] imtanallû	(who) has smeared his flesh with sulphur
2.3.1:23′	amēlu šū kašip [bī]na maštakal	I am the one who has been beaten by the hand in maštakal-dish
2.3.1:24′	arti ḫaluppi ištēniš tasâk ina mê t[uramma]kšu	You pound artifacts with each other, you wash him with water,
2.3.1:25′	šaman erēni tapaššassu arkīš[u bī]na	The šaman-plant of the cedar tree is his friend, the old one of his house
2.3.1:26′	maštakal u uḫūla ina [mê taša]kkan	You place maštakal-soapwort and ḫūlu-plant in water
2.3.1:27′	ina tinūri tesekker turammak[šu-ma] iballuṭ	You have him drink it in beer, then he will recover.
2.3.1:28′	šumma amēlu ikkal išattī-ma ana šīrīšu lā iṭeḫḫe zamar aruq	If a man eats, but then he does not pay attention to his fate: he will be killed.
2.3.1:29′	zamar sām zamar pānūšu iṣṣanallimū	zamar-plant, sa-plant (and) zamark-plant are his face
2.3.1:30′	ūtaddar uštannaḫ	he adds, weeps
2.3.1:31′	ana dabābi libbaš[u lā inaššīšu išš]uš	To speak, my heart is not favourable, my mind is favourable
2.3.1:32′	qaddiš i[llaka ...	The qaddīš-demon will come to you ... .
2.3.1:33′	mayyālšu [lā inašši ...	May my blood not come to an end!
2.3.1:34′	amēlu šū kaššāp[u u kaššāptu ...	I, the one who makes beer and beer [ ... ]
2.3.1:35′	ṣalam kaššāp[i u kaššāpti teppuš]	You perform sorcery against warlock and witch
2.3.1:36′	maḫar Šamaš tašakkanšunūt[i ...	The exalted one, Šamaš, you are my supporter
2.3.1:37′	lū zikar lū si[nniš ...	a man, a woman ...
2.3.1:38′′	imbuʾ tâmti {u₂}... ...	“The flood of the sea, ... ,
2.3.1:39′′	šaman erēni šaman š[urmēni ...	The šamānu-plant of the cedar tree, the ‘scvurme’-plant
2.3.1:40′′	ana libbi egubbê tanaddi ...	You pour it inside the gubbû-vessel .
2.3.1:41′′	[ina š]ērti turamma[kšu-ma iballuṭ]	In the future, may he kill him and die.
2.3.1:42′′	[šumma amē]lu pānūšu iṣṣanundū muḫḫašu ...	If a wild bull's mouth is full of sulphur against him
2.3.1:43′′	[u] idaʾʾim šikinšu itt[anakkir]	and the gods, his offspring, have turned away
2.3.1:44′′	[šiki]nšu ūtaṭṭa atmûšu ...	his scepter, his word
2.3.1:45′′	[ḫu]ṣṣa ḫīpi libbi irtanašši ana sinništi alāka u[maṭṭa]	(who) has made the heart of the ḫašû-demon tremble (and) has constantly prayed to the woman:
2.3.1:46′′	[ik]kašu iktenerru uznāšu iša[ggumā]	he smashed, he cut off, his ears were swollen
2.3.1:47′′	[amēlu š]ū ṣalmūšu ša ṭīdi šun[ullū]	That man, that herdsman, the wild cow
2.3.1:48′′	[zēr]i ša uḫūli qarnānî kamūn b[īni]	I am angry, I am frightened, my chest is full of tears,
2.3.1:49′′	[...] šamê erṣeti qēm ḫallūri qēm kak[kî]	... of heaven and earth, hand of abundance, hands of warp
2.3.1:50′′	[ḫand]ê ša libbi qanê ṭābi tasâk	You pound ḫandû-plant, which is in the midst of the qanu-vessel,
2.3.1:51′′	[ina šaman šu]rmēni tanaddi EN₂ ezzēta ana libbi tamannu	You recite the incantation “You are angry, you are angry inside.'
2.3.1:52′′	[ina 2]7 [ūmi] 28 ūmi ina šērti	In 27 days 28 days in the morning
2.3.1:53′′	[muṣlāla u šimētān t]aptanaššassu-ma iballuṭ	You have him drink the muslalû-plant and the šimeta-plant, then he will recover.
2.3.1:54′′	[šumma amēlu ...] ... kinṣāšu irtanammâšu	If a man ... ... his flesh continually afflicts him
2.3.1:55′′	[... ilt]anazzazū u ītanaššaš	... he stands up and he cries out
2.3.1:56′′	... ... uznāšu ištanassâ	[ ... ] ... his ears continually ring
2.3.1:57′′	[...]-⸢šu⸣ ikaṣṣaṣūšu	... his ..., his ‘heals-twenty’
2.3.1:58′′	... ḫu]rbāšu irtanašši	... his fear has become constant
2.3.1:59′′	[...] maliat ...	... the woman ...
2.3.1:60′′	[libba]šu ītanaššaš iptana[rr]u	his heart continually trembles, he keeps on reciting
2.3.1:61′′	[amē]lu šū ṣal[mū]šu ina igāri peḫû	That wild bull, its wild bull is gathered in the forest
2.3.1:62′′	terinnata 1 š[iqil ...] ana libbi šaman šurmēni tuball[al]	You mix terinnatu-plant, 1 šuiqil-plant ... into a censer of cypress.
2.3.1:63′′	EN₂ ezzēta šam[rāta nadr]āta gapšāta	Incantation: “You are angry, you are frightened, you (are) a nadri-demon(?), you are confused
2.3.1:64′′	gaṣṣāta [lemnēt]a dannāta	from the evildoer to the powerful
2.3.1:65′′	ša lā Ea [mannu un]āḫka	Who is not Ea, who has mercy on you?
2.3.1:66′′	ša lā Asall[uḫi mannu up]aššaḫka	Who is not Asalluḫi, who has performed your machinations?
2.3.1:67′′	Ea linēḫka A[salluḫi lipašš]iḫka TU₆ EN₂	May Ea calm you, may Asalluḫi calm you. Incantation formula.
2.3.1:68′′	ana libbi šaman šurmēni [tan]addī-ma	You add šurmēnu-plant into it
2.3.1:69′′	U₄ 21.KAM U₄ 22.KAM U₄ 23.[KAM ina] šērti muṣlāla	The 21st, the 22nd, the 23rd, in the morning, a snake
2.3.1:70′′	u šimētān taptanaššas[su-m]a [...]	and you have him drink it repeatedly
2.3.1:71′′	mušapšer zikari u si[nništi amēlu š]ū ina[ʾʾeš]	The one who encircles my life and my life, that is what I say
2.3.1:72′′	⸢DIŠ LU₂⸣ x-x-x-x [x-x] x ...	(If) a man
2.3.1:73′′′	... ...
2.3.1:74′′′	ina bi[bli ...	in the middle of ...
2.3.1:75′′′	kaššāptu ... ...	beer ...
2.3.1:76′′′	šumma amēlu kaši[p ...	If a man, the money is paid
2.3.1:77′′′	arkīšu uḫū[la ...	After he has sinned
2.3.1:78′′′	šumma amēlu kašip qulipti nū[ni ...	If a man is bewitched, his body not ...
2.3.1:79′′′	ina mê irammuk šam[na ...	He bathes in water, his body ...
2.3.1:80′′′	šumma amēlu kašip ((kaššibu mimma ...)) burriṣāna	If a man is bewitched ((bewitched, anything ...)): burris
2.3.1:81′′′	tubbal taḫaššal ultu mê u uḫulte [irt]amku	You take away the taḫaššal-vessel from the water and the potash.
2.3.1:82′′′	((u)) šâšu kīma šamni tapaššassu [u k]īma	((and)) his (personal) god is as pure as heaven,
2.3.1:83′′′	šamni ippaššiš [adi ba]lṭu	He has performed sorcery against me until the death
2.3.1:84′′′	kišpū lā i[ṭe]ḫḫûšu	witchcraft has not been performed against him
2.3.1:85′′′	šumma amēlu kašip maḫirti mīti [ša šumēla] ina šārāt [...] talappap	If a man is bewitched, he will die of hunger in the midst of ...
2.3.1:86′′′	šamna taṣappu ((ina išāti)) tuqattar-ma ib[alluṭ]	You rub ((with it)), you sprinkle (with it), and then it will recover.
2.3.1:87′′′	šumma amēlu kašip uḫūla ...	If a man is bewitched, the intestines
2.3.1:88′′′	tuštēmid ... ...	You have sat ...
2.3.1:89′′′	šumma amēlu kašip zēr ... ...	If a man is bewitched ... ...
2.3.1:90′′′	ša {u₂}⸢NAGA⸣ ...	of ēšu-juniper
2.3.1:91′′′	x x ...
2.3.1:92′′′′	... ... ...
2.3.1:93′′′′	... ... ina dišip šadî u šam[ni]	... by the sea and the heavens
2.3.1:94′′′′	tuštabbal ištu rēšīšu adi šēpīš[u]	You have carried off from his head until his feet
2.3.1:95′′′′	ramānšu ipaššaš-ma šipru šū ul iṭeḫḫēš[u]	He made his mind wander and his hand did not grasp it
2.3.1:96′′′′	[a]na kišpū lā ṭeḫê {na₄}AN.BAR erâ zikara tašakkan-ma	For witchcraft not to approach, you place iron (and) zikara-stone
2.3.1:97′′′′	[kiš]pū ul iṭeḫḫûšu	witchcraft will not approach him
2.3.1:98′′′′	šumma amēlu kašip šūmī tasâk-ma ina agarinni ikkal-ma	If a man is bewitched, you pound (it) and he eats it in a bowl
2.3.1:99′′′′	šikara išatti u nāḫa unaṣṣab-ma iballuṭ	The šikara prayer of you and the nadība prayer is uttered, and he will recover.
2.3.1:100′′′′	šumma amēlu kašip suādī ḫašê nuḫurta ṭābta	If a man is bewitched, he has been seized by a snake, a nuḫburtu-demon,
2.3.1:101′′′′	ina mê tarassan ina kakkabī tušbāt ina šērti tusāk balu patān tašaqqī((šu))-ma iballuṭ	You boil (them) down in water, you sit down in the kakkabi-vessel, you leave (the mixture) out overnight under the stars, you strew a censer, and then he will recover.
2.3.1:102′′′′	šumma amēlu kašip ḫašû tīyatu	If a man is bewitched, he will die of hunger
2.3.1:103′′′′	nuḫurtu ṭerītu adamuti 1 šiqil išattī-ma iballuṭ	Nuḫurtu-plant, ṭerītu (a kind of sulphur), adamuti-plant. One šiqil-plant is given to him and he will recover.
2.3.1:104′′′′	šumma amēlu kašip kalīt kalūmi ṣeḫri ša adīna šammu	If a man is bewitched, all the lands are encircled, all of them are cursed
2.3.1:105′′′′	lā ilemmu tubbal taḫaššal	(a kind of insect) that afflicts the liver,
2.3.1:106′′′′	ina uḫūli tuštēmid ina mê irammuk-ma iballuṭ	You sit on a bed, he drinks it in water, and then he will recover.
2.3.1:107′′′′	šumma amēlu kašip ḫaṣabti nāri u kupra	If a man is bewitched, he is seized by hunger, fear and famine
2.3.1:108′′′′	ina tamgussi ištēniš suluq-ma ((ana libbi)) šikari idi	In the tamgussi-vessel, in the middle of the švikari-votary
2.3.1:109′′′′	ina bibli ((ana)) maḫar Šamaš šitī-ma kīam qibi	In the exalted place of the god Šamaš, in a favorable place,
2.3.1:110′′′′	kaššāptu kišpūki isaḫḫarūnikkim-ma	The witchcraft has seized you, and
2.3.1:111′′′′	iṣabbatūki iqabbī-ma iballuṭ	She speaks to you, she will recover.
2.3.1:112′′′′	šumma amēlu kašip annuḫara aruqtu ḫašê	If a man is bewitched, annuḫara-disease, sulphur
2.3.1:113′′′′	[arq]ūti maštakal aruqtu ikkal-ma iball[uṭ]	He eats the leftovers, the maštakal-soapwort, the aruqtu-seed, and then recovers.
2.3.1:114′′′′	šumma amēlu kašip libba ša immeri ((u)) akala turrar tasâk ina mê kīma uḫ[ūli]	If a man is bewitched: you boil down the heart of a pig ((and)) bread, you pound (it) in water like a paste
2.3.1:115′′′′	[turammakšu u ar]kīšu uḫūla irammuk-ma [iballuṭ]	His limbs and his back hurt, he trembles and recovers.
2.3.1:116′′′′	šumma amēlu kašip ḫašê nuḫurtu urn[û ...	If a man is bewitched, sulphur, nuḫburtu-disease, urnû-stone
2.3.1:117′′′′	...
2.3.1:118′′′′	[šu]mma amēlu kašip annuḫara kasâ u ...	If a man is bewitched, he is constantly frightened, and .
2.3.1:119′′′′	...
2.3.1:120′′′′	[šam]na iṣappu pîšu ad[i ...	Whose mouth is shattered, until ...
2.3.1:121′′′′	...
2.3.1:122′′′′	[šumma am]ēlu kašip tarmuš z[ēr ...	If a wild bull is bewitched, a raven ... .
2.3.1:123′′′′	...
2.3.1:124′′′′	[šumma amēlu k]ašip imḫur-ašlā tasâk bal[u patān]	If a man has been struck with a knife: you pound balû-cress
2.3.1:125′′′′	...
2.3.1:126′′′′	[(...) takt]anaʾʾaraššum-ma ...	... you praise him, and
2.3.1:127′′′′	...
2.3.1:128′′′′	[šumma amēlu kaš]ip šuruš nuḫurti ...	If a man is bewitched, the šurus-nuḫurtu-demon
2.3.1:129′′′′	...
2.3.1:130′′′′	[šumma amēlu kaši]p šimri kabbara ... ...	If a man is bewitched: the harvest of the netherworld ... .
2.3.1:131′′′′	...
2.3.1:132′′′′	... ... ṭābat kupad ... ...	[ ... ] ... bathed in salt
2.3.1:133′′′′	...
2.3.1:134′′′′	[šumma amēlu kaši]p ... {u₂}... ...	If a man, the money
2.3.1:135′′′′′	šumma am[ēlu kašip ...	If a man is bewitched
2.3.1:136′′′′′	ina ... ...	in ...
2.3.1:137′′′′′	šumma amēlu kašip ... ...	If a man is bewitched ... ...
2.3.1:138′′′′′	ina mê tašakkan ... ...	You place in water ... [ ... ]
2.3.1:139′′′′′	šumma amēlu k[ašip ... ...	If a man, the nail ... ...
2.3.1:140′′′′′	lā ... ... t]asâk	not ... you pound
2.3.1:141′′′′′	ina rēš ... ... iballuṭ	At the head he will recover.
2.3.1:142′′′′′	...
2.3.1:143′′′′′	... x
2.3.1:144′′′′′	... x
2.3.1:145′′′′′	... x
2.3.1:146′′′′′	... x
2.3.1:147′′′′′	... x
2.3.2:1′	šumma amēlu kašip muḫḫa ša puḫādi lakî ša šam[mu lā ilemmu]	If a man is bewitched on top of a pig's head: that person will not become ill.
2.3.2:2′	tubbal taḫaššal tanappi ina uḫ[ūli tuštēmid ina mê irammuk-ma iballuṭ]	You mix taḫšû-plant (and) tanappu-plant in oil, he drinks it in water, and then he will recover.
2.3.2:3′	šumma amēlu kašip anunūtu ubbal iḫaššal inappi ina ...	If a man is bewitched, he has been seized by an evil wind: he will die in .
2.3.2:4′	ina šikari irassan ina kakkabi ušbāt ina šērti usāk-ma ...	(If) it rains on the threshing floor, (if) it is hot on the ground, it is cold in the morning, and .
2.3.2:5′	17 nībū ...	17 young goats
2.3.2:6′	epīšu annû ina bibli [teppuš-ma iballuṭ]	This sorceress, you perform (it) in the library and it will recover.
2.3.2:7′	šumma amēlu kašip lapat armanni ṭābat kupad kalīt kal[ūmi ša šammu lā ilemmu turrar]	If a man is bewitched, he is afflicted with armpits: you have seized all the lands, all the people, that one, who has no immune system, you turn back.
2.3.2:8′	[t]udakkak ana libbi šikari tamaḫḫaṣ-ma ina uḫ[ūli tuštēmid ina mê irammuk-ma iballuṭ]	You bring (them) into the šikari-vessel, and then you put them on the ground. He bathes in water and then recovers.
2.3.2:9′	[šumma am]ēlu kašip šuruš nuḫurti ḫaš[ê ...	If a man is bewitched, he is full of sulphur, ... .
2.3.2:10′	[ina kakk]abi ušbāt ina šērti ...	In battle I fall, in wailing .
2.3.2:11′	[šumma amēlu kaši]p errê ḫašê bal[uḫḫu ...	If a man is bewitched, he is constantly frightened, stricken
2.3.2:12′	[... ina kakk]abi ušb[āt ina šērti ...	... in the netherworld weeps, in the street ...
2.3.3:1′	... tamaḫḫaṣ ana uḫ[ūli ... iballuṭ	a tamaḫ-bassu-vessel into a pot he will recover.
2.3.3:2′	šumma amēlu kašip ḫīla ... ...	If a man is bewitched ... ...
2.3.3:3′	tušbāt šēra ...	Sitting on the throne
2.3.3:4′	šumma amēlu kašip qulipti bīni ... ... maštakal zēr urâni ...	If a man is bewitched, his house ... maštakal-soapwort, sweet oil, urânu-plant
2.3.3:5′	[...] piqan ṣabīti ... ...	... the ṣabītu-festival
2.3.3:6′	[...] ... ...
2.3.3:7′	[šumma amēlu kaši]p suluppī ... ...	If a man, the price of a šuluppu-bowl
2.3.3:8′	... ... ...
2.3.3:9′	[...] ... [...]
2.3.3:10′	šumma amēlu kašip ...	If a man is bewitched
2.3.4:1′	ana ušburrud[ê ...	To usurrudû-plant
2.3.4:2′	šeʾi kunāši kib[ti (x-x) kiššā]ni ḫurāṣa uqnâ	The šēllu-demon, the kunaṣi, (and) the kibti-disease, ..., his body, ḫurub, uqnû-plant,
2.3.4:3′	sāmta ḫulāla x [... tet]emmer-ma kišpū pašrū	You recite the incantation samta ḫulālu ... and the witchcraft will be undone.
2.3.4:4′	en₂ e₂-nu-ru {d}en:⸢zu⸣ [x-(x)]-x an-e {d}en-ki-ke₄	Incantation: Enuru temple of Enzue ... An and Enki
2.3.4:5′	lugal-mu-ra [x-x-(x)]-x {d}asal-lu₂-ḫi	For my master Asalluḫi
2.3.4:6′	tum-gu diŋir-re-⸢ne⸣ [(x-x)] nam-mu-un-da-an-bur₂-re	Do not twist the knot of the intertwined ropes
2.3.4:7′	KA.INIM.MA [(...)] UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU.DA.KAM₂	Wording of a spell for undoing witchcraft
2.3.4:8′	DU₃.DU₃.BI ... [...] ... tasâk	[Its ritual: ...] ... you pound
2.3.4:9′	ina šam[ni ...	in the midst of ...
2.3.4:10′	šuruš {u₂}[... ...	Hand of ... plant
2.3.4:11′	x-x-x ...

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