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CMAwR Text 7.9 (Q004210)
Incantation-Ritual
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| Designation | CMAwR Text 7.9 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004210 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Incantation-Ritual |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 7.9.1:1′ | ša [...] ... [...] | Who ... ... |
| 7.9.1:2′ | ina sūqi išbu[šū e]per šēpī[ya] | (who) has smeared my flesh with dirt from the street |
| 7.9.1:3′ | attā Šamaš abu ša [...] | You, Šamaš, son of ..., |
| 7.9.1:4′ | ša kaššāpīya u kaššāptīya | of my beer and my beer |
| 7.9.1:5′ | kišpīšu<nu> šusḫeršunūti arḫ[iš] | witchcraft, frightening radiance |
| 7.9.1:6′ | ilī šēdu bālta u melamma | the gods of life and death |
| 7.9.1:7′ | litūrūni yâši | may they be seen against me, |
| 7.9.1:8′ | [k]īma Šamaš ittapḫa annâ tamannu | You recite this incantation three times over Šamaš. |
| 7.9.1:9′ | [EN₂ tē]tepša[nn]i-ma tētepša kiš[pī] | Incantation: “You have performed sorcery against me, you have performed witchcraft against me. |
| 7.9.1:10′ | [(...) i]bbalakkitū ruḫêk[i] | ... they are turning against you, they are destroying you. |
| 7.9.1:11′ | ul angī-ma apte bītī barāri | “It is not high, it is not open, it has no exit, |
| 7.9.1:12′ | ina ūrīya ša maṣṣarti ina bābīya ša kid[inni] | At my side, the mašbartu-plant at my side (and) the kidinni-plant |
| 7.9.1:13′ | [ina t]ubqāti ša bītīya maṣṣarta ušēšib | In the middle of my house a gazelle sat down |
| 7.9.1:14′ | ša yâši u bītīya | that of me and my house |
| 7.9.1:15′ | [ipšu bārtu] u amāt lemutti [(...)] | sorcery, rebellion, and evil word(s) |
| 7.9.1:16′ | [kišpī r]uḫê rusê | witchcraft, magic |
| 7.9.1:17′ | upšāšû lem[nūti tēpušī] | evil sorcery that you have performed |
| 7.9.1:18′ | ... Gi]rra u Nuska | ... Girra and Nuska |
| 7.9.1:19′ | ... kukri u [atāʾiši] | ... kukri and atāši |
| 7.9.1:20′ | ... k]âši | ... kawâši |
| 7.9.1:21′ | saparri ša ilī rabûti ... [...] | The saparri of the great gods |
| 7.9.1:22′ | mār[ū ummâni liqa]ttû pagarki | May the wind blow against me, your body! |
| 7.9.1:23′ | KA.⸢INIM⸣.[MA] ⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.BUR₂.RU.DA.KAM | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer. |
| 7.9.1:24′ | DU₃.DU₃.BI atāʾi[ša] kukra ina pēnti tuqattaršu | Its ritual: You bury atāʾišu-plant (and) kukra-plant in the open air, |
| 7.9.1:25′ | ṭikmēnšu sebîšu ana libbi mê tanaddi | You recite the incantation seven times into water. |
| 7.9.1:26′ | šipta šalāšīšu tamannū-ma bīta tasallaḫ-ma pašer | You recite the incantation of his well-being, and then you scatter (it) over the house, and it will be undone. |
| 7.9.1:27′ | erbet ḫuṣāb ēri ina tubqāt bīti tuzaqqap | You make the four quarters of the earth tremble in the middle of the house. |
Sources & licences
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