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CMAwR Text 8.7.2 (Q004223)
Incantation-Ritual
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| Designation | CMAwR Text 8.7.2 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004223 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 8.7.2:1 | EN₂ alsīka Šamaš ... ... | Incantation: “I am Asikku, Šamaš |
| 8.7.2:2 | EN₂ Šamaš bēlī šār bērī mar[ṣu ... | Incantation: O Šamaš, governor of heaven and earth, lord of ... |
| 8.7.2:3 | utūnu adūgu tinūri labti | |
| 8.7.2:4 | kinūna kīra u ḫuluppaqqa ana maḫar Šamaš | The kinû-demon, the kiln, and the ḫuluppaqqa-vessel before Šamaš |
| 8.7.2:5 | tasaddir qanê kartūti tumalla | You scatter the reed bundles of the quay, |
| 8.7.2:6 | šina ṣalmī bīni šina ṣalmī erēni šina ṣalmī qanê | “My house, my temple, my treasury, my garden, my field, my mountain, |
| 8.7.2:7 | šina ṣalmī iṣi šina ṣalmī annaki <šina ṣalmī> erî ina kinūni lā nappaḫi | “The ṣalmu-demon, the irītu-disease (and) the ni’mcnu-demon, the sorcerer of Anu, the herdsman of Erî, in his work, not a snare, |
| 8.7.2:8 | sebet ṣalmī ṭīdi sebet ṣalmī ṭīd kullati ša ittâ ballu | Seven šalmu-drums, seven scullams, the drums of the cult centers, |
| 8.7.2:9 | sebet ṣalmī gaṣṣi ana utūni tasaddir | Seven arrows you turn back to the east. |
| 8.7.2:10 | sebet ṣalmī līši ana tinūri tasaddir | Seven ṣalmu-plants, you scatter (them) into a potash vessel. |
| 8.7.2:11 | šeššet ṣalmī agarinni šeššet ṣalmī bappiri ana adū<gi> | “Lead me away, lead me away away, (and) turn back to me! |
| 8.7.2:12 | [... ṣalmī k]upsi ana ḫuluppaqqa | ... ṣalmu-stone, kupsu-plant for the ḫuluppaqqa-vessel |
| 8.7.2:13 | [… ṣalmī] lipî ša itti saḫlê | “The sulphur of the lipû-plant that is with the cress |
| 8.7.2:14 | [ba]llu ana labti | “Balû-plant for labtu-disease |
| 8.7.2:15 | [sebet ṣal]mī lipî sebet ṣalmī iškūri sebet ṣalmī ittê | Seven šalmu-bowls, seven oxen, seven sheep, seven goats, |
| 8.7.2:16 | ana kīri ittâ emma tasallaḫšunūti | (who) has gone down to the netherworld, who has smitten me, |
| 8.7.2:17 | mušāṭi tulabbassunūti | The one who slanders them, |
| 8.7.2:18 | qû ettūti marat immeri pānīšunu terrim | ‘Qû-disease’ (means) a pregnant woman, whose face is swollen. |
| 8.7.2:19 | 3.TA.AM₃ ṣilli gišimmari tutakkapšunūte | 3 bundles of cypress, tallow |
| 8.7.2:20 | gulgul amēli mê ellūti turammak | destroyer of the amēlu-priestess, I bathe in pure water, |
| 8.7.2:21 | šamna tapaššaš šipāti peṣêti šipāti sāmāti uqnâti tarakkas | You are adjured by the gods, the demons, (and) the wild cows, |
| 8.7.2:22 | mārat Ani tušeššeb šina ṣalmī ṭīd kullati | You are the one who dwells in the land of Anu, you are the shepherd of the cult centers, |
| 8.7.2:23 | ina sissiktīšu tarakkas šina imērī ṣidīta | You tie (them) to his hem, |
| 8.7.2:24 | temmid mušṭu pilakku dudittu | I am a snake, a pilakku-demon (and) a ududittu (demon) |
| 8.7.2:25 | šikkatu šiddi kirissi tanaddinši | You give her a scepter, a cloth, and a bandage. |
| 8.7.2:26 | kunukku tašakkanši paršig ḫašmānu | You set up a kunukku-vessel, you make the rites plentiful |
| 8.7.2:27 | ṣubāt zumri unqi kaspi zabab k[asp]i tanaddinši kispa takassipši | You scatter ṣubatu-plant (and) ‘heals-a-thousand’-plant, you bind a ring of kaspi-stone, zabab-stone (and), silver, you rub (them) with kispa-spurge, |
| 8.7.2:28 | EN₂ Šamaš bēlu rabû muštēšer | Incantation: O Šamaš, great lord, who guides the way, |
| 8.7.2:29 | elâti šaplâti ēm[a] | upper and lower |
| 8.7.2:30 | taqqû tamannu kukura [tuqattaršu] | You libate, you recite the incantation, you present it to him. |
| 8.7.2:31 | EN₂ ēpištu q[umqummatu] | Incantation: Handwashing ritual |
| 8.7.2:32 | imḫur-līm iṣ pišri [terinnatu maštakal ina kitî] tarakkas | You bind imḫur-līm-plant, sulphur, terinnatu-plant (and) maštakal-soapwort in a cloth |
| 8.7.2:33 | [(ištēn) gama]l siparri ina kišādīšu tašakkan šipta šalāšīšu tamannu | You set up a censer and a siparri-vessel on his neck. You recite the incantation over his well-being. |
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