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CMAwR Text 9.2 (Q004232)
Incantation-Ritual
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| Designation | CMAwR Text 9.2 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004232 |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EN₂ bēl bēlī šar šarrī Šamaš | Incantation: O lord of the city, king of the world, Šamaš |
| 2 | Šamaš dayyān šamê u erṣeti bēl mātāti | Šamaš, judge of heaven and earth, lord of the land |
| 3 | eddēšû nūr ilī kayyānu | The eddēšû-plant, the light of the gods, the kayyanu-plant |
| 4 | muštēšer elâti u šaplâti | the one who guides the upper and the lower world |
| 5 | rēʾû kīnu ša tenēšēti attā | You are the true shepherd of the people, |
| 6 | Šamaš dayyānu ṣīru ša qibīssu lā uttakkaru | Šamaš, judge, whose command cannot be changed, |
| 7 | annašu ilu mamman lā enû | whose name no god can alter, |
| 8 | Šamaš ina qibītīka uštēširā apâti | Šamaš, at your command, I have turned back the enemies, |
| 9 | edlu ippette petû inneddil | “The edlu-demon has turned into a pig’s nest, |
| 10 | Šamaš ina aṣêka mê kaṣûti limḫurūka | O Šamaš, at your rising may the water of the kasûtu-vessel release you, |
| 11 | ilū ša māti likrubūka | May the gods of the land bless you, |
| 12 | ilū rabûtu libbaka liṭibbū | May the great gods rejoice over you, |
| 13 | Šamaš tarmuš ina pîya imḫur-ešrā ina šumēlīya | Šamaš, I am a fox in my mouth, they have risen up against me |
| 14 | Siris pāšir ili u amēli ina imnīya našâku | Siri, who guides the gods and goddesses at my feet, |
| 15 | ina muḫḫi atbāri šadî elli azzâzka | On top of the mountain, the pure mountain I stand before you, |
| 16 | Šamaš ša ana [y]âši itti lemutti īpuša | Šamaš, who has performed evil against me, |
| 17 | kišpū r[uḫ]ê rusê lā ṭābūti īpuša | witchcraft, magic, sorcery, evil machinations have performed against me |
| 18 | ṣalmīya lū ša ṭīdi lū ša līš[i] | May my limbs be that of a lion, that of an ox |
| 19 | lū ša lipî lū ša iškūri lū īpu[š] | either a man of tallow, or a woman of wax, or one who does |
| 20 | kalba lū ušāki[l] | strong one, mighty one |
| 21 | šaḫâ lū ušāki[l] | |
| 22 | iṣṣūra lū ušāki[l] | |
| 23 | nūna lū ušāki[l] | |
| 24 | ana nāri lū idd[i] | to a man’s death he gave |
| 25 | ina erṣeti lū iq[bir] | May he cross over the netherworld |
| 26 | ina libitti lū itē[ʾ] | in the middle of either month |
| 27 | [i]na askuppi lū it[mir] | At the request of a man he has seen |
| 27a | (([ina k]imaḫ mī[ti lū ... | In the kimaḫ, a man’s body ... |
| 27b | (([an]a mīti lū i[pqid ... | (who) has entrusted to a dead man |
| 27c | (([ina q]abri lū iqbir i[na ... | (If) a man burns in a grave, in ... . |
| 27d | (([an]a Girra l[ū ipqid ... | To Girra he appointed . |
| 27e | (([...] ... ... | |
| 28 | [idb]ub uda[bb]ib | he spoke, he swore |
| 29 | [īpu]š ušēpi[š] | he has performed against him |
| 30 | [isḫ]ur ušasḫ[ir] | Ištar, engraver |
| 31 | lū kaššāpi lū kaššā[pti] | either beer or beer |
| 32 | lū zikaru lū sinništu lū mītu lū b[alṭu] | either a man, or a woman, either dead or alive |
| 33 | epšētīšunu kīma giš<par>ri libbalkitāš[unūti] | May your deeds turn against them like a chariot. |
| 34 | šunūti libārūšunū[ti] | my heart’s desire |
| 35 | ilu šarru kabtu u rubû likkelmûšunū[ti] | May god, king, noble, and prince bless them. |
| 36 | ina qātī ili šarri kabti u rubê ay uṣ[û] | By the hand of god, king, magnate and nobleman may it not come near me |
| 37 | anāku aradka lubluṭ lušlim-[ma] | To you, your servant, may I live and be well |
| 38 | narbîka lušāpi dalīlīka lud[lul] | Let me proclaim your greatness, let me sing your praises! |
| 39a | [KA.INIM.MA UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU].⸢DA⸣.KAM | [Wording (of an incantation) to undo witchcraft]. |
| 39 | EN₂ Šamaš annûtu ṣalmū ēpišī[ya] | Incantation: “Šamaš, these are the signs of my deeds. |
| 40 | EN₂ Nuska šurbû ilitti [Ani] | Incantation: “Nuska, exalted one of Anu, |
| 41 | EN₂ anašši dipā[ra] | Incantation: As for me, yo[u] are merciful |
| 42 | EN₂ ša Šamši mannu abū[šu] | Incantation: O Šamaš, who is his father |
| 43 | EN₂ šaruḫ lā[nī] | Incantation: Šaruḫu-lani |
| 44 | ⸢EN₂⸣ šerʾānī tukaṣṣir[ā] | Incantation: “I am a wild cow, you are a bira snake |
| 45 | ⸢EN₂⸣ ēpišūʾa ēpišētūʾa | Incantation: O witchcraft, sorcery |
| 46 | ⸢EN₂⸣ ezzētunu šamrātunu | Incantation: “Frightened, terrified, |
| 47 | ⸢EN₂⸣ šadû liktumkunūši | Incantation: May the heavens protect you |
| 48 | ⸢EN₂⸣ isâ isâ | Incantation: “Woe, woe, |
| 49 | [ḫ]uluppaqqa tašêt-ma šurpa tašakkan | You take a ḫuluppaqqu-vessel and you place a censer |
| 50 | EN₂ lū paṭra ilū rabûtu | Incantation: O beloved one of the great gods, |
| 51 | EN₂ māmītu kalāma | Incantation: All the heavens |
| 52 | EN₂ aš₂ ḫul gal₅-la₂-gim | Incantation: “It is a wild bull, like a galla demon |
| 53 | EN₂ kīma šūmi annî | Incantation: Like this |
| 54 | [EN₂ ...] ana šarri qarrādi Ninurta | [Incantation: ...] to the king, the hero Ninurta |
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