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CMAwR Text 10.3 (Q004236)
Incantation-Ritual
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| Designation | CMAwR Text 10.3 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q004236 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Incantation-Ritual |
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| 10.3.1:1 | šumma amēlu zikurudû epu[ssu-m]a | If a man has performed ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic |
| 10.3.1:2 | innamir upīšī šunūti ša innamrū teleqqe maḫar Šamaš tašakkan | I have seen the light of the heavens, that which is bright I have taken. You set up supreme Šamaš. |
| 10.3.1:3 | muruṣ libbīka ana Šamaš taqabbi | You speak the illness of your heart to Šamaš |
| 10.3.1:4 | maḫar Šamaš ana muḫḫi upīšī šunūti šaḫâ tanakkis | Exalted Šamaš, you bind (it) on top of the risings of the heavens. |
| 10.3.1:5 | upīšī šunūti ana libbi mašak šaḫî takammis | You smear sulphur in the midst of the mašvak-plant, the šaḫi-plant |
| 10.3.1:6 | maḫar Šamaš amēla ša zikurudû epšūšu kīam tušadbab[š]u | Exalted Šamaš, mother of the zikurudû-magic, who performs (the rituals) in a safe place, |
| 10.3.1:7 | Šamaš ša zikurudâ īpuša šū ay īmura anāku lūmura [šulm]a | Šamaš, that which Zikurrudâ has performed, may he not see it, may I see it! |
| 10.3.1:8 | sebîšu ana maḫar Šamaš tušaqbāšu ūmešam muruṣ libbīšu ana Šam[aš iqabbi] | You speak to the supreme god Šamaš, and he speaks to the womb of his heart: |
| 10.3.1:9 | upīšī šunūti ša libbi mašak šaḫî ... ... | (At) the rising of the sun, the heart of the šaḫi-demon ... |
| 10.3.1:10 | zikurudû šū ana amēli šuāti l[ā iṭeḫḫe ... | May the ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic not approach my mother! |
| 10.3.1:11 | [šumma am]ēlu šū zikurud[û ... | If that person, ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic |
| 10.3.1:12 | [...] ... ... | |
| 10.3.1:13′ | [ana zi]kurudê ana amēli š[uāti lā ṭeḫê ... | For the ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic not to approach a man, |
| 10.3.1:14′ | [zēr] qutri šarmadu ... ... | fragrant šarmadu-plant |
| 10.3.1:15′ | kibrītu sikillu baltu nikiptu ... | kibrītu-spurge, sikillu-plant, baltu (and) nikiptu(-plant) , |
| 10.3.1:16′ | šakirû lišān-kalbi kuṣimtu z[ēr ... | May the šakirû-demon hold you back, may the sandal be released, |
| 10.3.1:17′ | azupura ikkal ina mūši kibrītu imbuʾ tâm[ti ... | (who) eats azupuru-flour on the day of the moon's disappearance, afflicts the sea , |
| 10.3.1:18′ | turminû turminabandû kabūt-Šēri[š ... | The turminû-plant, the turmi-nabandu-plant (and) the kabūt-šēru-plant |
| 10.3.1:19′ | ... šamna iptaššaš zikurudû ana amēli [(šuāti) lā iṭeḫḫe] | he opened his mouth to speak ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic to the people, |
| 10.3.1:20′ | šumma amēlu zikurudû ša arrabi [epussu-ma] | If a man has performed ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic against him |
| 10.3.1:21′ | arrabu naksu ina bīt amēli innamer ina bīti [šuātu] | Arrabu, enemy in the house of a man, inhabitant of that house |
| 10.3.1:22′ | daltu sikkūru kašip arraba šuātu tele[qqe maḫar Sîn] | You take the daltu-stone (and) the sikku-silver, you take the clay from the hand of the great Sîn. |
| 10.3.1:23′ | tašakkanšu ṣubāta ebba tulabbissu kitâ takattamšu igu[lâ tapaššassu] | You bind him with šakkanšu-disease, sulphur (and) ebba-stone, you make him drink the taqribtu-soapwort, you set him free, you hold him back, |
| 10.3.1:24′ | amēla ša zikurudû epšūšu maḫar Sîn tušakmassu-ma kīa[m tušaqbāšu] | The word of the ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic, the exalted deeds of Sîn, you bind him, and then you make him speak as follows: |
| 10.3.1:25′ | bēlī ina lā šīmtīya lā amât upīšī epšūni [puššer] | My city, without me, without the power of the gods, my deeds are performed |
| 10.3.1:26′ | kiṣrī šunūti ša isḫurūni puṭṭer | The scepter of the heavens, which is set upon the horizon |
| 10.3.1:27′ | annītu ana maḫar Sîn sebîšu tušaqbāšu-ma | “This is before Sîn, you speak to him seven times |
| 10.3.1:28′ | appašu tušaqdassu ana Sîn kurummassu ina mūši šuāti tašakkan šapatta mala libbašu ṣabtu ana Sîn liqbi | You strew pomegranates. To Sîn, you set up a kurummašu-vessel on the day of the moon's disappearance. May the šapatta-demon speak as much as there is of his heart to Šēpāiu. |
| 10.3.1:29′ | ūmešamma lištēmiq arraba šuātu teleqqē-ma ana libbi mašak ḫumṣīri takammis | You take that šūtu-vessel and you throw it into the mašak-demon. |
| 10.3.1:30′ | ana libbīša nībī kaspi ḫurāṣi parzilli uqnî dušî (nir)pappardilî | In its midst, the spittle of the ḫurāšu-tree, the parzillu-plants, uqnû-plant, sulphur (and) nirpappardilu-stone |
| 10.3.1:31′ | takammis-ma šamna I₃.GIŠ SAG igulâ šaman erēni dišpa ḫimēta šizba karāna | You are adjured, and the first-class oil of the overseer (and) the finest cedar oil from Ḫimmēta, from Karanu |
| 10.3.1:32′ | ṭābāta ana libbīšu turāk pāna tarakkas kitâ takattamšu | (who) has poured out a libation bowl into his heart, has opened his mouth to speak, has set his mind to it, |
| 10.3.1:33′ | ana libbi kimaḫḫi takammis kispa takassip | You crush (and) sieve kimaḫu-plant inside (it), you anoint (it) with kispa-soapwort |
| 10.3.1:34′ | tušarraḫ tukabbat parṣīšu adi ūmi sebî tuparraṣ-ma | You recite the incantation three times, and then |
| 10.3.1:35′ | zikurudû ša ana amēli epšu adi balṭu ana zumrīšu lā iṭeḫḫe | The ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic that has been performed against the land, as long as it has not been applied to his body |
| 10.3.1:36′ | [šumm]a [i]na bīt amēli ina lā mūdûti arraba šuātu lū ana nāri lū ina sūqi | If in a man’s house, in an inaccessible place, that arbaba-demon either to the city or to the street |
| 10.3.1:37′ | ittaddû amēlu šū ša zikurudû epšūšu | Ittaddû-magic, that is, ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic, |
| 10.3.1:38′ | [ina] šapatti kurummassu ana Sîn liškun appašu liqdud ina qaqqari lippalseḫ | May he recite his incantation three times over Sîn, may he tear out his appašu-disease (and) release him from the ground. |
| 10.3.1:39′ | [m]uruṣ libbīšu lidbub epera ina qaqqadīšu liddi ina annīti qātī ṣabtu | May my heart be pacified, may my foot be swollen on his head. In this matter, the hand of the šabātu-demon |
| 10.3.1:40′ | sebîšu liqbi zikurudû ana amēli šuāti lā iṭeḫḫe | May the ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic not approach my hand. |
| 10.3.1:41′ | DIŠ ana zikurudê šuā[tu ana am]ēli šuātu ana zumrīšu lā ṭeḫê ina šēri | If for ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic, that man for the god Amēli, that person for his body will not be fearful in the land |
| 10.3.1:42′ | ammaštak[al ... in]a pîšu lilqe ina muṣlāli | Amma-taklākal ... may he take from his mouth in a snake |
| 10.3.1:43′ | lapta [...] līkul ina līlâti tamḫâ | ... may ... be released from my body, the sea |
| 10.3.1:44′ | ... [... ki]brītu imbuʾ tâmti | ... ..., the gatekeeper of the sea |
| 10.3.1:45′ | ... šaman] murrān taptanaššassu-ma | you have him drink murru-plant, |
| 10.3.1:46′ | ... lā iṭeḫḫēšu | he has not risen |
| 10.3.1:47′ | ... ⸢ALAM⸣ DUḪ.LAL₃ | ēšammu-plant, honey |
| 10.3.1:48′ | ... ZI.KU₅.RU].⸢DA⸣ ša₂ PEŠ₂.UR₃.RA | ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic of PEŠUR |
| 10.3.1:49′ | ... in-nam-ru | ... became visible. |
| 10.3.1:50′ | ... i-di-u | he knows. |
| 10.3.1:51′ | ... NU TE-šu₂ | does not approach him |
| 10.3.1:52′ | ... ⸢li⸣ LAL₃ KUR | elî-plant, honey of the land |
| 10.3.1:53′ | ... x-x | |
| B₂_r_col_1′ | [x] ⸢ni⸣ x ... | ... her temple ... |
| B₂_r_col_2′ | amēlu šū ... | Amēclu |
| B₂_r_col_3′ | kupr[u ... | The kupru-festival ... |
| B₂_r_col_4′ | annanna mār annan[na ... | N.N., most exalted one, N.[N. ...] |
| B₂_r_col_5′ | šumma amēlu aḫ[īšu ina muḫḫi qaqqadīšu ištanakkan] | If a man's arm is placed on top of his head |
| B₂_r_col_6′ | aḫāšu i[šammamāšu šēpāšu munê ittanaddâ] | (If) he is ill, his saliva flows (and) malt |
| B₂_r_col_7′ | šīrūšu [ina ṣīt šamši immimūšu ...] | His name in the heavens, his name ... |
| B₂_r_col_8′ | ana sinništi [alāka muṭṭu (...)] | For my sin, a sick person(?) |
| B₂_r_col_9′ | akala ikkal-m[a elīšu lā illak] | he eats bread, but does not go up to him |
| B₂_r_col_10′ | īnā[šu ittanazzazzā] | When he stands up |
| B₂_r_col_11′ | ⸢ši⸣ ... | In the future |
| 10.3.1:54′′ | ... x-x-x ... | |
| 10.3.1:55′′ | ⸢KU₃.GA⸣ ... | The ‘pure’ temple |
| 10.3.1:56′′ | [x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-(x)] ⸢ik⸣-ta-na-x-[x x-x x-x-x-x-x-x-x] | ... ek-etana- |
| 10.3.1:57′′ | [qaqqas]su iṣṣanabbass[u ... am]ēli šuāti ana eṭemmi | his head, his horns, ... of the land, my hand to the ghost |
| 10.3.1:58′′ | p[aqd]ū qāt māmīti šuruš balti ētti šuruš ašāgi ēdi ... [...] | Hand of the land, son of the living, daughter-in-law, son(?) of the dead, ... |
| 10.3.1:59′′ | [ina mašak] unīqi lā-petīti ina šerʾān litti miqitti | By means of maškku-soapwort (and) lupine, by means of the šeralû-vessel, may a stroke befall me! |
| 10.3.1:60′′ | [taša]ppi ina kišādīšu tašakkan-ma pašer | You bind it on his neck, and then he will recover. |
| 10.3.1:61′′ | [šumma amēlu] KIMIN anzaḫḫa ḫuluḫḫa mūṣa parzilla šadânu ṣābitu | If a man ditto: anzahhu-plant, burāšu-juniper, the name of a parsiktu-mongoose, |
| 10.3.1:62′′ | [iš]tēniš tasâk ina šaman šurmēni taballal-ma ina kakkabi tušbāt ina šēri ina maḫar Šamaš | You crush (and) sieve thyme. You mix it in cypress oil and leave it out overnight under the stars. In the morning before Šamaš |
| 10.3.1:63′′ | kala zumrīšu tapaššaš ḫurāṣa ruššâ ippallas-ma kupra ikabbas-ma pašer | All of his body, his intestines, his liver, his kidneys and his liver are swollen, and he will die. |
| 10.3.1:64′′ | [šumma] MIN zēr bīni ēdi kikkirâna peṣâ atāʾiša urnê qinna ša sinunti | If ditto, he is angry with me, the door of the kikirânu-house is open, your face is swollen, your chest is full of blood |
| 10.3.1:65′′ | [ka]rān-šēlebi maštakal ištēniš 2 GIN₂.TA.AM₃ taqallū-ma | Its karān-šēlebi: maštakal-soapwort, together: 2 shekels each you sprinkle, and |
| 10.3.1:66′′ | [ina ... ši]qil ḫimēti ḫamšat šiqil šamni ḫalṣi tasâk-ma ina šizib litti | [In ...] you pound ḫamšatu-plant, ṣābu-plant (and) alabaster, and put (them) in a lit. ‘bowl of life’. |
| 10.3.1:67′′ | [... b]īni tašakkan-[m]a ina mūši ina kakkabi tušbāt ina šēri ina maḫar Šamaš | ... you set up and in the morning you sit on the throne. In the morning before Šamaš |
| 10.3.1:68′′ | ina muḫḫ[i k]upri izzâ[z-ma] uštakkal-ma ḫurāṣa kaspa ippallas-ma pašer | On top of the kupīnu he stands and prostrates himself, and a ḫurašu-bowl fills up and disappears. |
| 10.3.1:69′′ | šumma amēlu KIMIN ittanadlaḫ ittenenbiṭ īnāšu irrurū | If a man ditto constantly trembles (and) keeps slipping away from his bed |
| 10.3.1:70′′ | u šīrūšu išammamūšu šinnāšū kalīšina ītanakkalāšu | and his offspring, his limbs, his whole body, he continually seeks out |
| 10.3.1:71′′ | akala ikkal šikara išattī-ma ileḫḫib ana amēli šuāti zikurudû ša kisimmi epussu | (who) eats bread, drinks wine, and rises up, to that land, Zikurudû-magic that has been performed against me, |
| 10.3.1:72′′ | šumma šipiršu iltaber imât lāma iṭeḫḫûšum-ma imuttu urnê | If a sorceress has caused a flood to rise, it has not yet risen, (or) if it has become dark, |
| 10.3.1:73′′ | imḫur-līm zēr kitî zēr ēdi ištēniš taḫaššal ina šamni ḫalṣi taballal ina kakkabi tušbāt | “It is angry, it is angry (and) frightened, you have risen up against me. You have been carried off to the netherworld; you have been seated on the couch. |
| 10.3.1:74′′ | ina šēri ana maḫar Šamaš ina muḫḫi kupri izzâz-ma | In the morning, before Šamaš, he stands on top of a mountain |
| 10.3.1:75′′ | išattī-ma ḫurāṣa kaspa ippallas-ma pašer | He has seized you, and the ḫurāšu-plant (and) the kasû-plant are gathered, and he will die. |
| 10.3.1:76′′ | šumma amēlu KIMIN atāʾiši zēr azallê urnê zēr kazalli | If a man ditto: atāʾiši-plant, azallû-plant (and) urně-plant; |
| 10.3.1:77′′ | zēr karān-šēlebi zēr maštakal ištēniš 3 ŠE.TA.AM₃ dišip šadî šamna u šikara taballal | It is sweet, its karān-šēlebi-festival is sweet. It is a maštakal-soapwort. Three times each you take a mountain, a river, and a marsh. |
| 10.3.1:78′′ | ina kakkabi tušbāt ina šēri maḫar Šamaš išatti ina muḫḫi kupri izzâz-ma | You sit in the kakkabi-vessel. In the great morning, Šamaš rises, he stands on top of the kupir. |
| 10.3.1:79′′ | uqnâ sāmta ḫurāṣa kaspa ippallas-ma pašer | The uqnâ-plant, the sāmta-plant (and) the ḫuraš-plant of the kasu-plant are gathered and removed. |
| 10.3.1:80′′ | šumma amēlu šerʾān pēm imittīšu iltanappassu šiḫḫat šīri irtanašši minâtūšu mangā | If a person, a šeralû-demon, opens the mouth of a man, he constantly trembles, his sleep is disturbed, his mood is changed |
| 10.3.1:81′′ | ṭēmšu ittanakker mala īpušu imašši ruʾussu peṣât | (who) has sinned, who has performed sorcery against me, his limbs are swollen, |
| 10.3.1:82′′ | ana amēli šuāti ana maḫar Gula ipšū epšūšu | To the mother of this earth, before Gula, sorcery (and) sorceries |
| 10.3.1:83′′ | ina U₄ 27.KAM₂ U₄ 28.KAM₂ amāssu iqatti qāt zikurudê imât | On the 27th day (and) the 28th day his mother prayed to him: hand of ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic will be undone. |
| 10.3.1:83′′a | ... x | |
| 10.3.1:83′′b | ... išammam]šu | ... his spirit |
| 10.3.1:83′′c | [amēlu šū ina maḫar Šulpa]ea | Whose hand is above Šulpae |
| 10.3.1:83′′d | [ina U₄ 21.KAM U₄ 22.KAM riksu r]akissu | On the 21st day, on the 22nd day, a ritual arrangement will be established for him. |
| 10.3.1:83′′e | [ina U₄ 27.KAM U₄ 28.KAM amās]su iqatti | On the 27th day and the 28th day his mother prayed to her: |
| 10.3.1:83′′f | [qāt zikurudê] imât | Hand of ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic |
| 10.3.1:83′′g | ... x [x] | |
| 10.3.1:83′′h | ... x [x-(x)] |
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