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CMAwR Text 8.27 (Q005072)
Incantation-Ritual
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| Designation | CMAwR Text 8.27 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005072 |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 8.27.1:1 | šumma amēlu ((AN.TA.ŠUB.BA Lugalurra)) ŠU.DINGIR.RA ŠU.{d}INANNA ŠU.GIDIM.MA | If a man ((Antašu-pānu: Lugalurra)) Hand of a god Hand of Ishtar Hand of Ghost |
| 8.27.1:2 | ŠU.NAM.ERIM₂ ŠU.NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU elīšu ibašši | Hand of Man: Hand of Humanity is higher than him. |
| 8.27.1:3 | ((alû lemnu isḫupšu)) iqabbī-ma lā išemmûšu ubān lemutti arkīšu tarṣat | ((The evil alû-demon is present)) He says: “He should not be afraid, the evil ubnu-disease will take precedence over him. |
| 8.27.1:4 | ilu u ištaru ittīšu zenû šunāte pardāte lemnēte lā ṭābāte | May god and goddess be reconciled with him, may evil machinations (and) evil deeds not approach him, |
| 8.27.1:5 | ītanammar pulḫu šakinšu ana maḫar ili u ištari uggat libbi irtanašši | (who) constantly seeks out the ‘cleansing-of-the-mouth’ magic (of the gods) and goddesses, who keeps on seeking out the secrets of the heart |
| 8.27.1:6 | nullâte libbašu ītammu ramānšu šupluḫ ina pî nišī((šu)) zīru šakinšu | (who) sees the light of his heart, who sees his mind, who removes from the mouth ((his)) mouth the ‘life of his body’ |
| 8.27.1:7 | ilu šarru kabtu u rubû dāṣūšu iqabbûšu-ma lā inamdinūšu | The gods, kings, nobles, and princes speak to him, but he does not listen to him |
| 8.27.1:8 | kala šīrīšu šimmatu irtanaššû pānūšu sāmū arqū u ṣalmū | All the days, all the nights, all day long, the days of the year, the years of the lordly reign and the reign of the gods |
| 8.27.1:9 | zumuršu ittanakkir amâtīšu imtanašši sinništi libbīšu lā irrissu | (who) has made his body tremble, has caused his heart to be shaken by his mother, |
| 8.27.1:10 | ana kašād ṣibûti libbašu lā inaššīšu ana gimir balāṭi kalāma ana amēli lā ṭeḫê | For the one who drinks the beer, the heart is not happy, for the totality of all of the destinies, do not be afraid of the city. |
| 8.27.1:11 | EN₂ Marduk bēlu rabû ašarēd šamê u erṣeti apkal kiššati mūdû kalāma | Incantation: Marduk, great lord, king of heaven and earth, sage of the universe, who knows everything, |
| 8.27.1:12 | ilu rēmēnû šēmû teslīti lēqû unnīni | merciful god, who gives order to the people, who praises our divinity, |
| 8.27.1:13 | nāṣiru napišti amēlūti tāmeḫ šamê u erṣeti | The one who makes my life bright, the one who sees heaven and earth, |
| 8.27.1:14 | šar tašīmti ša bulluṭa irammu bēl nagbi u tâmāte muqattû tuqu[nte] | The king of the sea, who restores life, who makes the lord of the netherworld and the sea bow down at your feet |
| 8.27.1:15 | bābil ḫengalli mudeššû ašnan ana nišī dēšâti | Who carries abundance, who establishes justice for the people, |
| 8.27.1:16 | Marduk bēlu rabû šaqû ilī ša šānina lā īšû | Marduk, surpassing among the great gods, who has no rival |
| 8.27.1:17 | ilu šar<ḫu> ša ana agê ša ilūti šūpû nūru kibrāti rēʾi tenēšēti att[ā] | The šarbu-god, who to the age of the gods, creator of the darkness, shepherd of the people, you |
| 8.27.1:18 | ina balīka šamû u erṣetu lā ibbannû | Without you, heaven and earth would not be created |
| 8.27.1:19 | ina balīka Sîn nannār šamê ṣadda ana nišī ul išaqqâ | Without you, Sîn, the lord of heaven and earth, would not raise a claim against one another, |
| 8.27.1:20 | ina balīka Šamaš ul idân dīna ina balīka purussû ul ipparras ana māti lā innaddi[n] | Without you, Šamaš would not give a verdict; without you, his case would not be heard; he would not make a claim against the land. |
| 8.27.1:21 | ina balīka ešrēt ili u ištari ul ušteššeru ilu ayyumma | Without you, the shrines of god and goddess would not exist, no god would arise |
| 8.27.1:22 | ina balīka isinna ul ippušū ilū eršūti | Without you the heavens could not be seen, the gods of the netherworld |
| 8.27.1:23 | ina balīka Šamaš dayyānu šulum kippī šutēšur ḫašê ina libbi immeri ul išakkan | Without you, Šamaš, the judge, the arrow, the spear, the wild cow, in the midst of the netherworld, would not be placed. |
| 8.27.1:24 | ina balīka bārû ul ušteššer qāssu KIMIN āšipu ana marṣi ul itabbal qāss[u] | Without you, the flood would not approach him, ditto; water would not flow to the marsh, his hand |
| 8.27.1:25 | ina balīka āšipu eššebû mušlaḫḫu ul ibaʾʾū sūq[a] | Without you, the water of the ešû-temple, the snake, would not rise. |
| 8.27.1:26 | ina balīka ina pušqi u dannati ul uštēṣû KIMIN ekūtu almattu ul ippaqqi[dā] | Without you, at night and at daybreak, he will not be able to escape, ditto. He will not raise the almattu-demon, |
| 8.27.1:27 | išassûka-ma bēlu ekūtu u almattu ša ṣeḫra zummâ mutūta ibašši | “Because of the ekûtu-demon and the almattu (demons) that have been seized, there will be death in the future. |
| 8.27.1:28 | attā-ma [bēlu] taraššī<ši>nāti rēm[u] | You are the one who restores peace. |
| 8.27.1:29 | išassûka-ma dannu muškēnu u šarû ūmišamma nādin ... [...] | The storm, the wind, and the king heard it and gave it to you |
| 8.27.1:30 | kullat mātāti išassâ Mard[uk] | Marduk has gathered all the land, |
| 8.27.1:31 | anāku annanna mār annanna ša ilšu annanna ištaršu annannītu al[sī]ka bēlu ina qereb mušīti | I call out to you, N.N., lord of N.[N.], whose god is N. [N.]N. (and) whose goddess (is) N.’ana, Bēl, in the midst of the night |
| 8.27.1:32 | ittīka alsi Eru ḫīrtu narāmtaka rabītu | With you, my lord, Eru, the joy of your great shrine, |
| 8.27.1:33 | [i]zizzānimma šimâ qabâya unnīnīya liqâ-ma teslītī limdā | Stand before me, hear my prayer, accept my supplication, and may my prayers be heard. |
| 8.27.1:34 | [E]ru ḫīrtu narāmtaka ittīka lizzizzam-ma abbūtī liṣbat teslītī liqbīka | 'Enter the joy of your city, sit with me, and may my limbs be seized, may my words be spoken to you. |
| 8.27.1:35 | s[allim] ilī zenî u ištarī zenītu ša kamlū libbašunu-ma zenû ittīya | The one who reconciles god and goddess, the one who is angry with you and who is furious with me |
| 8.27.1:36 | ina suḫḫur pānī u malê libbāte irteneddûni | (who) keeps me awake at night and in the morning, |
| 8.27.1:37 | kišpī ruḫê [r]usê upšāšê lemnūti ša amēlūti ibbašûni-ma ina pān ilūtī[ka rabīt]i | witchcraft, magic, sorcery (and) evil machinations have come forth against me, and before your great divinity |
| 8.27.1:38 | ina pān ili u ištari ušaškinūʾinni AN.TA.ŠUB.BA Lugalurra ŠU.DINGIR.RA ŠU.{d}INANNA ŠU.GIDIM.MA | In the presence of god and goddess they have imposed me. The upper part is Lugalurra. Hand of a god Hand of Ištar Hand of Ghost |
| 8.27.1:39 | ŠU.NAM.ERIM₂ ŠU.NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU nissatu u lā ṭūb šīri iṭḫûnim-ma anassusa ūmišamma | Hand-of-a-ghost (means) hand of a man. The nissatu-priestess and the one who does not speak the šīcri-priest speak to me and I am unable to speak to her. |
| 8.27.1:40 | ila šarra kabta u rubâ ušasḫirūninni | May god, nobleman, and prince intercede for me, |
| 8.27.1:41 | lumun idāte ittāte lemnēte lā ṭābāte šīrē ḫaṭûte pardūte lemnūte lā ṭābūte | The evil of rivers, evil omens, incantations, extispicies, evil pardû-demons |
| 8.27.1:42 | lipit qāti ḫiniq immeri naqê niqî nēpešti bārûte ša ina maḫrīya ipparkū((ni)) | Release the hand of the ḫiniq-disease, release the naqê-demon, release (the) sorcery (and) the incantation that has been set against me, |
| 8.27.1:43 | inanna Marduk bēlu rabû u Eru ḫīrtu rabītu | I, Marduk, the great bēl and Eru, great abundance, |
| 8.27.1:44 | alsīkunūši asḫurkunūši ašīʾkunū<ši> sissiktakunu aṣbat | Asikunu, Ashburukunu (and) Ašunu take hold of your hem. |
| 8.27.1:45 | šapalkunu akmis ana qibītīkunu atkal ana leqê milkīkunu azzīz-ma | I turn to you, I listen to your commands, I stand ready to take your counsel, |
| 8.27.1:46 | urdim erēni maṣṣār šulmi balāṭi ila ella | The herdsman of the cedar, the maššulmu-priestess, whose reign is supreme, |
| 8.27.1:47 | [an]a maḫrīkunu ulzīz nāṣiru bābku[nu] ūmišamma | I rise high above you, I rise up high, I arise high, |
| 8.27.1:48 | [ṭā]ridu lemnu gallê ((u)) ayyābi nāsiḫu kišpī ruḫê [rus]ê [upšā]šê lemnūte ša amēlūti | evil spittle, gallû-demon ((and)) ayyānu-disease, witchcraft, magic, sorcery, evil machinations of mankind |
| 8.27.1:49 | musall[im i]li zenî ištari zenīti | the one who makes the gods rise, the goddesses rise |
| 8.27.1:50 | ṣābit abb[ūt]i ana Marduk u Eru bēlīšu | the one who decrees my destiny for Marduk and Eru, his city |
| 8.27.1:51 | idinšum-ma Marduk bēlu rabû ûrta((ka)) ša balāṭi | Give Marduk, the great lord, your life! |
| 8.27.1:52 | ūmišamma ana damiqti u balāṭ napišti((ya)) lirteddânni | May they grant me a life of good fortune and life! |
| 8.27.1:53 | lemna gallâ ayyāba kišpī ruḫê rusê upšāšê lemnūte ((u)) lā ṭābūte | Evil gallâ-demon, my father, witchcraft, magic, sorcery, evil machinations ((and)) unfavourable things |
| 8.27.1:54 | zīru zikurudû dibalû kadabbedû ((AN.TA.ŠUB.BA Lugalurra)) | ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic, dibalātu-magic, kadabbedû-sorcery ((Antašub. Lugalurra)) |
| 8.27.1:55 | ŠU.DINGIR.RA ŠU.{d}INANNA ŠU.GIDIM.MA ŠU.NAM.ERIM₂ ŠU.NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU ūmišamma ina zumrīya likkiš | Hand of a god Hand of Ištar Hand of Ghost Hand of Manhand Hand of Humankind May it be established in my body |
| 8.27.1:56 | Zarpanītu bēltu šaqūtu ḫīrtu narāmti Marduk | Zarpanītu, the exalted lady, the joy of the city, Marduk |
| 8.27.1:57 | [lidd]inšum-ma milik damāqi ūmišamma napištī liṣṣur | May he give him a good life, may his life be long! |
| 8.27.1:58 | kīma mēsi lū nesû kišpī ruḫê rusê [lemnūte] | like a ..., witchcraft, magic, evil machinations |
| 8.27.1:59 | kīma ḫurāṣi [il]ī u ištarī rēma li[ršûni] | May the gods and goddesses look upon me with favor. |
| 8.27.1:60 | kīma kas[pi] lū ebbāku lū ellāku-ma | Like the money, may it be deposited, may (it be) cleared, and |
| 8.27.1:61 | ilī u ištarī šutta damiqta lušabrûni | May my god and my goddess grant me a good hand. |
| 8.27.1:62 | Marduk bēlu rabû dalīlīka ludlul Zarpanītu bēltu rabītu narbîki lušāp[i] | May Marduk, the great lord, sing your praises! |
| 8.27.1:63 | ina qibītīkunu ṣīrti ša lā uttakkaru u annīkunu kīni ša <lā> innennû | By your exalted command that cannot be changed, and this is how it is! |
| 8.27.1:64 | KA.INIM.MA kimilti ilī kalāma pašāri ((AN.TA.ŠUB.BA Lugalurra)) ŠU.DINGIR.RA ŠU.{d}INANNA ŠU.GIDIM.MA | Wording (of an incantation) to undo the guilt of all gods. ((Antašub-song of Lugalurra)) Hand of a god Hand of Ishtar Hand of ghost |
| 8.27.1:65 | ŠU.NAM.ERIM₂ ŠU.NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU lumun idāti ittāti ana amēli lā ṭeḫê | Hand-of-a-ghost (means) hand of a man. The evil of the river and the river should not approach a land. |
| 8.27.1:66 | DU₃.DU₃.BI urdimmu ša erēni teppuš ina ṭurri ḫurāṣi tašakkak | Its ritual: You perform the urdimmu of the erēnu-demon. You string (it) around a cord of red wool. |
| 8.27.1:67 | ṭurri kitî ina kippat ḫurāṣi talammi ḫulāla ṣurra ṣalma tašakkak [ina mu]ḫḫīšu tašakkan | You wrap a cloth of tallow in the coils of a ḫurašu-vessel, you tie a knot of ṣurru-wood and you put it on his head. |
| 8.27.1:68 | EN₂ {d}asar-ri-me-en sil₇ erim₂-ma niŋ₂-ak-a bar-bar-⸢re-eš⸣ | Incantation: “I am Asari, the one who cleans the storehouse of the enemy, who removes the enemies |
| 8.27.1:69 | šiptu annītu ina muḫḫi urdimmi tašaṭṭar | This šiptu is on top of a dog, you are torn out. |
| 8.27.1:70 | ina mūši ūra tašabbiṭ mê ellūti tasallaḫ šina paṭīrī ana Marduk u Eru tukān | You have poured pure water in the morning, you have smeared my flesh with it, you trust in Marduk and Eru! |
| 8.27.1:71 | suluppī sasqâ tasarraq miris dišpi ḫimēti tašakkan | You recite the incantation šašqâ, you place mirsu-plant (and) ḫimētu-sulphur. |
| 8.27.1:72 | šina nignakkī riqqī tasarraq šina niqê ellūti tanaqqi | You strew a libation bowl of nīnû-stone, you libate pure beer. |
| 8.27.1:73 | imitta ḫimṣa ((u)) šumê tuqarrab | You present a šumê-vessel ((and)) a hand. |
| 8.27.1:74 | šikara tanaqqi urdimma adi nēpešīšu ina birīt riksī kilallān tašakkan | You libate šikara-beer. You set up a ritual assemblage between the knots of kilallu-wood. |
| 8.27.1:75 | kīam taqabbi muḫur Marduk bēl Esaggil bēlu rabû muḫrī Eru šarrat Bābili bēltu rabītu | You say thus over Marduk, lord of Esagil, the great one, above Eru, queen of Bībili, great lady: |
| 8.27.1:76 | tereqqam-ma šitta libnāti ḫāba tašaḫḫat imna u šumēla ša riksi ištēnâ tašakkan | You make a strewn-offering for me, and you bind my heart with it. In the morning and in the evening you set up a ritual arrangement. |
| 8.27.1:77 | lutê teṣên erēna šurmēna qanâ ṭāba tusannaš | lutê-plant, teeming with cedar, cypress, ‘heals-a-thousand’-plant (and) tusanna-plant |
| 8.27.1:78 | išāta ina burzigalli lā ṣaripti te<leq>qē-ma ina ((libbi)) šina gizillê erēna šurmēna qanâ ṭāba tusannaš | You take (it) from a reed-bed of the ṣariptu-vessel and you place it in a bowl of gizillû-plant, cedar, cypress, ‘hand-of-a-goat’, |
| 8.27.1:79 | šipātu peṣêtu šipātu sāmātu tuddaḫ ina išāt kibrīti taqâd-ma ana abri tanaddi | You recite the incantation “Open the mouth, open the nostrils, you bury (them) in the midst of the kibrītu-vessel, and you pour (the mixture) into the abri-vaṭu. |
| 8.27.1:80 | (([kâm] taqabbi)) muḫrā ilū rabûtu mala šumšunu zakru maṣḫata tasarraq miḫḫa tanaqqi tereqqam-ma | ((You say (this))) on account of the great gods, all of them, you strew mašḫatu-plant. You libate a libation bowl. You take (it). |
| 8.27.1:81 | EN₂ Marduk bēlu rabû ašarēd šamê erṣeti šalāšīšu tamannu | Incantation: Marduk, great lord, king of heaven and earth, you recite (this). |
| 8.27.1:82 | [kīm]a tamtanû urdimmu ((ša šaknu)) tanaššī-ma šipta ša ina muḫḫi urdimmi šaṭratu | As soon as you have shaved off my dog ((which is)) your (own)) hand, you remove the šapītu-disease that is on my dog's head. |
| 8.27.1:83 | sebîšu ana maḫar abri ša Marduk ((u)) sebîšu ana maḫar abri ša Eru tamannu | You recite seven times over the sanctuary of Marduk ((and)) six times over [the sanctuary of Eru]. |
| 8.27.1:84 | kīma tamtanû ina birīt riksī kilallān tazzâz-ma kâm taqabbi | You stand between the knots of kilallû-wood and you speak thus: |
| 8.27.1:85 | attā urdimmu maṣṣār šulmi ša Marduk u Eru ûrti ((ša)) balāṭi | You are the herdsman, the satrap of Marduk and Eru, who restores life |
| 8.27.1:86 | u šalām napišti iddinku ana yâši nadnāta ultu ūmi annî | And for the sake of my life they gave you a gift. From now on, |
| 8.27.1:87 | ûrti Marduk uṣur teslīt Eru šime | Marduk, the exorcist of Erūšu, |
| 8.27.1:88 | [m]aḫar Marduk u Zarpanītu ... mimma lemna mimma lā ṭāba | Exalted Marduk and Zarpanītu, ... whatever evil, anything unfavourable |
| 8.27.1:89 | [ŠU].DINGIR.RA ŠU.{d}INANNA ŠU.GIDIM.MA ŠU.NAM.ERIM₂ ŠU.NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU | Hand of a god Hand of Ištar Hand of Ghost Hand of Humanity Hand of Man |
| 8.27.1:90 | ina zumrīya ukkiš lā tušaṭḫâ lā tušasnaqa | In my body you have sinned, you have not been able to rest, (but) you have been unable to rise. |
| 8.27.1:91 | ina qibīt Marduk bēlu rabû u Zarpanītu bēltu šaqūtu | By the command of Marduk, the great lord, and Zarpanītu, the exalted lady, |
| 8.27.1:92 | kīma tamtanû tuškên kīma riksu i[tt]ūḫu nignakku kurummassu uqtattû riksa tapaṭṭar zēr ašūḫi maḫar urdimmi nignakka tasarraq ina šēri gaṣṣa | Like tamtanû-stone you sit down. Like a knot has formed, nignakku-plant, kurummassu-plant (and) uqtattu-soapwort you tie together. The knot is sweet, the sorceries are exalted. You scatter a lion and a torch in the morning. |
| 8.27.1:93 | ramānka tullal annâ ana kišādīka tašakkan ((u)) lubušta lā elleta tašaḫḫaṭ-[ma] | You set up a ritual assemblage ((and)) you wash yourself with pure water. |
| 8.27.1:94 | šalāšīšu mêla tašakkan ūtaqqē-ma lišlim | You set up water for his well-being, then he will be well. |
| 8.27.1:95 | ... | |
| 8.27.1:96 | nēpešī liqe ša ana qāti šūṣû | May the ritual procedures take place, that to the hand of the hand |
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