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CMAwR Text 8.28 (Q005073)
Incantation-Ritual
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| Designation | CMAwR Text 8.28 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005073 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Incantation-Ritual |
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| 8.28.1:1 | ana zīri dibalê zikurudê kadabbedê dimmakurrê ana amēli lā ṭeḫê | To undo evil, to undo ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic, to seize the enemy, to destroy the enemy |
| 8.28.1:2 | DU₃.DU₃.BI ina mūši ūra tašabbiṭ mê ellūti tasallaḫ ana maḫar Marduk paṭīra tukān | Its ritual: In the morning you sweep the ground, you sprinkle pure water, you stand before Marduk, |
| 8.28.1:3 | suluppī sasqâ tasarraq miris dišpi ḫimēti tašakkan | You recite the incantation šašqâ, you place mirsu-plant (and) ḫimētu-sulphur. |
| 8.28.1:4 | adagurra tukān šeʾa naḫla tasarraq nignak burāši tašakkan | You pound adagurru-plant, šēʾa-plant (and) naḫla-plant. You set up a censer of juniper. |
| 8.28.1:5 | šikara tanaqqi ana maḫar riksi arāt ḫašḫūri arāt titti arāt musukkanni | You pour out a libation bowl before the ritual arrangements of the four quarters (of the world), the five quarters, the seven quarters of the world. |
| 8.28.1:6 | tanaddi ṣubāta ruššâ ina muḫḫi tašaddad arki riksi šammi kirî tanaddi | You scatter the ṣuba-plant (and) the magic on it. You cast a net over it, you scatter the scent of the nose, |
| 8.28.1:7 | niqâ tanaqqi imitta ḫimṣa u šumê tašakkan | You libate niqâ-beer, you set up a šumu-vessel with ḫimṣu-stone and oil. |
| 8.28.1:8 | šamna ina napšalti taskarinni teleqqē-ma ana libbi šamni šuātu | You take my hand in a ritual assemblage and insert it into my hand. |
| 8.28.1:9 | gaṣṣa ḫurāṣa bīna maštakal sikilla burāša | Gas, ḫburašu-plant, maṣtakal-soapwort, sikilla-plant |
| 8.28.1:10 | balta ašāga tarmuš imḫur-līm imḫur-ešrā ištēniš tasâk | You recite the incantation “I am a tarmuššānu-plant, I am an imḫur-lîm-plant. I am emešra-plant with one hand. |
| 8.28.1:11 | ana libbi šamni ((šuāt[u])) tanaddi ina ṭēḫ riksi tašakkan erbet anḫullî ištēn ša ašnugalli | You add ((them)) into his ((personal)) body. You tie (it) to a knot. The four anḫullû-plants are those of Ašnugallu. |
| 8.28.1:12 | ištēn ša ḫurāṣi ištēn ša uqnê ištēn ša mēsi teppuš ašnugalla {na₄}KU₃.SI₂₂ | One of burāšu-stone, one of uqnû-stone. One of ebony, you perform (the ritual). One of alabaster, gold |
| 8.28.1:13 | uqnâ {na₄}MES ina birīt anḫullî ina qê kitê tašakkak | You place uqnû-stone (and) ‘stone’ between anḫullītu-stones on a piece of kite. |
| 8.28.1:14 | ina ṭēḫ riksi ina burzigalli tašakkan sīkta ša anḫullî erbettašunu | You place (them) on a string of knots in a reed basket. The ‘cutting-of-the-throat’ magic of the Anḫullû-demons are your enemies. |
| 8.28.1:15 | ina šaman šurmēni taballal ina napšalti taskarinni ina ṭēḫ riksi tašakkan | You mix it with cypress oil, you put it around my neck in a bandage. |
| 8.28.1:16 | qāt marṣi taṣabbat-ma EN₂ Mar[duk bēl m]ātāti šalāšīšu tušamnāšu | You speak the word of a marsh, and then you recite the incantation, Marduk, lord of the land, may he live! |
| 8.28.1:17 | EN₂ Marduk bēl mātāti šalbāb[u] rašubbu | Incantation: Marduk, lord of the land, exalted one, |
| 8.28.1:18 | šarḫu eddeššû gitmā[l]u teleʾû | mighty king, perfect one, teleporter |
| 8.28.1:19 | tizqāru ṣīru ša lā uttakkaru ṣīt pîšu | The tizqa-priest, the šūru-priestess, who cannot be changed, the word of his mouth |
| 8.28.1:20 | lēʾû rapšu uznu apkal ilī mu[tt]allu | broad wisdom, sage of the gods, who fills |
| 8.28.1:21 | Marduk ((bēlu)) kabtu šūturu ša šaqû m[an]zāssu | Marduk, ((be it)) a powerful one, whose strength is surpassing, |
| 8.28.1:22 | gašru pungulu alīli [ša z]i[kir]šu kabtu | Powerful one, vizier of the city, whose radiance is supreme |
| 8.28.1:23 | abūb kakki qabal lā [maḫ]ar ša t[ībūšu] ezzu | (As for) the ‘distortion-of-the-throat’-demon, the one who has no rival, whose anger is fierce |
| 8.28.1:24 | Binduku gitmālu pāris purussê mušīm [šī]māti | Binduku, perfect one, who renders verdicts, creator of the universe |
| 8.28.1:25 | apil Lugal-du[kug]a abi ālid ilī rabûti | heir of Lugaldukuga, the father who engendered the great gods, |
| 8.28.1:26 | kakkabu Marduk bēl n[uḫši mudeššû ḫ]engalli | mighty Marduk, lord of abundance, who makes abundance plentiful, |
| 8.28.1:27 | Marduk bēl ṭuḫdi ḫengalli mušaznin nuḫši | Marduk, lord of abundance, exalted goddess, |
| 8.28.1:28 | bēl nagbī šadî u tâmāti ḫāʾiṭu ḫursānī | the lord of the watercourses of the mountains and seas, the wild bull and the wild cow |
| 8.28.1:29 | pētû kuppī u miṭrāti muštēširu nārāti | The opening of the door and the door, the entrance of the city |
| 8.28.1:30 | ḫayyāṭ Ašnan u Laḫar bānû šeʾi u qê mudeššû urqīti | Ḫbaya, Ašnan, and Laḫar, creator of heaven and earth, who makes the earth tremble, |
| 8.28.1:31 | tabannâ ila u ištara bānû ašar kal kummēšunu attā | You are the one who establishes god and goddess, lord of all the habitations, |
| 8.28.1:32 | ušumgal Anunnaki āširu Igigi | The Anunnaki, the midst of the Igigi, |
| 8.28.1:33 | eršu bukur Enanki bānû tenēšēt gimri | The offspring of Enanki, creator of all the people |
| 8.28.1:34 | bēlu attā-ma kīma abi u ummi ina pî nišī tabašši | “Because you, like a father and a mother, you are bound by the mouth of the people, |
| 8.28.1:35 | attā-ma kīma Šamaš eklēssina tušnammar | You are the one who shines like Šamaš in the darkness |
| 8.28.1:36 | ḫabla u šagša mīšaršina tadân uddakam | You are adjured by kings and princes, |
| 8.28.1:37 | tuštēšer ekūta almatta nassa dalpu | You have sat down, you have been deprived of sleep, you are tired of sleeping, |
| 8.28.1:38 | bišīt uznīšina rēʾû muttar[r]ûši[na a]ttā | “I have slain my limbs, I have seized their shepherdship, |
| 8.28.1:39 | mātātu u nišū rapšūtu išta[mma]rū zik[ir]ka kabta | (who) constantly seeks out your great divinity and wide understanding |
| 8.28.1:40 | [r]ēmēnâta bēlu ina pušqi u dannati tušēzeb enši | You are exalted, you sit down in joy and rejoicing. |
| 8.28.1:41 | [tapp]allas anḫa šūnuḫa ša īnunūšu ilšu | You scatter anḫa-plant, šūḫû-plant (and) inutu-plant |
| 8.28.1:42 | [ša ūm]u šīmtu tarûšu tuʾaššar ṣabtu ((tunammar)) | ((You will see)) that which is now, that which has become old, you will release the ṣabtu-demon |
| 8.28.1:43 | [taṣab]bat qāssu ša ina erši namtari nadû tušatba | You have seized his hand, who dwells in the midst of the Namtari, |
| 8.28.1:44 | [ša kal]û bīt ṣibitti ((u)) eklēti [u]ssurū tukallam nūra | Whose whole body is full of fearsomeness (and) darkness, you fill with light. |
| 8.28.1:45 | anā[ku ar]adka ((annanna mār annanna ša ilšu annanna [ištaršu] annannīt[u])) | I am your servant. ((O N.N., son of N.[N.], whose god is N.]N. and whose goddess is [N.])) |
| 8.28.1:46 | ramku ša qātīšu ebbā arkuska riksa ella | Whose hands are pure, I bind you with a pure bond |
| 8.28.1:47 | [šikara a]qqīka umaṣṣī((ka)) ṣubāta ruššâ [ella] ina šaplīka | I have strewn a libation bowl for you, I have set up a ritual arrangement for you. |
| 8.28.1:48 | ana nīš qātīya qūlam-ma mu[ḫur] teslītī | To the one who holds my hand, shout out, overflowing with supplication |
| 8.28.1:48a | (([anāku] annanna mār annanna ša ilšu annanna [ištarš]u annannīt[u])) | ((Ana, son of N.N., whose god is N.[N.] (and whose goddess is))) |
| 8.28.1:49 | ša murṣu marṣāku ilu attā tīd[û] anāku lā īdû | Whose illness is a marṣāku-disease, you are the god; you do not know (how) to know (it) |
| 8.28.1:50 | ((ša)) saḫpanni kīma šēti kuttuman[ni kīma s]apāri | (who)) has seized me like a goat, has tied me as a pig |
| 8.28.1:51 | alû dīḫu ((u)) tānēḫu laʾbūʾinni u[tarrar]ū minâtīya | The alû-demon, the dīḫu-disease ((and)) the tānēku-demon, the liar, the one who encircles my limbs, |
| 8.28.1:52 | murṣu lā ṭābu nīšu ((u)) māmītu ušaḫḫ[aḫ]ū šīrīya | (who) has no fear ((and)) no fear of my life |
| 8.28.1:53 | šuklulti pagrīya laʾbū-ma litbušāku kīma ṣubāt(i) | May the protection of my body be present for you, like a šuba stone |
| 8.28.1:54 | ilqūʾa u ṣalmūʾa šunullū | (who) has taken and carried away the šunullu-disease |
| 8.28.1:55 | eper šēpīya šabšu mindātīya leqâ | Take my hair from my lips, take my blood from my body! |
| 8.28.1:56 | bāštī tablatu ina ipšī lemnūti ša amēlūti lubbāku ((u)) lupputāku-ma | ((and)) my life is shattered by evil sorcery of the humankind, |
| 8.28.1:57 | šibsāt ili ((ištari)) u amēlūti bašâ elīya pardā šunātūʾa lemnā ḫaṭâ | The life of the gods ((Adad)) and the women, the foundations of my abode, the evil šunātu-demon, |
| 8.28.1:58 | idātūʾa têrētūʾa dalḫā-ma ul īšâ purussê kītti | “The river, the reed-bed, is a flood, it does not have a foundation, it has no foundation, |
| 8.28.1:59 | bēlī ina ūmi annî izizzam-ma šime qabâya dīnī dīn purussâya purus | At that time, stand by me and hear my prayer, hear my verdict, hear [my] verdict! |
| 8.28.1:59a | ((murṣa nissata lā ṭūb šīri ina [zu]mrīya nussi)) | ((I have sex with a woman who has no sexual desire in my flesh)) |
| 8.28.1:60 | muruṣ šakna nukkir-ma nussi dīḫu ša zumrīya | The illness of my body is released, and the omen of my flesh is released. |
| 8.28.1:61 | ilu ištaru u amēlūtu salīma liršûni ((liškunūni rēma)) | May god, goddess, and humankind be reconciled with me, ((may they set me free)) |
| 8.28.1:62 | ina qibīt pîka ay iṭḫâ mimma lemnu upīš kaššāpi u kaššāpti | By your command may anything evil, rebellion, warlock and witch not come near me, |
| 8.28.1:63 | ay iṭḫûni kišpū ruḫû rusû upšāšû lemnūti ša amēlūti | May witchcraft, magic, sorcery, evil machinations of mankind not come near me! |
| 8.28.1:64 | ay iṭḫâ lumun šunāti idāti ittāti ša šamê u erṣeti | May the evil of the earth not come near me, with the heavens and the earth |
| 8.28.1:65 | lumun itti āli u māti ay ikšudanni yâši | May the evil with city and land not approach me, |
| 8.28.1:66 | ina pî lemni lišān lemutti ša amēlūti maḫarka lušlim-ma | May the evil mouth (and) the evil tongue of your supreme mother be released, |
| 8.28.1:67 | anḫullâ ša ina kišādīya aššakkanu mimma lemnu ay ušasniqa | May the Anḫullû-demon, who is in my midst, not let any evil approach me, |
| 8.28.1:68 | arrat lemutti egerrê lā dumqi ana aḫīti liskip | May an evil curse (and) a bad curse be dispelled from my body! |
| 8.28.1:69 | kīma ašnugalli nūrī limmir ((arratu)) idirtu ay arši | May it shine like a torch, may it not be eclipsed ((by)) darkness! |
| 8.28.1:70 | kīma uqnê napištī ina maḫrīka līqir liššakna rēmu | Like grass, may life be granted before you, may mercy be given to you. |
| 8.28.1:71 | kīma ḫurāṣi ilī u ištarī lislimū ittīya | May my god and goddess be reconciled with me like a mountain! |
| 8.28.1:72 | ina pî nišī ana damiqtī lubši | May it be restored to its place in the mouth for good fortune, |
| 8.28.1:73 | kīma ((aban)) mēsi lissû [lumnūʾa] | May the evil like ((a ban)) musû-stone |
| 8.28.1:74 | arratu lemuttu lā ṭābtu ay iṭḫâ ay isniqa | May the evil arratu-demon not come near me, not approach me! |
| 8.28.1:75 | ina maḫrīka šumī u perʾī līšer | May my name and my reputation be known before you |
| 8.28.1:76 | šammū ((u)) napšaltu ša ina maḫrīka kunnū lipsusū arnīya (([... l]ipassisū)) | May the illness ((and)) famine that are established in your presence dispel my sins, ((may they release him)) |
| 8.28.1:77 | ay uqarribūni mimma lemnu uzzu ((n))uggat ili | May any evil, oath (and) slander of the gods not approach me, |
| 8.28.1:78 | šetta gillatu ((u)) ḫiṭītu lipšurū nīšu māmītu | ((and)) wrath, rage, (and) fear, the people |
| 8.28.1:79 | nīš qātī zikir ilī rabûti | Hand-washing, the utterance of the great gods |
| 8.28.1:80 | ina pîka danna lubāʾ qibi balāṭī | By your exalted command, may my reign be long! |
| 8.28.1:81 | kīma šamê lūlil ina ruḫê ((kaššāpi u kaššāpti lemnūti)) ša epšūni | May I live like the heavens with the ruḫbu-demon ((the evil (and)) the evil ((death)) that has been performed against me, |
| 8.28.1:82 | kīma erṣeti lūbib ina rusê lā ṭābūti | May I live as if in the netherworld by magic that is not mine |
| 8.28.1:83 | kīma qereb šamê luttammir liptaṭṭirū kiṣir lumnīya | May I be as bright as the midst of the heavens, may the knots of my evil be cut off, |
| 8.28.1:84 | bīnu lillilanni maštakal lipšuranni libbi-gišimmari arnīya lipṭur | May maštakal-soapwort purify me, may the libbi-gišimmari-plant release my sin! |
| 8.28.1:85 | egubbû ša ((Ea u)) Asalluḫi lišatlim-ma dumqa | May the egubbû-demon of ((Ea and)) Asalluḫi prosper and prosper! |
| 8.28.1:86 | libbibūninni nignakku gizillû ša Girra ((u)) Kusu | May nignakku-stone, gizillû-stone of Girra ((and)) Kusu purify me, |
| 8.28.1:87 | ina qibīt Ea šar apsî abi ilī Ninšiku | By the command of Ea, king of the subterranean ocean, father of the gods, Ninšiku |
| 8.28.1:88 | ana nīš qātīya linūḫ libbaka Asalluḫi mašmaš ilī rabûti apkal Igigi | May Asalluḫi, exorcist of the great gods, sage of the Igigi, be reconciled with me. |
| 8.28.1:89 | amāt Ea luttaʾid u šarratu Damkina luštēšer | May the mother of Ea keep me alive, and may the king, my lord, Damkina return to me. |
| 8.28.1:90 | anāku aradka ((annanna mār annanna)) lubluṭ lušlim-ma | I, your servant, ((I am N.N., oh, I want to live! May I be whole!”) |
| 8.28.1:91 | luštammar ilūtka ludlula dalīlīka | May I praise your divinity, may I sing your praises! |
| 8.28.1:92 | ilī lištammar qurdī[k]a | May the gods praise your heroic acts |
| 8.28.1:93 | ištarī narbîka liqbi | May my goddess speak your greatness, |
| 8.28.1:94 | u anāku mašmaššu aradka dalīlīka ludlul | And to you, my exorcist, your servant, I will sing your praises. |
| 8.28.1:95 | ⸢KA⸣.INIM.MA ŠU.IL₂.LA₂ {d}AMAR.UTU.KAM | Incantation formula: Hand-lifting prayer to Marduk |
| 8.28.1:96 | [k]īma riksu ittūḫu nignakku kurummassu uqtattû qaqqad immeri ašar šaknu lā tunakkar | “Kīma, the knot has rubbed off, nignakku-stone, kurummassu-stone (and) uqtattû-stone have been piled up on the ground, the head of the shepherd, whose command cannot be changed, |
| 8.28.1:97 | [šār]at pūtīšu tanassaḫ-ma lū ana muḫḫi musukki lū ana muḫḫi ša saḫaršuppâ | You wash his mouth, and either on top of the šukku-vessel or on top (of) the crevice |
| 8.28.1:98 | [ma]lû tanaddi [k]īma tanaddû mamma lā immar Marduk išpuranni | You add water, you add it, but nobody sees it. Marduk wrote to me: |
| 8.28.1:99 | Ea umaʾʾiranni šalāšīšu taqabbī-ma riksa tapaṭṭar | Ea, you have prayed to me for his well-being, and you have established a firm positive answer to what you have said |
| 8.28.1:100 | marṣu ana bītīšu iššer-ma ana arkīšu lā ippallas | The marṣu-demon approaches his house and does not come close to him. |
| 8.28.1:101 | sīkti anḫullî erbettašunu erkulla elikulla | “Sulphur, anḫullû-plant, erbettašunu-plant (and) elikulla-plant |
| 8.28.1:102 | ištēniš ina šaman šurmēni taballal ina lēt riksi tašakkan tapaššassu | You mix it with cypress oil, you tie it to a knot, you put it around his neck. |
| 8.28.1:103 | kīma annâ šalāšīšu tamtanû erbet anḫullî tanaššī-ma | As soon as you have brought about his well-being, you see the four quarters of the world. |
| 8.28.1:104 | abnī šunūti itti anḫullî tašakkak ana muḫḫi kīam taqabbi | You set up a šunūtu-vessel with anḫullû-plant, you speak as follows on it. |
| 8.28.1:105 | EN₂ attā anḫullû maṣṣār šulme ša Ea u Asalluḫi | Incantation: You are the Anḫullû-demon, the exorcist of Ea and Asalluḥbi. |
| 8.28.1:106 | ē tamḫur kišpī ruḫê zērūti | House of Tamḫur, witchcraft, evil spittle |
| 8.28.1:107 | ((ē tamḫur)) šibsāt ili u ištari ((u)) amēlūti | ((temple of)) the life of god and goddess ((and)) mankind |
| 8.28.1:108 | ē [tam]ḫur zikurudâ (([ē t]amḫu[r])) dibalâ kadabbedâ | “House where the Zikurrudâ-magic (and) the intercession ritual are shattered, |
| 8.28.1:109 | ē [tamḫu]r upīš(ī) kišpī lemnū[t]i ē tušasniqa ((ana)) yâši | The house where evil witchcraft has been performed, the house where you have been carried off to me |
| 8.28.1:110 | šēdu damqu lamassu damiqtu šukna | Receive good news, good news! |
| 8.28.1:111 | ila zenâ [ištara zenīta] u amēlūta sullimam-ma kīniš lītamû ittīya | May the angry god, the angry goddess, and the angry woman be reconciled with me, |
| 8.28.1:112 | ina maṣṣār šulme mūša u kal ū[me] šutta damiqta luṭṭul | Through the protection of the gods, my life, and all the days, may I enjoy good health |
| 8.28.1:113 | ina qibīt Asalluḫi apkal ilī rabûti ((Marduk)) | At the command of Asalluḫi, sage of the great gods ((Marduk)), |
| 8.28.1:114 | kīma annâ ana muḫḫi anḫullî taqtabû | like this you speak on top of anhbullû-plant |
| 8.28.1:115 | ina kišādīšu tašakkan ana libbi šamni ša ina napšalti taskarinni šaknu | You place (it) around his neck, into his heart, that is placed in the womb of my servant. |
| 8.28.1:116 | EN₂ ezzēta šalāšīšu tamannū-ma kayyān taptanaššaš | Incantation: You recite the incantation “Fear of him, you are merciful to him, |
| 8.28.1:117 | ina ūmēšu-ma ((egubbâ)) nignakka gizillâ tušbāʾšu-ma | On account of this, you sit on a scepter (and) a torch. |
| 8.28.1:118 | ila usalla utnênšu mimma lemnu ul iṭeḫḫēšu | The gods have gathered together, none of the evil has come near him. |
| 8.28.1:119 | šumšu ana damiqti izzakkar | If he prostrates himself for good fortune |
| 8.28.1:120 | šumma amēlu qaqqassu ītanakkalšu lišānšu uzaqqassu | If a man's head continually trembles, his head is swollen |
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