Unread Atlas
CMAwR Text 8.31 (Q005076)
Incantation-Ritual
Open in the reader & map →See it among all tablets
| Designation | CMAwR Text 8.31 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005076 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 8.31.1:1′ | [...] ... [...] | |
| 8.31.1:2′ | [...] nu x [...] | ... not ... |
| 8.31.1:3′ | [... qab]līšu [...] | ... his chest ... |
| 8.31.1:4′ | [...] ṭurri šipāti ṣalmāti ina ... [...] | ... the ṭurru-plant, the šipāti-plant (and) the balma-plant in ... |
| 8.31.1:5′ | [ina utū]n paḫāri imna u šumēla [...] | With the rising of the sun, dawn and moonlight ... |
| 8.31.1:6′ | [ina maḫar] Šamaš nignak burāši tašakkan [...] | In the presence of Šamaš you set up a censer of juniper |
| 8.31.1:7′ | [... i]mna u šumēla tuṣād-ma kī[am taqabbi] | ... you sit and speak thus: |
| 8.31.1:8′ | [EN₂ Šamaš bēlu] šaqû mūdû [kalāma] | Incantation: O Šamaš, be it high or low, who knows everything |
| 8.31.1:9′ | [dayyānu l]ā ṭāʾti muballiṭ [mīti] | May my days be long, may my years be long! |
| 8.31.1:10′ | [ilu rē]mēnû ša kullatu ibellu | O merciful god, who guides all the people, |
| 8.31.1:11′ | Šamaš ina aṣêka kullat nišī tadân | Šamaš, by your exalted command you have given to me all the people, |
| 8.31.1:12′ | [b]ūl Šakkan nammaššâ tušteššer | You are adjured by Šakkan, the exorcist |
| 8.31.1:13′ | izizzam-ma Šamaš šime qabâya | Stand, O Šamaš, the day of my prayer |
| 8.31.1:14′ | [maruš]ti imḫuranni limad maḫarka lubluṭ | May my affliction be released from me, may I live! |
| 8.31.1:15′ | [kašš]āpī kaššāptī ša kišpī ruḫê | witchcraft, magic, sorcery |
| 8.31.1:16′ | [rus]ê upīšē lemnūti īpušūni | sorcery and evil machinations have been performed against me |
| 8.31.1:17′ | [Šamaš at]tā tīdû-m[a anāku l]ā īdû | You, O Šamaš, know (this) and know (it). |
| 8.31.1:18′ | [...] ... ṣīd[āna] diʾa | ... ṣidana dīlu |
| 8.31.1:19′ | [... ...-n]i a[na mīti] iḫīrūni | ... ... to me, he smote |
| 8.31.1:20′ | [mê napištīya ina qabri] ušnillū | water of my life in the qabri-vessel |
| 8.31.1:21′ | [...] ilī rabûti | ... of the great gods |
| 8.31.1:22′ | [...] īpušūni | ... he performed |
| 8.31.1:23′ | [... ina muḫḫīšu]nu luzzīz | ... may I be victorious over them |
| 8.31.1:24′ | [... ḫallūrī] kakkî kunāša kibta | ..., the mighty one, whose strength is supreme, |
| 8.31.1:25′ | [(...) kiššēn]ī ištēniš isammudū-ma | ... my hands were bound together, and |
| 8.31.1:26′ | [... ḫall]ūrī imēra tušakkal u kīam taqabbi | ... you make a frightening noise, and you speak as follows: |
| 8.31.1:27′ | [EN₂ kīma ḫallūr]ī sandūti | Incantation: Like a rising flood |
| 8.31.1:28′ | annû[ti ḫabbūra l]ā ibannû | These are the evils that have come to pass. |
| 8.31.1:29′ | kīma annûti lā innerrišū | Just as these are not his internal organs |
| 8.31.1:30′ | ḫabbūršunu lā ellâm-ma | (a kind of insect) that cannot be seen |
| 8.31.1:31′ | [Šamaš dayyā]nu lā tammaru | O Šamaš, judge who does not see |
| 8.31.1:32′ | [...] ... lemnūti | ... evil ... |
| 8.31.1:33′ | [...] amātu maruštu lemuttu | ... a cruel, evil mother |
| 8.31.1:34′ | [... ina q]ibītīka šarru qurādu | ... by your command, mighty king |
| 8.31.1:35′ | [... k]aššāpi u kaššāpti | ... kashpi and kašpti |
| 8.31.1:36′ | [...] ... teqebber | You recite ... |
| 8.31.1:37′ | [EN₂ ...] ... sul(l)û | [Incantation: “...] ... purify |
| 8.31.1:38′ | [... z]ikurudû sul(l)û | ..., pure ‘ikurudû-plant, |
| 8.31.1:39′ | [... s]ul(l)û Ellil sul(l)û EN₂ | ... purify ..., purify Ellil! Incantation: |
| 8.31.1:40′ | [KA.INIM.MA ana rik]sī kaššāpti paṭāri | Wording (of an incantation) to undo witchcraft. |
| 8.31.1:41′ | [DU₃.DU₃.BI ...] ... ṣupur amēlūti | Its ritual: ... ... the head of a female kid |
| 8.31.1:42′ | [... ina nag]lab šumēlīšu tašaṭṭar | ... in the reedbed of the mountain, you scatter |
| 8.31.1:43′ | [...] talammi šiptu annītu sebîšu tamannu | ... you recite this incantation seven times |
| 8.31.1:44′ | [... tel]eqqe mê irammuk | ... you take, he drinks water. |
| 8.31.1:45′ | [... kispa] takassipši | ... witchcraft you have performed against me |
| 8.31.1:46′ | [... U₄] x.KAM tuttanār-ma | ... the xth day is completely favourable |
| 8.31.1:47′ | [...]-ma išallim | ... and he will recover |
| 8.31.1:48′ | [...] ... tugāna | ... linen garment |
| 8.31.1:49′ | [kīma labirīšu šaṭir-ma] bari | Like a labiru-demon, šaṭirma bari |
| 8.31.1:50′ | [ēkal Aššur-bāni-apli šar kiššati šar Māt]-Aššur | I am Assurbanipal, king of the world, lord of Assyria |
| 8.31.1:51′ | [ša ana Aššur u Mullilti ta]klu | You go to Ashur and Mullil |
Sources & licences
- 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) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
Cite the original edition and translator. Page generated by Unread Atlas from the public corpus export of 2026-10-18.