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CMAwR Text 9.7 (Q005094)
Incantation-Ritual
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| Designation | CMAwR Text 9.7 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005094 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Genre | Incantation-Ritual |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| 9.7.1:1 | EN₂ bēlu ((gašru)) tizqāru mūdû kalāma | Incantation: Bēl ((gaš)) tizqāru-plant, the one who knows everything, |
| 9.7.1:2 | šarḫu eddēšû gitmālu bukur Tutu | Exalted king, perfect son of Tutu, |
| 9.7.1:3 | ilitti Eru(a) šarrati riḫût Šazu | the goddess of Erua, the king who loves Šazu, |
| 9.7.1:4 | mālik ilī ša nuʾʾudi mukinnu māḫāz[ī] | who guides the gods, who establishes the cult centers |
| 9.7.1:5 | ḫāmim kullat parṣī muštēšeru šuluḫḫī | All the cultic rites, the ritual assemblages, (and) the šuluh prayer |
| 9.7.1:6 | leʾû rapša uznu apkal ilī muttallu | broad wisdom, sage of the gods, perfect one, |
| 9.7.1:7 | mubbib kītti u mīšari munammir ukli | Who binds the earth and the heavens, who illuminates the darkness, |
| 9.7.1:8 | narām Lugal-abzu bēl nēmeqi murīš Eʾengura | The shrine Lugal-abzu, lord of wisdom, descendant of Eʾengura |
| 9.7.1:9 | ((aplu kunnû)) ilit[ti] E[rua šarrat]i ((mušīm šīmāti)) | ((the one who firmly establishes)) the goddesses of Erua, my lord, ((who determines the fates)), |
| 9.7.1:10 | Nabû bēl mērešti mudeššû nuḫši | Nabû, lord of battle, who makes the weak prosper, |
| 9.7.1:11 | Enzag mamlu kullat nišī tapaqqid | You are adjured by Enzag, the lord of all people, |
| 9.7.1:12 | tamaḫḫar teslīssina tašarrakšināti šulma | You are adjured, you are exalted, |
| 9.7.1:13 | iktarrabāka gimir tenēšēti | who gathers all of the people, |
| 9.7.1:14 | anāku annanna [mār] annanna ša ilšu annanna ištaršu annannītu | I, N.N., the one of N.[N.], whose god is N. N., whose goddess is [N.] |
| 9.7.1:14a | [ina lumun attalî Sîn ša ina araḫ annanna] ūmi annanna iššakna | On account of the evil that I have seen, O Sîn, who is in the midst of N.N., and the day N.[N.] is present |
| 9.7.1:14b | [lumun idāti ittāti lemnēti lā ṭābāti ša ina ē]kallīya u mātīya ibšâ | The evil of a river, an evil storm, a curse that occurred in my palace and in my land, |
| 9.7.1:15 | anāku anḫu dalpu ša šumruṣu pagaršu | Anḫu-dalpu-disease (a kind of sulphur) is that of a snake (and) his body |
| 9.7.1:16 | ḫablu ((u)) šagšu ša anūnšu anḫu | Ḫlu ((and)) Šagšu (of) Anu, Anḫu |
| 9.7.1:17 | ša maruštu imḫuran[ni] maḫarka kams[āku] | The one who has afflicted me with a terrible sickness, is yours. |
| 9.7.1:18 | murṣu ((dannu)) kišpū ruḫû rusû iktum[ūninni] | ((Dennu)), witchcraft, magic, sorcery have bound me |
| 9.7.1:19 | tānēḫu šakna[nni anāku anḫ]u dalpu š[a ...] | You are adjured by me, I am afraid, frightened, ... |
| 9.7.1:20 | kišpū ruḫû rusû [upšāšû lemnūtu] | witchcraft, magic, evil machinations |
| 9.7.1:21 | murṣu lā ṭābu ipšū l[ā] ṭāb[ūtu ...] | “It is not a disease, it is an incantation, ... it is a curse |
| 9.7.1:22 | bēlu apkal ilī ina pîka ... [...] | “Because the sage of the gods by your mouth ... , |
| 9.7.1:23 | Nabû apkal ilī ina pîk[a] qīša bal[āṭa] | Nabû, sage of the gods, by your command be released! |
| 9.7.1:24 | usuḫ murṣu dannu ((u kišpī)) ša zumrī[ya] | Remove the severe illness ((and witchcraft)) from my body |
| 9.7.1:25 | šutbi mimma lemnu ša uppušanni yâ[ši] | May any evil that has been performed against me not come near me! |
| 9.7.1:26 | murṣī ((kišpīya)) liṭṭarid | May my illness ((my witchcraft)) be released |
| 9.7.1:27 | lissi šār bēri ina zumrī[ya] | May the ‘heart’ be at my side |
| 9.7.1:28 | āmirī linaʾʾida ilūt[ka] | May my god be present for me, |
| 9.7.1:29 | ina puḫri lū šemât amā[tī] | in the assembly of the šemâtu-priestess |
| 9.7.1:30 | <ilu u> lamassi qabê šemî u magā[ri] ūmišamma littallakū ittī[ya] | May <god and> goddess speak, hear, and see, so that I may live with you! |
| 9.7.1:31 | ina qibītīka ṣīrti ša lā uttakkaru | By your exalted command that cannot be changed |
| 9.7.1:32 | u annīka kīni ša lā innennû | and this is indeed what has not been done before |
| 9.7.1:33 | lubluṭ lušlim-ma dalīlīka ludlul | Let me live, let me sing your praises in your city. |
| 9.7.1:34 | KA.INIM.MA ŠU.IL₂.LA₂ {d}PA.KAM | It is the wording of a lifted-hand prayer to Nabu. |
| 9.7.1:35 | ⸢EN₂⸣ Tašmētu šarrat lamassat dumqi | Incantation: “Tašmētu, queen, exalted lamassat priest |
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