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CMAwR Text 10.8 (Q005098)
Incantation-Ritual
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| Designation | CMAwR Text 10.8 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005098 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 10.8.1:1 | ⸢EN₂⸣ attā Šukūdu Ninurta a[šārē]d ilī [rabûti] | Incantation: You are Ninurta, foremost of the great gods. |
| 10.8.1:2 | ša ina šamê ellūti nebû kakkab[ī] | who in pure heavens, the light of the enemy land |
| 10.8.1:3 | Utaʾulu ša lā maḫār qabal[šu] | Uta’alulu, whose horns are not high |
| 10.8.1:4 | aplu gašru narām abi ilī Nunna[mnir] | Powerful one, beloved of the father of the gods, Nunamnir |
| 10.8.1:5 | ikkaru kēnu muštappik karê Ašnan | The true scepter, the one who makes the quay tremble, |
| 10.8.1:6 | mugarrin Nissaba ēṭir napšāt nišī kalûšina | The mugarrinu-priest, Nissaba, the eṭir-priestess, the life of all of my people, |
| 10.8.1:7 | anāku (([arad]ka)) annanna mār annanna ša ilšu annanna ištaršu a[nnannī]tu | I, your servant, am N.N., oh, the gods, N.[N.], his goddess, [N.]N. |
| 10.8.1:7a | ina lumun atta[lî Sîn ša ina araḫ ... ūmi ... iššakna] | On account of the evil that I have seen, Sîn, who in the midst of ..., ... is placed upon you |
| 10.8.1:7b | [ina lum]un idā[ti ittāti lemnēti lā ṭābāti] | With regard to the evil of the river, the evil (and) the unfavourable wind |
| 10.8.1:7c | [ša ina ēk]a[llīya u mātīya ibšâ] | who is in my abode and in my land |
| 10.8.1:8 | [a]mḫurka-ma ātamar [p]ānīka | I praise you, and I have seen your face |
| 10.8.1:9 | [aš]šum gimil dumqi epēša tīdâ | As for the one who performs sorcery against me with the best of intentions |
| 10.8.1:10 | [k]išpī epšūnim-ma enât š[ī]mtī | witchcraft, sorcery |
| 10.8.1:11 | ruḫû saḫrūnim-ma kūr[i nissa]ti e[pšē]ku | I am furious, frightened, and enraged by the deeds of the people |
| 10.8.1:12 | zīra zikurudâ išēʾ[ûni-ma an]danaqquta enīta | Zikurrudâ-magic has been poured upon me, and I am constantly frightened, |
| 10.8.1:12a | (([ina maḫar il]i u šarri šuškunāku-ma [...])) | ((Be present in the presence of god and king, place (in it) a firm positive answer |
| 10.8.1:13 | ana mimma lemni ḫīrāku-ma murṣu le[mnu ...] | May evil sorcery not come near me, ... evil illness |
| 10.8.1:14 | sanḫulḫazû ṣabtanni-ma mūšu u [urru irteneddânni] | The sanḫullû-demon has seized me, and has kept me awake all night and day |
| 10.8.1:15 | šugidimmakku saḫranni-ma kīma ... [...] | The šugidimmakku-demon has fallen upon me and like ... |
| 10.8.1:16 | bēlu ašar tasaḫḫaru ... [...] | “Because you have smeared (them), ... ... |
| 10.8.1:17 | ana yâši ((ardi pāliḫīk[a])) [kīniš] naplisanni-ma qibi aḫulap | For me, ((the ardu-priestess who reveres you)), look upon me with due favor and hear my prayer. |
| 10.8.1:18 | eṭir napištī balāṭa qīša | I have crossed over the river, my life (and) the life of my hand |
| 10.8.1:19 | sullim-ma ittīya ila u ištara zenûti | Be reconciled with me, O god and goddess, |
| 10.8.1:20 | ilu šarru kabtu rubû u amēlû lišāqirūʾinni | May god, king, noble, prince, and amēclû-priestess protect me, |
| 10.8.1:21 | usuḫ mimma lemnu ša zumrīya | Remove any evil from my body, |
| 10.8.1:22 | ḫulliq ayyāba abuk asakka | “I have cut off my enemies, I have seized your enemies, |
| 10.8.1:23 | ukkiš upīš lemutti ša amēlūti | The ukkiš-demon (and) the evil machinations of mankind |
| 10.8.1:24 | ina šīrīya ṭurud Namtar lemnu ša ana nakās napištīya izzazzu | On my account, the evil Namtar-demon, who stands for the preservation of my life, |
| 10.8.1:25 | kīma mê nāri eššūti iṭrudu labirūti | Like the water of the river, the ‘water of the steppe’ has come forth from my body, |
| 10.8.1:26 | bulliṭanni-ma dalīlīka ludlul ((ana nišī rapšūti)) | Release me, and I will praise your glory!” |
| 10.8.1:27 | KA.INIM.MA šumma amēlu ina maḫar Šukūdi zikurudû epussu | Wording (of an incantation) to undo witchcraft if a man has performed it before Šukudi. |
| 10.8.1:28 | DU₃.DU₃.BI ina maḫar Šukūdi ūra tašabbiṭ mê ellūti tasallaḫ | Its ritual: In the presence of Šukudi, you sweep the ground, you sprinkle pure water |
| 10.8.1:29 | nignak burāši ina pēnti ašāgi tasarraq | You scatter a censer of burāšu-juniper on the surface of a reed. |
| 10.8.1:30 | šikara tanaqqi tuškên šiddī tašaddad | You pour a libation bowl, you set up a censer, you carry (it) around. |
| 10.8.1:31 | zidubdubbê tattanaddi amēla šuāti nignakka gizillâ ((tušbāʾšu)) | Zidubdubbû-magic, you remove the ‘hand-of-the-god’ magic, ((you sit)) on a reed mat, |
| 10.8.1:32 | egubbâ tullal-ma ina birīt šiddī | You purify the egubbâ-plant, and in the middle of the šiddi-plant |
| 10.8.1:33 | ina muḫḫi šammī kirî tušzāssu-ma qāssu inašši | You have him sit on a reed mat, and he will recover. |
| 10.8.1:34 | šiptu annītu šalāšīšu imannu ēma imtanû uškên | This sorceress, his well-being he recites, whenever he has sinned, he prostrates himself |
| 10.8.1:35 | u mimma mala libbašu ṣabtu idabbub-ma | and whatever utterances his heart speaks, and |
| 10.8.1:36 | kimilti ili u ištari paṭrassu kišpū epšūšu pašrū | Release the guilt of god and goddess, the evil witchcraft that has been performed against me |
| K_21583:1′ | [...] ina zumr[īya ...] | ... in my body ... |
| K_21583:2′ | [...] šuškun[āku-ma ...] | ... your hand and ... |
| K_21583:3′ | [... ḫīr]āku-ma [...] | ... is gathered and ... |
| K_21583:4′ | [...] išša[knam-ma] | ... is placed and |
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