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Commentary M on Qutaru (Q005179)
Scholarly, First Millennium
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| Designation | Commentary M on Qutaru |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005179 |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | First Millennium |
| Genre | Scholarly |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ina a-mat AN.DIŠ AN.DIŠ AN.AN PAB.PAB NI {d}ku₃-su₃ {d}nin-girim₃ liš-lim | By the word of An, An, Enlil, all of it, Kusu and Ningirim may it be well. |
| 1 | SI DARA₃.MAŠ qar-nu a-a-lu SI qar-nu DARA₃.MAŠ a-a-lu DIŠ šum-mu AN.TA.ŠUB.BA mar-ṣa ih-tan-naq u₃ UH₂-su ŠUB.ŠUB{+a} AN.TA.ŠUB.BA | (If) the horn of a lion is a malevolent lion (or) a femalevolent dragon, (and) if the upper part of the 'station' has become dilapidated and its saliva is swollen: upper part |
| 2 | {d}LUGAL.UR₃.RA IGI-MIN 15-šu₂ u 150-šu₂ i-kap-pi-iṣ {d}LUGAL.UR₃.RA ŠU.DINGIR.RA DINGIR-MEŠ i-nam-zar šil-lat i-qab-bi ša₂ im-mar i-mah-haṣ ŠU.DINGIR.RA ŠU.{d}INNIN.NA ŠU.{d}INNIN.NA | “Lugalurra's right and left eyes are pierced, LugalURra, hand of the gods, will become numerous. The lamentation priest will say. He will see what he has. Hand of a god Hand of Ištar Hand of Innina |
| 3 | hu-uṣ-ṣi GAZ ŠA₃ TUK.TUK{+ši} u₃ INIM-MEŠ-šu₂ im-ta-na-aš₂-ši ŠU.{d}INNIN.NA ŠU.{d}INNIN.NA ŠU.GIDIM.MA GEŠTUG-MIN-MEŠ-šu₂ GU₃.DE₂-MEŠ ma-gal iṭ-ṭe₃-ne₂-pi šin-na-šu₂ ana ma-ka-le-e | He will be killed by a ḫušša-disease, he will have difficulty sleeping and his words will become difficult. Hand of Işvtar Hand of Innina Hand of Ghost His ears (and) his eardrums will be much louder than before. |
| 4 | la u₂-qar-ra-ba-ma ŠU.GIDIM.MA DU₃.DU₃.BI e-pu-uš-ta-šu₂ nap-šar-šu₂ u₂-ru-di-su ta-a a-par hu-up-pat šup-lu BUR₃{+ru₃} šup-lu a-par ša₂ SAG.DU | The hand of a ghost is not to be turned back. Its ritual: I have performed (the ritual) to save his life. I have slain him. From a hole in the wall, from ... the wall of the head. |
| 5 | u BUR₃{+ru₃} GU₂ I₃ HUL nap-ṭu I₃ KU₆ šam-ni nu-u₂-nu A.RI.A NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU {u₂}maš-ta-kal aš₂-šu₂ {u₂}A.RI.A {u₂}maš-ta-kal ša₂-niš A.RI.A ri-hu-tu₂ | and the remission of debts. The evil of napṭu-disease (and) the oil of fish are not present. A.RI.A (means) humanity. As for maštakal-plant, as for a(nother) āšālu-plant (and also) mashtakkal-tree (also means) sulphur; alternatively, a.RI₂.ARI.A is riḫutu-plant. |
| 6 | TUG₂.NIG₂.DARA₂ u₂-la-pi ŠU.LAL₂ lu-up-pu-ut-tu₄ TUG₂.NIG₂.DARA₂ ŠU.LAL₂ UZU KA₅.A {u₂}tara-muš ki-ma SUHUŠ {u₂}si-il-qa {u₂}IGI-lim ki-ma GIR₃.PAD.DU NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU | (If) a cloak is thick: hand-washing. (In case) soiled (and) unwashed (garments) will be needed. (If), a torn-out tarramušu-plant like a root of silqa-plant, imḫur-līm-plant ('faces a thousand' plant) like šammû-plant. |
| 7 | {u₂}IGI-MAN ki-ma ša₂-ru-ru {d}15 ša₂-niš {u₂}IGI-MAN ki-ma U₂ {d}UTU NUMUN-šu₂ ki-ma ši-gu-uš-ti MUD₂ ka-mi-i MUD₂ {lu₂}ga-ar-ba-nu aš₂-šu₂ ka-mu-u₂ | The imhur-šarru-plant is like the sacrificial sheep of Ishtar, alternatively the imhurmu-bird is like Šamaš's seed. Its seed is like a pig's blood. The blood of a man is like blood. |
| 8 | {lu₂}ga-ar-ba-nu ša₂-niš MUD₂ qa-du-u₂{mušen} 1{+niš} ki-ma iš-ten it-ti a-ha-miš HI.HI HI.HI ba-la-lu {zi₃}ŠE.MUŠ₅ ši-gu-šu₂ qe₂-me up-pu-lu KUŠ {d}ku-ši | The harbānu-priest is the one who carries blood together with each other. You mix it together, you mix it, (and) you smear it on his neck. The skin of Kuši |
| 9 | KUŠ GU₄ ṣal-mu ša₂ ina ABUL URU ša₂ {im}MAR.TU ina muh-hi ŠINIG {d}ku-ši in-ne₂-ep-pu-uš til-lat {d}ku-ši til-lat ša₂ ŠINIG ša₂ KUŠ GU₄ ṣal-mu ana {d}ku-ši | A stripped ox which is in the city gate of Amurru on top of the chariot of Kušu he shall perform. The life of Kushi, the life of the corpse of a man, and the skin of an unwashed bull for Kusu. |
| 10 | ina UGU šak-na MAŠ₂.ZU ki-iz-zu MAŠ₂ u₂-ri-ṣa ZU e-du-u₂ šam-ma HAB tu-na-as-su-ma ki-ma ba-aṣ-ṣa {u₂}URI ki-ma ŠINIG u SA₅ | On top of this the 'increment' is present. The 'offspring' (is) the increment of the old age. You recite the incantation, and like a šāṣu-plant like tamarisk and red. |
| 11 | {u₂}LU₂-{d}a-nu ki-ma hal-la e-re-bi U₂.DILI ki-ma hal-la TU{mušen} {šim.d}MAŠ NITA ki-ma qu-lip-tu₂ ŠINIG ka-ṣar u SA₅ ni-kip-tu₂ MUNUS ki-ma qu-lip-tu₂ ŠINIG | Anu-plant like a halo enters. Ēriš (a kind of juniper) like ... you mix. Ninurta (is) a man like pigeon. Silver and red nīkiptu-disease (is a disease) of a woman. Like a goateon |
| 12 | raq-qa-qu u a-ru-qu PIŠ₁₀-{d}ID₂ UH₂.{d}ID₂ PIŠ₁₀-{d}ID₂ a-ru-uq-tu₄ PIŠ₁₀-{d}ID₂ A.GAR.GAR.{d}ID₂ PIŠ₁₀-{d}ID₂ ṣa-li-in-du | Raqqaqu and Aruqu. |
| 13 | PIŠ₁₀-{d}ID₂ BA.BA.ZA.{d}ID₂ PIŠ₁₀-{d}ID₂ pe-ṣi-tu₄ MUN eme-sal-li₃ MUN ša₂ lib₃-bi ID₂ ILLU {šim}BULUH hi-i-lu ša₂ a-na {lu₂}a-su-tu₄ in-ne₂-pu-uš ILLU LI.DUR | PIŠ10-ID (means) “to cross the river,’ PIS-DID (also means) peṣītu-disease. Salt of emesallu-plant (and) salt of the middle of the river. Flour of baluhhu-aromatic (a kind of juniper) that is good for the asutu. Lidur-water |
| 14 | ki-ma e-pe-ri a-sur-re-e {šim}HAB ṭu-ri in-za-ru-u₂ hi-biš-ti {šim}GUR₂.GUR₂ ša₂ hup₂-pe-e lib₃-bu-u₂ {šim}BULUG šim-meš-la {šim}GUG₂.GUG₂ {šim}MUG ŠIM.ŠAL | Like a pile of piles of bricks, the ḫašû-plant (and) the ṭūru-plant are destroyed. The kukru-aromatic, which is the heart of a huppu-vessel, the potsherds of all kinds, the sorceries of the gods, |
| 15 | hi-biš-ti ša₂ ina EN₂{+tu₂} E{+u} ŠIM-HI.A u₂-ru-u₂ la-ba-na-tu₄ {giš}EREN.BAD šu-pu-uh-ri {giš}EREN.BAD ša₂-niš bal-ṭi-it-tu₄ ša₂ ŠA₃ {giš}EREN MUN a-ma-nu U₃.MU.UN a-ma-nu | The evil that is in the incantation: “The house, the aromatics, the city, the uncultivated land, the cedar trees, the šupuḫru-trees, (and) another cedar tree, the living creatures of the earth, cedar, salt, salt. |
| 16 | U₃.MU.UN da-mu aš₂-šu₂ MUN sa-mat ša₂ {kur}ma-da-a-a IM.SA₅ šer₃-šer₃-ri {u₂}kur-ka-nu-u₂ ki-ma su-ha-tu₄ gul-lu-ub {u₂}kur-ka-nu-u₂ ša₂ ša₂-di-i | Idiot, am I. Salt, sāmatu-plant of the Medes, emery of the mountains, kurkanû-plant, like a šuḫatu-tree, destroyer of the mountain plants, |
| 17 | {u₂}x-x-ah {u₂}kur-ka-nu-u₂ ša₂ ma-a-tu₂ {u₂}sa-pal-gi-na I₃.GIŠ BUR I₃.GIŠ par₃ bi-iʾ-il-ti BUR bi-iʾ-il-ti ša₂-niš I₃.NUN.NA šal-šiš I₃ hal-ṣa re-bi-iš | ...-aḫ, kurkanû-plant of the land, sappiginnu-plant, sesame oil, filtered oil, (and) diluted oil, alternatively, butter, refined oil, first-class oil |
| 18 | x TU.RA.KILIB₃.BA TU.RA.KILIB₃.BA nap-har mur-ṣu {u₂}LAL ki-ma {giš}HAŠHUR ina ne₂-reb tam-ti₃ a-šar šam-mu u {giš}GI la ba-šu-u₂ ina IGI A-MEŠ E₃ ina muh-hi-šu₂ | TU.RA.KILIB.BA (Šumma ālu 31 unknown) means “to smear the entire body of murṣu-disease. BU.LAL (means) like a pine tree in the steppe of the sea. As for me, there is no šammu-plant and no reed tree, it comes out in front of water on him. |
| 19 | x x {giš}AL.LA.AN sar-ri {u₂}A.ZAL.LA₂ ki-ma {u₂}ka-na-šu-u₂ u SA₅ {u₂}A.ZAL.LA₂ U₂ ni-is-sat ma-še-e {u₂}KUR.KUR | sarru-plant, asafoetida like kanāšû-plant and red-green azala-plant (and) nišatu plant |
| 20 | x x ze-e e-re-bi KU.{+he-he}KU su-pan-du gul-gul NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU ŠINIG UZU NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU | (Sum) The ... of the enemy, the šunû-demon, destroyer of humanity (Akk) The sweet ... that enters the enemy |
| 21 | x x x x ap-pa-ri ša₂ ap-pa-ri sik-kat pa-ʾ-ṣa-nu ša₂ {lu₂}LUNGA₃ sim-di ša₂ ŠE.BAR u GAZI{sar} 1{+niš} HI.HI-ma | You mix together apparāru-plant, apotropaic plant, šukkatu-plant (and) brewer’s wool, tamarisk and kasû-tamarind, and |
| 22 | ka-mun ŠINIG UZU.DIR SUHUŠ ŠINIG E₃{+u₂} ša₂-niš ka-mun ŠINIG {na₄}gab-u₂ {na₄}gab-u₂ | The spice of a pig's flesh, the root of pig’s intestines, alternatively, the spice of gabû-stone. |
| 23 | x-u₂ pa-gu-u₂ u₂-qu-pi ša₂ ap-pi-ta-šu₂ ana IGI-šu₂ qa-pa-at qa-pu | (Sum) ... (Akk) The ... of the pagû-demon (is) the uqupi-disease of the appitašu-demon, before him is the qapu-deity |
| 24 | x U₂ šu-ba-ri {u₂}HAR.HUM.BA.ŠIR šam-mu hi-niq₂-tu₄ {u₂}eli-kul-la | šubāru-plant, ḫašammu-plant (a kind of juniper) (and) elikulla-plant |
| 25 | x x {u₂}ar-za-ni-ik-ka-tu₂ {u₂}ku-uk-ka-ni-tu₄ | barzanitu-plant, kukkanītu plant |
| 26 | x lu-lu-u₂ {u₂}HA šam-mu nu-u₂-nu ka-a-a-an | “Lulu-plant, ḫašû-plant (a kind of juniper) is constantly available, |
| 27 | x {u₂}|ZI&ZI|.LAGAB {u₂}šu-up-pa-tu₄ {u₂}ur-ba-nu | ṣillû-plant, suppatu-plant (and) urbanu-tree |
| 28 | x bur-ti-šam-hat ar-ra-bi {u₂}la-ku ša₂ {kur}SU.BIR₄{ki} | ... burti-šamhat, its branches are laku-plant of Subartu. |
| 29 | x x x {u₂}el-kul-la ki-ma zap-pi ŠAH | ... elkulla-plant like a pomegranate |
| 30 | x | |
| 1' | x a-ba-tu U e-pe-šu₂ | ... the word and the doing |
| 2' | x {lu₂}NU.EŠ₃ {d}en-lil₂ A ša₂ {m}NUMUN-kit-ti-HE₂.GIŠ | , the prefect of Enlil, son of Zeruti-lešir |
| 3' | x A {m}gi-mil-{d}30 pa-lih {d}UMUN {d}MAŠ u {d}U.PA NU TUM₃-šu₂ | son of Gimilli-Sîn, who reveres the gods Bel, Ninurta and Nabopolassar, he shall not take it away. |
| 4' | x di-ik-šu₂ ha-bi-gal-bat x x IM E₂ zu-um-bu {u₂}KA.ZAL ip-tu₂ uz-na-ni-tu₄ U u₂-lab-bak U i-nak-kis GIM GEŠTUG-MIN ar-ra-bi | “(If) he slips through the cracks of his temple, he will be seized by a lion’s horn— he opens the door of the house (and) opens the gate. He smears (it) on his neck, and he binds him like a string of ear-rings. |
| 5' | {u₂}šu-hat-tu₄ ha-muṭ U {u₂}ka-kud U kim-ma-an-ta U ša₂ aš₂-tu₄ TUKU{+ši} {u₂}GIŠ.GI.ZU₂.LUM.MA SUMUN U uš-ša₂-aš₂ bu-ṣi-in ša₂-di-i | šuhattu-plant, ḫammuṭu-plant and kakudu-plant. And kimmantû-plant (a plant) and that of Assyria will acquire. Old date palms and the roots of the būṣin-plant |
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