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CMAwR Text 4.3 (Q007445)
Incantation-Ritual
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| Designation | CMAwR Text 4.3 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007445 |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 4.3:1′ | [x-x-x x-x] x ⸢ka⸣ | ... of the temple |
| 4.3:2′ | [EN₂ x-x-x] x te-en-te-en ki-na₂ še-ga ki-na₂ [še-ga | Incantation: “..., calm, the bed is sweet, [the bed] is sweet |
| 4.3:3′ | [x-x-x-x]-li še-ga ki-in-gi uri{ki} še-ga še-ga | ... sweet, Kingi, Ur sweet, sweet |
| 4.3:4′ | [a ri-a] ⸢ki⸣-in-gi a ri-a [uri{ki} | “Alas, E-ingi, alas! Ur! |
| 4.3:5′ | [DU₃.DU₃.BI libbi] āribi ṣalmi tasâk ina šaman šurmēni taballal šipta [sebîšu ana muḫḫi tamannū-ma ušaršu tapaššaš-ma ŠA₃.ZI.GA] ŠA₃.ZI.GA] | Its ritual: You pound the inside of a ṣalmu-plant, you mix it in cypress oil, you recite the incantation over it, and then you rub him repeatedly, and (then) he will recover. |
| 4.3:6′ | [DIŠ KIMIN zēr p]uqutti ina dām iṣṣūr-ḫurri zikari taballal ina itqi tal[ammi šipta sebîšu ana muḫḫi tamannu bīni ...] | If ditto: you dry, crush (and) sieve sulphur in water, you scatter zikaru-soapwort on a piece of bread, you recite the incantation seven times over it, ... . |
| 4.3:7′ | [mūši urra] libbaka ul inâḫ(i) u šī [...] | May my heart not be disturbed by the day and the ... day |
| 4.3:8′ | [DIŠ KIMIN ... a]su ṣaṣundu azallû nīnû azupīru kirbān-eqli [...] | If ditto: ... asu, ṣaṣundu-stone, azallû-plant, azupīru-soapwort, kirbāneqlu-plant |
| 4.3:9′ | [ina šikari] tašaqqīšu-ma ŠA₃.[ZI.GA] ŠA₃.[ZI.GA] | You hold him in a scepter, and he will recover. |
| 4.3:10′ | [DIŠ KIMIN ḫind]ūr ballūṣīti ina šamni tasâk ušaršu tapaššaš-ma [ŠA₃.ZI.GA] [ŠA₃.ZI.GA] | If ditto: you pound ballūtu-plant in ghee, you rub him regularly, and then he will recover. |
| 4.3:11′ | [EN₂ serrē]mu parḫu sisû etellu muttallû qišāti mannu [unīḫka] | Incantation: “It is me, I am a lion, a wild cow, an awe-inspiring wild bull, who can take hold of your hand? |
| 4.3:12′ | [(...) kaššāp]āti kī qê ramûti itbalā nīš lib[bīya] | ... my warlock like a hand of a ram carried off my heart— |
| 4.3:13′ | [... ina ka]l ūme izerranni ina kal mūši īpušanni iksânni kī k[amî] | ... he made me tremble all day, he performed me against me all night, bound me like a kiln |
| 4.3:14′ | [kī qê r]amûti itbalā nīš libbīya attā lillilūka u li[bbibūka] | Like a wild goat, you are the one who changes the mind of my heart. May they purify you and cleanse you. |
| 4.3:15′ | [kukr]ū quddušūtu mārū šadî ḫursā[nī] | kukru-plant, quddušû-plant of the mountains, ḫursa-plant |
| 4.3:16′ | [ana dārâ]tim-ma tīkūka limtaqqutka TU₆ [EN₂] | May your life be long for you! Incantation formula. |
| 4.3:17′ | [KA.INIM].⸢MA⸣ ŠA₃.ZI.GA ŠA₃.ZI.GA DU₃.DU₃.BI kukra ina pēnti tuqattaršu-ma ŠA₃.⸢ZI⸣.[GA] ŠA₃.⸢ZI⸣.[GA] | Wording of a spell for sorcery. Its ritual: You set up a kukru-vessel in a hole, and then you make a sorceress. |
| 4.3:18′ | [EN₂ akkannu ša ana rakāb]i tebû mannu unīḫka ... [...] | Incantation: “I am the akannu-demon, you are the one who rises to the yoke. Who is your assembly? ... |
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