Archeologia 224, 024 (X000001)
Prayer/Incantation, Neo-Babylonian, Sippar · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Archeologia 224, 024 |
|---|---|
| ID | X000001 |
| Collection | National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer/Incantation |
| Find spot | Sippar |
| Coordinates | 33.0592, 44.2538 |
English translation
By ORACC project obmc · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse [0:1] o 1o 1–o 1o 1 | Incantation: Oath, oath, design that cannot be violated, |
| Obverse [2:3] o 2o 2–o 2o 2 | divine design that cannot be crossed, |
| Obverse [4:5] o 3o 3–o 3o 3 | design of heaven and earth that cannot be changed. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 4o 4–o 4o 4 | No single god can overturn it, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 5o 5–o 5o 5 | (Sum) the personal god cannot undo it. (Akk) neither god nor man can release it. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 6o 6–o 6o 6 | Unavoidable trap erected against evil, |
| Obverse [12:13] o 7o 7–o 7o 7 | inescapable net stretched out against evil. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 8o 8–o 8o 8 | Whether it is an evil udug demon or an evil ala demon or an evil ghost or an evil gala demon or [an evil god or an evil maškim demon], |
| Obverse [16:17] o 9o 9–o 9o 9 | whether it is the Lamaštu demon or Labāṣu demon or the Ahhāzu demon, |
| Obverse [18:19] o 10o 10–o 10o 10 | whether it is the lilû demon or the lilītu demon or the ardat lilî demon, |
| Obverse [20:21] o 11o 11–o 11o 11 | whether it is the evil namtar demon or the sickening asag demon or a bad disease, |
| Obverse [22:23] o 12o 12–o 12o 12 | if he advances against the dripping water of Enki, |
| Obverse [24:25] o 13o 13–o 13o 13 | the trap of Enki shall catch him. |
| Obverse [26:27] o 14o 14–o 14o 14 | If he looks angrily at the magic flour circle of Nisaba, |
| Obverse [28:29] o 15o 15–o 15o 15 | the net of Nisaba will bind him. |
| Obverse [30:31] o 16o 16–o 16o 16 | If he violates the design, |
| Obverse [32:33] o 17o 17–o 17o 17 | the design of the gods, the design of heaven and earth, shall not release him. |
| Obverse [34:35] o 18o 18–o 18o 18 | If he does not [fear] the oath of the great gods, |
| Obverse [36:37] o 19o 19–o 19o 19 | the oath of the great gods [will bind him], |
| Obverse [38:39] o 2020–o 2020 | and the great gods [shall curse him]. |
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)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| ⸢en₂⸣ saŋ-ba saŋ-ba ŋeš-hur nu-bal-e | ||
| ma-mit ma-mit u₂-ṣur-tu₄ ša₂ la e-te-qu | ||
| ŋeš-hur diŋir-re-e-ne-ke₄ nu-bal-e | ||
| u₂-ṣur-tu₄ DINGIR-MEŠ ša₂ la nu-bal-ku-tu | ||
| ŋeš-hur an-ki-a nu-kur₂-ru-da | ||
| uṣ-ṣu-ra-a-tu₂ AN{e} u KI{ti₃} ša₂ la ut-tak-ka-ru | ||
| diŋir diš-am₃ nu-bal-e | ||
| DINGIR-MEŠ iš-ten₂ la uš-pe-li | ||
| diŋir lu₂-lu₇{lu}ke₄ nu-mu-un-da-an-bur₂-ra | ||
| DINGIR-MEŠ LU₂ la i-pa-aš₂-ša₂-ri | ||
| ŋeš-par₃ nu-dib-ba hul-ŋal₂ mu-du₃-a | ||
| GIŠ.PAR₃ la e-te-qu ša₂ ana lem-nu ra-tu-u₂ | ||
| sa-par₃ nu-e₃-a hul-ŋal₂-še₃ i₃-la₂-e | ||
| sa-pa-ri la a-ṣu-u₂ ša₂ ana lem-nu tar-ṣi | ||
| udug hul he₂-a a-la₂ hul he₂-a gidim hul he₂-a gal₅-la₂ hul he₂-a [...] | ||
| lu-u₂ u₂-tuk-ku lem-nu lu-u₂ a-lu-u lu-u₂ e-ṭem₂-mu lu-u₂ gal-lu-u₂ ⸢lem⸣-nu lu-[u₂ ...] | ||
| {d}dim₃-me he₂-a {d}dim₃-a he₂-a {d}dim₃-LAGAB he₂-a | ||
| lu-u₂ la-maš-tu₄ lu-u₂ la-ba-ṣu lu-u₂ ah-ha-zu | ||
| {lu₂}lil₂-la₂ he₂-a x ki-sikil-lil₂-la₂ he₂-a ki-sikil-ud-da-kar-ra ⸢he₂⸣-[a] | ||
| lu-u₂ li-lu-u₂ lu-u₂ li-li-i-tu₄ lu-u₂ ar-da-⸢at⸣ [li-li-i] | ||
| nam-tar hul-ŋal₂ he₂-a a₂-sag₃ gig-ga he₂-a tur₅-ra nu-dug₃-ga ⸢he₂⸣-[a] | ||
| lu-u₂ nam-ta-ri lem-nu lu-u₂ a-sak-ku mar-ṣi lu-u₂ mur-ṣu ⸢la⸣ [...] | ||
| a sur-ra {d}en-ki saŋ bi₂-in-ŋa₂-ŋa₂-e | ||
| ša₂ ana me-e ṣar-ru-tu ša₂ {d}IDIM iʾ-i-ir-ra | ||
| ŋeš-par₃ {d}en-ki-ke₄ he₂-ni-ib₂-dab-⸢be₂⸣ | ||
| GIŠ.PAR₃ ša₂ {d}IDIM li-ba-ar₂-šu₂ | ||
| zid₂-sur-ra {d}nisaba-ke₄ saŋ bi₂-ib₂-x-ta-an-gid₂-[i] | ||
| ša₂ ana zi-su-re-e ša₂ {d}{<MIN(NISABA)>} i-ṣar-ru-ru | ||
| sa-par₃ {d}nisaba-ke₄ he₂-ni-ib₂-sir₃-re-e-[ne] | ||
| SA.PAR₃ ša₂ ni-is-si-bi lik-su-šu₂ | ||
| ⸢ŋeš-hur-ra⸣ i₃-bal-e | ||
| ša₂ u₂-ṣur-tu₄ ib-ba-lak-ki-tu₄ | ||
| ŋeš-[hur] diŋir ŋeš-hur an-ki-ke₄ šu-ni nam-ta-bar-ra | ||
| u₂-ṣur-tu₄ DINGIR-MEŠ u₂-ṣur-ra-a-tu₂ AN{e} u KI{ti₃} a-a ⸢u₂-x⸣-[...] | ||
| zi diŋir gal-gal-e-ne-ke₄ ⸢ni₂ ba-ra⸣-[...] | ||
| niš DINGIR-MEŠ GAL-MEŠ [la i-pal-la-hu] | ||
| zi diŋir gal-gal-⸢e⸣-[ne-ke₄ ...] | ||
| niš DINGIR-⸢MEŠ⸣ [GAL-MEŠ ...] | ||
| o | ||
| 20 | diŋir ⸢gal⸣-[gal-e-ne-ke₄ nam ...] | |
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