GAAL 2, 29, 79 (VAT 09927+) (X000009)
Prayer/Incantation, Neo-Assyrian, Assur · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | GAAL 2, 29, 79 (VAT 09927+) |
|---|---|
| ID | X000009 |
| Museum no. | VAT 09927 + VAT 09970 (+) VAT 11688 (+) VAT 11380 (+) VAT 11558 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer/Incantation |
| Find spot | Assur |
| Coordinates | 35.4557, 43.2611 |
English translation
By ORACC project ribo/sources · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:1] o i 1'1'–o i 1'1' | [Unavoidable trap] erected [against evil], |
| Obverse Column i [1:2] o i 2'o i 2'–o i 2'o i 2' | [inescapable net] stretched out [against evil]. |
| Obverse Column i [3:4] o i 3'3'–o i 3'3' | [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 Column i [4:6] o i 4'4'–o i 1''1'' | [whether it is the Lamaštu demon or Labāṣu demon] or [the Ahhāzu demon], |
| Obverse Column i [5:6] o i 1''1''–o i 1''1'' | [the net of Nisaba will] bind him. |
| Obverse Column i [6:7] o i 2''o i 2''–o i 2''o i 2'' | [If he violates the design], |
| Obverse Column i [9:10] o i 1'''1'''–o i 1'''1''' | [the oath of the] great [gods will bind him], |
| Obverse Column i [10:11] o i 2'''o i 2'''–o i 2'''o i 2''' | [and the] great [gods shall curse him]. |
| Obverse Column i [12:13] o i 3'''o i 3'''–o i 3'''o i 3''' | [If he keeps coming back] to [the house], |
| Obverse Column i [14:15] o i 4'''o i 4'''–o i 4'''o i 4''' | [they will make him enter into a] sealed [house]. |
| Obverse Column i [16:17] o i 5'''o i 5'''–o i 5'''o i 5''' | [If he roams] around [outside], |
| Obverse Column i [18:19] o i 6'''o i 6'''–o i 6'''o i 6''' | they shall bring him [outside to an] inaccessible [place]. |
| Obverse Column i [20:21] o i 7'''o i 7'''–o i 7'''o i 7''' | If he lingers [at the gate of a house], |
| Obverse Column i [22:26] o i 8'''8'''– | [they shall] make him enter [a house with no exit]. |
| Obverse Column ii [0:1] o ii 1'o ii 1'–o ii 1'o ii 1' | [they shall pour him out] like water, |
| Obverse Column ii [2:3] o ii 2'o ii 2'–o ii 2'o ii 2' | [they shall smash him] like a pot, |
| Obverse Column ii [4:5] o ii 3'o ii 3'–o ii 3'o ii 3' | [they] shall [scatter him] like potsherds. |
| Obverse Column ii [6:7] o ii 4'o ii 4'–o ii 4'o ii 4' | [If he crosses] through the roof beams, |
| Obverse Column ii [8:9] o ii 5'o ii 5'–o ii 5'o ii 5' | they shall cut off [his wings]. |
| Obverse Column ii [10:11] o ii 6'o ii 6'–o ii 6'o ii 6' | If he [leans into] the window, |
| Obverse Column ii [12:13] o ii 7'o ii 7'–o ii 7'o ii 7' | they shall slaughter him by [the neck]. |
| Obverse Column ii [14:15] o ii 8'o ii 8'–o ii 8'o ii 8' | If he looks at him through a side window, |
| Obverse Column ii [16:17] o ii 9'o ii 9'–o ii 9'o ii 9' | they shall strike his face. |
| Obverse Column ii [18:19] o ii 10'o ii 10'–o ii 10'o ii 10' | If he shouts through the overlooking window, |
| Obverse Column ii [20:21] o ii 11'o ii 11'–o ii 11'o ii 11' | they shall block off [his] mouth. |
| Obverse Column ii [22:23] o ii 12'o ii 12'–o ii 12'o ii 12' | If he barges in through the front window, |
| Obverse Column ii [24:25] o ii 13'o ii 13'–o ii 13'o ii 13' | [they] shall cover him with a mash tub that cannot be opened. |
| Obverse Column ii [26:27] o ii 14'o ii 14'–o ii 14'o ii 14' | If he darkens at [sunrise], |
| Obverse Column ii [28:29] o ii 15'o ii 15'–o ii 15'o ii 15' | [they] shall uproot him [in the light where] the sun rises. |
| Obverse Column ii [30:32] o ii 16'o ii 16'– | [If he] flashes [like] lightning [in darkness], |
| Obverse Column ii [32:33] o ii 1''o ii 1''–o ii 1''o ii 1'' | [If he ascends] from a well, |
| Obverse Column ii [34:38] o ii 2''o ii 2''– | [they shall cast him] into a pitfall. |
| Reverse Column i [0:1] r i 1'r i 1'–r i 1'r i 1' | [they] shall [remove] him [from the house] |
| Reverse Column i [2:3] r i 2'r i 2'–r i 2'r i 2' | and turn [him into] nothingness. |
| Reverse Column i [4:5] r i 3'r i 3'–r i 3'r i 3' | If he slips in through a hole, |
| Reverse Column i [6:7] r i 4'r i 4'–r i 4'r i 4' | they shall eradicate his name. |
| Reverse Column i [8:9] r i 5'r i 5'–r i 5'r i 5' | If he [squeezes] through the cracks of the house, |
| Reverse Column i [10:11] r i 6'r i 6'–r i 6'r i 6' | they shall make him nonexistent. |
| Reverse Column i [12:13] r i 7'7'–r i 7'7' | [Incantation, word] of Enki, |
| Reverse Column i [13:14] r i 8'r i 8'–r i 8'r i 8' | incantation of Eridu, |
| Reverse Column i [15:16] r i 9'r i 9'–r i 9'r i 9' | incantation of the Abzu of Eridu, not to be undone. |
| Reverse Column i [17:18] r i 10'10'–r i 10'10' | [Incantation for a magic flour circle] of a ritual design. |
| Reverse Column i [18:19] r i 11'r i 11'–r i 11'r i 11' | [Incantation: Oath,] oath. Disappear, disappear! [Withdraw, go away]! |
| Reverse Column i [20:24] r i 12'12'– | [I conjure you by the oath of heaven], |
| Reverse Column ii [0:1] r ii 1'r ii 1'–r ii 1'r ii 1' | [and the place where you rest] has become a place without rest. |
| Reverse Column ii [2:3] r ii 2'r ii 2'–r ii 2'r ii 2' | I belong to Enki! |
| Reverse Column ii [4:5] r ii 3'r ii 3'–r ii 3'r ii 3' | I belong to Damgalnuna! |
| Reverse Column ii [6:7] r ii 4'r ii 4'–r ii 4'r ii 4' | I am the messenger of [Marduk], |
| Reverse Column ii [8:9] r ii 5'r ii 5'–r ii 5'r ii 5' | [what belongs] to Enki [belongs to me]! |
| Reverse Column ii [10:12] r ii 6'r ii 6'– | [The incantation of] Enki [is in my incantation], |
| Reverse Column ii [12:13] r ii 1''1''–r ii 1''1'' | [nor turn back behind me]! |
| Reverse Column ii [13:14] r ii 2''r ii 2''–r ii 2''r ii 2'' | [Do not] go [where I go], |
| Reverse Column ii [15:16] r ii 3''3''–r ii 3''3'' | [do not enter where I enter]! |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o i | ||
| 1' | [... re]-tu-⸢u₂⸣ | |
| [...] | ||
| [...] ⸢tar-ṣu⸣ | ||
| 3' | [...] ⸢he₂⸣-a | |
| 4' | [... he₂]-a | |
| 1'' | [... lik]-⸢su⸣-šu₂ | |
| [... i₃-bal]-e | ||
| u₂-[...] | ||
| 3'' | [...]-⸢ra⸣ | |
| 1''' | [niš DINGIR-MEŠ] ⸢GAL⸣-[MEŠ ...] | |
| [diŋir gal-gal]-⸢e⸣-ne-⸢ke₄⸣ [nam ...] | ||
| [DINGIR]-⸢MEŠ GAL-MEŠ⸣ [li-ru-ru-šu₂] | ||
| [...] ⸢am₃⸣-[...] | ||
| [ša₂] a-⸢na⸣ [... it-ta-nu-ur-ru] | ||
| [e₂ saŋ]-⸢ŋa₂-na⸣-[še₃ he₂-ni-ib₂-ku₄-ku₄-ne] | ||
| [a-na ...] pa-he-⸢e⸣ [li-še-ri-bu-šu₂] | ||
| [bar-ra] ⸢am₃⸣-[niŋin-e] | ||
| [...] ⸢is-sa-na⸣-[ah-hu-ru] | ||
| [bar-ra ki ... he₂]-ni-ib₂-šub-bu-ne | ||
| [... a-šar la] ⸢a⸣-ma-ri lid-du-šu | ||
| [...]-ib₂-⸢ŋa₂-ŋa₂-a⸣ | ||
| [...] ⸢it⸣-ta-nak-lu-u₂ | ||
| 8''' | [... he₂]-⸢ni⸣-ib₂-ku₄-⸢ku₄⸣-[ne] | |
| ⸢a-gin₇⸣ [...] | ||
| ki-ma [me-e lit-bu-ku-šu₂] | ||
| ⸢dug⸣-gin₇ [...] | ||
| ki-ma kar-pa-⸢ti₃⸣ [...] | ||
| ⸢šika⸣-gin₇ he₂-ni-[...] | ||
| ki-ma ⸢ha-aṣ⸣-[bi li-par-ri-ru-šu₂] | ||
| ⸢ur₃-ra⸣ i₃-[bal-e] | ||
| [ša₂ u₂]-⸢ri⸣ ib-[...] | ||
| [pa-bi] ⸢he₂⸣-en-ku₅-[ru-ne] | ||
| [...] li-⸢ga⸣-[...] | ||
| [ab-ta] ⸢ugu ba-da⸣-[la₂]-⸢e⸣ | ||
| [ša ina] ap-ti u₂-ta-x-[...] | ||
| [gu₂-bi] he₂-en-šum-mu-[ne] | ||
| [ki-šad]-⸢su⸣ liṭ-bu-[hu] | ||
| [ab] ⸢ti⸣-ta igi mu-un-ši-in-bar-ra-e-[ne] | ||
| [ša i]-⸢na⸣ ap-ti ⸢ṣe-li⸣ ip-pa-li-⸢su⸣ | ||
| [igi]-⸢bi he₂⸣-[...]-⸢sag₃⸣-e-⸢ne⸣ | ||
| ⸢pa⸣-ni-[šu lim]-⸢ha-ṣu⸣ | ||
| ab-ta igi ⸢la₂⸣-[ta gu₃] ⸢mu-un⸣-[...]-⸢de₂⸣-e | ||
| ša i-⸢na ap-ti⸣ [mu]-⸢ši-ir-tu⸣ i-ša-sa-a | ||
| ka-[bi] ⸢he₂⸣-en-tab-e-ne | ||
| pa-⸢a⸣-[šu] li-de-lu | ||
| ab saŋ-ŋa₂-⸢ta⸣ mu-un-da-ab-šu₂-šu₂-⸢e⸣-[ne] | ||
| [ša] ⸢i⸣-na ap-ti ⸢mu⸣-uh-hi it-ta-⸢na-at⸣-[ba-ku] | ||
| ⸢gakkul₃⸣ nu-⸢bad-da⸣ he₂-ni-ib₂-šu₂-⸢šu₂⸣-[e-ne] | ||
| GAKKUL₃{⸢ti⸣} la pa-te-e lik-⸢tu⸣-[...] | ||
| [zalag₂]-⸢ga mu-un⸣-ši-in-ku₁₀-[ku₁₀-ga] | ||
| [...] i-te-⸢nik⸣-[...] | ||
| [... ki {d}utu] ⸢e₃⸣ he₂-ni-ib₂-⸢zi⸣-[zi-e-ne] | ||
| [... a-šar] ⸢ṣi⸣-it {d}šam-⸢ši⸣ [li-is-su-hu-šu] | ||
| [...]-⸢ŋir₂⸣-ŋir₂-[...] | ||
| [... bir]-⸢qi⸣ it-⸢ta⸣-[...] | ||
| pu₂-ta [...] | ||
| iš-⸢tu⸣ [...] | ||
| tul₂-la₂-[...] | ||
| ⸢a⸣-na [...] | ||
| [e₂-a] ⸢he₂⸣-ni-⸢ib₂⸣-[zi-zi-e-ne] | ||
| [...] ⸢li⸣-[is-su-hu-šu] | ||
| [...]-x-x he₂-ni-⸢ib₂⸣-[gi₄-gi₄-e-ne] | ||
| [a-na] zi-qi-qi [li]-⸢ter⸣-[ru-šu] | ||
| habrud-da-ta mu-⸢un⸣-za-ra-⸢ah⸣-[e-ne] | ||
| ša iš-tu hur-ri i-⸢zi⸣-[...] | ||
| ⸢mu⸣-ne he₂-ni-ib₂-⸢ha⸣-lam-ma-[...] | ||
| šum-šu lu-⸢hal-li⸣-[qu] | ||
| ki-in-⸢dar⸣ [e₂]-a-ta [mu]-⸢un⸣-[...] | ||
| ša₂ ina ni-[gi]-iṣ ⸢E₂ i⸣-[...] | ||
| nu-⸢ŋal₂⸣-[la]-⸢še₃⸣ he₂-ni-ib₂-gi₄-gi₄-⸢ne⸣ | ||
| a-⸢na⸣ [la] ⸢ba⸣-še-e li-ter-⸢ru⸣-[šu] | ||
| r i | ||
| 7' | [tu₆-dug₄]-⸢ga⸣ [inim] {d}en-ki-ga-⸢ke₄⸣ | |
| [nam]-⸢šub⸣-ba eridu{ki}ga-ke₄ | ||
| ⸢šip⸣-tu ša eri-du₁₀ | ||
| [mu₇]-⸢mu₇⸣ abzu eridu{ki}ga-ke₄ nam-mu-⸢un-da⸣-[...] | ||
| [...] ⸢ap⸣-si-i eri-du₁₀ a-a ip-⸢pa⸣-[šir] | ||
| 10' | [ka-inim-ma zid₂-sur]-⸢ra⸣ ŋeš-nu₂-⸢kam⸣ | |
| [en₂ saŋ-ba saŋ]-⸢ba⸣ sil₇-[la₂ sil₇-la₂ ...] | ||
| [ma-mit ma-mit pu]-ṭur ⸢dup⸣-[pir ...] | ||
| 12' | [saŋ-ba an-na saŋ]-⸢še₃⸣ [...] | |
| [...] ni₂ x [...] | ||
| [a-šar šup-šu-hi-ka] la tu-⸢šap⸣-[šah] | ||
| [ŋa₂-e lu₂ {d]}⸢en⸣-ki-ga-me-[en] | ||
| ⸢ša₂ {d}e₂⸣-a a-na-⸢ku⸣ | ||
| [ŋa₂]-⸢e lu₂ {d⸣}[dam]-⸢gal⸣-nun-na-me-[en] | ||
| [ša₂] {d}[DAM.KI.NA] ⸢a-na⸣-[ku] | ||
| [ŋa₂]-⸢e⸣ {lu₂}kiŋ₂-gi₄-[a {d}asar-lu₂-hi-me-en] | ||
| ⸢DUMU⸣ šip-ri ša {⸢d⸣}[AMAR.UTU a-na-ku] | ||
| [šu]-⸢ni⸣ {d}en-ki-⸢ke₄⸣ [šu-ŋu₁₀ i₃-ŋal₂] | ||
| [...]-⸢su⸣ {d}⸢e₂⸣-[a ...] | ||
| [tu₆] {d}en-⸢ki⸣-[ke₄ tu₆-ŋu₁₀ i₃-ŋal₂] | ||
| [...] {⸢d}e₂⸣-[a ...] | ||
| r ii | ||
| 1'' | [ana ar₂-ki-ia e ta-tu]-⸢ru⸣ | |
| [ki ŋen-na-ŋu₁₀-še₃ nam-ba-da]-⸢du⸣-en | ||
| [a-šar al-la-ka la ta]-⸢al-la⸣-ku | ||
| 3'' | [... ba-ra-an-da-ku₄-ku₄]-⸢e-ne⸣ | |
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