GAAL 2, pl. 24-25 (BM 074528) (X000012)
Prayer/Incantation, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | GAAL 2, pl. 24-25 (BM 074528) |
|---|---|
| ID | X000012 |
| Museum no. | BM 074528 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian; Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Prayer/Incantation |
| Find spot | uncertain |
English translation
By ORACC project saao/saas2 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
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| Obverse [0:1] o 1'o 1'–o 1'o 1' | [You are destroyed by] snare, battle, and incantation, [may the swearing shatter you]! |
| Obverse [2:3] o 2'o 2'–o 2'o 2' | Extinguisher of life, death, and ghost, [you are destroyed] by the incantation. |
| Obverse [4:5] o 3'o 3'–o 3'o 3' | When you rise up, life and daylight are shattered. |
| Obverse [6:7] o 4'o 4'–o 4'o 4' | Do not stand, do not sit, |
| Obverse [8:9] o 5'o 5'–o 5'o 5' | do not return, do not roam around. |
| Obverse [10:11] o 6'o 6'–o 6'o 6' | The oath has made you lie down at a place unknown to you, |
| Obverse [12:13] o 7'o 7'–o 7'o 7' | and the place where you rest has become a place without rest. |
| Obverse [14:15] o 8'o 8'–o 8'o 8' | I belong to Enki! |
| Obverse [16:17] o 9'o 9'–o 9'o 9' | I belong to Damgalnuna! |
| Obverse [18:19] o 10'o 10'–o 10'o 10' | I am the messenger of Marduk, |
| Obverse [20:21] o 11'o 11'–o 11'o 11' | what belongs to Enki belongs to me! |
| Obverse [22:23] o 12'12'–o 12'12' | The incantation of Enki is in my incantation, |
| Obverse [23:24] o 13'13'–o 13'13' | the word of Enki is in my mouth. |
| Obverse [24:25] o 14'o 14'–o 14'o 14' | The good udug that goes at my right side |
| Obverse [26:28] o 15'o 15'– | and the good lammar that [goes] at my left side |
| Reverse [0:1] r 1r 1–r 1r 1 | [have set me] before the god, my creator, in a place where (there is) life and [peace] for me. |
| Reverse [2:3] r 2r 2–r 2r 2 | Your heart will not [carry] evil, |
| Reverse [4:5] r 3r 3–r 3r 3 | your eye will not look at me with evil intent! |
| Reverse [6:7] r 4r 4–r 4r 4 | Your mouth will not carry evil, |
| Reverse [8:9] r 5r 5–r 5r 5 | your evil hand will not reach me! |
| Reverse [10:11] r 66–r 66 | Do not approach my body! |
| Reverse [11:12] r 77–r 77 | Do not turn around before me, |
| Reverse [12:13] r 88–r 88 | nor turn back behind me! |
| Reverse [13:14] r 9r 9–r 9r 9 | Do not [go] where I go, |
| Reverse [15:16] r 10r 10–r 10r 10 | do not enter where I enter! |
| Reverse [17:18] r 11r 11–r 11r 11 | Do not come near my house, |
| Reverse [19:20] r 12r 12–r 12r 12 | do not [break] through my roof! |
| Reverse [21:22] r 1313–r 1313 | [Because of the incantation], the word of Enki, |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ⸢gu ŋeš-la₂ nam⸣-[šub ...] | ||
| qu-u₂ ⸢li⸣-x-lu-⸢ka-ma⸣ [...] | ||
| ⸢zi te⸣-en-te-en uš₂ lil₂-la₂ ⸢nam⸣-[šub ...] | ||
| ⸢mu⸣-bal-lu-⸢u₂ nap-ša₂⸣-a-tu₄ ⸢mu⸣-[...] | ||
| mu-ra-sukud-da ⸢zi ud⸣ [...] | ||
| ⸢i-na⸣ u₂-tul-li-ka tu-uš-šiš [...] | ||
| na-[an]-gub-be₂-en ⸢na-an⸣-tuš-⸢e⸣-[en] | ||
| la ta-az-za-⸢zi la tu-uš-šab⸣ | ||
| nam-ba-gi₄-gi₄-⸢en nam-ba⸣-niŋin-e-ne | ||
| la ta-at-ta-[nu]-⸢ra⸣ la ⸢ta⸣-sa-na-ah-hu-⸢ra⸣ | ||
| ki nu-ra-zu-še₃ saŋ-⸢ba mu-un-na-ab-nu₂⸣ | ||
| a-šar la ud-⸢di⸣-[ka ... u₂]-šar-⸢bi⸣-iṣ | ||
| ki sed-[de₃ ...] ⸢ki nu-sed-de₃ nam⸣-ba-gi-en | ||
| 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 ša₂ {d}AMAR.UTU a-na-ku | ||
| šu {d}en-ki-⸢ke₄⸣ [šu-ŋu₁₀ i₃-ŋal₂] | ||
| ša₂ qa-ti {d}e₂-a ina qa-ti-ia i-ba-aš₂-ši | ||
| o | ||
| 12' | ⸢tu₆⸣ {d}en-ki-ke₄ te-e ša₂ {d}⸢e₂⸣-[a ina] ⸢te⸣-e-a i-ba-aš₂-ši tu₆-ŋu₁₀ i₃-⸢ŋal₂⸣ | |
| 13' | inim {d}en-ki-ke₄ a-mat {d}e₂-a ina ⸢pi-ia⸣ i-ba-aš₂-ši ka-ŋu₁₀ [i₃-ŋal₂] | |
| udug sag₁₀-ga a₂ zid-da-ŋu₁₀ mu-un-⸢da⸣-[...] | ||
| še-e-du du-un-qi₂ ina im-ni-ia₂ a-⸢la⸣-[...] | ||
| {⸢d⸣}lamma sag₁₀-ga a₂ gab₂-bu-ŋu₁₀ mu-⸢un⸣-[...] | ||
| la-mas-si ⸢du⸣-un-qi₂ [i]-⸢na⸣ šu₂-me-li-ia [...] | ||
| diŋir saŋ-du-ŋu₁₀-še₃ ki nam-til₃-la-ŋu₁₀-še₃ [...] | ||
| DINGIR-MEŠ ba-nu-u₂-a a-šar ba-la-ṭi-ia₂ u ⸢ša₂⸣-[...] | ||
| šag₄-zu niŋ₂ hul-dim₂-ma [...] | ||
| lib₃-ba-ka e-peš le-mut-ti ⸢a⸣-[a ub-la] | ||
| igi-zu niŋ₂ hul-dim₂-⸢ma⸣ nam-⸢mu⸣-un-⸢ši⸣-[in-bar-ra] | ||
| in-ka ša₂ le-mut-ti ⸢a-a⸣ ip-pal-⸢sa⸣-[an-ni] | ||
| ka-zu niŋ₂ hul-dim₂-ma nam-ba-⸢ab⸣-[tum₃] | ||
| pi-i-ka ša₂ le-mut-ti a-a ⸢ub⸣-[la] | ||
| ⸢šu⸣-zu niŋ₂ hul-dim₂-ma nam-mu-un-ši-in-⸢sa₂⸣-[sa₂] | ||
| qa-at-⸢ka⸣ ša₂ ⸢le-mut⸣-ti a-a ik-šu-da-an-[ni] | ||
| r | ||
| 6 | su-ŋu₁₀-še₃ [a-na] ⸢zu⸣-um-ri-⸢ia⸣ e ta-aṭ-ha-⸢a⸣-a nam-ba-teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-⸢ne⸣ | |
| 7 | igi-ŋu₁₀-še₃ a-⸢na pa⸣-ni-ia e ta-as-sa-ah-ra nam-ba-⸢niŋin⸣-[e]-⸢ne⸣ | |
| 8 | egir-ŋu₁₀-še₃ a-na ⸢ar₂⸣-ki-⸢ia⸣ e ta-⸢tu-ra⸣ [...] | |
| ki ŋen-na-ŋu₁₀-⸢še₃ nam-mu-da⸣-[...] | ||
| ⸢a⸣-šar ⸢al-la⸣-ku la ⸢ta⸣-[...] | ||
| ki ⸢ku₄⸣-ku₄-da-⸢ŋu₁₀-še₃⸣ ba-ra-⸢an-ku₄-ku₄-ne⸣ | ||
| a-šar er-⸢ru⸣-bu la te-er-ru-⸢ub⸣ | ||
| ⸢e₂⸣-ŋu₁₀ nam-ba-teŋ₃-ŋe₂₆-e-ne | ||
| ⸢a⸣-na bi-ti-ia ⸢e ta-aṭ⸣-ha-a | ||
| [ur₃]-ŋu₁₀ ⸢nam⸣-mu-un-⸢da⸣-bal-[...] | ||
| [...]-⸢kit⸣ | ||
| 13 | [tu₆-dug₄-ga] ⸢inim⸣ {d}⸢en-ki⸣-[ga-ke₄] | |
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