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BM.38599 (ebl:BM.38599)
CANONICAL > Magic, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.38599 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.38599 |
| Museum no. | BM.38599 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic |
Machine English (draft)
Machine draft. Machine English from montycrypto/atf-to-english (atf-en-best-v2, 2026-10-05), generated line by line from the source transliteration (not reproduced here). It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|
| obverse col 1 15 | Incantation: O Sin, father of the gods, who goes at my right side. |
| reverse 4 | these rituals in ebetu (X) in front of the Fish on the bank of the river. |
| reverse 3 | You recite the incantation 'Your hand is shaved with a censer' on it. You recite the incantation 'From the extispicy and... to his house.' |
| reverse 12 | ... in Duuzu |
| obverse col 1 9 | Your servant, Itar, mistress of the lands |
| reverse 14 | This idtu-disease (is) before ama-eir. When that month was visible... and... |
| obverse col 1 10 | Guea, the provider of battle and battle |
| obverse col 1 11 | You set up a censer of juniper. You libate first-rate beer. |
| obverse col 1 12 | You recite the incantation in front of Venus. |
| reverse 10 | Its ritual: in front of Mars, the day of evil. |
| bottom 2 | among the great gods chosen by the heart |
| reverse 16 | Whoever sees (it) in a month, whether in a month, (or) in a month, (or) in a month, (or) in a month, (or) in a month, (or) in a month, (or) in a month, |
| obverse col 1 2 | he rejoiced on the earth |
| obverse col 1 4 | ... received by the gods of heaven and earth. |
| obverse col 1 14 | In (the month) Addaru (XII), he will not do it |
| obverse col 1 17 | O Itar, lady of the lands, I made (it) before me. |
| obverse col 1 3 | he rejoiced over him in his order of fate. |
| bottom 1 | may An and Enlil swore (this). |
| obverse col 1 6 | You set up a torch of cedar, cypress, juniper, juniper, ama-arru-uur and |
| obverse col 1 7 | ... of flour in the place of... |
| obverse col 1 8 | You strew that torch and you put a tukku-prayer to the sky. |
| reverse 1 | Its ritual: When the Black Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed Headed |
| obverse col 1 18 | Nergal will brew beer; he will go before me. |
| reverse 6 | Its ritual: In front of Jupiter, you set up a censer of juniper. You libate first-rate beer. |
| reverse 15 | From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, [its] heart is happy. |
| obverse col 1 25 | He does not change the heart of his (personal) god and his goddess. |
| obverse col 1 13 | these rituals in Abu (V) and Ullu (VI) |
| reverse 7 | (If) you are to seize (and) seize (them) in your heart: you will not return to your right and left....... |
| obverse col 1 21 | At the command of the king of the gods, Marduk and Ea, king of wisdom, |
| reverse 13 | Incantation: O lord, o lord, o lord, o lord, o lord, o lord, evil-doer...... |
| obverse col 1 22 | Its ritual: You set up a censer of juniper before the gods. |
| obverse col 1 1 | He rejoiced over the Eni-nuru of heaven and earth |
| obverse col 1 19 | He will go to another palace. He will not take it away. |
| reverse 17 | (If) an anomaly, an apsû-demon, an adalu-demon, an adlu-disease, an adlu-disease, an adlu-disease, an adlu-disease, an adlu-disease, an adlu-disease, (and) an adlu-disease of Ur. |
| obverse col 1 20 | enters the city and the temples of the city adaya. |
| obverse col 1 5 | Its ritual: in a place of dispelling, no one has crossed it. |
| obverse col 1 24 | You recite the incantation 3 times and you recite the incantation three times. |
| reverse 9 | Incantation: Incantation: Incantation of the evil-doer's disappearance. : The great gods determine their fate. :... |
| reverse 2 | It is a good thing to Ea: Ea will be satisfied with my enemies.... the beer and first-class beer. |
| obverse col 1 23 | You strew mihhu-disease. You stand at your left. Nobody will see you. |
| reverse 18 | Who knows (this)? May Anu, Enlil, Ea, (and) the great gods |
| obverse col 1 27 | When you recite the incantation 'I have destroyed your incantation, destroy your incantation' |
| obverse col 1 16 | ama, foremost eunuch, goes to my left. |
| reverse 11 | You recite this incantation 'May the king, the prince,... and female servant....' |
| reverse 8 | (If) you see (them): before Jupiter, who... Marduk.... |
| obverse col 1 26 | These are the days of Ayyaru (II) (and) Simanu (?). |
| reverse 5 | Incantation: O lord, long-lasting life, your..., evil-doer, reeds, warrior Nergal |
Sources & licences
- electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich · MIT (eBL Zenodo dataset); platform terms unverified · electronic Babylonian Library (eBL), LMU Munich, https://www.ebl.lmu.de/ ; Zenodo dataset (MIT)
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