BM.38610 (ebl:BM.38610)
CANONICAL > Magic > Purification > Mīs pî, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.38610 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.38610 |
| Museum no. | BM.38610 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic > Purification > Mīs pî |
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) |
|---|---|
| reverse 10' | May your heart be calmed, may your liver be calmed(?) |
| obverse 18 | the Arrow, the Lion, the Lion |
| reverse 8' | The great dais(?) carry beer |
| obverse 6 | You enter that god in a house. |
| reverse 12' | I want to resound the rejoicing rites(?) |
| reverse 6' | The kanajja prayer(?)...... |
| obverse 12 | and erahunakku-offerings with a royal garment |
| obverse 15 | the great gods, the exorcist, his mouth-bearer |
| reverse 2' | the year in which he swore. |
| obverse 17 | for Anu, Enlil, Ea, Blet-il, Sîn, |
| reverse 14' | a place of relaxation, a place of relaxation |
| obverse 1 | When the city of the rites and rites was built |
| reverse 5' | the guardian of heaven and earth, your hand |
| obverse 20 | you libate fine sheep. |
| obverse 19 | Mercury, Mars and Nusku set |
| reverse 15' | (a kind of profession) |
| obverse 2 | his (personal) gods (and) his great divinity for the awe-inspiring rites |
| reverse 18' | (a kind of profession) |
| obverse 16 | ... on a black day |
| obverse 4 | In a favorable month, in the evening, in the evening, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning, in the morning |
| obverse 10 | ............ |
| reverse 19' | Written and checked according to the original. |
| obverse 11 | together with the gods, the one who brings out the tears |
| obverse 8 | shepherd of the extensive people |
| reverse 7' | you have entrusted to me. |
| reverse 16' | of the chief |
| reverse 3' | The one who seeks a lawsuit or litigation against him |
| obverse 7 | which is with them, you bring him out, and the supplication of the supplications |
| reverse 17' | (a kind of profession) |
| obverse 9 | as long as he lives, he will be sated on the ground. |
| obverse 3 | to the right and left |
| obverse 5 | by the command of the gods ama, Adad, and eptu, |
| reverse 4' | Whose hand is grasped in heaven and earth |
| obverse 13 | When the work of the god is done, in a favorable month |
| reverse 13' | I go with pleasure and gladly...... |
| reverse 11' | May your heart rejoice over you, may your heart rejoice over you, |
| reverse 9' | you are able to smite with a prostitute |
| obverse 14 | (If) in the presence of Ea, ama and Asalluhi |
| obverse 21 | ... meat |
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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