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BM.41291 (ebl:BM.41291)
CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.41291 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.41291 |
| Museum no. | BM.41291 |
| Collection | Babylon |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic |
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 21' | If he sees a sick person, ditto to your presence, ditto to your presence, he will recover. |
| reverse 10 | (If) ditto, ditto, the enemy ditto, the enemy ditto, Amurru ditto, |
| obverse 11' | You set up an ox in the midst of a ram, and you recite the incantation 'It is good!' and.... |
| obverse 24' | [Ditto: reed of] my womb to your womb! |
| obverse 23' | "If my tongue is swollen: ditto. |
| reverse 15 | He performs his name in his dream. |
| reverse 8 | (If) a sick person, when you stand at your feet, ditto: he will recover. |
| reverse 6 | (If) he is ill for your body: ditto. |
| obverse 8' | Incantation formula: You libate everything evil. |
| reverse 18 | You recite the incantation 3 times over you. |
| reverse 16 | In front of ama you give him. You pour kurru-aromatic oil, butter, fish and beer. |
| reverse 2 | "May my throne be stable for you!" Ditto; illness of my... for your.... |
| obverse 4' | 'May your praises be praised... |
| reverse 12 | If he goes out and he eats his body |
| obverse 9' | Its ritual: you recite the incantation. |
| obverse 1' | For Ningirsu, lord of Girsu and Laga |
| reverse 13 | Incantation formula: (If) a man utters a bad word |
| obverse 5' | May this be your dwelling... |
| obverse 22' | "If a sick person's mouth ditto to your mouth, ditto. |
| reverse 9 | May the south wind tear out and you will not take away |
| reverse 4 | (If) he is ill for my life: ditto. |
| obverse 20' | "If a illness is upon you, ditto to you. |
| obverse 13' | Incantation: O...,... |
| obverse 10' | ... anything evil like a black-headed bull will write his hand on a sword. |
| reverse 11 | This should be your dwelling, this should be your dwelling. |
| obverse 14' | Incantation: You, Who are evil, |
| obverse 17' | The lilû-vessel, the lilû-vessel, the lilû-vessel, and all the evil-doers, the one who captures mankind, |
| reverse 1 | (If) ditto: a reed of my nose to the reed of your nose: illness of my nose to your nose. |
| reverse 14 | Its ritual: you recite the incantation. You recite the incantation. |
| obverse 16' | The evil man is a frightened man, the evil man is a sick man, the sick man is a sick man. |
| obverse 6' | May this be your seat! |
| obverse 12' | You take away against him and in the night?... |
| reverse 5 | (If) the reed of my city to your midwife ditto: illness of my yoke. |
| reverse 17 | The 3rd day, on the head of a chariot, he seated him. The first part of the night, |
| obverse 7' | You give me a name and...... |
| obverse 18' | Whoever breaks the contract, and if he dies, he will die. |
| obverse 3' | To Bidu, the chief oiler, may he be removed from the earth. |
| obverse 19' | I gave my head to your head; I gave my head to your head. |
| obverse 2' | ... in the middle of... |
| reverse 3 | (If) he is a sick man: ditto to the thief: ditto. |
| reverse 7 | (If) he is ill for your life: ditto. |
| obverse 15' | The evil demon, the evil demon, the lament, the evil demon, the evil demon, the evil demon, |
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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