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BM.43223 (ebl:BM.43223)
CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.43223 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.43223 |
| Museum no. | BM.43223 |
| 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) |
|---|---|
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 12' | ... ama |
| reverse 8' | a tavern |
| reverse 9' | a tavern |
| fragment BM.43223 + BM.43635 31' | let the evil tongue stand outside. |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 6' | to Kusu the chief temple administrator of Enlil |
| fragment BM.43449 5' | ... that house?... |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 14' | ... your... |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 9' | May he be holy like heaven, may he be holy like earth. |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 8 | barley of... in |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 2' | the seven children(?) |
| fragment BM.43223 + BM.43635 34' | The house, ditto, which is his house, they established in front of him. |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 11' | Asar |
| fragment BM.43223 + BM.43635 37' | in order to... the house |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 1 | Incantation: Incantation of the street... |
| fragment BM.43223 + BM.43635 38' | ... my heart... my heart. |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 2 | ... suqu-disease at his going. |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 15' | Pure..., your breast... |
| fragment BM.43223 + BM.43635 30' | He goes to the aid of Marduk. |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 16' | ... in the presence of pure... |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 25' | from the pure Abzu brought out to its place |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 18' | ......... |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 24' | ... their... they shall... |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 5' | ..................... |
| fragment BM.43449 7' | ... house of the prince(?)... |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 1' | ... his(?) |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 23' | ... he smote |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 8'a | by Asalluhi, son of Eridu |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 7' | in the presence of the father(?) Ea they rejoiced |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 10' | may the evil tongue stand outside. |
| fragment BM.43223 + BM.43635 36' | (and) on the threshing floor of the ziggurat of the igaru-house of the house |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 4 | Marduk, supplication... |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 3' | ... pure... |
| fragment BM.43449 4' | Its house is a great house |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 26' | The heart of heaven is a rainbow, its midst is full of radiance. |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 17' | ...... |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 5 | ubta ubta ram |
| reverse 5' | good udug and good lamma protective deity |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 21' | ... the king of heaven and earth... the street |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 5' | ditto, son of Anu |
| fragment BM.43449 6' | In the temple of the rulership/rulership(?) |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 4' | to Nisabagal, son of An |
| reverse 1' | ... evil udug... evil... |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 6' | before your father Enki rejoices(?) |
| fragment BM.43449 1' | ......... |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 9 | ...... |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 6 | ... barley that in a tubqû-vessel... |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 3' | the sons of Apsu, their heirs |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 3 | Asalluhi, the one who goes in the street |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 27' | ... who is cubits in water from the Apsu... |
| reverse 10' | god of the temple of Ninlil |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 7' | Ditto, the angamau-demon of ditto |
| reverse 7' | a libation bowl of Ea |
| fragment BM.43449 8' | the temple of Enki |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 4' | he poured water, he poured water, he poured water for him. |
| fragment BM.43449 3' | ... the house of his supplication... in his own life... |
| reverse 11' | Diary... house... |
| fragment BM.43449 9' | ... the temple of ditto and... of |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 8' | before your mother Damgalnuna |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 13' | ... |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 7 | ... a udug vessel |
| reverse 2' | The evil, the evil, the evil,... |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 28' | ...... like... inside the heavens. |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 9' | before you, Damkina... |
| fragment BM.43223 + BM.43635 29' | Asalluhi... his horns. |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 1' | That which is set up in the Apsu. |
| fragment BM.43223 + BM.43635 35' | the door, the door, the door, the door, the door of Esagil, the house |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 2' | ... water of the holy well |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 8'b | Marduk, son of Eridu |
| reverse 6' | ... good fortune, good fortune,... |
| fragment BM.43223 + BM.43635 32' | May he be a slave, may he be a slave, may he be a slave. |
| reverse 3' | like a tumuli |
| fragment BM.43230 + BM.43261 + BM.43537 22' | ... of heaven and earth,......, |
| reverse 4' | ... like a lion in the nose... |
| fragment BM.43223 + BM.43635 33' | Incantation: O Esagil, tablet of the lord, en priestess, en priestess |
| fragment BM.43324 + BM.43485 10 | ...... |
| bottom 1 | Gula-eir |
| fragment BM.43449 2' | Its fearsomeness and awe-inspiring radiance... the house(?) |
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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