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BM.50364 (ebl:BM.50364)
CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic > Udugḫul, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.50364 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.50364 |
| Museum no. | BM.50364 |
| Collection | Sippar |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic > Udugḫul |
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 2 4'a | that you should not make yourself known from the ground in the house |
| obverse col 2 2'a | to the outskirts of the house |
| obverse col 2 11' | god of the temple, lady of the temple, the protective spirit of the temple, the reed basket |
| obverse col 2 1'a | that you should not stand in the house |
| obverse col 2 13'a | to smite |
| reverse col 3 3' | ... the oath of the great gods, |
| reverse col 3 7'a | the evil-doer came out |
| obverse col 2 3'a | when you are to enter into the house |
| obverse col 2 6' | the great one of Asalluhi, the abgal priest of the distant heart the king, the god of the universe |
| reverse col 3 5'a | the udug of the evil-doer |
| reverse col 3 6'a | the evil ala-demon came out |
| obverse col 2 8'a | Agalbi-anag |
| reverse col 3 1' | the door of the house has been opened, he has turned you back. |
| reverse col 3 2' | may the trust of the great gods be established for you. |
| reverse col 3 8' | (a kind of profession) |
| reverse col 3 5'b | The evil oath... |
| obverse col 2 7' | ... great lord, Marduk, wise one of his heart... |
| reverse col 3 4'a | the evil-doer came forth |
| obverse col 2 5'a | the uzga deity of the temple |
| obverse col 2 3'b | In the reedbed of the house, you shall not leave your house. |
| obverse col 2 14'a | (a kind of profession) |
| obverse col 2 14'b | I strew their names in front of Ashur. |
| obverse col 2 5'b | ... in the shrines of the god of the temple not to go out... |
| obverse col 2 2'b | In the middle of the house I do not ask you. |
| obverse col 2 13'b | ............ I settled them. |
| obverse col 2 9' | to Kusu the chief temple administrator of Enlil |
| obverse col 2 4'b | to the gate of the house not to disturb you |
| obverse col 2 8'b | ... greatly... |
| obverse col 2 1'b | You put them in a house. |
| reverse col 3 7'b | Any revocation, lawsuit, or litigation is void. |
| reverse col 3 4'b | evil, evil, |
| obverse col 2 10' | angammau, who ditto entrusted you with Eridu |
| reverse col 3 6'b | Who is the evildoer? |
| obverse col 2 12' | To the god of the temple of Itar, the temple of Lamassu, the temple of your choice |
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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