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BM.72630 (ebl:BM.72630)
CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Kiutu; CANONICAL > Magic > Purification > Mīs pî, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.72630 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.72630 |
| Museum no. | BM.72630 |
| Collection | Sippar |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Literature > Hymns > Divine > Kiutu; 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? 17' | When you enter your house |
| reverse? 8' | Asalluhi, the son of Eridu, looked |
| reverse? 10' | May he be holy like heaven, may he be pure like earth, may he be purified like heaven |
| reverse? 19' | May your heart rejoice...... |
| reverse? 3' | may he cross over the path of the empty land for you. |
| obverse? 1' | May the heavens rejoice over you, may the earth be glad on your account. |
| obverse? 4' | by the Anuna gods of the lands |
| obverse? 6' | Wording for the place of Utu |
| reverse? 13' | O lord, for the well-being of your heart, I have built a house. |
| reverse? 11' | Wording for the evildoer |
| reverse? 6' | may he make it shine like the feet of a place of relaxation. |
| reverse? 7' | May the heart of heaven be purified(?) by a kiln |
| reverse? 5' | may he set foot on the ground like heaven. |
| obverse? 2' | When you enter into Utu's holy place |
| reverse? 12' | Incantation: O my king, to the heart of your great divinity, I have built the temple for you. |
| reverse? 4' | may he cross over the ground for you in a pure place for you. |
| reverse? 18' | May your heart be satisfied, may your liver be satisfied, may he decree a fate for you |
| reverse? 9' | ... made... shine, he made... shine |
| reverse? 14' | to your joyous heart he shall bring to the dais |
| reverse? 20' | In the house, he will spend the day in joy. |
| obverse? 3' | ama, in the pure place, when you enter |
| reverse? 16' | to the Eazu |
| obverse? 5' | May the hand of a hero, son of Ningal, be praised for you |
| reverse? 2' | ... where you have taken the road, may the holy path take away. |
| reverse? 15' | ... for the happiness of your heart, the scepter of... |
| reverse? 1' | Incantation: "The foot of the place that has been erected has been diverted to the holy place" |
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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