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BM.82917 (ebl:BM.82917)

CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic > Saĝba, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE

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DesignationBM.82917
IDebl:BM.82917
Museum no.BM.82917
CollectionSippar
LanguageAkkadian; Sumerian
PeriodNeo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
GenreCANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic > Saĝba

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.

LineMachine English (draft)
obverse 12'I am the workman of Marduk
obverse 21'The lamma protective deity who stands at my left side goes
obverse 18'The word of Ea is in my mouth.
obverse 16'whether Ea is at my side
obverse 13'Hand of Enki is present in my hand
obverse 7'Do not abandon your sweet place, do not abandon your sweet place
obverse 1'So that you cannot sit down (in the street)
obverse 17'the word of Enki is there for me
obverse 5'to the place not be forgotten he set up the head.
obverse 6'He shall not give you the curse; he shall cut off the oath.
obverse 10'I am the one of Damkina
obverse 9'I am Ea’s
obverse 19'The good nanny-goat went to my right side.
obverse 3'Do not return (to its place), do not return (to its place)
obverse 11'I am the messenger of Asalluhi
obverse 24'The god who created me, where my life is full of joy,
obverse 14'that of Ea in my hand is present
obverse 15'the garment of Enki is there for my garment
obverse 4'Do not abandon me, do not abandon me!
obverse 2'You shall not stand, you shall not dwell.
obverse 20'a dowry, a dowry in my presence, I shall go
obverse 8'You shall not make the place of your supplication.
obverse 22'I am the one who makes good the good things in my heart.
obverse 23'to the side of my head, to the place of my life and well-being he set it up.

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