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BM.82983 (ebl:BM.82983)

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

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DesignationBM.82983
IDebl:BM.82983
Museum no.BM.82983
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)
3'may the sabar net of Nisaba be bound up.
8'May the gods guard the sanctuaries of heaven and netherworld,
9'who has no rival among the great gods
4'may ditto may he overthrow him.
12'may the great gods curse him.
7'May the divine plans and divine plans of heaven and earth not change.
2'(If) he keeps watch over the ziggurat of ditto
11'may they be the faithful one of the great gods.
6'he will bring out the ushurtu-demon.
10'Whose great gods are afraid.
1'The flour on the top of Nisaba has been given to him.
5'he will cross the plans.

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