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BM.82991 (ebl:BM.82991)
CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic > Lamaštu; CANONICAL > Technical > Ritual texts, Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | BM.82991 |
|---|---|
| ID | ebl:BM.82991 |
| Museum no. | BM.82991 |
| Collection | Sippar |
| Language | Akkadian; Sumerian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | CANONICAL > Magic > Exorcistic > Lamaštu; CANONICAL > Technical > Ritual texts |
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 3 10' | Wording of Kamadmea |
| obverse col 3 9' | In the body of a baby, the son of his god, I will recover. |
| reverse col 1 16 | ... you have come to me. |
| reverse col 1 14 | The flesh of a man is not good. |
| reverse col 2 2 | like a torch in the middle of the sky |
| reverse col 1 4 | Incantation: O fierce one, goddess of heroism. |
| reverse col 1 7 | (If) he is ill before him, he is ill and he is sick: he will die. |
| reverse col 1 2 | (If) a snake, a seed, (and) linen in a fire: his name. |
| obverse col 3 6' | Your deeds, Adapi, the sage of Iri-du |
| reverse col 1 15 | Incantation: O meadows, abominations, |
| reverse col 1 9 | He has sworn by the mouth of the lidatu-demon |
| reverse col 1 17 | ... may he build your temple. |
| obverse col 3 4' | I have made you rejoice over you. |
| reverse col 1 1 | (If) he does not eat flour, he will recover. |
| obverse col 3 1' | ... of the Apatu. |
| reverse col 2 3 | Establish your princeship! ama! |
| reverse col 1 13 | of Errauka, the tribute of the father of Enlil |
| obverse col 3 13' | You mix with papparmnu-aromatic (and) white oil. |
| reverse col 2 4 | Incantation: Kamad-me, son of An, whose name is written by the gods |
| reverse col 2 5 | by the hand of the lady of queens |
| reverse col 1 11 | May I make you enter the gate of your daughters. |
| reverse col 1 20 | ... is filled with radiance. |
| reverse col 1 3 | the boundary territory of a zaillru-tree, muu-tree |
| obverse col 3 12' | a nigdara-garment, a libation bowl, a fish |
| obverse col 3 2' | ... you do not destroy it.... wide. |
| obverse col 3 5' | He carries out the rites of the barge (and) the flour of the tarradku-vessel. |
| obverse col 3 8' | He strews your word, he strews your hands |
| reverse col 1 5 | From a chariot he slew and flew away. |
| reverse col 1 19 | ... of a ibrû-tree |
| obverse col 3 7' | Your scream in Eridu is screamed. |
| reverse col 1 8 | the houses of the haratu-priests have entered |
| obverse col 3 11' | Its equids are leather straps, a horse of the leatherworker. |
| reverse col 1 12 | ... in front of Enlil, his father, |
| reverse col 1 10 | Let me bring... to you, your sons. |
| reverse col 1 18 | ... my utterance, |
| reverse col 2 1 | Let me see them. |
| reverse col 1 6 | (If) his horns are swollen: he will die. |
| obverse col 3 3' | You shall not be negligent; you shall not be negligent; you shall be negligent. |
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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