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o 1o 1 | ŠA₃.BAL.BAL | KI mulUR.A | (o 1) Confusion: the sign of the Lion. |
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o 22 | DI.BAL.A | KI mulGU.LA | (o 2) Injustice: the sign of Gula. |
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o 33 | ŠU DU₈.A-KAM | KI mulAB.SIN₂ | (o 3) To relax the hands: the sign of the Furrow. |
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o 44 | NAM.ERIM₂.BUR₂.RU.DA | KI mulGU.LA | (o 4) Curse-removal: the sign of Gula. |
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o 55 | KI.AG₂.GA₂ NITA ana MUNUS | KI mulzi-ba-nu | (o 5) (For) a man to love a woman: the sign of the Scales. |
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o 66 | KI.AG₂.GA₂ MUNUS ana NITA | KI mulKUN-MEŠ | (o 6) (For) a woman to love a man: the sign of the Tails. |
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o 77 | KI.AG₂.GA₂ NITA ana NITA | KI mulGIR₂.[TAB] | (o 7) (For) a man to love a man: the sign of the Scorpion. |
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o 88 | MUNUS GEN.NA | KI mulLU₂.ḪUN.GA₂ | (o 8) To have sex with a woman: the sign of the Hireling. |
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o 99 | ZI.KU₅.RU.DA | KI mulPA.BIL.SAG ša₂-niš KI mulMAŠ.MAŠ | (o 9) Cutting-of-life: the sign of Pabilsag; alternatively, the sign of the Twins. |
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o 1010 | IGI.NIGIN.NA | KI mul<MAŠ>.TAB.BA GAL.GAL | (o 10) Vertigo: the sign of the Great Twins. |
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o 1111 | dID₂ u PU₂ KU₃.GA ( o ) | KI mulSUḪUR.MAŠ₂ | (o 11) To purify (by) the divine River or a well: the sign of the Goatfish. |
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o 1212 | E₂.GAL KU₄.RA ( o ) | KI mulAL.( o )⸢LUL⸣ | (o 12) To enter the palace: the sign of the Crab. |
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o 1313 | ŠUR₂.ḪUN.GA₂ | KI mulGU.[LA] | (o 13) Appeasement of anger: the sign of Gula. |
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o 1414 | LUGAL ina E₂.GAL-šu₂ MU-šu₂ ana SIG₅ti₃ ḫa-sa-sa | KI 5 UŠ ina IGI mul[LUGAL?] | (o 14) (For) the king in his palace to remember his (a man's) name in kindness: the sign of 5 UŠ in front of the King. |
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o 1515 | NUN ina E₂.GAL-šu₂ MU-šu₂ ana SIG₅ti₃ MUar₂ | KI mulZIB-[MEŠ] | (o 15) (For) the prince in his palace to call his (a man's) name in kindness: the sign of the Tails. |
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o 1616 | a-mir-ka ana IGI-ka ḫa-de-e u ra-a-ši | KI mulUR.[A] | (o 16) (For) whoever sees you to become joyful or rejoice in front of you: the sign of the Lion. |
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o 1717 | MUNUS šu-ud-bu-bu ( o ) | KI mulLU₂.ḪUN.GA₂ | (o 17) (For) making a woman speak: the sign of the Hireling. |
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o 1818 | a-mir-ka ŠU.SI-šu₂ ana SIG₅ti₃ ana muḫ-ḫi-ka ta-ra-aṣ | KI mul⸢ABSIN⸣ | (o 18) (For) whoever sees you to point his finger in kindness above you: the sign of the Furrow. |
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o 1919 | ši-kin KU₃.BABBAR | KI SA₄ ša₂ mulGU₄.AN.[NA] | (o 19) Deposit of silver: the sign of the naming of the Bull of Heaven. |
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o 2020 | ZAḪ₂ GUR.RU.DA ( o ) | KI mulLUGAL ša₂-niš KI mulzi-ba-[nu] | (o 20) To return a fugitive: the sign of the King; alternatively, the sign of the Scales. |
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o 2121 | MUNUS LU₂ ana NITA ša₂-nim-ma IGI-MIN u IGI la na-še-e | KI mulMAŠ.TAB.BA GAL.[GAL] | (o 21) (For) a man's wife not to raise her eyes or eye to another man: the sign of the Great Twins. |
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o 2222 | ḪUL.GIG ( o ) | KI ( o ) mul⸢GIR₂⸣.[TAB] | (o 22) Hate: the sign of the Scorpion. |
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o 2323 | UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU.DA | KI mulGU.LA ša₂-niš KI mulKUN-[MEŠ] | (o 23) Ritual to dispel sorcery: the sign of Gula; alternatively, the sign of the Tails. |
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o 2424 | GIR₃ ḪULtu₂ ina E₂ LU₂ KU₅si | KI MUL.[MUL] ša₂-niš KI mulGU.LA | (o 24) To block the foot of evil from a man's house: the sign of the Bristle; alternatively, the sign of Gula. |
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o 2525 | iš-di-ḫu lu₂KURUN₂.NAM šur-ši-i | KI mulAL.LUL ša₂-niš KI mulGU.LA | (o 25) To provide profit for a brewer: the sign of the Crab; alternatively, the sign of Gula. |
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o 2626 | UŠ₁₁.ZU ana BUR₂ra ana LU₂ GIG la₃ TE SAG.DU TI.LA ra-i-ib-šu₂ | (o 26) To undo sorcery; (for) illness not to approach a man; to heal the head; to drive out his shivering; to heal a wound; to block a woman's (menstrual) blood; (for) evil not to approach a man's house: the sign of the Goatfish. |
o 2727 | a-na šu-ṣi-i si-im-ma a-na TI.LA UŠ₂ MUNUS ana KU₅si |
o 2828 | ḪUL ana E₂ LU₂ la₃ TE | KI mulSUḪUR.MAŠ₂ |
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o 2929 | LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA ( o ) | KI MUL.MUL ša₂-niš KI mulGIŠ.RIN₂ | (o 29) The lilû-demon: the sign of the Bristle; alternatively, the sign of the Scales. |
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o 3030 | KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂ | KI MUL.MUL ša₂-niš KI mulMAŠ.MAŠ šal-šiš KI mul⸢PA.BIL.SAG⸣ | (o 30) The ardat-lilî demon: the sign of the Bristle; alternatively, the sign of the Twins; thirdly, the sign of Pabilsag. |
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o 3131 | LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂ | KI mul⸢PA.BIL.SAG⸣ | (o 31) The lilû-demon (and) the ardat-lilî demon: the sign of Pabilsag. |
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o 3232 | AN.TA.ŠUB.BA dLUGAL—UR₃.RA ŠU DINGIR.RA ŠU GIDIM.MA | KI ⸢mul⸣[UR.A] | (o 32) Falling sickness, Bel-uri, the hand of a god, the hand of a ghost: the sign of the Lion. |
o 3333 | GIDIM DABbat KI LU₂ KEŠ₂ NU LU₂ ana UŠ₂ pa-qa₂-du ana ⸢GIDIM⸣ [...] | (o 33) To seize a ghost (and) attach (it) to a man; to consign a man's effigy to death; to give [...] to a ghost to drink; to drive out wrongdoing: the sign of the Crab. |
o 3434 | ana NAGe ḫi-bil₂-ti E₃i | KI ⸢mul⸣[AL.LUL] |
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o 3535 | MUNUS GEN.NA DU₃-ma ḫi-ṭa₄ la₃ TUKU | KI ⸢mul⸣[GU.LA] | (o 35) To perform (the ritual) "having sex with a woman" so as not to acquire sin: the sign of Gula. |
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o 3636 | DINGIR ana qe₂-re-e ⸢iš₈-tar₂⸣ ana qe₂-re-e sa-gal-la ana TI.LA ⸢E₂⸣ ana ⸢ḫu⸣-[up-pi₂ ...] | (o 36) To invite a god; to invite a goddess; to cure sagallu-illness; to purify a temple; [...]; to heal a stone (in the body); to hold back diarrhoea; to remove fever: [...]. |
o 3737 | NA₄!(TE) ana TI.LA ŠA₃.SI.SI ana ka-le-e KUM₂ ana ⸢ZI⸣ḫi [...] |
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Reverse |
r 1r 1 | IDIM u NUN ana EME.SIG la₃ GU₇ ⸢GABA⸣.[RI ...] | (r 1) (For) a nobleman or prince not to give (or) receive slander: [...]. |
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r 22 | la₃ ši-il-la-ti ana TUKU LU₂ ina IGI ⸢LU₂⸣ [...] | (r 2) To acquire lack of iniquity; [...] a man in front of (another) man; [...]; either to hold back a dead man, or [...] a sorceror [...], or to remove a dead man from the palace, or [...] to seize [...], (or) to block the king's beloved, [...]: [...]. |
r 33 | lu UŠ₂ ⸢GUL⸣ lu lu₂⸢UŠ₁₁⸣.ZU [...] |
r 44 | lu UŠ₂ ina E₂.GAL ana ZIḫi ⸢lu⸣ [...] |
r 55 | ana DABti₃ lu₂KI.AG₂ ša₂ LUGAL ana ⸢KU₅⸣[si ...] | [...] |
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r 66 | KA.DAB.BE₂.DA | ⸢KI⸣ [...] | (r 6) Oral paralysis: the sign of [...]. |
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r 77 | SAG.KI.DAB.BA | KI [...] | (r 7) sankidabbû-illness: the sign of [...]. |
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r 88 | ŠA₃.ZI.GA | KI [...] | (r 8) Sexual desire: the sign of [...]. |
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r 99 | ma-gar₃ LUGAL ana LU₂ | KI ⸢mul⸣[...] | (r 9) (For) the king being favourable to a man: the sign of [...]. |
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r 1010 | ARAD LU₂ la₃ ZAḪ₂ | KI mul⸢GIR₂.TAB⸣ | (r 10) For a man's slave not to disappear: the sign of the Scorpion. |
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r 1111 | DINGIR IGI.BAR DINGIR.ŠA₃.DIB.BA BUR₂ri | KI MUL.MUL | (r 11) To see a god; to undo divine wrath: the sign of the Bristle. |
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r 1212 | DAM.TAB.BA pur-ru-di u₃ LU₂ ina man-za-zi-šu ZIḫi | KI mulSUḪUR.MAŠ₂ | (r 12) To terrify a rival wife and to remove a man from his position: the sign of the Goatfish. |
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r 1313 | LU₂ ina qi₂-ip-ti-šu₂ ZIḫi u₃ LU₂ ina IGI LU₂ GARni | KI mulLU₂.ḪUN.GA₂ | (r 13) To remove a man from his position of trust and to appoint a man in front of (another) man: the sign of the Hireling. |
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r 1414 | gaba-ri₃ ŠEŠ.UNUGki u TIN.TIRki | (r 14) Copy of Ur and Babylon. |
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r 1515 | U₄.DA-( o )KAM | u₄-mu ( o ) a-da-nu | (r 15) Fixed date (means) fixed day. |
r 1616 | ŠA₃.BAL.BAL | lib₃-bi a-na na-bal-ku-tu₂ | (r 16) Confusion (means) to turn over the insides. |
r 1717 | ŠA₃.BAL.BAL | lib₃-bi a-na šu-un-nu-u | (r 17) Confusion (means) to have a change of heart. |
r 1818 | DI.BAL.A | na-bal-ku-ut di-i-ni | (r 18) Injustice (means) the overturning of a lawsuit. |
r 1919 | ŠU DU₈.A-KAM | pa-ṭa-ri ša₂ qa-ti | (r 19) To relax the hands (means) relaxing, of the hands. |
r 2020 | MUNUS GEN.NA | sin-niš-tu₂ a-na a-la-ku | (r 20) To have sex with a woman (means) to have sex with a woman. |
r 2121 | IGI.NIGIN.NA | su-uḫ-ḫu-<ur> ( o ) pa-ni | (r 21) Vertigo (means) turning of the face. |
r 2222 | dID₂ KU₃.GA | a-me-lu ina ḫur-ša₂-nu zu-uk-ku-u₂ | (r 22) To purify (by) the divine River (means) to cleanse a man in the river ordeal. |
r 2323 | MUNUS šu-ud-bu-bu | MUNUS su-un-nu-qa | (r 23) To make a woman speak (means) to interrogate a woman; you have a woman enter an administrative building and she tells you everything, whatever you ask her about. |
r 2424 | MUNUS ana!(GAR) e-dul-la KU₄-ma |
r 2525 | mim-ma ma-la ta-šal-lu-šu₂ |
r 2626 | i-qab-bak-ka |
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r 2727 | ši-kin KU₃.BABBAR ša₂-niš ZAḪ₂ KU₃.BABBAR | KU₃.BABBAR ta-aš₂-ku-tu₂ la-bi-ri | (r 27) Deposit of silver; alternatively, loss of silver (means) to reveal the silver of old jewellery of the house. |
r 2828 | ša₂ E₂ a-na pa-te-e |
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r 2929 | ḪUL.GIG | zi-iʾ-ri | (r 29) HUL.GIG (means) hate. |
r 3030 | iš-di-( o o )ḫu | ne₂-me-⸢lu⸣ | (r 30) išdihu (means) profit. |
r 3131 | iš-di-ḫu | er-( o )[bu] | (r 31) išdihu (means) income. |
r 3232 | ra-ʾi-bi ana šu-ṣi-i | ra-ʾi-bi mur-[ṣu] | (r 32) To drive out shivering: shivering (is) an illness. |
r 3333 | NAM.ERIM₂.BUR₂.RU.DA | ma-mit pa-ša₂-[ri] | (r 33) Curse-removal (means) undoing a curse. |
r 3434 | NU LU₂ ana UŠ₂ pa-qa-du | NU LU₂ a-na mu-u₂-tu ⸢pa⸣-[qa-du] | (r 34) To consign a man's effigy to UŠ₂ (means) to consign a man's effigy to death. |
r 3535 | EME.SIG la₃ GABA.RI | kar-ṣi la ma-[ḫa-ru] | (r 35) EME.SIG la₃ GABA.RI (means) not receiving slander. |
r 3636 | e-ṭem-mu ṣa-ba-tu | it-ti LU₂ ana ra-⸢ka⸣-[su] | (r 36) To seize a ghost (means) to attach (it) to a man. |
r 3737 | lu₂<KI>.AG₂ LUGAL ana KU₅si | LU₂ ša₂ šar-ri i-ra-mu-šu₂ a-⸢na⸣ [...] | (r 37) To block the king's beloved (means) to [...] the man whom the king loves. |
r 3838 | DINGIR IGI.BAR | DINGIR-MEŠ li-ip-pal-sa-⸢an⸣-[ni] | (r 38) To see a god (means) may the gods look at me. |
r 3939 | DINGIR.ŠA₃.DIB.BA BUR₂ra | lib₃-bi DINGIR-MEŠ mu-dal-lip pa-[ša₂-ri] | (r 39) To undo divine wrath (means) to release the restless heart of the gods. |
r 4040 | TU₆.TU₆ BAR.RA | ši-pa-a-tu₂ a-ḫa-a-tu₂ | (r 40) TU₆.TU₆ BAR.RA (means) non-canonical incantations. |
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r 4141 | UL u šu-ut KA ša₂ itiBARA₂ U₄ 10-KAM U₄.DA-KAM ŠA₃.BAL.BAL | (r 41) Commentary and oral tradition of "The 10th day of Nisannu (Month I) is the fixed date for (rituals against) confusion". |
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r 4242 | IM mBAša₂-a bu₁₂-kur₂ mdINANA—MU—KAM ŠA₃.BAL.BAL mE₂.KUR—za-kir lu₂MAŠ.MAŠ | (r 42) Tablet of Iqiša, son of Ištar-šum-ereš, descendant of Ekur-zakir, incantation priest. |
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