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  • STT 2, 300

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  • Neo-Assyrian
  • Huzirina
  • Scholarly
  • Ašipus’ Almanac
  • duplicates BRM 19

Bibliography

  • Hunger 1968, 362
  • Bottéro 1985, 100–112
  • Reiner 1995, 108–112
  • Geller 2010
  • Scurlock 2005-06
  • Glassner 2009
  • Frahm 2011, 31, 128

STT 2, 300 [Ašipus’ Almanac]

Obverse
o 1o 1

[...] TA U₄ 1-KAM EN U₄ 30-KAM ŠA₃.ZI.GA DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM

(o 1) [...] from day 1 until day 30, you perform (the ritual) 'Sexual desire' and it will be favourable.

o 22

[...] U₄ 1-KAM EN U₄ 30-KAM SAG.KI.DAB.<BA> xe u₃ la₃ xḫi ŠA₃.ZI.GA x x

(o 2) [...] day 1 until day 30, (you perform the rituals) to ... and not to ... sankidabbû-illness (and) ... 'Sexual desire'.

o 33

[...] EN U₄ 30-KAM [LIL₂].LA₂.EN.NA AN.TA.[ŠUB].BA ZIḫi DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM

(o 3) [...] until day 30, you perform (the rituals) to remove the lilû-demon (and) falling sickness, and it will be favourable.

o 44

[U₄ 10]-KAM [U₄].DA-KAM ŠA₃.BAL.BAL U₄ 21-KAM U₄.DA-KAM DI.[BAL].A U₄ 21?-KAM UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.DA

(o 4) [Day] 10 is the fixed date for (the ritual) 'Confusion'. Day 21 is the fixed date for (the ritual) 'Injustice'.

(o 4) On day 21 you perform the ritual to dispel sorcery; for his 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 house, and it will be favourable.

o 55

NA GIG-šu₂ la₃ TEe SAG.DU ana TIṭi ra-i-[ib]-šu <ana> šu-ṣi-i si-im-ma ana TIṭi

o 66

UŠ₂ MUNUS ana KU₅si ḪUL ana E₂ la₃ TEe DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM


o 77

* ina itiGU₄ U₄ 10-KAM U₄.DA-KAM ŠU DU₈.A U₄ 12-KAM NAM.ERIM₂.BUR₂.DA [NAM].ERIM₂ ana LU₂ KU₅si

(o 7) In Ayyaru (Month II), day 10 is the fixed date for (the ritual) 'Relaxing the hands'. Day 12 is for (the ritual) 'Curse removal' to block a curse on a man.

o 88

U₄ 13-KAM LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA ZIḫi DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM

(o 8) On day 13 you perform (the ritual) to remove the lilû-demon (and) the ardat-lilî demon, and it will be favourable.


o 99

* ina itiSIG₄ U₄ 10-KAM U₄.DA-KAM KI.AG₂ NITA ana MUNUS U₄ 21-KAM KI.AG₂.GA₂ MUNUS ana NITA U₄ 4-KAM x ZIḫi

(o 9) In Simanu (Month III), day 10 is the fixed date for (the ritual) for a man to love a woman. Day 21 is for (the ritual) for a woman to love a man. Day 4 is for (the ritual) to remove ....

o 1010

U₄ 30-KAM ḪUL.GIG U₄ 30-KAM KI.AG₂ NITA ana MUNUS DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM

(o 10) Day 30 is for (the ritual against) hate. On day 30 you perform (the ritual) for a man to love a woman, and it will be favourable.


o 1111

* ina itiGU₄ u itiSIG₄ KI.AG₂ E₂.GAL KU₄.RA TA U₄ 1-KAM EN [...] DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM

(o 11) In Ayyaru or Simanu, (rituals for) loving (and) entering the palace. From day 1 to [...], you perform (them) and it will be favourable.


o 1212

* ina itiŠU U₄ 10-KAM U₄.DA-KAM KI.AG₂ NITA ana NITA U₄ 21-KAM U₄.DA-KAM [...] NA U₄ 12-[KAM] [LIL₂].LA₂.EN.NA

(o 12) In Duʾuzu (Month IV), day 10 is the fixed date for (the ritual) for a man to love a man. Day 21 is the fixed date for [...] .... Day 12 is for (the ritual) to remove the lilû-demon (and) the ardat-lilî demon. Day 21 is the fixed date for (the ritual) for a man to love a woman, to .... You perform (them), and it will be favourable.

o 1313

KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA ZIḫi U₄ 21-KAM U₄.DA-KAM [KI].AG₂ NITA ana MUNUS ana [x]-ga-ri DIM₂-[ma AL].SILIM


o 1414

* ina itiNE U₄ 10-KAM U₄.DA-KAM [...] DA U₄ 10-KAM U₄.DA-KAM IGI.NIGIN.NA

(o 14) In Abu (Month V), day 10 is the fixed date for [...] .... Day 10 is the fixed date for (the ritual against) vertigo. On day 28 you perform (rituals for) removing falling sickness, epilepsy, Bel-uri, the hand of a god, the hand of a ghost, and it will be favourable.

o 1515

U₄ 28-KAM AN.TA.ŠUB.BA be-en-nu dLUGALUR₃.RA ŠU DINGIR.RA ŠU GIDIM₂.MA ZIḫi DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM


o 1616

* ina itiKIN U₄ 1-KAM U₄.DA-KAM dID₂ KU₃.GA U₄ 21-KAM U₄.DA-KAM E₂.GAL KU₄.RA U₄ 24-KAM

(o 16) In Ululu (Month VI), day 1 is the fixed date for (the ritual) to purify in the divine River. Day 21 is the fixed date for (the ritual) to enter the palace. On day 24, you perform (the rituals) to seize [...] (and) attach it to a man; to consign a man's effigy to death; to keep making a ghost drink water; to drive out wrongdoing, and it will be favourable.

o 1717

[x] DABti KI LU₂ ana <<NU>> KEŠ₂!(KA) NU LU₂ ana UŠ₂ pa-qa₂-<di> ana GIDIM me!(IGI) ana NAG.NAGe ḫi-bil-ti

o 1818

šu-ṣi-i DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM


o 1919

* ina itiŠU u itiNE DAM.TAB.BA pur-ru-di u₃ LU₂ ina KI.GUB-šu₂ ZIḫi DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM

(o 19) In Duʾuzu or Abu you perform (the rituals) to terrify a rival wife and to remove a man from his position, and it will be favourable.


o 2020

* ina itiDU₆ U₄ 10-KAM U₄.DA-KAM ŠUR₂!(SAG)ḪUN.GA₂ U₄ 11-KAM U₄ 21-KAM U₄.DA-KAM MUNUS GEN.NA TA U₄ 16-KAM EN U₄ 20-KAM

(o 20) In Tašritu (Month VII), day 10 is the fixed date for (the ritual) 'Appeasement of anger'. Day 11 (and) day 21 are the fixed dates for (the ritual) to have sex with a woman. From day 16 to day 20 are for (rituals) to undo fate, to have sex with a woman. Day 15 (and) day 17 are for (rituals) to invite a god, invite a goddess; to cure sagallu-illness; to purify a temple; to block a man's illness; to heal a sore hand; to cure a stone (in the body); to hold back diarrhoea; to remove fever.

o 2121

NAM.TAR BUR₂.DA MUNUS GEN.NA U₄ 15-KAM U₄ 17-KAM DINGIR ana qe₂-re-e d15 MIN<(ana)> qe₂-re-e SA.GAL ana TIṭi E₂ ana ḫu-up-pi

o 2222

LU₂ GIG ana e-se-ri ŠU GIG ana TIṭi NA₄ ana TIṭi ŠA₃.SI.SA₂ ana ka-le-e KUM₂.MA ana ZIḫi

o 2323

U₄ 7-KAM LU₂ GIG ana e-se-ri DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM U₄ 21-KAM LUGAL ina E₂.GAL MU-NE ina MUNUS.SIG₅ MU DIM₂-<ma> AL.SILIM

(o 23) On day 7 you perform (the ritual) to block a man's illess, and it will be favourable. On day 21 you perform (the ritual) for a king in the palace to speak his (the client's) name in kindness, and it will be favourable.


o 2424

* ina itiKIN u ina itiDU₆ ana LU₂ ina qi₂-ip-ti-šu ZIḫi LU₂ ina IGI LU₂ GARni DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM

(o 24) In Ululu or in Tašritu, you perform (the rituals) to remove a man from his position of trust (and) to appoint a man in front of (another) man, and it will be favourable.


o 2525

* ina itiAPIN U₄ 10-KAM U₄.DA-KAM NUN ina E₂.GAL MU-NE ina SIG₅ti MU U₄ 21-KAM U₄.DA-KAM IGI-ka

(o 25) In Arahsamnu (Month VIII), day 10 is the fixed date for (the ritual) for a prince in the palace to speak his (the client's) name in kindness. Day 21 is the fixed date for (the ritual) for whoever sees you to become joyful [...] seeing you. Day 12 is for (the rituals) to block a man's illness (and) to remove the lilû-demon (and) the ardat-lilî demon.

o 2626

[...] IGI-ka ḪUL₂ U₄ 12-KAM LU₂ GIG ana e-se-ri LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA ZIḫi

o 2727

[x] 28-KAM IDIM u NUN EME!(KA)SIG la₃ GABA.RI U₄ 28-KAM la₃ šišil-la-ta DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM

(o 27) [...] 28 is for (the ritual) for a nobleman or a prince not to receive slander. On day 28, you perform (the ritual) against iniquity, and it will be favourable.

Reverse
r
r 11

[...] itiAPIN U₄ 28-KAM LU₂ ina IGI LU₂ ZI E ŠUR₂.ḪUN.GA₂ ana! la₃! GABA.RI lu UŠ₂ GUL? lu UŠ₁₁.ZU [...]1

(r 1) [...] Arahsamnu, on day 28 you perform (rituals) to (appoint) ... a man in front of (another) man; for appeasement of anger; to not receive (slander);2 either to hold back a dead man or to make a sorceror [...] or a high priestess speak, or to remove a dead man from the palace; alternatively, to seize the heart, or to seize a man's head [...]; to block a man's (male) beloved, to block a (female) beloved, and it will be favourable.

r 22

<<MUNUS>> lu <munus>DINGIR DU₁₁.DU₁₁ lu UŠ₂ ina E₂.GAL ZIḫi KI.MIN ana ŠA₃ DAB lu SAG.DU LU₂ ana DAB[ti₃ ...]

r 33

KI.AG₂ LU₂ ana KU₅si munusKI.AG₂ ana KU₅si DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM


r 44

* ina itiAPIN ina KI kib-ra-šu GURri DI.BAL.A KA.DAB.BE₂.DA UŠ₁₁ ana BUR₂ri IGI.BAR 15 DIM₂-ma!(ŠU₂) <AL>.SILIM

(r 4) In Arahsamnu, you perform (rituals) to destroy the riverbanks in a (particular) place; 'Injustice'; 'Oral paralysis'; to undo sorcery; to see a goddess, and it will be favourable.


r 55

* ina itiGAN U₄ 10-KAM U₄.DA-KAM [x] DU₁₁.DU₁₁ U₄ 21-KAM U₄.DA-KAM a-mir-ka ŠU.SI ana SIG₅ti₃ ta-ra-ṣi

(r 5) In Kislimu (Month IX), day 10 is the fixed date for (the ritual) to make [...] speak. Day 21 is the fixed date for (the ritual) for whoever sees you to point (his) finger in kindness, for whoever sees you to point (his) finger in kindness.3 On day 12, you perform (the ritual) 'Oral paralysis', and it will be favourable.

r 66

IGI!(SIG₅-)ka ŠU.SI <ana> SIG₅ti ana ta-ra-ṣi U₄ 12-KAM KA.DAB.BE₂.DA DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM


r 77

[...]-KAM KI-x [...]-ka-šu₂ ana šu-ud-di-i u₃ DAB.BA DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM A₂? PA DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM

(r 7) [...] you perform (the ritual) to make known and seize his ... [...], and it will be favourable. You perform ..., and it will be favourable.


r 88

* ina itiGAN [...]-KAM LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA ZIḫi KA.DAB.BE₂.DA DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM

(r 8) In Kislimu, on [...] you perform (the rituals) to remove the lilû-demon (and) the ardat-lilî demon (and) 'oral paralysis', and it will be favourable.


r 99

* ina iti[AB ...]-KAM U₄.DA-KAM ši-kin KU₃.SI₂₂ KU₃.BABBAR U₄ 11-KAM DINGIR IGI.BAR DINGIR.ŠA₃.DIB.BA BUR₂ U₄ [x]-KAM U₄.DA-KAM

(r 9) In Ṭebetu (Month X), [...] is the fixed day for (rituals) for deposit of gold (or) silver. Day 11 is for (rituals) to see a god; to undo divine wrath. Day [...] is the fixed date for (rituals) for a man's slave not to disappear; for the heart of a slave or slave-woman not to change; to see a god; to undo divine wrath. On day 12 you perform (rituals) to ...; to remove the lilû-demon (and) the ardat-lilî demon, and it will be favourable. In Ṭebetu, you perform (the ritual) to undo fate, and it will be favourable.

r 1010

ARAD NA la₃ ZAḪ₂ ŠA₃ ARAD u GEME₂ <la₃> KUR₂ DINGIR IGI.BAR DINGIR.ŠA₃.DIB.BA BUR₂ri U₄ 12-KAM x x x x LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA

r 1111

KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂.EN.NA ZIḫi DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM ina itiAB NAM.TAR <BUR₂>.RU.DA DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM


r 1212

* ina itiZIZ₂ U₄ 10-KAM U₄.DA-KAM MUNUS-[ka ana] NITA IGI la₃ IL₂ U₄ 21-KAM U₄.DA-KAM ḪUL.GIG DI.BAL.A KI.MIN<(DIM₂-ma)> AL.SILIM

(r 12) In Šabaṭu (Month XI), day 10 is the fixed date for (the ritual) for your wife not to raise (her) eye at (another) man. Day 21 is the fixed date for (the rituals) 'Hate' (and) 'Injustice'. You perform (them), and it will be favourable.


r 1313

* ina itiŠE U₄ 27-KAM U₄.DA-KAM UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU.DA U₄ 28-KAM U₄.DA-KAM GIR₃ ḪULti₃ ina E₂ NA KU₅si

(r 13) In Addaru (Month XII), day 27 is the fixed date for the ritual to dispel sorcery. Day 28 is the fixed date for (the ritual) to block the foot of evil from a man's house.

r 1414

U₄ 29!(27-)KAM U₄.DA-KAM -di-iḫ lu₂KURUN₂.NA sa-da-ri E₂.KUR A [...] -di-iḫ KURUN₂.NA x x KI.MIN<(DIM₂-ma)> AL.SILIM

(r 14) Day 29 is the fixed date for (the ritual) to put in order the brewer's profits; to ... [...] a temple; to ... the brewer's profits. You perform (them), and it will be favourable.


r 1515

* ina itiAB u ina itiZIZ₂ U₄ 21-KAM ARAD NA la₃ ZAḪ₂ ŠA₃ ARAD u GEME₂ la₃ KUR₂ [...]

(r 15) In Ṭebetu or in Šabaṭu, day 21 is for (rituals) for a man's slave not to disappear (and) for the heart of a slave or slave woman not to change [...].


r 1616

* ina itiZIZ₂ u ina itiŠE U₄ 27-KAM U₄.DA-KAM UŠ₁₁.BUR₂.RU.DA DIM₂-ma [...]

(r 16) In Šabaṭu or in Addaru, day 27 is the fixed date for the ritual to dispel sorcery. You perform (it) and [...].


r 1717

* ina itiZIZ₂ u itiŠE TU₆?.TU₆? DINGIR.RA DIM₂-[ma] AL.SILIM

(r 17) In Šabaṭu or Addaru, you perform divine incantations, and it will be favourable.


r 1818

ina 12 ITI-MEŠ kal MU.AN.NA U₄ 27-KAM U₄ 28-KAM U₄ 29-KAM SAG.ḪUL.ḪA.ZA DIM₂-ma AL.SILIM

(r 18) In 12 months, for the entire year, on day 27, day 28, day 29 you perform (the ritual) 'Evil spirit', and it will be favourable.


r 1919

EN₂-MEŠ MU KA TU U₂ ŠUM KI E₂ E₂ mu-du-u₂ mu-da-a li-kal-[lim] la mu-du-u la₃ IGI!(KI)

(r 19) Incantations ... . The initiate may show the initiate. The uninitiated may not see.


r 2020

SUMsar ZA₃.ḪI.LIsar GA!(SI)RAŠsar KU₆ MUŠEN UZU ŠAḪ la₃ GU₇ x ina GU₇ x x x x RI

(r 20) Do not eat garlic, cress, leek, fish, bird, (or) pig meat. ... when eating ....


(colophon)
r 2121

GIM dlab-dir₂-ra-[d]i-šum SAR-ma BA.E₃ [...] mdMAŠx x [...]

(r 21) Written and checked according to its original. [...] (of) Ninurta-[...], junior apprentice, son of Nabu-zer-kitti-lešir, junior scribe, son of [...], šangû-priest of Zababa and Baba, inhabitants of Arbaʾil who ... in the centre of Harran and Huzirina.

r 2222

lu₂šam-lu₃!(MIR-)u TUR DUMU mdMUATINUMUNKI.NEGIŠ lu₂A.BA TUR DUMU m[...] lu₂E₂.BAR

r 2323

dza-ba₄-ba₄ u dba-ba₆ a-šib iriLIMMU₂.DINGIR ša₂ qe₂-reb KASKALki u iriḫu-zir-i-na x

Top
t.e. 1t.e. 1

[ŠA₃].BAL.BAL mIZI.GARMAN lu₂x x x TUR PA [...] A DIŠ MAN LU₂ x

(t.e. 1) Descendant of Nur-Šamaš, junior .... [...] ....

t.e. 22

[...] U₄ 13-KAM lim-mu mdENPAPPAB ša-kin x

(t.e. 2) [...], day 13, eponymate of Bel-aha-uṣur, governor of ... (619 BC).

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l.e.l.e. 
l.e. 11

DINGIR.RA SILIM-MEŠ-AM₃

(l.e. 1) God (who is) safeguarder of health, Asalluhi!

l.e. 22

dASAR.LU₂.ḪI DINGIR mu-šal-lim

(l.e. 2) God (who is) safeguarder of health, Marduk!

l.e. 33

dDUMU.U₂.TUK

l.e. 44

DINGIR.RA SILIM-MEŠ-AM₃ dASAR.LU₂.ḪI

(l.e. 4) God (who is) safeguarder of health, Asalluhi!

l.e. 55

DINGIR mu-šal-lim dAMAR.UTU

(l.e. 5) God (who is) safeguarder of health, Marduk!

1This line is corrupt; compare BRM 4 19, o 15-17

2 Several words are missing from this line.

3 This seems to be an accidental repetition of the previous phrase.


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