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| o 1o 1 | i-na MU 1-KAM₂ ITI 7-KAM₂ ZAL.LA.AN | In the 1st year, the 7th month, .... |
| o 22 | i-na MU 7 ITI na-sa-ḫu | Excerpting 7 months from the year. |
| o 33 | a-na itiDU₆ 7 U₄-MEŠ ZAL.LA.AN | For Tašritu (Month VII) 7 days .... |
| o 44 | ina itiDU₆ 7 U₄-MEŠ na-sa-ḫu | Excerpting 7 days from Tašritu. |
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| o 55 | U₄ 1-KAM₂ tu₁₅a-šam-šu-ta i-na EDIN la u₂-ma-ḫar ḫa-lu-li-ia i-ḫar-šu | On the 1st day: he should not drive against a dust storm in the open country, (or) the centipede-demon will seek him in marriage. |
| o 66 | u₂SUMsar la GU₇ GIR₂.TAB SIG₃-su | He should not eat garlic, (or) a scorpion will strike him. |
| o 77 | u₂SUM.SIKIL la₃ GU₇ ṣu-ru-up lib₃-bi₄ GAL₂-šu | He should not eat šamaškillu-onions, (or) there will be burning of the heart (heart-burn?) for him. |
| o 88 | ar₂-ra-ab UR₃ la₃ GU₇ NIG₂.GIG dNIN.LIL₂ ma-ru-uš-ta IGImar | He should not eat dormice of the roof -- Ninlil's taboo -- (or) he will experience trouble. |
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| o 99 | U₄ 2-KAM₂ u₂SUMsar la₃ GU₇ ina qin-ni-šu₂ IDIM UŠ₂ | On the 2nd day: he should not eat garlic, (or) an important member of his family will die. |
| o 1010 | bi-iš-ra ZA₃.ḪI.LI la₃ GU₇ DU₁₄ GAL₂-šu₂ | He should not eat leeks (or) cress, (or) there will be a legal battle for him. |
| o 1111 | UZU ŠEG₆.GA₁₄ la₃ GU₇ SAḪAR.ŠUB.BAa i-la-bi-iš | He should not eat cooked meat, or he will catch leprosy. |
| o 1212 | UZU GU₄ UZU MAŠ₂.ZU UZU ŠAḪ la₃ GU₇ SAG.KI.DAB.BA GAL₂-šu | He should not eat bull meat, goat meat (or) pig meat, (or) there will be sankidabbû-illness for him. |
| o 1313 | ana PU₂ la u₂-ša-ar IGI la₃ LA₂-šu₂ | He should not lean into a well, (or his) eyes will not work satisfactorily for him. |
| o 1414 | ana UR₃ la₃ DU₆.E₃ KIS.KI.LI.KI i-ḫar-šu | He should not go up to the roof, (or) the ardat-lilî-demon will seek him in marriage. |
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| o 1515 | U₄ 3-KAM₂ KU₆ la₃ GU₇ tuš-šu UGU-šu₂ ŠUBut | On the 3rd day: he should not eat fish, (or) hostile talk will fall on him. |
| o 1616 | A.ŠA₃ ANŠE GUR.GUR la₃ GUB SA.GAL GIGuṣ | He should not stand in a field (where) a donkey keeps rolling, (or) he will fall sick with sagallu-illness. |
| o 1717 | A.ŠA₃ ŠE.GIŠ.I₃-MEŠ A-MEŠ la NAG kur-si-su DAB-su | He should not drink water from a field of sesame, (or) a kursissu-rat will seize him. |
| o 1818 | ana MUNUS la₃ TEḫe MUNUS ši-i TEŠ₂-BI TUM₃ | He should not approach a woman, (or) that woman will take away his dignity. |
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| o 1919 | U₄ 4-KAM₂ ID₂ la₃ e-bir ku-zu-ub-šu₂ ŠUBut | On the 4th day: he should not cross a river, (or) his sexual allure will fall. |
| o 2020 | UZU MUŠEN la₃ GU₇ MUŠEN DABtu₄ lu-maš-šir₃ | He should not eat bird meat. He should release a captured bird. |
| o 2121 | ana a-du-re-e la₃ DU ge-ru-u₂ i-gi-ri-šu | He should not go to any villages, (or) an opponent will attack him. |
| o 2222 | ZU₂.LUM.MA la₃ GU₇ ZU₂-MEŠ-šu₂ i-nu-uš-ša | He should not eat dates, (or) his teeth will become loose. |
| o 2323 | u₂SUMsar la₃ GU₇ GIR₂.TAB SIG₃-su | He should not eat garlic, (or) a scorpion will strike him. |
| o 2424 | u₂SUM.SIKIL la₃ GU₇ ṣu-ru-up lib₃-bi₄ GAL₂-šu₂ | He should not eat šamaškillu-onions, (or) there will be burning of the heart (heart-burn?) for him. |
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| o 2525 | U₄ 5-KAM₂ bi-iš-ra ZA₃.ḪI.LIsar la₃ GU₇ ši-qu DAB-su | On the 5th day: he should not eat leek (or) cress, (or) šīqu-illness will afflict him. |
| o 2626 | UZU ŠAḪ la₃ GU₇ di-nu GAL₂-šu₂ UZU ŠEG₆.GA₁₄ la₃ GU₇ MAŠKIM₂ DAB-su | He should not eat pig meat, (or) there will be lawsuit for him. He should not eat cooked meat, (or) the bailiff-demon will seize him. |
| o 2727 | UZU GU₄ la₃ GU₇ ŠU UDUG GAL₂-šu₂ UZU MAŠ₂.ZU la₃ GU₇ SAG.KI.DAB.BA GAL₂-šu₂ | He should not eat ox meat, (or) there will be the hand of an utukku-demon for him. He should not eat goat meat, (or) there will be sankidabbû-illness for him. |
| o 2828 | ar-ki ur-ṣu la₃ GUB ru-ṭi₂-ib-ta GIG | He should not stand behind a spice-mortar, (or) he will fall sick with ruṭibtu-illness. |
| o 2929 | ⸢ZU₂.LUM⸣.MA la₃ GU₇ na-šu₂-qi-ta IGImar | He should not eat dates, (or) he will experience the kissing-demon. |
| o 3030 | [x giš]⸢KIRI₆⸣ la₃ u₂-ša₂-ar₂ dŠU.LAK SIG₃-su | He should not bend over [...] an orchard, (or) Šulak will strike him. |
| o 3131 | [... ŠE].⸢GIŠ⸣.I₃ A-MEŠ la₃ NAG kur-si-su GAL₂-šu₂ | He should not drink water [...] sesame, (or) there will be a kursissu-rat for him. |
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| r 1r 1 | [...] ana MUNUS la₃ TEḫe MUNUS ši-i TEŠ₂-BI TUM₃ | [...] he should not approach a woman, (or) that woman will take away his dignity. |
| r 22 | [...] la₃ DU₆.E₃ KIS.KI.LI.LI i-ḫar-šu | He should not go up [...], (or) the ardat-lilî-demon will seek him in marriage. |
| r 33 | [x] E₂ mu-sa-te la KU₄ub dŠU.LAK SIG₃-su | He should not enter a toilet, (or) Šulak will strike him. |
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| r 44 | ana PU₂ la₃ u₂-ša-ar IGI la₃ LA₂-šu₂ A.GAR₃ la₃ BALit GIG MURU₂ GAL₂-šu | He should not lean into a well, (or his) eyes will not work satisfactorily for him. He should not cross a common meadow, (or) there will be illness of the hips for him. |
| r 55 | A.ŠA₃ ma-suk-ta ŠUB la₃ GUB SA.GAL GAL₂-šu | He should not stand in a field (where) a mortar has been abandoned, (or) there will be sagallu-illness for him. |
| r 66 | A.ŠA₃ ANŠE GUR.GUR la₃ GUB mi-iq-tu₂ GAL₂-šu₂ ana gišKIRI₆ la₃ u₂-ša-ar₂ i-sa-la-aʾ | He should not stand in a field (where) a donkey keeps rolling, (or) there will be collapse for him. He should not bend over in an orchard, (or) he will sicken. |
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| r 77 | U₄ 7-KAM₂ UZU PEŠ₂.UR₃ la₃ GU₇ aḫ-ḫa-za GIG | On the 7th day: he should not eat dormouse meat, (or) he will get ill with jaundice. |
| r 88 | KI ur-ṣu ŠUBu₂ la₃ DIB.BA ru-ṭi₂-ib-ta GIG | He should not pass where a mortar has been abandoned, (or) he will get sick with ruṭibtu-illness. |
| r 99 | A.ŠA₃ ANŠE GUR.GUR la₃ GUB SA.GAL GIG bu-tiq-ta la₃ BALit GIG MURU₂ GAL₂-šu₂ | He should not stand in a field (where) a donkey keeps rolling, (or) he will get sick with sagallu-illness. He should not cross water escaping from a dam, (or) there will be illness of the hips for him. |
| r 1010 | PA₅ la₃ GU₄.U₄iṭ ša-gi-šu i-ša₂-gi-su | He should not jump a ditch, (or) a murderer will murder him. |
| r 1111 | ana KASKAL la₃ DU ḫab-ba-tu i-ḫab-ba-tu-šu | He should not go on a journey, (or) bandits will rob him. |
| r 1212 | ana E₂.DURU₅-MEŠ la₃ KU₄ NAM.NE.RA i-šal-lal-šu₂ ana PU₂ la u₂-šar IGI la LA₂-šu₂ | He should not enter any villages, (or) a plunderer will plunder him. He should not lean into a well, (or his) eyes will not work satisfactorily for him. |
| r 1313 | ana E₂ mu-sa-te la₃ KU₄ dŠU.LAK SIG₃-su | He should not enter a toilet, (or) Šulak will strike him. |
| r 1414 | ana UR₃ la₃ DU₆.E₃ KI.SIKIL.LIL₂.LA₂ i-ḫar-šu | He should not go up to the roof, (or) the ardat-lilî-demon will seek him in marriage. |
| r 1515 | ana gišKIRI₆ la₃ u₂-šar is-sa-la-aʾ ID₂ la₃ e-bir ku-zub-šu₂ ŠUBut | He should not bend over in an orchard, (or) he will sicken. He should not cross a river, (or) his sexual allure will fall. |
| r 1616 | ana u₂-šal-li ID₂ la₃ DU la-aʾ-bu i-la-aʾ-ib-šu | He should not go to a river meadow, (or) liʾbu-disease will afflict him. |
| r 1717 | ⸢A⸣.ŠA₃ ŠE.GIŠ.I₃ A-MEŠ la₃ NAG kur-si-su GAL₂-šu₂ | He should not drink water from a field of sesame, (or) there will be a kursissu-rat for him. |
| r 1818 | ⸢d⸣NISABA ina EDIN la₃ u₂-šam-ḫar aš₂-ra-tu₄ i-kal-la-šu₂ | He should not confront Nisaba in the open country, (or) heaven will detain him. |
| r 1919 | ⸢DU₃⸣-ma la₃ GU₇ ina E₂-šu₂ li-qu-ul liš-taḫ-ri-ir | He should not eat anything. He should be silent in his house. He should be absolutely still. |
| r 2020 | dNIN.LIL₂ ana dBAD a-bu-su DAB-su | Ninlil will convey his message to Ellil. |
| r 2121 | [ik]-⸢ki⸣-bit dNIN.URTA dNIN.E₂.GAL la₃ KU₅ DINGIR DAB-su | Ninurta and Ninegal's taboo. He should not pass judgement, (or) a god will seize him. |
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| r 2222 | [x 8]-KAM₂ U₄ ḫi-du-te ša₃ dIDIM MAN IDIM NUN DADAG-MEŠ ŠU LUḪsi DADAG | On the 8th [...]: Ea's day of rejoicing. King, noble, (and) prince should cleanse themselves. He should wash (his) hands. He should cleanse himself. |
| r 2323 | ⸢GURUN⸣ gišKIRI₆ E₂-su SA₅li ḫi-du-ta GARnu ana MUNUS BARte la₃ DU | He should fill his house with orchard fruit. They should bring about rejoicing. He should not go to a strange woman. |
| r 2424 | [x] ⸢DAM⸣ at-tu-šu₂-ma li-lik U₄ šu₁₃-a-tu₄ MUNUS BI NITA ir-ri | He should go [...] the woman belonging to him. That day, that woman will conceive a male (child). |
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| (colophon) |
| r 2525 | u₂-tuk-ku ša itiDU₆ | Ominous days of Tašritu (Month VII). |
| r 2626 | ŠU mdGAL—muSIG₅iq lu₂šag-ga-maḫ-ḫu ša maš-šur—PAP—A ; LUGAL kurdaš-šur | Hand of Ištaran-mudammiq, senior exorcist of Assurnaṣirpal, king of Assyria, |
| r 2727 | DUMU tap-pu-ia lu₂ŠA₃.TAM ša iriBAD₃.ANki | son of Tappuya, šatammu-administrator of Der, |
| r 2828 | DUMU ḫu-za-li lu₂ŠA₃.TAM | son of Huzalu, šatammu-administrator. |
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