(1) Incantation. The witch, she who roams the streets,

(2) Who continually intrudes into houses,

(3) Who prowls in alleys,

(4) Who spies about the broad ways—

(5) She (var.: who) keeps turning around from front to back,

(6) Standing, in the street she turns foot (progress) around (lit.: she turns (others’) feet around),

(7) (And) in the broad way she cuts off (commercial) traffic.

(8) She robbed the fine young man of his virility,

(9) She carried off the attractiveness of the fine young woman,

(10) With her malignant stare she took away her charms.

(11) She looked at the young man and (thereby) robbed his vitality,

(12) She looked at the young woman and (thereby) carried off her attractiveness.

(13) The witch has seen me and has come after me,

(14) With her venom, she has cut off (commercial) traffic,

(15) With her spittle, she has cut off my trading,

(16) She has driven away my god and goddess from my person.

(17) From the clay pit I have (now) pinched off clay for <my> witch,

(18) I have (now) formed the figurine of my sorceress.

(19) “I set in your abdomen tallow, which destroys you,

(20) I implant in your kidneys cornel, which burns you.

(21) May the cornel, which burns you, cut off your venom (var.: your word).

(22) Above the city, I have (now) set a fire,

(23) Underneath the city, I have (now) cast embers.

(24) To the house that you enter, I have (now) cast a fire.

(25) You have performed sorcery against me, so may Girra consume you,

(26) You have had sorcery performed against me, so may Girra vanquish you,

(27) You have plotted against me, so may Girra kill you,

(28) You have had others plot against me, so may Girra burn you.

(29) May Girra, your destroyer, cause you to take the road of no-return,

(30) May raging Girra inflame your body.” TU₆ ÉN

(30a) ((It is the [wo]rding (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft: a figurine of clay—tallow in the epigastrium, cor[nel in the kidneys].))

(31) Incantation. Two are they, the heavenly Daughters of Anu,

(32) Three are they, the heavenly Daughters of Anu.

(33) Holding the rope, they descend to me from heaven.

(34) (I ask them:) “For what have you arisen, whither do you go?”

(35) “We have come to seek out the sorcerer and sorceress of so-and-so, the son of so-and-so;

(36) In order to collect their leavings,

(37) In order to gather their refuse,

(38) In order to light the brazier at night have we come.”

(38a) ((<It is> the wording (of the incantation) <to undo witchcraft>: a figurine of tallow (and) sweepings.))

(39) Incantation. Witch, murderess,

(40) Denouncer, naršimdatu.

(41) Exorcist, ecstatic,

(42) Snake charmer, agugiltu.

(43) qadištu-votary, nadītu-priestess,

(44) Ishtar-votary, kulmašītu-votary.

(45) Huntress (var.: Diviner (f.)) of the night,

(46) Espier of the daytime.

(47) Defiler of the heavens,

(48) Besmircher of the netherworld.

(49) Seizer of the mouth of the gods,

(50) Binder of the knees of the goddesses.

(51) Killer of young men,

(52) The one who shows no mercy to women.

(53) Attacker, mutterer,

(54) Into whose sorcery and spell no one can penetrate.

(55) Now then, having seen you, seized you,

(56) Changed you, turned you around,

(57) Reversed your words of sorcery,

(58) Ea and Marduk give you over to Girra, the warrior.

(59) May Girra, the warrior, break your bond,

(60) And cause whatever sorcery you have performed to confront you yourself. (Var.: And turn whatever sorcery you have performed into a wind.) TU₆ ÉN

(60a) ((It is [the wordin]g (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft: a figurine of w[a]x.))

(61) Incantation. Pure River (and) holy Sun am I.

(62) My sorcerers are the Sages of the apsû,

(63) My sorceresses are the heavenly Daughters of Anu.

(64) They perform sorcery against me, they keep on performing sorcery against me,

(65) They perform sorcery against me, but they cannot overpower my body,

(66) They keep on performing sorcery against me, but they (still) are unable to seize me.

(67) I have performed sorcery (against them) and stand victorious over them.

(68) Like River, I have (now) become pure (i.e., free) in my mountain (var.: the mountain(s)),

(69) Like Sun, I have (now) become bright (var.: pure) in the place of my judgment.

(70) Of my warlock and witch,

(71) May River and Sun establish their retreat,

(72) And (thus) may their witchcraft turn back

(73) And go onto their head and body.

(74) Lik[e bi]tumen may their faces become black (Var.: May his case be per<ver>ted, but may <my> case go straight),

(75) May they dissolve, melt, drip ever away.

(76) And may I, like River, become pure in my mountain (var.: the mountain(s)). ÉN

(77) Incantation. The Sutean surrounds me, the Elamite pursues me,

(78) The wave covers me, the current overwhelms me.

(79) The witch, the Sutean (perhaps: The witch is a Sutean)—strong is her hold,

(80) The denouncer, the Elamite—her hold is death.

(81) Girra, companion of Šamaˇs, stand by me (at the judgment) and

(82) —as the mountain is made quiet by sulphur—

(83) The witchcraft, the spittle, (and) the enchainment (vars.: Her witchcraft, her spittle, her enchainment) of my witch

(84) (And) of my denouncer may Girra burn.

(85) May pure River smash her heart,

(86) May the pure waters of the river release her witchcraft.

(87) And may I, like River, become pure in my mountain (var.: the mountains). ÉN

(87a) ((It is the [wo]rding (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft: a figurine of bitumen mixed with sulphur.))

(88) Incantation. Whoever you are, O witch who has spoken an evil word against me in her heart (var.: in whose heart an evil word was against me),

(89) In whose insides was formed spittle against me,

(90) On whose lips was formed (var.: was created) enchainment against me.

(91) In your footsteps stands death.

(92) O witch, I have seized your mouth, I have seized your tongue,

(93) I have seized your seeing eyes,

(94) I have seized your walking feet,

(95) I have seized your crossing knees,

(96) I have seized your (load) bearing arms.

(97) I have (now) tied your arms behind your back.

(98) May Sîn, pure of rites, bring your body to an end,

(99) May he cast you into a fall of water and fire,

(100) So that, O witch, like the rim of this seal

(101) May your face melt (and glow) and become yellow. TU₆ ÉN

(101a) ((<It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft>: a figurine of clay—you seal its [mo]uth <with> [a yellow] sea[l].))

(102) Incantation. O you who have performed sorcery against me,

(103) O you who have had sorcery performed against me,

(104) O you who have bewitched me,

(105) O you who have shattered me,

(106) O you who have seized me,

(107) O you who have sealed me,

(108) O you who have destroyed me,

(109) O you who have bound me,

(110) O you who have tied me,

(111) O you who have defiled me.

(112) (Thereby) you have estranged from me my god and my goddess,

(113) You have estranged from me male neighbor (and) female neighbor (var.: fate and destiny (sic)), brother (and) sister, friend, companion, and peer.

(114) I am taking against you slag from a kiln, soot from a pot,

(115) And am moistening and pouring (it) on the head of your evil (var.: anger) character(?).

(115a) ((It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft: You make (a figurine of) a goddess from head to toe(?) (lit., from turban to sh[in]) out of clay. Slag from a ki[ln]

(115b) (And) soot from a pot yo[u moisten and] p<o>ur on [her] head.))

(116) Incantation. She who has performed sorcery against me, has had sorcery performed (var.: has bewitched me) against me,

(117) Has performed sorcery against me when the river was at its fullest,

(118) Has performed sorcery against me when the river was at its lowest,

(119) Has said “perform sorcery” to a sorceress,

(120) Has said “enchant” to an enchantress—

(121) This be her boat:

(122) Just as this boat turns over/back,

(123) So may her witchcraft turn over/back and go onto her head and body.

(124) May her case be overturned (var.: perverted), but may my case go straight. ÉN

(124a) ((It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft: a boat of clay—two figurines of cl[ay] insi[de i]t.))

(125) Incantation. I have had Sîn make my boat (var.: I have had a boat made for Sîn).

(126) Between its horns it carries release (from witchcraft).

(127) In its hold sit the (var.: my) warlock and witch,

(128) In its hold sit the (var.: my) sorcerer and sorceress,

(129) In its hold sit the (var.: my) enchanter and enchantress.

(130) May the tow rope of their boat be cut,

(131) May its cable come loose, may its mooring post be uprooted,

(132) May the flood drive them out to the ((midst of the)) ocean,

(133) May raging waves surge over them.

(134) May their wind not blow toward me and locate me—

(135) By the command of Nuska and Girra, the divine judges. ÉN

(135a) (([It is] the w[ording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft: a b]oat of dough—two figurines of d[ough (inside it)].))

(136) Incantation. O sherd of the streets, why are you constantly hostile to me?

(137) Why do your messages keep coming to me?

(138) O witch, constantly(?) your words,

(139) Why do they reach me again and again so as to seize me?

(140) I ascend the roof to cover your window,

(141) I descend to the ground to seize (and thereby block) [your] tracks—

(142) In your tracks I set a lurker-demon,

(143) I cause a pursuing ghost (var.: a ghost, your pursuer) to seize your path.

(144) I smite your skull and make you go mad,

(145) I disturb your mind (lit., your heart) so that you forget your flesh.

(146) O sorceress and the woman who instigates sorcery,

(147) I myself am heaven: you cannot besmirch (var.: defile) me,

(148) I myself am the Netherworld: you cannot impregnate (var.: enchant) me,

(149) I myself am a thorn of the baltu-thornbush: you cannot tread on me,

(150) I myself am the sting of the scorpion: you cannot take hold of me,

(151) I myself am a high mountain: your witchcraft, spittle,

(152) Enchainment, evil machinations

(153) cannot approach me, cannot come close to me myself. ÉN

(153a) ((It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft: a sherd from the crossroad you rub with tallow (and) wrap up with red [wo]ol.))

(154) Incantation. Hand, hand,

(155) Strong hand of humankind,

(156) Which, like a lion, seized a man,

(157) Like a bird trap, clamped down on a young man,

(158) Like a hunting net, covered over the warrior,

(159) Like a battle net, caught the leader,

(160) Like a trap, covered the strong one.

(161) O warlock and witch, ((sor[cerer] and sorceress,)) may Girra burn your hand,

(162) May Girra consume, may Girra drink, may Girra confound,

(163) May Girra roar at your strong hand.

(164) Because your hand performed sorcery, may he (var.: Girra) inflame your body,

(165) May the son of Ea, the exorcist, scatter (var.: uproot) your cohort.