(1) Incantation. My sorceress and the woman who instigates sorcery against me,

(2) She sits in the shade of a pile of bricks.

(3) She sits and performs my sorcery against me, forms figurines of me.

(4) I am sending against you thyme and sesame,

(5) And (thereby) I am scattering your witchcraft (and) turning back your words to your mouth.

(6) May the sorcery that you have performed be against you yourself,

(7) May the figurines that you have formed be of your own features,

(8) May the water that you have drawn be your own.

(9) May your incantation not draw near to me, may your words not reach me—

(10) By the command of Ea, Šamaš, and Marduk, and the princess Bēlet-ilī. TU₆ ÉN

(11) Incantation. Who has twined chaff together, knotted barley (together),

(12) Performed witchcraft against the Heavens, rebellion against the Netherworld,

(13) Made sorcery, rebellion, an evil word draw near to Colocynth, daughter of the great gods?

(14) As chaff cannot be twined together, (as) barley cannot be knotted (together),

(15) (As) witchcraft cannot be performed against the Heavens, (nor) rebellion against the Netherworld,

(17) (As) sorcery, rebellion, an evil word cannot approach, cannot draw near 16to Colocynth, daughter of the great gods,

(18) So may sorcery, rebellion, an evil word not approach me, not draw near to me myself. TU₆ ÉN

(18a) (([It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft: yo]u burn [chaff].))

(19) Incantation. Strong one(?), strong one(?), the one who decides our verdict,

(20) Before Nuska and Girra my exchange(?) (or, perhaps: my shipment) is established.

(21) Come, Uprising, rage, Uprising,

(22) Set your feet down (by) uprooting the feet of my warlock and witch! (or, perhaps: Set your feet down in the footsteps of my warlock and my witch!)

(23) May an idiot bring the witch to her judge,

(24) And may her judge roar at her like a lion,

(25) Strike her cheek, (and) turn her word back into her mouth.

(26) My (var.: the) sorceress ((and)) the woman who instigates sorcery against me,

(27) Like ammi may her witchcraft give way,

(28) Like saffron may her witchcraft cut her down,

(29) Like cress may her witchcraft pierce her,

(30) Like samīdu-plant may her witchcraft hamper her,

(31) Like mustard may her witchcraft bind her,

(32) Like thyme may her witchcraft chop her up,

(33) Like black paste may her witchcraft cover her,

(34) Like colocynth may her witchcraft curse her,

(35) Like asafetida may her lips be made to shrivel(?) (var.: may [his witchcraft] cause him to shrivel(?)).

(36) My (var.: the) sorceress ((and)) the woman who instigates sorcery against me,

(37) May street and way turn against her,

(38) May cult niche and its socles turn against her,

(39) May the gods of the steppe and the city turn against her.

(40) The witch—like a dog with a stick, like a lizard with a clod,

(41) like a footprint of a sheep (i.e., sheep dung)—may they knock her away and pass her by,

(42) Like a fetlock of an ass, in the street may the passerby frown at her.

(43) My (var.: the) sorceress ((and)) the woman who instigates sorcery against me,

(44) May her headbands whirl among the dogs,

(45) May the dogs whirl between her headbands,

(46) May an ax whirl over her.

(47) Like the droppings of a gazelle may her smoke come to an end. TU₆ ÉN

(48) Incantation. Whoever you are, O witch, who keeps on performing (var.: you who <keep on> performing) sorcery against me for three months, ten days, and half a day:

(49) I am lifting up against you kukru, the offspring (var.: nourishment) of the mountain, (and) thyme, the nourishment of the land.

(50) Cord, cord of the qadištu-votary, cone, cone that is full of seeds,

(51) Break the bond—this one—of my warlock and witch,

(52) Turn her witchcraft into a storm, her words into a wind!

(53) May her witchcraft be blown away like chaff, may it be peeled like garlic,

(54) May it be torn off like dates, may it be unknotted like a cord—

(55) By the command of Ishtar, Dumuzi, Nanaya, the mistress of love,

(56) And Kanisurra, the mistress of witches. ÉN

(57) Incantation. Hate(-magic) that you have performed against me, have had performed against me, [I perfor]m against you.

(58) Zikurrudâ-magic that you have performed against me, have had performed against me, I perform against you. Perversion of justice that you have performed against me, have had performed against me, I perform against you. Muteness [that you have performed against me, have had performed against me, I perform against you].

(59) Pacification that you have performed against me, have had performed against me, I perform against you. Madness [that you have performed against me, have had performed against me, I perform against you].

(60) An evil utukku-demon you have caused to seize me: May an evil utukku-demon seize you.

(61) An evil alû-demon you have caused to seize me: [May] an evil alû-demon [seize you].

(62) An evil ghost you have caused to seize me: [May] an evil ghost [seize you].

(63) An evil (demonic) constable you have caused to seize me: [May] an evil (demonic) constable [seize you].

(64) An evil god you have caused to seize me: May an evil god seize you.

(65) An evil lurker-demon you have caused to seize me: May an evil lurker-demon seize you.

(66) Lamaštu, labāṣu (disease), (and) aḫḫāzu-jaundice you have caused to seize me: May Lamaštu, labāṣu (disease), (and) aḫḫāzu-jaundice seize you.

(67) lilû, lilītu, (and) ardat-lilî you have caused to seize me: May lilû, lilītu, (and) ardat-lilî seize you.

(68) By oath and curse you have brought me to an end: By oath and curse may your body come to an end.

(69) The anger of god, king, noble, and prince you have inflicted on me myself:

(70) May the anger of god, king, noble, and prince be inflicted on you yourselves.

(71) Distress, trembling, depression, terror, fear, and apprehension you have inflicted on me myself:

(72) May distress, trembling, depression, terror, fear, (and) apprehension be inflicted on you yourselves.

(73) I burn you with pure sulphur and the salt of Amurru,

(74) I gather up your smoke, an abomination to heaven.

(75) Your deeds (of sorcery) are (hereby) turned back to you! TU₆ ÉN

(76) Incantation. Whoever you are, O witch, who like the South wind has piled up for fifteen days,

(77) Nine days fog, a year dew,

(78) Who has formed a cloud against me and stood over me:

(79) I am rising up against you like the shearer of the heavens, the North [wind],

(80) I am scattering your cloud, I am annihilating [your storm],

(81) I am scattering your witchcraft th[at night and day you have piled] up over me

(82) And the messages of Zikur[rudâ that you have repeatedly sent against me].

(83) Incantation. Splendid is [my appearance, splendid is my countenance].

(84) Mighty, [raging Girra],

(85) Burner o[f the warlock and the witch].

(86) [My] sorcerers, [my sorceresses, (and) the women who instigate sorcery against me],

(87) [My] warlocks [(and)my witches],

(88) To N[uska and] Girra [(the judges) you are handed over! TU₆ ÉN]

(89) Incantation. [Ea has (now) unbound] the sinews that you have bound up,

(90) [Asalluḫi has (now) released] the figurines that you have twisted and fettered.

(91) The knot that you have knotted against me, the pl[ot that you have plotted against me]

(92) May blazing Girra ca[use the wind to carry off],

(93) May Nuska, the judge, the mas[ter of exorcism],

(94) [Turn back] up[on your head] the sorcery that you have performed against me.

(95) My witchcraft is released, [my enchainment is] c[leared],

(96) With spring water, [I undo your ‘spitt]le,’

(97) I have (now) become pure, cl[ean, and innocent in the presence of Nuska] and Girra, [the (divine) judges. TU₆ ÉN]

(98) Incantation. You,Wa[ter, that constantly flows over all the lands],

(99) That crosses to and fro [over all mountains],

(100) That shatters the quay [and breaks up the boat(?)].

(101) Flowing river water, wat[er of the Tigris] and Eu[phrates],

(102) Water of the Ocean, [the vast sea(s)],

(103) [The] s[ages of the apsû] drew you,

(104) The seven sages of Eridu a[djured you by oath].

(105) By their pure incantation, you became pur[e and] cool [(...)].

(106) As by their pure incantation [you became pure and cool (...)],

(107) So may the heart of my warlock (and) my wi[tch become pure and cool].

(108) At the command of E[a, king of the apsû],

(109) I am sprinkling your heart with [river w]ater,

(110) I am sprinkling your embers (and) y[our] smoke [with sea water]—

(111) By the command of Ea, Šamaš, [Mar]duk, and the princess Bēlet-ilī. T[U6 ÉN]

(112) Incantation. My sorcerers, my sorceresses,

(113) My warlocks, my witches,

(114) You whose heart has planned evil against me,

(115) You keep on seeking malicious spells against me,

(116) You have bound my knees with not good machinations.

(117) In order to release the witchcraft and spittle against me, having (first) turned to Girra at the word of Ea and Asalluḫi,

(118) (Now) with spring water, I quench your heart,

(119) I extinguish your mood,

(120) I remove the ardor of your heart,

(121) I confound your understanding,

(122) I unravel your thinking,

(123) I burn your witchcraft,

(124) I cause you to abandon the plots of your heart.

(125) You shall not cross over the Tigris and the Euphrates to me,

(126) You shall not pass over dyke and canal to me,

(127) You shall not climb over wall and battlement to me,

(128) You shall not come in through the city gate and its entranceways to me!

(129) May your witchcraft not approach me,

(130) May your words not reach me—

(131) By the command of Ea, Šamaš, and Marduk, (and) the princess [Bēlet]-ilī. TU₆ ÉN

(132) Incantation. Raging, furious, strong, cruel,

(133) Overbearing, tough, hos[tile], wicked are you!

(134) Who but Ea can calm you?

(135) Who but Asalluḫi can soothe you?

(136) May Ea calm you,

(137) May Asalluḫi soothe you.

(138) My mouth is water, your mouth is fire:

(139) May my mouth extinguish your mouth, (Var.: Restore the variant either as: “My [mouth] is wa[ter, your mouth is fire]” (dittography from preceding line), or less likely as “My heart is water, your heart is stone.”)

(140) May the spell of my mouth extinguish the spell of your mouth,

(141) May the plot((s)) of my heart extinguish the plot((s)) of your heart!

(142) Incantation. I trample down my foe (lit.: my (demonic) constable), I de[str]oy my evildoer,

(143) I slaughter my opponent, I repeatedly anni[hil]ate my pursuer

(144) In the presence of the warrior Nuska. TU₆ ÉN.

(145) Incantation. Melt, dissolve, and drip ever away!

(146) May your smoke rise ever heavenward,

(147) May the Sun extinguish your embers,

(148) May Ea’s son, the exorcist, cut off the terror that emanates from you.

(149) Incantation. May the mountain cover you,

(150) May the mountain hold you back,

(151) May the mountain pacify you,

(152) May the mountain hide you,

(153) May the mountain enshroud you,

(154) May the mountain turn you back,

(154a) ((May the mountain kill you,))

(155) May the mountain cover you over,