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x-x x-x ... ruling šumma amēlu kašipma šīrūšu ... riḫûssu pīqa lā pīqa illak ... šuruš nurmî ... ... maštakal ... ... ... ... ištēniš tasâk ina šikari ištanatti ruling šumma amēlu kašipma šīrūšu tabkū munga īšu u birkāšu gannā libbašu sinništa ḫašeḫma sinništa ippallasma libbašu iturra amēlu šū var.: ša amēli šuāti riḫûssu itti mīti šunullat ana bulluṭīšu nīnê ḫašê imḫurlīm nuḫurtu supāla tullal ardadillu ištēniš tasâk ina karāni ṣaḫti lā patān ištanattīma iballuṭ ruling DIŠ KIMIN atāʾišu atma muṣaʾʾirāni arqi ḫašḫūr api ina šaman erēni taptanaššassu amēlu šū adi balṭu libbašu inaššīšu kišpī lā iṭeḫḫûšu ruling DIŠ KIMIN kukuru burāšu ṭābat amanni atāʾišu ina šaman šurmēni taptanaššassu ruling DIŠ KIMIN mūṣa imbuʾ tâmti parzillu tasâkma ina ... ištanatti ruling GAN.U₅ tarmuš ina maški tašappi ina kišādīšu tašakkan ruling DIŠ KIMIN imḫurlīm tarmuš parzillu imbuʾ tâmti ušû dām iṣṣūrḫurri zikari zappi šaḫî ša ana rakābi tebû ina maški tašappi ina kišādīšu tašakkan ruling DIŠ KIMIN maštakal lišānkalbi U₂.KU₆ ardadilli ina maški tašappi ina kišādīšu tašakkan ruling šumma amēlu kašipma šīrūšu tabkū lū ina alākīšu lū ina uzuzzīšu lū ina itūlīšu lū inūma šīnātīšu išattinu riḫûssu illak kīma sinništi suʾussu lā ēl amēlu šū riḫûssu itti mīti ina erṣeti šunullat ana bulluṭīšu šuruš balti šuruš ašāgi annuḫara aban gabî parzillu ḫaṣab nurmî eper idri sebet šammī annûti ištēniš tasâk ina karāni ṣaḫti lā patān išattīma iballuṭ ruling kiṣir šadâni ṣābiti ḫallūru ašqulālu maštakal aktam nuḫurtu arti bīni sebet šammī annûti ištēniš tasâk lū ina šikari lū ina karāni lā patān išattīma iballuṭ ruling ašqulālu ēdu sikillu amēlānu zēr maštakal zēr šakirî šuruš balti ša eli kimaḫḫi ina maški tašappi ina kišādīšu tašakkanma iballuṭ ruling kalīt immeri ḫaṣabti sūqerbetti šārat nēši ina maški tašappi ina kišādīša tašakkanma iballuṭ ruling DIŠ KIMIN kibrītu ruʾtītu ina maški ina qablīšu tarakkas DIŠ KIMIN šuruš lišānkalbi barīrātu šuruš šurdunî šuruš u₂SAG šuruš azallî šuruš kamkadi šuruš ardadilli šuruš kazalli šammi šaziga ina maški ina kišādīšu tašakkan ruling šumma amēlu kašipma munga īši birkāšu gannā kalâtūšu illakā libbašu ... ...-ma ana epēš ṣibûti lā inaššīšu nīš libbīšu ṣabitma ana sinništi alāka muṭṭu libbašu sinništa ḫašeḫma sinništa ippallasma libbašu iturra amēlu šū riḫûssu itti mīti šunullat ušaršu kanikma ina kullati ereb šamši peḫi ana pašāri some variants include a ruling tarmuš ḫašê atāʾišu aktam lišānkalbi tubbal ištēniš tasâk lū ina šikari lū ina karāni ṣaḫti tanaddīma EN₂ su-zi su-zi šalāšīšu ana libbi tamannūma ištanattīma nīš libbi ruling DIŠ KIMIN lišānkalbi kīma Šamaš irtabû tuqaddaš ina šēri ana maḫar Šamaš izzâz ... ... ... ina patar siparri ištu šuršīšu tanassaḫšu tasâk ina šikari ištanattīma nīš libbi ruling DIŠ KIMIN libbi iṣṣūrḫurri zikari ina ṭābti tušnāl lā patān iʾallut šuruš ... zēr ṣaṣutti šarmadu ina šikari ištanattīma nīš libbi ruling šumma amēlu šamnu luʾʾû ša upīš lemutti pašiš ... ina šīnāt imēri turammakšu ina mê kasî ... šamnu taptanaššassu nīnê ina libbi nignakki tuqattaršuma kišpū pašrū ana amēli šuāti ul iṭeḫḫû ruling DIŠ KIMIN sīḫu nikiptu zikar u sinniš šārat pagî ḫurāṣu parzillu ištēniš ina mašak unīqi lāpetīti tašappi ina kišādīša tašakkanma amēlu lā ellu elil var.: ēl, illil ruling

CMAwR vol. 1, text 2.5, 1.: A obv. 1′-18′ // B obv. 9′-17′ // C obv. 11-14

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If a man is bewitched and (the bewitchment is manifested by the fact that) [his] bod[y ... , his semen] 3′flo[ws] from time to time, [...] 4′root of pomegranate, [...], 5′maštakal-soapwort, [...] 6′you pound together. He dr[inks (it) repeatedly] in bee[r].

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If a man is bewitched and (the bewitchment is manifested by the fact that) his body is ‘poured out’ and he suffers from stiffness, 8′and his knees are contracted, his ‘heart’ desires a woman, 9′but upon seeing the woman his ‘heart’ falters, that man’s semen has been buried 10′with a dead person. To cure him: 11′nīnû-plant, ḫašû-plant, ‘heals-a-thousand’-plant, nuḫurtu-plant, 12′supālu-juniper, tullal-plant (and) ardadillu-plant 13′you pound together. He drinks it repeatedly in grape juice on an empty stomach, ((then he will recover)).

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If ditto: atāʾišu-plant, tadpole of a green frog, ‘marsh-apple’ 15′in cedar oil. You rub him repeatedly (with this oil), (then) this man 16′will have potency 15′as long as he lives. 16′Witchcraft will not come near him.

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If ditto: kukuru-plant, burāšu-juniper, amannu-salt (and) 18′atāʾišu-plant in cypress oil. You rub hi[m] repeatedly (with this oil).

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 CMAwR vol. 1, text 2.5, 2.: C obv. 15-21 // D obv. I 18-21 // E: 2′-6′

If d[itto] (= a man is bewitched and (the bewitchment is manifested by the fact that) his body is ‘poured out’ and he suffers from stiffness, and his knees are bent, his ‘heart’ desires a woman, but upon seeing a woman his ‘heart’ falters, (then) that man’s semen has been buried with a dead person): you crush mūṣu-stone, imbuʾ tâmti-mineral (and) iro[n]. [He drinks (it) repeatedly] in [...].

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You wrap up GAN.U₅-plant (and) lupine in (a) leather (bag) and put it around his neck.

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If ditto: ‘Heals-a-thousand’-plant, lupine, iron, imbuʾ tâmti-mineral, ebony, 4blood of a male bat (and) a bristle from a sexually aroused pig 5you wrap up in (a) leather (bag) (and) put it around his neck.

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If ditto: maštakal-soapwort, ‘dog’s tongue’, Ú.KU₆-fennel (and) ardadillu-plant 7you wrap up in (a) leather (bag and) put it around his neck.

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 CMAwR vol. 1, text 2.5, 3.: D obv. I 22-27 // f rev.? 9′-11′ // G rev. 23-33 // H obv. 1′-rev. 1 // J obv. 7′-15′

If a man is bewitched and (the bewitchment is manifested by the fact that) his body is ‘poured out’, 3his semen flows 1whether he is walking, standing 2or lying down or when he is urinating, his private parts are impure like those of a (menstruating) woman, 4(then) that man’s semen has been buried with a dead person in the earth. To cure him: 5root of baltu-thorn, root of ašāgu-thorn, annuḫara-alum, alum, 6iron, pomegranate-rind, ‘saltpetre dust’: These seven drugs 7you pound [together]. He drinks (it) in grape juice on an empty stomach, then he will recover.

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A lump of magnetite, peas, ašqulālu-plant, 9maštakal-soapwort, aktam-plant, nuḫurtu-plant, 10tamarisk leaves: these seven drugs you pound together. 11He dri[nks] (it) on an empty stomach either in beer or in wine, [then he will recover].

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ašqulālu-plant, ēdu-plant, sikillu-plant, amēlānu-plant, maštakal-soapwort seed, 13šakirû-plant seed (and) the root of a baltu-thorn that grew over a grave you wrap up in (a) leather (bag and) put (it) around his neck, then he will recover.

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A sheep’s kidney, a sherd from a crossroad (and) lion hair you wrap up in (a) leather (bag and) put (it) around his neck, then he will recover.

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If ditto: sulphur (and) [ruʾt]ītu-sulphur i[n (a) leather (poultice)], you gird his loins (with it).

If ditto: roo[t] of ‘dog’s tongue’, [saga]penum, root of šurdunû-plant, 17root of SAG-plant, [root of a]zallû-plant, 18root of kamkad[u-plant], r[oot] of ardadill[u-plant], 19[root] of kazall[u-plant, ‘pote]ncy’-plant in [(a) leather (bag). You put (it) rou]nd [his] ne[ck].

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 CMAwR vol. 1, text 2.5, 4.: D obv. I 8-17 // k obv. 19′-29′

[If a man] is bewitched and (the bewitchment is manifested by the fact that) he has stiffness, his knees 2are contracted, his kidneys ‘run’, his ‘heart’ ... 3... and does not motivate him to achieve (his) wish, his potency 4is ‘seized’, so that he only [rare]ly has intercourse with a woman. His ‘heart’ desires a woman, 5but upon seeing the woman his ‘heart’ falters, (then) that man’s se[men] 6has been buried with a dead person, his penis 7has been sealed 7and shut up in a clay pit towards sunset. To undo:

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Lupine, ḫašû-plant, atāʾišu-plant, aktam-plant, ‘dog’s tongue’ 9you dr[y (and) crus]h [together]. You put it either in beer or in grape juice. 10You recite the incantation “Radian[ce, radiance]” three times into (the potion), then he drinks (it) repeatedly ((and (will recover his) [potency])).

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[If ditto]: When the sun has set you purify ‘dog’s tongue’. In the morning, he st[ands] before Šamaš [(...)] 12[...] (starting) from its root you remove ... with a bronze knife, pound (it), and he dr[inks (it) repeatedly] in beer, [(then he will recover his potency)].

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[If ditto]: You pickle [the he]art of a male bat in sal[t]. He swallows (it) on an empty stomach. R[oot of ...], 14[seed of ṣa]ṣuttu-plant, šarmadu-plant: he dr[inks (it) repeatedly] in beer, [(then he will recover his potency)].

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 CMAwR vol. 1, text 2.5, 5. CMAwR vol. 1, text 2.5, 5. 1): f rev.? 6′-8′

If a man has been anointed with a sullied oil of evil sorcery, ... . 2You bathe him in donkey’s urine, with kasû-extract ... , you rub [him] repeatedly with oil. 3You fumigate him with nīnû-plant in the fumi<gation vessel>, then the witchcraft will be undone and will not come near this man (anymore).

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 CMAwR vol. 1, text 2.5, 5. 2): A rev. 31′-33′ // D rev. II 8-9 // f rev.? 12′-13′ // G rev. 21-22 // J obv. 5′-6′ // L rev. III 16-18 // M rev. 3′-4′ // n rev. IV 11′-16′

((If ditto:)) sīḫu-plant, nikiptu-plant, ‘male’ and ‘female’, ape hair, 2gold (and) iron 3you wrap up 2together in (a) leather (bag) made from a female kid that has not yet mated with a male, 3you put it around his neck, then the impure man will be((come)) pure.

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