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[Incantation]. My [ha]nd is the Rainbow, the Scorpi[on].
[But(?)] she, the witch, piles up [her] wi[tchcraft] against me.
[ And I(?),] I am shining forth against you like the Rainbow in the heavens,
[I am b]lowing against you like the Northwest wind,
I am scattering your cloud, I am annihilating your storm,
I am scattering your witchcraft that night and day you have piled up over me
And the messages of Zikurrudâ-magic that you have repeatedly sent against me.
The ford is asleep, the quay is asleep,
The sailors, all of them, are asleep.
Upon the door and bolt, locks are placed,
Cast (thereupon) is the incantation of Siris and Ningišzida.
May sorcery, rebellion, an evil word of my warlock and witch
Not approach me, not pass the door to me, not enter the house to me.
May Ningišzida extirpate them,
May their sorcery turn (on them) and capture (them), (var.: May they (i.e., the sorcery) turn back and capture their sorceresses)
May god, king, noble, and prince glower at them,
And may my witch not escape from the grasp of god, king, noble, and prince.
As for me—by the command of Marduk, lord of the evening ceremonies,
And Asalluḫi, lord of exorcism,
May what I do be successful;
May the wind carry off (var.: The wind has carried off) the sorcery that you (pl./var.: sg.) have performed against me.
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Incantation. I am impregnating you, my self, I am impregnating you, my body.
As Šakkan impregnated his herd,
The ewe (with) her lamb, the gazelle (with) her young, the jenny (with) her donkey foal,
(As) the plow impregnated the earth, the earth received its seed,
(So) I cast the spell on my self.
May it impregnate my self and expel the evil,
And may the great gods extirpate (var.: And may it (i.e., the spell) extirpate) the witchcraft of my body.
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Incantation. Pure oil, clear oil, bright oil,
Oil that purifies the body of the gods,
Oil that soothes the sinews of mankind,
Oil of the incantation of Ea, oil of the incantation of Asalluḫi.
I coat you with soothing oil
That Ea granted for soothing,
I anoint you with the oil of healing,
I cast upon you the incantation of Ea, lord of Eridu, Ninšiku.
I expel Asakku, ahhāzu-jaundice, chills of your body (zumru),
I remove dumbness, torpor, (and) misery of your body (pagru),
I soothe the sick sinews of your limbs.
By the command of Ea, king of the apsû,
By the spell of Ea, by the incantation of Asalluḫi,
By the soft bandage (vars.: comforting bandage; great bandage; soothing hands) of Gula,
By the soothing hands of Nintinugga
And Ningirima, mistress of incantation.
On so-and-so, Ea cast the incantation of the word of healing (var.: the incantation of healing)
That the seven sages of Eridu soothe his body. TU₆ ÉN
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[Incan]tation. Enlil is my head, Sirius is my form,
My forehead is the rising sun,
My arms are the Crook at the gate of Marduk,
My ears are the Bull, my feet are the laḫmu-monsters trampling on the flesh of laḫmu-monsters.
You, O great gods, shine forth in the sky <like> Šamaš.
As tin(?) (and) iron(?), sorcery, rebellion, an evil word,
((Witchcraft, spittle, enchainment, [evil] mach[inations]))
Cannot approach you, cannot draw near to you,
So sorcery, rebellion, an evil word, wi[tchcraft, spittle, enchainment], evil [machina]tions shall not approach me, shall not draw near to me myself. ÉN
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Incantation. Whoever you are, O witch, who has made a figurine of me—
Who has looked at my form and created my image,
Who has seen my bearing and given rich detail to my physical build,
Who has comprehended [my] appearance
And reproduced my features,
Who has bound my body,
Who has tied my limbs together, who has twisted my sinews.
As for me, Ea, exorcist of the gods, has sent me,
And before Šamaš I draw your likeness—
I look at your form and create your image, I see your bearing
And give rich detail to your physical build, I comprehend your appearance
And reproduce your features with pure flour (lit.: Nissaba),
I bind your body, I tie your limbs together, (var.: I bind your limbs, I tie your body)
I twist your sinews.
The sorcery that you have performed against me I perform against you,
The (ominous) encounter that you have caused me to encounter I make you take over,
The vengeance that you have wreaked on me I wreak back on you.
Your witchcraft, your spittle, your enchainment, your evil manipulations,
Your hostile machinations,
Your messages of evil,
Your love (-magic), your hate (-magic), your perversion of justice, your Zikurrudâ-magic,
Your muteness, (and) your madness—may they attend to you (rather than to me).
With the water of my bo[dy] and the washing of my hands may it rinse off
And come upon your head and body so that I may live.
May a (female) substitute stand in for me, may one who encounters (me) take (it) over from me,
((I have encountered an ominous encounter; may they take (it) over from me. TU₆ ÉN))
With the wa[ter of my body and the washing of my hands]
May it rins[e off and come upon a figurine of a substitute],
[May the] figurine of the substit[ute bear my sin as a replacement],
[May] street [and way undo my sins],
[May] the day [bring] well-[being, the month joy, the year its prosperity].
Ea, [Šamaˇs, and Marduk, help me so that]
[Witchcraft, spittle, enchainment, evil machinations of mankind] be relea[sed], [And oath go forth from my body. É]N
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Incantation. Huntress of huntresses,
Witch of witches,
Whose net is cast in the streets,
Whose eyes keep roaming the broad way of the city.
She keeps seeking the young men of the city,
Among the young men of the city she keeps seeking me myself,
She keeps looking around for the young women of the city,
Among the young women of the city she keeps looking around for me myself.
But I am seeking against you cultic performers and ecstatics, I am breaking your bond.
May warlocks ensorcell you, I am breaking your bond.
May witches ensorcell you, I am breaking your bond.
May cultic performers (var.: metal-workers) ensorcell you, I am breaking your bond.
May ecstatics ensorcell you, I am breaking your bond.
May naršindu-sorcerers ensorcell you, I am breaking your bond.
May snake-charmers ensorcell you, I am breaking your bond.
May agugillu-sorcerers ensorcell you, I am breaking your bond.
I am striking your cheek, I am tearing out your tongue,
I am filling your eyes with spittle,
I am making your arms become weak,
And as for you: I am making you become rotten,
And whatever sorcery you have constantly performed, I am turning back upon your head.
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[Incantation]. Your sorcery, your manipulations, the manipulations of your sorcery,
The manipulations of your wizardry
Ea, exorcist of the gods, undoes and sweeps away with water (lit.: causes water to carry off).
May your evil mouth be full of earth,
May your evil tongue be bou[nd] with (var.: like) a gag—
By the command of Enbilulu, lord of life. TU₆ É[N]
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Incantation. Your tightly knotted knots,
Your evil manipulations, your hostile machinations,
Your messages of evil
Asalluḫi, exorcist of the gods, undoes and sweeps away with water (lit.: causes water to carry off; var.: causes the wind to carry off.).
May your evil mouth be full of earth,
May your evil tongue be bound with (var.: like) a gag—
By the command of Enbilulu, lord of life. TU₆ ÉN
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Incantation. I wash my hands, I cleanse my body
In the pure spring water that was formed in Eridu.
Anything evil, anything unfavorable
That is in my body, flesh, and sinews,
The evil((s)) of evil, unfavorable dreams, signs, and portents,
The evil of defective, frightening, evil, unfavorable entrails
(observed) in the ritual act (of extispicy), in the killing of the she[ep], in the offering of the sacrifice, or in the exercise of divination, ((of any sort x x.))
That (which) I have looked at daily,
Have stepped on in the street, or have repeatedly seen in the outskirts,
An evil šēdu-spirit, an evil utukku-demon,
Illness, he[ad]ache, sleeplessness,
dumbness, torpor, misery, grief, losses, moaning,
(Cries of) woe (and) alas, depression,
Terror, fear, apprehension,
(The evil consequences of) a curse by the god((s)), an appeal to the god((s)), a complaint to the [god((s)), an o]ath by the god, the raising of hands, curse,
The evil(s) of witchcraft, spittle, enchainment, evil machinations of mankind—
With the water of my body and the washing of my hands
May it rinse off and come [up]on a figurine of a substitute,
May the figurine of the sub[stitute] bear my sin as a replacement,
May street and way undo my sins,
May a (female) substitute stand in for me, may one who encounters (me) take (it) over from me,
I have encountered an ominous encounter; may they take (it) over from me.
May the day bring well-being, the month joy, the year its prosperity.
Ea, Šamaš, and Marduk, help me so that
Witchcraft, spittle, enchainment,
Evil machinations of mankind be released,
And curse go forth from my body.
[Incantation. I wash my hands, I clean]se my body
[In the pure spring water that] was formed [in Eridu].
May [everything evil, everything unfavorable that i]s [in] my [bo]dy, my flesh,
[and my sinews] rinse off with the water of my body
[and the washin]g of my hands
and come [upon your head and] upon your body.
[May a substitute s]tand in for me, may one who encounters (me) take (it) over from me,
[I have encountered an ominous encounter; may] they [t]ake (it) over from me.
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Incantation. Rise up, morning, wash my hands,
Open up, earth, receive my sin.
Because the witch has bewitched me (var.: has performed sorcery against me) and the ecstatic has sp[rin]kled me.
May Šamaš bring me release (var.: Šamaš, bring me release) and may the earth receive (it) from me.
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[Incantation].Dawn h[as broken], doors are (now) opened,
The traveler has passed through the gate,
[The messenger(?) h]as taken to the road.
Ha! s[or]ceress, may you not perform sorcery against me,
Ha! [inseminatrix], may you not impregnate me!
For I am cleansed by the rising of the s[un];
May [the sorceries that you have perfor]med or have had performed (against me during the night)
Tu[r]n back and seize you yourself.
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[Incantation]. It is morning, yea morning.
This is (the morning) of my warlock and witch:
They a[ro]se, playing their niʾu-instrument like musicians.
At my door stands Pālil,
At the [he]ad of my bed stands Lugaledina.
I am sending against you the one at my door, Pālil,
(And) the one at the head of my bed, Lugaledina.
Over one (var.: a) whole mile your speech (extends), over the whole road your word (extends)—
I turn back (against you) your witchcraft (and) your spittle so that they seize you yourself. TU₆ ÉN
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Incantation. At dawn my hands are washed.
May a propitious beginning begin for me,
May happiness (and) good health ever accompany me,
Whatsoever I seek, may I attain it,
May [the dre]am I dreamt be made favorable for me (var.: be made favorable),
May anything evil, anything unfavorable,
The spittle of warlock and witch, [not rea]ch me, not touch me—
[By] the command of Ea, Šamaš, Marduk, and the princess Bēlet-ilī. TU₆ ÉN
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[Incan]tation. I wash my mou[th] (var.: my [ha]nds), I have (now) washed my hands,
With(?) the foam of the flood waters, the awesome power of the river,
(var.: Pure) [River], bring on your pride!
[O wa]ter, cause your awesome power to overpower for me (lit.: complete your awesome power for me).
As sorcery, rebellion, evil word
Cannot approach, cannot draw near to these waters,
So sorcery, rebellion, evil word shall not approach me,
Shall not draw near to me myself. TU₆ ÉN É.NU.RU
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(([It is the wording (of the incantation) to undo witchcraft].))
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Incantation. Until you rise, I await you, my lord, Šamaš.
The seventh [ta]blet of Maqlû.
(Ashurbanipal colophon, type c (Hunger, BAK, no. 319))
(Ashurbanipal colophon, type c or d (Hunger, BAK, no. 319))
(probably an Ashurbanipal colophon, type c or d (Hunger, BAK, no. 319))