CT 42, 32 BM 017305 (P283754)

Literary tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017305

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (akkadian prayer)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lu-di-kum _tu6_ t,a3-ri-da-at ka-la mu-ur2-s,i2#
 ts: luddikum šiptam ṭāridat kala murṣī
 en: Let me cast on you an incantation that drives away all illness,
2. sza {d}en-lil2-banda3{da} isz-ku-nu mu-szi-im szi-ma-tim#
 ts: ša ellil-banda iškunu mūšim šīmātim
 en: which Ellil-banda presented; the one who determines fates.
3. li-di-kum e2-a _tu6_ ba-la-t,i4-im
 ts: liddikum ea šipat balāṭim
 en: Let Ea cast on you an incantation of healing,
4. {d}nu-<dim2>-mud u3 {d}namma e-le-et an-ni-im
 ts: nudimmud u namma ellêt anim
 en: Nudimmud and Namma together with An.
5. li-di-kum _tu6_ {d}nin-nig-erim2-me-e be-le-et szi-pa-tim
 ts: liddikum šiptam ningirima, belet šipātim
 en: Let Ningirima cast an incantation on you, lady of incantations.
6. i-di _tu6_ {d}nin-nig-erim2-me-e be-le-et szi-pa-tim
 ts: iddi šiptam ningirima belēt šipātim
 en: She cast an incantation, did Ningirima, lady of incantations:
7. i-te-bi mar-s,u2-um i-na tu-i-sza u2-ul u2-ta-na-ah
 ts: itebbi marṣum ina tu’iša ul utannaḫ
 en: the sick man arises, through her incantation he no longer suffers.
8. li-ir-ku-us2-ka {d}nin-kar-ar-ak i-na ra-ba-tim qa2-ti-sza
 ts: lirkuska ninkarrak ina rabbātim qātīša
 en: May Ninkarrak bandage you with her gentle hands
9. {d}da-mu ma-na-ah-ta-ka li-sze20-te-eq el-ka
 ts: damu mānaḫtaka lišēteq elka
 en: (and) may Damu make your suffering pass by, above you.
10. mar-tam pa-szi-tam {d}dim3-me ek-ke-em-tam ni-szi-ik_ur-gi7-ra_szi-in-ni a-wi-lu-tim
 ts: mārtam pāšīttam lamaštam ekkēmtam nišik kalbim šinni awīlūtim
 en: The p. daughter, the snatcher Lamaštu, the bite of a dog, tooth of mankind,
11. li-di-isz an-nu-ni!-tum i-na tu-i-sza
 ts: lidīš annunītum ina tu’iša
 en: may Annunītum subdue through her incantation.
reverse
1. {d}iszkur {d}szakkan {d}nisaba {d}utu {d}i7 hur#-[sa-an]
 ts: adda šakkan nisaba šamaš id ḫursānu,
 en: Adda, Šakkan, Nisaba, Šamaš, Id, Ḫursānu,
2. _dingir-ra_ qa2-asz-du-tum! szu-nu li-il5-li-lu-ka
 ts: ilī qašdūtum šunu lillilūka
 en: those holy gods, may they cleanse you,
3. el-le-et en-lil-la2 li-il5#-li-lu-ka
 ts: ellêt ellil lillilūka
 en: together with Enlil, may they cleanse you.
4. _masz_ u3 masz-tum _dumu-mesz_ {d}suen# {d}utu u3# esz18#-dar
 ts: māšum u māštum mārī sîn šamaš u ešdar
 en: (If) the twin brother and sister, children of Sin, Šamaš and Ištar
5. dab-bi-<bu> sza-ba-szi-tum dal-pu-um# ep#-sza#-tum [u3] gun2#-nu#-s,um#
 ts: dabbibu šabašītum dalpum epšātum u gunnuṣum
 en: (or) a talkative man, an angry woman, a sleepless man, a bewitched woman, or a stuffy-nosed man,
6. u3 la li-bi i-la e-li-[ka] [li]-isz-bu-us2
 ts: u la libbi ila elika lišbus
 en: or (anyone) who displeased the god, against you may be angry
7. _lugal abzu masz-masz dingir-ra_ el#-lu# e2#-a
 ts: šar apsû āšip ilī ellu ea
 en: the king of the Apsû, the pure exorcist, Ea,
8. _tu6_ sza la ta-pa!-ra-su2# li-di-kum
 ts: šiptum ša la taparrasu liddikum
 en: an incantation that you cannot block, let him cast on you.
9. li-sze20-bi-ir_ana_su2-rim2 ma-na-ah-ta-ka-[ma a-na _ki_-tim]
 ts: lišebbir ana surrim manahtakama ana erṣetim
 en: May your suffering cross with haste to the Netherworld.
10. ad-di-kum _tu6_ t,a3-ri-da-at# ka-la mu#-ur#-s,i2#
 ts: addikum šiptam ṭāridat kala murṣī
 en: I cast on you an incantation driving away all illness.

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (akkadian prayer)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283754

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017305
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0019

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17305
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-19

References

  • primary: CT 42, 32 BM 17305

    [Figulla1959CT42] Figulla, Hugo H. 1959. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 42. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-02-01 at 09:04:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-11-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 42, 32 BM 017305 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283754.
CT 42, 32 BM 017305 artifact entry (No. P283754). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283754 (Original work published 2005)
CT 42, 32 BM 017305 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283754 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 42, 32 BM 017305 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283754.
CT 42, 32 BM 017305 artifact entry (No. P283754). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283754 (Original work published 2005)
CT 42, 32 BM 017305 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283754 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283754},
}


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M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - CT 42, 32 BM 017305 artifact entry
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