Maqlu Tablet 4 Transliteration/Translation

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Maqlu Tablet IV

Incantation. Cook, cook, burn, burn!
ÉN biš-li biš-li qi-di-e qi-di-e
Meanness and evil, do not come in: go away!
rag-gu u si-e-nu e te-ru-ub at-lak
Who are you, whose son? Who are you, whose daughter?
at-ta man-nu mâr man-ni at-ti man-nu mârat man-ni
You who sit here and command your sorcery, your plots,
šá áš-ba-tu-nu-ma ip-še-ku-nu up-šá-še-ku-nu
5. That you have done against me!
5. te-te-ni-ip-pu-šá-ni ia-a-ši
May Ea the magician undo,
lip-šur dé-a mašmašu
And nullify your sorceries!
lis-bal-kit kiš-pi-ku-nu
Asarluhi, the magician of the gods, son of Ea the wise!
dasari-lú-du10 mašmaš ilimeš mâr dé-a apqallu
I bind you, I tie you up, I give you over,
a-kas-si-ku-nu-ši a-kam-mi-ku-nu-ši a-nam-din-ku-nu-ši
10. To Girra, who burns, incinerates, binds,
10. a-na dgira qa-mi-e qa-li-i ka-si-i
Overpowers and seizes the sorceress!
ka-ši-du šá fkaššapâtimeš
May incinerating Girra strengthen my arms!
dgira qa-mu-ú li-tal-lal i-da-ai
The magic, revolt, malediction, love, hate,
ip-šú bar-tu a-mat limuttim râmu zêru
Injustice, murder, paralysis of the mouth,
dipalâa zitarrutâa kadibbidâ KUŠ.HUNGA
15. Tearing of the insides, glowing of the face and insanity,
15. šabalbalâa su-ud pa-ni u šá-ni-e tè-e-mu
You have done, you have made others do, you have done, may Girra undo!
te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You marked me for a corpse, you have done, may Girra undo!
a-na lúpagri ta-hi-ra-in-ni te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You turned me over to the skulls, you have done, may Girra undo!
a-na gul-gul-la-ti tap-qí-da-in-ni te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You turned me over to a ghost of my family, you have done, may Girra undo!
a-na etim kim-ti-ia tap-qí-da-in-ni te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
20. You turned me over to the ghost of a stranger, you have done, may Girra undo!
20. a-na etim a-hi-i tap-qí-da-in-ni te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You turned me over to a wandering ghost who has no caretaker, you have done, may Girra undo!
a-na etimmi mur-tappi-du šá pa-qí-da la i-šu-u te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You turned me over to a ghost inhabiting ruins, you have done, may Girra undo!
a-na etim har-bi na-du-ti tap-qí-da-in-ni te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You turned me over to the steppes, the open country, the desert, you have done, may Girra undo!
a-na sêri ki-di u na-me-e tap-qí-da-in-ni te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You turned me over to the inner wall and the outer wall, you have done, may Girra undo!
a-na dûri ù sa-me-ti tap-qí-da-in-ni te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
25. You turned me over to the mistress of the steppe and high ground, you have done, may Girra undo!
25. a-na dbe-lit sêri u ba-ma-a-ti tap-qí-da-in-ni te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You turned me over to the bread oven, the stove, the pail of coals and the bellows, you have done, may Girra undo!
a-na utûn la-ab-ti tinûri kinûni KI.UT.BA ù nap-pa-ha-ti tap-qí-da-in-ni te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have given images of me to a corpse, you have done, may Girra undo!
salmânimeš-ia a-na lúpagri tap-qí-da te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have given images of me for a corpse, you have done, may Girra undo!
salmânimeš-ia a-na lúpagri ta-hi-ra te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have laid down images of me next to a corpse, you have done, may Girra undo!
salmânimeš-ia it-ti lúpagri tuš-ni-il-la te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
30. You have put down images of me in a corpse’s lap, you have done, may Girra undo!
30. salmânimeš-ia ina sûn lúpagri tuš-ni-il-la te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have buried images of me in the grave of a corpse, you have done, may Girra undo!
salmânimeš-ia ina qimah lúpagri taq-bi-ra te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have turned images of me over to skulls, you have done, may Girra undo!
salmânimeš-ia a-na gul-gul-la-ti tap-qí-da te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have locked images of me in the wall, you have done, may Girra undo!
salmânimeš-ia ina igâri tap-ha-a te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have put down images of me on the threshold, you have done, may Girra undo!
salmânimeš-ia ina asquppati tuš-ni-il-la te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
35. You have locked images of me in the entrance to the wall, you have done, may Girra undo!
35. salmânimeš-ia ina bi-‘ šá dûri tap-ha-a te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have buried images of me on the bridge so that people stepped over them, you have done, may Girra undo!
salmânimeš-ia ina ti-tur-ri taq-bi-ra-ma um-ma-nu ú-kab-bí-su te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have dug a hole in the basin of the wash-house and buried images of me there, you have done, may Girra undo!
salmânimeš-ia ina bu-ri iqi šá lúašlaki bûra tap-ta-a taq-bi-ra te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have dug a hole in a gardener’s ditch and buried images of me there, you have done, may Girra undo!
salmânimeš-ia ina iqi šá lúlâkuribbi bûra tap-ta-a taq-bi-ra te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
Images of me out of tamarisk, out of cedar, out of tallow,
salmânimeš-ia lu-u šá isbîni lu-u šá iserini lu-u šá lipî
40. Out of wax, out of sesame,
40. lu-u šá iškûri lu-u šá kuspi
Out of asphalt, out of clay, out of dough;
lu-u šá itti lu-u šá titi lu-u šá liši
Images, likenesses of my face and my figure you have modelled,
salmânimeš sir-ri-ia pa-ni-ia u la-ni-ia te-pu-šâ-ma
And given them to a dog, to a pig, to eat,
kalba tu-šá-ki-la šahâ tu-šá-ki-la
To the birds of the sky; have thrown them in the river;
issuru tu-šá-ki-la ana nâri taddâa
45. Images of me to Lamaštu, Anu’s daughter,
45. salmânimeš-ia a-na la-maš-ti mârat da-nim
You have given, you have done, you have made others do, may Girra undo!
tap-qí-da te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
Images of me you have given to Girra, you have done, may Girra undo!
salmânimeš-ia a-na dgira tap-qí-da te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have put down my water next to a corpse, you have done, may Girra undo!
mêmeš-ia it-ti lúpagri tuš-ni-il-la te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have put my water in a corpse’s lap, you have done, may Girra undo!
mêmeš-ia ina sûn lúpagri tuš-ni-il-la te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
50. You have buried my water in a corpse’s grave, you have done, may Girra undo!
50. mêmeš-ia ina qimah l;úpagri taq-bi-ra te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have buried my water in a corpse’s … you have done, may Girra undo!
ina ….. -tim mêmeš-ia taq-bi-ra te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have buried my water in a corpse’s … you have done, may Girra undo!
ina ….. -tim mêmeš-ia taq-bi-ra te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have scooped out my water in … you have done, may Girra undo!
ina ….. -me mêmeš-ia tah-ba-a te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have given my water to Gilgameš, you have done, may Girra undo!
mêmeš-ia ana dgilgameš ta-ad-di-na te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
55. You have picked me for … of the ditch, you have done, may Girra undo!
55. ana …. -li-e ta-hi-ra-in-ni te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have cut the throat before Sin, you have done, may Girra undo!
zikurudâa a-na pa-ni dsin te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have cut the throat before Šulpaea, you have done, may Girra undo!
zikurudâa a-na pa-ni dšul-

pa-è-a te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have cut the throat before the constellations Cygnus and Lacerta, you have done, may Girra undo!
zikurudâa a-na pa-ni MULU4-KA-DU8-A
You have cut the throat…… you have done, may Girra undo!
58a. zikurudâa…………………………… te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have cut the throat…… you have done, may Girra undo!
58b. zikurudâa…………………………… te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have cut the throat…… you have done, may Girra undo!
58c. zikurudâa…………………………… te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have cut the throat…… you have done, may Girra undo!
58d. zikurudâa…………………………… te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur
You have cut the throat…… you have done, may Girra undo!
58e. zikurudâa…………………………… te-pu-šá-ni tu-še-pi-šá-ni dgira lip-šur

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… …
59. ………….. GAB TIN taš-……..
60. … …
60. …………….meš u uhuli tu-ram-me-ki-in-ni
… …
………………… tap-qi-da……………
… …
……………. -a-ti tu-še-bi-la………..
… …
……………. bîtu tu-šá-áš-qi ai……….
In front of … … and the gate of the house,
ina pân………………….. -zi u bâb bîti ma-………..
65. In front of comrades, companions, and servants of the same,
65. ina pân ib-ri tap-pi u ki-na-at-ti KI.MINA
In front of the father and mother, brother and sister, son and daughter of the same,
ina pân abi u ummi ahi u ahati mâri u mârti KI.MINA
In front of the house and the gate, slave and maid, small and large, of the same,
ina pân bîti u bâbi ardi u amti sih-ri u ra-bi šá bîti KI.MINA
You made me … to whomever looks at me.
elî a-me-ri-ia tu-šam-ri-si-in-ni….
I have bound you, I have tied you up, I have surrendered you,
ak-ta-mi-ku-nu-ši ak-ta-si-ku-nu-ši at-ta-din-ku-nu-ši
70. To Girra who burns, incinerates, binds,
70. ana dgira qa-mi-i qa-li-i ka-si-i
And seizes the sorceresses.
ka-ši-du šá fkaššapâtimeš
May the burning Girra untie your knots,
dgira qa-mu-ú li-pat-tir rik-si-ku-nu
Undo your enchantments, remove your ropes,
li-pa-áš-šir kiš-pi-ku-nu li-na-as si-ir-qi-ku-nu
Upon the order of Marduk, son of Ea the wise,
ina qí-bit dmarduk mâr dé-a apqalli
75. And of Girra the praising, the wise, the son of Anu, the hero! Incantation formula.
75. u dgira a-ri-ru ap-qal mâr da-nim qar-du TU6.ÉN

Incantation. Who are you, sorceress, who committed murder?
ÉN at-ti man-nu fkaššaptu šá zitarrutâa êpušaša
Whether comrade or companion,
lu-u ib-ru lu-u tap-pu-u
Whether brother or friend,
lu-u ahu lu-u it-ba-ru
Whether stranger or fellow-citizen,
lu-u ú-ba-ra lu-u mâr âli
80. Whether known or unknown,
80. lu-u mu-du-u lu-u la mûdû
Whether sorcerer or sorceress,
lu-u lúkaššapu lu-u fkaššaptu
Whether man or woman, whether murderer or murderess,
lu-u zikaru lu-u sinništu lu-ú hab-lu lu-ú ha-bil-ti
Whether kurgarru-priest or sahhiru,
lu-u lúkur-gar-ru-u lu-u sah-hi-ru
Whether one … or a naršindu or a snake-charmer,
lu-u … lu-u nar-šin-du-u lu-u muš-lahhêe
85. Whether an agugilu or a foreigner who happens to be in the country,
85. lu-u a-gu-gi-lu-u lišanu nukur-tum šá ina mâti ibašši
… the weapon … to the land,
…….-tu giškak-ku-šu li-še-bir-ma
… … do not come close! Incantation formula.
………………. -mid-su-nu-te TU6.ÉN

Incantation. My murderess, my sorceress, my enchantress,
ÉN nir-ti-ià fkaššapti-ia5 u ku-šá-pa-ti-ia5
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… …
is ……………….
90. … …
90. ma-……………
… …
a-……..-si-šú-nu-ti……
I grab you, … …

a-ta-am-ma-ak-šú-nu-ti ki-……….
I put you in the fire which burns,
a-šak-kan-šú-nu-ti ana pi-i dgira qa-mi-i
Burns, binds, seizes,
qa-li-i ka-si-i ka-ši-du
95. The sorceresses! Incantation formula.
95. šá fkaššapatimeš TU6.ÉN

Incantation. Who is the father of the sun, who his mother,
ÉN šá dšamšiši man-nu abu-šú man-nu ummu-šu
Who his sister and brother his judge,
man-nu a-hat-su-ma šu-ú da-a-a-nu
Of Marduk, Sin … …
šá dmarduk dsin d……………….
The perfect god … …
ilu git-ma-lu…………………
100. Šamaš … …
100. dšamaš ……………………….
And she, the goddess his judge,
ù ši-i diš-tar a-hat-su-ma šu-u da-a-a-nu
I destroy the sorcery,
kiš-pi ú-hal-laq…………..
Witchcraft, revolt, malediction,
ep-šu bar-tum âmat lemut-tim
Upon the order of … Incantation formula.
ú-pa-šar ………………………….TU6.ÉN

105. Incantation. It hexes, and it hexes all the time.
105. ÉN i-pu-šá-ni i-te-ni-ip-pu-šá-ni
The Cuthites, the Elamites,
gu-ti-e-ti e-la-ma-a-ti
The daughters of the Hanigalbatians.
ma-rat ha-ni-gal-bat-a-ti
Six on the land tie knots.
6 ina mâti i-rak-ka-sa-a-ni rik-si
Six are their knots; seven are my loosenings.
6 riksi-ši-na 7 pit-ru-ú-a
110. What they tie by night,
110. šá mûša ip-pu-sa-nim-ma
I untie by day.
šá kal u4-mu a-pa-áš-šar-ši-na-ti
What they tie by day,
šá kal u4-mu ip-pu-šá-nim-ma
I untie by night.
šá mûša a-pa-áš-šar-ši-na-ti
I put them in the fire which burns,
a-šak-kan-ši-na-a-ti ana pi-i dgira qa-mi-i
115. Incinerates, binds and seizes,
115. qa-li-i ka-si-i ka-ši-du
The sorceresses! Incantation formula.
šá fkaššapatimeš TU6.ÉN

Incantation. My danger is a witch, I am released.
ÉN ru-‘ú-a kaš-šá-pat ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
The witch is a witch, I am released.
fkaššaptu kas-šá-pat ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
The witch is an Elamite, I am released.
fkaššaptu e-la-ma-a-ti ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
120. The witch is a Cuthite, I am released.
120. fkaššaptu qu-ta-a-ti ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
The witch is a Sutian, I am released.
fkaššaptu su-ta-a-ti ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
The witch is a Lullubian, I am released.
fkaššaptu lul-lu-ba-a-ti ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
The witch is a Hanigalbatian, I am released.
fkaššaptu ha-bi-gal-ba-at ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
The witch is an agugiltu, I am released.
fkaššaptu a-gu-gi-lat ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
125. The witch is a naršindatu, I am released.
125. fkaššaptu nar-šin-da-at ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
The witch is snake-charmer, I am released.
fkaššaptu mušlahhat ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
The witch is a magic priestess, I am released.
fkaššaptu eš-še-ba-a-ti ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
The witch is a metal-worker, I am released.
fkaššaptu qur-qur-ra-a-ti ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
The witch is a bump on my gate, I am released.
fkaššaptu ši-i râbis bâbi-ia ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
130. The witch is a fellow-citizen of mine, I am released!
130. fkaššaptu mârat âli-ia ana-ku pa-ši-ra-ak
I have gathered her images, and I have sent them to the west.
áš-pur a-na e-rib dšamši salmânimeš-si-na il-qu-tu-ú-ni
The figures of the seven and seven witches,
šá 7 u 7 fkaššapâtimeš salmânimeš-ši-na
I have given over to Girra.
ana dgira ap-qid
In a portable oven I have burned them.
ana ú-tu-ni a-lik-ti a-šar-rap-ši-na-ti
135. Gibil, burn my warlock and my witch!
135. dgibil qu-mi lúkaššapi u fkaššapti
Gibil, incinerate my warlock and my witch!
dgibil qu-li lúkaššapi u fkaššapti
Gibil, burn them utterly!
dgibil qu-mi-ši-na-a-ti
Gibil, incinerate them utterly!
dgibil qu-li-ši-na-a-ti
Gibil, seize them!
dgibil kušus-si-na-a-ti
140. Gibil, devour them!
140. dgibil a-ru-uh-ši-na-a-ti
Gibil, take them away!
dgibil šu-ta-bil-si-na-a-ti
May the raging Gibil calm down!
ez-zu dgibil li-ni-ih-ka-na-ši
Gibil, … …
dgibil lu-li-mu li-…-ki-na-ši
The sorcerer and the sorceress, the enchanter and the enchantress,
lúkaššapu u fkaššaptu e-piš u e-piš-tum
145. May they truly … …
145. šu-nu lu-u …………… -kam-ma
But I, I let the water of the flood,
ana-ku mêmeš mîli-ma
come upon them! Incantation formula.
lu-u-ba-‘-ši-na-a-ti TU6.ÉN

Incantation. My enchanter and my enchantress.
ÉN e-piš-tum ù muš-te-piš-tum

Tablet IV of Maqlu.
tuppu IVkam ma-aq-lu-ú