S^urpu [‘Burnings’ {= <ibri^ /s`rap-/}], Tablets I-IV
[/j/ in transliterations are pronounced as in German]
pp. 1-2 the tablets of S^urpu (#ing according to the Nineveh recension)
p. |
Tab. |
contents |
3 |
I |
"four incantations ... . The last three of these incantations, addressed to the sulphur [cf. "sulphur" in Tablet I, according to "Ritual-tablet", line 5], the fire and the torch [cf. "torch" in Tablet I, according to "Ritual-tablet", lines 7-8] -- ... |
4 |
" |
on a tablet that we publish here as an Appendix (pp. 52f.)." |
1 |
II |
importuning of deities, imploring them to forgive patient |
III |
list of oaths guiltily forsworn by patients |
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IV |
appeal to benevolence of Marduk |
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V-VI |
"burning of various objects that symbolize the sins ... of the patient" |
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2 |
VII |
"plight of the patient – an attack of demons leagued against him" |
VIII |
entreaty to "a great number of deities to release the patient" |
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IX |
"all Sumerian : it is a collection of conjurations ... addressed to the objects used in the ritual ceremony" |
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3 |
[sequel] |
"S^urpu itself ... instruct the incantation-priest to proceed next with Ili-ud-idi." |
p. 3 The "Ritual-tablet" is "known by the title ... of Ili-ud-idi "My god, I do not know ..."".
p. 2 dating of S^urpu
"Falkenstein (MDOG 85, p. 6 and n. 27) and von Soden (ibid., p. 24) ... have dated S^urpu to the Kassite period, in agreement with the date first proposed by Schott (ZDMG 81, p. XLVII) on the basis of the similarities between the language of S^urpu and that of the kudurru (boundary stone) inscriptions, a typically Kassite genre." |
p. 3 the position of S^urpu in the conventional sequence of Akkadian ritual texts
According to "Bit rimki "The House of Ablutions", designed to ward off the evil portended by lunar eclipses," "the incantations of Maqlu^ are followed by Ili-ud-idi". "This sequence of S^urpu following upon Maqlu^, is attested in other sources also. A manual for the incantation-priest that enumerates the textbooks ... places S^urpu between Maqlu^ and the Dream-Book (Oppenheim, Dream-Book). This manual is ... published by Zimmern ... (ZA 30, pp. 204 ff.)". |
pp. 11-12 contents of the 6 tablets of S^urpu, according to the "Ritual-tablet"
p. |
l. |
Tab. |
text |
meaning |
11 |
5 |
1st |
BIL.GI [cf. BIL.GI in "Appendix" (p. 53), ll. 6-7] |
Gibil |
16 |
Gal6-la’ |
Gallu |
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12 |
rev. II.2’ |
2nd |
GIS^.BAR |
Girru |
rev. II.10’ |
DIS^ |
Ea |
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rev. II.13’ |
3rd |
i’d.lu’.ru.gu’ |
"River" |
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rev. II.15’ |
4th |
s^inig |
"tamarisk" |
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? |
5th |
? |
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rev. II.18’ |
6th |
DINGIR.MU ul ZU |
God my not knoweth |
pp. 52-53 "Appendix" [p. 3 this is numbered as "1st Tablet", according to the Assur recension; it is omitted in the Nineveh recension, which is lacking any tablet #ed as "1st"]
p. |
l. |
Sumerian |
l. |
Akkadian |
meaning |
52 |
1 |
inim.inim.ma |
conjuration |
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4 |
Buranuna |
5 |
Pu-rat |
Euphrates |
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8 |
En.ki |
9 |
E’-a |
(father) |
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16 |
Dam.gal.nun.na |
17 |
Dam-ki-na |
(mother) |
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22 |
i’d.Lu’.ru.gu’ |
23 |
I’D |
"River" |
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24 |
nam.eri’m |
25 |
ma-mit |
oath |
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28 |
Utu |
29 |
UTU |
S^amas^ |
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53 |
rev. 6 |
BIL.GI |
7 |
BIL.GI |
Gibil |
rev. 20 |
Nin.ka.si |
pp. 17-18 Tablet II deities ("may __ release")
p. |
l. |
Sumerian |
Akkadian |
trait |
17 |
134 |
AMAR.UD |
Marduk |
"exorcist among the gods" |
135 |
? |
"god of ... the house" |
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136 |
? |
"god of the sinner" |
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137 |
U.GUR |
Nergal |
"lord of absolution" |
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138 |
S^u-qa-mu-na & S^i-ma-li-ia |
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140 |
KI.NE |
[god of the] Stove |
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142 |
A-num & An-tum |
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143 |
En-li’l |
creator of all |
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144 |
Nin-li’l |
queen of E’.KI.U`R |
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146 |
En-ki & Nin-ki |
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147 |
En-s^a’r & Nin-s^a’r |
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148 |
E’-a |
king of the ZU+AB |
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151 |
AMAR.UD |
king of the I’-gi`-gi` |
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152 |
S.ar-pa-ni-tum |
queen of E’.SAG.I’L |
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155 |
PA & Na-na-a |
Nabu^ & Nana^ |
in E’.ZI.DA |
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156 |
Tas^-me-tum |
"daughter-in-law" |
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157 |
DI.KUD |
thronebearer of E’.SAG.I’L |
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158 |
Iq-bi-SIG5 |
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160 |
GAL |
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" |
De-ri-tum |
Deritu |
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161 |
SUH-S^E’S^ |
Ins^us^inak |
in S^u-u’-s^- [S^us^an] |
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162 |
La-h^u-ra-til |
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163 |
Ia-ab-ru |
Jabru |
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" |
H^um-ba |
H^umban |
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" |
Ru-s^u |
Naprus^u |
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166 |
si-bit-ti |
the 7 winds |
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168 |
Is^-tar |
in UNUG (Uruk) |
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169 |
NIN.E’.AN.NA |
Belet-ajakki |
in E’.AN.NA |
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170 |
A-nu-ni-tum |
in A-ga-de` |
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172 |
Is^-h^a-ra |
"lady of human dwellings" |
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18 |
173 |
S^i-du-ri |
"goddess of wisdom" |
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175 |
I`r-ra, I`r-ra-GAL, I`r-ra-KAL.KAL |
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176 |
La-az |
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" |
H^a-ia` |
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" |
LU`.HUS^.A |
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177 |
LUGAL.EDIN.NA |
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" |
La-ta-rak |
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178 |
S^ar-ra-h^u |
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179 |
UTU |
the Warrior |
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180 |
TI.BAL |
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" |
SAG.KUD |
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" |
SAG.US^ |
Kajamanu |
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181 |
Im-me-ri-ia |
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183 |
Na-ru-du |
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184 |
Hendur-sag-ga’ |
pp. 21-24 Tablet III deities ("the ‘oath’ of __")
p. |
l. |
Sumerian |
Akkadian |
trait |
21 |
72 |
Nin-urta |
lord of the censer |
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75 |
Si-lak-kum or Ri-ri-tu |
Silakku or Bariritu |
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76 |
Be-li’-li’ |
"Belili, the always weeping one" |
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77 |
Ma-nun-gal |
"the snatcher" |
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78 |
Ki-li-li |
"of the windows" |
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79 |
Gaz-ba-ba |
"the always laughing one" |
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80 |
Ab-ta-gi4-gi4 |
"(goddess) of niews" |
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81 |
NIN BA`D |
"Lady of the city-wall" |
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82 |
li-sak-ke-e s^a’ tu-ub-qa-a-ti |
Lisak"-demons of the corners" |
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84 |
ALA`D |
"protective spirits" ("laughing") |
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85 |
UDUG |
"demons" ("who chase") |
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86 |
GIDIM |
"ghosts" ("revenants") |
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87 |
MAS^KIM |
"lurking-demons" ("who sneak") |
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22 |
104 |
Sin |
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105 |
S^a’-mas^ |
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106 |
MAS^ |
Ninurta |
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107 |
Nin-gi’r-su |
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108 |
PA+KU |
Nusku |
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109 |
(I-gi`-gi`) |
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110 |
A-nun-na-ki |
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111 |
"gods of the night" |
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112 |
E’-a |
"lord of wise understanding" |
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117 |
Ku`-b- |
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120 |
GI`R |
(god of) cattle |
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129 |
ES^4.DAR |
goddess |
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23 |
145 |
IZI.GAR |
(god of) lamp |
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146 |
LUGAL.GIS^.A.TU.GAB |
"Lord of the poplar" |
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151 |
A-nu-um & An-tum |
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152 |
En-li’l & Nin-li’l |
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153 |
E’a |
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" |
Dam-ki-na |
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154 |
Sin |
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" |
Nin-gal |
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155 |
S^amas^ |
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" |
A-a |
Aja |
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156 |
IS^KUR |
Adad |
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" |
S^a-la |
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157 |
AMAR.UD |
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" |
S.ar-pa-ni-tum |
S.arpanitu |
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158 |
PA |
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" |
Tas^-me-tum |
Tas^metu |
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159 |
Nin-urta |
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" |
NIN.NIBRU.KI |
Belet-Nippuri |
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160 |
Da-mu |
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" |
Gu-la |
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161 |
Nin-gi’r-su |
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" |
Ba-u’ |
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162 |
(Bi-ir-du) |
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" |
Re-e-bi |
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163 |
(PA+KU) |
(Nusku) |
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" |
Sa-da`r-nun-na |
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24 |
169 |
? |
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170 |
Nin-... |
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171 |
Pap-sukkal |
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172 |
IMIN.BI |
"the ‘Seven’ " |
{l. 117 Ku`-b- = not only Kub in the Bible, but also Cuba, the island proximate to Eridu on the Jefferson-to-Madison counties-boundary in Florida}
pp. 26-29 Tablet IV
p. |
l. |
Sumerian |
Akkadian |
trait |
26 |
45 |
u’-tuk-ki |
daimon |
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46 |
A.LA’ |
‘binder’ |
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47 |
GIDIM |
ghost |
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48 |
GAL5.LA’ |
devil |
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49 |
DINGIR |
god |
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50 |
MAS^KIM |
lurker |
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52 |
DI`M.ME |
Lamas^tu |
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53 |
DI`M.ME.A |
Labas.u |
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54 |
DI`M.ME.KIL |
Ah^h^asu |
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27 |
60 |
S^amas^ |
"the warrior" |
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61 |
Sin |
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" |
U+GUR |
Nergal |
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62 |
(Is^tar) |
15 |
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" |
Ba-u’ |
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" |
A-nu-ni-tum |
Anunitu |
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63 |
A-uum |
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" |
En-li’l |
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" |
E’-a |
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" |
NIN.TU |
"Mother-Goddess" |
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64 |
IS^KUR |
Adad |
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" |
MAS^ |
Ninurta |
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" |
Za-ba4-ba4 |
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" |
Tis^pak |
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" |
Nin-gi’r-su |
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65 |
Uras^ |
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" |
AMAR.UD |
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" |
ASAR.RI |
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" |
Asal-lu’-h^i |
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" |
GAL |
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" |
Tu-tu |
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66 |
7 (the ‘Seven’) |
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67 |
gods of HA.A |
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28 |
89 |
A-num & An-tum |
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90 |
En-li`l |
lord of NIBRU "with his unchangeable word" |
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91 |
DIS^ |
Ea |
"whose hands had fashioned man" |
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92 |
Sin |
"lord of the month" |
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93 |
S^amas^ |
"lord of judgment" |
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94 |
IS^KUR |
Adad |
"lord of oracles" |
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95 |
Tis^pak |
"lord of troops" |
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96 |
MAS^ |
Ninurta |
"lord of the mace" |
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97 |
Pap-sukkal |
"lord of the staff" |
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98 |
AMAR.UD |
Marduk |
"wisest among the gods" |
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99 |
Asal-lu’-hi |
"exorcist among the great gods, through whose charm the dead lives, the sick gets up" |
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29 |
100 |
U+GUR |
Nergal |
"lord of the verdict" |
101 |
Nin-gi’r-su |
"lord of agriculture" |
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102 |
Za-ba4-ba4 |
"lord of the high throne" |
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103 |
En-nu-gi |
"lord of [river-]bank and canal" |
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104 |
PA+KU |
Nusku |
vizier of E’.KUR |
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105 |
BIL.GI |
Girru |
"conciliator" of the angry god and [angry] 15(-goddess) |
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106 |
Is^tar |
"Lady of all lands, may she intercede for him" |
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107 |
Nin-kar-ra-ak |
Gula |
"great doctoress" |
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108 |
Ba-u’ |
"may she relieve his restlessness" |
ll. 60-66 constitute a triangular #
{l. 99 with –lu’-hi "through whose charm the dead lives" cf. Luhi who reviveth dead fish when invoked by mahasiddha Tailika-pada}
References :
MDOG = Mitteil. d. Deutsch. Orient-Gesellschaft
ZDMG = Zeitschrift d. Deutsch. Morgenl. Gesellschaft
ZA = Zeitschrift fu:r Assyriologie
ARCHIV FU:R ORIENTFORSCHUNG, Beiheft 11 = Erica Reiner : S^urpu : a Collection of Sumerian and Akkadian Incantations. Graz, 1958.