ii (cont.)

17’ A_{1 ii 5ff} DIŠ NA ŠU.GIDIM.MA ⌈DAB-su⌉–ma ŠU DINGIR u ^diš₈-tar₂ UGU-šu₂ GAL₂ ⌈GIR₂⌉.[PAD.DU NAM.LU₂].⌈U₁₈.LU^?⌉ / BIL.ZA.ZA SIG₇.SIG₇ [^tug2]NIG₂.DARA₂.ŠU.LAL₂ ŠE₁₀ ŠAḪ SIG₂ UR.GI₇ ⌈GE₆⌉ SIG₂ SA.AD[1] / ^na4ZALAG^{2 na4}mu-ṣa ⌈I₃⌉.KUR.RA ḪI.ḪI ina DE₃ ⌈SAR⌉-šu₂ ina KUŠ

B_{ii 2’ff} […] ⌈GIR₂.PAD⌉.DU NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU / [… SIG₂] ⌈UR.GI₇⌉ GE₆ SIG₂ SA.⌈AD^?⌉ / […] ⌈ḪI⌉.ḪI ina DE₃ SAR-šu₂ ina KUŠ

(ruling)

18’[2] A_{1 ii 8ff} EN₂ ^dimin-bi ki [imin]-⌈bi⌉ da-gan imin-bi ^dutu nam-tar nam-tar-ra / nam-ba-luḫ ⌈me-luḫ⌉[3] u-me-luḫ nam-mu-un-da MIN bur₂-ra / nam-mu-un-⌈da⌉ [MIN^?] ⌈la₂⌉-e : al-li ma-da ma-da-bi / ^d+en-ki ⌈lugal⌉ [zu]:⌈ab⌉-ke₄ : ^dasal-lu₂-ḫi dumu eridu^ki-ga-ke₄ / ⌈nam⌉-mu-un-⌈da⌉ [x] ⌈bur₂⌉-re : zi-an-na ḫe₂-pad₃ zi-ki-a ḫe₂-pad₃

B_{ii 5’ff} […] ⌈imin⌉-bi ^dutu^! nam-tar nam-tar-ra / […] ⌈luḫ⌉ u-me-luḫ nam-mu-un-da MIN bur₂-ra / [nam-mu-un]-⌈da⌉ MIN la₂-e : al-li ma-da ma-da-bi / [^d+]⌈en⌉-ki ⌈lugal⌉ zu:ab-ke₄ : ^dasal-lu₂-ḫi dumu eridu^ki-ga-ke₄ / nam-mu-un-da x[4] bur₂-re : zi-an-na ḫe₂-pad₃ zi-ki-a ḫe₂-pad₃

(ruling)

19’ A_{1 ii 13} [KA.INIM.MA] (blank) SAG.KI.DAB.⌈BA⌉.KAM

B_{ii 10’} KA.INIM.MA (blank) SAG.KI.DAB.BA.KAM

(ruling)

20’ A_{1 ii 14} [x x x x] x x […]

A_{3 1’ff} […] ⌈SAG.KI-šu₂⌉ ⌈tara⌉-[kas₂] / […] ⌈ŠAḪ⌉ ME.ZE₂ ŠAḪ / […] ⌈NAGA⌉.SI SI DARA₃.MAŠ / [… I₃].⌈UDU⌉ GU₄ LIBIR.RA ḪI.[ḪI] / [… ni]-⌈kip^?⌉-ta₅ NUMUN ⌈^u2GUR₅.UŠ^?⌉ / […] ⌈UGU⌉-šu₂ ⌈ŠEŠ₂–ma^?⌉ [NA BI TI-uṭ]

B_{ii 11’ff} DU₃.DU₃.BI ^sig2ḪE₂.ME.⌈DA⌉ ⌈SIG₂⌉ ⌈BABBAR⌉ SA MAŠ.⌈DA₃⌉ ^u2NINNI₅ NITA₂ DIŠ-niš NU.NU 7 u 7 / KEŠDA KEŠ₂ ^u2DILI KA A.⌈AB⌉.BA ⌈ni⌉-kip-ta₅ PIŠ₁₀–^dID₂ UḪ₂–^dID₂ SUḪUŠ ^gišNAM.TAR NITA₂ / NUMUN ^gišŠINIG SI DARA₃.MAŠ gul-⌈gul⌉ ⌈NAM.LU₂⌉.U₁₈.LU U₂.ḪI.A an-nu-ti e-ma KEŠ₂ / ina SIG₂ SA₅ NIGIN-mi EN₂ 7-šu₂ ⌈ŠID⌉-nu MUD₂ ^giš⌈EREN⌉ TAG-at ina SAG.KI-šu₂ tara-kas₂ / gul-gul NAM.LU₂.U₁₈.LU tur-ar₂ SUD₂ ina ⌈I₃⌉ ⌈ŠEŠ₂⌉-su ŠE₁₀ ŠAḪ ME.ZE₂ ⌈ŠAḪ⌉ / GIR₂.PAD.DA LUGUD₂.DA ŠAḪ gul-gul LU₂.⌈U₁₈⌉.LU NAGA.SI SI DARA₃.MAŠ / ^u2KUR.RA ^u2GAMUN.GE₆ saḫ-le₂-e DIŠ-niš ⌈GAZ⌉ ina I₃.UDU GU₄ LIBIR.RA ḪI.⌈ḪI⌉ / ina DE₃ SAR-šu₂ ^u2AN.KI.NU.TI ^u2eli-kul-⌈la⌉ KA tam-⌈ti₃⌉ ni-kip-ta₅ NUMUN ^u2GUR₅.⌈UŠ⌉ / PIŠ₁₀–^dID₂ ^na4mu-ṣa DIŠ-niš SUD₂ ina I₃ ḪI.ḪI SAG.KI.MIN-šu₂ KI.TA ⌈UGU-šu₂⌉ u MURUB₄ UGU-šu₂ ŠEŠ₂–ma NA BI TI-uṭ

C_{2 ii 1’ff} [x x x (x)] ⌈NAM^?⌉.⌈LU₂^?⌉.[U₁₈.LU …] / [x x] ⌈NIGIN⌉ EN₂ 7-⌈šu₂⌉ ⌈ŠID^?⌉-[nu …] / ⌈GIR₂.PAD⌉.DA LUGUD₂.DA ⌈ŠAḪ⌉ […] / ^u2GAMUN.GE₆ saḫ-le₂-⌈e⌉ […] / ^u2AN.KU.⌈NU.TE⌉ ⌈^u2?⌉[…] / ^na4mu-ṣa DIŠ-⌈niš⌉ […]

(ruling)

21’ A_{3 7’f} […] gig ⌈dab^?⌉-[ba] / […] x x [x (x)]

B_{ii 20’f} EN₂ sag-ki mu-un-ta-gig dab-ba sag-ki mu-⌈un⌉-ta-bi-gig dab-ba / sag-ki ḫul-gig sa-gig dab-ba zi ^dasal-lu₂-ḫi ⌈dumu^?⌉ eridu^ki-ga-ke₄ zi pad₃-da ḫun-⌈ga₂⌉ ⌈TU₆^?⌉ ⌈EN₂^?⌉

C_{2 ii 8’ff} EN₂ sag-⌈ki⌉ […] / sag-ki […] / zi [pad₃-da ḫun-ga₂ TU₆^? EN₂^?]

(ruling)

22‘ B_{ii 22’f} DU₃.DU₃.BI PA ^gišŠINIG ša₂ ^imSI.SA₂ ša₂ ina NU IM i-nam-zu-zu TI-⌈qe₂⌉ / 7-šu₂ ana 15 7-šu₂ ana 150 ta^!-⌈pat⌉-til 7 u 7 KEŠDA KEŠ₂ EN₂ 7-šu₂ ⌈ŠID^!?–nu⌉ [ina] ⌈SAG.KI-šu₂⌉ [tara-kas₂/KEŠ₂^?]

C_{2 ii 11’f} DU₃.[DU₃.BI …] / x […]

D_{1 1‘} [(x)] ⌈7^!⌉[5] ⌈u⌉ [7] ⌈KA.KEŠDA^?⌉ […]

(ruling)

23‘[6] A_{4 1‘} […] x x […]

B_{ii 24’ff} EN₂ ⌈sag-ki⌉ ⌈mu⌉-un-dab sag si-sa₂ mu-un-dab sag ⌈saḫar-ra^?⌉ [sag sar-ra] / mu-⌈un⌉-[dab mu]-un-dab-dab a-da-pa abgal x (x) [x x x (x)] / sag-⌈ki⌉ ⌈mu⌉-un-dab sag saḫar-ra mu-un-dab ⌈TU₆^?⌉ [EN₂]

D_{1 2’ff} ⌈EN₂⌉ sag-ki mu-⌈un⌉-[dab …] / sag sar-ra mu-⌈un⌉-[dab …] / a-da-pa₃ ⌈abgal⌉ […] / sag-ki mu-un-dab […]

(ruling)

24‘ A_{4 2’f} [DU₃.DU₃].⌈BI^?⌉ ⌈^sig2ḪE₂⌉.ME.DA NU.NU [7 u 7 KA.KEŠDA KEŠ₂ e–ma KEŠ₂] / [(…) ^na4]SAG.DU E₃–ak EN₂ ⌈7⌉-[šu₂ ŠID-nu ina SAG.KI-šu₂ KEŠ₂/tara-kas₂^?]

B_{ii 27’f} ⌈DU₃⌉.DU₃.⌈BI⌉ ^sig2ḪE₂.ME.DA NU.NU 7 u 7^!(6) KA.KEŠDA KEŠ₂ ⌈e⌉-[ma KEŠ₂] / ⌈^na4SAG⌉.DU E₃–ak EN₂ 7-šu₂ ŠID-nu ina SAG.KI-⌈šu₂⌉ [KEŠ₂/tara-kas₂]

D_{1 6‘f} ⌈DU₃⌉.DU₃.BI ^sig2⌈ḪE₂⌉.[ME.DA …] / ⌈^na4⌉SAG.DU E₃-⌈ak^?⌉ […]

(ruling)

25‘ A_{4 4’f} ⌈EN₂⌉ a-ra tu-e a-ra ba-tu-e [ti-la …] / [šu] du₃-du₃-meš šu ne-ne-a-meš eridu^ki-ga mu-⌈un⌉-[tum₂ TU₆ EN₂^?]

B_{ii 29’f} ⌈EN₂⌉ a-ra tu-e a-ra ba-tu^!-e ti-la [x x (x)] / [šu] ⌈du₃-du₃⌉-meš šu ne-ne-a-meš eridu^ki-ga mu-un-tum₂ [x x (x)]

D_{1 8’f} ⌈EN₂⌉ a-ra tu-e a-⌈ra⌉ […] / ⌈šu⌉ du₃-du₃-meš šu ne-⌈ne⌉-[a]-⌈meš⌉ ⌈eridu^ki-ga⌉ ⌈mu-un⌉-[tum₂ …]

(ruling)

26‘ A_{4 6‘f} [DU₃].⌈DU₃⌉.BI PA ^gišŠINIG ša₂ ^imSI.SA₂ ša₂ ina NU IM i-⌈nam^?⌉-[zu-zu TI-qe₂] / [7] u 7 KEŠDA KEŠ₂ EN₂ 7-šu₂ ŠID-⌈nu^!⌉ ina SAG.KI-šu₂ [tara-kas₂ …]

B_{ii 31’f} [DU₃.DU₃.BI PA ^giš]⌈ŠINIG⌉ ša₂ ^imSI.SA₂ ša₂ ina NU IM i–nam–zu-⌈zu⌉ [TI-qe₂] / ⌈7^?⌉ [u 7 KEŠDA KEŠ₂] ⌈EN₂⌉ 7-šu₂ ŠID-nu ina SAG.KI-šu₂ tara-[kas₂ x x]

D_{1 10‘f} ⌈DU₃.DU₃.BI⌉ ^gišPA[7] ŠINIG ša₂ ⌈^imSI.SA₂⌉ ša₂ ina NU IM i-⌈nam⌉-[zu-zu TI-qe₂] / [7 u 7 KEŠDA] ⌈KEŠ₂⌉ EN₂ 7[8]–šu₂ ŠID-⌈nu^!⌉ ina SAG.KI-šu₂ tara-kas₂-⌈ma^?⌉ [x (x)][9]

(ruling)

27‘ A_{4 8’ff} ⌈EN₂⌉ sur-ru-ga lu-ba-ri ba-⌈ak^?⌉-ti ti-e na [ḫa-at-ru] / [ḫat]-⌈ru⌉-um-ma ki-in-re-eš na ḫa-at-ri ⌈uk⌉-[kiš-tum si-na-an-na] / [ku/lu^? ša₂]-⌈ab^?⌉[10]-di-im lu-pi-tum šab-di-im an-ta-sur-[ra TU₆ EN₂]

B_{ii 33’ff} ⌈EN₂⌉ [sur-ru-ga lu-ba-ri] ⌈ba/ma^?-ak⌉-ti ti-e […] / ⌈ḫat⌉-[ru-um-ma …] / ⌈ku/lu^?⌉ […]

D_{1 12’ff} [x x x (x)] x su-ma-ḫu ma-ak-tu₂ ti-e na ḫa-⌈at⌉-[ru^?] / [… ki-in]-⌈re⌉-eš na ḫa-at-ri ⌈uk⌉-kiš-tum si-na-an-[na^?] / […] ⌈šu^?⌉ šab-ki-im : an-ta-sur-ra ⌈TU₆⌉ [EN₂][11]

(ruling)

28‘ A_{4 11‘} [EN₂ a]-⌈ra⌉ tu-e di-pa-⌈ra⌉ tu-e :^? ka-ar-rap[12] ḫa-ta-ra [(… ra) pa-ra TU₆ EN₂]

B_{ii 36‘} ⌈EN₂⌉ […]

D_{1 15’f} [EN₂ a-ra] ⌈tu⌉-e di-pa-ra ⌈tu⌉-[e …] / […] ra pa-ra ⌈TU₆⌉ [EN₂]

(ruling)

29‘ A_{4 12‘} [EN₂^? x x x (x)] ⌈ba-še^?-ra⌉ x [x x] ⌈ab^?⌉ x […]

D_{1 17‘f} [EN₂ x x x x (x)] a-ra ba-[še-ra^? …] / [x x x x x (x x)] x ⌈ta^?⌉ ⌈du₈/ab še^?⌉ x […][13]

(gap of appr. 20 lines)[14]

K 13392

1’ A_{6 ii 1‘ff} […] x ⌈ḫa⌉-[at-ru^?] / […] x x ⌈na^?⌉ [x] / […] x ⌈TU₆^?⌉ ⌈EN₂^?⌉

(ruling)

2’ A_{6 ii 4’} [… pa^?]-⌈ra⌉ ⌈TU₆⌉ EN₂

(ruling)

3’ A_{6 ii 5’f} […] x ra-aḫ / […] x TU₆ EN₂

(ruling)

4’ A_{6 ii 7’f} […] ra-aḫ / […] TU₆ EN₂

(ruling)

5’ A_{6 ii 9’} […] ⌈ŠID⌉-nu

(ruling)

6’ A_{6 ii 10’ff} […] x bur-zi-ga / [… KI.TA-nu li]-⌈ṣi₂⌉-ma / [… mu]-bi / […] a-a i-⌈li⌉

(ruling)

7’ A_{6 ii 14’ff} […] iṭ-ḫi^!?(gam) / […] x-ḫa-ṣu / […] ⌈ANŠE^?⌉ lim-ḫaṣ

(ruling)

8’ A_{6 ii 17’} […].⌈GA^?⌉.KAM₂

(ruling)

9’ A_{6 ii 18’} […] x KAM₂

(ruling)

10’ A_{6 ii 19’} […] ⌈ta⌉-bar-⌈ram⌉-ma TI

(ruling)

11’ A_{6 ii 20’} […] x kul a-a te-a^?[15]

(ruling)

12’ A_{6 ii 21’-iii 4} […] x ⌈BUR₂^?⌉ / […] ⌈man/meš^?⌉ tam-ḫa-ṣa-⌈an⌉-ni / [… ta^?]-⌈šag⌉-gu-ma / […]-⌈bu⌉-la-ta / […] ⌈DAB/lu⌉-in-ni / […] x (x) ^dAMAR.UTU / […] x NU ša ŠU^?–ka / […] ⌈LUGAL^?⌉ ⌈MAḪ^!?⌉[16] EDIN^? EN₂^![17]

(ruling)

13’ A_{6 iii 5} [KA.INIM.MA … SAG.KI.DAB].⌈BA⌉.KAM₂

(ruling)

14’ A_{6 iii 6} […] ⌈ŠID⌉-nu

(ruling)

15’[18] A_{6 iii 7ff} [EN₂ … IGI^? MUL.MEŠ DU^?]-ku^?⌉ / [… EGIR MUL.MEŠ DU^?]-⌈ku^?⌉ / […] ⌈EN₂⌉

(ruling)

16’ A_{6 iii 10f} […] ⌈EN₂^?⌉ / […] ⌈ma^?⌉

[1] According to Scurlock, Ghost-Induced Illnesses (2006), n. 245 the unclear term SA.AD/AB might refer to the hair of a cat (usually SA.A).

[2] See also the parallel Ashm. 1924-788 (OECT 11, 71) obv 17’-22’.

[3] Differently read in BabMed Corpus AMT 103 as n[am-ba-lu]ḫ. The traces of the first sign show only one vertical wedge which excludes the reading of NAM which begins in all instances within this incantation passage with a prominent horizontal wedge.

[4] The traces look more like E (beginning with two horizontal wedges) or similar but not like another BUR₂ as suggested in BabMed Corpus AMT 103.

[5] The traces look like 15 but the KA-sign in the following course is clear so that 15 might be a mistake, resulting from the similar sign forms of 15 and u 7 (which has just one additional wedge).

[6] See the parallel Ashm. 1924-788 (OECT 11, 71) obv 23’-24’. Remark Bácskay: Besides K 8090 1′; K 4023 ii 27-29 and K 7834 2‘-5‘ this incantation and its variant are also preserved in the following cuneiform tablets: OECT XI, 71 obv. 23′-24′; BAM 489+BAM 508 iv 18-20 (two column tablet, a list of incantations and some short connected rituals (mainly fumigation) against ear complaints, internal disease (ŠÀ.GIG.GA) and head problems); SpTU III 65 rev. 19-21 (series tablets of Mušš’u) and K 9288 (Schuster-Brandis 2008 Taf. 39) ii 13-16. Moreover, the incantation can also be found on a cylinder-shaped stone amulet from Kalhu (published by Al-Rawi “Inscriptions from the Tombs of the Queens of Assyria” in Curtis, J. E – McCall, H. – Collon, D. – Werr, L. al-Gailani (eds.): New Light on Nimrud. Proceedings of the Nimrud Conference. 11th–13th March 2002. London, 2008, 119-138.). All of these manuscripts will be edited in my forthcoming paper (Bácskay, A.: Two Sumerian incantations against migraine (sag-ki-dab-ba) on amulets and cuneiform tablets).

[7] Or transcribe ^giš:PA ŠINIG? Cf. ms. A₄ 6’.

[8] Consider the sign form, deviating from the usual way to write 7 in these serialised texts from Assurbanipal’s Library.

[9] BabMed Corpus AMT 103 suggests to restore [TI-uṭ^?].

[10] The traces do not look much like AB but rather like two verticals.

[11] The versions of this incantation differ between ms. A and D considerably. Since the underlying language is uncertain, a correct reconstruction or identification of text-corruptions remains likewise problematic. Similar variants are present in the parallel Ashm. 1924-788 (OECT 11, 71) obv 25’-27’ (cf. the beginning EN2 su-ur-ru-ma su-šu?-⌈ḫu⌉ ma-ak-[x] : ti-e na ⌈ḫa⌉-at-ru ḫat-ru-um-⌈ma⌉) which very often inserts gloss-marker which are not present within the Kouyuncik mss.

[12] The CDLI-photo suggests the alternative reading ugu ar-rap(-)ḫa (…).

[13] BabMed Corpus AMT 103 suggests the restoration E[N₂ (x x)] ⌈a^?.ra⌉ [se.e.ri] a.ra ba.[se.e.ri …]) following the possible parallel Ashm. 1924-788 (OECT 11, 71) obv 28′; K 13392 (AMT 60/2) obv 10′ which is rather unlikely (see below). This incantation should be a variant of the incantation cited in UGU 2:10 (a-ra še-ra a-ra ba-še-ra (izi bil-li numun ki-ib-gar …)). The traces in D₁ 18’ might likewise be interpretable as x x ⌈a-ra⌉ ⌈še-ra^?⌉ […].

[14] This approximation follows Simko (2017), folia 15. Cf. most likely K. 13392 (AMT 60/2). See also the possible overlapping between UGU 3:27’ and 28’ and AMT 60/2:1’-3’ ([…] ḫa-[at-ru] / […] x x x [(x)] / […] x ⌈TU₆⌉ ⌈EN₂^?⌉) and 4’ ([… pa]-⌈ra⌉ TU₆ EN₂). The remaining lines of AMT 60/2 (18 lines if AMT 60/2:5’-6’ is interpreted as UGU 3:29’) would also fit the approximated number of around 20 lines until the end of col. ii (Simko, see above).

[15] BabMed Corpus AMT 60/2 prefers te-a but the signs before the vertical wedge (DIŠ?) do not look like ŠE but two Winkelhaken (MAN?). But cf. the suspicious sign-form in A₅ 3’ for ŠE which looks very similar and which would not only justify the reading te-a but also hint on the possible ascription of K 13392 as part of ms. A.

[16] The CDLI-photo shows rather LI or similar.

[17] This looks likewise different from the copy given in AMT 60/2. The traces resemble ŠU₂ DU₃ which would make little sense whereas these are supposedly signs squeezed at the end of the line.

[18] Could this incantation belong to OECT 11, 71 obv 32’-33’ (very corrupt) which is likewise attested in AMT 79, 2 (DT 319) 2’-4’? Especially the latter shows a remarkable similar spacial distribution compared with K 13392 iii 7-9 ([…] ⌈MUL⌉.MEŠ ⌈DU⌉-[ku] / […] ⌈MUL⌉.MEŠ ⌈DU⌉-[ku] / […] ⌈mu⌉ u pi-ia TU₆.⌈EN₂⌉).