run of his land, the destruction of his people, the pouring out of his life like water!

May Ea, the great prince, whose decrees (100) take precedence, the leader of the gods, who knows everything, who prolongs [Column XXVII, r.] (1) the days of my life, deprive him of knowledge and wisdom, lead him (5) into oblivion, lock up his rivers at their sources, and permit. not grain, the life of the people, to grow (10) in his land. May Shamash, the great judge of (15) heaven and earth, who rules all living creatures, the lord of courage, break (20) his kingdom in pieces, grant him not his right, make his way disturbed, destroy the foundation of his troops, and (25) bring into his dreams evil omens of the uprooting of the foundation of his throne (30) and the ruin of his land.

May the curse of Shamash sweep him away quickly, may he cut him off above (35) among the living; below, in the earth, may he deprive him (40) of water.

May Sin, the lord of heaven, the father, who begat me, whose scimetar shines among the gods, take from him (45) crown and royal throne, and lay upon him heavy guilt and great sin, which (50) shall not depart from him. May he bring to an end the days, months, and years of his reign in sighs (55) and tears, may he multiply

pî (ilu) Illil šar-ri-im li-šá-áš-ki-in (ilu) En-ki rubûm ra-bi-um šá ši-ma-tu-šú (100) i-na mah-ra i-la-ka apkal ì-lí mu-di mi-im-ma šum-šú mu-šá-ri-ku [Column XXVII, r.] û-um ba-la-ți-ia uz-nam ù ne-me-ga-am li-te-ir-šú-ma (5) i-na mi-ši-tim li-it-ta-ar-ru-šú nârâtî-šú ĭ-na na-ak-bi-im li-is-ki-ir (10) i-na ir-și-ti-šú ašnân napí-iš-ti ni-ši a ú-šá-ab-ši (ilu) Šamaš da-a-a-nu-um ra-bi-um (15) šá šá-me-e ù ir-gi-tim mu-us-te-še-ir šá-ak-na-at na-pí-iš-tim be-lum tu-kúl-ti (20) šar-ru-zu li-is-ki-ip di-in-šú a i-di-in ú-ru-úh-šú li-ši išdì um-ma-ni-šú (25) li-iš-hi-[e]l-zi i-na bi-ri-šú šîram lim-nam šá na-sa-ah išdì šar-ru-ti-šú (30) ů ba-la-ak ma-ti-šú li-iš-ku-un-šum a-wa-tum ma-ru-uš-tum šá (ilu) Šamaš ar-hi-iš li-ik-šú-zu e-li-iš (35) i-na ba-al-tu-tim li-iz-zu-úh-šú šá-ap-li-iš i-na ir-șitim etemmu-šú (40) me-e li-šá-aș-mi (ilu) Sin be-el šá-me-e ilum ba-ni-i šá še-ri-zu i-na ì-lí šú-pa-a-at (45) agâm kussâm šá šarru-tim li-te-ir-šú ar-nam kab-tam še-ri-zu ra-bi-tam šá i-na zu-umri-šú (50) la i-hal-li-ku li-mu-zu-ma ûmi(mi) warhì šá-na-a-at palêšú i-na ta-ne-hi-im (55) ù di-im-ma-tim li-šá-ak-ti kam-ma-al šar

the burdens of sovereignty, a life (60) like unto death may he fix as his destiny.

May Ramman, the lord of fruitfulness, (65) the prince of heaven and earth, my helper, deprive him of the rain from heaven, and the water floods (70) from the springs, destroy his land in hunger (75) and want, thunder furiously over his city and make his land (80) into heaps.

May Zammama, the great warrior, the first-born son of Ekur, (85) who goes at my right hand, break his weapons on the field of battle, turn his day into night, make (90) his enemy to triumph over him.

May Ishtar, goddess of battle and conflict, who takes hold of (95) my weapons, my gracious protector, who loves my reign, curse his dominion with great fury in her (100) angry heart and turn his grace (105) into evil. [Column XXVIII, r.] (1) May she break his weapons on the field of battle and conflict. (5) May she create disorder and rebellion for him; strike down his warriors and let the earth drink up (10) their blood. May she cast the bodies of his troops in heaps (15) upon the field. As for him, may she not grant him a life of pity, (but) give him into (20) the hand of his enemies, to bring him bound into the land of his enemies.

May Nergal, (25) powerful among the gods, the war

ru-tim li-šá-ad-di-il-šú ba-la-tam (60) šá it-ti mu-tim ši-ta-an-nu a-na ši-im-tim li-ši-im-šum (ilu) Rammânum be-el begallim (65) gugal šá-me-e ù ir-si-tim ri-zu-ú-a zu-ni i-na šá-me-e mi-lam (70) i-na na-ak-bi-im li-te-ir-šú ma-zu i-na hu-šá-ah-hi-im ù bu-bu-tim (75) li-hal-li-ik e-li âli-šú iz-zi-iš li-is-si-ma ma-zu a-na til a-bu-bi-im (80) li-te-ir (ilu) Za-mà-mà kar-ra-du-um ra-bi-um mârum ri-eš-tuum šá Ekurrim (85) a-li-ku im-ni-ia a-šar tám-ba-ri-im kakka-šú li-iš-bi-ir û-ma-am a-na mu-ši-im li-te-ir-šum-ma (90) na-ki-ir-šú e-li-šú li-iš-zi-iz (ilu) Innanna be-li-it taḥâzim ù kablim pa-ti-a-at (95) kakki-ia la-ma-zi da-mi-ik-tum ra-i-ma-at palê-ia i-na li-ibbi-šá (100) ag-gi-im i-na uz-za-ti-šá ra-bí-a-tim šar-ru-zu li-ru-ur dam-ga-ti-šú (105) a-na li-im-ne-tim li-te-ir [Column XXVIII, r.] (li-te-ir) a-šar taḥâzim ù kablim kakka-šú li-iš-b[i]-ir (5) i-ši-tam zaah-ma-áš-tam li-iš-ku-un-šum kar-ra-di-šú li-šá-am-ki-it (10) da-mišú-nu ir-si-tam li-iš-ki gu-ru-un šá-al-ma-at um-ma-na-ti-šú (15) i-na şi-ri-im li-it-ta-ad-di ummân-šú r[i-m]a-am a-i ú-šar-ši šú-a-ti (20) a-na ga-at na-ak-ri-šú li-ma-al-li-šú-ma a-na ma-at nu-ku-úrti-šú ka-mi-iš li-ru-šú (ilu) Nergal (25) dan-nu-um i-na ì-lí ga-ba-al

rior without a rival, who grants victory to me, may he bind up his subjects (30) with great power, as in strong vessel of reeds; (35) with his powerful arms beat him down, and break his members like an earthen image.

(40) May Nintu, the exalted mistress of the lands, the mother of births, deny him a son; grant him (45) no name, and in the settlements of his subjects permit no heir to be born.

(50) May Nin-karrasha, the daughter of Anu, who promises me grace, bring upon his members, in Ekur, a (55) terrible disease, an evil fever, sore wounds, which may not be healed, whose character (60) is unknown to the physician, which he cannot heal with bandages, which, like the sting of death, cannot be put away (65) till his life go away, and he lament over life's power.

(70) May the great gods of Heaven and Earth, the Anunnaki, all of them, (75) the Genius of the temple, and of the walls of Ebarra, cover with irresistible curses, him, his seed, his land, his army, (80) his subjects, and his soldiers. May Ellil curse him (85) out of his mouth with a mighty curse which cannot be altered, which (90) shall come speedily upon him.

la ma-ha-ar mu-šá-ak-ši-du ir-ni-ti-ia i-na ka-šú-ši-šú (30) ra-bi-im ki-ma i-šá-tim iz-zi-tim šá a-pí-im ni-ši-šú li-ik-me (35) in kakki-šú dan-nim li-šá-ti-šú-ma bi-ni-a-ti-šú ki-ma şa-lam ți-ti-im li-ib-pu-uš (40) (ilu) Nin-tu rubâtum și-ir-tum šá ma-ta-tim ummum ba-ni-ti ablam li-te-ir-šú-ma (45) šú-ma-am a ú-šar-ši-šú i-na kir-bi-it ni-ši-šú zêr a-wi-lu-tim a ib-ni (50) (ilu) Nin-kar-ra-šà mârat Anim(nim) ga-bi-a-at dum-ki-ia i-na Ekurrim (55) mur-sa-am kabtam asakkam li-im-nam zi-im-ma-am mar-sa-am šá la i-pa-áš-še-hu âsûm ki-ri-ib-šú (60) la i-lam-ma-du i-na zi-im-di la ú-na-ab-bu-šú ki-ma ni-ši-ik mu-tim la in-na-za-hu i-na bi-ni-a-ti-šú (65) li-šáși-a-áš-šum-ma a-di na-pí-iš-ta-šú i-bi-el-lu-ú a-na id-lu-ti-šú li-iddam-ma-am (70) ilù rabûtum šá šá-me-e ù ir-si-tim (ilu) Anunnaki i-na naphari-šú-nu (75) še-id bi-tim libitti Ebarrim šú-a-ti zêr-šú ma-zu sâb-šú (80) ni-ši-šú ù um-ma-an-šú ir-ri-tam ma-ru-uš-tam li-ru-ru ir-ri-tim (85) da-ni-a-tim (ilu) Illil i-na pf-šú šá la ut-ta-akka-ru li-ru-ur-šú-ma (90) ar-hi-iš li-ik-šú-da-šú

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