Table of Contents
Old Babylonian Akkadian Literature
Before the Muses
This lists enumerates "The Classical Period" materials as described in Before the Muses: An Anthology of Akkadian Literature, 3rd. ed. (CDL Press, 2005).
In Praise of Deities
II.1 To Ishtar (pp. 85-88) = Thureau-Dangin, RA 22 (1925), 170-171 II.2 To Nanay (pp. 89-92) = Zimmern, VS 10 215
II.3 To Papulegarra (pp. 93-94) = Pinches, JRAS Centenary Supplement (1924), pl. vi-ix after p. 72
II.4 Self-praise of Ishtar (p. 95) = Zimmern, VS 10 213
II.5 The Agushaya Poem (pp. 96-106) = Zimmern, VS 10 214; Scheil, RA 15 (1918), 174-182
B. Legends of Akkadian Kings
II.6 Legends Of Sargon
- (a) Sargon, King of Battle (pp. 107-112) = van Dijk, TIM 9 48 (manuscript A); Nougayrol, RA 45 (1951), 182-183 (manuscript B)
- (b) The Sargon Letter (pp. 113-114) = Gurney, UET 7 73
II.7 Legends of Naram-Sin
- (a) The Seige of Apishal (pp. 115-117) = (Güterbock)-Pinches, AfO 13 (1939/41), pl. I-II after p. 47, partial copy only; new copy by Finkel privately communicated
- (b) The Great Revolt (pp. 118-121) = van Dijk, VS 17 42
C. Kings Of Babylonia And Their Times
II.8 Sin-Kashid, King of Uruk (p. 122-123) = van Dijk in H. Lenzen, ed., Abhandlungen der deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft Nr. 5, XVIII, vorläufiger Bericht über die Deutschen Archälogischen Institut und der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft aus Mitteln der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft unternommenen ausgrabungen in Uruk Warka (Berlin, 1960), plate 28c (Photo, 20d-f)
II.9 Naram-Sin, King of Eshnunna (pp. 124-125) = W.G. Lambert, BiOr 30 (1973), 359-360
II.10 Hammurabi, King of Babylon (pp. 126-135) = Scheil, MDP 4 (1902), pl. 4, 14, 15; Nougayrol, RA 45 (1951), 79; Wiseman, JSS 7 (1962), 164-165
II.11 Will Hammurabi Be Victorious (pp. 138-139) = J. Black, D.J. Wiseman, CTN 4 63, 1-23
II.12 Samsuiluna, King of Babylon (pp. 140-142) = Stephens, YOS 9 35; Langdon in Watelin and Langdon, Excavations at Kish III, pl. XII; Gurney, Studies Finkelstein, 97, 1924-1945
D. The Human Condition
II.13 A Dialogue Between a Man and His God (p. 148-150) = Nougayrol, Revue biblique 59 (1952), pl. vii and viii
II.14 At the Cleaners (pp. 151-152) = Gadd, UET 6/2 414
II.15 Lament For a City (pp. 153-154) = UET 6/2 403
II.16 The Faithful Lover (pp. 155-159) = von Soden, ZA 49 (1950), 168-169
E. Love Lyrics
II.17 Nanay and Muati (pp. 160-161) = W.G. Lambert, MIO 12 (1966), plates after p. 48
II.18 Nanay and Rim-Sin (pp. 162-164) = Hussey-van Dijk, YOS 11 24
II.19 Love Songs
- (a) Where Has My Love Gone (p. 165-166) = Groneberg, AOAT 267 (1999), 192-193
- (b) A Lover's Riddle (p. 166) = Groneberg, AOAT 267 (1999), 192-193
- (c) Come In, Shepherd! (pp. 167-168) = Black, JAOS 103 (1983), 26-27
- (d) Your Heartbeat is My Reveille (p. 169) = H. de Genouillac, PRAK II pl. 38, B 472; photo J. Westenholz, Studies Reiner, 418-419
F. Incantations
II.20 Birth and Childhood
- (a) She Has Never Given Birth (p. 170) = van Dijk, VAS 17 34
- (b) The Child's Arms are Bound (pp. 171-172) = Hussey-van Dijk, YOS 11 16, 1-28
- (c) To Calm a Baby (p. 172) = Farber, ZA 71 (1981), 62 rev.
II.21 Against Lamashtu
- (a) Anu Begot Her (pp. 173-174) = Keiser, BIN 2 72
- (b) She is Fierce (p. 174) = Hussey-van Dijk, YOS 11 19
II.22 Against Demons
- (a) A Demon (p. 175) = Thureau-Dangin, RA 36 (1939), 12
- (b) Against the Evil Eye (p. 176) = Farber, ZA 71 (1981), 62, obv.
II.23 Against Disease, Discomfort, Unwanted Feelings
- (a) Against Various Diseases (pp. 177-178) = Goetze, JCS 9 (1955), 9-10 (=A, B); widely variant parallel, Hussey-van Dijk, YOS 11 8 (C)
- (b) All Diseases (p. 179) = Figulla, CT 42 32
- (c) Against an Infant Illness = Hussey-van Dijk, YOS 11 5, 1-8
- (d) Against a Mote in the Eye (p. 181) = (Landsberger)-Jacobsen, JNEW 14 (1955), 15
- (e) Against Joint Pain (p. 182) = Hussey-van Dijk, YOS 11 14, rev. 1-6
- (f) Against a Disease of Sheep and Goats (p. 183) = Hussey-van Dijk, YOS 11 7
- (g) Against Gas Pains (p. 184) = Gurney, OECT 11 3
- (h) Against Stomach Ache (p. 185) = Cavigneaux, Al-Rawi, Studies de Meyer, 83
- (i) Against Arousal (p. 186) = van Dijk, TIM 9 72; compare Finkel, ZA 75 (1985), 184 = Gadd, UET 6/2 399
- (j) Against Hunger And Thirst (p. 187) = Figulla, CT 42 6, iv 1-8
II.24 Against Witchcraft (p. 188) = Beckman, ASJ 18 (1996), 21
II.25 The World Around
- (a) Against a Noxious Herb (p. 189) = Hussey-van Dijk, YOS 11 11
- (b1) Swift Dog (p. 190) = van Dijk, VAS 17 8
- (b2) Dogbite (p. 191) = Böhl, BiOr 11 (1954), pl. II = LB 2001
- (b3) Be Born Again (p. 191) = Böhl, BiOr 11 (1954), pl. II = LB 1001
- (c1) Lurking Serpent A (p. 192) = van Dijk, TIM 9 65, 66
- (c2) Snakebite (p. 193) = van Dijk, VAS 17 4
- (c3) Lurking Serpent B (p. 194) = Finkel in Abusch, ed., Magic, 245
- (d) Against Flies (p. 195) = Hussey-van Dijk, YOS 11 6, 1-11
- (e) Against Scorpions (p. 196) = Hussey-van Dijk, YOS 11 2
- (f) Against a Water Monster (p. 197) = Cavigneaux, Studies Wilcke, 62
- (g) Against a Bleating Goat (p. 198) = Genouillac, PRAK II pl. 3, C1
II.26 Love Charms
- (a) Horns of Gold (pp. 199-200) = Hussey-van Dijk, YOS 11 87
- (b) Look At Me! (pp. 201-206) = Wilcke, ZA 75 (1985), photo opposite p. 208
G. Prayers
II.27 Nocturnal Prayers of Diviners
- (a) To Gods of the Night (pp. 207-208)
- (b) To Shamash and Gods of the Night (p. 208)
II.28 Diurnal Prayers of the Diviners
- (b) The Lamb (pp. 212-213) = Hussey-van Dijk, YOS 11 23 (manuscript A); Nougayrol, RA 38 (1941), 87 (AO 7032) (manuscript B)
- (c) Will Ur-Utu be Alive and Well (p. 214) = De Meyer, Studies Kraus, 272
H. Letters and Letter Prayers
II.29 Kussulu to the Moon-God (pp. 215-216) = Gadd, UET 6/2 402
II.30 Ur-Nanshe to Ninsianna (p. 217) = Thureau-Dangin, TCL I 9 = Kraus, AbB 5 (1972), 140
II.31 Apil-Adad to “God my Father” (p. 218) = Lutz, YOS 2 141
II.32 Ninurta-Qarrad to Ninmug (p. 219) = van Soldt, AbB 13 164
II.33 Ahushunu to the Guardian of Life (p. 220) = Dossin, Akkadica 6 (1978), plate I
II.34 Scribal Petitions and Exercises
- (a) To Zimri-Lim, King of Mari (pp. 221-223) = Guichard, Florlegium Marianum 3 (1997), 81-82, with collations, 79-80
- (b) A Ghost's Entreaty (pp. 223-224) = S. Dalley, The Old Babylonian Tablets from Tell Rimah (London, 1976), 150
- (c) A Letter Writing Exercise (p. 225) = Frankena, TLB 4 33
II.35 A Declaration of War (p. 226)
II.36 Atrahasis
II.37 Ishtar, Harasser of Men (pp. 281-285) = Groneberg, Lob der Ishtar, pl. I-XXVI
II.38 To a Passer-by (pp. 286-287) = Thureau-Dangin, OLZ 4 (1901), 5 = Messerschmidt-Schroeder, VAS 1 54 (VA 3117); Deimel, Or 6 (1923), 62; Stephens, YOS 9 83; Messerschmidt-Schroeder, VAS 1 54 (VA 3114); Scheil RT 22 (1900), 154-155; LB 22 (unpublished exemplar in the Böhl Collection, Leiden)
II.39 Priestly Abuse of Office (pp. 288-289) = UET 7 155, rev. v; Al-Rawi, Iraq 56 (1994), 136
Babylonian Wisdom Literature
Early Mesopotamian Incantations and Rituals
YOS 11 (Akkadian)
- YOS 11, 1 (YBC 5620) = Akkadian incantation against the scorpion
- YOS 11, 2 (YBC 5090) = Akkadian incantation against the scorpion
- YOS 11, 3 (NBC 8957) = Akkadian incantation against the worm
- YOS 11, 4 (YBC 4593) = Akkadian ritual with Elamite (?) incantation against the worm, the scorpion, etc.
- YOS 11, 5 (YBC 4616) = Akkadian incantations against the woman, the sting of fly and scorpion, etc.
- YOS 11, 6 (NBC 7967) = Akkadian incantation against the fly
- YOS 11, 7 (YBC 5640) = Akkadian incantation against the sikkatu-disease of sheep
- YOS 11, 8 (NBC 6321) = Akkadian incantations against various ailments
- YOS 11, 9 (YBC 5619) = Two abbreviated hybrid incantations
- YOS 11, 10 (YBC 1970) = Akkadian incantation against several ailments
- YOS 11, 11 (YBC 9897) = The Heart Grass (Veldhuis 1990)
- YOS 11, 12 (YBC 4625) = The Heart Grass (Veldhuis 1990) (ll. 1-17); against toothache (ll. 29-37)
- YOS 11, 13 (YBC 9117) = Akkadian incantation of the nam-bur2-bi type
- YOS 11, 14 (YBC 4599) = reverse: Akkadian incantation against the mashkadu-disease
- YOS 11, 15 (YBC 4588) = Akkadian incantation and rituals against “trouble”
- YOS 11, 16 (YBC 5328) = Akkadian incantation against mental and physical suffering
- YOS 11, 17 (YBC 5630) = Akkadian incantation for a woman in labor
- YOS 11, 19 (YBC 4601) = Akkadian incantation against Lamashtu (ll. 1-17); Akkadian incantation for binding a snake (ll. 18-23)
- YOS 11, 20 (YBC 9846) = Akkadian incantation against Lamashtu
- YOS 11, 21 (YBC 4598) = Fragmentary Akkadian incantation and ritual (ll. 1-12); Akkadian exorcistic incantation (ll. 13-25); Akkadian incantation against a demoness (ll. 26-30); two incantations in an unidentified language concerning “mongoose” and “to heal the heart”
- YOS 11, 22 (YBC 5023) = Akkadian liturgy for the ritual of the divination-priest
- YOS 11, 23 (HSM 7494) = Akkadian liturgy of six prayers for the presentation of a sacrificial lamb
- YOS 11, 24 (YBC 4643) = Akkadian love song for sacred marriage ritual
- YOS 11, 25 (YBC 4644) = Akkadian recipes
- YOS 11, 26 (YBC 8958) = Akkadian recipes
- YOS 11, 27 (YBC 4548) = Akkadian recipes
- YOS 11, 28 (YBC 4592) = Akkadian medical treatment of “feverish mouth”
- YOS 11, 29 (YBC 4597) = Akkadian medical text dealing with five ailments
- YOS 11, 74 (MLC 1301) = Bilingual incantation agains the samanu-disease
- YOS 11, 75 (YBC 9884) = Akkadian incantation and ritual for alleviating a bad dream
- YOS 11, 77 (YBC 9898) = Fragmentary incantation (ll. 1-9); Akkadian incantation against mental and physical suffering (ll. 10-15); Sumerian incantation (ll. 16-26)
- YOS 11, 86 (YBC 4603) = Akkadian incantation for a woman in labor (ll. 1-28)
- YOS 11, 87 (MLC 1299) = Akkadian love charm
- YOS 11, 92 (YBC 8712) = Akkadian incantation against the ardat lilim
- YOS 11, 94 (MLC 1691) = Sumerian-Akkadian bilingual incantation against the approach of an evil man
- YOS 11, 95 (YBC 3537) = Sumerian-Akkadian bilingual of uncertain type
- YOS 11, 96 (NBC 6151) = Akkadian ritual for quieting children