(Ancient Near Eastern Texts, ed. James Pritchard, Princeton University Press, Fifth Printing, 1992)
I have taken a (magic) bond from the wooden roof, in silence, from the threshold of the gate. I have put it underneath my tongue. I have entered a house full of words, a tongue-tied table, a mixing bowl (full) of poison. When they saw me, the house full of words fell silent, the tongue-tied table was upset, the mixing bowl (full) of poison was poured out.
I have been successful, and I am successful …{…}, before adults and children, women and men, … and those assembled and sitting at the gate, before so-and-so, from everything.
Remove, drive out pains! Defective one, be wh[ole]! Lame one, run! Find companions, excessive one! Finally, (you all) rise!
Speak, dumb one! Rise, silent one!
Who is angry, who is enraged, who is clothed in the garment of anger, (has) fire in his mouth, (has) mixtures (of spittle) underneath his tongue? So-and-so, the son of so-and-so, is angry and enraged, is clothed in the garment of anger, (has) fire in his mo[uth], (has) mixtures (of spittle) underneath his tongue. I am wise …[…].
I have taken a (magic) knot from the [threshold?], soundless(ly), from the room [(below) the roof]. I have entered into the presence of so-and-so …[…]. I have made him take off the garment of anger. I have clothed him in the garment of …. I have taken the fires from his mouth, the mixtures (of spittle) from underneath [his tongue]. May good things from his mouth (come forth), may evil things from his posterior […], before adults and children, women and men, […and those assembled] and sitting at the gate, and before s[o-and-so…].
[Remove, drive out pains!] Defective one, [be whole]! Lame one, run! Find companions, excessive one! Finally, (you all) rise!
Speak, dumb one! Rise, silent one!
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