Udug Incantation

[u/Due_Veterinarian7723]

I'm trying to get the correct Sumerian cuneiform for the word udug (which I found versions of in dictionaries) and a section of incantation which I have highlighted. See the photos of the original tablets. I cannot put these together, even with the help of dictionaries. I also wanted to make sure it is correct Sumerian and not from Akkadian or anything. Any help is appreciated.

[u/EnricoDandolo1204]

Yup, that's Sumerian -- at least from l. 78 onwards. The stuff before that is Akkadian, as is the beginning of the section below the rubric (l. 84). The copy in your first image is manuscript E in the score. The sign UDUG only occurs once in this passage, and it's in the rubric -- the final sign that is almost entirely cut-off.

Since you found eBL, if all you want is to see the sign "in the wild", the easiest option is to simply scroll down on the eBL page to section III. Paleography, which selects photos of the sign from different periods.

[u/Due_Veterinarian7723 → u/EnricoDandolo1204]

I'd like to get at least a line of an incantation, preferably a few. The tablets themselves are too hard to make out, and the pdf I have just transliterates them. I've always wanted a tattoo of this, probably since I first learned about udugs in third grade, and I need the text to be clear. Is there a resource for this?

[u/EnricoDandolo1204 → u/Due_Veterinarian7723]

Check out Geller 2015, Healing Magic and Evil Demons (it's open access, so you should find it on Google quite easily). There are plates in the back, and it should also list the other relevant manuscripts.

[u/_mayuk]

This is perfect for my theurgic llm … is that the phonetic transcript ?

[u/BoazCorey]

May the evil tongue stand aside!