Marduk's Address to the Demons

Begone evil, evil angel, evil demon, evil ghost, evil devil, evil god, evil spirit, Lamaštu, Labāṣu, Grabber, Lilû, Līlītu, young lady of Lilû, Lugal-urra, offspring of Šulpa’e’a, that which falls from heaven, the flash of a star, the fall of Bennu, be you an image of Namtar, an image of the devil, be you any Evil that exists, before the spell of Asalluḫi, magician of the gods, son of Ea, the sage: Begone, depart, Evil that is in front of me, make off, enemy that is behind me! I am Asalluḫi, magician of the gods, the holy god, I am Asalluḫi, the holy god, the life-giving exorcist, I am Asalluḫi, sage of the Apsû, whose spell is life, I am Asalluḫi, lord of the abyss, magician of the gods, who revives the dead, I am Asalluḫi, exorcist of life, who purifies heaven and earth, I am Asalluḫi, the fierce storm, who drives away the great devils, I am Asalluḫi, lord of the incantation, before whom the devils and Namtar-demons hide, I am Asalluḫi, who uproots illness, who destroys the high mountains, I am Asalluḫi, warrior of the gods, who destroys the evil ones, I am Asalluḫi, chief of the world regions, guardian of life, I am Asalluḫi, who makes the dead alive, unique one of heaven and earth, I am Asalluḫi, wide in knowledge, superlative in intelligence, I am Asalluḫi, by whose rites the dead become alive, I am Asalluḫi, strong in conflict and battle, I am Asalluḫi, girt with fierce awe, superlative in splendor, I am Asalluḫi, who was created in E’unir, full of terror, I am Asalluḫi, shining, wise, noble sage of the gods, I am Asalluḫi, who surveys the height of heaven, I am Asalluḫi, who knows the depth of the vast Ḫubur-river, I am Asalluḫi, named by Sirsir in the upper sea, I am Asalluḫi, exalted by Laguda in the lower sea, I am Asalluḫi, discoverer of all things, son of Mami, I am Asalluḫi, warrior who casts down, who commands evil, I am Asalluḫi, noble among the gods of the heavens, I am Asalluḫi, giver of prosperity and life to many peoples, I am Asalluḫi, savior of the defeated, lifter of the fallen, I am Asalluḫi, who drives away the enemy, fells the wicked, I am Asalluḫi, defeater of the demon, the evil devil, I am Asalluḫi, lord of Babylon, merciful, I am Asalluḫi, prince who rules all decrees, I am Asalluḫi, who knows everything, child of Ninšiku, I am Asalluḫi, mighty prince, surpassing in wisdom, I am Asalluḫi, whose splendor covers all the regions of the earth, I am Asalluḫi, who rises in fury, a terrible flood, I am Asalluḫi, at whose name devils and Namtar-demons hide, I am Asalluḫi, who does not speak in the place of blasphemy, I am Asalluḫi, victorious Marduk in battle, I am Asalluḫi, created by his own command, I am Asalluḫi, diviner of the world, fearsome one, I am Asalluḫi, holy god seated in brilliance, I am Asalluḫi, blessed in the temple Eugga, I am Asalluḫi, unique one of heaven, earth, abyss, and sea, I am Asalluḫi, who dwells in Esagil, giver of guardian spirits, I am Asalluḫi, who loves truth everywhere, I am Asalluḫi, who dispels darkness, extends years, I am Asalluḫi, who established all the Igigi of the heavens, the great gods, I am Asalluḫi, resident of Esagil, cleanser of their abodes, I am Asalluḫi, who lives in Esagil and Babylon, fearsome and fierce, I am Asalluḫi, dragon of the Anunnaki, lion of the Igigi, I am Asalluḫi, foremost among those who split the mountain, I am Asalluḫi, warrior of the gods, overseer of Anduruna, I am Asalluḫi, clothed with splendor, filled with terror, I am Asalluḫi, crowned with radiance, whose aura is awe-inspiring, I am Asalluḫi, protector of the needy, savior of the weak, I am Asalluḫi, canal digger, sustainer of life in the land, I am Asalluḫi, seer of judgments, assigner of fates, I am Asalluḫi, revealer of writing, destroyer of evil and wickedness, I am Asalluḫi, who daily hears the speech of the people, I am Asalluḫi, whose rays illuminate the lands, I am Asalluḫi, whose brilliance breaks through stone walls, I am Asalluḫi, wise, discerning, outstanding in intelligence, I am Asalluḫi, whose weapon is a fierce flood, I am Asalluḫi, who burns the enemy and the wicked with his torch, I am Asalluḫi, Enlil of the gods, overseer of all regions, I am Asalluḫi, shepherd of all peoples, protector of all nations, I am Asalluḫi, unmatched in power among the great gods, I am Asalluḫi, who grasps the heavens and earth, who holds their reins, I am Asalluḫi, administrator of the gods, assigner of destinies, I am Asalluḫi, lawgiver for the temples, granter of offerings, I am Asalluḫi, at whose command mountains collapse and peaks tremble, I am Asalluḫi, who surveys the earth like the sun, I am Asalluḫi, who spreads slander, yet takes the hand of the fallen, I am Asalluḫi, who purges the righteous and wicked in the river, I am Asalluḫi, wild hero, lord of the land, I am Asalluḫi, noble and glorious, ornament of kingship, I am Asalluḫi, before whose terror all evil flees, I am Asalluḫi, who surveys the deep, lawgiver of the waters, I am Asalluḫi, who provides pasture and water, sender of abundant rain, I am Asalluḫi, at whose word the grip of the Namtar-demon is broken, I am Asalluḫi, whose divinity is great in every place, I am Asalluḫi, who nurtures his people like a father and mother, I am Asalluḫi, whose inner counsel is unknown even to his divine brothers, I am Asalluḫi, who uproots illness, who destroys great devils, I am Asalluḫi, fierce storm, relentless attacker none can resist, I am Asalluḫi, who alters evil fates, who lifts away guilt, I am Asalluḫi, excellent warrior, skilled in omens, I am Asalluḫi, by whose spell the dead live, the sick rise, I am Asalluḫi, who casts out Namtar, defeats disease, chill, and headache, I am Asalluḫi, merciful god, who holds back sins and transgressions, I am Asalluḫi, at whose name the Anunnaki vanish, I am Asalluḫi, skilled among the Igigi, who holds the reins of the Anunnaki, I am Asalluḫi, helper of the weak and bound, who removes guilt, I am Asalluḫi, dispeller of sorcery and witchcraft, driver away of sickness, I am Asalluḫi, healer of diseases, physician of humankind, I am Asalluḫi, without whom the life-giving incantation is ineffective, I am Asalluḫi, fierce and merciful, father and mother in one, I am Asalluḫi, merciful among mankind—Marduk! I am Asalluḫi, unique one of heaven and earth—Marduk! Or you who constantly climb over mud walls, Or you who are the owl, the watcher, he who has evil at his disposal, Or you who are the epilepsy of the great gods, Or you who are Bennu, the watcher of the night, Or you who constantly scratch like a wolf, Or you who constantly flash like lightning, Or you who constantly flicker like a flame, Or you who constantly ... like fire, Or you who constantly shine like daylight, Or you who constantly shine like a star, Or you who are constantly obscure like a black spot, Or you who constantly overwhelm like a poultergeist, Or you who constantly pick on victims like Lilû, Or you who constantly enter houses, Or you who constantly move over thresholds, Or you who constantly clamber over roofs, Or you who constantly walk around house foundations, Or you who are constantly present in holes, Or you who constantly seek the fine young man and fine woman on the street, Or you who are the Watcher at noon, Or you who are the Watcher of what people say, Or you who constantly stand before an invalid, Or you who constantly sit before an invalid, Or you who constantly walk before an invalid, Or you who eat with him when he eats, Or you who drink with him when he drinks, Or you who constantly frighten the invalid so-and-so, Or you who constantly scare the invalid so-and-so, Or you who constantly terrify the invalid so-and-so, Or you who constantly obstruct before an invalid, Or you who constantly wrinkle the nose before an invalid, Or you who bare the teeth before an invalid, Or you who grind your teeth before an invalid, Or you who stick out your tongues before an invalid, Or you who constantly open your mouths before an invalid, Or you who constantly ... before an invalid, Or you who butt like an ox before an invalid, Or you who display might like a wild ox before an invalid, Or you who snort like a pig before an invalid, Or you who ... like a dog before an invalid, Or you who moan like a badger before an invalid, Or you who roar like a lion before an invalid, Or you who slither like a snake before an invalid, Or you who slither like a viper before an invalid, Or you who slither like an adder before an invalid, Or you who slither like a chameleon before an invalid, Or you who slither like worms before an invalid, Or you who slither like a lizard before an invalid, Or you who are always dark like pulled-out hair before an invalid, Or you who are always dark like a billy goat before an invalid, Or you who are always dark like a she-goat before an invalid, Or you who always bleat like a kid before an invalid, Or you who always dance like a lamb before an invalid, Or you who ... like a fox before an invalid, Or you who fly like a wasp before an invalid, Or you who always climb over like a ..., Or you who cover yourselves like a naked man before an invalid, Or you who are ever black like bitumen before an invalid, Or you who are white like gypsum before an invalid, Or you who constantly walk in the streets, Or you who constantly sit in the streets, Or you who constantly recline in the squares, Or you who constantly pick on the city in the evening, Or you who constantly prowl in the city in the evening, Or you who constantly seek out the city in the evening, Or you who constantly clamber over city walls, Or you who constantly accumulate in ..., Or you who constantly sit in house foundations, Or you who constantly frequent ditches, Or you who constantly leap over ditches, Or you who constantly hide in crevices, Or you who are shown to the river, Or you who are slaughtered toward the river, Or you who are dismembered toward the river, Or you who constantly bathe in the river, Or you who prowl in the river as if it were a flood, Or you who prowl in the river, Or you who constantly walk in forests, Or you who constantly sneak in forests, Or you who tread paths, Or you who have no guardian in the steppe or underworld, Or you who have been killed in battle, Or you who have been struck down with a weapon, Or you who have been struck down with a mighty weapon, Or you who have been slaughtered with a dagger, Or you who have been killed with a mooring pole, Or you who have been threshed with spikes, Or you who have been impaled on poles, Or you who have been killed in destruction, Or you who have no father and mother, Or you who have no brother and sister, Or you who have no family, kith, and kin, Or you who have no son and daughter, Or you who have no heir to pour libations, Or you who sleep in death among colleagues— May Asalluḫi, firstborn of Eridu, extirpate you. May Asalluḫi, son of the great lord Ea, extirpate you. May Asalluḫi, beloved son of Ea, extirpate you. May Asalluḫi, sage of the great gods, extirpate you. May Asalluḫi, sage of gods and men, extirpate you. Asalluḫi, lord of heaven and earth, has exorcised you. Asalluḫi has exorcised you by Ninurta, firstborn of Enlil. Asalluḫi has exorcised you by Udbanuʾilla, great weapon of Ninurta. Asalluḫi has exorcised you by Ḫendursagga, who roams the earth. Asalluḫi has exorcised you by Šar-ur and Šar-gaz, who fell enemies and evil ones. May Meslamta’e’a hand you over to the gate of the Land of No Return. May he commit you to the seven gatekeepers of Ereškigal. May he hand you over to Namtar, vizier of the vast underworld. May he lead you through the gate of the vast underworld. May he deliver you to the great devils. May Nedu, chief gatekeeper of the underworld, shut the gate on you. May he hand you over to Ningišzida, chamberlain of the vast underworld. May the Anunnaki, the great gods, bind you. He has exorcised you by the great chamberlain of Allatu. May the stream of the netherworld hold you back. Do not come. Do not seek. Do not return to the body of so-and-so, son of so-and-so. He has exorcised you by heaven and earth, by Anu, Antu, Enlil, and Ninlil. Durri, Darri, Lahmu and Lahamu, Engur, Ningarra, Alala, Belili, censer, incense, shadow, daylight, evening, night, walk, seat, path, standing place, the regulation of Ea and Asalluḫi: you are exorcised. Uprooted, expelled, driven away, removed. By heaven and earth, you are exorcised by the whip. Be exorcised by heaven, be exorcised by earth. May the evil tongue stay away.