Religion
Magic Knots
Translated by H. F. Talbot (Records of the Past, 1870s; repr. 1901) · From Babylonian and Assyrian Literature (1901)
Take a woman's linen kerchief
bind it round thy right hand! loose it from the left hand!
Knot it with seven knots: do so twice:
Sprinkle it with bright wine:
bind it round the head of the sick man:
bind it round his hands and feet, like manacles and fetters.
Sit down on his bed:
sprinkle holy water over him.
He shall hear the voice of Hea,
Davkina shall protect him!
And Marduk, Eldest Son of heaven, shall find him a happy habitation!
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Anonymous Babylonian Poets. “Magic Knots.” Translated by H. F. Talbot. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-babylonian/13/.
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