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Hittite Dung Incantation

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You come to me
Because you believe I can cast out demons
To ward off the evil eye
To nullify some sick sorcery that is upon you

I mix the dung of a dog
Foul canine excrement
With barley flour
Smear it on your shoulders
Cast it from you
And feed it unto you

I have removed the demon algalmati from you
I have pushed the demon annamiluli from your skull
I have extinguished fire from your brow
And ignited it in the sorcerers head

I have driven away the stench of the dog from you
But the dogs excrement
The dogs flesh
The dogs bones
You must utterly consume
Lest the dogs shade
Thinks it may yet return
And will not rest
Relentlessly tormenting you
All the rest of your days

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vezzyrattlehead On May 14, 2010

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by olglez

9y ago

I remember reading about this on the album sleeve. This isn't exact, but be (Karl) talks about how in ancient Mesopotamian society (or maybe Egypt), there were witch doctors (Hittite) who would prescribe animal faeces in order to protect people from evil spirits, as well as for other medical properties. It seems like Karl is trying to say how silly this looks in retrospect, in modern times. But back then, they really believed this! He mentions a scene in the movie Step Brothers were two guys are forced to eat dog faeces as a joke/prank/punishment and everybody laughs at them. Karl suggests that maybe that's how the Hittite felt, i.e. they knew full well it wouldn't work but found it amusing watching people smear themselves in dung.

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