Necronomicon

THE NECRONOMICON SPELLBOOK
Edited by "Simon"

Companion of the Book of Fifty Names

INTRODUCTION
THE CHURCH where it all began no longer exists. Like so much else in
this bizarre case which has been quietly making history in the last
four years it has receded silently into the mists of memory. Simon had
been a monk, a priest, later an abbot and finally a consecrated bishop
of this Eastern Church, becoming ordained even before he graduated high
school. Coming from a Slavic background (his grandparents fled the
Austro-Hungarian Empire) he acquired a broad knowledge of several
foreign languages, including French, Spanish, Italian, Slavonic, Greek,
Latin and even Mandarin Chinese. This ability enables him to
communicate with people from many races and nationalities as well as to
probe the mysteries of religion and magick in the ancient manuscripts
and worn leather books from many long-forgotten lands. As a young
priest, he found himself called upon to perform exorcisms among poor
ethnic families in the sometimes seedy and dangerous New York City
neighborhoods that were his parish. He had faced evil many times in his
life, and battled with the devil himself in his many disguises. Yet, he
was still not prepared for the sudden appearance of the NECRONOMICON
that overcast afternoon in the Spring of 1972.
They had not quite made history yet, those two renegade monks who had
unwittingly made it possible for Simon to be one of the first human
beings to actually hold the notorious spellbook in his hands. But they
would. Shortly thereafter, headlines in the New York Times, the
Christian Science Monitor and other papers across the country
proclaimed the awful truth. His two brother monks had been arrested for
committing the biggest rare book heist in the history of the United
States. Little did they know the true value of one of their ill-gotten

possesions - the corroded box containing hundreds of pages of
manuscript written in a large, cursive hand in the Greek tongue. It was
only one of hundreds and hundreds more they had stolem from
universities and private collections across the United States and
Canada. The two monks would eventually serve time in a federal prison
for their offense. And Simon would be left with the task of deciphering
what appeared to be an ancient book of spells dating from the ninth
century, A.D.
L.K. Barnes had been a student at the university of Colorado when he
began painting the bizarre works of aliend landscapes that have become
his hallmark to all who know him now. Years ago, he had fantasized
about finding the dread NECRONOMICON in an old used book shop, and many
of his paintings and sculptures are of themes inspired by his voracious
reading of Lovecraft's opus. Somehow, he knew the book had to exist.
Somewhere. In some form. He knew it was not a mere fantasy of
Lovecraft's - for the very concept of such a book held a power all its
own. Then one day in 1977, a friend, whom we can identify only by his
initials B.A.K. led him to the Magickal Childe Bookstore in Manhattan.
It was just the type of strange and exotic place one would almost
expect to find a NECRONOMICON stashed on a forgotten shelf. Jokingly,
he asked the proprietor, Herman Slater, if such was the case.
'Certainly,' he replied, and pulled Simon's translated manuscript from
behind the counter. 'Here it is.'
The rest, as they say, is history.
Fighting against almost impossible odds, the first edition of the
NECRONOMICON was published in December, 1977. Friends and business
associates told both Simon and his new partner, L.K. Barnes, that the
project was doomed to failure. That it was too expensive. That it would
never sell. And that they would be stuck with a cursed book of evil
magick for the rest of their lives. They were proven wrong. In a year,
the first edition sold out even though it was retailing for fifty
dollars a copy. In less than a year, the equally expensive second
edition was sold out and a third edition was just printed in 1981. The
paperback rights were sold, and there has been talk of motion picture
rights for the story of the NECRONOMICON.
But the emergence of the NECRONOMICON has spawned a whole generation of
imitations since 1977. The brilliant artist and creator of the sets for
the movie Alien, H.R. Giger, has come out with his own Necronomicon; a
series of paintings based loosely on the subterranean concepts of H.P.
Lovecraft, who popularized the book in the 1920's and 1930's through
his short stories and novellas, depicting the NECRONOMICON as the most
blasphemous and sinister book of spells the world has ever known (an
attitude no doubt based on a serious misunderstanding of the book's
true origins and purpose). The British author, Colin Wilson,
collaborated in a thin volume published in 1978 containing speculation
concerning the existence of the NECRONOMICON. Stephen Skinner mentioned
it in his introduction to the Enochian Disctionary, and Francis King
has mentioned it in his introduction to the Armadel, a reprint of a
spell book of the Middle Ages.
A reviewer for Fate Magazine warned his readers against possible misuse
of the Book as it might involve serious hazards to one's health

(mental, physical, or spiritual?), and indeed much of the Book's legend
concerns the formulae for the invocation of dark powers from under the
earth or beyond the veil of the stars. However, these same forces are
in actuality no more than the long-forgotten psychic abilities of
humanity, retained over millions of years since the first human walked
the earth and was in intimate communication with the powers of nature,
the heavens, and the animal kingdom. These forces are the remnants of
ancient gods worshipped by the earliest recorded Western civilization:
the Sumerians, a race that disappeared mysteriously from the face of
the earth over four thousand years ago.
The Editor and Publishers of the NECRONOMICON hope, by this volume, to
present a short guide to the use of the spells of the Book that would
enable anyone to simply pick it up and use it without fear or risk. The
spells concerning the Fifty Names of the Sumerian God Marduk were
chosen because of their universal appeal to the basic needs and desires
of every human being; Love, Wealth, Peace of Mind, Protection Against
Enemies, and Wisdom being among them. The Editor felt that the benefits
to be derived from the use of these spells should not be restricted to
those who have the time and the academic background necessary to follow
the entire complex system through to its end; a process that would take
most people over a year to perform properly. Instead, in the following
pages, a simple mathod of using the names, words and seals of Marduk
has been outlined and demonstrated so that anyone can follow the
process easily and with success.
This means you.
We have received many letters from people who have been very impressed
with our publication of the NECRONOMICON but who find the arcane
language and eerie instruction and diagrams a trifle confusing, and who
have asked us to simplify it for them so that they could get right into
the spells and turn their lives around without entailing any psychic
harm. We have seen it as our responsibility, therefore, to present this
book as an answer to those letters and those requests for a neat,
simple method of using the ancient and awesome forces of the
NECRONOMICON to gain wisdom, power, love and protection in these
troubled times.
So, we urge you not to put off using the spells that make up half of
this report. There is no reason why you should sit back and wait for
someone else to pick it up and later tell you how great it worked, how
wonderful the results are, how fast your wishes can come true. This is
your opportunity to decide that finally, today, you assume full and
total responsibility for you life and happiness; that the time for
sorrow, fear, doubt and confusion is over; that from now on, you are
your own master with the help of the malefick of the incredible
NECRONOMICON.

THESE SPELLS were originally worked by the mystics of ancient Sumeria,
a mysterious civilization that flourished in what is now knows as Iraq
over two thousand years before the birth of Christ. No one knows who
the Sumerians really were, or where they came from. Some say they came
from the darkest parts of Africa, where they were a nomadic people.
Then, suddenly, in less than a hundred years they became a full-fledged
agricultural society with cities and farms and beautiful temples that
reached to the skies. They gave credit for their awakening to a strange
being who came to them from the sea, wearing a diving suit, and who
taught them writing, science, agriculture, architecture and, of course,
magick. Almost overnight, the Sumerians became a people. Working the
system of the NECRONOMICON in the seven-storied temples, they became
the most cultured and powerful force in the Middle East. It is their
sytem of magick that has been retained in the NECRONOMICON. Now, after
literally thousands of years, this secret mystical system for winning
power, love and success is made available to everyone.
Of course, the original spells were in the Sumerians' own language, but
thanks to the team of translators who worked with Simon on the
decipherment of the manuscript, we can now understand what the spells
were about and how to work them properly in English.
But, in order to work properly, some Sumerian words have been kept
because they are known as 'words of power'. A 'word of power' is a word
that contains power in itself; in its very pronunciation, in the sounds
that comprise it. It cannot be changed, or else its power would be lost
forever. Hence, we have kept the original Sumerian words of power in
their original state, with the sounds intact. Some of them may look
difficult to pronounce at first, but take it very slowly and you will
derive much benefit from it. These are the words once spoken thousands
of years ago in the Sumerian temples to summon cosmic forces of such
scope that the mind clearly balks at trying to picture the rituals that
must have accompanied them in those days. So take the time and trouble
to learn the correct way to pronounce the words you want to use. The
effort will pay off a hundredfold when you actually employ your ritual.

THE BOOK OF FIFTY NAMES
THE BOOK OF FIFTY NAMES OF MARDUK, DEFEATER OF THE ANCIENT ONES
THIS is the Book of MARDUK, begotten of our Master ENKI, Lord of Magicians, who did defeat TIAMAT, known as KUR, known as HUWAWA, in magick combat, who defeated the Ancient Ones that the Elders may live and rule the Earth.

In the time before time, in the age before the heaven and the earth were put in their places, in the age when the Ancient Ones were rulers of all that existed and did not exist, there was nought but darkness. There was no Moon. There was no Sun. No planets were they, and no stars. No grain, No tree, no plant grew. The Ancient Ones were Masters of Spaces now unknown or forgotten, and all was CHAOS.

MARDUK was chosen of the Elders to fight KUR and wrest power from the Great Sleeping Serpent who dwells beneath the Mountains of the Scorpion. MARDUK was given a weapon, and a Sign, and Fifty Powers were given to him to fight the awful TIAMAT, and each Power has its weapon and its Sign and these are the mightiest possessions of the Elder Gods against the Ancient One who threatens Without, who threatens from the Abyss, the Lord of Darkness, the Master of CHAOS, the Unborn, the Uncreated, who still wishes ill upon the Race of Men, and upon the Elder Gods who reside in the Stars.

The Gods forget. They are distant. They must be reminded. If they are not watchful, if the gatekeepers do not watch the gates, if the gates are not kept always locked, bolted and barred, then the One who is always ready, the Guardian of the Other side, IAK SAKKAK, will enter and bring with him the hordes of the armies of the Ancient Ones, IAK KINGU, IAK AZAG, IAK AZABUA, IAK HUWAWA, ISHNIGGARAB, IAK XASTUR, and IAK KUTULU, the Dog Gods and the Dragon Gods, and the Sea Monsters, and the Gods of the Deep.

Watch also the Days. The Day when the Great Bear hangs lowest in the sky, and the quarters of the year measured thereof in the four directions measured thereof, for there the Gates may be opened and care must needs be taken to ensure that the Gates remain forever closed. They must be sealed with the Elder Sign accompanied by the rites and incantations proper.

The Fifty Names here follow, with their Signs and Powers. They may be summoned after the Priest has ascended to that step on the Ladder of Lights and gained entrance to that Sacred City. The Signs should be engraved on parchment or sealed in clay and placed upon the altar at the Calling. And in the perfumes should be of cedar, and strong, sweet-smelling resins. And the Calling be to the North.



The First Name is MARDUK
The Lord of Lords, master of Magicians. His Name should not be called except when no other will do, and it is the most terrible responsibility to do so. The Word of His Calling is DUGGA. This is his Seal:




The Second Name is MARUKKA
Knows all things since the beginning of the World. Knows all secrets, be they human or divine, and is very difficult to summon. The Priest should not summon him unless he is clean of heart and spirit, for this Spirit shall know his innermost thoughts. This is his Seal:




The Third Name is MARUTUKKU
Master of the Arts of Protection, chained the Mad God at the Battle. Sealed the Ancient Ones in their Caves, behind the Gates. Possesses the ARRA star. This is his Seal:




The Fourth Name is BARASHAKUSHU
Worker of Miracles. The kindest of the Fifty, and the most beneficent. The Word used at his Calling is BAALDURU. This is his Seal:




The Fifth Name is LUGGALDIMMERANKIA
Put order into CHAOS. Made the Waters aright. Commander of Legions of Wind Demons who fought the Ancient TIAMAT alongside MARDUK KURIOS. The Word used at his Calling is BANUTUKKU. This is his Seal:




The Sixth Name is NARILUGGALDIMMERANKIA
The Watcher of the IGIGI and the ANNUNAKI, Sub-Commander of the Wind Demons. He will put to flight any maskim who haunt thee, and is the foe of the rabisu. None may pass into the World Above or the World Below without his knowledge. His Word is BANRABISHU. His Seal is thus:




The Seventh Name is ASARULUDU
Wielder of the Flaming Sword, oversees the Race of Watchers at the bidding of the Elder Gods. He ensures the most perfect safety, especially in dangerous tasks undertaken at the behest of the Astral Gods. His word is BANMASKIM and his Seal is thus:




The Eighth Name is NAMTILLAKU
A most secret and potent Lord, he hath knowledge to raise the dead and converse with the spirits of the Abyss, unbeknownst to their Queen. No soul passes into Death but that he is aware. His word is BANUTUKUKUTUKKU and his Seal is thus:




The Ninth Name is NAMRU
Dispenses wisdom and knowledge in all things. Giveth excellent counsel and teaches the science of metals. His word is BAKAKALAMU and his Seal:




The Tenth Name is ASARU
This Power has knowledge of all plants and trees, and can make marvellous fruits to grow in the desert places, and no land is a waste to him. He is truly the Protector of the Bounty. His Word is BAALPRIKU and his Seal follows:




The Eleventh Name is ASARUALIM
Possesses secret wisdom, and shines Light in the Darkened areas, forcing what lives there to give good accounting of its existence and its knowledge. Giveth excellent counsel in all things. His word is BARRMARATU and the Seal which thou engrave is thus:




The Twelfth Name is ASARUALIMMUNNA
This is the Power that presideth over armour of all kinds and is excellently knowledgeable in military matters, being of the advance army of MARDUK at that Battle. He can provide an army with its entire weaponry in three days. His Word is BANATATU and the Seal is thus:




The Thirteenth Name is TUTU
Silences the weeping and gives joy to the end and ill at heart. A most beneficent Name, and Protector of the Household, his Word is DIRRIGUGIM and his Seal is this:




The Fourteenth Name is ZIUKKINNA
Giveth excellent knowledge concerning the movements of the stars and the meanings thereof, of which the Chaldaens possessed this same knowledge in abundance. The Word is GIBBILANNU and the Seal is this:




The Fifteenth Name is ZIKU
This Power bestoweth Riches of all kinds, and can tell where treasury is hidden. Knower of the Secrets of the Earth. His Word is GIGGIMAGANPA and his Seal is this:




The Sixteenth Name is AGAKU
This Power can give life to what is already dead, but for a short time only. He is the Lord of the Amulet and the Talisman. His Word is MASHGARZANNA and his Seal is this:




The Seventeenth Name is TUKU
Lord of Baneful Magick, Vanquisher of the Ancient Ones by Magick, Giver of the Spell to MARDUK KUROS, a most fierce enemy. His Word is MASHSHAMMASHTI and his Seal follows:




The Eighteenth Name is SHAZU
Knows the thoughts of those at a distance, as well as those in the vicinity. Nothing is buried in the ground, or thrown into the water, but this Power is aware. His Word is MASHSHANANNA and his Seal is this:




The Nineteenth Name is ZISI
Reconciler of enemies, silencer of arguments, between two people or between two nations, or even, it is said, between two worlds. The scent of Peace is indeed sweet to this Power, whose Word is MASHINNANNA and whose seal is this:




The Twentieth Name is SUHRIM
Seeks out the worshippers of the Ancient Ones wherever they may be. The Priest who sends him on an errand does so at a terrible risk, for SUHRIM kills easily, and without thought. His Word is MASHSHANERGAL and his Seal:




The Twenty-First Name is SUHGURIM
As SUHRIM above, the Foe who Cannot be Appeased. Discovers the Priest's Enemies with ease, but must be cautioned not to slay them if the Priest does not desire it. The Word is MASHSHADAR and the Seal:




The Twenty-Second Name is ZAHRIM
Slew ten thousand of the Hordes in the Battle. A Warrior among Warriors. Can destroy an entire army if the Priest so desires. His Word is MASHSHAGARANNU and his Seal:




The Twenty-Third Name is ZAHGURIM
As ZAHRIM, a most terrible opponent. It is said ZAHGURIM slays slowly, after a most unnatural fashion. I do not know, for I have never summoned this Spirit. It is thy risk. The Word is MASHTISHADDU and the Seal:




The Twenty-Fourth Name is ENBILULU
This Power can seek out water in the midst of a desert or on the tops of mountains. Knows the Secrets of Water, and the running of rivers below the Earth. A most useful Spirit. His Word is MASHSHANEBBU and his Seal thus:




The Twenty-Fifth Name is EPADUN
This is the Lord of all Irrigation and can bring Water from a far place to your feet. Possesses a most subtle geometry of the Earth and knowledge of all lands where Water might be found in abundance. His Word is EYUNGINAKANPA and his Seal is this:




The Twenty-Sixth Name is ENBILULUGUGAL
The Power that presides over all growth, and all that grows. Gives knowledge of cultivation, and can supply a starving city with food for thirteen moons in one moon. A most noble Power. His Word is AGGHA and his Seal:




The Twenty-Seventh Name is HEGAL
As the Power above, a Master of the arts of farming and agriculture. Bestows rich harvests. Possesses the knowledge of the metals of the earth, and of the plough. His Word is BURDISHU and his seal thus:




The Twenty-Eighth Name is SIRSIR
The Destroyer of TIAMAT, hated of the Ancient Ones, Master over the Serpent, Foe of KUTULU. A most powerful Lord. His Word is this APIRIKUBABADAZUZUKANPA and his Seal:




The Twenty-Ninth Name is MALAH
Trod the back of the Worm and cut it in twain. Lord of Bravery and Courage, and gives these qualities to the Priest who desires it, or to others the Priest may decide. The Word is BACHACHADUGGA and the Seal:




The Thirtieth Name is GIL
The Furnisher of Seed. Beloved of ISHTAR, his Power is mysterious and quite ancient. Makes the barley to grow and the women to give birth. Makes potent the impotent. His Word is AGGABAL and his Seal is thus:




The Thirty-First Name is GILMA
Founder of cities, Possessor of the Knowledge of Architecture by which the fabled temples of UR were built; the creator of all that is permanent and never moves. His Word is AKKABAL and his Seal is this:




The Thirty-Second Name is AGILMA
Bringer of Rain. Maketh the gentle Rains to come, or casuseth great Storms and Thunders, the like may destroy armies and cities and crops. His Word is MASHSHAYEGURRA and his Seal is:




The Thirty-Third Name is ZULUM
Knows where to plant and when to plant. Giveth excellent counsel in all manner of business and commerce. Protects a man from evil tradesmen. His Word is ABBABAAL and his Seal is this:




The Thirty-Fourth Name is MUMMU
The Power given to MARDUK to fashion the universe from the flesh of TIAMAT. Giveth wisdom concerning the condition of the life before the creation, and the nature of the structures of the Four Pillars whereupon the Heavens rest. His Word is ALALALABAAAL and the Seal is:




The Thirty-Fifth Name is ZULUMMAR
Giveth tremendous strength, as of ten men, to one man. Lifted the part of TIAMAT that was to become the Sky from the part that was to become the Earth. His Word is ANNDARABAAL and his Seal is:




The Thirty-Sixth Name is LUGALABDUBUR
Destroyer of the Gods of TIAMAT. Vanquisher of Her Hordes. Chained KUTULU to the Abyss. Fought AZAG-THOTH with skill. A great Defender and a great Attacker. His Word is AGNIBAAL and his Seal is this:




The Thirty-Seventh Name is PAGALGUENNA
Possessor of Infinite Intelligence, and determines the nature of things not yet made, and of spirits not yet created, and knows the strength of the Gods. His Word is ARRABABAAL and his Seal is this:




The Thirty-Eighth Name is LUGALDURMAH
The Lord of the Lofty Places, Watcher of the Skies and all that travels therein. Naught traverses the starry element, but that this Power is aware. His Word is ARATAAGARBAL and his Seal is this:




The Thirty-Ninth Name is ARANUNNA
Giver of Wisdom, Counsellor to our Father, ENKI, Knower of the Magickal Covenant and of the Laws and of the Nature of the Gates. His Word is ARAMANNGI and his Seal is thusly:




The Fortieth Name is DUMUDUKU
Possessor of the Wand of Lapis Lazuli, Knower of the Secret Name and the Secret Number. May not reveal these to thee, but may speak of other things equally marvellous. His Word is ARATAGIGI and his Seal is:




The Forty-First Name is LUGALANNA
The Power of the Eldest of the Elder Ones, possesses the secret knowledge of the world when the Ancient Ones and the Elder Ones and where One. Knows the Essence of the Ancient Ones and where it might be found. His Word is BALDIKHU and his Seal is this:




The Forty-Second Nam is LUGALUGGA
Knows the Essence of all Spirits, of the Dead and the Unborn, and the Starry and the Earthly, and the Spirits of the Air and the Spirits of the Wind as well. Which things he may tell thee, and thou wilt grow in wisdom. His Word is ZIDUR and his Seal is thus:




The Forty-Third Name is IRKINGU
This is the Power that laid capture to the Commander of the forces of the Ancient Ones, KINGU Mighty Demon, that MARDUK might lay hold of him and, with its blood, create the Race of Men and seal the Covenant. His Word is BARERIMU and his Seal is this:




The Forty-Fourth Name is KINMA
Judge and Lord of the Gods, at whose name they quake in fear. That the Gods may not err, this Power was given to oversee their activities, should they be lawful and within the nature of the Covenant, for the Gods are forgetful, and very far away. His Word is ENGAIGAI and his Seal is this:




The Forty-Fifth Name is ESIZKUR
This Spirit possesses the knowledge of the length of Life of any man, even unto the plants and the demons and the gods. He measureth all things, and knoweth the Space thereof. His Word is NENIGEGAI and his Seal is this:




The Forty-Sixth Name is GIBIL
This Power has been given the Realm of the Fire and the Forge. He keepeth the sharp point of the Sword and the Lance, and giveth understanding in the working of metals. He also raises the Lightning that comes from the Earth, and maketh Swords to appear in the Sky. His Word is BAALAGNITARRA and his Seal is this:




The Forty-Seventh Name is ADDU
Raises storms that fill the entire heavens and causes the Stars to tremble and the very Gates of the IGIGI to shake in their stead. Can fill the skies with his brightness, even in the darkest hour of the night. His Word is KAKODAMMU and his Seal is this:




The Forty-Eighth Name is ASHARRU
Knower of the Treacherous Ways. Gives intelligence of the Future and also of things Past. Put the Gods in their courses, and determined their cycles. His Word is BAXTANDABAL and this is his Seal:




The Forty-Ninth Name is NEBIRU
The Spirit of the Gate of MARDUK, Manages all things in their ways, and moves the crossings of the stars after the fashion known to the Chaldeans. His word is DIRGIRGIRI and his Seal is this:




The Fiftieth Name is NINNUAM
This is the Power of MARDUK as Lord of All That Is, Judger of Judgements, Decider of Decisions, He Who Determines the Laws and the Reigns of Kings. He may not be called, save at the destruction of a city or the death of a king. His Word is GASHDIG and his Seal is this:



Here endeth the Book of the Fifty Names, which the Gods have granted me the strength and the time in which to lay it down. This Book is not to be shown to the unclean or the profane or the uninitiated, for to do so is to call the most awful curse of the Book upon thee and upon thy generations.

Spirit of the Book, Remember!