TMH 06, 12 (P273892)

Incantation tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1526

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

85.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. enerux(|AN.U|){+ex(DAG)-nu-ru}
 en: enuru:
2. musz-e kur-musz-ta KA nam-gi4
 en: The snake from snake mountain indeed called.
3. me-TAR an ki-ka
 en: The lizard of heaven and of earth
4. eme! ba-ni-ak
 en: licked.
5. dumu me-TAR an ki 7(disz)-a-ne-ne
 en: The sons of the lizard, heaven and earth, are 7.
6. pu2 lil2-am3 i3-du3
 en: The well like wind it made.
7. a lil2-am3 i3-in-de2
 en: Water like wind he poured out.
8. gugx(|A.ZI.ZI.A|) lil2-am3 za3-bi ib2-dab6
 en: Grass like wind its right encircled.
9. gugx(|A.ZI.ZI.A|)-bi ga-bu-ni
 en: Its grass, his left
10. mu-[ub?]-ze2
 en: it tore out.
11. [...]-ni szu um-ma-gi
 en: Then his ... held firm.
12. [...] x-a zu2 he2-la2-e
 en: ... the (snake’s) fang may he bind.
13. [tu6?-tu6? abzu] eridu#{ki}-ga [{d}asar-lu2-hi dumu eridu]{ki}-ke4
 en: The incantations(?) of the Abzu of Eridu of Asalluhi, son of Eridu:
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1. nam#-mu-da-bur2-[re]
 en: may they not be undone.
2. {d}nisaba
 en: Nisaba,
3. munus-zi
 en: the righteous woman,
4. munus sa6-ga
 en: the beautiful woman.
5. ad-da-kal-la
 en: Addakala,
6. dub-sar-e
 en: the scribe,
7. mu-sar
 en: wrote,
8. igi-za he2-en-sa6
 en: (so that) in your eyes he indeed pleased.
  blank space
left
1. bala saga
 en: Good bala.

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 85.0 high × 67.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: TMH 6, 12

    [Geller2003TMH6] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van, and Markham J. Geller. 2003. Ur III Incantations from the Frau Professor Hilprecht-Collection, Jena. Texte Und Materialien Der Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection of Babylonian Antiquities 6.

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  • Museum No.: HS 1526
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-02-16 at 13:41:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-04-01 at 18:12:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-08-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TMH 06, 12 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273892.
TMH 06, 12 artifact entry (No. P273892). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273892 (Original work published 2005)
TMH 06, 12 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273892 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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}

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