TMH 06, 14 (P273897)

Prayer 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 1556

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

90.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. enuru{+e2-nu-ru}
2. gu-di se3-ga na5-gal
3. gu3-ha-mun {d}bahar2-un-za-ku-kam
4. gu-di se3-ga-bi imin-am3 {gesz}dim-ma bi2-la2
5. nimgir gu3 hul-am3 kur-elam an-sza u3 ma-da-be2 ba-si
6. nimgir2# ka-ba gu tu6-a bi2-la2
7. u3# tu-tu{muszen} imin kur elam an-sza u3 [ma]-da# a-rum2-ma nar-kur-ku5-sze3 bi2-gar
8. [{d}]nin-kilim# ir-pu2 kusz ga2-la2-sze3 bi2-la2
9. szu#?-giri3 pesz2#-ur#-ka hul-e bi2-dab
10. usz2-la2 u2-du11-sze3 tug2#-gur10# usz2-gi4-sze3 bi2-la2
11. eme nam-lu2-ulu3 pesz2-nu-sub6-sze3 bi2-la2
12. lipisz ur-mah-a nam-szu#-gi4# bi2-la2
reverse
1. usz2 nam-lu2-ulu3 husz#-e bi2#-nag
2. szim{muszen}-usz7-su imin [kur elam] an#-sza u3 ma-da-ba a-ba#-ba# KA#-KA-sze3 bi2#-la2
3. [a]-ah#-guru5-na imin a-ra2 min imin-am3 kur elam an-sza [u3] ma#-da-ba a-rum2-ma sza3-sur! gig-sze3 bi2-la2
4. [x x] na5#-gal-kam kur elam an-sza [u3 ma-da] a-rum2-gal2 ki-nu-gi4-sze3 bi2-la2
6. [...] x-me-a
7. x gal
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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): 90.0 high × 40.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: TMH 6, 14

    [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.

  • history: Fs Stol p.173-193, p. 173-194

    [Krispijn2008incantation] Krispijn, Theo J. H. 2008. “Music and Healing for Someone Far Way from Home. HS 1556, a Remarkable Ur III Incantation, Revisited.” In Studies in Ancient Near Eastern World View and Society Presented to Marten Stol on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday, 10 November 2005, and His Retirement from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, edited by Robartus J. van der Spek, 173–93. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

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  • Museum No.: HS 1556
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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
2017-02-16 at 21:52:14 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, 14 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273897.
TMH 06, 14 artifact entry (No. P273897). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273897 (Original work published 2005)
TMH 06, 14 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273897 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {TMH 06, 14 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273897},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273897},
}


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