VS 17, 23 (P274691)

Incantation tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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VAT 08354

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Artifact Type

Tablet

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Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)

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tablet
obverse
1. pa-ar-ki-isz# na#-ak-ra-at
 ts: parkiš nakrat
 en: Crossways, it is strange,
2. su2-uh2-hu-ri-isz gi-ri-im-mi-isz
 ts: suḫḫuriš girimmiš
 en: thrown back, like the g-(fruit),
3. ki-ma i-ni-ib ki-ri-im e-li-szu wa-a-s,i2-a-am!
 ts: kīma inib kirîm elišu waṣiam
 en: like fruit of an orchard did he over him go out.
4. li-ib-la-ki-im u2-pi-il!-li-a-am
 ts: liblakkim upilliam
 en: Let bring to her charcoal
5. i#-di-ig-la-at
 ts: idiglat,
 en: the Tigris;
6. sa3-an-gi-i we-ri-a-am a-pa2-ri szu-szi-im
 ts: sangī weriam aparī šūšim
 en: my s. of copper, my powder of licorice
7. li-ib-lam sa3-an-gi mu-sa3-hi-la-at i-ni-ki
 ts: liblam sangī musahhilat inīki
 en: may he bring. My s. that pierces your eyes.
8. ka-inim-ma izi sza3-ga
 ts: KAinima izi šaga
 en: (Sumerian:) incantation against fire of the stomach.
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: VS 17, 23

    [vanDijk1971VS17] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1971. Nicht-Kanonische Beschwörungen Und Sonstige Literarische Texte. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 17. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: Wasserman, Nathan, BiOr 72 (2015) nn,

    [sec53404] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 08354
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2015-03-04 at 13:18:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-09-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“VS 17, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274691.
VS 17, 23 artifact entry (No. P274691). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274691 (Original work published 2005)
VS 17, 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274691 (Accessed: May 18, 2024).
@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {VS 17, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274691},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274691},
}


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