Fs Wilcke 130-131 (P355875)

Prayer tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1909.405.33

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (enuru)

Language(s)

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Measurements

83.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. igi musz-husz igi lu2-ulu3 musz-husz
 en: The dragon-face (is) the dragon-face of a man,
2. igi lu2 nig2-hul-dim2-ma musz-husz
 en: the dragon-face of a man causing evil
3. an-e ba-te im nu-szeg3-szeg3 ki ba-te {u2}szim nu-mu2-mu2
 en: approached heaven (and) the clouds bring no rain. He approached the earth, and the plants do not grow.
4. gu4-de3 ba-te {gesz}szudulx(UR)-bi im-du8
 en: He approached the ox, and its yoke does not open,
5. e2-tur3-re ba-te ga-ra-bi im-gaz-gaz
 en: he approached the stall and smashes its cheese-pot.
6. amasz-e ba-te uax(|NINDA2xMASZ2|) im-hul
 en: He approached the fold and destroys the flock.
7. gurusz-ra ba-te usu lirum mu-da-an-kar
 en: He approached the lad and sapped his (sexual) energies,
8. ki-sikil-ra ba-te tug2 mu-da-an-szub
 en: he approached the maiden and tossed away her towel.
9. um-me-da dumu-da mu-na-te ul3-la2 mu-da-si-il
 en: He aproaches the nurse with (her) charge and cuts through the (child)-harness.
10. {d}asar-lu2-hi-e igi im-ma-an-sum
 en: Asarluhi took notice (and approached his father Enki ...):
11. nig2-i3-zu-a-mu u3 za-e in-ga-e-zu
 en: "What do I know that your do not already know?"
12. 7(disz)-a sze-ar3-re egir {gesz}naga3-kam
 en: Seven times, mix milled barley on the back of the grinding slab,
13. 7(disz)-a sze-ar3-re egir na4-ar3-kam
 en: Seven times, mix milled barley on the back of the mortar,
14. i3-ta u3-me-ni-hi
 en: together with fat.
15. kusz!-ta u3-me-ni-kesz2
 en: Bind it with leather.
16. nam-szub eridu{ki}
 en: (Recite) the Eridu incantation.
17. gu2 lu2-tu!-ra u3-mu-ni-la2
 en: Bind it on the neck of the patient.
18. {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga gi hu-mu-ni-zalag
 en: May Nintinuga purify her (surgical) reed,
19. {d#}da-mu {uruda}dur10-tab-ba hu-mu-sig3-ge
 en: may Damu strike with his axe,
reverse
1. {d}gu-nu-ra {gesz}dimgul hu-mu-un-du3-e
 en: and may Gunura erect her boat-mast.
2. tu6-enuru{+e2-nu-ru}
 en: tu-enuru.
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 83.0 high × 44.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: Fs Wilcke p. 115-134, p. 130-131

    [Geller2003Paranoia] Geller, Markham J. 2003. “Paranoia, the Evil Eye, and the Face of Evil.” In Literatur, Politik Und Recht in Mesopotamien. Festschrift Für Claus Wilcke, edited by Walther Sallaberger, Konrad Volk, and Annette Zgoll, 115–34. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

  • history: Edinburgh, 83

    [Dalley1979Edinburgh] Dalley, Stephanie. 1979. A Catalogue of the Akkadian Cuneiform Tablets in the Collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, with Copies of the Texts. Art & Archaeology 2. Edinburgh: The Royal Scottish Museum.

    Not copied

  • history: Langdon, BL 003,

    [sec91606] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: NMS A.1909.405.33
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-16 at 08:58:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-16 at 08:49:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-22 at 17:14:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-22 at 14:18:52 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2007-01-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Fs Wilcke 130-131 Artifact Entry.” 2007. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 10, 2007. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355875.
Fs Wilcke 130-131 artifact entry (No. P355875). (2007, January 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355875
Fs Wilcke 130-131 artifact entry (2007) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355875 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	year = {2007},
	month = {jan 10},
	title = {Fs {Wilcke} 130-131 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355875},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355875},
}


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