Fs Borger 82 (P145901)

Prayer tablet excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A07885

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. enuru{+e2-nu-ru#}
2. sa-ma-na
3. an-na ur5 bi2-sza
4. ki-a te im-ma-ni-ib2-si
5. dingir an-na an-na im-mi-kesz2
6. dingir# ki ki-a im-mi-ib2-kesz2
7. {d}utu an-ur3-ra im#-[mi]-ib2-kesz2#
8. {d}nanna su4-an-na [im]-mi-ib2#-kesz2#
9. gu4 tur3-ra im-mi-ib2-kesz2
10. udu amasz-a im-mi-ib2-kesz2
11. sa-ma-na
reverse
1. an-na ur5 bi2-sza
2. ki#-[a] te# im-ma-[ni]-ib2-si
3. dingir an-na an-na im-mi-ib2-kesz2-a-ke4-esz
4. dingir ki ki-a im-mi-kesz2
5. {d}utu an-ur3-ra im-mi-ib2#-kesz2
6. {d}nanna su4-an-na im-mi-ib2-kesz2-a-ke4-esz
7. gu4 tur3-ra udu amasz-a im-mi-ib2-kesz2-a-ke4-esz
8. sa-ma-na i7-gin7 sza3 he2-ku5
9. pa4#-gin7 szu-luh he2-a
10. izi# u2-a-LAK671?-gin7 ni2-ba# [he2]-te-e#
11. [u2]-gur5#-ma-gin7 ur-bi na dah#-[he]
12. [tu6] enuru#{+e2-nu-ru}
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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
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  • primary: Fs Borger (CM 10, pp. 71-106), 82

    [Finkel1998CM10] Finkel, Irving L. 1998. “A Study in Scarlet: Incantations against Samana.” In Festschrift Für Rykle Borger Zu Seinem 65. Geburtstag Am 24. Mai 1994, Tikip Santakki Mala Bašmu, 10:71–106. Cuneiform Monographs. Groningen: Styx Publications.

    probably Ur III, incantation against sa-ma-na


  • history: MAD 1, 333

    [Gelb1951MAD1] Gelb, Ignace J. 1951. Sargonic Texts from the Diyala Region. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 1. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

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  • Museum No.: OIM A07885
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-04-11 at 06:59:05 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-04-17 at 09:32:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-04-10 at 01:28:44 Firth, Richard Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Borger 82 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P145901.
Fs Borger 82 artifact entry (No. P145901). (2025, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145901 (Original work published 2001)
Fs Borger 82 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145901 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {Fs {Borger} 82 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145901},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145901},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/11/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P145901
LB  - CDLI:P145901
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - Fs Borger 82 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Borger 82 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P145901.
Fs Borger 82 artifact entry (No. P145901). (2025, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P145901 (Original work published 2001)
Fs Borger 82 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P145901 (Accessed: July 29, 2025).
@misc{2025Fs,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-29]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {Fs {Borger} 82 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P145901},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P145901},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/4/11/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P145901
LB  - CDLI:P145901
M1  - 2025/7/29/
TI  - Fs Borger 82 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P145901
ER  - 
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