UET 6, 0399 (P274660)

Incantation tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Lineart

Lineart (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [u2]-zu#-u2-mi u2#-zu#-[um]
ts: uzzumi uzzum
en: Anger, they say, anger
2. i#-la-ka ri-mi-ni-isz#
ts: illaka rīminiš
en: goes like a wild bull;
3. isz#-ta-na-hi-it, ka-al-ba-<ni>-[isz]
ts: ištanaḫḫiṭ kalbāniš
en: it constantly leaps forth like a dog;
4. ki-ma ne2-szi-im
ts: kīma nēšim
en: like a lion
5. e-ez a-la-ka
ts: ez alāka
en: fierce in going,
6. ki-ma ba-ar-ba-ri-im
ts: kīma barbarim
en: like a wolf
7. la-ka-ta ma-ad-mi#
ts: lakāta mādmi
en: in moving numerous, they say.
8. is-su#-uh ba-asz-ta-am
ts: issuḫ baštam
en: It ripped out the good looks
9. sza pa-ni-i-szu-u2#
ts: ša pānišu
en: of his face;
10. ih#-pi ma?-li-a-am
ts: iḫpi malliam
en: it broke the fullness
11. sza# li-bi-szu-u2#
ts: ša libbišu
en: of his stomach.
12. ab#-ri-isz-szu-u2-ma
ts: abrišuma
en: I examined him and
13. ki#-ma ti-tu-ri
ts: kīma titurri
en: like a bridge
14. [lu]-ba e-li-[szu]
ts: luba’ elišu
en: I passed over him
reverse
1. sza#?-pa2#?-al is#?-sa3#-szu-u2
ts: šapal issašu
en: (and) underneath his jaw(?).
2. [i]-di-ig-la-at
ts: idiglat
en: The Tigris
3. [na]-ru-um
ts: nārum
en: river,
4. _nam#!-gu-la_ sza!(DU) ma-tim? x-x
ts: rabûtum ša mātim ...
en: abundance of the land ...
5. is#?-ni-iq-szum
ts: isniqšum
en: Approach him!
6. i-gi-ig#-szum
ts: igigšum
en: Scratch him!
7. szum-ma-an la# [...]-ak sza#? x
ts: šumman la ...
en: If not...
8. lu?-uk-ru-u2#-ba#?-ma#?
ts: lukrubamma
en: let me pronounce a prayer.
9. _nig2#?-ak_{+szum}
ts: upīšum
en: The magical machination
10. sza#? szu-s,i-im# [u2?-za?-am?]
ts: ša šūṣîm uzzam
en: of expelling anger(?).

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P274660
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P274660

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Excavation Number	U 16892d
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number	BM —
Accession Number

References

primary: UET 6, 0399

[Gadd1963UET6] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966, 2005. Ur Excavations Texts Vol. VI.
primary: Wasserman Zomer 2022 LAOS 12, no. 117

[Wasserman2022LAOS12] Wasserman, Nathan, and Elyze Zomer. 2022. Akkadian Magic Literature Old Babylonian and Old Assyrian Incantations: Corpus – Context – Praxis. Vol. 12. Leipziger Altorientalistische Studien. Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-04 at 17:31:56	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2016-12-30 at 10:05:26	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-03-04 at 13:18:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2005-09-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0399 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274660.

UET 6, 0399 artifact entry (No. P274660). (2024, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274660 (Original work published 2005)

UET 6, 0399 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274660 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {UET 6, 0399 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274660},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274660},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/4/
PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - UET 6, 0399 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“UET 6, 0399 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274660.

UET 6, 0399 artifact entry (No. P274660). (2024, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274660 (Original work published 2005)

UET 6, 0399 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274660 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).

@misc{2024UET,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {UET 6, 0399 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274660},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274660},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P274660
LB  - CDLI:P274660
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - UET 6, 0399 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274660
ER  -