VS 17, 08 (P274690)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 08355

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [wu-ru]-uh2# bi-ir#-ki#-in# da#-an la-sa3-ma-am
ts: wurruḫ birkīn dan lasāmam
en: He is quick-legged, strong in running,
2. [e]-si2#-il ka-ab-ba-ar-ti-in ma-li i-ir-[tim]
ts: pasil kabbartīn mali irtim
en: has full ankles, (and) is full-chested;
3. [s,e]-el#-li du#-ri#-im# mu#-uz#-za-zu#-u2#-szu
ts: ṣelli dūrim muzzāzušu
en: the shade of the wall is his stand,
4. as#-ku-pa-tum na-ar-ba-s,u2#-szu
ts: askuppatum narbaṣušu
en: the doorsill his resting place.
5. i-na pi-szu na-szi-i ni-il-szu#
ts: ina pīšu naši nīlšu
en: In his mouth he carries his semen;
6. a-szar isz-szu-ku ma-ra-szu i-zi-ib#
ts: ašar iššuku mara’šu īzib
en: wherever hit bit, his children he left behind;
7. _KA-inim-ma ur-gi7# ti-la_
ts: KAinima urgi tila
en: spell to save (one bitten by a) dog,
8. _KA-inim diri-kam_
ts: KAinim dirikam
en: a spell beyond (?),
9. _KA-inim-ma ur-gi7 ti-la-kam_
ts: KAinima urgi tilakam
en: it is a spell to save (one bitten by a) dog.

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	P274690
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P274690

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 08355
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 17, 8

[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.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2015-02-10 at 13:25:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-02-07 at 09:40:11	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	Approved
2005-09-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 17, 08 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274690.

VS 17, 08 artifact entry (No. P274690). (2005, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274690

VS 17, 08 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274690 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2005VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {sep 14},
	title = {VS 17, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274690},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/9/14/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P274690
LB  - CDLI:P274690
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - VS 17, 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274690
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 17, 08 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274690.

VS 17, 08 artifact entry (No. P274690). (2005, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274690

VS 17, 08 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274690 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).

@misc{2005VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {sep 14},
	title = {VS 17, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274690},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274690},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2005/9/14/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P274690
LB  - CDLI:P274690
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - VS 17, 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274690
ER  -