TCL 16, 89 (P345433)

Incantation tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 08895

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantation)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

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-ne2 ba-te im szeg3-szeg3
en: approached heaven (and) the clouds bring (no) rain.
4. ki-a ba-te {u2}szim nu-mu2-mu2
en: He approached the earth, and the plants do not grow.
5. gu4-e ba-te {gesz}szudul5-bi im-du8
en: He approached the ox, and its yoke does not open.
6. e2-tur3-e ba-te ga-ra-bi im-ta-kum-kum
en: He approached the stall and smashes its cheese-pot.
7. inim gar-ra ha-ba-an-dib-dib
en: Utterances have passed by.
8. gurusz-ra mu-na-te ib2-la2 mu-da-an-gaz
en: He approached the lad and sapped his (sexual) energies,
9. sikil-ra mu-na-te tug2 mu-da-an-szub
en: he approached the maiden and tossed away her towel.
10. um-me-da dumu-da mu-na-te lirum-bi mu-e-du8
en: He approached the nurse with the child - her arms were torn apart.
11. |SAR.SAR|-e ba-te i-iz za3-hi-li im-hul
en: He approached the vegetables - lettuce and cress became bad.
12. pu2 {gesz}kiri6 ba-te gurun im-hul
en: He approached the garden, the fruit became bad.
13. igi kur-ra kur-ta nam-ta-an-e3
en: The eye of the mountain came out from the mountain,
14. szeg9-bar-re si-musz-bi nam-ta-an-e3
en: The wild ram let its shining horns come out.
15. igi hul igi gig-ga he2-tar
en: May the evil eye (like?) the sick eye be cut off.
16. {kusz}a-ga2-la2-gin7 he2-dar
en: May it split open like a leather bag.
17. {dug}sila3-bur-zi bahar2-ka tilla2-a he2-gaz-gaz
en: May it go to pieces (like) the potter's bur-zi-pot on the market place.
18. gub-bu-da-ba gub-bu-da-ba
en: While standing, while standing,
19. ka e-sir2-ra-ka gub-bu-da-ba
en: while standing at the mouth? of the street,
20. szul dingir nu-tuku gaba im-ma-an-ri
en: it opposes the young man who has no personal god.
reverse
1. igi lil2-am3 he2-sig3-ge
en: Let the eye turn into a wind.
2. {d}asar-e abzu-a
en: Asar in Abzu,
3. nam-mu-un-da-bur2-e
en: may he not undo it!

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 (incantation)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P345433
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P345433

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 08895
Accession Number

References

primary: TRS 2 = TCL 16, 89

[Genouillac1930TCL16] Genouillac, Henri de. 1930. Textes Religieux Sumériennes Du Louvre. Vol. 2. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 16. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
history: ArOr 17 (pp. 172-211), 206

[Ebeling1949ArOr17] Ebeling, Erich. 1949. “Beschwörungen Gegen Den Feind Und Den Bösen Blick Aus Dem Zweistromillande.” Archiv Orientální 17 (1): 172–211.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-06-11 at 18:17:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2014-05-24 at 08:59:11	Wagensonner, Klaus	Transliteration	Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-05-24 at 08:46:06	Wagensonner, Klaus	Transliteration	Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-11-09 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TCL 16, 89 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 11, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345433.

TCL 16, 89 artifact entry (No. P345433). (2026, June 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345433 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 16, 89 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345433 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“TCL 16, 89 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 11, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P345433.

TCL 16, 89 artifact entry (No. P345433). (2026, June 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345433 (Original work published 2006)

TCL 16, 89 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345433 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345433},
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