ZA 085, 179 (P355688)

Incantation tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

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Museum Collection(s)

Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland

Museum Number

MAH 16003

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)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantation)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P355688
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P355688

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)	Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, Switzerland
Museum Number	MAH 16003
Accession Number

References

primary: ZA 85 (pp. 169-220), p. 179

[Cavigneaux1995ZA85] Cavigneaux, Antoine, and Farouk N. H. al-Rawi. 1995. “Textes Magiques de Tell Haddad (Textes de Tell Haddad II). Troisième Partie.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 85 (2): 169–220. https://doi.org/10.1515/zava.1995.85.2.169.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2024-05-27 at 22:45:34	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Willighagen, Lars		Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2006-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“ZA 085, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P355688.

ZA 085, 179 artifact entry (No. P355688). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355688 (Original work published 2006)

ZA 085, 179 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355688 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“ZA 085, 179 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P355688.

ZA 085, 179 artifact entry (No. P355688). (2024, May 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355688 (Original work published 2006)

ZA 085, 179 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355688 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 27},
	title = {ZA 085, 179 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355688},
}

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