Fs Wilcke 130-131 (P355875)

Prayer tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Collection(s)

National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Museum Number

NMS A.1909.405.33

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (enuru)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

83.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 22.0 mm

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-e ba-te im nu-szeg3-szeg3 ki ba-te {u2}szim nu-mu2-mu2
 en: approached heaven (and) the clouds bring no rain. He approached the earth, and the plants do not grow.
4. gu4-de3 ba-te {gesz}szudulx(UR)-bi im-du8
 en: He approached the ox, and its yoke does not open,
5. e2-tur3-re ba-te ga-ra-bi im-gaz-gaz
 en: he approached the stall and smashes its cheese-pot.
6. amasz-e ba-te uax(|NINDA2xMASZ2|) im-hul
 en: He approached the fold and destroys the flock.
7. gurusz-ra ba-te usu lirum mu-da-an-kar
 en: He approached the lad and sapped his (sexual) energies,
8. ki-sikil-ra ba-te tug2 mu-da-an-szub
 en: he approached the maiden and tossed away her towel.
9. um-me-da dumu-da mu-na-te ul3-la2 mu-da-si-il
 en: He aproaches the nurse with (her) charge and cuts through the (child)-harness.
10. {d}asar-lu2-hi-e igi im-ma-an-sum
 en: Asarluhi took notice (and approached his father Enki ...):
11. nig2-i3-zu-a-mu u3 za-e in-ga-e-zu
 en: "What do I know that your do not already know?"
12. 7(disz)-a sze-ar3-re egir {gesz}naga3-kam
 en: Seven times, mix milled barley on the back of the grinding slab,
13. 7(disz)-a sze-ar3-re egir na4-ar3-kam
 en: Seven times, mix milled barley on the back of the mortar,
14. i3-ta u3-me-ni-hi
 en: together with fat.
15. kusz!-ta u3-me-ni-kesz2
 en: Bind it with leather.
16. nam-szub eridu{ki}
 en: (Recite) the Eridu incantation.
17. gu2 lu2-tu!-ra u3-mu-ni-la2
 en: Bind it on the neck of the patient.
18. {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga gi hu-mu-ni-zalag
 en: May Nintinuga purify her (surgical) reed,
19. {d#}da-mu {uruda}dur10-tab-ba hu-mu-sig3-ge
 en: may Damu strike with his axe,
reverse
1. {d}gu-nu-ra {gesz}dimgul hu-mu-un-du3-e
 en: and may Gunura erect her boat-mast.
2. tu6-enuru{+e2-nu-ru}
 en: tu-enuru.
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (enuru)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355875

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 83.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 22.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation complete (Surface: Fair)

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Museum Number NMS A.1909.405.33
Accession Number

References

  • primary: Fs Wilcke p. 115-134, p. 130-131

    [Geller2003Paranoia] Geller, Markham J. 2003. “Paranoia, the Evil Eye, and the Face of Evil.” In Literatur, Politik Und Recht in Mesopotamien. Festschrift Für Claus Wilcke, edited by Walther Sallaberger, Konrad Volk, and Annette Zgoll, 115–34. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.

  • history: Edinburgh, 83

    [Dalley1979Edinburgh] Dalley, Stephanie. 1979. A Catalogue of the Akkadian Cuneiform Tablets in the Collections of the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, with Copies of the Texts. Art & Archaeology 2. Edinburgh: The Royal Scottish Museum.

    Not copied

  • history: ArOr 17 (pp. 172-211), 208

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

  • history: BL, 003

    [Langdon1913BL] Langdon, Stephen Herbert. 1913. Babylonian Liturgies : Sumerian Texts from the Early Period and from the Library of Ashurbanipal. Paris : Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-06-11 at 18:19:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 16:40:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-15 at 13:08:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 14:23:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-12 at 18:40:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-12 at 18:39:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-02-16 at 08:58:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-16 at 08:49:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-05-22 at 17:14:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-05-22 at 14:18:52 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-01-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Wilcke 130-131 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 11, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P355875.
Fs Wilcke 130-131 artifact entry (No. P355875). (2026, June 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355875 (Original work published 2007)
Fs Wilcke 130-131 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355875 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355875},
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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Wilcke 130-131 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 11, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P355875.
Fs Wilcke 130-131 artifact entry (No. P355875). (2026, June 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355875 (Original work published 2007)
Fs Wilcke 130-131 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355875 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	month = {jun 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355875},
}


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PY  - 2026
ID  - P355875
LB  - CDLI:P355875
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - Fs Wilcke 130-131 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P355875
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