Fs Hirsch 425ff. (P360821)

Incantation tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey

Museum Number

AMM —

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantation)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. da-mu-um / da-ma-mu-um
ts: damum damamum
en: Blood, bloody,
2. ka3-al-bu-um
ts: kalbum
en: dog
3. s,a-al-mu-um
ts: ṣalmum
en: black
4. i-ti2-li-im / ra-bi-is,
ts: ittillim rabiṣ
en: on the ruin mound encamped,
5. u2-qa2-a _illat_-tam2
ts: uqa'a ellatam
en: waiting for the caravan
6. pa2-ri-is-tam2 et,-lam5
ts: paristam eṭlam
en: seperated, the man
7. dam-qam / i-ta-na-ap2-li#-[sa3]
ts: damqam itanaplisa
en: pretty espied
8. e-na-szu ma-num
ts: enāšu mannum
en: with his eyes; whom
9. la2-asz2-pu-ur
ts: lašpur
en: shall I send?
10. a-na ma-ru-a-at e-a2
ts: ana maru’āt ea
en: to the daughters of Ea
reverse
1. 7(disz)# [u] 7(disz)#-ma
ts: sebe u sebema
en: the 7 and 7,
2. [kar3-pa2-ti3]-ki-na
ts: karpātikina
en: your jugs
3. sza sa3-am-tim u3 ka-ni-ki-na
ts: ša samtim u kannīkina
en: of carnelion and your potstands
4. sza hu-la-li-im
ts: ša ḫulālim
en: of chalcedony
5. li-qe2-a-ma al-ka3-ma
ts: liqe’āma alkāma
en: take, and go and
6. i-na na-ri-im
ts: ina nārim
en: in the river
7. [x]-pu#-ra ma-i [e-lu-tim]
ts: ...-pura ma’i ellūtim
en: ... pure water
8. [...] na# qa2 al# [x]
ts: ...
en: ...
9. [...]-nim [...]
ts: ...
en: ...
10. [...] x
ts: ...
en: ...
11. s,i2-i et,#-lum2
ts: ṣī eṭlum
en: Leave, man!
left
1. [a]-na isz-ri-ka3
ts: ana išrika
en: To your place
2. tu3#-ur
ts: tūr
en: return!

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

20091124 oatp: 5-6a, 21-23a: UAR 82; 5-10: GKT 109b; 8-17: Landsberger-Jacobsen, JNES 14, 17; rev. 10: followed by erasure

CDLI number	P360821
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P360821

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	kt a/k 0611
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi, Ankara, Turkey
Museum Number	AMM —
Accession Number

References

primary: JNES 49 (pp. 299-321), 305-306

[Farber1990JNES49] Farber, Walter. 1990. “Mannam Lušpur Ana Enkidu: Some New Thoughts about an Old Motif.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 49 (4): 299–321. https://doi.org/10.1086/373448.
primary: Fs Hirsch = WZKM 86, p.425-433, p. 425-433

[Veenhof1996incantation] Veenhof, Klaas R. 1996. “An Old Assyrian Incantation against a Black Dog (Kt a/k 611).” Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes 86: 425–33.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-06-21 at 07:34:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact metadata	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2015-03-10 at 18:02:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-03-04 at 16:16:45	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-12-05 at 17:38:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2009-11-11 at 23:05:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2007-02-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“Fs Hirsch 425ff. Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P360821.

Fs Hirsch 425ff. artifact entry (No. P360821). (2026, June 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360821 (Original work published 2007)

Fs Hirsch 425ff. artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360821 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“Fs Hirsch 425ff. Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 21, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P360821.

Fs Hirsch 425ff. artifact entry (No. P360821). (2026, June 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P360821 (Original work published 2007)

Fs Hirsch 425ff. artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P360821 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).

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	month = {jun 21},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P360821},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P360821},
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