ASJ 18, 021 (P430951)

Prayer tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 06461

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Plaint against black magic)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. asz-szum-i-szu {d}en-ki sza ib-ni-a-ni
 en: On account of him, O Enki, who made me --
2. bu-bu-tam s,u2-ma-am ub-lam
 en: he has brought hunger, thirst upon me,
3. ku-s,a-am u3 du-bu-ub-tam
 en: chills and misery
4. e-li-ia it-ta-di
 en: he has cast upon me --
5. szum-ma t,a-ab-kum u3 li-ib-ba-ka
 en: if it pleases you, then your wish
6. qi2-bi-szum-ma i#-na# qi2#-bi#?-[it?] {d}en-ki
 en: tell him, that by [command?] of Enki
7. wa-szi-ib eridu{ki} [... wu-'i]-ir-szu
 en: who dwells in Eridu ...,
  single ruling
8. a-na-ku ra-bu-ut {d}en-[ki ...]
 en: that I the greatness of Enki [...]
9. lu-usz-ku-un#
 en: may establish!
  single ruling
10. asz-szum-i-szu la i-ha-ba-lu-ni#-in#-[ni]
 en: On account of him, lest he harm me.
  rest blank
reverse
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Plaint against black magic)
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P430951

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number YBC 06461
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-020527
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) YBC.6461

References

  • primary: ASJ 18, p.19-21, p. 21

    [Beckman1996black-magic] Beckman, Gary, and Benjamin R. Foster. 1996. “An Old Babylonian Plaint against Black Magic.” Acta Sumerologica 18: 19–21.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-12-08 at 23:12:11 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Durand, Jean-Marie; Maiocchi, Massimo CDLI Approved View
2012-07-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 18, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P430951.
ASJ 18, 021 artifact entry (No. P430951). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430951 (Original work published 2012)
ASJ 18, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430951 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {ASJ 18, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430951},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P430951
LB  - CDLI:P430951
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - ASJ 18, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P430951
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“ASJ 18, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P430951.
ASJ 18, 021 artifact entry (No. P430951). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430951 (Original work published 2012)
ASJ 18, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430951 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023ASJ,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {ASJ 18, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430951},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P430951
LB  - CDLI:P430951
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - ASJ 18, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P430951
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.