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OrAnt 26, 298 (P124628)

Incantation tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Um 0712

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. i2-bi2# im-gub#-ba-gim an-ne2 he2-dul9#-u3
2. dumu ab-zu-imin-na-ne-ne
3. dag-e2-nun-na-ka
4. ki-gig sza3-ga-na
5. he2-em-du8-du8-ne
6. lu2-be2 a-ba-saga-ta
7. {d}en-ki {d}namma
reverse
1. me-tesz2-sze3 he2-NI-i2
2. en#-in-nu-erim2
blank space
erasure
3. KA x x KA x x sza3 gig
4. szunigin 2(esze3) GAN2 8(asz) gur
5. ur#
meaning ?

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: OrAnt 26, p.291-298, p. 298

[Waetzoldt1986Beschwörung] Waetzoldt, Hartmut, and Fatma Yıldız. 1986. “Eine Neusumerische Beschwörung.” Oriens Antiquus 26: 291–98.

incantation
history: MVN 16, 712

[Waetzoldt1994MVN16] Waetzoldt, Hartmut, and Fatma Yıldız. 1994. Die Umma-Texte Aus Den Archäologischen Museen Zu Istanbul. Band II (Nr. 601-1600). Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 16. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist Um 0712
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-14 at 06:37:02	Jagersma, Bram	Artifact	Jagersma, Bram	Jagersma, Bram	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:54:59	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2016-12-02 at 08:50:27	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2016-12-02 at 01:27:49	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2016-12-01 at 02:18:55	Firth, Richard	Atf	Firth, Richard	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

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Cite this Artifact

“OrAnt 26, 298 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P124628.

OrAnt 26, 298 artifact entry (No. P124628). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P124628 (Original work published 2001)

OrAnt 26, 298 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P124628 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).

@misc{2023OrAnt,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {OrAnt 26, 298 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P124628},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P124628},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“OrAnt 26, 298 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P124628.

OrAnt 26, 298 artifact entry (No. P124628). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P124628 (Original work published 2001)

OrAnt 26, 298 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P124628 (Accessed: January 3, 2026).

@misc{2023OrAnt,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {OrAnt 26, 298 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P124628},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P124628},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P124628
LB  - CDLI:P124628
M1  - 2026/1/3/
TI  - OrAnt 26, 298 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P124628
ER  -