VS 10, 189 (P142045)

Prayer tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 06004

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (enuru)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. enuru{+e2-nu-ru}
2. idim-da a ba-ti-ni-e3 nu-mu-da-be-a
3. idim-gal-da a ba-ti-ni-e3 nu-du-da-be
4. a-ni {d}en-ki-sze3 lu2 mu-szi-gi4-gi4
1. idim-me a mu-ti-ni-e3 nu-mu-da-be
reverse
1. idim-gal-e a mu-ti-ni-e3 nu-mu-da-be
2. dumu-mu a-na nu-zu-a-na a-na-ab-dah
3. idim-e a-na nu-zu-a-na a-na-ab-dah
4. idim gal-e a-na nu-zu-a-na a-na-ab-dah
5. a-dub-ba nam u3-ma-la2
6. mun SU BAD nam u3-ma-ni-gar
left
1. {d}asznan lu2-tur-am3 a ha-mu-na-ab-be

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) not Ur III; cp. Falkenstein apud Velduis ZA 83, 161 n. 1
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P142045
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P142045

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)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 06004
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 10, 189

[Zimmern1913VS10] Zimmern, Heinrich. 1913. Sumerische Kultlieder Aus Altbabylonischer Zeit. Zweite Reihe. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 10. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.
history: Nougayrol, ArOr. 17, 220-221

[sec22109] N.d.
citation: Veldhuis, Niek, NABU 1994/063

[sec22111] N.d.
citation: ZA 83 (pp. 161-169), 163

[Veldhuis1993ZA83] Veldhuis, Niek. 1993. “An Ur IIΙ Incantation against the Bite of a Snake, a Scorpion, or a Dog.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 83: 161–69.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-06-08 at 09:45:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-02-16 at 12:15:38	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 10, 189 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P142045.

VS 10, 189 artifact entry (No. P142045). (2026, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142045 (Original work published 2001)

VS 10, 189 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142045 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 8},
	title = {VS 10, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142045},
}

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TI  - VS 10, 189 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“VS 10, 189 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P142045.

VS 10, 189 artifact entry (No. P142045). (2026, June 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142045 (Original work published 2001)

VS 10, 189 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142045 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).

@misc{2026VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 8},
	title = {VS 10, 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142045},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142045},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/6/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P142045
LB  - CDLI:P142045
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - VS 10, 189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142045
ER  -