VS 10, 193 (P142047)

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

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 05993

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}
en: enuru:
2. lu2-ra musz mu-ra gir2 mu-ra ur mu2-da mu-ra
en: A man a snake struck, a scorpion struck, a rabid dog struck,
3. usz-bi mu-na-ab-szum2
en: their spittle gave.
erasure after szum2
4. {d}asar:lu2-hi-e
en: Asarluḫi
5. a-ni {d}en-ki-sze3 lu2 mu-szi-gi4-gi4
en: to his father Enki a messenger sends:
6. a-mu lu2-ra musz mu-ra gir2 mu-ra ur mu2-da mu-ra
en: “My father, a man a snake struck, a scorpion struck, a rabid dog struck,
7. usz-bi mu-na-ab-szum2
en: their spittle gave;
8. a-na ib2-ak-na-bi nu-zu
en: what to do about it, I don't know.”
9. dumu-mu a-na nu-zu
en: “My son, what don't you know?
10. a-na na-ab-dah-e
en: What can I add?
reverse
1. a-la2-ku3-ga na-ba-ni-zalag
en: His silver ala is purified;
2. a-be2 nam-szub u3-ma-szum2
en: once to the water the incantation is given,
3. a-bi lu2 kur2-ra u3-mu-ni-nag
en: the water the ‘foreigner’ made to drink,
4. usz-bi ni2-ba ha-mu-ta-e3-de2
en: may the spittle on its own go out!”
blank space
5. lu2 musz zu2 ba-du3 a-bi lu2 kur2-ra na8-na8-da-kam
en: A man by a snake bitten: the water the ‘foreigner’ is to be given to drink.

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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	P142047
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P142047

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 05993
Accession Number

References

primary: VS 10, 193

[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: Veldhuis, Niek, ZA 83 (1993) 161-169

[sec22113] N.d.
history: W. Römer, TUAT II/2 (1987)

[sec22114] N.d.
history: W. Römer, AOAT 240 (1995) 419-423

[sec22115] N.d.
citation: Veldhuis, Niek, NABU 1994/063

[sec22116] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-02-16 at 08:22:08	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-02-16 at 08:13:28	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-02-16 at 08:08:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2017-02-16 at 08:00:54	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“VS 10, 193 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142047.

VS 10, 193 artifact entry (No. P142047). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142047

VS 10, 193 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142047 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {VS 10, 193 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142047},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142047},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142047
LB  - CDLI:P142047
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - VS 10, 193 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142047
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 10, 193 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P142047.

VS 10, 193 artifact entry (No. P142047). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P142047

VS 10, 193 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P142047 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

@misc{2001VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {VS 10, 193 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P142047},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P142047},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P142047
LB  - CDLI:P142047
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - VS 10, 193 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P142047
ER  -