TIM 09, 063 (P223432)

Prayer tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 021180,y

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. he2-ti-la!(AD) [...]
 en: May he live ...
2'. zi an-na he2-[pa3 zi ki-a he2-pa3]
 en: In heaven be exorcised; on earth be exorcised.
3'. zi en-lil2-la2 he2#-pa3# [zi nin-lil2-la2 he2-pa3]
 en: By Enlil be exorcised; by Ninlil be exorcised;
4'. zi {d}asal-lu2-hi dumu# eridu{ki}-ga-ke4 he2#-pa3#
 en: by Asalluhi, son of Eridu, be exorcised.
5'. ($ blank space $) KA-inim-ma {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-me
 en: Incantation (against) Lamaštu.
  double ruling
6'. he2-dadag-ge an en-lil2 en-ki {d}ne3-eri11-gal
 en: May An, Enlil, Enki, and Nergal brighten.
7'. an 7(disz@v)-bi ki 7(disz@v)-bi en 7(disz@v)-bi su? 7(disz@v)-bi
 en: the seven heavens, seven earths, seven en, and seven bodies(?)
8'. en-na lu2-ulu3 dumu# dingir-ra-na na-an-ga-ti-la
 en: As long as the mortal, son of his god, indeed lives,
9'. u2 ba-ra-da-gu7-e a ba-ra-da-na8-na8
 en: may you not eat food, may you not drink water,
10'. {gesz}gu-za ba#-ra-da-tusz {gesz}na2 ba-ra-da-nu2
 en: on a chair, may you not sit, on a bed, may you not sleep,
11'. {gesz}gu-za ba-ra-da-tusz-u3-de3
 en: on a chair, you will not sit,
12'. {gesz}na2 ba-ra-da-nu2-u3-de3
 en: on a bed, you will not sleep,
13'. {gesz}banszur a-a-zu en-lil2-la2-ka# szu-zu ba-ra-bi2-in-tum4#
 en: At the table of your father, Enlil, your hands may you not bring.
14'. {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-me zi an-na he2-pa3 zi ki-a he2-pa3#
 en: Lamaštu, in heaven be exorcised, on earth be exorcised.
15'. zi dingir gal-gal-e#-ne he2-pa3
 en: By the great gods be exorcised.
16'. ($ blank space $) KA-inim-ma {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-me
 en: Incantation (against) Lamaštu.
  double ruling
17'. {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-me mu# dumu an-na
 en: Lamaštu, the name of the daughter of An.
18'. dingir szesz# dingir dumu sila [uri2{ki}-ma]
 en: Divine sister, divine daughter of the streets of Ur.
19'. AN-BU bar-re KA [mu-gal2]
 en: The a.-sword(?) that splits, gone into the mouth (?)
20'. dingir SZI-la-ra szu# [mu-un-bar]
 en: The goddess that released the fire (?)
21'. musz3 sza3-ge x-[...]
 en: The yellow face(?) ...
22'. zi dingir an-ki-[ka-ke4-ne he2-pa3]
 en: By the gods of heaven and earth be exorcised.
23'. ki#?{muszen#} an-na x-[...]
 en: The ki(-bird?) of the sky ...
reverse
1. su8-ba ki ku3-ga tur3 amasz [nam-mi-in-gin]
 en: The shepherd, on silver land, indeed established a stall and sheepfold.
2. uz3# sag#-bi mu-un-lu uz3 [masz2 tur-bi mu-un-lu]
 en: The head goat pastured, the kid pastured.
3. siki# uz3 gesz nu-zu siki# {munus?}<asz2>-gar3 gesz# [nu-zu]
 en: Wool of a goat un-fertilized, wool of a kid un-fertilized.
4. ge6 babbar-bi zi-da# gab2-bu u3#-[me-ni-kesz2]
 en: When their black and white (wool), on the right and left tied for us,
5. ur-ge6 pu2-sag-ga2 nu2-a#
 en: the black dog in a pit was laying,
6. ur-babbar pu2 sag-ga2 nu2-a
 en: the white dog in a pit was laying.
7. za3-be2 szu u3-mu-e-ti
 en: When its side, you approached,
8. {d}uttu? munus sa6!(UR)-ga# bur-szu-ma gal
 en: Uttu, beautiful woman, great matron,
9. um-ma bur-szu-ma# {d}inanna-ke4
 en: the old woman of the matron, Inanna;
10. zi-da gab2-bu-ba# u3-mu-e-ri-sir5
 en: on its right, and left spun (the wool) for you.
11. i3 ab2 ku3-ga# u3-mu-e-sub6-sub6
 en: Butter of the silver cow you rubbed.
12. nam-szub eridu{ki}-ga# u3-mu-e-sum#
 en: The incantation of Eridu you then cast.
13. {d}udug hul a-la2 hul {d}gidim hul gal5-la2# hul#
 en: The evil u.-demon, the evil a.-ghost, the evil g.-ghost, the evil g.-demon,
14. {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-me {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)-a
 en: Lamaštu, Labaṣu,
15. lu2 hul igi hul ka hul eme# hul#
 en: the evil man, the evil eye, the evil mouth, the evil tongue,
16. bar-sze3 he2-em-ta-gub
 en: indeed stepped out.
17. {d}gidim# sa6#-ga {d}lamma sa6-ga he2-em-da-su8-su8-ge-esz
 en: May the good g.-ghost and good l.-spirit stand together.
18. zi an-na he2-pa3 zi ki-a he2-pa3
 en: In heaven be exorcised, on earth be exorcised,
19. zi {d}en-lil2-la2 he2-pa3 zi {d}nin-lil2-la2# he2#-pa3#
 en: by Enlil be exorcised, by Ninlil be exorcised,
20. zi {d#}nin#-urta ur-sag kal-ga en-lil2-la2 he2-pa3#
 en: by Ninurta, mighty warrior of Enlil, be exorcised,
21. zi {d}nusku# sukkal-mah en-lil2-la2-ka he2-pa3#
 en: by Nusku, grand vizier of Enlil, be exorcised,
22. zi [{d}nin?-szubur?] ka# ba#-a#-ni# [an?-gin7?] nu#-bur2#?-da he2#-pa3#
 en: by Ninšubur(?), whose speech like An(?) will not be undone(?), be exorcised.
  rest broken
left
column 1
1. [...]-tu-ru
 en: ...
2. [...]-x a-a i-tu#-ur#
 en: May she(?) not return.
  in Akkadian
3. [...]-x ti#-la#?
 en: (Sumerian:) ... life.
column 2
1. KA-inim-ma {d}dimx(|LU2.GAM|)#-me
 en: Incantation (against) Lamaštu.

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P223432

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM 021180,y
Accession Number

References

  • primary: TIM 9, 63

    [vanDijk1976TIM9] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1976. Texts of Varying Content. Texts in the Iraq Museum 9. Leiden: Brill.

  • history: Lamaštu, text OB6

    [Farber2014Lamaštu] Farber, Walter. 2014. Lamaštu. An Edition of the Canonical Series of Lamaštu Incantations and Rituals and Related Texts from the Second and First Millennia B.C. Mesopotamian Civilizations 17. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns. https://www.eisenbrauns.org/books/titles/978-1-57506-258-7.html.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-01 at 13:52:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-08-07 at 12:14:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-10-07 at 13:29:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View
2016-07-14 at 18:04:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan Oriental Institute Integrated Database CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TIM 09, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P223432.
TIM 09, 063 artifact entry (No. P223432). (2025, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223432 (Original work published 2003)
TIM 09, 063 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223432 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223432},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“TIM 09, 063 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P223432.
TIM 09, 063 artifact entry (No. P223432). (2025, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223432 (Original work published 2003)
TIM 09, 063 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223432 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {TIM 09, 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223432},
}

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