TIM 09, 072 (P223455)

Incantation tablet excavated in Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 051207

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. u2#-zu-um i-la-ka ri-ma-ni
ts: uzzum illaka rīmāni
en: Anger goes like a wild bull,
2. [usz]-ta#-na-hi-t,a3-am
ts: uštanaḫḫiṭam
en: it constantly leaps forth
3. ka#-al#-ba-ni
ts: kalbāni
en: like a dog;
4. ki-ma _ur-mah_
ts: kima nēšim
en: like a lion
5. e-zi a-la-ka-am
ts: ezi alākam
en: it is ferocious in running;
6. ki-ma _ur-bar-ra_
ts: kīma barbarim
en: like a wolf,
7. ma-li li-ba-tim
ts: mali libbātim
en: it is full of rage.
8. ta-asz-ba-am ki-ma as2-ku-pa-tim
ts: tašbam kīma askuppatim
en: You sit there like a doorsill,
9. lu-ba-ka
ts: lubā’ka
en: I walk across you;
10. ki#-ma ar-ka-bi-nim
ts: kīma arkabinnim
en: like an unfinished door,
11. lu#-te9-ti-ka
ts: lutettiqka
en: I will pass through you again and again;
reverse
1. ki-ma si-pi2-im
ts: kīma sippim
en: like a doorframe,
2. lu-usz-qa-li-il
ts: lušqallil
en: I will hang over you;
3. i-na s,e-ri-ka
ts: ina ṣērika
en: over you
4. ki-ma szu-mu-nim
ts: kīma šummunim
en: like a š.-rope,
5. lu#-ne2#-'i#! ki-bi-is2-ka
ts: lune’i kibiska
en: I will repel your footsteps.
6. lu-sze-s,i2 i-sza-tam
ts: lušeṣi išatam
en: I will send away the fire
7. sza! li-ib-bi-ka
ts: sza libbika
en: of your stomach.

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 > Incantation
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P223455
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P223455

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Shaduppum (mod. Tell Harmal)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 051207
Accession Number

References

primary: TIM 9, 72

[vanDijk1976TIM9] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1976. Texts of Varying Content. Texts in the Iraq Museum 9. Leiden: Brill.
primary: Wasserman Zomer 2022 LAOS 12, no. 116

[Wasserman2022LAOS12] Wasserman, Nathan, and Elyze Zomer. 2022. Akkadian Magic Literature Old Babylonian and Old Assyrian Incantations: Corpus – Context – Praxis. Vol. 12. Leipziger Altorientalistische Studien. Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-04 at 17:31:05	de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Artifact metadata	de Ridder, Jacob Jan		de Ridder, Jacob Jan	Approved
2016-12-30 at 10:04:49	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2015-03-04 at 13:18:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2003-05-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan	Oriental Institute Integrated Database	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TIM 09, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223455.

TIM 09, 072 artifact entry (No. P223455). (2024, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223455 (Original work published 2003)

TIM 09, 072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223455 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {TIM 09, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223455},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/4/
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M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - TIM 09, 072 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TIM 09, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P223455.

TIM 09, 072 artifact entry (No. P223455). (2024, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P223455 (Original work published 2003)

TIM 09, 072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P223455 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).

@misc{2024TIM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {TIM 09, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P223455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P223455},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P223455
LB  - CDLI:P223455
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - TIM 09, 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P223455
ER  -