TMH 06, 12 (P273892)
Incantation tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, GermanyMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, GermanyMuseum Number
HS 1526Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
85.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 16.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. enerux(|AN.U|){+ex(DAG)-nu-ru}
en: enuru:
2. musz-e kur-musz-ta KA nam-gi4
en: The snake from snake mountain indeed called.
3. me-TAR an ki-ka
en: The lizard of heaven and of earth
4. eme! ba-ni-ak
en: licked.
5. dumu me-TAR an ki 7(disz)-a-ne-ne
en: The sons of the lizard, heaven and earth, are 7.
6. pu2 lil2-am3 i3-du3
en: The well like wind it made.
7. a lil2-am3 i3-in-de2
en: Water like wind he poured out.
8. gugx(|A.ZI.ZI.A|) lil2-am3 za3-bi ib2-dab6
en: Grass like wind its right encircled.
9. gugx(|A.ZI.ZI.A|)-bi ga-bu-ni
en: Its grass, his left
10. mu-[ub?]-ze2
en: it tore out.
11. [...]-ni szu um-ma-gi
en: Then his ... held firm.
12. [...] x-a zu2 he2-la2-e
en: ... the (snake’s) fang may he bind.
13. [tu6?-tu6? abzu] eridu#{ki}-ga [{d}asar-lu2-hi dumu eridu]{ki}-ke4
en: The incantations(?) of the Abzu of Eridu of Asalluhi, son of Eridu:
reverse
1. nam#-mu-da-bur2-[re]
en: may they not be undone.
2. {d}nisaba
en: Nisaba,
3. munus-zi
en: the righteous woman,
4. munus sa6-ga
en: the beautiful woman.
5. ad-da-kal-la
en: Addakala,
6. dub-sar-e
en: the scribe,
7. mu-sar
en: wrote,
8. igi-za he2-en-sa6
en: (so that) in your eyes he indeed pleased.
blank space
left
1. bala saga
en: Good bala.
obverse
1. enerux(|AN.U|){+ex(DAG)-nu-ru}
en: enuru:
2. musz-e kur-musz-ta KA nam-gi4
en: The snake from snake mountain indeed called.
3. me-TAR an ki-ka
en: The lizard of heaven and of earth
4. eme! ba-ni-ak
en: licked.
5. dumu me-TAR an ki 7(disz)-a-ne-ne
en: The sons of the lizard, heaven and earth, are 7.
6. pu2 lil2-am3 i3-du3
en: The well like wind it made.
7. a lil2-am3 i3-in-de2
en: Water like wind he poured out.
8. gugx(|A.ZI.ZI.A|) lil2-am3 za3-bi ib2-dab6
en: Grass like wind its right encircled.
9. gugx(|A.ZI.ZI.A|)-bi ga-bu-ni
en: Its grass, his left
10. mu-[ub?]-ze2
en: it tore out.
11. [...]-ni szu um-ma-gi
en: Then his ... held firm.
12. [...] x-a zu2 he2-la2-e
en: ... the (snake’s) fang may he bind.
13. [tu6?-tu6? abzu] eridu#{ki}-ga [{d}asar-lu2-hi dumu eridu]{ki}-ke4
en: The incantations(?) of the Abzu of Eridu of Asalluhi, son of Eridu:
reverse
1. nam#-mu-da-bur2-[re]
en: may they not be undone.
2. {d}nisaba
en: Nisaba,
3. munus-zi
en: the righteous woman,
4. munus sa6-ga
en: the beautiful woman.
5. ad-da-kal-la
en: Addakala,
6. dub-sar-e
en: the scribe,
7. mu-sar
en: wrote,
8. igi-za he2-en-sa6
en: (so that) in your eyes he indeed pleased.
blank space
left
1. bala saga
en: Good bala.
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 85.0 high × 67.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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- Genre(s): Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: TMH 6, 12
[Geller2003TMH6] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van, and Markham J. Geller. 2003. Ur III Incantations from the Frau Professor Hilprecht-Collection, Jena. Texte Und Materialien Der Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection of Babylonian Antiquities 6.
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- Museum No.: HS 1526
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 | Willighagen, Lars | Artifact | Willighagen, Lars | Wikidata | Willighagen, Lars | approved |
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| 2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-02-16 at 13:41:34 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-04-01 at 18:12:21 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-08-10 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Guerra, Dylan | CDLI | approved |
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