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, Germany

Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1526

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

85.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

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.

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273892

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 85.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number HS 1526
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) HS.1526
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q120081627

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-02-16 at 13:41:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-04-01 at 18:12:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-08-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 06, 12 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273892.
TMH 06, 12 artifact entry (No. P273892). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273892 (Original work published 2005)
TMH 06, 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273892 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2024TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 06, 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273892},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273892},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273892
LB  - CDLI:P273892
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - TMH 06, 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273892
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TMH 06, 12 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P273892.
TMH 06, 12 artifact entry (No. P273892). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273892 (Original work published 2005)
TMH 06, 12 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273892 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2024TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {TMH 06, 12 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273892},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273892},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P273892
LB  - CDLI:P273892
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - TMH 06, 12 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273892
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.