TMH 06, 03 (P273894)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1540

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

60.0 mm × 65.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. dili-am3# [usz hul mu]-de2 usz hul#-a-bi ba-ra-kam
3'. dili-am3 usz saga{ga} mu-de2 usz saga{ga}-bi lu2-u18-[kam]
4'. naga# ku3-ga u2-[hur]-sag#-[ga2]
5'. [... szu u3-ti]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. a2#-sag3 masz-gin7# [ha-ba]-ta#-ab-sar#-[sar]
3'. nig2#? gesz tur-tur-gin7 [ha-ba]-ta#-ab-ra-[ra]
4'. szuku ki-ta a-ra tur-tur-gin7 ha-ba-ta-ku5-ku5-u5
5'. usz saga{ga} en3-za-am3-ma [{d}nin]-a-zu lu2-u18-da ha-ba-da-ta!-ru-[ru]
6'. usz hul-a en3-za-am3#-[ma] de2-a a-gin7 ki ansze# [gu4]-ninda2-ta ha-ba-ta#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1. {d#}asar#-[e] ki#-tusz ki#-[...] ha-mu-da-x-[x]
2. pa-hal#-la ha-mu-da-lah5#-[a]
3. [...] lu2# he2-saga#{ga#} he2-[...]
4. {d#}[asar]-lu2#-hi he2#-[x] he2-[x]
5. dingir# lu2#-u18 siskur2# [a-ra?]-zu#-a he2-gub# [x]
6. [...]-x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 60.0 high × 65.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: TMH 6, 03

    [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 1540
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-04-02 at 08:30:33 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-02-16 at 21:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-08-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TMH 06, 03 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P273894.
TMH 06, 03 artifact entry (No. P273894). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273894 (Original work published 2005)
TMH 06, 03 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273894 (Accessed: July 1, 2025).
@misc{2023TMH,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-01]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {TMH 06, 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273894},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273894},
}

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