TMH 06, app. 1 (P274441)

Incantation tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 02177

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] NI nam-lu2-[lu6 kur elam] an-sza u3-ma-da-bi [si] bi2-ib2-sa2
2. [...] NE {d}nin-NE [...] esz?-a mu-da-ga-NE-de2-sze3
3. nam-lu2-lu6 kur elam an-sza u3-ma-da-ba-ta a2-ba-ta ir-bi nig2-ba-ba
4. ban-ba sa ba-du8 ti-szub-bi ba-ta-ku5-ku5
5. nar-kur-TAR imin-na-ne-ne dumu uru2-a-ba-tu-da-me
6. nimgir-hul2-gal2 kur-ra ug3 kur elam-an-sza u3-ma-da-ba KA |GA2xIGI|-ag-me-sze3
7. 2(disz)-am3 igi tir kur-ra-me igi-ba kisal-luh si mu-ne-x
8. 3(disz)-am3 KAB-KESZ?-x-ba-me kaskal ba-da-til mu-ne-gal2 nam-ta-ab-tum3
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]-me nig [... nam-lu2-lu6] kur elam an-sza-u3-[ma-da-ba]-ta#?
3. {d}en-ki-ke4 dumu {d}[...] gu3 mu-na-[de2-e]
4. girim an-ta [he2?]-dib-e
5. {d}nin-girim u3-ma-da-ri
6. a-gub3-ba-sze3 ha-mu-szi-du8
reverse
column 1
1. {d}tu masz-masz-gal-an-na-ke4 gu-u3-x-ma-ni he2-la2-e
2. {d?}UN-za-KU lugal nam-iszib-ba-ke4 eme ha-mun-na-ni ha-mu-ri-usz
3. {d}asar-lu2-hi dumu {d}en-ki-ke4
4. {d}ma?-mu dumu eridu{ki}-ke4
5. de2 [...] dumu-abzu-ke4
6. {d}NE [... dumu ...]
7. {d}szul-[pa-e3 dumu ...]
column 2
1. tu{muszen} u3-bi-x gu2-gu2-giri3-bi-da u3-da-[...]
2. nam-lu2-lu6 kur elam an-sza u3-ma-da-ba2 ni-ba sze-gur10 ha-ba-du11
3. imin-sin{muszen} u3-bi-x gu2-gu2-giri3-bi-da u3-da-[...]
4. nam-lu2-lu6 kur elam an-sza u3-ma-da-ba [...]-ba he2-[...]

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TMH 6, app. 1

    [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.

  • history: HAV (pp. 189-222), Hilprecht Anniversary Volume p. 220

    [Huber1909HAV] Huber, P. Engelbert. 1909. In Hilprecht Anniversary Volume. Studies in Assyriology and Archaeology Dedicated to Hermann V. Hilprecht upon the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of His Doctorate and His Fiftieth Birthday (July 28), 189–222. Leipzig.

  • citation: CDLB 2004/4 , §1 ll. 1-7

    [Veldhuis2004CDLB] Veldhuis, Niek. 2004. “ḪI-(Še3) La2.” Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin 2004.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 02177
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-28 at 18:06:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-09 at 09:26:51 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-02-16 at 21:52:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-08-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TMH 06, App. 1 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274441.
TMH 06, app. 1 artifact entry (No. P274441). (2024, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274441 (Original work published 2005)
TMH 06, app. 1 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274441 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {TMH 06, app. 1 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274441},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274441},
}


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