JCS 09, 009 (P274661)

Prayer tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Spurlock Museum, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

SMUI 1913.14.1465

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Sumerian

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1. [si2-ik-ka-tum i]-sza#-tum
 ts: sikkātum išātum
 en: Constipation, fire,
2. a-[szu-u2-um] zi#-iq-tum
 ts: ašûm ziqtum
 en: vertigo, scorpion sting,
3. mi-iq-tum s,e2-nu
 ts: miqtum ṣēnu
 en: bad fall,
4. sza-ma-gu sa-ma-nu
 ts: šamagu sāmānu
 en: š. sickness, redness,
5. gi-ir-gi-szu s,e2-ni-tum
 ts: girgiššu ṣennītum
 en: red boil, leprosy,
6. zi-mu ma-at-qum e-qe2-tum
 ts: zīmu matqum eqqētum
 en: sweet appearance, putrid sore,
7. ri-szi-tum ni-t,u3
 ts: rišītum nīṭu
 en: itch, bloody excrement,
8. szu-ru-pu-u2 sza-ak-ba-nu
 ts: šuruppû šakbanu
 en: chills, š. head disease,
9. u3 sza-sza-t,u2
 ts: u šaššaṭu
 en: and šaššaṭu disease:
10. isz-tu zi-qu2-ra-at sza-me-e ur-du-ni
 ts: ištu ziqqurrat šamê ūrdūni
 en: from the ziggurat of heaven, they descended on us.
11. uh2-ta-mi-it, i-me-ri ka-lu-mi
 ts: uḫtammiṭ immērī kalumī
 en: It made feverish the sheep and lambs.
12. uh-ta-di#-<ir> s,u2-ha-re-e i-na pu-ud ta-ri-tim
 ts: uḫtaddir ṣuḫarê ina pūd tārītim
 en: It made jittery the child on the shoulder of the nurse.
13. ma-an-na lu-<usz>-pu-ur u3 lu-wa-ir
 ts: manna lušpur u luwa’’ir
 en: Whom should I send and order
14. a-na ma-ra-at a-ni 7(disz@v) u3 7(disz@v)
 ts: ana marāt anim sebe u sebe
 en: to the daughters of An, the 7and 7
15. sza ka-nu-szi-na _ku3-sig17_ ka-<ar>-pa-tu-szi-na
 ts: ša kannūšina ḫurāṣum karpātušina
 en: whose containers are gold, whose pots
16. uq-nu-u2 el-lu
 ts: uqnû ellu
 en: are pure lapis lazuli.
17. li-<il>-qi-a-ni ka-ni-szi-na sza ku3-sig17
 ts: lilqi’āni kannīšina ša ḫurāsim
 en: Let them take their containers of gold,
18. ka-<ar>-pa-ti-szi-na sza uq-ni el#-li#
 ts: karpātīšina ša uqnî elli
 en: their pots of pure lapis lazuli.
19. li-sa3-ba-ni me-e ta-me#-[tim] e-lu-ti
 ts: lisābāni mê ša tamêtim ellūti
 en: Let them draw water of the pure seas
reverse
1. li-is-lu-ha li-bi-le-e
 ts: lisluḫā libellê
 en: sprinkle so that it may extinguish
2. si2-ik-ka-tam i-sza-tam
 ts: sikkātam išātam
 en: constipation,fire,
3. a-sza-a zi-iq-ta
 ts: ašâ ziqta
 en: vertigo, scorpion sting
4. mi-iq-ta s,e2-na
 ts: miqta ṣēna
 en: bad fall,
5. du-ma-ga-am sa-ma-na
 ts: dumagam sāmāna
 en: d. disease, redness,
6. gi-ir-gi-sza s,e2-ni!-tam!
 ts: girgišša ṣennītam
 en: red boil, leprosy,
7. zi-ma ma-at-qa2-a
 ts: zīma matqa
 en: sweet appearance,
8. e-qi2-tam ri-szi-tam
 ts: eqqītam rišītam
 en: putrid sore, itch
9. ni-t,a szu-ru-pa-a
 ts: nīṭa šuruppâ
 en: bloody excrement, chills,
10. sza-ak-ba-na u3 sza-sza-t,a2
 ts: šakbana šaššaṭa
 en: š. head disease, šaššaṭa disease.
11. tu-tu _ku3_ sza {d}da-mu u3 {d}nin-ni-ka-ra-ak
 ts: tutû ellu ša damu u ninikarrak
 en: The holy incantation of Damu and Ninkarrak:
12. szi-ip-tum u2-ul ia-a-tum
 ts: šiptum ul yâttum
 en: the incantation is not mine,
13. szi-pa-at {d}ni-gi-ri-ma
 ts: šipat nigirima
 en: it is an incantation is of Ningirima,
14. {d}en-ki {d}a-sa-lu2-hi
 ts: ea asalluḫi
 en: Ea, (and) Asalluḫi;
15. sza ni-gi-ri-ma i-du-ma
 ts: ša nigirima idûma
 en: what Ningirima knows,
16. [li]-il-qu2-u2
 ts: lilqû
 en: let them take.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Museum No.: SMUI 1913.14.1465
  • Accession No.: UIOM 1059

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-03 at 13:31:56 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-03 at 13:30:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2019-07-05 at 08:50:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-02-01 at 09:06:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View
2005-09-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 09, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274661.
JCS 09, 009 artifact entry (No. P274661). (2024, August 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274661 (Original work published 2005)
JCS 09, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274661 (Accessed: March 26, 2026).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 3},
	title = {JCS 09, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274661},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274661},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P274661
LB  - CDLI:P274661
M1  - 2026/3/26/
TI  - JCS 09, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274661
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“JCS 09, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274661.
JCS 09, 009 artifact entry (No. P274661). (2024, August 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274661 (Original work published 2005)
JCS 09, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274661 (Accessed: March 26, 2026).
@misc{2024JCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 3},
	title = {JCS 09, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274661},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274661},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P274661
LB  - CDLI:P274661
M1  - 2026/3/26/
TI  - JCS 09, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274661
ER  -
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