BIN 02, 072 (P274662)

Prayer tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 01265

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Text

obverse
1. _an_ ib-ni-szi {d}e2-a u2-ra-bi-szi
 ts: anum ibniši ea urabbiši
 en: Anum created her, Ea reared her,
2. pa-ni lab-ba-tim i-szi-im-szi {d}en-lil2!
 ts: pānī labbatim išīmši enlil
 en: a face of a lioness Enlil alloted her.
3. i-s,a-at ri-ti#-in a#-ra#-ka-at
 ts: īṣat rittīn arrakat
 en: She has small hands, long
4. u2-ba-na-tim s,u2#-up-ra-tim
 ts: ubānātim ṣuprātim
 en: fingers, nails
5. ar-ra-ka?-at a-ma-[sza?] hi-si-at!
 ts: arrakat ammāša ḫisiat
 en: long, her forearms are hidden.
6. _ka2_ bi-ti i-ru-[ba?]-am#?
 ts: bāb bīti īrubam
 en: By the door of the house she entered,
7. i-ha-lu-up s,e2-ra-am#
 ts: iḫallup ṣerram
 en: slipping past the door-pivot.
8. ih-lu-up s,e2-ra-am i-ta-mar _lu2-tur_
 ts: iḫlup ṣerram ītamar seḫram
 en: she slipped past the door pivot and has seen the child.
9. i-na em-szi-szu a-di 7(disz) is,-ba-su
 ts: ina emšišu adi sebitti iṣbassu
 en: In his abdomen seven times seized.
10. us2-hi s,u2-up-ri-ki
 ts: usḫi ṣuprīki
 en: Remove your nails,
11. ru-um-mi i-di-ki
 ts: rummi idīki
 en: make limp your arms,
reverse
1. la-ma ik-szu-da-ki
 ts: lāma ikšudakki
 en: before he has reached you,
2. ap-kal-lam szi-pi-ir e2-a qar-du
 ts: apkallam šipir ea qardu
 en: the wise man of craft, Ea, the hero!
3. ra-pa-asz-ki s,e2-rum pu-ta-a _dal-mesz_
 ts: rapaški ṣerrum puttâ daltātum
 en: Wide for you is the door pivot, open are the doors.
4. al-ki-ma a-ta-la-ki i-na s,e2-ri
 ts: alkīma atallakī ina ṣeri
 en: Go and wander about the steppe!
5. ep-ra-am pi-ki
 ts: epram pīki
 en: With dust, your mouth,
6. ta-ar-bu-'a4-am pa-ni-ki
 ts: tarbu’am pāniki
 en: with a dust cloud, your face,
7. _za3-hi-li_-a da-qa-tim
 ts: saḫlê daqqātim
 en: with cress seeds, finely ground,
8. u2-ma-lu i-ni-ki
 ts: umallû īnīki
 en: I will fill your eyes.
9. u2-ta-mi-ki ma-mi-it e2-a
 ts: utammiki māmit Ea
 en: I conjure you by the curse of Ea.
10. lu! ta-at-ta-la-ki
 ts: lū tattallakī
 en: Verily go away!

Text content

Genre(s) Ritual and liturgical > Prayer
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P274662

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Number NBC 01265
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) BC-004237
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) NBC.1265

References

  • primary: BIN 2, 72

    [Nies1920BIN2] Nies, James B., and Clarence E. Keiser. 1920. Historical, Religious and Economic Texts and Antiquities. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Vol. 2. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: Lamaštu, text OB2

    [Farber2014Lamaštu] Farber, Walter. 2014. Lamaštu. An Edition of the Canonical Series of Lamaštu Incantations and Rituals and Related Texts from the Second and First Millennia B.C. Mesopotamian Civilizations 17. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns. https://www.eisenbrauns.org/books/titles/978-1-57506-258-7.html.

    wrongly given as YBC 1265

  • history: OrNS 23, 337-44

    [vonSoden1954OrNS23] Soden, Wolfram von. 1954. “Eine Altbabylonische Beschwörung Gegen Die Dämonin Lamaštum.” Orientalia NS 23 (4): 337–44.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-01 at 13:46:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-02-22 at 09:21:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:02:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 10:27:56 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 10:25:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2005-09-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 02, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P274662.
BIN 02, 072 artifact entry (No. P274662). (2025, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274662 (Original work published 2005)
BIN 02, 072 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274662 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274662},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BIN 02, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 1, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P274662.
BIN 02, 072 artifact entry (No. P274662). (2025, August 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274662 (Original work published 2005)
BIN 02, 072 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274662 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {aug 1},
	title = {BIN 02, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274662},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/25/
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