OECT 11, 002 (P274664)

Incantation tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Bod AB 215

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [at]-ta-a-ma s,e#-eh#-rum#
2. wu#-ur2-du-um sza a#-we#-lu-u2#-[tim]
3. lu-u2 ta-at-ta-s,i#-a-am
4. lu-u2 ta-at-mar {d}_utu_nu-ra#-[szu]
5. am-mi-ni i-na li-ib-bi um-ma#-ka
6. ki-a-am la te-te-ep-pu-usz
7. ki-i# sza du-um-qa2-am te#-pu-szu a-ba-ka
8. szu#-[qa2]-am# sza ni-szi um-ma-ka tu-usz-bi-'u5
9. tu-usz-ta-'a-di-ir ta-ri-ta-am
10. ta-ad-da-li-ip mu-sze-ni-iq-ta-am
11. i-na ri-ig-mi-ka i-li bi!-tim
12. u2-ul i-s,a-al-la-al
13. isz-ta-ar bi-tim
14. u2-ul i-ha-az szi-it-tum
15. ma#-an-na-am lu-usz-pu-ur
reverse
16. a-na en-ki-du10
17. sza-ki-in sza-la-asz-ti
18. a-na ma-as,-s,a-ra-tim
19. li-is,-ba-as-su2#-u2-mi
20. sza# is,-ba-tu-u2 _masz-da2_
21. li#-ka-as-si2-szu#-mi
22. sza# u2-ka-as-su2-u2 ar-wi-[am]
23. i-na# s,e#-e#-ri#-im# li#-id-di-isz#-[szum]
24. MI#-e-hi-ru-um szi-na#-as#-su#
25. al-li-ik _egir gu4-hi-a_ szi-it-ta-szu
26. li-zi-ib-szum
27. a-di um-ma-szu i-de-ku-u2-szu
28. a-a i-ig-ge-el-ti
29. _ka-inim-ma lu2-tur szesz4-szesz4 [a-kam_]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P274664
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P274664

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
Museum Number	Bod AB 215
Accession Number

References

primary: OECT 11, 2

[Gurney1989OECT11] Gurney, Oliver R. 1989. Literary and Miscellaneous Texts in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 11. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
citation: SCIAMVS 5, p.3-65, p. 25

[Robson2004Ashmolean] Robson, Eleanor. 2004. “Mathematical Cuneiform Tablets in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.” SCIAMVS 5: 3–65.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2009-03-03 at 17:27:15	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2009-02-17 at 18:45:10	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2009-02-17 at 18:42:52	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2005-09-14 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Guerra, Dylan	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“OECT 11, 002 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274664.

OECT 11, 002 artifact entry (No. P274664). (2005, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274664

OECT 11, 002 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274664 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

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	year = {2005},
	month = {sep 14},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274664},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“OECT 11, 002 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274664.

OECT 11, 002 artifact entry (No. P274664). (2005, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274664

OECT 11, 002 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274664 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).

@misc{2005OECT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2005},
	month = {sep 14},
	title = {OECT 11, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274664},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274664},
}

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DA  - 2005/9/14/
PY  - 2005
ID  - P274664
LB  - CDLI:P274664
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - OECT 11, 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274664
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