PRAK C 001 (P274689)

Incantation tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 10621

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1.a. u4 en#-[ki ...] ma#-ab#-[...]
 en: When Enki ...
1.b. i-nu-ma# [en-ki ...]
 ts: inuma enki ...
 en: When Ea ...
2.a. en-lil2 [...]
 en: Enlil ...
2.b. en-lil2 [...] za [...]
 ts: enlil ...
 en: Enlil ...
3.a. nig2-ur2-limmu2# x [...] AN x [...]
 en: The four legged creatures ...
3.b. i-na mi-im-ma x-x [...]
 ts: ina mimma ...
 en: in whatever ...
4.a. ud5-e igi#? mu#?-[bar?]
 en: At the nanny he looked.
4.b. e-za i#-mu#-ur-ma#
 ts: ezza īmurma
 en: The nanny he saw.
5.a. ud5-e tu-ra ka-bi nu#-bi-[bar?]
 en: The nanny was sick and its mouth did not open.
5.b. e-zu ma-ar-s,a-at#-ma _ka_-sza u2#-ul# [ip?-te?]
 ts: ezzu marṣatma pīša ul ipte
 en: The nanny was sick and her mouth did not open.
6.a. igi lib sipa nu-durunx(|KU.KU|)-na#
 en: The dazed eyes of the shepherd are not rested.
6.b. i-da-al-li-ip# re-e-u2 u3-li i-s,a-la-al
 ts: idallip rē'u uli iṣallal
 en: The shepherd stays awake, he does not sleep.
7.a. ka-bar-ni!(BI) al#-gi4-ba
 en: When his assistant shepherd returned (to work?),
7.b. ka-pa#-ri-szu [u2?]-da#-li-ip#
 ts: kaparrīšu udallip
 en: He keeps his assistant shepherds awake,
8.a. szu2-szu2-ba nig2 u4 [ge6] mu#-un-lu-lu
 en: running about, he constantly shepherded things day and night.
8.b. sza i#-ta#-na-la-ku# u2-mi u2 mu-szi ir#-te-e-u2
 ts: ša ittanallakû ūmi u mūši irte'û
 en: who walk about shepherding day and night.
9.a. en#-ki#-ke4 igi du8-an#-ni#-ta
 en: After Enki saw (this),
9.b. en#-ki# i-na a-ma-ri-szu
 ts: enki ina amārišu
 en: Enki, upon seeing (this),
10.a. lu2 ku3-zu# gu3 ba-an-de2 a2-gal ba#-an-szi-in-ag
 en: the clever one was called out and grandly instructed:
  ag homophonic for ag2
10.b. e-em#-qa-am i#-si-ma# ra-bi-isz u2#-te-e-er
 ts: emqam issima rabîš ūte’’er
 en: called out the knowledgeable one and solemnly instructed:
11.a. ud5-e# tur3-ra amasz#-a# ge6 mu-sa2-e
 en: The nanny in the pen and fold spends the night awake.
11.b. e#-zu#-um# i-na ta-ar-[ba-s,i2 u3] su2!-pu-ri# u2-sza#-<am>-sza# i-da-li-ip-an-ni
 ts: ezzum ina tarbaṣi u supūri ušamša idallipanni
 en: The nanny in the pen and fold spends the night awake and keeps me awake.
12.a. gen-na na-ma-an-du11-du11-ga#
 en: Go, so that she does not bleat before me!
12.b. a-li-ik la# i-da-al-li-pa-an-ni
 ts: alik la idallipanni
 en: Go, so that she does not keep me awake!
13.a. szurum#-bi szu ba-e-ti
 en: Its dung in hand was taken.
reverse
13.b. ru-pu-sa3 le-qe#-[e-ma]
 ts: rupussa leqema
 en: Take her dung.
14.a. gesztu2-bi u3-mu-ni-in-gar
 en: When in its ear he placed,
14.b. a-na uz-ni-sza sza szu#-me-li# isz#-ku#-un#-ma#
 ts: ana uzniša ša šumēli iškunma
 en: Upon her ear, the left one, place and
15.a. ud5#-e# u3-sa2-ni-gin7 he2-ug5-ga
 en: (and) the nanny, as if she slept, indeed died,
15.b. e-zu ki-ma s,a-la#-li-sza li-mu-ut
 ts: ezzu kima ṣalāliša limut
 en: may the nanny, as if she sleeps, die.
16.a. {d}sumuqan lugal masz2-ansze-ke4
 en: Sumuqan, king of the beasts,
16.b. {d#}szakkan2 be-li# bu-li-im# {d}szakkan2#
 ts: šakkan bēli būlim šakkan
 en: Šakkan, the lord of beasts, Šakkan,
17.a. [nig2]-nu-gar-ra! na-ma-ni-gar
 en: treacherous things he did not place upon me,
17.b. [a?]-na#? mi-im-ma a-i isz-ku-un
 ts: ana mimma ayy-iškun
 en: anything, may he not place,
18.a. eme#?-gi7 mu-ri-gi4
 en: (and) the Sumerian he repeated for you (the patient).
18.b. a#-na a-wa#-a-tim la i-s,a-ba-ta-an-ni
 ts: ana awâtim la iṣabbatanni
 en: (and) as for the utterances, not seize me!
19.a. erin2-e kalam#-e he2#-si-le-de3
 en: The people and land will praise you.
19.b. s,a-bu u3 ma-tum da#-li-li-ka i-da-la-lu
 ts: ṣābū u mātum dalilika idallalū
 en: The people and land will praise your glory!
20.a. nam-a2-gal-zu dingir-gal-gal-e-ne2 si-le-de4
 en: Your power the great gods praise.
  gal in nam-a2-gal-zu homophonic for gal2, de4 homophonic for de3
20.b. le-u2#-ut-ka i-lu ra-bu!-ut-tum i-da#-al-la-lu
 ts: lē'ûtka ilū rabûtum idallalū
 en: Your power the great gods will praise.
  double ruling
  blank space

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P274689

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 10621
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P274689

References

  • primary: PRAK, C 001

    [Genouillac1924PRAK] Genouillac, Henri de. 1924 & 1925. Premières Recherches Archéologiques à Kich (2 Vols). Édouard Champion, Paris.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-12 at 15:22:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-04-19 at 12:56:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-04-19 at 12:47:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-04-19 at 10:57:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-08-07 at 12:14:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-12-30 at 10:07:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View
2005-09-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“PRAK C 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274689.
PRAK C 001 artifact entry (No. P274689). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274689 (Original work published 2005)
PRAK C 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274689 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {PRAK {C} 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274689},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PRAK C 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274689.
PRAK C 001 artifact entry (No. P274689). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274689 (Original work published 2005)
PRAK C 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274689 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2024PRAK,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {PRAK {C} 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274689},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - PRAK C 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274689
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