VS 17, 08 (P274690)
Incantation tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, GermanyMetadata / catalogue
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Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, GermanyMuseum Number
VAT 08355Provenience
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1. [wu-ru]-uh2# bi-ir#-ki#-in# da#-an la-sa3-ma-am
ts: wurruḫ birkīn dan lasāmam
en: He is quick-legged, strong in running,
2. [e]-si2#-il ka-ab-ba-ar-ti-in ma-li i-ir-[tim]
ts: pasil kabbartīn mali irtim
en: has full ankles, (and) is full-chested;
3. [s,e]-el#-li du#-ri#-im# mu#-uz#-za-zu#-u2#-szu
ts: ṣelli dūrim muzzāzušu
en: the shade of the wall is his stand,
4. as#-ku-pa-tum na-ar-ba-s,u2#-szu
ts: askuppatum narbaṣušu
en: the doorsill his resting place.
5. i-na pi-szu na-szi-i ni-il-szu#
ts: ina pīšu naši nīlšu
en: In his mouth he carries his semen;
6. a-szar isz-szu-ku ma-ra-szu i-zi-ib#
ts: ašar iššuku mara’šu īzib
en: wherever hit bit, his children he left behind;
7. _KA-inim-ma ur-gi7# ti-la_
ts: KAinima urgi tila
en: spell to save (one bitten by a) dog,
8. _KA-inim diri-kam_
ts: KAinim dirikam
en: a spell beyond (?),
9. _KA-inim-ma ur-gi7 ti-la-kam_
ts: KAinima urgi tilakam
en: it is a spell to save (one bitten by a) dog.
obverse
1. [wu-ru]-uh2# bi-ir#-ki#-in# da#-an la-sa3-ma-am
ts: wurruḫ birkīn dan lasāmam
en: He is quick-legged, strong in running,
2. [e]-si2#-il ka-ab-ba-ar-ti-in ma-li i-ir-[tim]
ts: pasil kabbartīn mali irtim
en: has full ankles, (and) is full-chested;
3. [s,e]-el#-li du#-ri#-im# mu#-uz#-za-zu#-u2#-szu
ts: ṣelli dūrim muzzāzušu
en: the shade of the wall is his stand,
4. as#-ku-pa-tum na-ar-ba-s,u2#-szu
ts: askuppatum narbaṣušu
en: the doorsill his resting place.
5. i-na pi-szu na-szi-i ni-il-szu#
ts: ina pīšu naši nīlšu
en: In his mouth he carries his semen;
6. a-szar isz-szu-ku ma-ra-szu i-zi-ib#
ts: ašar iššuku mara’šu īzib
en: wherever hit bit, his children he left behind;
7. _KA-inim-ma ur-gi7# ti-la_
ts: KAinima urgi tila
en: spell to save (one bitten by a) dog,
8. _KA-inim diri-kam_
ts: KAinim dirikam
en: a spell beyond (?),
9. _KA-inim-ma ur-gi7 ti-la-kam_
ts: KAinima urgi tilakam
en: it is a spell to save (one bitten by a) dog.
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)
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primary: VS 17, 8
[vanDijk1971VS17] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1971. Nicht-Kanonische Beschwörungen Und Sonstige Literarische Texte. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Staatlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 17. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag.
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- Museum No.: VAT 08355
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| 2015-02-10 at 13:25:53 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-02-07 at 09:40:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Guerra, Dylan | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2005-09-14 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Guerra, Dylan | CDLI | Approved |
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Cite this Artifacts
“VS 17, 08 Artifact Entry.” 2005. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 14, 2005. https://cdli.earth/P274690.
VS 17, 08 artifact entry (No. P274690). (2005, September 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274690
VS 17, 08 artifact entry (2005) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274690 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).
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year = {2005},
month = {sep 14},
title = {VS 17, 08 artifact entry},
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howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274690},
}
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