VS 17, 23 (P274691)

Incantation tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 08354

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. pa-ar-ki-isz# na#-ak-ra-at
 ts: parkiš nakrat
 en: Crossways, it is strange,
2. su2-uh2-hu-ri-isz gi-ri-im-mi-isz
 ts: suḫḫuriš girimmiš
 en: thrown back, like the g-(fruit),
3. ki-ma i-ni-ib ki-ri-im e-li-szu wa-a-s,i2-a-am!
 ts: kīma inib kirîm elišu waṣiam
 en: like fruit of an orchard did he over him go out.
4. li-ib-la-ki-im u2-pi-il!-li-a-am
 ts: liblakkim upilliam
 en: Let bring to her charcoal
5. i#-di-ig-la-at
 ts: idiglat,
 en: the Tigris;
6. sa3-an-gi-i we-ri-a-am a-pa2-ri szu-szi-im
 ts: sangī weriam aparī šūšim
 en: my s. of copper, my powder of licorice
7. li-ib-lam sa3-an-gi mu-sa3-hi-la-at i-ni-ki
 ts: liblam sangī musahhilat inīki
 en: may he bring. My s. that pierces your eyes.
8. ka-inim-ma izi sza3-ga
 ts: KAinima izi šaga
 en: (Sumerian:) incantation against fire of the stomach.
reverse
  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/P274691

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) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 08354
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Akkadian Love Literature (AkkLove) P274691
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P274691

References

  • primary: VS 17, 23

    [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.

  • history: Wasserman, Nathan, BiOr 72 (2015) nn

    [sec53404] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-03-04 at 13:18:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-09-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“VS 17, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274691.
VS 17, 23 artifact entry (No. P274691). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274691 (Original work published 2005)
VS 17, 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274691 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {VS 17, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274691},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274691},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P274691
LB  - CDLI:P274691
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - VS 17, 23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274691
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“VS 17, 23 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274691.
VS 17, 23 artifact entry (No. P274691). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274691 (Original work published 2005)
VS 17, 23 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274691 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2023VS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {VS 17, 23 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274691},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274691},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P274691
LB  - CDLI:P274691
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - VS 17, 23 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274691
ER  -
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