YOS 11, 46 (P306689)
Literary tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
YBC 05622Provenience
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TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
LiteraryLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
70.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 20.0 mm
tablet
obverse
1. an lugal-am3 ki nin!-am3
en: Heaven is king, earth is queen.
2. an-na lugal-am3 {d}ma#-mi nin!-am3
en: An is king, Mami is queen.
3. en#-ki lugal abzu-ke4
en: Enki, king of the Abzu
4. a gub2-ba an ku3-ge-de3
en: whose cleansed water purifies heaven,
5. a sikil a gub2-ba im-ma-ni-in-dim2
en: pure water and cleansed water he created.
6. {d}asal dumu nun-na dug a gub2-ba
en: When Asal, princely son, let the jug of cleansed water
7. bur#-zi u4-sakar ki-sikil szu2-szu2-a-ba
en: and the crescent-shaped bowl in the pure place fall;
8. mu-un-sikil mu-un-dadag
en: he then purified and brightened.
9. eme#-hul gal2 bar-sze3 he2-em-ta-gub
en: The evil tongue being, verily stepped out.
10. KA-inim-ma a gub2 bur-zi szu2-szu2-ba
en: It is an incantation of letting cleansed water fall into the bowl.
obverse
1. an lugal-am3 ki nin!-am3
en: Heaven is king, earth is queen.
2. an-na lugal-am3 {d}ma#-mi nin!-am3
en: An is king, Mami is queen.
3. en#-ki lugal abzu-ke4
en: Enki, king of the Abzu
4. a gub2-ba an ku3-ge-de3
en: whose cleansed water purifies heaven,
5. a sikil a gub2-ba im-ma-ni-in-dim2
en: pure water and cleansed water he created.
6. {d}asal dumu nun-na dug a gub2-ba
en: When Asal, princely son, let the jug of cleansed water
7. bur#-zi u4-sakar ki-sikil szu2-szu2-a-ba
en: and the crescent-shaped bowl in the pure place fall;
8. mu-un-sikil mu-un-dadag
en: he then purified and brightened.
9. eme#-hul gal2 bar-sze3 he2-em-ta-gub
en: The evil tongue being, verily stepped out.
10. KA-inim-ma a gub2 bur-zi szu2-szu2-ba
en: It is an incantation of letting cleansed water fall into the bowl.
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 70.0 high × 55.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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primary: YOS 11, 46
[vanDijk1985YOS11] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van, Albrecht Goetze, and Mary I. Hussey. 1985. Early Mesopotamian Incantations and Rituals. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 11. New Haven: Yale University Press.
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- Museum No.: YBC 05622
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:03:51 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2019-06-29 at 04:42:31 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-10-07 at 13:29:03 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Guerra, Dylan | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-02-08 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl | Yale Babylonian Collection | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-019687) (BC-019687)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.5622) (YBC.5622)
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Cite this Artifact
“YOS 11, 46 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P306689.
YOS 11, 46 artifact entry (No. P306689). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P306689 (Original work published 2006)
YOS 11, 46 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P306689 (Accessed: November 11, 2025).
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