ASJ 18, 021 (P430951)

Prayer tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 06461

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (Plaint against black magic)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. asz-szum-i-szu {d}en-ki sza ib-ni-a-ni
 en: On account of him, O Enki, who made me --
2. bu-bu-tam s,u2-ma-am ub-lam
 en: he has brought hunger, thirst upon me,
3. ku-s,a-am u3 du-bu-ub-tam
 en: chills and misery
4. e-li-ia it-ta-di
 en: he has cast upon me --
5. szum-ma t,a-ab-kum u3 li-ib-ba-ka
 en: if it pleases you, then your wish
6. qi2-bi-szum-ma i#-na# qi2#-bi#?-[it?] {d}en-ki
 en: tell him, that by [command?] of Enki
7. wa-szi-ib eridu{ki} [... wu-'i]-ir-szu
 en: who dwells in Eridu ...,
  single ruling
8. a-na-ku ra-bu-ut {d}en-[ki ...]
 en: that I the greatness of Enki [...]
9. lu-usz-ku-un#
 en: may establish!
  single ruling
10. asz-szum-i-szu la i-ha-ba-lu-ni#-in#-[ni]
 en: On account of him, lest he harm me.
  rest blank
reverse
  blank space

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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  • primary: ASJ 18, p.19-21, p. 21

    [Beckman1996black-magic] Beckman, Gary, and Benjamin R. Foster. 1996. “An Old Babylonian Plaint against Black Magic.” Acta Sumerologica 18: 19–21.

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-12-08 at 23:12:11 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Durand, Jean-Marie; Maiocchi, Massimo CDLI approved View
2012-07-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ASJ 18, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P430951.
ASJ 18, 021 artifact entry (No. P430951). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430951 (Original work published 2012)
ASJ 18, 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430951 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {ASJ 18, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430951},
}

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