TMH 06, 09 (P273900)

Incantation tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1588 + 1596

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (incantations)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

105.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. enuru{+e2-nu-ru}
2. an-na IM# mu-ru
3. pesz10{pesz#} mu-zi
4. sag#-ge6-ga nam-tar mu-ru
5. gesz#-gi-na nam-lu2-ulu3-ka kasz# mu-gar kalam-ma sag-duru5 ulu3 i3-ru
6. kur-kur-ra a bur2#? i3-ru {gi}uri3-e sag-ki-a-ni? am3#-mi-us2-us2
7. nam-bi-sze3 dingir an-an-ke4 ni2 ba-ti an-na ba-e11
8. dingir ki-ke4 ni2 ba-ti ki-tum2-a ba-su8-su8
9. dingir# gal-gal-e ni2-bi-a szuku im-ma-ru
10. ku6 i7-ke4 ni2 ba-ti tusz-bi-ta ba-gen
11. muszen an-an-ke4 ni2 ba-ti kur ur2-ra ba-ra
12. masz2-ansze nig2-zi-pa-<an> edin-na nig2-ur2-limmu {d}szakkan zu2-bi# im-ma-gar
13. {d#}szakkan# ni2# ba-ti an-ur2#-ra ba-kux(KWU636)
14. {d}nanna ni2 ba-ti an-pa ba-an-kux(KWU636)
reverse
1. {d}asal-lu2-hi a-ni {d}en-ki-sze3 e2-a mu-szi-kux(KWU636)
2. gu3# mu-na-de2-e
3. dumu-mu a a-na nu-zu a-na-ra-ab-dah#
4. lu2# ge6-ga edin-sze3 dingir-x [sza3] i3#-hun
5. x x-zu ki-sikil#-[a u3]-mu#-dadag#
6. [x x?] amasz# tur3 nu-tak4#-x-ga u3-ma-dab5
7. u8# [...] a-ba-ni-pad
8. ud5# gig#? [... a-ba]-ni-pad
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 105.0 high × 50.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: TMH 6, 09

    [Geller2003TMH6] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van, and Markham J. Geller. 2003. Ur III Incantations from the Frau Professor Hilprecht-Collection, Jena. Texte Und Materialien Der Frau Professor Hilprecht Collection of Babylonian Antiquities 6.

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  • Museum No.: HS 1588 + 1596
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-07-29 at 13:14:51 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2019-12-08 at 11:20:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-12-07 at 13:18:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-02-16 at 13:33:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-08-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“TMH 06, 09 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273900.
TMH 06, 09 artifact entry (No. P273900). (2023, October 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273900 (Original work published 2005)
TMH 06, 09 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273900 (Accessed: March 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 19},
	title = {TMH 06, 09 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P273900},
}


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