BIN 02, 072 (P274662)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

NBC 01265

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

Language(s)

Akkadian

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obverse
1. _an_ ib-ni-szi {d}e2-a u2-ra-bi-szi
 ts: anum ibniši ea urabbiši
 en: Anum created her, Ea reared her,
2. pa-ni lab-ba-tim i-szi-im-szi {d}en-lil2!
 ts: pānī labbatim išīmši enlil
 en: a face of a lioness Enlil alloted her.
3. i-s,a-at ri-ti#-in a#-ra#-ka-at
 ts: īṣat rittīn arrakat
 en: She has small hands, long
4. u2-ba-na-tim s,u2#-up-ra-tim
 ts: ubānātim ṣuprātim
 en: fingers, nails
5. ar-ra-ka?-at a-ma-[sza?] hi-si-at!
 ts: arrakat ammāša ḫisiat
 en: long, her forearms are hidden.
6. _ka2_ bi-ti i-ru-[ba?]-am#?
 ts: bāb bīti īrubam
 en: By the door of the house she entered,
7. i-ha-lu-up s,e2-ra-am#
 ts: iḫallup ṣerram
 en: slipping past the door-pivot.
8. ih-lu-up s,e2-ra-am i-ta-mar _lu2-tur_
 ts: iḫlup ṣerram ītamar seḫram
 en: she slipped past the door pivot and has seen the child.
9. i-na em-szi-szu a-di 7(disz) is,-ba-su
 ts: ina emšišu adi sebitti iṣbassu
 en: In his abdomen seven times seized.
10. us2-hi s,u2-up-ri-ki
 ts: usḫi ṣuprīki
 en: Remove your nails,
11. ru-um-mi i-di-ki
 ts: rummi idīki
 en: make limp your arms,
reverse
1. la-ma ik-szu-da-ki
 ts: lāma ikšudakki
 en: before he has reached you,
2. ap-kal-lam szi-pi-ir e2-a qar-du
 ts: apkallam šipir ea qardu
 en: the wise man of craft, Ea, the hero!
3. ra-pa-asz-ki s,e2-rum pu-ta-a _dal-mesz_
 ts: rapaški ṣerrum puttâ daltātum
 en: Wide for you is the door pivot, open are the doors.
4. al-ki-ma a-ta-la-ki i-na s,e2-ri
 ts: alkīma atallakī ina ṣeri
 en: Go and wander about the steppe!
5. ep-ra-am pi-ki
 ts: epram pīki
 en: With dust, your mouth,
6. ta-ar-bu-'a4-am pa-ni-ki
 ts: tarbu’am pāniki
 en: with a dust cloud, your face,
7. _za3-hi-li_-a da-qa-tim
 ts: saḫlê daqqātim
 en: with cress seeds, finely ground,
8. u2-ma-lu i-ni-ki
 ts: umallû īnīki
 en: I will fill your eyes.
9. u2-ta-mi-ki ma-mi-it e2-a
 ts: utammiki māmit Ea
 en: I conjure you by the curse of Ea.
10. lu! ta-at-ta-la-ki
 ts: lū tattallakī
 en: Verily go away!

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: BIN 2, 72

    [Nies1920BIN2] Nies, James B., and Clarence E. Keiser. 1920. Historical, Religious and Economic Texts and Antiquities. Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of James B. Nies, Vol. 2. New Haven: Yale University Press.

  • history: OrNS 23, 337-44

    [vonSoden1954OrNS23] Soden, Wolfram von. 1954. “Eine Altbabylonische Beschwörung Gegen Die Dämonin Lamaštum.” Orientalia NS 23 (4): 337–44.

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-02-22 at 09:21:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:02:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-03-28 at 10:27:56 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2008-03-28 at 10:25:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2005-09-14 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BIN 02, 072 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274662.
BIN 02, 072 artifact entry (No. P274662). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274662 (Original work published 2005)
BIN 02, 072 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274662 (Accessed: December 2, 2024).
@misc{2023BIN,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-12-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BIN 02, 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274662},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274662},
}


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