MAD 5, 008 (P285640)

Incantation tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1930-0143 + Ashm 1930-0175h

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Incantation (love incantation)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. {d}en-ki ir-e-ma-am
 en: Enki, the love-charm,
2. e3-ra-[...]-am
 en: he loves.
3. ir-e-mu-um _dumu_ {d}inanna
 en: The love-charm, child of Ishtar,
4. in za-gi-[sa u-sza]-ab#
 en: sits on [her] lap.
5. in ru-uh2-ti# [ga-na]-ak-tim
 en: Through the sap of the incense-tree,
6. u2-da-ra wa-ar#-da#-ta2
 en: turns. You, beautiful maidens,
7. da-mi3-iq-ta2 tu-uh2-da-na-ma
 en: are blooming.
8. ki-ri2-szum tu-ur4-da
 en: To the garden come down!
9. tu-ur4-da-ma a-na {gesz}kiri6
 en: Come down to the garden!
10. ru-uh2-ti ga-na-ak-tim
 en: The sap of the incense-tree
11. ti-ib-da-ad-ga
 en: you are drinking(?).
12. a-hu-uzx(ESZ5) ba-ki sza ru-ga-tim
 en: I have seized your drooling mouth.
13. a-hu-uzx(ESZ5) bu-ra-ma-ti
 en: I have seized your colourful
14. e-ni-ki
 en: eyes.
15. a-hu-uzx(ESZ5) ur4-ki
 en: I have seized your vulva
16. sza szi-na-tim
 en: of urine.
17. a-asz2-hi-it ki-ri2-isz
 en: I leapt to the garden
18. {d}suen
 en: of Sîn.
19. ab-dug _{gesz}asal2_
 en: I cut the poplar tree
reverse
1. u-me-isz-sa
 en: for her day.
2. du-ri-ni i-da-az-ga-ri-ni
 en: Encircle me between the boxwood trees,
3. ki _sipa_ i3-du-ru za-nam
 en: like the shepherd encircles the flock!
4. _ud5_ ga-lu-ma-sa _u8 sila3_-za
 en: (like) the goat (encircle) its kid, the ewe its lamb,
5. a-da-num2 mu-ra-asz2
 en: the mare its foal!
6. si-ir-gu-a i-da-su
 en: His arms are adorned.
7. _i3_ u3 ti-bu-ut-tum
 en: Oil and harp:
8. sa-ap-da-su
 en: his lips.
9. a-za-am _i3_ in qa2-ti-su
 en: A cup of oil in his hands;
10. a-za-am i-ri-nim in bu-ti-su
 en: a cup of cedar fragrance in his shoulders;
11. ir-e-mu u2-da-bi-bu-si-ma
 en: The love-charms have persuaded her,
12. u3 isz-ku-nu-si a-na mu-hu-tim
 en: and have driven her to ecstasy.
13. a-hu-uzx(ESZ5) ba-ki sza da-di3
 en: I seized your mouth of sexual attraction.
14. {d}inanna u3 {d}isz-ha-ra
 en: By (the name) of Ishtar and Išḫara
15. u3-dam-me-ki
 en: I conjure you.
16. a-ti za-wa-ar-su
 en: So long as his neck
17. u3 za-wa-ar-ki
 en: and your neck
18. la e-dam-da
 en: are not entwined,
19. la da-ba-sza-hi-ni
 en: you shall not find peace!

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: MAD 5, 8

    [Gelb1970MAD5] Gelb, Ignace J. 1970. Sargonic Texts in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Materials for the Assyrian Dictionary, No. 5. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: J. and A. Westenholz, OrNS 46 (1977) 198-219 (copy, edition) [1977],

    [sec55673] N.d.

  • history: B. Groneberg, RA 95: 97-113 [2001] ,

    [sec55674] N.d.

  • citation: Sargonic Akkadian, p. 14-15

    [Hasselbach2005] Hasselbach, R. 2005. “Sargonic Akkadian.”

  • citation: J. Krecher and W. von Soden, ZA 62, p. 272-273,

    [sec55675] N.d.

  • citation: A. Westenholz, JNES 31, 381-382,

    [sec55676] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ashm 1930-0143 + Ashm 1930-0175h
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  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) Provenience Comments:

    Tell Ingharra

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-05-31 at 20:37:46 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2015-02-10 at 14:53:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-02-08 at 06:29:17 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:38:47 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2005-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MAD 5, 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P285640.
MAD 5, 008 artifact entry (No. P285640). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P285640 (Original work published 2005)
MAD 5, 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P285640 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {MAD 5, 008 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P285640},
}

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