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TMH 06, 07 (P273889)
Incantation, Ur III, Nippur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TMH 06, 07 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273889 |
| Museum no. | HS 1474 + 1500 + 1574 |
| Collection | Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Incantation |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | [en₂]-e₂-nu-ru | Incantation: |
| 2 | [...] pa-hal | ... the pahal-official |
| 3 | [x x x]-⸢an⸣-zi-zi | ...-ean-ezizi |
| 4 | [...] x | |
| 5 | [...] | |
| 6 | [x x x]-an-⸢zi⸣-[...] x [...] | ...-ane-zi-e-[...] |
| 7 | [...] en-⸢ne⸣-[ki-ta eridu{ki]}⸢še₃⸣ du-a-⸢ni⸣ | From the ... of Enki to Eridu Duaemeni |
| 8 | {[d]}⸢nin⸣-a-zu en-⸢ne⸣-ki-ta eridu{ki}še₃ du-a-ni | When Enineazu went to Eridu |
| 9 | piriŋ muš-⸢huš⸣-a-na u₅-a-⸢ni⸣ | The piri priestess, the mušḫu’e-priest, his ua priestesses |
| 10 | ib₂ gig gidimₓ(|NINDA₂×GI.IDIM|) ⸢hul⸣ | sick hips, ghosts of the evil temple |
| 11 | piriŋ muš-huš-⸢a⸣-ni-še₃ dug₃-ge ba-ši-gi₁₆ | The pirî demon returned to his “good heart’ |
| 12 | piriŋ muš-huš-a-ni si bad-bad-a-bi | whose horns are twisted like snakes |
| 13 | {d}nin-a-zu gidimₓ(|NINDA₂×GI.IDIM|) ŋir₃ tag ba-ni-dug₄ | Ninazu, the reed-carrier, was treated favorably. |
| ii | ||
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [...] | |
| 16 | [...] | |
| 17 | {d}nin-[...] | For Nin- |
| 18 | gig ⸢KA⸣ [...] | The sick one of the ešāpi temple |
| 19 | [...] | |
| 20 | ⸢muš⸣ [...] x | The emuš-e23 snake |
| 21 | [...] KAL [...]-⸢a⸣-ta | ... from ... |
| 22 | [...] gi-gi [...]-⸢gin₇⸣ ki im-ma-⸢mul⸣ | ... like a reed thicket, he made the earth sparkle. |
| 23 | niŋ₂ ⸢hul⸣-e su lu₂ pa-⸢hal⸣-la-še₃ si im-ma-[sa₂] | The fear of the Eḫula was placed in the body of the one who was torn out. |
| 24 | an-ta ⸢ur₂⸣-e nu-ti-a | from above to below not living, |
| 25 | ki-ta saŋ-e nu-ti-a | from below not living, |
| 26 | sa min tab-ba dil tab-⸢ba⸣ [x]-|KI.KAL|la lu₂-ulu₃-ka pa-hal | two bundles of chickpeas, one bundle of ēbâ-trees, ... of the man, the treasurer. |
| 27 | KA ib₂ gig niŋ₂-gig-ga a-na mu-bara₃-ga-bi | ... bitter pain and anxiety for the scribal apprentice. |
| 28 | niŋ₂-tur-tur ki-ta ra-ra-gin₇ a tum₂-mu lu₂-bi | Like a small child born from the netherworld, fitting water for this man |
| iii | ||
| 29 | uš muš-<ša₃>-ad a-gin₇ gar₃ nu-ŋa₂-ŋa₂ | How is it that a snake does not lie down like a bird? |
| 30 | muš-ša₃-ad-gin₇ an-ki-še saŋ nu-mu-ŋal₂ uš-bi nu-⸢dab₅⸣-e | Like a snake in heaven and earth, it cannot be carried off, its power cannot be seized |
| 31 | ki-še₃ igi nu-⸢mu⸣-ŋal₂ uš ⸢nu-u₃⸣-ba-⸢e⸣ | (If) he does not look at the ground, he will not be able to enter. |
| 32 | IM la-ba-[...] | Tablet of Laba- |
| 33 | ⸢lu₂⸣ ki-⸢še₃⸣ [...] x ⸢nu⸣-[...] | The elû-priestess, the place of the eše temple, the enūma temple |
| 34 | [...] igi-bi [...] | ... its front |
| 35 | x [...]-ta x [...] | ... from |
| 36 | a-na ib₂-⸢ak⸣-[na-bi] me-a ba-[...] | What did he do? Where ...? |
| 37 | dumu-mu a-⸢na⸣ [nu-zu a]-na [a-ra-ab-dah-e] | son of A-ena-e3 who does not know to smite |
| 38 | niŋ₂ i₃-[zu-a-mu in-ga-e-zu] | (Sum) My one who knows me, I know (about it) (Akk) I know my own self, I have known |
| 39 | [...] | |
| 40 | [...] | |
| 41 | [...] | |
| iv | ||
| 42 | niŋ₂ kug-gin₇ dumu niŋ₂ kug-ga-gin₇ | Like a pure child, like a holy child, |
| 43 | dumu niŋ₂ kug-ge im-tu-da-gin₇ | Like a child born by a pure mother, |
| 44 | {d}asal-lu₂-hi-e a-ra₂-zu im-ma-ni-ib₂-hun-e | Asalluhi prayed to him: |
| 45 | [...] | |
| 46 | [x x x]-ta-⸢e₃⸣-e₃ | ...ta’e'e |
| 47 | [...] | |
| 48 | [x x x zid-da-a bi₂]-sur | ... he split. |
| 49 | [...] ⸢gab₂⸣-bu-a bi₂-sur | ... he split open the egab-vessel |
| 50 | [...] ⸢ku₄⸣-ku₄-da-ni | ... his entering |
| 51 | x x-gin₇ x IL₂-da-bi | Its ... like ... |
| 52 | [x] {ŋiš}ka-na ba-ni-ri | ... his ... he smote. |
| 53 | ⸢ib₂⸣ gig-ga ⸢sa⸣ gig-ga murgu gig-ga zu₂ keš₂-a ba-ni-ak | He made a bitter ib2’e23-vessel, a painful sa₂-vessel (with) bitter thorns, he cut off the teeth with a knot. |
| 54 | muš-ša₃-ad an-še₃ saŋ i₃-ŋar uš-bi he₂-dab₅-e | May the one who sees the sky be seized by its force |
| 55 | ki-še₃ igi i₃-ŋar uš-bi he₂-ba-e | May he look at the earth, may he establish its foundation |
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