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TMH 06, 18 (P273890)
Incantation, Ur III, Nippur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TMH 06, 18 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273890 |
| Museum no. | HS 1496 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | [enuru{+e2-nu-ru}] | Enuru-enuru |
| 2 | [ab2 ...] | Ab ... |
| 3 | x x x | |
| 4 | siki-men sag-ga2 ma-ra-ni#-gar#? | He placed the wool on my head for you |
| 5 | a-abzu edin-na mi-ni-ri2 | Ayabzu, filling the steppe. |
| 6 | i3-ir-nun-ka szu mi-ni-du7 | He perfected your Irnun. |
| 7 | szembi zi-da nir zi mi-ni-ak | He made the righteous šembi plant, the true nirŋar plant. |
| 8 | gir2-sakar ku3 nam-iszib-ba-ka umbin-sze-ba si ba-ni-ib2-sa2 | In the silver Ŋirsakar of the office of išibba-priest, he arranged the bolts in order. |
| 9 | ab2 dingir-e2-e-ra ki-uri3-du3 gar-mu-na igi-zu si he2-ab-sa2 | When you have set your eyes upon the cow of the gods of Kiʾur, |
| 10 | enuru{+e2-nu-ru} | Enuru-enuru |
| 11 | u8-ge6 {d}en-ki-ka | the ewe of Enki, |
| 12 | abzu na-ri-ga | the Abzu of Nariga |
| 13 | abzu men-edinx(TE)-zu za-gin3 | Your Abzu, your lapis lazuli terrace |
| 14 | umbin {kusz}lu-ub2-SZIR@t {d}en-ki-ka | the nail of the lubširtu-shoot of Enki |
| 15 | ki-uri3-du3 giri3-zu he2-gal2-am3 | Ki-uridu, your feet are abundance. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-uri3-du3-bi dingir-e2-e-ra he2-gal2 szud3-da he2-mu-na-du3 | I built its Kiʾur for the gods, so that there was abundance in prayer. |
| 2 | a-abzu edin-na mi-ni-ri | “Apsu, fill the steppe! |
| 3 | i3-ir-nun-ka szu mi-ni-du7 | He perfected your Irnun. |
| 4 | szembi zi-da nir zi mi-ni-ak | He made the righteous šembi plant, the true nirŋar plant. |
| 5 | gir2 sakar ku3 nam-iszib-ba-ka umbin-sze-ba si ba-ni-ib2-sa2 | He arranged the bolts of the silver sakar-drum of the išib-drum. |
| 6 | u8-ge6 dingir-e2-e-ra ki-uri3-du3 gar-mu-na igi-zu si he2-ab-sa2 enuru{+e2-nu-ru} | For the ewe of the gods, when you set your eyes upon Kiuridu, may Enuru-enuru look favorably upon you. |
| 7 | ud5 en-ne2 mu-szi-gi4 | The en priestess returns the nanny. |
| 8 | ud5 sig17 en-gal {d}en-ki-ke4 gada-men sag-ga2 ma-ra-ni-gar | The red nanny of Engal, Enki, placed a sash on her head. |
| 9 | a-abzu edin-na mi-ni-ri | “Apsu, fill the steppe! |
| 10 | ir-ir-nun-ka szu mi-ni-du7 | He perfected your irnun. |
| 11 | szembi zi-da [...] | True šembi-plant |
| 12 | [gir2] sakar# ku3 nam#-[iszib-ba-ka umbin-sze-ba si ba-ni-ib2-sa2] | He placed the nail of the silver sakar knife for the šibba ritual. |
| 13 | [u8-ge6 dingir-e2-e-ra ki-uri3-du3 gar-mu-na] igi-[zu si he2-ab-sa2] | When you set your eyes upon the ewe of the gods in Ki'uridu, |
| 14 | [...] | |
| 15 | [...] | |
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