TMH 06, 12 (P273892)
Incantation, Ur III, Nippur · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TMH 06, 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | P273892 |
| Museum no. | HS 1526 |
| 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 |
English translation
By Guerra, Dylan M. · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | enuru: |
| obverse 2 | The snake from snake mountain indeed called. |
| obverse 3 | The lizard of heaven and of earth |
| obverse 4 | licked. |
| obverse 5 | The sons of the lizard, heaven and earth, are 7. |
| obverse 6 | The well like wind it made. |
| obverse 7 | Water like wind he poured out. |
| obverse 8 | Grass like wind its right encircled. |
| obverse 9 | Its grass, his left |
| obverse 10 | it tore out. |
| obverse 11 | Then his ... held firm. |
| obverse 12 | ... the (snake’s) fang may he bind. |
| obverse 13 | The incantations(?) of the Abzu of Eridu of Asalluhi, son of Eridu: |
| reverse 1 | may they not be undone. |
| reverse 2 | Nisaba, |
| reverse 3 | the righteous woman, |
| reverse 4 | the beautiful woman. |
| reverse 5 | Addakala, |
| reverse 6 | the scribe, |
| reverse 7 | wrote, |
| reverse 8 | (so that) in your eyes he indeed pleased. |
| left 1 | Good bala. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | enerux(|AN.U|){+ex(DAG)-nu-ru} | |
| 2 | musz-e kur-musz-ta KA nam-gi4 | |
| 3 | me-TAR an ki-ka | |
| 4 | eme! ba-ni-ak | |
| 5 | dumu me-TAR an ki 7(disz)-a-ne-ne | |
| 6 | pu2 lil2-am3 i3-du3 | |
| 7 | a lil2-am3 i3-in-de2 | |
| 8 | gugx(|A.ZI.ZI.A|) lil2-am3 za3-bi ib2-dab6 | |
| 9 | gugx(|A.ZI.ZI.A|)-bi ga-bu-ni | |
| 10 | mu-[ub?]-ze2 | |
| 11 | [...]-ni szu um-ma-gi | |
| 12 | [...] x-a zu2 he2-la2-e | |
| 13 | [tu6?-tu6? abzu] eridu#{ki}-ga [{d}asar-lu2-hi dumu eridu]{ki}-ke4 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nam#-mu-da-bur2-[re] | |
| 2 | {d}nisaba | |
| 3 | munus-zi | |
| 4 | munus sa6-ga | |
| 5 | ad-da-kal-la | |
| 6 | dub-sar-e | |
| 7 | mu-sar | |
| 8 | igi-za he2-en-sa6 | |
| left | ||
| 1 | bala saga | |
Sources & licences
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