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TMH 06, app. 1 (P274441)
Incantation, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | TMH 06, app. 1 |
|---|---|
| ID | P274441 |
| Museum no. | Ist Ni 02177 |
| Collection | Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] NI nam-lu2-[lu6 kur elam] an-sza u3-ma-da-bi [si] bi2-ib2-sa2 | ... the people of the land Elam, whose radiance makes heavens tremble |
| 2 | [...] NE {d}nin-NE [...] esz?-a mu-da-ga-NE-de2-sze3 | ... Nin-NE ... to the shrine(?) |
| 3 | nam-lu2-lu6 kur elam an-sza u3-ma-da-ba-ta a2-ba-ta ir-bi nig2-ba-ba | Humanity from the land Elam, from heaven, from the sea, its tears are a gift. |
| 4 | ban-ba sa ba-du8 ti-szub-bi ba-ta-ku5-ku5 | At its banba-vessels the knots were knotted, the ti-šuba-votary was cut off. |
| 5 | nar-kur-TAR imin-na-ne-ne dumu uru2-a-ba-tu-da-me | All seven of them are citizens of Urubatu. |
| 6 | nimgir-hul2-gal2 kur-ra ug3 kur elam-an-sza u3-ma-da-ba KA |GA2xIGI|-ag-me-sze3 | Nimgir-ḫulgal, when the people of the land Elamite were brought to me |
| 7 | 2(disz)-am3 igi tir kur-ra-me igi-ba kisal-luh si mu-ne-x | The two of us, when we look at the forest of the mountains, ... the courtyard. |
| 8 | 3(disz)-am3 KAB-KESZ?-x-ba-me kaskal ba-da-til mu-ne-gal2 nam-ta-ab-tum3 | We are three ..., we are on a road that has been finished, and we shall not take it away. |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | [...]-me nig [... nam-lu2-lu6] kur elam an-sza-u3-[ma-da-ba]-ta#? | We are the ... of humanity, from the land Elam where Anšaumadaba |
| 3 | {d}en-ki-ke4 dumu {d}[...] gu3 mu-na-[de2-e] | Enki spoke to the son of ... |
| 4 | girim an-ta [he2?]-dib-e | may it pass through the nose-rope from above |
| 5 | {d}nin-girim u3-ma-da-ri | Ningirim, the lord |
| 6 | a-gub3-ba-sze3 ha-mu-szi-du8 | may he bring it to the watercourse. |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}tu masz-masz-gal-an-na-ke4 gu-u3-x-ma-ni he2-la2-e | Tutu, the exorcist of heaven, may he ... his ... |
| 2 | {d?}UN-za-KU lugal nam-iszib-ba-ke4 eme ha-mun-na-ni ha-mu-ri-usz | UnzaKU, king of the išib priesthood, his tongue may he sooth him. |
| 3 | {d}asar-lu2-hi dumu {d}en-ki-ke4 | Asalluhi, son of Enki |
| 4 | {d}ma?-mu dumu eridu{ki}-ke4 | of Mamu, son of Eridu |
| 5 | de2 [...] dumu-abzu-ke4 | ... the son of Abzu |
| 6 | {d}NE [... dumu ...] | For ..., son of |
| 7 | {d}szul-[pa-e3 dumu ...] | Šulpa’e, son of |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | tu{muszen} u3-bi-x gu2-gu2-giri3-bi-da u3-da-[...] | The pigeons ... their necks with their tails |
| 2 | nam-lu2-lu6 kur elam an-sza u3-ma-da-ba2 ni-ba sze-gur10 ha-ba-du11 | Humanity in the land Elam, in its midst of heaven and earth ... |
| 3 | imin-sin{muszen} u3-bi-x gu2-gu2-giri3-bi-da u3-da-[...] | The seven-fingers ... their necks with each other |
| 4 | nam-lu2-lu6 kur elam an-sza u3-ma-da-ba [...]-ba he2-[...] | Humanity, in the land Elam, in heaven and earth, may its ... |
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