The Hymn to Nikkal tablet, h.6 (RS 15.30 + 15.49 + 17.387)

Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

The only near-complete Hurrian song: four lines of Hurrian text continuing over the edge, a double rule, six lines of Akkadian interval names each with a numeral, and a colophon naming the nid qabli tuning, the zaluzi type and the scribe Ammurabi. National Museum of Damascus 3916, 17 x 6.3 x 2.5 cm.

Unknown author, 1400. Public domain

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DrawingUnknown author · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain1 step from the original

Where it's published

Museum photographvirtual-museum-syria.org · Virtual Museum of Syria / National Museum of Damascus; all rights reserved, linked onlyPrimary source: Musical staff (Hurrian Hymn no. 6), National Museum of Damascus, inv. 39161 step from the original

Where it's published

Transcription in laroche's editionEmmanuel Laroche · 1968 · Copyright, Mission de Ras Shamra / Geuthner; print onlyPrimary source: Documents en langue hourrite provenant de Ras Shamra1 step from the original

Where it's published

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Hymn to Nikkal tablet, h.6 (RS 15.30 + 15.49 + 17.387) [Artifact ART0DEDRXN5JEW1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDRXN5JEW1

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  year      = {2026},
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