The Hymn to Nikkal tablet (h.6): drawing

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

Copies 1

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

Where it's published

Sources 3

Documents en langue hourrite provenant de Ras ShamraSRC
Kollationen zum Musiktext aus UgaritSRC
Musical staff (Hurrian Hymn no. 6), National Museum of Damascus, inv. 3916SRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The Hymn to Nikkal tablet (h.6): drawing [Copy CPY0DEDT6795DV7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0DEDT6795DV7

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  title     = {The Hymn to Nikkal tablet (h.6): drawing},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key CPY0DEDT6795DV7},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0DEDT6795DV7}
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