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MysteriesHurrian songs of UgaritArtifactsThe Hymn to Nikkal tablet, h.6 (RS 15.30 + 15.49 + 17.387)The Hymn to Nikkal tablet (h.6): transcription in Laroche's edition
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The Hymn to Nikkal tablet (h.6): transcription in Laroche's edition

DocumentCopyright, Mission de Ras Shamra / Geuthner; print onlyC. 1400 BC (14th-century BC palace stratum)Copy of The Hymn to Nikkal tablet, h.6 (RS 15.30 + 15.49 + 17.387)
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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.

Emmanuel Laroche, 1400. Copyright, Mission de Ras Shamra / Geuthner; print only

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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

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