CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 001 (P264321)
Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 06894Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness) Religious; (Obv)mostly destroyed, illegible, (Rev)28 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
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reverse
1. [...] x
2. [...] ba-ni-in-dab5#-be2-esz
3. x [...]-ta
4. [...]-x-a-asz
5. ku3 {d}inanna-ke4# x x x sza3-ga-ni nam-DU
6. ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 na-am2-mu-ud-na-na-sze3 er2-gig i3-sze8-sze8
7. [...] dam-ni [x x] a2-na [...]
8. [...] NI [x x] x [...]
9. [...]-gin7 im-mi-[...] im#-mi-x-[...]
10. {u2}numun2 i3-bur12-re {u2}numun2 i3-ze2-e
11. dam lu2 ur2-zu-ne-ne [nu2]-a me dam kal-la-mu
12. dumu lu2 ur2-zu-ne-ne nu2-a me dumu kal-la-mu
13. x x x
14. {u2}numun2 i3-bu-re {u2}numun2 i3-ze2-e
15. x x x
16. [me-am3 mu-lu]-mu# me-am3 mu-un-|KAxX|-e
17. [me-am3 mu-lu]-mu me-am3 mu-un-TAG-TAG-x-e
18. x x x
19. [nim-e ku3] {d}inanna-ra gu3 mu-na#-de2-e
20. [ga2-e ki] u2-zu ga-mu-re-[pa3] a-na-am3 nig2-ba-mu-um
21. [ku3 {d}inanna]-ke4 num-e mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
22. [za-e ki mu-lu-mu] ba-ab-pa3-de3-en nig2-ba a-ra-ba-e
23. x x x
24. [...] ga-mu-un-dul-dul
25. [nim-e ku3 {d}inanna]-ra im-ma-an-[...]
26. [ki-sikil {d}inanna-ke4] num#-e nam mu-ni-[ib2-tar-re]
27. [...] x-ka!(SAG) e2-an-na-ka# [...]
28. [du5-mu] lu2# ku3#-zu-ke4-ne-ne-da [...]
29. x x x
30. x x x
31. x x x
32. x x x
33. x x x
34. x x x
35. [ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 {d}dumu-zi sag-bi-sze3 bi2]-in-[szum2-mu]
36.a. [ku3 {d}eresz-ki-gal-la-ke4]
36.b. za3-[mu10-zu du10-ga-am3]
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reverse
1. [...] x
2. [...] ba-ni-in-dab5#-be2-esz
3. x [...]-ta
4. [...]-x-a-asz
5. ku3 {d}inanna-ke4# x x x sza3-ga-ni nam-DU
6. ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 na-am2-mu-ud-na-na-sze3 er2-gig i3-sze8-sze8
7. [...] dam-ni [x x] a2-na [...]
8. [...] NI [x x] x [...]
9. [...]-gin7 im-mi-[...] im#-mi-x-[...]
10. {u2}numun2 i3-bur12-re {u2}numun2 i3-ze2-e
11. dam lu2 ur2-zu-ne-ne [nu2]-a me dam kal-la-mu
12. dumu lu2 ur2-zu-ne-ne nu2-a me dumu kal-la-mu
13. x x x
14. {u2}numun2 i3-bu-re {u2}numun2 i3-ze2-e
15. x x x
16. [me-am3 mu-lu]-mu# me-am3 mu-un-|KAxX|-e
17. [me-am3 mu-lu]-mu me-am3 mu-un-TAG-TAG-x-e
18. x x x
19. [nim-e ku3] {d}inanna-ra gu3 mu-na#-de2-e
20. [ga2-e ki] u2-zu ga-mu-re-[pa3] a-na-am3 nig2-ba-mu-um
21. [ku3 {d}inanna]-ke4 num-e mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
22. [za-e ki mu-lu-mu] ba-ab-pa3-de3-en nig2-ba a-ra-ba-e
23. x x x
24. [...] ga-mu-un-dul-dul
25. [nim-e ku3 {d}inanna]-ra im-ma-an-[...]
26. [ki-sikil {d}inanna-ke4] num#-e nam mu-ni-[ib2-tar-re]
27. [...] x-ka!(SAG) e2-an-na-ka# [...]
28. [du5-mu] lu2# ku3#-zu-ke4-ne-ne-da [...]
29. x x x
30. x x x
31. x x x
32. x x x
33. x x x
34. x x x
35. [ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 {d}dumu-zi sag-bi-sze3 bi2]-in-[szum2-mu]
36.a. [ku3 {d}eresz-ki-gal-la-ke4]
36.b. za3-[mu10-zu du10-ga-am3]
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact Preservation: fragment
- Condition Description: UE&RE. missing, ruled
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history: ASJ 18, p.1-18, p. 10-11
[Alster1996Inanna] Alster, Bendt. 1996. “Inanna Repenting: The Conclusion of Inanna’s Descent.” Acta Sumerologica 18: 1–18.
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- Museum No.: CBS 06894
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved | |
2014-10-19 at 09:43:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2014-08-27 at 15:48:10 | Heinle, Michael | Atf | Heinle, Michael | CDLI | approved | ||
2012-04-21 at 21:30:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô | Penn Museum | CDLI | approved |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
Composite | Score |
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CDLI Literary 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903) | View the score |
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