CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 052 (P267359)

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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 12757

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] {d}am-an-ki-ga-sze3 er2 szesz2-[...]
2'. [...] am-an-ki du5-mu-zu mu-lu kur-ra nam-ba-da#-[...]
3'. [...] ga#-zu sahar kur-ra-ka nam-ba-an-da#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

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: u. part, rev. destroyed
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Shaffer, Aaron, Inanna, p.101,

    [sec50021] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 12757
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 052 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P267359.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 052 artifact entry (No. P267359). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P267359 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 052 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P267359 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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