CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 021 (P268913)

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 13902

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

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [...]-x {gesz}gag-ta [...]
2. ku3# {d}eresz-ki-gal-la-ke4 gala#-[...] x-na-ni-ib-gi4#?-[...]
3. uzu ne?-sag3 me ne-sag3-ga# [...]
4. uzu nig2-sag3-x? he2!-a
5. uzu# nig2-sag3-ga#? {gesz}gag-ta la2-a im-me-ne-szum2#-usz#
6. 1(disz) u3 nam-ti u3 a nam-ti-la ugu#-[...] bi2#-in-szub-bu-usz
7. {d#}inanna# ba-gub
8. x x x
9. {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne ba-ab-ha-za-asz
10. a-ba-am3 lu2# kur-ra#-ta NE kur-ra-ta?
11. u4-da {d}inanna kur-ta ba-e11-de3
12. sag# dili# sag#-a-na ha-ba-ab-szum2-mu
13. {d}inanna kur#-ta# ba-e11-de3
14. x x x
15. gal5#-la2 gal-gal gi dub-ba-na-ke4?
16. za3-ga-na# ba-an-da?-be-esz
17. lu2 x x x
18. x x x
19. bar-ra-na aga3#-us nu-me-a {gesz}gidri
20. lu2 e-ne-ra# in#-szi-re7-esz-am3
21. lu2 {d}inanna-ra in-szi-re7-esz-am3
22. u2 nu-zu-me-esz a nu-zu-me-esz
23. zi3#? dub-dub-ba nu-gu7-me-esz
24. [...] bala#-bala nu-na8-na8-me-esz
25. ur2# lu2-ka dam szu ti-a-me-esz
26. ubur# emeda{da} la2-ka dumu szu ti-a-me-esz
27. x x x
28. x x x
reverse
1. [...] giri3-ni-sze3 ba-an-szub
2. [...]-da-an-tusz tug2 mudra6-ra ba-an-mu4?
3. [...]-e-ne ku3 {d}inanna-ra gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e
4. [...]-x iri-zu-sze3 DU-ba e-ne ga?-ba-ab-DU-mu-de3-en#
5. [...] {d#}inanna-ke4? [...]-e-ne mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
6. sukkal# e-ne-eg3 sa6-sa6-ga-mu
7. ra#-gaba e-ne-eg3 ge#-en-ge-na-mu
8. [...] x [...]-mu szu# [...]-un#-bar#-re#? na# di ga#-mu
9. [...]-eg3 [...]-ga x [...]
10. [...] du6-du6-dam# ma-an#-na?-x-[...]
11. [...] gu2-en-na x-an#-du12-am3#
12. [...]-dingir-re-ne ma-[...]-nigin
13. [...]-ni ma-an#-hur# giri17#-ni# ma-an#-hur
14. [...]-mu#-lu-da nu-di hasz4-gal-a-ni ma-an-hur
15. [...]-lu nu-tuku-gin7 tug2 dili-a im-ma-an-mu4
16. [...]-kur-ra e2 {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3
17. uri5#{ki}-ma e2 {d}nanna-sze3
18. iri#-ze2-eb{ki} e2 {d#}am-an-ki-ga-sze3
19. e-ne ma-a-ra mu-un-ti-le-en
20. ga-an#-szi-re7-de3-en umma{ki}-a sig4-kur-sza3-ga-sze3 ga#-an-szi-re7-de3-en
21. umma#-[...] sig4-kur-sza3-ga#-ta
22. {d#}szara2# iri#-ni# giri3#-ni szu ba-an-szub
23. sahar#-ra ba#-da-an-tusz tug2# mudra6-ra ba-an-mu4
24. gal5#-la2-e-ne ku3 {d}inanna-ra gu3 mu-na-de2-e
25. {d}inanna iri-zu-sze3 DU-ba e-ne ga-ba-ab-DU-mu-de3
26. ku3# {d}inanna-ke4 gal5-la2-e-ne mu#-na#-ni-ib-gi4-gi4#
27. lu2#-du# du# {d}szara2-mu
28. umbin ku5-ku5-ra-mu gu2-tar la2-mu
29. ne ta-gin7 nam-ma-ra-ni-ib-ze2-eg3-gen
30. ga-e-re7-en-de3-en bad3-tibira{ki}-a e2-musz3-kalam-ma-sze3 ga-an-szi-re7-en-de3-en
31. bad3-tibira{ki}-a e2-musz3-kalam-ma-ta

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description: u. &llo. corners missing, ruled, abraded
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: PBS 5, 022

    [Poebel1914PBS5] Poebel, Arno. 1914. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 5. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • history: Sladek Inanna, p.102,

    [sec50465] N.d.

  • history: Kramer PAPS 085, 303,

    [sec50466] N.d.

  • history: Kramer JCS 05 p. 1,

    [sec50467] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 13902
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 021 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268913.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 021 artifact entry (No. P268913). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268913 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 021 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268913 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 021 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268913},
}

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