CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 025 (P274957)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058522

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
  beginning broken
1'. a#-ba#-[...]-en# za-e [...]
2'. me-e {d}ga-sza#-an#-na# ki# {d}utu e11-a-[...]
3'. tukum-bi za-e {d}[...] {d}utu# [...]
4'. a-na ba-du-un kur nu-gi4-[...]
5'. har-ra-an lu2# du-ba nu-gi4-gi4-ne [...]-zu [...]
6'. [...]-ke4 mu-na-ni-ib#-gi4#-[...]
7'. nin9 gal-mu ku3 {d}ga-sza-an-ki-gal-la-ke4
8'. mu dam-a-ni u3-mu-un gu4#-gal-an#-na# ba-an#-ug5#-ga
9'. ki-[...]-na i-bi2 du8-[...]
10'. [...]-ga-na gu#-ul# ba-ni-de2 ur5 he2-na-nam#-ma
11'. [...]-ti# i3#-du8 gal# kur-ra-ke4#
12'. [...]-ra# mu#-na#-ni-ib-gi4-[...]
13'. [...] ga-na-[...]
14'. [...]-ki-gal-la-ra ga-[...]
15'. [...] i3-du8 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-du8# [...]
2'. [...]-ra-du11 [...]
3'. [...] kur-ra 7(disz)-bi {gesz#}[...]
4'. [...] ganzer dili#-[...]
5'. e-ne ku4-ku4-da-ni#-[...]
6'. gam-gam-ma-ni [...]
7'. [...]-bi2-ti i3-du8 gal# [...]-ra-[...]
8'. [...]
  rest 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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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Sladek, William R., Diss. (1974),

    [sec53556] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 058522
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0499
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-10-19 at 09:43:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-27 at 15:48:10 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2012-04-21 at 21:30:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-09-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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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. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274957.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P274957). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274957 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274957 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274957},
}


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