CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 010 (P283755)

Literary tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017308

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. larsa#[{ki}] iri# [nun-bi nimgir an ki di-ku5 ug3 szar2-ra-ke4]
2'. suhusz-bi gi-ne2 us2# zi# dab5#-[be2-da e-ne bi2-in-esz-am3]
3'. unu{ki} kul-aba4{ki} iri ku3 gesz#-kin-ti# dingir#-[re-e-ne-ke4]
4'. esz-bar kin-bi im-mi-in-esz-am3 ki-bi bi2-in-gi4#-esz#-am3#
5'. ki# zabala{ki#} iri nu-gig an-na usu#-ni mu-un#-ti#-la#
6'. lu2-erim2# lu2-kur2-ra-da kar#-re#-bi# inim#-bi im-de6-am3#
7'. lagasz{ki} dim gal an-na esz3 gir2-su{ki} ul-ta# gar-ra-x
  gloss la-ga written on left edge
8'. an-ne2 {d}en-lil2-le igi sa6-ga-ne#-ne in-szi-in-bar#-re-esz-am3#
9'. e2#-bi# umma{ki} szeg12 hur-sza3-ab{ki}-ba-ka# hul#-bi ba#-ab-ak#-a#
10'. ugu#-bi#-ta ti-id-nu-um gar#-ra# ib2#-ta-an-zi-ge#-[esz-am3]
11'. kisz{ki} za3 dab5 ki-en-gi ki#-uri# nam#-en-bi diri#-[ga]
12'. suhusz-bi gi-ne2-da bi2-in#-x x x [x x]-e-ne
13'. mar2#-da#{ki} iri i7-bi a# zal-le# [a]-sza3#-ga sze gu-nu
14'. [{d}a]-nun#-na-ke4-ne ib2#-ta#-an#-kar-re-esz-am3 ib2#-szi#-in-gur#-re-esz-am3
reverse
1. i3-si-in{ki#} u2-a AN {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne ul-ta ni2 il2#-la#-a#
2. an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki {d}nin-mah-bi bala-bi in-su3-u4-da-am3
3. du11-ga-ba szu zi bi2-in-gar-re-esz-am3 he2-am3-bi bi2-in-esz-am3
4. {d}nin-urta# szul# ur-sag kal-ga szu-ni ba-an-szum2-mu-usz-am3
5. {d}nin-isin2{+si}-na dumu mah an-na szim-mu2 kalam-ma-ka
6. ki-tusz ku3 e2-gal-mah-ni-a ni2 dub2-bu in-na-an-ne-esz-am3
7. {d}da-mu kindagal2 {d}nu-nam-nir-ra a-zu zi-gal2-la-ka
8. giri3 ama-na-sze3 a-a-na-sze3 kur gam-gam-e in-na-an-ne-esz-am3
9. ki-ru#-gu2 8(disz)-kam-ma-kam-am3
  copy has 7(disz)
10. an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki# {d}nin#-mah#-bi a2-bi ba-an-ag2-esz
11. gesz-gi4#-gal2 ki-ru#-[gu2]-da#-kam#-am3
left
1. i3#-ne#-esz2# a2#-sze# {d#}en#-[lil2-le u4 zi kalam]-ma# bi2#-in-gub-ba-am3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: CT 42, 31 BM 17308

    [Figulla1959CT42] Figulla, Hugo H. 1959. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 42. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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  • Museum No.: BM 017308
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0022

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-12-28 at 08:30:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-26 at 09:00:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-05-08 at 05:50:39 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-11-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000381 (Lament for Nippur) composite (P469683) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 010 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283755.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 010 artifact entry (No. P283755). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283755 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283755 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283755},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283755},
}


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