CDLI Literary 000423, ex. 001 (P343111)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Metadata / catalogue

Flat catalogue

As CSV As TSV

Expanded catalogue

As JSON

Linked catalogue

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Text / annotations

Text data

As ATF As JTF

Linked annotations

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Related publications

As CSV As BibTeX

Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

As CSV

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 02461

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.04.02 Shu-Suen B (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
1. mu-ti-in sza3-ga2 mu#-lu [...]
2. hi-li-zu ag2 ze2-ba-am3 lal3-[...]
3. gi-ru sza3-ga2 mu-lu ki-ig-ga ag2#-[...]
4. hi-li-zu ag2 ze2-ba-am3 lal3-am3 ku7-ku7-da
5. en-dab5-en ni2-ga2 du5-mu-u8-szi-gen
6. mu-ti-in ga-ba-e-da-kar ki mu-nu2-da-sze3
7. en-dab5-en ni2-ga2 du5-mu-u8-szi-gen
8. gi-ru ga-ba-e-da-kar ki mu-nu2-da-sze3
9. mu-ti-in ag2 ze2-ze2-ba du5-mu-u8-ak
10. ze2-ba kal-la-mu lal3-e da-ag2-e-ga
11. e2! ki-nu2-a lal3 hab2 du11-ga-ba
12. hi-li ag2 ze2-ba-zu ga-ba-hul2-hul2-le-en-de3-en
13. gi-ru ag2 ze2-ze2-ba du5-mu-u8-ak
14. ze2-ba kal-la-mu lal3-e da-ag2-e-ga
15. mu-ti-in ma-ra hi-li mu-e-|TE.A|
16. ama-mu-ra du11-ga-na-ab ni2 mu-ra-ab-ze2-eg3-e
17. ad-da-mu-ur2 ag2 ba-ba mu-un-ba
18. ur5-sa6 ki ur5 sa6-ge-bi mu-zu
19. mu-ti-in u4 te-en-sze3 e2-me-a nu2-a
20. sza3-za ki sza3 hul2-bi mu-zu
reverse
1. gi-ru u4 te-en-sze3 e2-me-a nu2-a
2. za-e ma-a-ra ki mu-e-a-ag2-a-ta
3. gi-ru ma-a-ra ag2 ze2-ba-zu nu-usz-mu-e-a-ak-e
4. u3-mu-un digir-mu u3-mu-un {d}lamma-mu
5. {d}szu-{d}suen sza3 {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-ke4 ba-ze2-be2-en-na-mu
6. ki ze2-ba-zu nu-usz-mu-e-a-ak-a
7. ki lal3-gin7 ze2-ba-zu szu nu-usz-mu-e-tag-ge
8. tug2 {gisz}ba-an-na-gin7 szu de6-ma-ni
9. tug2 {gisz}ba-an szum2-ki-na-gin7 szu |DAR.DAR|-ma-ni
10. bala-bala-e {d}inanna-kam

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):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.04.02 Shu-Suen B (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: ISET 1, 1 (1969) 090 (pl. 032), Ni 02461

    [Çig1969ISET1] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1969. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 1.

  • history: Belleten 16, p.355-365, pl. LVI

    [Kramer1952five] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1952. “Five New Sumerian Literary Texts.” Belleten 16: 355–65.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 02461
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:38:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 03:57:51 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000423 (Shu-Suen B) composite (P473725) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000423, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343111.
CDLI Literary 000423, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P343111). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343111 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000423, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343111 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000423, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343111},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P343111
LB  - CDLI:P343111
M1  - 2024/3/29/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000423, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343111
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.