CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 014 (P343126)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 01601

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'-2'. [geszkim]-ti-zu-um [...] nin#-lil2-la2
3'-4'. [...]-pi2#-it-esz18-dar [...] hu#-mu-te-gal2
5'-6'. [...]-gin7 du10 [mu ka]-ge du7
7'-8'. [...] e3 [dam {d}]inanna
9'-10'. [...] gesztu2# dagal sa12#-e#-x rig7-ga
11'. {d}nisaba# munus# ul-la gun3-a
12'-13'. munus zi dub-sar# nin nig2-nam zu
14'-15'. si-zu im-ma si ba-ni#-in-sa2
16'-17'. sza3 dub-ba-ka gu!-szum2! mi-ni-sa6-sa6
18'-19'. gi-dub-ba# ku3!-sig17-ka# szu mu-ni-in-gun3
20'-21'. gi 1(disz) ninda esz2#-GAN2# za-gin3!
22'-25'. as4-lum le-um-e igi-gal2 szum2-mu {d}nisaba-ke4 [szu] dagal# ma-ra-an-du11
26'-27'. [{d}]li#-pi2-it-esz18-dar [dumu] {d}en-lil2-la2-me-en
column 2
  beginning broken
1'-2'. [...]-kam# lu2# til-le mu-ni-in-zu
3'-4'. a2-tuku sa-gaz nu-mu-un!(E)-szi-ak-e
5'-6'. kal-ga si-ga# szaga!-sze3 nu-mu-un-ak-e
7'-9'. nig2-si-sa2 ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mu-ni-gar
10'. su kalam-ma! mu-du10
11'-13'. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar# lugal i3-si-in{ki#} lugal ki#-en-gi ki-uri-me-en
14'-15'. nibru#{ki#}-sze3 dub sar#-re-me-en
16'-19'. e2-kur-re e2 {d#}en#-lil2-la2-ta {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar sag#-us2-bi za-e-me-en
20'-21'. {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra ki ag2 sza3-ba-me-en
22'-23'. ur-sag {d}nin-urta maszkim# kal-ga-zu-um
24'-25'. {d}nusku sukkal mah# a2#-tah# inim#-ma-zu-um
26'-28'. iszib kesz3{ki}-a-sze3 {d}nin-tu-re zi-de3-esz pa3-da-me-en
29'-30'. uri2{ki}-sze3 gal2-la szul gesz tuku {d}suen-na-me-en#
31'. {d}en-ki-ke4 eridu{ki}-ta aga zi szum2-ma-me-en
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. ka#-[ka] mi#-ni#-[in-gal2]
2'-4'. za3!#-mi2#-zu e2-dub-ba-ka im-e nam-da13-da13
5'-7'. dub-sar-e a-le he2-em-szi-ak-e gal-le-esz he2-i-i
8'-9'. ar2-zu e2#-dub#-ba-a-ka musz3# nam#-ba-an-tum3-mu
10'-11'. sipa# gu2#-tuku szul# dumu {d}en-lil2-la2
12'-13'. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar za3-mi2
  double ruling
14'. ur-x
15'. ur-ki-irigal#?
16'. ur-ki-gal
17'. ur#-eb#-gal
  (rest of the tablet not given)

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 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: ISET 1, 1 (1969) 106 (pl. 048), Ni 01601

    [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: Vanstiphout JCS 30, 034 F,

    [sec85727] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 01601
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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
2015-02-20 at 08:53:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI approved View
2015-02-20 at 08:52:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343126.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P343126). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343126 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343126 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343126},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343126},
}

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