CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 034 (P345431)

Literary prism excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 08863

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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

Language(s)

Sumerian

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object prism
surface a
column 1
1. ($ blank space $) dub-sag-x
2. {d}li-pi2-it#-esz18-dar lugal sag il2 nun bara2-ga
3-4. he2#-du7 {gesz}isimu2{sar} nam-lugal-la
5-6. {d}utu-gin7 gub sze-er-zi kalam-ma
7-8. nam-nun-sze3 mah me gal-la u5
9-10. ub-da limmu2 ug3 ki gar-ra
11-12. sze-ga {d}en-lil2-la2 {d}nin-lil2-le ki-ag2
13-14. szul zi igi gun3 bara2-ga tum2-ma
15-16. men aga zi sag me#-te-gal2
17-18. sibir szu du8 sag-ge6-ga
19-21. nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 sipa igi-gal2 tuku
22-24. ug3# lah5-lah5-[e] gissu du10-ga ug3#-e# ni2# [dub2-bu]
25-26. [...]
column 2
1-2. geszkim-ti-zu-um ama {d}nin-lil2-la2
3-5. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar a2 nun he2#-mu-te-gal2
6-7. ka lal3-gin7 du10 mu ka-ge du7
8-9. sza3-ge de6-a dam {d}inanna
10-11. {d}en-ki-ke4 gesztu2 dagal sag-e-esz rig7-ga
12-13. {d}nisaba munus ul-la gun3-a
14-15. munus zi dub-sar nin9? nig2-nam zu
16-17. KA#?-zu im-ma# si ba-ni-in-[sa2]
18-19. sza3 dub-ba-ka gu-szum2 mi-ni-in-sa6-sa6
20-21. gi-dub-ba ku3-sig17-ka [szu] mu-ni-in-gun3
22-23. [gi] 1(disz)! ninda [esz2]-GAN2 za-gin3
24-27. [{gesz}as4-lum] le-um# [igi-gal2] szum2-mu [{d}nisaba]-ke4 [szu dagal ma-ra-an]-du11#?
column 3
1-2. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar# dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-me-en
3-4. nig2?-zi gi-na pa ba-e-e3
5-6. en sa6-zu an-za3-sze3 na-dul?
7-9. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar lugal umusz gal-gal-la ad gi4-gi4
10-12. inim-ma nu-kusz2-u3 gal zu ka-asz bar ug3-e si sa2
13-14. gesztu2 dagal nig2-nam gal-le-esz zu#
15-16. di! kur-kur-ra-ke4 si sa2-sa2-e-de3
17-18. inim sza3-ga gal2-la lul zi-bi mu-e-zu
19-21. {d#}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar lu2# erim2-ra [guru5]-usz mu-e-ta-ab-e3-de3-en
22-24. ka nir-da ka gir2 sag11 du11 lu2 zi-zi-i mu-e-zu
25-27. nam-tag# dugud ka garasz2-ka lu2 ti-la mu-e-zu
28-29. a2-tuku sa-gaz [nu]-mu-un-szi-ak-e
30-31. [kal]-ga si#-ga [szaga]-sze3 nu-mu-un-ak
column 4
1-3. nig2-si-sa2 ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mu-ni-gar
4. su kalam-ma mu-du10
5-7. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar lugal i3-si-in{ki}-na lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-me-en
8-9. nibru{ki}-sze3 dub sar-re-me-en
10-13. e2-kur-re e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar sag-us2-bi za-e-me-en
14-16. {d}en-lil2-e {d}nin-lil2-ra ki-ag2 sza3-ba-me-en
17-19. ur-sag {d}nin-urta maszkim kal-ga-zu
20-22. {d#}nusku# sukkal#-mah a2-tah inim-ma-zu
23-26. iszib kesz3{ki}-sze3 {d}nin-tu-re zi-de3-esz pa3-da-me-en
27-29. uri2{ki}-sze3 gal2-la szul gesz tuku {d}suen-na-me-en
column 5
1-3. {d}en-ki-ke4 eridu{ki}i-ta aga zi szum2-ma-me-en
4-7. ki unu{ki}-ga ku3 {d}inanna-ra {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar hi-li sza3-ga-na-me-en
8-12. {d}nin-i3-si-in-na-ke4 i3-si-in{ki}-na bara2 mah-zu mi-ni-in-ri
13-14. i-lu sza3-ga mu bal sa6-ga
15-16. nun-e nun uru16 dirig gal mah-bi
17-19. ad-da-zu {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan lugal kalam-ma-ke4
20-22. {gesz}gu-za-ni suhusz-bi mu-ra#-an-ge4-en
23-24. inim du11-ga an {d}en-lil2-la2-ta
25-26. di nim kur-kur-ra si-a mu-e-ni-gar
27-28. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-me-en
29-30. nig2-gi#-na-zu ka-ka mi-ni-in-gal2
31-32. za3-mi2-zu e2-dub-ba-a-ka im mu-e-ni-du11-du11
  with l. 1 of next column
column 6
1.
  to preceding line
2-4. dub-sar-re a-la he2-em-szi-ak-e gal-le-esz he2-i-i
5-7. ar2-zu e2-dub-ba-a-ka musz3 nam-ba-an-tum2-mu
8-9. sipa gu2-tuku szul dumu {d}en-lil2-la2
10-11. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar za3-mi2
  blank space
12. iti sze-sag11-ku5#
13. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na# [lugal-e] ugnim ia-mu#-[ut-ba-lum]

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: Prism
  • 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: TRS 2 = TCL 16, 87

    [Genouillac1930TCL16] Genouillac, Henri de. 1930. Textes Religieux Sumériennes Du Louvre. Vol. 2. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 16. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Vanstiphout, Herman L. J., JCS 30 (1978) 034 (text A),

    [sec87212] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 08863
  • Accession No.:

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
2015-03-08 at 17:47:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-04 at 17:01:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI approved View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-14 at 21:12:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-14 at 20:59:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 034 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345431.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 034 artifact entry (No. P345431). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345431 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 034 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345431 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345431},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345431},
}


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