CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 037 (P256147)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-15-326 + UM 29-15-412 (+) N 2994

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness) Dumuzi's Dream; 10x4 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. lugal-ra lu2 mu-re7-[...]
2. u2 nu-zu-me-esz [...]
3. zi3-dub-dub#-ba nu-[...]
4. a-bal-bal-a nu#-[...]
5. kadra nig2-du10-ga szu# [...]
6. ur2#-dam nig2-du10-ge#-esz2 [...]
7. dumu nig2-ku7-ku7-da ne [...]
8. sum{sar}-e nig2-szesz zu2# nu-gub!-[...]
9. lu2# ku6 nu-gu7(KA)-me#-esz# [...]
10. [lugal]-ra# dumu-adab#{ki} min-am3# mu#-szi-re7#-esz
11. [{u2}]u2#?-gir2# a-szu-ru#-ga {gisz}|IGI.DU3| a-hab2-ba
12. [szu]-ni# {gisz}banszur-ra eme-ni e2-gal!-la
13. lugal#-ra dumu-akszak{ki} min-am3 mu-szi-re7-esz
14. x nim gudu4-da# gu2 ba-la2-a
15. lugal#-ra# dumu-unu{ki}-ga min#-am3 mu-szi-re7-esz
16. {gisz}[tukul] sag#-ku5-a ur2-ra la2-a
17. lugal-ra# dumu#-uri2#{ki} min-am3 mu-szi-re7-esz
18. tug2-szen#-na kar-ra gal2-la#
19. lugal#-ra# dumu#-nibru{ki} min#-[...]
20. [...] x [...]
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reverse
  n lines broken
1. i7 a-ba [...]
2. a-sza3 sze-ba [...] x x [...]
3. gal5-la2-tur-[...] x gu-la#-[...]
4. gal5-la2-ku3#-[...] gal5#-la2-ti#-[la]
5. gal5-la2-gal#-bi# murub4#-bi ti-la#
6. ku3#-zu [...] x-da#-ha-da#?-gam?-ma-gin7#
7. x x [...]-sze3# ba-an-gi16#-ba-gin7#
8. [...] [am3-mu]-un#-pa3-de3#-e-a
9. [...] [a]-ba#-a igi mi-in-du-a
10. [...] ku-li-ni-ir [...]-en#-de3-en#
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1'. x [...]
2'. ku-li#-[...] u2#? [...]
3'. {d}dumu#-zi#?-de3# sag# u2#-[...] nu-mu-un#-[...]
4'. sag u2-di4#-di4#-la2 he2#-[...]

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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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness) Dumuzi's Dream; 10x4 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Alster, Dumuzi, 046 I, pl. X

    [Alster1972Dumuzi] Alster, Bendt. 1972. Dumuzi’s Dream. Aspects of Oral Poetry in a Sumerian Myth. Mesopotamia 1. Copenhagen : Akademisk Forlag, D.B.K.

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  • Museum No.: UM 29-15-326 + UM 29-15-412 (+) N 2994
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-10-25 at 05:06:55 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000347 (Dumuzi's Dream) composite (P469528) View the score

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CDLI Notes:

P256147 leadP256147 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000347, Ex. 037 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256147.
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 037 artifact entry (No. P256147). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256147 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 037 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256147 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000347, ex. 037 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256147},
}

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