CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 044 (P257261)

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 55-21-369

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; 7 lines; 4.1x6.1)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. e2#-an-na-sze3 u2-gur3-ru-me-en#
2. unu{ki}-sze3 nig2-|MUNUS.USZ.DAM|-ak-me-en#
3. nundum#-ku3-ga ne su-ub-ba-me-en
4. du10#-ku3# du10 {d}inanna-ke4# e-ne-di du11-ga-me-en
5. szu#-gu10 szu-masz-da3 mu-ni-in-se3
6. giri3#-gu10 giri3-masz-da3 mu-ni-in-se3
7. [...] [{d}be]-li#-li#-x-sze3 zi-mu ga-ba-szi-in-tum3
8. [...] x x [...]
  n lines broken

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 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness) Dumuzi's Dream; 7 lines; 4.1x6.1)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Alster, Dumuzi, 046 z, pl. XV

    [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 55-21-369
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0657
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    OI/UM 1951-52: TA 191, level X 4

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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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000347, Ex. 044 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257261.
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 044 artifact entry (No. P257261). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257261 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257261 (Accessed: March 19, 2024).
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