CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 004 (P345437)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 08899

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. szesz-gal a-a na-nam nin9-gal ama na-nam
2. szesz-gal-zu-ur2! gizzal he2-em!-szi!-ak
3. nin9 gal ama-zu-gim szu he2-en-x-gal2#
4. za-e igi-zu-ta kin na-an-ak#-e
5. ka-zu-ta nig2 im-lu-lu-un#
6. ga2-la dag-ge e2 dur2-bi-sze3 mu-un#-du#
7. ninda-e lu2 kur-ra bi2-in-e11-de3
8. lu2-lul lu2-bar-ra bi2-in-tum2-mu
9. ninda-e lu2 kur-ta im-ma-da-ra-an-e11-de3
10. iri tur-re lugal-bi-ir# gu4 szi-in-na-u3-tu
11. uru2 mah-e e2 du3-a szi-hur-re
12. [x] x-ke4 a2 szu im-du7-du7
13. [...] nig2# nu-tuku gig-sze3 im-gar
14. [...] szu# im-du7-du7
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. an-edin#-[...]
2'. sza3 ki-ag2 [x] e2 du3-du3-de3
3'. sza3 hul gig [...]-gul-lu-de3
4'. nir-gal2 nig2-du12-du12 gaba!-gal2# [me] nam-nun-na
5'. nir-gal2-ra gu2 he2-en-ne-ni-gal2#
6'. a2-tuku ni2-zu he2-en-ne-al-al
7'. dumu-mu lu2 hul-la-ra he2-en-ne-szi-x
8'. ezem-ma-ka dam na-an-du12-du12
9'. sza3-ga hun-ga2-am3 bar-ra hun-ga2-am3
10'. ku3 hun-ga2-am3 za-gin3 hun-ga2-am3
11'. tug2? hun-ga2-am3 gada hun-ga2-am3

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 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 027

    [Alster1974Shuruppak] Alster, Bendt. 1974. The Instructions of Suruppak : A Sumerian Proverb Collection.

  • history: TRS 2 = TCL 16, 93

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 08899
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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
2015-11-26 at 17:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 10:14:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:44:16 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2006-11-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000782 (Instructions of Shuruppak) composite (P478969) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345437.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P345437). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345437 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345437 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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