CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 044 (P345814)

Literary tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK

Museum Number

Ashm 1932-0156b

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Ingharra)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

92.0 mm × 120.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
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1'. geme2-zu-ur2# [...]
2'. asz2 a2 zi na-ab-[...]
3'. a szu nu-gid2-de3 na-an-e3-de3 a2 sza3#-[...]
4'. mah-bi nig2 x ba-an-szub-be2 nig2-e ba#?-[...]
5'. ur5-tuku na-an-bad-e lu2-ba sza-ba-[...]
6'. sun7-na-da [...]-ga2#
7'. gi4-in-na du-de3 x [...]-de3
8'. ere lu2#-ka# [...] na#-ab-ta-bala-e-de3
9'. igi du#-[...] x szi-x-x-[...]-e-ne
10'. gi#-[...] nam-ba-du8-e
11'. [...] su3#-ga szi-me-szi-ib2-e-ne
12'. [x] nam#-mu-un-gu7-e LU2 bi2-ur3-ur3-re
13'. [x]-mu nam-silig nam-mu-ke4 lu2 ki na-us2-sa
14'. dumu lu2-ra lu2-ra asz2-zu na-an-e3 gis-sal-sze3 bi2-zu-zu
15'. usu-tuku na-an-usz2-e bad3-szul na-an-gul-e
16'. gurusz e na-an-usz2-e erin2#-sze3? na-gur-en
17'. lu2 eme sig-ga-ke4 igi bala-gin7 szi-sir5-sir5
18'. igi-a nam-bi-du-de3 sza3 ab-kur2-kur2
19'. lu2-lul-la-ge2 e2-kasz-kam KA nam-tar-tar-re
20'. ki nam-nita-ke4 um-ma-ta szu# nam-ku4-ku4-de3
21'. ur-sag dili na-nam dili-du3 nu szar2-ra
22'. {d#}utu# dili na-nam dili-ni lu2 nu-szar2-ra
column 2
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1'. [...]-ra#-gu7 e2-gal-la# [...]
2'. [...]-zu# e2-zu-sze3 im#-[...]
3'. dumu-munus-mu ama5-zu-sze3 im-me
4'. kasz nag-a-zu-ne di na-an-e3
5'. e2-ta sza3-zu na-an-KA-e#
6'. an su3-da ki kal-kal-la
7'. an#-da x x-da-lu-lu-un
8'. kur-kur-re zi szi-in-da-pa-an-pa-an
9'. u4 buru14-sze3 u4 kal-kal-la-sze3
10'. geme2-gim KU-ga-ab egi-gin7 gu7-a
11'. dumu-mu geme2-gim ESZ2-ga-ab egi-gim KA-a ur5 in-an#-na#-me-en
12'. asz2 tuku5(TAG)-tuku5(TAG)-ge bar szi-in-dar
13'. igi-tum3-la2 sag gesz ib2-ra-ra
14'. gu3 mur-ra lu2-lul-la tug2 bir7-bir7-ra
15'. asz2 di nig2-erim2-e na-de5 sze3-il2-il2
16'. inim diri u3#-bu#-bu#-ul# u2-lipisz-gig-KA-a
17'. mu gun3#-gun3#-de3 ga-mu-ra-ab-za-az-ge
18'. inim szed3-de3-mu he2-gal2#-la#-am3#
19'. a-ra-zu a szed4# sza3#-ge# [...]
20'. asz2? di? na-ga2?-DU du11-[...]
21'. szuruppak DU dumu-ni-ra# [...]
22'. szuruppak# [...]
23'. zi-u4-su3-ra2 dumu-ni-ra# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. esz-kam-ma-sze3 szuruppak{ki} dumu-[...]
2. dumu-mu na-de5-ga#? na [...]
3. zi-u4-su3-ra2 inim ga-ra-ab-du11 gizzal [...]
4. na-de5-ga-mu szu bi2-bar-[...]
5. inim du11-ga-mu na-ab-ta-bala-e-[x]
6. na-de5 ab-ba nig2 kal-la-am3 x [x] x
7. dumu egar-ra nig2 nam-mu-ra-ra e-pa5 sze3-im#-x
8. sza3 im na-sa10-sa10 ka u4-sar-ra#-[x]
9. |AMA.A.TU| na-ab-sa10-sa10-an u4-lipisz gig#
10. dumu-gi7 na-ab-sa10-sa10 za3 gar-re us2-sa-[x]
11. geme2 e2-gal-la na-ab-sa10-sa10 giri3 dur2-bi-sze3 gal2#-gal2#-[la]-am3#
12. sag#-kur#-ra kur-bi2 im-ta-a-x-[x]
13. [...]-ta# u3-mu-[...]
14. [...] {d}utu# e3#-a#?-asz#?
15. a hu-[...] x igi-zu-sze3 he2-x-in-du
16. e2 nu-tuku# e2-a-ni-sze3 la-ba-du
17. ere nu-tuku# ere#-ni-sze3 la-ba-du
18. {gesz}ig kur# [...] szu# ba-an-da-us2-sa
19. U4# [x x]-sze3# la-ba-an-da-ku4-ku4
20. [...]-hi-li la-ba-e-da-sun7-na
21. [...] ki# {d}utu-e3-a
22. [...] kaskal#?-sze3 na-an-ni-du
23. [...]-x-x-ak-ke4
24. [...]-x
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column 2
1. [...]-la# gu2-tar# im#-la2
2. dumu-mu lu2-lul-la za3-si mu-un-sa6-sa6
3. munus bar-szu-gal2-la [x] dur2-bi-sze3 mu-un-du8
4. [x] kurun# na#-an-na-ak-ak# [x] im-su-su-su
5. [...] x lu2 [...]
6. [...] mi-ni-ib-dal-dal
7. [...] inim# [i3]-szid-e
8. [...]-ra# ga mu-[ni]-ib2#-gu7-e
9. x [...] KA-x [...]-gi4#
10. bala x ur5-ra szu bi2-gal2
11. e2-e2-a i-in-ku4-[ku4]-ku4
12. e-sir2 e-sir2-ra gu2 mu-un-gi#-gi-de3
13. da# ur3#?-ra im-me im-me e3-e3
14. bad3-si bad3-si-a igi mu-szi-x-il2-il2?-e
15. ki du14-de3 gal2-la-sze3 zi im-x-[...]-RI
16. ki mu-szub#-ba a2-za [x x] x im-[x]
17. zi x-ge4-esz mu-un-ne?-pa3 im-mi-ni-du11
18. [x x]-ke4 x? sza3-hul-gig du12#-du12#
19. [...] x lum-lamx(LUM) mi-ni-ib-za
20. [...] a x x in-TAR
21. [...] x x [...]-tum3
22. [...]-na2
23. [...]-DU
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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
  • Measurements (mm): 92.0 high × 120.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 026

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

  • history: OECT 5, 33

    [Gurney1976OECT5] Gurney, Oliver R., and Samuel N. Kramer. 1976. Sumerian Literary Texts in the Ashmolean Museum. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts 5. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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  • Museum No.: Ashm 1932-0156b
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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
2018-02-11 at 09:30:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:11:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:44:18 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2006-11-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 044 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345814.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 044 artifact entry (No. P345814). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345814 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345814 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345814},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345814},
}


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