CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 033 (P356840)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058741

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.02 Lugalbanda and Anzu (witness) Epic of Lugalbanda II)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. [...]-ka#-ni nu-um-ga14-asz
2. [...] szu# im-da-an-ti
3. [...]{muszen} an-ta# i3-gen
4. [...] ki-[x] i3-gen
5. [...]-ta# igi i3-il2 erin2-e igi bi2-ib-du8
6. [...]-ta# igi i3-il2 sahar erin2 du8-a igi bi2-ib-du8-ru-un
7. [...]-banda3{da} gu3 mu-na-de2-e
8. [x x] lugal#-banda3{da}-mu
9. [x x]-ri#-de2-a nam i-ri-tar-re
10. [...]-ne nam-mu-ni-ib-be2
11. [...]-ne pa-e3 nam-bi2-ib-ed2
12. [x]-ga# hul sza3-ga gal2-la-kam ur5 he2-na-nam-ma
13. ge26#-e gud3-mu-sze3 he2-me-en za-e erin2-zu he2-me-en
14. muszen#-e gud3-bi-sze3 szu am3#-ma-nigin2-nigin2
15. lugal#-banda3{da} ki szesz-a-ne-ne-sze3 giri3 im-ma-gub-be2
16. u5{muszen} gesz-gi ku3-ta e3-a-gin7
17. la-ha-ma abzu-ta re7-e-gin7
18. lu2 an-ta ki-a gub-ba-gin7
19. lugal-banda3{da} zu2 kesz2 gar-ra szesz-a-ne-ne-ka murub4-ba ba-an-gub?
20. szesz-a-ne-ne gu3 ba-ab-ra-[...] gu3# ba-ab-ra-asz
21. szesz-a-ne-ne gu5-li-ne#-ne
22. en3 tar-re im-mi-[x]-kusz2-u3-ne
23. ga2-nu lugal-banda3{da}-mu za-e gal2-la-zu-ne
24. lu2 me3# gesz# ra-gin7# erin2-e he2-en-taka4-nam
25. i3 du10-a tur3-ra ba-ra-mu-un-gu7
26. ga luh-ha amasz-a ba-ra-mu-un-gu7
27. hur-sag gal lu2 dili nu-du-u3-da
28. lu2-bi lu2-ra nu-gi4-gi4-da a-gin7 im-da-du-de3-en
29. 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 szesz-a-ne-ne gu5-li-ne-ne
30. en3 tar-re im-mi-in-<kusz2>-u3-ne
31. i7 kur-ra ama he2-nun-na-ra
32. pesz10-pesz10-bi pesz10 sur-ra-am3
33. a-bi a-gin7 mu-e-nag-gin7 i3-bal-e#
reverse
1. ku3 lugal-banda3{da} mu-na-ni-in#-ib#-gi4-gi4#
2. zag-sze-ga2 ki um-ma-ni-us2 a {kusz}EDEN-gin7 u3-mu#-nag#
3. ur-bar-ra-gin7 gum2-ga-am3 i-ni-za u2-sal i3-gu7-e
4. tum12-gur4{muszen}-gin7 ki im-de5-de5-ge i-li-a-nu-um kur-ra i3-gu7
5. lugal-banda3{da} szesz-a-ne-ne gu5-li-ne-ne
6. inim in-ne-en-du11-ga sza3-ga-ne-ne-a ba-an-szub-bu
7. i3#-gi4#-in#-SZUL#? buru5-da u4 gid2-da tesz2-bi kesz2-da-gin7
8. gu2-ni gu2-da mu-ni-in-la2 ne mu-un-su-su-ub
9. amar gam3-gam3 gud3-ba tusz-a-gin7
10. mu-ni-ib-gu7-u3-ne mu-ni-ib-na8-na8-e
11. ku3# lugal-banda3{da} tu-ra-ni mu-ta-ab-ed3-ne-e-a
12. u4-ba unug{ki}-e lu2 dili-gin7 eger-bi-ir bi2-ib-us2
13. musz zar-ra-gin7 hur-sag-ta im-me-re-bal-bal
14. iri{ki} danna 1(asz)-am3 am3-da-gal2-la-ba
15. dim-dim-e aratta{ki}-a-ka
16. unug{ki} kul-aba4{ki} ur2 ba-ab-dun-dun
17. iri{ki}-ta gi-bar-bar-re im-gin7 im-szeg3
18. bad3 aratta{ki}-ka gu3 nun-bi im#-me
19. u4 ba-zal-zal itid ba-sud-sud mu# [x x]-ir ba-an-gi4#
20. buru14 sig7-ga an-ne ba-e-[x x]-de3
21. [x]-sza3-ga gi-bar-hul ni2 [...]-us2
22. [x]-dug# im mu-a gen-na-gin7
23. [x]-e# ki ba-ni-ib2-u2-us2
24. [x x] GIR2# kur-ra-ke4 zu2 ba-ni-UD
25. [x x] tesz2-bi mu-un-tag-tag-ge
26. [x x]-sze3# du-u3 nu-um-zu
27. [...] du-u3 sag nu-mu-da-ab-szum2-mu
28. [...]-kar2# dumu {d}utu-ke4

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 1.08.02.02 Lugalbanda and Anzu (witness) Epic of Lugalbanda II)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Wilcke, Claus, Lugalbandaepos (1969) 087 QQ,

    [sec92212] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 058741
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0824
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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
2017-09-22 at 08:05:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-12-13 at 05:58:43 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000368 (Lugalbanda and Anzu) composite (P469673) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000368, Ex. 033 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356840.
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 033 artifact entry (No. P356840). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356840 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 033 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356840 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000368, ex. 033 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356840},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356840},
}


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