CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 029 (P256316)

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

N 5499 + UM 29-15-559

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; 13x12 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
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1. [...] mar-uru5-gin7# an-na# ma#-[...]
2. udu-uax(AMASZ)-zu a2#-gur-gur#-ra#-[...] ki ma-ab-hur-[...]
3. szu#-si#-gu10 |GISZ#.BUR2.GISZ.TUG2#| te#? ma#?-[...]
4. inim#-bi ka-ka#-ni nam#-ma#-[...]
5. nin9# du6#-da# e11#-bi# nin9 du6#-da# [...]
6. nin9# du6#-da# e11#-da-zu#-[ne]
7. [du6]-da# lu2-ulu3-gin7 nam#-e11#-[...]
8. sza3(RU)-za bar-za u3-mu#-[...]
9. tug2-za hasz4-za u3-mu#-[...]
10. nin9 du6-da e11-bi2#
11. nin9# du6-da e11-da#-[...]
12. du6#-da# igi il2-la-[ab]
13. am3#-ma#-an-gig# lipisz#-[...] nam-lu2-ulu3#-[...]
reverse
1. [...] x x x [...]
2. [...] szu# am#-mi#-[...]
3. [...]-ka# ba#-an#-pa3# bur2#-[...]
4. ama# {d#}gesztin-an-na# du6#-da [...] ba-[(x)]-il2#
5. {d#}gesztin#-an#-na#-ke4 gu2# um#-ma#-da-[...]
6. ma#-la#-ga#-ni# {d#}gesztin#-du3-du3-e# AB [...]
7. ad#-gar#-ra# [ma]-la#-gu10 mu#-szi#-re7#?-[...]
8. gu2#-kesz#-da# ga2-e mu#-ni-in#-pa3#-[...]
9. szesz#-gu10# gal5-la2#?-zu im#-szi-re7#-[...]
10. [{d}dumu]-zi# gal5#-la#-zu im-szi-re7-[...]
11. [...] sag# u2-a ga-an-szub ki-gu10# [...]
12. [...]-di4-di4-la2 ga#-an-szub ki-gu10# [...]
13. [...]-gal#-gal#-la2 ga#-an-szub# ki-[gu10] [...]
14. [...]-ka ga#-an-szub# ki#?-[...]
15. [...]-en#?-na#-a ur-zu# [...]
16. [...]-sipa-[...]
17. [...] x [...]
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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
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: left side and center, rev destroyed
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness) Dumuzi's Dream; 13x12 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster, Dumuzi, 045 W, pl. IX

    [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.: N 5499 + UM 29-15-559
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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

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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:

P256316 leadP256316 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000347, Ex. 029 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256316.
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 029 artifact entry (No. P256316). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256316 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256316 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000347, ex. 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256316},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256316},
}


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