CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 001 & 000638, ex. 007 (P256630)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 29-16-008Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 4.08.04 Inanna and Dumuzi D (witness); ETCSL 4.08.07 Inanna and Dumuzi G ()Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
6'. di#-da#-gu10#-ne di-da-gu10-ne
en: As I was going, as I was going,
7'. e2 x [di-da-gu10]-ne# di-da-gu10-ne
en: As I was going to the house,
8'. ga-sza-an-[na-gu10] i-bi2 mu-szi-in-bar
en: My lady, he looked at you!
9'. szesz#-e# ta#? [...] ma#-ra-an-tah
en: The brother...what did he give to you again?
10'. sza3 ki#-ig-ga ag2 hi-li ag2 ku7-ku7-dam
en: A beloved belly and sexual delights are the sweetest things,
reverse
1. ku3-ga-sza-an-na-gu10 ag2-sze3 ma-ra-an-ba
en: My shiny Inanna, to you he gave them as a gift.
2. ki-bi? i-bi2-gu10 ma-ra-gu10-ne
en: As I looked upon that place,
3. mu-lu ki-ig ag2-gu10 gaba im-ma-an-ri
en: My beloved man came to meet (me) here.
4. hi-li mu-e-szi-in-te ASZ mu-e-da-hul2
en: He was attracted to you, he rejoiced with you alone!
5. szesz-e e2-ni-a im-ma-ni-in-ku4-re-en
en: The brother brought me into his house,
6. mu-nu2 lal3 hab2-ba bi2-in-nu2-e
en:He laid me on the bed of dripping honey,
7. ze2-ba kal-la-gu10 sza3-ab-gu10 a-ba-nu2
en: My precious sweet lay on my belly,
8. ASZ-ASZ-ta eme AK ASZ-ASZ-ta
en: One by one doing tongues, one by one,
9. szesz i-bi2 sa6-sa6-gu10 ninnu-am3 mu-un-AK
en: My brother of the beautiful eyes, he did it fifty times!
10. lu2 si-ga-gen7 mu-na-de3-gen
en: Like a silent man he came to her with it (there),
11. ki-ta tuku4-e-da SI-A mu-na-ni-in-gar
en: (And) as she trembles from below, he filled her,
12. szesz-gu10 ib2-ba-na szu gub-bu-de3
en: My brother, (for) setting my hands on his hips,
13. ze2-ba kal-la-gu10 u4 mu-un-di-ni-ib-zal-e
en: My precious sweet, I pass the time there with him.
14. szu ba-am3-mu-u8 nin9-gu10 szu ba-am3-mu-u8
en: Release me, my sister, release me!
15. DU# nin9 ki ag2-gu10 e2-gal-la ga-gen
en: Come, my beloved sister, let me go into the palace,
16. igi#-ad-da-gu10 dumu-tur he2-me-en
en: In my father’s eyes, you are a small child!
17. {d}#ba-u2 lu2 ha-ba-zu szu ba-e-ri-szi-bar-re
en: Bau truly knows the man, she will let you go to him!
18. bal-bal-e {d}inanna-kam#
en: It is a bal-bal-e song of Inanna.
19. [x]-x giri3-ni-i3-sa6#
en: [Written by?] Girini-isa
20. [x] x# giri3-ni-i3-[sa6]
obverse
beginning broken
6'. di#-da#-gu10#-ne di-da-gu10-ne
en: As I was going, as I was going,
7'. e2 x [di-da-gu10]-ne# di-da-gu10-ne
en: As I was going to the house,
8'. ga-sza-an-[na-gu10] i-bi2 mu-szi-in-bar
en: My lady, he looked at you!
9'. szesz#-e# ta#? [...] ma#-ra-an-tah
en: The brother...what did he give to you again?
10'. sza3 ki#-ig-ga ag2 hi-li ag2 ku7-ku7-dam
en: A beloved belly and sexual delights are the sweetest things,
reverse
1. ku3-ga-sza-an-na-gu10 ag2-sze3 ma-ra-an-ba
en: My shiny Inanna, to you he gave them as a gift.
2. ki-bi? i-bi2-gu10 ma-ra-gu10-ne
en: As I looked upon that place,
3. mu-lu ki-ig ag2-gu10 gaba im-ma-an-ri
en: My beloved man came to meet (me) here.
4. hi-li mu-e-szi-in-te ASZ mu-e-da-hul2
en: He was attracted to you, he rejoiced with you alone!
5. szesz-e e2-ni-a im-ma-ni-in-ku4-re-en
en: The brother brought me into his house,
6. mu-nu2 lal3 hab2-ba bi2-in-nu2-e
en:He laid me on the bed of dripping honey,
7. ze2-ba kal-la-gu10 sza3-ab-gu10 a-ba-nu2
en: My precious sweet lay on my belly,
8. ASZ-ASZ-ta eme AK ASZ-ASZ-ta
en: One by one doing tongues, one by one,
9. szesz i-bi2 sa6-sa6-gu10 ninnu-am3 mu-un-AK
en: My brother of the beautiful eyes, he did it fifty times!
10. lu2 si-ga-gen7 mu-na-de3-gen
en: Like a silent man he came to her with it (there),
11. ki-ta tuku4-e-da SI-A mu-na-ni-in-gar
en: (And) as she trembles from below, he filled her,
12. szesz-gu10 ib2-ba-na szu gub-bu-de3
en: My brother, (for) setting my hands on his hips,
13. ze2-ba kal-la-gu10 u4 mu-un-di-ni-ib-zal-e
en: My precious sweet, I pass the time there with him.
14. szu ba-am3-mu-u8 nin9-gu10 szu ba-am3-mu-u8
en: Release me, my sister, release me!
15. DU# nin9 ki ag2-gu10 e2-gal-la ga-gen
en: Come, my beloved sister, let me go into the palace,
16. igi#-ad-da-gu10 dumu-tur he2-me-en
en: In my father’s eyes, you are a small child!
17. {d}#ba-u2 lu2 ha-ba-zu szu ba-e-ri-szi-bar-re
en: Bau truly knows the man, she will let you go to him!
18. bal-bal-e {d}inanna-kam#
en: It is a bal-bal-e song of Inanna.
19. [x]-x giri3-ni-i3-sa6#
en: [Written by?] Girini-isa
20. [x] x# giri3-ni-i3-[sa6]
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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- Condition Description: ue. missing, obv. mostly broken, ruled
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- Museum No.: UM 29-16-008
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2024-03-15 at 15:21:23 | Carr, Christie | Translation | Carr, Christie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved | ||
2024-03-15 at 14:59:58 | Carr, Christie | Atf | Carr, Christie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved | ||
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
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 | |
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-10-10 at 03:57:22 | Wagensonner, Klaus | Atf | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | approved | ||
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
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CDLI Literary 000635 (Inanna and Dumuzi D) composite (P473747) | View the score |
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