CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 001 (P264321)

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

CBS 06894

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness) Religious; (Obv)mostly destroyed, illegible, (Rev)28 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  (traces)
reverse
1. [...] x
2. [...] ba-ni-in-dab5#-be2-esz
3. x [...]-ta
4. [...]-x-a-asz
5. ku3 {d}inanna-ke4# x x x sza3-ga-ni nam-DU
6. ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 na-am2-mu-ud-na-na-sze3 er2-gig i3-sze8-sze8
7. [...] dam-ni [x x] a2-na [...]
8. [...] NI [x x] x [...]
9. [...]-gin7 im-mi-[...] im#-mi-x-[...]
10. {u2}numun2 i3-bur12-re {u2}numun2 i3-ze2-e
11. dam lu2 ur2-zu-ne-ne [nu2]-a me dam kal-la-mu
12. dumu lu2 ur2-zu-ne-ne nu2-a me dumu kal-la-mu
13. x x x
14. {u2}numun2 i3-bu-re {u2}numun2 i3-ze2-e
15. x x x
16. [me-am3 mu-lu]-mu# me-am3 mu-un-|KAxX|-e
17. [me-am3 mu-lu]-mu me-am3 mu-un-TAG-TAG-x-e
18. x x x
19. [nim-e ku3] {d}inanna-ra gu3 mu-na#-de2-e
20. [ga2-e ki] u2-zu ga-mu-re-[pa3] a-na-am3 nig2-ba-mu-um
21. [ku3 {d}inanna]-ke4 num-e mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
22. [za-e ki mu-lu-mu] ba-ab-pa3-de3-en nig2-ba a-ra-ba-e
23. x x x
24. [...] ga-mu-un-dul-dul
25. [nim-e ku3 {d}inanna]-ra im-ma-an-[...]
26. [ki-sikil {d}inanna-ke4] num#-e nam mu-ni-[ib2-tar-re]
27. [...] x-ka!(SAG) e2-an-na-ka# [...]
28. [du5-mu] lu2# ku3#-zu-ke4-ne-ne-da [...]
29. x x x
30. x x x
31. x x x
32. x x x
33. x x x
34. x x x
35. [ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 {d}dumu-zi sag-bi-sze3 bi2]-in-[szum2-mu]
36.a. [ku3 {d}eresz-ki-gal-la-ke4]
36.b. za3-[mu10-zu du10-ga-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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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: UE&RE. missing, ruled
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness) Religious; (Obv)mostly destroyed, illegible, (Rev)28 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: ASJ 18, p.1-18, p. 10-11

    [Alster1996Inanna] Alster, Bendt. 1996. “Inanna Repenting: The Conclusion of Inanna’s Descent.” Acta Sumerologica 18: 1–18.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 06894
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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
2014-10-19 at 09:43:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-27 at 15:48:10 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2012-04-21 at 21:30:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P264321.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P264321). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P264321 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P264321 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P264321},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P264321},
}


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