CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 018 (P268937)

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 13932

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))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. [...]-ta [...] x x [...] {gesz}gesztu#-ga#-ni# [...]
2. dingir an# gal#-ta ki# gal#-sze3# {gesz}gesztu#-ga-ni [...]
3. {d}inanna an# gal#-ta ki gal#-sze3# {gesz}gesztu-ga-ni# [...]
4. nin-mu an# mu-un-szub ki mu-un-szub# kur#-ra# [...]
5. {d}inanna an# mu-un#-szub ki# mu#-un-szub kur-ra ba#-[...]
6. nam#-en# mu#-un#-szub nam-lagar mu-un-szub kur#-ra [...]
7. unu{ki}-ga e2#-an#-na# mu#-un#-szub# kur-ra# ba-e-a-e11
8. zabala2# gi#-gun4#-ga mu-un-szub# kur-ra# ba-e-a-e11#
9. [...] e2#-szar-ra mu-un#-szub# kur#-ra# ba#-e-a-e11
10. a-ga-de3{ki#}-a# e2#-x-x{ki#}-a mu#-un#-szub# kur#-ra# ba#-e#-x-x
11. kisz{ki}-a hur#-sag#-kalam#-ma mu#-un#-szub kur-ra [ba]-e-[...]
12. bad3-tibira#{ki#}-a# e2#-x-x mu#-un-szub kur-ra# [...]
13. nibru#[{ki} ...] dur2# gar#-ra# mu-un-szub [...]
14. me 7(disz)-bi# za3 mu-ni-in-kesz2#
15. [...]-un-ur4-ur4 szu-ni-sze3 mu-u8# [...]
16. [...] x gub-ba i-im-gen#
17. [...]-x-ra men edin#-na sag-ga2 mu-[...]-gal2#
18. [...] sag-ki-na szu ba-ni-in-[...]
19. [...] x tab-ba gaba-na ba!-an-dul#
20. {na4#}za-gin3 di4-di4 gu2-na ba-an-[...]
21. x-di-tum lu2 ga2-nu ga2-[...] gaba#-na# [...]
22. [...] x tug2 nam-nin-a# bar#-ra-na ba-an#-dul#?
23. [...] he2# [...] he2#-em-du [...]
24. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...]-nu# sukkal# zi e2-an-na-[...]
3'. [...] ga-e-de5 na-de5-mu x-[...]
4'. [...] ga#-ra#-ab-du11 gizzal x x [...]
5'. [...] x [...] x [...]
6'. [...] kur-sze3 gen-[...]-mu-ne
7'. [...] du6#-du6-dam mu#-un#-na#-ga2-ga2
8'. [...] gu2#-en-na# mu-un#-na#-du12-a
9'. [...] dingir-re#-[...]-e# mu-un-na-x-nigin2#
10'. [...] x [...] x [...]-ab giri17-zu hur#-ma#!-ab#
11'. ki# mu-lu-da nu#-di hasz4-gal#-zu# hur#-ma#-ab
12'. mu-lu nu-tuku-gin7 tug2 dili#-a# mu4#-ma-ab
13'. e2#-kur-re e2 {d#}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 me-ri#-zu dili mu-un-[...]
14'. [...] x e2# {d#}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 ku4-ku4-da-zu-[...]
15'. x [...]-mu#-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 er2 szesz2-am3
16'. x [...] {d#}mu#-ul-lil2# du5#-mu-zu mu-lu#-kur-ra nam-ba-da-an-[...]
17'. ku3 sa6-ga-zu sahar# kur-ra-ka nam-ba-da-ab-szar2-re
18'. za-gin3 sa6-ga#-zu za# zadim# nam-ba-da-an-si-il-si-il
19'. {gesz}[...] gisz nagar#-ra#-ka# nam-ba-an-dar#-dar-e
20'. ki#-sikil# {d}ga-[...]-na kur-ra nam-ba-da-an-U-e
21'. u4#-da# {d}mu#-ul#-lil2# [...]-x-eg3#-ba nu-ri-gub
22'. uri2#{ki#}-sze3# gen-na
23'. [...]-x x e2#-mud-kur-ra-ka

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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: loe. missing, abraded, 1 col. , ruled
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: OIP 15,, 049

    [Chiera1934OIP15] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Epics and Myths. Oriental Institute Publications 15. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: Sladek Inanna, p.100,

    [sec50495] N.d.

  • history: Kramer, JCS 05 p. 1,

    [sec50496] N.d.

  • history: Kramer, PAPS 085, 303, pl.3(photo),

    [sec50497] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 13932
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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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-10-19 at 09:43:16 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. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268937.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P268937). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268937 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268937 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268937},
}


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