CDLI Literary 000655, ex. 003 (P269031)

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 06657 + N 1839 + N 2565 + N 5300 + unn(2)

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.08.24 Inanna and Dumuzi X (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. [...] balag#-ga2#-sze3 {{x-ra#-tum#}}
2'. [...]-an-na-ra
3'. [...] mu-un-da-an-ga2-ga2 {{i-sza-ak-<ka>-an-szi-im}}
4'. [...] x DU mi-ni-in-si-si {{RI x MI u2-ma-al-li}}
5'. [...] {d#}dumu-zi-de3 gi-di-da
6'. [...] x mi2 zi-de3#?-esz#? x x-am3#-me {{ki-ni-isz}}
7'. [...] gi-di gi-di sza3 hul2# [...]-be2-en {{li-ib-bi#-x x-t,a-a-ab}}
8'. [...] gi#-di lu2 sipa-de3 sza3 hul2# [...] du10#?-ga {{ra-x?-im li-[...]}}
9'. [...] gi#-di {d}dumu-zi-de3 sza3 [...]
10'. [...] ama? nu?-tag!-ge-en# {{u2-ul il#-pu-x}}
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column 2
1'. [...] x x x x x [...]
2'. x-e ga kig2-ga2 bi2-[...] {{szi-iz-ba ik-si-im}}
3'. {d}dumu-zi-de3 ga kig2-ga2 bi2-[...]
4'. ga-ni kig2-ga2 he2-en-na-gar! im-[...] {{szi-zi-ib-szu lu ik-szi-im-szum}}
5'. {d#}dumu-zi-de3 ga-ni kig2-ga2 he2-en#-[...]
6'. {dug#}szakir3-a-ni hul2 he2-en-na-[...] {{KU szu? PA? GU? RI su2-ma}}
7'. x-a-ni {gisz}al-gar gu3# [...] {{x-ha-as-su2}}
8'. ama#-{d}gesztin-an-na amasz#-a mu-un-[...]
9'. u8 i3-gid2-de3 sila4# ba-ab-szum2-x {{x-ah#-ri i-sza-da-ad i-na-an-di-in#}}
10'. uz3 i3-gid2-de3 masz2# ba-ab-szum2-mu#
11'. szu zi#-da#-ni# {dug}szakir3-ra bi2-[...]
12'. munus-e gab2-bu-na {gisz#}al#-gar-sur9# [...] {{i-na}}
13'. lu2 ki-sikil# ad du10-du10-ga# [...] {{sza# ri-ig-ma t,a-ba-at}}
14'. ama#?-{d}gesztin-an-na ad du10-du10-ga# [...]
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  reverse broken

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: mid. part, LE. missing, obv. 1,rev. 2cols
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.08.24 Inanna and Dumuzi X (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Sefati, Yitschak, Fs Klein (2005) 284,

    [sec50555] N.d.

  • history: Peterson, Jeremiah, UF 42, 573-574 34 (N 2565),

    [sec50556] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 06657 + N 1839 + N 2565 + N 5300 + unn(2)
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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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
2021-02-16 at 10:15:27 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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 000655 (Inanna and Dumuzi X) composite (P498513) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P269031 leadP269031 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000655, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269031.
CDLI Literary 000655, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P269031). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269031 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000655, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269031 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000655, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269031},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269031},
}


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