CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 003 (P269767)
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
CBS 08146 + CBS 15212Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [... {d}]inanna# me# kur#-ra-ke4 [...]
2'. [...] garza kur-ra ka-zu [...]
3'. [...]-kam-ma ku4-ku4-da#-[...]
4'. [...] ku4? a bar ra?
5'. ta-am3 me
6'. [...]-a {d}inanna me kur-ra-ke4 [...]
7'. [...] garza kur-ra ka-zu na-an#-[...]
8'. abul# 6(disz)-kam-ma ku4-ku4-da-ni#-[...]
9'. [...]-GAN ir? [...] gaba-na-[...]
10'. [...]-am3# me
11'. [...] {d#}inanna# me kur-ra-ke4 szu al-[...]
12'. [...] garza# kur#-ra ka-zu na-an-[...]
13'. [...] 7(disz)-kam-ma ku4-ku4-[...]
14'. [...] za-gin3 szu [...]
15'. [...]-am3 me#
16'. [...] me kur-ra-ke4# szu# [...]-du7
17'. {d#}inanna# garza [...] ka-[...]-an-[...]
18'. [...]-ni tug2# [...]-zil-[...]-ni-ta lu2 [...]
19'. [...] gal an? szu [...] gesz? [...] za-na-[...]
20'. [...]-na di#-ku5# 7(disz)-bi igi-ni-sze3 di mu-un
21'. [...] mu-szi-in-bar i-bi2 usz2-a-kam
22'. [...]-ne-ne inim lipisz gig-ga-am3
23'. [...]-ra uzu nig2-sag3-sze3 ba-an-ku4
24'. [...] nig2-sag3 {gesz}gag-ta lu2 ba-an-ta-la2
25'. [...] ge6 3(disz)-am3 zal-la-ta
26'. [...]-a#-ni# {d}nin-szubur-ra-ke4
27'. sukkal# inim sa6-sa6-ga-mu
28'. ra-gaba inim ge-en-ge-na-mu
29'. [na] de5-[ga]-ni szu nu-bar-re
30'. [inim] du11-ga-ni gu2-ni la-ba-szi-szub
31'. [er2] du6-dam mu-un-na-ga2-ga2
32'. [szem3] gu2#-en-na mu-un-na-du12-a
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] nu#-di hasz4-gal [...] x
4. [...] tuku#-gin7 tug2 dili-a [...]-an-mu4
5. [...] x {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 [...] x mu-un-gub#
6. [...] x {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 ku4-ku4-da#-ni#-ta
7. [...]-sze3 er2 im-ma-sze8-sze8
8. [...] du5-mu-zu# mu#-lu kur-ra nam-ba-da-an-gam-e
9. [...]-ga#-zu sahar# [kur]-ra#-ka nam-ba-[...]-szar2#-re#?
10. [...] sa6-[...]-zu za zadim-ka nam-[...]-il-si-il
11. [...]-x-ra-ka nam-ba-x-[...]-e
12. [...]-x-na kur-ra nam-ba-da#-[...]-gam-e
13. [...]-szubur-ra-ke4 mu-na-ni-x-gi4-gi4
14. [...] x-in-du11 ki# gal#-la#? al bi-in-du11
15. [...] bi2#-in-du11 ki# gal# x al bi2-in-du11
16. me kur-ra me# ki-bi-sze3 sa2 bi2-in-du11
17. a-ba-am3 ki#-bi# x in-na-an-du11 [...] x [...]
18. a-a {d}en#-lil2# inim#-x [...] x uri5#{ki} [...] x x [...]
19. uri5#{ki} x x [...]
20. e2-kisz-nu#-gal2# x [...]
21. [...] {d#}x x a [...]
22. [...] x x x x [...]
23. [...] x x x x [...]
24. [...]
25. [...]
26. [...]
27. [...]-a {d}[...]
28. dumu#-mu an# [...]
29. {d}inanna# [...]
rest broken
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [... {d}]inanna# me# kur#-ra-ke4 [...]
2'. [...] garza kur-ra ka-zu [...]
3'. [...]-kam-ma ku4-ku4-da#-[...]
4'. [...] ku4? a bar ra?
5'. ta-am3 me
6'. [...]-a {d}inanna me kur-ra-ke4 [...]
7'. [...] garza kur-ra ka-zu na-an#-[...]
8'. abul# 6(disz)-kam-ma ku4-ku4-da-ni#-[...]
9'. [...]-GAN ir? [...] gaba-na-[...]
10'. [...]-am3# me
11'. [...] {d#}inanna# me kur-ra-ke4 szu al-[...]
12'. [...] garza# kur#-ra ka-zu na-an-[...]
13'. [...] 7(disz)-kam-ma ku4-ku4-[...]
14'. [...] za-gin3 szu [...]
15'. [...]-am3 me#
16'. [...] me kur-ra-ke4# szu# [...]-du7
17'. {d#}inanna# garza [...] ka-[...]-an-[...]
18'. [...]-ni tug2# [...]-zil-[...]-ni-ta lu2 [...]
19'. [...] gal an? szu [...] gesz? [...] za-na-[...]
20'. [...]-na di#-ku5# 7(disz)-bi igi-ni-sze3 di mu-un
21'. [...] mu-szi-in-bar i-bi2 usz2-a-kam
22'. [...]-ne-ne inim lipisz gig-ga-am3
23'. [...]-ra uzu nig2-sag3-sze3 ba-an-ku4
24'. [...] nig2-sag3 {gesz}gag-ta lu2 ba-an-ta-la2
25'. [...] ge6 3(disz)-am3 zal-la-ta
26'. [...]-a#-ni# {d}nin-szubur-ra-ke4
27'. sukkal# inim sa6-sa6-ga-mu
28'. ra-gaba inim ge-en-ge-na-mu
29'. [na] de5-[ga]-ni szu nu-bar-re
30'. [inim] du11-ga-ni gu2-ni la-ba-szi-szub
31'. [er2] du6-dam mu-un-na-ga2-ga2
32'. [szem3] gu2#-en-na mu-un-na-du12-a
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] nu#-di hasz4-gal [...] x
4. [...] tuku#-gin7 tug2 dili-a [...]-an-mu4
5. [...] x {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 [...] x mu-un-gub#
6. [...] x {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 ku4-ku4-da#-ni#-ta
7. [...]-sze3 er2 im-ma-sze8-sze8
8. [...] du5-mu-zu# mu#-lu kur-ra nam-ba-da-an-gam-e
9. [...]-ga#-zu sahar# [kur]-ra#-ka nam-ba-[...]-szar2#-re#?
10. [...] sa6-[...]-zu za zadim-ka nam-[...]-il-si-il
11. [...]-x-ra-ka nam-ba-x-[...]-e
12. [...]-x-na kur-ra nam-ba-da#-[...]-gam-e
13. [...]-szubur-ra-ke4 mu-na-ni-x-gi4-gi4
14. [...] x-in-du11 ki# gal#-la#? al bi-in-du11
15. [...] bi2#-in-du11 ki# gal# x al bi2-in-du11
16. me kur-ra me# ki-bi-sze3 sa2 bi2-in-du11
17. a-ba-am3 ki#-bi# x in-na-an-du11 [...] x [...]
18. a-a {d}en#-lil2# inim#-x [...] x uri5#{ki} [...] x x [...]
19. uri5#{ki} x x [...]
20. e2-kisz-nu#-gal2# x [...]
21. [...] {d#}x x a [...]
22. [...] x x x x [...]
23. [...] x x x x [...]
24. [...]
25. [...]
26. [...]
27. [...]-a {d}[...]
28. dumu#-mu an# [...]
29. {d}inanna# [...]
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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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- Condition Description: upper part & le. missing, ruled
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- Museum No.: CBS 08146 + CBS 15212
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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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2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
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 | |
2014-10-19 at 09:43:16 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2014-08-27 at 15:48:10 | Heinle, Michael | Atf | Heinle, Michael | CDLI | approved | ||
2012-04-21 at 21:30:15 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
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 |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (1.4.1)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (1.4.1)
- Penn Museum (583612)
- Penn Museum (583611)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.8146)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.15212)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P269767)
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
Composite | Score |
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CDLI Literary 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903) | View the score |
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