CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 008 (P283756)

Literary tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017427

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

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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. kur-gar-ra u2 nam-ti-la ba-an-szum2
2. gala-tur-ra a nam-ti-la ba-an-szum2
3. 1(disz)-am3 u2 nam-ti-la 1(disz)-am3 a nam-ti-la ugu-ni-a szub-ba-ab-ze2-en
4. gen-na-an-ze2-en gala-tur kur-gar-ra giri3 kur-sze3 nu2-ba-an-ze2-en
5. {gesz}ig nim-gin7 dal-dal-bi2-ib-ze2-en
6. za-ra SZID-gin7 gur#-gur#-mu#-ub#?-ze2#-en#
7. [...] x x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. gala-tur kur-gar#-ra inim#-[...] x x x sag kesz2 ba-[...]-ak#-esz
3'. {gesz}ig nim-gin7 mu-un-dal#-dal#-ze2-en
4'. za-ra# SZID#-gin7 mu-un-gur-gur-ze2-en
5'. ama#-gan#-[...] nam-dumu#-ne-ne-sze3
6'. AN# x x

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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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: CT 42, 2

    [Figulla1959CT42] Figulla, Hugo H. 1959. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 42. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • collation: JCS 23, p.10-16, p. 10

    [Kramer1970collations] Kramer, Samuel N. 1970. “Collations to CT XLII.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 23: 10–16.

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  • Museum No.: BM 017427
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0141

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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
2005-11-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283756.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P283756). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283756 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283756 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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