CDLI Literary 000496, ex. 001 (P432823)

Literary tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

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Museum Collection(s)

Montserrat Museum, Barcelona, Spain

Museum Number

MM 0487b

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.06.07 Ur-Ninurta G (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

84.0 mm × 103.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] mu#-un#-[...]
3'. [ni2-te-a-ni dingir _i-t,e4?]-eh#-hu#-u2#_ mu#-un-da#-[ab-sa2-e-a]
4'. [x x x] sza2 sizkur2#-ra _i-na-aq-qu2-u2_ im-ma-an-ga2#-[ga2-a]
5'. [mu dingir]-ra#-na _szu-qu2-ru-szu_ mu-un-na-kal-[la]
6'. [nam-er]im2 ku5-ru-de3 _dup-<pu>-ru_ im-ma-da-ab-te-ge26-a
7'. [ki dingir]-ra#-ni-ta si-sa2-bi i3-dib-be2
8'. [nig2 u2]-gu de2-a-ni in-na-ab-su-su
9'. [u4-da]-ni#-sze3 _ana u4-mi-szu_ u4 mu-un-da-an-dah-e
10'. [...]-ra#-na _sza2-na-a-tim_ mu bi2-ib2-diri-diri-ge
11'. [egir]-ra#-na _u2-sza2-al-la-am_ szu mu-ub-gi4-gi4
12'. [ibila]-a#-ni a mu-na-an-de2-e
13'. lu2# nig2# dingir#-ra#-na ni2-te-ge26-e nu-mu-un-zu-a
14'. [ni2-te-a-ni dingir] nu-mu-un-da-ab-sa2-e-a
15'. [x x x sizkur2]-ra#? nu-um-ma-an-ga2-ga2-a
16'. [szu-pe-el-la2-bi] nu-mu-un-na-kal-la
17'. [nam-erim2 ku5-ru-de3 nu]-mu#-un-na-gig-ga
18'. [u4 ti-la-ni si nu-sa2]-e#
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. diri#-sze3# [...]
2'. gu4-da [...]
3'. a-esztub [...]
4'. szu-nim-ta [...]
5'. ki a-du11-ga pa5#?-[...]
6'. su7-za nita ku-[...] _qu2-ur-ri#?-[ib?_]
7'. szu na-ab-tag-tag [...]
8'. ur5 i3-me-am3 kin#-[ga2-am3 he2-en-zu]
9'. ur5 i3-me-am3 [...]
10'. a2-ag2-ga2 [engar-kam]
11'. lu2 ni2-te-a-ni [ki mu-un-za-za]
12'. lugal iri-na-ka [ni2-te-bi mu-un-zu]
13'. szu-kin dab5-be2 he2-[en-zu ki-su-ub-ba he2-en-zu]
14'. sun5#-sun5#-na# he2#-[en-zu gub-bu he2-en-zu tusz-sze3 nu-zu-a]
  rest broken
reverse
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 84.0 high × 103.0 wide × 18.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    unsealed

  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.06.07 Ur-Ninurta G (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: AuOr 15, p.43-53, p. 43-53

    [Civil1997Instructions] Civil, Miguel. 1997. “The Instructions of King Ur-Ninurta: A New Fragment.” Aula Orientalis 15: 43–53.

  • history: Márquez Rowe, Ignacio, ZA 102 (2012) 179-182,

    [sec112107] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MM 0487b
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Babylon (mod. Bābil) [uncertain]
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-09-03 at 19:14:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-21 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Márquez Rowe, Ignacio; Molina, Manuel CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000496 (Ur-Ninurta G) composite (P480127) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000496, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432823.
CDLI Literary 000496, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P432823). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432823 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Literary 000496, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432823 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000496, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432823},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P432823},
}


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