CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 055 (P469280)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), 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 080094

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 37.0 mm

Witness

obverse
column 1
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1'. [...] x ka-e [...]
2'. [...] gu3# mu-un-na-de2#-[...]
3'. [...] i3-du8 gal [...]
4'. [...] ka mu gesztu dagal# [...]
5'. [...]-bi# si-gar-bi bi2#-in-us2
6'. [...]-gal# ganzer 7(disz)-bi si-gar-bi bar-bi bi2-in-[...]
7'. [...]-ne# ku4-ku4-da-ni-ta#
8'. gurum#-ma-ni KA-KA-asz-a-ni u-ga mu-sze3 DU x x
9'. [...] bi2#-ti i3-du8 gal kur-ra-ke4
10'. nin#-a#-ni#-sze3# ka-kesz2 ba-szi-in-ak
11'. [...] 7(disz)-bi si-gar-bi bi2-ib2-us2
12'. [...] 7(disz)-bi si-gar-bi me-bi bi2-ib2-us2
13'. [...] mu#-gal kur-ra-ke4
14'. [...] gu3 mu-un-na-an-de2-e
15'. [...] inanna ku4-me-en
16'. [...] ku4-ku4-da-ni-ta#
17'. gi# 1(disz)-ninda esz2-GAN2 lu2 ba-da-[...]
18'. ta#-am3 me-[...]
19'. [...] {d}inanna me kur-ra-ke4 szu mu#-[...]
20'. [... {d}]inanna garza kur-ra-ke4 ka-zu ka#-[...]
21'. abul# 2(disz)-kam-ma ku4-ku4#-[...]
22'. [...]-gin3 di4#-x-[...]
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reverse
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1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] sahar# kur-ra#-ke4# [...]
3'. [...] sa6#-ga-zu lu2-za-gin2-na-ak-de3# [...]
4'. [...] gesz#-nagar-ke4 nam-ba-x-x-[...]
5'. [...]-sza-an-an-na kur-ra nam-ba-da-ab#-[...]
6'. [...] en-lil2 inim-bi nu-mu-ni-in-DU uri2{ki} x [...]
7'. [...]-x-sze3 e2 {d}suen-na-sze3 ku4-ku4-da-ni-[...]
8'. [...] suen-sze3 er sze8-sze8#
9'. [...]-na du5-mu-zu mu-lu kur-ra nam-ba-da-ab-gam-me#
10'. [...]-ga#-zu sahar kur-ra-ke4 nam-ba-da-ab-szar2-re#-en#
11'. [...]-zu lu2-za-gin3-na-ak-da nam-ba-da-ab-si-il-le
12'. [...]-zu# nagar-ra nam-ba-da-ab-dar-dar-ra#
13'. [...]-an-na kur-ra nam-ba-da-ab#-[...]-me
14'. [...]-bi {d}suen inim-bi nu#-mu-ni-DU NUN# [...]
15'. [...] {d}am-an-ki ku4-ku4-da-[...]
16'. [...]-an#-ki er2 sze8-sze8#
17'. [...]-an-ki en gesztu dagal-la
18'. [...]-zu kur-ra nam-ba-da-ab-gam-me#
19'. [...]-zu# sahar kur-ra-ke4 nam-ba-da-ab-szar2#-[...]
20'. [...] lu2#-za-gin3-na-ak-de3 nam-ba-da-ab-si#-[...]
21'. [...] nam-ba-da-ab-dar-dar#-[...]
22'. [...]-ra# nam-ba-da-ab-[...]
23'. [...]en#?-ki? {d#}nin#-[...]
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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
  • Measurements (mm): 67.0 high × 37.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: CT 58, 49b

    [Alster1990CT58] Alster, Bendt, and Markham J. Geller. 1990. Sumerian Literary Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 58. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 080094
  • Accession No.: 1889-10-14, 0641

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-01-04 at 13:22:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-01-04 at 13:04:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-08-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI 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. 055 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469280.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 055 artifact entry (No. P469280). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469280 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469280 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469280},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P469280},
}


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