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CDLI Literary needed, ex. nn ? (P274223)

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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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 078666

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 4.32.99 Utu Fragments (witness) (CHECK))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 58.0 mm

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Text

tablet
(Akk. translation is written in smaller signs)
obverse
1a. _igi-nigin2 sza3 nig2-nam-ma mu sa4-a
1b. ba-ri lib-bi mi-im-ma szum-szu sza szu-ma-am na-bu-u2
2a. _igi nigin2 a-ab-ba-ke4 sig igi-nim-ma_
2b. ha-i11{i}-it, a-ia-a-ma e-li-tim u3 sza#-ap#-li#-tim
3a. _im an-na-ke4 a-bi szum2-mu sze-gu#-[nu?_ ...]
3b. sza zu-un-na i-na AN# [...]
4a. _i7 mah-e_ [...]
4b. na-ru#-[um ...]
5a. _kur gal bad{+szi}-da_ [...]
5b. er#?-s,e2-tum#? [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1a'. _alim mah te-en-bi#_ [...]
1b'. a-na kab-ti s,i-ri si# [...]
2a'. _di-ku5 e2-kur-ra_ [...] kesz2? [...]
2b'. a-na da-ia-an e2-kur sza di-[nim u3 pu-ru-us-se-e-em ...]
3a'. _e2 an-gin7 szu nu-te-ge26 e2 esz-bar#-ra#_ [...]
3b'. bi-tum sza ki-ma _an_ qa2-tum la i-t,e4-hu bi#-it pu-ru-[us-se-e ...]
4a'. an za-gin3-na bal-bal-e_ [...]
4b'. sza-mu-u2 el-lu-tum up-ta#-tu#-szum
5a'. _nig2-gi nig2-si-sa2 ki x? ag2-[ge26_]
5b'. na-ra-am ki-it-tim u3 mi-sza-ri-[im]
6a'. _ki-a dagal-la u4 dul-e-de3_
6b'. er-s,e-tum ra-pa-asz-tum ut-ta-wa-ar-szu
7a'. _lugal kur-kur dingir {d}a-nun-ma-ke4-e-ne ud5-sag an-ki-a_
7b'. szar ki-isz-sza-tim i-na i-li e-nu-na-ki! a-sza-re-ed _an u3 ki_
8a'. _dingir ir9 a-zu babbar2-ra_
8b'. i-lum nam-rum ba!-ru-u2 eb-ba

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)

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British Museum, London, UK

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Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 58.0 wide
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.32.99 Utu Fragments (witness) (CHECK))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: CT 58, 28

[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.
history: ASJ 12, p.1-14,

[Alster1990hymns] Alster, Bendt, and Ulla Jeyes. 1990. “Two Utu Hymns and a Copy of a Royal Inscription.” Acta Sumerologica 12: 1–14.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 078666
Accession No.: 1888-05-12 Bu, 0577

Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune		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
2021-11-08 at 19:17:39	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2005-08-28 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (4.32.99)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (4.32.99)
Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.78666)
Bilinguals in Late Mesopotamian Scholarship (P274223)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P274223)
The British Museum Collection (W_1888-0512-Bu-577)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835)	View the score

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“CDLI Literary Needed, Ex. Nn ? Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274223.

CDLI Literary needed, ex. nn ? artifact entry (No. P274223). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274223 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary needed, ex. nn ? artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274223 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} needed, ex. nn ? artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274223},
}

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“CDLI Literary Needed, Ex. Nn ? Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274223.

CDLI Literary needed, ex. nn ? artifact entry (No. P274223). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274223 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary needed, ex. nn ? artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274223 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} needed, ex. nn ? artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274223},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274223},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P274223
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M1  - 2024/4/20/
TI  - CDLI Literary needed, ex. nn ? artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P274223
ER  -

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