CDLI Literary 000502, ex. 001 (P283737)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014016

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.06.06.01 Sin-iddinam A (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1'. [x x] ni2#-tuku# x x [...]
2'. {d}suen-i-din-nam kin ak-da-ni he2-x-[x]
3'. sa2#-du11#-asz? me-te zid2-kukkusz ku3-sig17 sze mu-na-ga2-[ga2]
4'. sze sag#?-bi gu2-sa bi2-in-la2-la2 e2-kur za-gin3 [x]
5'. kar# nam-ti-la kar uri5?{ki}-ma-sze3 gu2-un-bi im#-[mi-ni-u5]
6'. e2-mah-a e2 [{d}]suen-na-sze3 hul2-la ba-ni-in#-ku4
7'. lugal-ra {d}nanna mu-da-hul2 {d}nin-gal# mu#-un-si-in#-[x]
8'. {d}suen-i-din-nam {d}nanna mu-da-hul2 {d}nin-gal mu-un-szi-in#-[x]
9'. {d}a-nun-na digir gal-gal-e-ne szu3#? mu-na-DU-asz
10'. he2#-gal2 nesag2! sikil nesag2! za3-mu-ka szu# gal mu-un-du7-du7
reverse
1'. {d}suen-e nidba si bi2-in-sa2 nibru{ki}-sze3 x x
2'. {d}en-lil2 nidba-da hul2-la-e nam du10 mu-ni-tar
3'. ama ugu-ni nin gal {d}nin-lil2-la2 mi2 zi na-mu-un-e
4'. nam {d}suen-i-din-nam szu3-ra2-sze3 tar-re-de3 szu mu-un-ne-mu2-mu2
5'. sipa sun5-na gu3 zi mi-ni-de2-za-na nam#-[ti he2-na-szu3]
6'. {d}suen-i-din-nam gu3 zi mi-ni-[de2-za-na]
7'. zi# szu3# gal2# nam#-tar#-[re?] x nam-e#?-esz# [he2-en-tar]
8'. gesz#-szub-ba ti-le#? [da-ri2-ka sag-e-esz he2-en-ba]
9'. [sze sag-bi] e2#-kur x [...]
edge
1. kar? babar#? {d}en-lil2 {d}[...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.06.06.01 Sin-iddinam A (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: CT 42, 45 BM 14016

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 014016
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-02, 0116

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-12-10 at 09:35:10 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2011-06-14 at 09:16:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2011-06-14 at 07:27:21 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2005-11-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000502 (Sin-iddinam A) composite (P481126) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000502, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283737.
CDLI Literary 000502, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P283737). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283737 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000502, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283737 (Accessed: March 25, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000502, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283737},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P283737},
}


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