CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 003 & 000643, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 001 (P343628)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 04552

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.08.04 Inanna and Dumuzi D; (witness) ETCSL 4.08.12 Inanna and Dumuzi L ()

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. hi#-[...]
2'. szesz#-[...]
3'. mu-na2 lal3-hab2-ba bi2-in-na2-en
4'. ze2-ba-[...]
5'. dili-dili-ta# [...]
6'. szesz#-i-bi2-[...]
7'. mu-lu-si-ga-gin7 [mu]-un#-na-x-gub#?
8'. ki-ta tuku4-e-da si-a mu-un-na-[...]
9. szesz-mu ib2-ba-na szu gub-bu#-[...]
10'. ze2-ba kal-la-mu u4 mu-un-di-ni-[...]
11'. nin9-mu szu ba-mu-u8 szu ba-[...]
12'. DU nin9 ki-ag2-mu e2-me-sze3 [...]
13'. igi-ad-da-ga2 dumu-tur [...]
14'. {d#}ba#-ba6# lu2# ha#-ba-zu szu ba#-[...]
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1'. ki [...]
2'. a-[...]-en#
3'. sza3#-[...]-RA#-de3#-[...]-e mu-lu [...]
4'. aga-zi# men ku3 sag-za ma-ra-ni-[...]
5'. dim3-me-er gal-gal-e-ne i-bi2-bi sza-mu-un#-[...]
6'. {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne mu-lu dalla [...]
7'. mu-ud-na-mu gu2-da ma3-la2-e-en#-[...]
8'. mu-nu2 gi-rin-ma3-da ga-ba?-x-nu2-[...]
9'. {d}ama-uszum-mu gu2-da ma3-la2-e#-[...]
10'. mu-nu2-da gi-rin-ma3-da ga-ba?-x-[...]
11'. szul {d}nanna-mu lu2 AN# [...]
12'. ze2#?-ba-mu ki ma!-an-ag2 hul2#? [...]
13'. [...] [{d}]ba-ba6 ki ma-ra-an-ag2 lu2? [...]
14'. [x] a? ru-a-ga2? za-e? [...]
15'. [...] za KA x [...]
16'. [...] x KA x [...]
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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
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.08.04 Inanna and Dumuzi D; (witness) ETCSL 4.08.12 Inanna and Dumuzi L ()
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: ISET 2, 017, Ni 04552

    [Çig1976ISET2] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1976. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 2.

  • history: PAPS 107 (pp. 485-527), 524

    [Kramer1963PAPS107] Kramer, Samuel N. 1963. “Cuneiform Studies and the History of Literature: The Sumerian Sacred Marriage Texts.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 107 (6): 485–527.

  • citation: JNES 59 (pp. 23-30), 024

    [Tinney2000JNES59] Tinney, Stephen J. 2000. “Notes on Sumerian Sexual Lyric.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 59 (1): 23–30.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 12:41:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-15 at 17:56:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:30:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 03:57:58 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000635 (Inanna and Dumuzi D) composite (P473747) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000635, Ex. 003 & 000643, Ex. 001 & 000657, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343628.
CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 003 & 000643, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P343628). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343628 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 003 & 000643, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343628 (Accessed: September 15, 2024).
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000635, ex. 003 & 000643, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343628},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343628},
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