CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 063 (P343633)

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 09723

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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column 2
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1. [...]-in#-gar#
2. [...] [ba]-ab-su
3. [...] [mu-e]-szi#-tar
4. [...] x
5. [...] [mu-e]-szi#-ib#-gi4#
6. [...] [ur]-sag#-disz nu-tusz-a ba-ab-du11
7. [...] GA#-ru#-sze3 a2# mu-e-szi-ib-ag2
8. [ur-sag nam]-lugal-zu# tum3#-da tar#-tar-ra mu-gal2
9. [{d}nin]-urta# me-abzu# szu#-si-bi# gizkim#-ti
10. [igi im]-sag3-sag3 ki-tusz im-kur2-re
11. [a2-sag3-e u4]-szu2-usz ki-sur-ra a2#-ba mi-ni-ib-ku4-ku4
12. [{gisz}rab-dingir]-re-e-ne na-dab5-e
13. [dara3-an-na] kur umbin! ba-e-se3-ke
14. [{d}nin-urta en] dumu#-{d}en-lil2-la2 a-na# zi#-bi mu-e-gi4?
15. [...]-e# szu# la#-ba#-gal2 [dugud]-da#-[bi] im#-gu#-ul
16. [...]-ga2
17. [...]-dar#
18. [...] x
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column 3
1. ur#-sag-ra uru2#-mah#-[...] igi-sze3 mu#-[...]
2. sahar# i3-zi-zi# [sahar i3-ga2-ga2]
3. du6#-du6 tun3-la2-a [...] a-ga-zi# i3#-[...]
4. u3#-dub2# i3#-szeg3 izi# [...] izi# lu2 ba#-[...]
5. gisz-mah# ur2#-bi-a mu-un#-[bal-e] tir-ra gur5 [...]
6. ki sza3-bi szu ba-szi-ib-ri-ri a#-[...]
7. {i7}idigna i3-suh3 i7#? ib#?-ur4 i3-[lu3] szu mi#-ni-tu#-[...]
8. {gisz}ma2-kar-nun-ta-e3-a me3-sze3 giri3 [...]
9. ug3#-bi ki-du-bi nu-um#-zu e2-gar8! DU3#? [...]
10. muszen-dal-le-bi sag ib2-ta-DU# a2-bi ki mu-un-te#-ga2#-[...]
11. ku6-bi engur-ra u4 mi-ni-ib-ra ka mu-[un-ba-ba-e]
12. edin#-ba masz2-ansze-ba u2-ku-uk mi-[ni-ib-du11] buru5-re-esz2 szu mi-ni-[...]
13. a-gi6-zi#-bi# gul#-DI#? kur-kur# [...]
14. ur#-[sag] [...] x [...]
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column 4
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reverse
column 1
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column 2
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1. [...] IM# an#-ne2# [...]
2. |KAxUSZ2#.DU3#.KA|-gin7 i3-bu-bu#-[de3]
3. uh2#-bi iri ni2-ba mu-un-gul#-[...]
4. {gisz}tukul za3-KIN!-di-dam kur-re izi ba#-[sum]
5. mi-tum zu2-szesz-a sag im-tu10-tu10-tu10#
6. szita2 AB2 diri!-ga-e zu2 i3-dub-dub-be2#
7. gisz#-gid2#-da ki-a ba-ab-du3 sur3# mud-e ba-ab-tum3#
8. [ki]-bala#-ga-gin7 ur-e ba-an-de2
9. lu2-erim2 i-zi dam-dumu-bi gu3 ba#-an#-[de2]
10. en {d#}nin#-urta-ra a2 nu-mu-e#-[...]
11. {gisz}tukul#-e# kur# sahar-da im-da-an-szar2# PESZ#?-a2#-[...]
12. szar2-ur3-e# en# gu2-bi-sze3 ba-an#-na#-[...]
13. e ur#-sag# a-na i#?-ga-ra#-gal#-[la]
14. mir-kur#-re#-ke4# <ba>-ra-bi2-tag#-[...]
15. [{d}]nin#-urta# en# dumu#-{d}en-lil2-la2 u4-gin7 szi#-e#?-[...]
16. [u3-bu]-bu-ul e3-a-bi [nu-du10-ga]
17. [...] kiri4 e3-a-bi nu-[...]
18. [en] inim-gilim# sza3-sze3 nu-mu-ra#-[...]
19. lugal#-gu10 dingir#-gin7 mu-ra-an-du3 a-ba sag# [...]
20. ur#-sag# |IM#.DUGUD#|-am3 ki ma-ab-us2 x [...]
21. {d}nin-urta du24-ur3 kur-ra mu-ni-ib-[...]
column 3
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1. [...] {gisz#}mittu#? a# mu-un#-tu5#?
2. [...] [bi2-ib2]-ur3 addax(|LU2xBAD|) za-pa-ag2 bi2-in-gar
3. [...]-ug5#-ga-na ma2-gaz ak-da-ni
4. [...] kalam#-ma mu-un-na-su8-ge-esz
5. du24#-ur3-kusz2-a-gin7 mu-un-na-gurud-de3-esz
6. en#-e a-ra2-mah-ni-sze3
7. [{d}]nin#-urta dumu-{d}en-lil2-la2 szu-ta ba#-ab#-sig3-sig3#-[ge]-ne#
8. [szar2-ur3]-e# en {d}nin-urta-ra mi2-zi na-mu-un-ne
9. [...] gan2 e-du11-ga ur-sag a-ba za-a-gin7
10. [lugal-gu10] za3#-zu ba-ra-ga:an-ti ba-ra#-an-ga-tusz ba-ra-an-ga-u3-tu
11. {d}nin-urta u4-da-ta kur-ra lu2 ba-ra-an-zi-zi-ia
  copy has IA instead of GA as given in van Dijk's edition
12. lugal#-gu10 szeg14-dili-gi4-a-za
13. gisz#-gan2#-na#? mi2 bi2-ib-tag#?
14. [...] x mu-[...]-e#?
column 4
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: ISET 2, 019, Ni 09723

    [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: van Dijk Lugale 2 (1983) 014 P,

    [sec86308] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 09723
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2014-11-21 at 10:14:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-10-25 at 05:25:32 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000351 (Ninurta&#039;s Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 063 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343633.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 063 artifact entry (No. P343633). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343633 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343633 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000351, ex. 063 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343633},
}

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