CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 029 (P345161)

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 04034

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

fragment
obverse
  beginning broken
1. [...]
2. [...]-ul# ba-ni-[...]
3. [...] i3-du8 [...]
4. [...]-ra# mu#-un-na-[...]
5. [...]-inanna# nin-x-[...]
6. [...]-ki#-gal-la-sze3 ga#-[...]
7. [...] x [...]
8. [...] x x x [...]
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reverse
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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 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: PAPS 85 (pp. 293-323), Kramer, PAPS 085, 293

    [Kramer1942PAPS85] Kramer, Samuel N. 1942. “Sumerian Literature; A Preliminary Survey of the Oldest Literature in the World.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 85 (3): 293–323.

  • history: STTNi, 030

    [Kramer1944SLTNi] Kramer, Samuel N. 1944. Sumerian Literary Texts from Nippur in the Museum of the Ancient Orient at Istanbul. The American Schools of Oriental Research.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 04034
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-23 at 18:00:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 12:44:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:43:35 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
2014-10-19 at 09:43:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-27 at 15:48:10 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2012-04-21 at 21:30:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 029 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345161.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 029 artifact entry (No. P345161). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345161 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345161 (Accessed: January 15, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345161},
}


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