CDLI Literary 000781, ex. 001 (P416942)

Literary tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Museum Collection(s)

Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Number

ROM 910x209.047

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.05.a Drinking Song (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [{gi}]gakkul#-e# [{gi}gakkul-e]
2. [{gi}]gakkul#-e# [{dug}lam-sa2-ri]
3. [{gi}]gakkul#-e nig2# [ur5 sa6-sa6-ge]
4. [{dug}]lam-sa2-ri nig2 sza3# [hul2-hul2-e]
5. {dug}ugur-bala nig2 e2-a me#-te#-bi#
6. {dug}sza3-gub-be2 nig2 kasz si-si-ga
7. {dug#}am#-am# |DU.DU| {dug}lam-sa2-ra-ke4
8. {gi#}bugin {u2}bur2 {gi#}ba-an-du silag-ga2-ke4
9. dug saga a-gur4-e sa-gi4-a
5. [sza3] dingir#-za hu-mu-ra-ab-hun-e
6. [igi {gi}]gakkul#-am3 igi-me na-nam
7. [sza3 {gi}]gakkul#-am3 sza3-me na-nam
8. ag2# sza3#-zu# gam-gam ni2-bi-a
9. sza3#-me-a gam-gam ni2-bi-a
10. ur5#-me bi2-sa6 sza3-me bi2-hul2
reverse
1. szeg12 nam tar-ra gesz du3-a-za
2. [silim]-ma# he2-gal2-e ki us2-sa-a-zu
3. [{d}nin]-ka#-si za-da hu-mu-u8-da-an-ti
4. [kasz gesztin] hu-mu-ra-an-bala-bala-e
5. [kurun2 lal3]-e# gu3 nun ha-ra-ni-ib-be2
6. [{gi}bugin] {u2#}bur2-a kasz ku7-ku7-dam
7. sagi# lu2-tur-ra lunga3 bi2-in-gub-en
8. [a]-nigin2#-a nigin-na-gu10-ne
9. [gur4-gur4-re-ga2] gur4-gur4-ga2-gu10-ne
10. [sza3 hul2]-la# ur5 sa6-ga-gu10-ne
11. [sza3-ga2] sza3# hul2-la gal2-la-bi
12. [ur5 sa6] {tug2#}pala3-a sza-mur10-ra-gu10-ne
13. [kasz] nag#-a [me]-e# se3#-ga-gu10-ne
14. [kurun2] nag-a [ul] ti#-a-gu10-ne
15. [sza3] nin#-[na-ke4] ki#-bi ba-ab-gi4
  double ruling
16. [...] x x x

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 5.05.a Drinking Song (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: ROM 910x209.047
  • Accession No.: D0579

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-12-16 at 09:05:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-12 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000781 (Drinking Song) composite (P478968) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000781, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P416942.
CDLI Literary 000781, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P416942). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P416942 (Original work published 2011)
CDLI Literary 000781, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P416942 (Accessed: December 23, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000781, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P416942},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P416942},
}


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