CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 020 (P430959)

Literary tablet excavated in Susa (mod. Shush), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

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Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

unknown

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Susa (mod. Shush)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. {gesz#}taszkarin-da men an-da x-ur-ru
2'. {gesz}asalx-gin7 an-da tal2-tal2 sal#-la
3'. hur-sag-gin7 an-da sig7-sig7-ga
  rest broken

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 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Gragg, TCS 3 (pp. 155-188), 165

    [Gragg1969TCS3] Gragg, Gene. 1969. The Keš Temple Hymn. The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. Vol. 3. Texts from Cuneiform Sources.

  • history: RA 26 (pp. 1-19), 013

    [Scheil1929RA26] Scheil, Vincent. 1929. “Documents et Arguments.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 26: 1–19.

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  • Museum No.: unknown
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  • Provenience: Susa (mod. Shush)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-07 at 10:28:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 10:16:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 10:11:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-22 at 19:02:51 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-22 at 19:02:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-10-18 at 14:52:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-20 at 22:05:39 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2012-07-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000751 (Kesh Temple Hymn) composite (P464240) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 020 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430959.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 020 artifact entry (No. P430959). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430959 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430959 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430959},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 020 Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P430959.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 020 artifact entry (No. P430959). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P430959 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P430959 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P430959},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P430959},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P430959
LB  - CDLI:P430959
M1  - 2025/11/5/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 020 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P430959
ER  - 
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