CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 008 (P278576)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 3551

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.03.03 Inanna and Shukalletuda (witness) Inanna and Shukalletuda)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. in#-nin#-me-gal-gal-la [bara2-ge4 he2-du7]
2. {d#}inana-me-gal-gal-la bara2-ku3#-ge# [si-a]
3. {d#}inana-ke4 e2-an-na-ka u6-di-de3# [gub-ba]
4. u4#-ba lu2-ki-sikil kur-ra ba-e#-[a-e11]
5. ku3# {d}inana-ke4 kur-ra ba-[e-a-e11]
6. [nig2]-erim2# nig2-si-sa2 zu-zu-[de3]
7. [sza3]-kalam#-ma-ka igi kar2-[kar2-de3]
8. [lul zi] pa3#-de3-de3 kur-ra ba-[e-a-il2]
9. [i3-ne-sze3 lu2-u18]-ra a-na na-an#-[du11]
10. [lu2-u18 lu2-u18-ra] a-na na-an-dah
11. [nin-gu10 am-da kur-ur2-ra] x x am-da du7-x
12. [{d}inana dara3-masz kur-bad3-da] [...] am#-da# du7-[du7]
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reverse
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1. [ga-rasz{sar}-gin7 nu-erim2 ba]-gub#-ba-a a-ba-a# igi# [im-mi-in-du8-a]
2. [igi-x i3-ur4-ur4] [x] [im-ma-ni]-mu2#-mu2 mu-gen-[na] [...]
3. [muszen] uga#{muszen#}-gin7# a2-lu2 kig2-[kig2-e]
4. [lag an-sze3] sig3#-ge#-de3 ki-sze3 tusz-u3#-[da]
5. [lag ki-sze3 sig3]-ge-de3 an-sze3 e3-de3-da a-ba-a# [igi im-mi-in-du8-a]
6. [uga{muszen}] nu#-erim2#-ta ba-ra-an#-[zi]
7. [{gisz}giszimmar] tug2-la2-a-sze3 an-na ba-e-x [...]
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Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.03.03 Inanna and Shukalletuda (witness) Inanna and Shukalletuda)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000340 (Inanna and Shu-kale-tuda) composite (P469522) Q000340 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P278576

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 3551
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.3.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.3.3
Penn Museum (Penn) 572136
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.3551
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P278576

References

  • history: Inanna and Shukalletuda, 093 An, pl.1

    [Volk1995InannaShukalletuda] Volk, Konrad. 1995. Inanna Und Šukaletuda : Zur Historisch-Politischen Deutung Eines Sumerischen Literaturwerkes. Vol. 3. Santag. Weisbaden : Harrassowitz.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-13 at 15:46:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-03-31 at 16:35:22 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-03-31 at 16:24:01 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000340, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278576.
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P278576). (2024, July 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278576 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278576 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278576},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000340, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278576.
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P278576). (2024, July 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278576 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278576 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 13},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000340, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278576},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P278576
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