CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 008 (P283756)

Literary tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 017427

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. kur-gar-ra u2 nam-ti-la ba-an-szum2
2. gala-tur-ra a nam-ti-la ba-an-szum2
3. 1(disz)-am3 u2 nam-ti-la 1(disz)-am3 a nam-ti-la ugu-ni-a szub-ba-ab-ze2-en
4. gen-na-an-ze2-en gala-tur kur-gar-ra giri3 kur-sze3 nu2-ba-an-ze2-en
5. {gesz}ig nim-gin7 dal-dal-bi2-ib-ze2-en
6. za-ra SZID-gin7 gur#-gur#-mu#-ub#?-ze2#-en#
7. [...] x x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x x [...]
2'. gala-tur kur-gar#-ra inim#-[...] x x x sag kesz2 ba-[...]-ak#-esz
3'. {gesz}ig nim-gin7 mu-un-dal#-dal#-ze2-en
4'. za-ra# SZID#-gin7 mu-un-gur-gur-ze2-en
5'. ama#-gan#-[...] nam-dumu#-ne-ne-sze3
6'. AN# x x

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
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 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903) Q000343 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P283756

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 017427
Accession Number 1894-01-15, 0141

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.4.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.4.1
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.17427
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P283756
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1894-0115-141

References

  • history: CT 42, 2

    [Figulla1959CT42] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1959. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 42. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • collation: JCS 23, p.10-16, p. 10

    [Kramer1970collations] Kramer, Samuel N. 1970. “Collations to CT XLII.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 23 (1): 10–16. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359278.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2014-10-19 at 09:43:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-27 at 15:48:10 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-21 at 21:30:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-11-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283756.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P283756). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283756 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283756 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283756},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P283756.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P283756). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283756 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283756 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283756},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283756},
}


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PY  - 2023
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M1  - 2026/11/1/
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