CDLI Literary 000483, ex. 001 & 000494, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 003 & 000691, ex. 001 (P343004)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 07025

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.03 Lipti-Ishtar C (witness); ETCSL 2.05.06.05 Ur-Ninurta E (witnes)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [en] mah za3 dab me galam u18#-ru#
2. pa#-bil2-ga en-en-e-ne
3. bar-sud-am3
4. sag il2 dirig ninda2 numun i-i
5. mu idim ni2 gal-le-esz ri-a
6. mah du11#-ga-ni sag2 di nu-zu
7. kur me sikil#-la ni2 mu-ni-in-gur3#
8. bara2 gal-la dur2 im-mi-in-gar
9. an lugal dingir-re-e-ne-ke4
10. sza3-ba-tuku-am3
11. igi zi su3-ra2-sze3 mu-un-szi-in-bar
12. nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar-ra igi zi mu-szi-in-bar
13. nam-til3 su3-ra2-sze3 mu-na-an-szum2
14. nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar-ra nam-til3 <su3-ra2-sze3 mu-na-an-szum2>
15. an-na du11-ga-ni inim ki-bi-sze3 gar-ra
16. dingir na-me sag la-ba-ab-szum2-mu
17. {d}a-nun-na dingir kilib3-ba-bi
18. ki nam tar-re-da gu2 mu-na-si-si-esz
19. sza3-ba-tuku-am3#
20. me gal-gal-la pa mu-ni-in-e3
21. dingir an-na mu-na-su8-ge-esz
22. bar-sud 2(disz)-kam!-ma
23. gesz-hur#-bi si mu-ni-ib-sa2-sa2
24. dingir ki-a mu-na-gam-e-esz
25. me mah-a me sag-ki-a-ba
26. nam-lugal nig2 kal-kal-la-am3
27. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ra
28. an gal-e sag-e-esz mu-ni-in-rig7
single ruling
29. sa-<bar>-gid2-da-am3
30. an gal-am3 dingir pa e3 gal-am3
31. an u18-ru lugal {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar giszkim-til3-la-ni na-nam
single ruling
32. gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im
33. an-e sza3 gu2-bi gi4-a-na lugal mu-ni-in-pa3
34. sza3-bala-bala nam-lugal-la-ra gu3 zi mu-na-de2
35. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar a2 szum2-ma-gu10-me-en gu2 an-sze3 he2-zi
36. u4 gu3 di# sag-bi zi-zi-gin7 su zi he2-me-da-ri
37. gu2#-erim2-gal2 kur nu-sze-ga-zu u18-lu-zu he2-em-dul
38. nig2-si-sa2 ki-en-gi ki-uri mu-ni-gar su kalam-ma mu-dug3
39. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 u4-gin7 dalla he2-ni-e3
40. iri# a2-dam masz#-GAN2 ki gar-ra gu3 tesz2 hu-mu-ra-ab-sig10
41. ug3 sag-ge6-ga u8-gin7 lu-a us2 zi hu-mu-ra-ab-sig9-ge5
42. {d}_li-pi2-<it-esz18-dar>_ kur ki su3-ra2-sze3 lugal-bi he2-me-en
43. {gesz}gu-za mah nam-nun-na he2-du7 gi16-sa nam-lugal-la
44. {d}en-lil2-le zi-de3#-esz ma-ra-an-szum2 suhusz-bi hu-mu-ra-ab-sig10
45. {d}suen aga sag-za mi-ni-in-ga-na# musz3# nam-ba-an-tum2-mu
46. {d}en-ki-ke4 me nam-nun-na-ka sze-er-ka-an hu-mu-<ra>-ni-in-du11
47. {d}inana nin nam-nun-na-ka za-e-da hu-mu-u8?-de3-gub
48. {d}udug sa6-ga {d}lamma e2-kur-ra# he2-me-da-su8-su8-ge-esz
49. nidba {gesz}gesztin ga# il2-la-zu# szu he2-em-da-gal2-gal2
50. dumu nig2-dim2-ma [{d}]en-lil2-la2-me-en nig2 hu-<mu>-ra-ab-dug3-dug3
column 2
beginning broken
1'. sa#-[gar-ra-am3]
2'. dingir ni2# gur3# sza3#-ge# pa3#-da# dumu# {d#}en#-[lil2-la2] nig2 ha-ra-ab-gu-ul-[gu-ul]
single ruling
3'. gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im#
4'. an-e du11-ga#-ni nam dug3 tar-[ra-am3]
5'. an gal-e du11-ga-ni nam dug3 [tar-ra-am3]
6'. {d}_li-<pi2-it-esz18-dar>_ dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ra szu [...]
single ruling
7'. u19-ru12-bi-im a-da-ab-an#-[na-kam]
single ruling
8'. an u18-ru gal dingir-re-e-ne#
9'. an nir-gal2 dingir pa# e3-a
10'. an lugal-la nam gal tar-ra-ni
11'. {d}ur-<{d}nin-urta>-ra szu zi hu-mu-na-ab-gar
12'. bar-sud-am3
13'. za3 kur-kur-ra-sze3 dili-ni dab
14'. {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne sag kesz2-bi na-nam
15'. me gal-gal-la za3 mu-ni-in-kesz2#
16'. me szar2-ra giri3-ni nam-mi-in-gar
17'. dingir gal-an-zu nun nam tar-re-de3
18'. gu3 zi mu-na-an-de2 an-ne2 {d#}ur-<{d}nin-urta>-ra gu3 zi <mu-na-an-de2>
19'. kalam-ma mu-ni-in-mah an-ne2 [{d}ur]-<{d}nin-urta> <mu-ni-in-mah>
20'. {gesz}gu-za nam-lugal-la ul-sze3 suhusz# gi-na
21'. szibir mah! me kalam-ma ur4-ur4
22'. gidru nig2-gi-na# ug3 szar2 lah5-lah5-e
23'. {d}ur-{d}nin-urta-ra mu-na-an-tah
24'. an ku3-ga ki nam tar-ra-ni
25'. dingir an-na ba-su8-ge-esz-a
26'. {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne gizzal# ba-an-ak-esz
27'. sza3-ba-tuku-am3
single ruling
28'. ukken gar-ra-ba he2-am3 ba-ni-in-ne-esz
29'. iri du3-du3 a2-dam ki gar-ra
30'. kur gam-e kalam suhusz gi-na
31'. mu he2-gal2 bala u4 sud-da
32'. {d}ur-<{d}nin-urta>-ra mu-na-an-szum2
single ruling
33'. sa-gid2-da-am3
34'. an-na igi su3-u4-bi bar#-ra-ni sipa zi mu-ni-in-il2
35'. {d}ur-<{d}nin-urta> dumu ki-ag2-ga2-ni mi2 zi-de3-esz sza-mu-un-e
36'. ni2 me-lem4-za tesz2 he2-gal2 u4 gal-gin7 u5-bi
37'. nam-szul-zu gaba gi4 na-an-tuku-tuku-un ma-da he2-de3-gal2
38'. mu-zu kur-kur-ra he2-em-mah-en sa6-zu he2-di
39'. ma-da ni2-ba nam-ra-an-gam-e gu2 gesz hu-mu-ra-ab-gar
40'. {d}ur-<{d}nin-urta> a2 gal szum2-ma-gu10 mu-gu10-sze3 nir he2-gal2
41'. inim-zu {gesz}rab3 mah-gin7 hul-gal2-e szu# he2-em-ri-ri
42'. a2 ag2-ga2-zu ki-bala-a ha-ba-te giri17 szu ha-ma-an-gal2-esz
43'. nam-nun-zu sag an-sze3 he2-eb-il2 ug3-e# ha-ma-dug3-ge
44'. nig2-gi-na za-e lu2-bi he2-me-en a2-tah-zu he2-a
45'. nig2-si-sa2 sza3-ta e3-a-me-en {d}utu ba-gub-ba
46'. {d}inana ki-ag2-zu na-nam nam-til3 ha-ra-ab-sud-de3
47'. {d}lamma sa6-ga nam-en nam-lugal-la zi-de3-esz ha-ra-su8-ge-esz
48'. <mu> sa4-a ki-en-gi#-ra#-me-en {d}ur-<{d}nin-urta>-gu10#
49'. esz3 nibru{ki} dur#-an#-ki-ka# sag il2-la gen-i3
reverse
column 1
1. kadra#-zu# szeg12 e2-kur-ra-ke4 szu-bi im-gid2
2. sipa ni2 gur3 nidba gal-gal-la-ni e2#-sze3 ha-ma-gub-be2
single ruling
3. sa-gar-ra-am3
4. 1(asz) dingir-re-ne me gal-gal-la i3-me-en
5. an lugal 1(asz) dingir-re-<ne me gal-gal-la i3-me-en>
6. {d}ur-<{d}nin-urta> ka-ta e3-a-gu10 ul-sze3 na-ra-kur2-ru#
7. u18-ru12#-bi-im a-da-ab an-na-kam
single ruling
8. a#-gu10# an# ma-an-ze2-eg3 ki ma-an-ze2-eg3
9. me-e {d#}ga-sza-an-an-na-gen
10. ma-ra dim3-me-er tesz2 mu-da-sa2-a
11. {d}mu-ul-lil2-le an ma-an-ze2-eg3 ki <ma-an-ze2-eg3>
12. me-e {d}<ga-sza-an-an-na-gen>
line is indented
13. na-ag2-u3-mu-un# ma#-an#-ze2#-eg3
14. na-ag2-ga-sza-an# ma#-an#-ze2-eg3
15. me3# ma-an-ze2#-eg3# [szen]-szen#? ma-<an-ze2-eg3>
16. mar-uru5 ma-an-ze2-eg3# dal#?-ha#-mun ma-<an-ze2-eg3>
17. an men sag-ga2 mu#-ni#-in-ma-al
18. ki# {kusz}e-sir2 me-ri-ga2 mu-ni-in-sig9
19. tug2-ba13 ku3 su-ga2 mu-ni-in-la2
20. {mu}gidru ku3 szu-ga2 mu-ni-in-ma-al
21. dingir buru5-me-esz me-e mu-tin-gen
22. {d}a-nun-na di-da-me-esz me-e sumun2 zi-gen
23. sumun2 zi a-a {d}en-lil2-la2-gen
24. u3-sumun2 zi sag-ga2 di-a-ni
25. e2-kur-ra e2 {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 ku4-ku4-da-gu10-ne
26. i3-du8-e gaba-gu10 szu li-bi2-ma-ma
27. sukkal-e il2-la2 na-ma-ab-be2
28. an ga2-a-kam ki ga2-a-kam me-e ur-sag-gen
29. unug{ki}-ga e2-an-na ga2-a-kam
30. zabala{ki} gi-gun4-na ma-a-kam
31. nibru{ki}-a dur-an-ki <ma-a-kam>
32. urim2{ki}-ma e2-dilmun-na <ma-a-kam>
33. gir2-su{ki}-a esz2-dam#-ku3# <ma-a-kam>
34. adab{ki}-a e2-szar-ra <ma-a-kam>
35. kisz{ki}-a hur-sag-kalam-ma <ma-a-kam>
36. kisiga!{ki} amasz-ku3-ga <ma-a-kam>
37. akszak{ki}-a an-za-gar3 <ma-a-kam>
38. umma{ki}-a ib-gal <ma-a-kam>
39. a-ga-de3{ki}-a ul!-masz ma-a-kam
40. ma#-ra# dim3#-me#-er tesz2 mu-da-sa2-a
41. [x x x] {d}inana-kam
single ruling
42. [...] x szu# du7-a
43. [...] x [x]
rest broken
column 2
1. ku6 gidru# szu-na na!(KI)-mu-un-gal2 me ($ blank space $)
2. ku6 {kusz}e#-sir2 giri3-na na-mu-un-sig9 me ($ blank space $)
3. ku6 izi ab-sza3-ga na-mu-un-zalag-ge me ($ blank space $)
4. ku6 sur9-re mu-na-an-du12-am3
5. ku6 gud-de3 gu3 nun mu-na-ab-be2
6. ku6 tug2-ba13 sza3-ge4 nam-mi-in-la2
7. kas4-kas4{ku6}-e kas4 mu-na-ab-kar-re
8. gur4-gur4{ku6}-e ab mu-na-ab-gur4-gur4
9. gir2{ku6}-e ab mu-na-ab-gir2-re
10. agargara{ku6} zar!-re-esz mu-un-du8-du8
11. ku6-sze6 ab-ba mu-na-ab-mu2-mu2
12. ku6 sim{muszen} mu-na-ab-dal-dal-le-ne
13. ga-sza-an-gen {gesz}ma2-gur8-sze3 da-an#-u5# me-e e2-sze3 da-an#-u5#
14. {gesz}ma2 si-bi da-an-u5 me-e e2-sze3 da-an-u5
15. a2-sumur3-bi ku3-sig17 szim {gesz}erin-da
16. ab-ba sza-mu-na-ab-gir2-gir2-re-dam
17. gesz-hum-bi iti6 giri17-zal-am3
18. ab-ba sza-mu-na-ab-dadag-ge
19. mu-u4-na-gu10 mu-un-ku5 ab-ba-ka
erased line u3#-mu#-un# x x x
20. u3-mu-un-dar#-a mu-un-ku5 ab-ba-ka
21. e2 u4-bi
22. a-a
double ruling
23. bala-bala-e {d}nansze-kam
double ruling
blank space

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.03 Lipti-Ishtar C (witness); ETCSL 2.05.06.05 Ur-Ninurta E (witnes)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite	Composite Number	Score
CDLI Literary 000483 (Lipit-Ishtar C) composite (P479860)	Q000483	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P343004
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P343004

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number	VAT 07025
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	2.5.5.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	2.5.5.3
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P343004

References

history: VS 10, 199

[Zimmern1913VS10] Zimmern, Heinrich. 1913. Sumerische Kultlieder Aus Altbabylonischer Zeit. Zweite Reihe. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 10. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-08-18 at 20:32:39	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Towards Universal Access to Cuneiform Heritage	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2015-08-06 at 15:26:34	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-02-26 at 09:00:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-02-22 at 16:48:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-05-10 at 07:59:20	Wagensonner, Klaus	Transliteration	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000483, Ex. 001 & 000494, Ex. 002 & 000627, Ex. 003 & 000691, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P343004.

CDLI Literary 000483, ex. 001 & 000494, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 003 & 000691, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P343004). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343004 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000483, ex. 001 & 000494, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 003 & 000691, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343004 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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0691, ex. 001 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

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0691, ex. 001 artifact entry
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