CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 003 & 000643, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 001 (P343628)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 04552

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.08.04 Inanna and Dumuzi D; (witness) ETCSL 4.08.12 Inanna and Dumuzi L ()

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. hi#-[...]
2'. szesz#-[...]
3'. mu-na2 lal3-hab2-ba bi2-in-na2-en
4'. ze2-ba-[...]
5'. dili-dili-ta# [...]
6'. szesz#-i-bi2-[...]
7'. mu-lu-si-ga-gin7 [mu]-un#-na-x-gub#?
8'. ki-ta tuku4-e-da si-a mu-un-na-[...]
9. szesz-mu ib2-ba-na szu gub-bu#-[...]
10'. ze2-ba kal-la-mu u4 mu-un-di-ni-[...]
11'. nin9-mu szu ba-mu-u8 szu ba-[...]
12'. DU nin9 ki-ag2-mu e2-me-sze3 [...]
13'. igi-ad-da-ga2 dumu-tur [...]
14'. {d#}ba#-ba6# lu2# ha#-ba-zu szu ba#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. ki [...]
2'. a-[...]-en#
3'. sza3#-[...]-RA#-de3#-[...]-e mu-lu [...]
4'. aga-zi# men ku3 sag-za ma-ra-ni-[...]
5'. dim3-me-er gal-gal-e-ne i-bi2-bi sza-mu-un#-[...]
6'. {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne mu-lu dalla [...]
7'. mu-ud-na-mu gu2-da ma3-la2-e-en#-[...]
8'. mu-nu2 gi-rin-ma3-da ga-ba?-x-nu2-[...]
9'. {d}ama-uszum-mu gu2-da ma3-la2-e#-[...]
10'. mu-nu2-da gi-rin-ma3-da ga-ba?-x-[...]
11'. szul {d}nanna-mu lu2 AN# [...]
12'. ze2#?-ba-mu ki ma!-an-ag2 hul2#? [...]
13'. [...] [{d}]ba-ba6 ki ma-ra-an-ag2 lu2? [...]
14'. [x] a? ru-a-ga2? za-e? [...]
15'. [...] za KA x [...]
16'. [...] x KA x [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.08.04 Inanna and Dumuzi D; (witness) ETCSL 4.08.12 Inanna and Dumuzi L ()
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 000635 (Inanna and Dumuzi D) composite (P473747) Q000635 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P343628

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ni 04552
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.8.4
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.8.4
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.4552
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P343628

References

  • history: ISET 2, 017, Ni 04552

    [Cig1976ISET2] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1976. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 2.

  • history: PAPS 107 (pp. 485-527), 524

    [Kramer1963PAPS107] Kramer, Samuel N. 1963. “Cuneiform Studies and the History of Literature: The Sumerian Sacred Marriage Texts.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 107 (6): 485–527.

  • citation: JNES 59 (pp. 23-30), 024

    [Tinney2000JNES59] Tinney, Stephen J. 2000. “Notes on Sumerian Sexual Lyric.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 59 (1): 23–30. https://www.jstor.org/stable/546210.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-15 at 13:34:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 12:41:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-15 at 17:56:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:30:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-10 at 03:57:58 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000635, Ex. 003 & 000643, Ex. 001 & 000657, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343628.
CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 003 & 000643, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P343628). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343628 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 003 & 000643, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343628 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000635, Ex. 003 & 000643, Ex. 001 & 000657, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343628.
CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 003 & 000643, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P343628). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343628 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000635, ex. 003 & 000643, ex. 001 & 000657, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343628 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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