CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 063 (P343633)

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 09723

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
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column 2
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1. [...]-in#-gar#
2. [...] [ba]-ab-su
3. [...] [mu-e]-szi#-tar
4. [...] x
5. [...] [mu-e]-szi#-ib#-gi4#
6. [...] [ur]-sag#-disz nu-tusz-a ba-ab-du11
7. [...] GA#-ru#-sze3 a2# mu-e-szi-ib-ag2
8. [ur-sag nam]-lugal-zu# tum3#-da tar#-tar-ra mu-gal2
9. [{d}nin]-urta# me-abzu# szu#-si-bi# gizkim#-ti
10. [igi im]-sag3-sag3 ki-tusz im-kur2-re
11. [a2-sag3-e u4]-szu2-usz ki-sur-ra a2#-ba mi-ni-ib-ku4-ku4
12. [{gisz}rab-dingir]-re-e-ne na-dab5-e
13. [dara3-an-na] kur umbin! ba-e-se3-ke
14. [{d}nin-urta en] dumu#-{d}en-lil2-la2 a-na# zi#-bi mu-e-gi4?
15. [...]-e# szu# la#-ba#-gal2 [dugud]-da#-[bi] im#-gu#-ul
16. [...]-ga2
17. [...]-dar#
18. [...] x
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column 3
1. ur#-sag-ra uru2#-mah#-[...] igi-sze3 mu#-[...]
2. sahar# i3-zi-zi# [sahar i3-ga2-ga2]
3. du6#-du6 tun3-la2-a [...] a-ga-zi# i3#-[...]
4. u3#-dub2# i3#-szeg3 izi# [...] izi# lu2 ba#-[...]
5. gisz-mah# ur2#-bi-a mu-un#-[bal-e] tir-ra gur5 [...]
6. ki sza3-bi szu ba-szi-ib-ri-ri a#-[...]
7. {i7}idigna i3-suh3 i7#? ib#?-ur4 i3-[lu3] szu mi#-ni-tu#-[...]
8. {gisz}ma2-kar-nun-ta-e3-a me3-sze3 giri3 [...]
9. ug3#-bi ki-du-bi nu-um#-zu e2-gar8! DU3#? [...]
10. muszen-dal-le-bi sag ib2-ta-DU# a2-bi ki mu-un-te#-ga2#-[...]
11. ku6-bi engur-ra u4 mi-ni-ib-ra ka mu-[un-ba-ba-e]
12. edin#-ba masz2-ansze-ba u2-ku-uk mi-[ni-ib-du11] buru5-re-esz2 szu mi-ni-[...]
13. a-gi6-zi#-bi# gul#-DI#? kur-kur# [...]
14. ur#-[sag] [...] x [...]
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column 4
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reverse
column 1
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column 2
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1. [...] IM# an#-ne2# [...]
2. |KAxUSZ2#.DU3#.KA|-gin7 i3-bu-bu#-[de3]
3. uh2#-bi iri ni2-ba mu-un-gul#-[...]
4. {gisz}tukul za3-KIN!-di-dam kur-re izi ba#-[sum]
5. mi-tum zu2-szesz-a sag im-tu10-tu10-tu10#
6. szita2 AB2 diri!-ga-e zu2 i3-dub-dub-be2#
7. gisz#-gid2#-da ki-a ba-ab-du3 sur3# mud-e ba-ab-tum3#
8. [ki]-bala#-ga-gin7 ur-e ba-an-de2
9. lu2-erim2 i-zi dam-dumu-bi gu3 ba#-an#-[de2]
10. en {d#}nin#-urta-ra a2 nu-mu-e#-[...]
11. {gisz}tukul#-e# kur# sahar-da im-da-an-szar2# PESZ#?-a2#-[...]
12. szar2-ur3-e# en# gu2-bi-sze3 ba-an#-na#-[...]
13. e ur#-sag# a-na i#?-ga-ra#-gal#-[la]
14. mir-kur#-re#-ke4# <ba>-ra-bi2-tag#-[...]
15. [{d}]nin#-urta# en# dumu#-{d}en-lil2-la2 u4-gin7 szi#-e#?-[...]
16. [u3-bu]-bu-ul e3-a-bi [nu-du10-ga]
17. [...] kiri4 e3-a-bi nu-[...]
18. [en] inim-gilim# sza3-sze3 nu-mu-ra#-[...]
19. lugal#-gu10 dingir#-gin7 mu-ra-an-du3 a-ba sag# [...]
20. ur#-sag# |IM#.DUGUD#|-am3 ki ma-ab-us2 x [...]
21. {d}nin-urta du24-ur3 kur-ra mu-ni-ib-[...]
column 3
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1. [...] {gisz#}mittu#? a# mu-un#-tu5#?
2. [...] [bi2-ib2]-ur3 addax(|LU2xBAD|) za-pa-ag2 bi2-in-gar
3. [...]-ug5#-ga-na ma2-gaz ak-da-ni
4. [...] kalam#-ma mu-un-na-su8-ge-esz
5. du24#-ur3-kusz2-a-gin7 mu-un-na-gurud-de3-esz
6. en#-e a-ra2-mah-ni-sze3
7. [{d}]nin#-urta dumu-{d}en-lil2-la2 szu-ta ba#-ab#-sig3-sig3#-[ge]-ne#
8. [szar2-ur3]-e# en {d}nin-urta-ra mi2-zi na-mu-un-ne
9. [...] gan2 e-du11-ga ur-sag a-ba za-a-gin7
10. [lugal-gu10] za3#-zu ba-ra-ga:an-ti ba-ra#-an-ga-tusz ba-ra-an-ga-u3-tu
11. {d}nin-urta u4-da-ta kur-ra lu2 ba-ra-an-zi-zi-ia
  copy has IA instead of GA as given in van Dijk's edition
12. lugal#-gu10 szeg14-dili-gi4-a-za
13. gisz#-gan2#-na#? mi2 bi2-ib-tag#?
14. [...] x mu-[...]-e#?
column 4
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Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (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 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) Q000351 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P343633

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 09723
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.6.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.6.2
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.9723
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P343633

References

  • history: ISET 2, 019, Ni 09723

    [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: Lugale, 2 (1983) 014 P

    [vanDijk1983Lugale] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1983. Lugal Ud Me-Lám-Bi Nir-G̃ál : Le Récit Épique et Didactique Des Travaux de Ninurta, de Déluge et de La Nouvelle Création. Leiden : E. J. Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-12 at 15:29:36 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
2014-11-21 at 10:14:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-10-25 at 05:25:32 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 000351, Ex. 063 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343633.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 063 artifact entry (No. P343633). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343633 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343633 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P343633},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 063 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343633.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 063 artifact entry (No. P343633). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343633 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 063 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343633 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000351, ex. 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P343633},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P343633},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P343633
LB  - CDLI:P343633
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 063 artifact entry
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