CDLI Literary 000655, ex. 001 (P345118)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 02369

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.08.24 Inanna and Dumuzi X (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. x [...]
2'. UD [...]
3'. AN [...]
4'. x [...]
column 2
  broken
left
1'. x zi nunuz?-ra
2'. [...] gi4#?
reverse
column 1
1'. GISZ? [...] {{i-na}}
2'. en {d}dumu-zi [...]
3'. e2 ama*-gu10 mu-un-tu-[...]
4'. e2 um-me-da-gu10 bi2-in-da*-x en-na ki nu?-x x {{da?-ri-isz?}}
5'. {d}nin-tu-gu10-ra sila3 mu-na-an*-szu2* ki* nu*-us2*-x {{i-pi-i?-x u2-sza-ki-lu*}}
6'. uru*-ga2 en-me-en uru-gu10
7'. {d}dumu-zi-me-en sig4 ku6-a{ki}-gu10 ga2-e lu2-[...]
8'. gu-bi! na-mu2-mu2 na-bu-re* x x {{qa2-a-szu* sza us,-s,u-u2 i*-na-sa3-hu#? x x x}}
9'. sze*-bi* na-mu2-mu2 na-gur10*-gur10* x [...] {{SZE*-szu sza ib*-ba-an*-nu*-u2 [x x] ki x NE x [...]}}
10'. gisz* szar2*-ra ba-du11 nam* [...] {{sza i-na i*-s,i*-szu [...]}}
11'. x su BU* ir7*-sag{muszen}-bi#? [...]
12'. ur2* bad3 ur2 bad3#? [...] {{sza i-na x}}
column 2
1'. {d}ama*-gal-an-na {kusz*}e-sir2*-zu* e2*-me-a bi2-la2
2'. me*-a*-am u8 nam-ga-mu-un-lu gi6 u3-na bi2-DU {{ra*?-i*-ma* s,e-e-ni te-re-e-u2}}
3'. {d}dumu*-zi-de3* u8 nam-ga-mu-un-lu gi6 u3-na bi2-DU
4'. u8 gi6 nam-ga-mu-un-lu me-e iti6 bi2-DU
5'. u8 babbar nam-ga-mu-un-lu me-e szir3-ra bi2-DU {{s,a-ri-rum}}
6'. {urud}szukur-e zag-ga nam-mi-in-us2* en-nu-ug3-ga2* bi2-gub
7'. {kusz*}lu-ub2*-ba?-ni nam-mi-mar gi?-di?-da bi2*-DU
8'. gu2* sze mur-ra-ka nam-mi-tusz szag4-gar-ra bi2-DU {{x x i-na a-ah tum-ri-i* wa-asz-ba-ti}}
9'. x x x u3-sa2* mu-un-na-an-teg3
10'. [...] x en-nu-ug3-ga2* bi2-gub
11'. [...] gub*
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.08.24 Inanna and Dumuzi X (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 000655 (Inanna and Dumuzi X) composite (P498513) Q000655 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345118

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 02369
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.8.24
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.8.24
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.2369
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345118

References

  • history: JAOS 60 (pp. 234-257), 251

    [Kramer1940] Kramer, Samuel N. 1940. “Langdon’s Historical and Religious Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur-Additions and Corrections.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 60 (June): 234–57. http://www.jstor.org/stable/594011.

  • history: BE 31, 046

    [Langdon1914BE31] Langdon, Stephen Herbert. 1914. Historical and Religious Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur. Vol. 31. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania 31. https://ia804502.us.archive.org/30/items/serababylonianex31univuoft/serababylonianex31univuoft.pdf.

  • history: Fs Klein (pp. 254-286), 254ff.

    [Sefati2005FsKlein] Sefati, Yitschak. 2005. “At Dead of Night I Will Come (DI X).” In “An Experienced Scribe Who Neglects Nothing.” Ancient Near Eastern Studies in Honor of Jakob Klein, 254–86. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

    (source C)

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-18 at 08:16:43 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
2021-02-16 at 10:14:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000655, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345118.
CDLI Literary 000655, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345118). (2024, October 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345118 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000655, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345118 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000655, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 18, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345118.
CDLI Literary 000655, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345118). (2024, October 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345118 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000655, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345118 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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