CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 043 (P345399)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 06717

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ege-nun-na ege-nun-na e2-ta# nam-e3#
2. {d#}en-lil2#-le# ege-nun-e# e2-ta nam-x-x
3. ege-nun-na nam-lugal-la e2-ta nam-x-x
4. {d}en-lil2-le kur-kur-re igi x x il2
5. {d}en-lil2-le kur# ni2#-BI mu-x-x-x-il2
6. an-ub-da limmu {d}en-lil2#-ra# {gesz}kiri6-ginx mu-na-sa7
7. kesz3{ki} sag-il2 mu#-x-na#-gal2#
8. kesz3{ki} kur-kur-ra sag#-x x [...]
9. {d}en-lil2# kesz3#{ki#} x x x x [...]
10. {d}nisaba IB x BI MU BI
11. inim-bi-ta sa-[...] mu-da-KU
12. dub-ba al-sar-sar szu#-sze3 al-ga2#-ga2
13. e2 musz3-kalam-ma gu4-husz-a-ra-ta
14. e2 kesz3{ki} musz3-kalam-ma2# x x RA#-ta
reverse
1. hur-sag-da-mu2-a [...]-da gu2#-[...]
2. e2-kur-da-mu2-a kur-ra sag-il2-[...]
3. abzu-ginx ri-a hur-sag-ginx x-ga2 [...]
4. kesz3{ki}-ginx rib-ba lu2 szi-in-am3-x
5. ur-sag-bi {d}{asz}x-gin7 rib-ba ama BI NU DU
6. nin-bi {d}nin-tu-ra BA rib-ba a-ba-ta mu-ni-in-[...]-a
7. e2 1(disz)#-kam
8. e2-du10 di-du10-ga du-a
  blank space
9. x x x x x
10. iti szu-mu-a u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
11. x 3(u) 3(disz) mu-bi-im

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (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 000751 (Kesh Temple Hymn) composite (P464240) Q000751 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P345399

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 06717
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.8.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.8.2
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345399

References

  • history: TRS 2 = TCL 16, 55

    [Genouillac1930TCL16] Genouillac, Henri de. 1930. Textes Religieux Sumériennes Du Louvre. Vol. 2. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 16. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Gragg, TCS 3 (pp. 155-188), 165

    [Gragg1969TCS3] Gragg, Gene. 1969. The Keš Temple Hymn. The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. Vol. 3. Texts from Cuneiform Sources.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-07 at 10:28:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 10:16:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 10:15:00 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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:43 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2018-05-07 at 19:07:37 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2014-10-18 at 14:52:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-08-20 at 22:05:39 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI Approved View
2006-11-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345399.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P345399). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345399 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345399 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345399},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345399.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P345399). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345399 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345399 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345399},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P345399
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M1  - 2026/4/9/
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