CDLI Literary 000331i OB Catalogue from MCL (P432383)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 096740

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 0.02.add22 OB Catalogue from MCL)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. nin u4 zi-de3-esz kalam-ma e3-a an-dil2? DI?-NE?-RA
2. diri-bi-im / nin gal zu / nig2 sza3! te-en
3. aratta{ki} BUL?-x ug3-ta TUL2?-ba? umusz zi-da almah
4. ki nig2-nam TUG2-TUG2 igi-gal2 tuku di pa3!-de3 gal-an-zu
5. {d}nin-gal nin zi-ta nam-nin-e he2-du7 sag il2 du-u2-un
6. tam-tam-ma hi-li-a mul-mul-la {d}suen-gin7 UN?-DI
7. e2 ki gar zi-da sza3 kusz2-u3 du11-ga-ni nu-kur2-ru
8. en-na nin geszdan2-a-ni-gin7
9. 5(disz) _an-nu-u2-tum_ mu til-la a-ab-sar
10. abzu ki-sikil-gin7 / nam-nin-e ru-a
11. egi2 sza3 ku3-ge zi-de3-esz du2-da me! ku3-ga du7-a
12. {d}en-lil2!?-gin7 nu-kur2-ru
13. igi ku3 nig2-nam nu-dab-be2-zu e-ne-ra hu-mu-un-ne-du8
14. sza3 ku3-zu ha-ma!-x?-tum3?
15. nin sa6-ga-ni gal-le-esz ug3?-ba?
16. [...] E? an-gin7 UL4-UL4
17. [...] x SIG7? sikil-zu LUM-LUM-de3
reverse
1. nin [x] sag#? il2-la-bi? ad gal2#?
2. x x x GUL GI LAGAB bala-gin7
3. sag TU-TU DUR sal-la sa6 ki ni2-bi gub-gub-bu
4. TUM-TUM gur5-ru ad-us2-gin7 us2-sa HASZ4-HASZ4-ta x A?-U-AT
5. kisz{ki}-ta giri3-bi
6. [...] IM-LA2 sza3 sud3 x sa6
7. [e]-ne#-eg3 sa6 zi-pa-ag2-ga2-ni
8. ur me sa6 e-ne-gin7 egi2 zi-me-en
9. sag us2 e2-za-ke4
10. ha-ra-an-ag2-e
11. u4 du10 giri17-zal-bi he2-me-en e-ne-sze3 he2-em-szi-ni-gal2

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 0.02.add22 OB Catalogue from MCL)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P432383

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 096740
Accession Number 1902-04-15, 0061

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) .2.add22
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) .2.add22
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.96740
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-0415-61

References

  • history: Fs Attinger p.201-213

    [Ludwig2012Textanfangen] Ludwig, Marie-Christine. 2012. “BM 96740 — Eine Altbabylonische Liste von Textanfängen.” In Altorientalische Studien Zu Ehren von Pascal Attinger, edited by Catherine Mittermayer and Sabine Ecklin, 201–13. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 256. Fribourg: Academic Press.

  • citation: NABU 2017/095

    [Sovegjarto2017NABU95] Sövegjártó, Szilvia Jaka. 2017. “A Collection of Manuscripts in Miniature Script: Some Additions.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2017 (4).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-23 at 17:47:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-01-25 at 17:25:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-10-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000331i OB Catalogue from MCL Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P432383.
CDLI Literary 000331i OB Catalogue from MCL artifact entry (No. P432383). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P432383 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Literary 000331i OB Catalogue from MCL artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P432383 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000331i OB Catalogue from MCL Artifact Entry.” (2012) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P432383.
CDLI Literary 000331i OB Catalogue from MCL artifact entry (No. P432383). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P432383 (Original work published 2012)
CDLI Literary 000331i OB Catalogue from MCL artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P432383 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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