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CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 023 (P226039)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

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Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)

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

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Witness Annotation unreviewed

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [ur-sag {d}asz8-gi4-gin7]
2'. [rib-ba ama an]-ga#-du2
3'. [e2 du10 ki du10] du3
4'. [e2] kesz3 [ki du10] du3#
5'. [x x x x]
6'. [x x] ru
  lacuna
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [x x x x]
2'. [zi ki]-en#-[ge]
3'. e2 x an
4'. an us2
5'. e2 [zi gal] an [us2]
6'. e2 [men] gal an# [us2]
7'. e2 [x x x] an us2#
8'. e2 musz3#
9'. an-[sza3 la2]
10'. te-me ab:zu
11'. [x x]
  lacuna
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. e2# [an]-sze3# alim
2'. ki-sze3 lulim
3'. e2 an-sze3 szeg9#-[bar]
4'. ki-sze3 tarah-masz
  lacuna
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [kesz3-gin7 rib-ba]
2'. lu2 an-ga-tum2
3'. ur-sag {d}asz8-gi4-
4'. gin7# rib-ba
5'. ama an-ga-du2
  lacuna
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. ur-sag (x x x)
  lacuna

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: ZA 61 (pp. 193-207)

    [Biggs1971ZA61] Biggs, Robert D. 1971. “An Archaic Sumerian Version of the Kesh Temple Hymn from Tell Abu Salabikh.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 61: 193–207.

  • history: OIP 99, 309

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: OIP 99, p. 90-91

    [Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.

  • history: OrNS 43 (pp. 103-113)

    [Edzard1974OrNS43] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1974. “Zur Sumerischen Hymne Auf Das Heiligtum Keš.” Orientalia NS 43: 103–13.

  • history: RLA 5, 572

    [Edzard1976-80RLA5Keš] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976-1980. “Keš.” In , 5:571–73. Reallexikon Der Assyriologie Und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie.

  • history: ZA 86 (pp. 68-79)

    [Geller1996ZA86] Geller, Markham J. 1996. “Jacobsen’s ‘Harps’ and the Keš Temple Hymn.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 86: 68–79.

  • history: Gragg, TCS 3 (pp. 155-188), Gene, 1969

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

  • history: Schrift und Literatur, 275f.

    [Wilcke1991Schrift] Wilcke, Claus. 1991. “Schrift Und Literatur.” Edited by Barthel Hrouda. Der Alte Orient. Geschichte Und Kultur Des Alten Vorderasiens.

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  • Museum No.: IM —
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-21 at 09:38:54 Özdemir, Barış Atf Biggs, Robert D. Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-09-17 at 13:07:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-17 at 12:53:30 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-17 at 12:47:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-17 at 12:43:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-17 at 12:37:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-17 at 12:36:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 10:28:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000751 (Kesh Temple Hymn) composite (P464240) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226039.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P226039). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226039 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 023 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226039 (Accessed: April 22, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P226039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226039},
}


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