CDLI Literary 000461, ex. 001 (P248005)

Literary tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-01914

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.04.11 Ishme-Dagan K (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

59.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [ki-sikil {d}inana] dumu {[d]}suen#-[na]
2. [me kalam-ma] diri# nig2-nam-e [sa2 di]
3. [an-na me dab5-dab5]-be2 ki-a me ur4#-[ur4-e]
4. [...] sag# an-ne2 us2-[e]
5. [...] izi# su3-e il2-la-gin7 gi6-u3-na bi2#?-[gi]
7. [... gaba-ri]-ni-sze3 nu-gub-bu e-ne-ra im-zal
8. [...] tuk4#-tuk4-e ki sig3-sig3-ge
9. [...] gal2-le nam-nim gal-be2 ak#
10. [...] ka du8-u3 gisz gisz-e la2-e
11. [...] am sun2-gin7 tesz2-bi-ta du7-[du7]
12. [... a]-gin7 ki-a na8-na8 adx(|LU2xGAM|)-bi gar-gar-[e]
13. [...] nam#-ra-asz szum2-mu igi-a su8-ga-[bi]
14. [...] e11-de3 ug3 szar2 ki szu# [bal-e]
15. [...] kukku2 zalag-[sze3 dib-be2]
16. [...] {[d]}inanna-ra mu-na-an-[szum2-mu-usz]
rest of obverse missing
reverse
reverse missing

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Collections

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 59.0 high × 55.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.04.11 Ishme-Dagan K (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: JCS 28 (pp. 101-106), 105

[Foxvog1976JCS28] Foxvog, Daniel A. 1976. “Texts and Fragments 101-106.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 28 (2): 101–6. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359499.
history: Romer, SKIZ, p. 2 15

[Romer1965SKIZ] Römer, Willem H. Ph. 1965. Sumerische “Königshymnen” Der Isin-Zeit. Vol. 13. Documenta et Monumenta Orientis Antiqui.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: HMA 9-01914
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-07 at 12:22:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-09 at 13:47:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-09 at 13:42:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2010-08-07 at 12:19:41	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.5.4.11) (2.5.4.11)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.5.4.11) (2.5.4.11)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P248005) (P248005)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000461 (Ishme-Dagan K) composite (P479867)	View the score

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000461, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248005.

CDLI Literary 000461, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P248005). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248005 (Original work published 2004)

CDLI Literary 000461, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248005 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000461, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248005},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248005},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000461, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P248005.

CDLI Literary 000461, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P248005). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P248005 (Original work published 2004)

CDLI Literary 000461, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P248005 (Accessed: March 20, 2026).

@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000461, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P248005},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P248005},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P248005
LB  - CDLI:P248005
M1  - 2026/3/20/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000461, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P248005
ER  -