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CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 050 (P252259)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 3318

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
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1-2. sipa gu2-tuku szul dumu {d#}en#-lil2-la2
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reverse
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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

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:
lentil
Material: Clay
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Seal information:
Artifact comments:
lentil

Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Fs Attinger p.359–368, p. 366–368

[Volk2012Übungstext] Volk, Konrad. 2012. “Ein Zweisprachiger Übungstext Zu Lipit-Eštar B.” In Altorientalische Studien Zu Ehren von Pascal Attinger, edited by Catherine Mittermayer and Sabine Ecklin, 359–68. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 256. Fribourg: Academic Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: MS 3318
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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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
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2015-02-26 at 09:11:41	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.5.5.2) (2.5.5.2)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.5.5.2) (2.5.5.2)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P252259) (P252259)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812)	View the score

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 050 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P252259.

CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 050 artifact entry (No. P252259). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252259 (Original work published 2004)

CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252259 (Accessed: February 18, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252259},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 050 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P252259.

CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 050 artifact entry (No. P252259). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P252259 (Original work published 2004)

CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 050 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P252259 (Accessed: February 18, 2026).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P252259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P252259},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P252259
LB  - CDLI:P252259
M1  - 2026/2/18/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 050 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P252259
ER  -