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CDLI Literary 000656, ex. 001 (P260882)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04569

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.08.25 Inanna and Dumuzi Y (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

obverse
column 1
  5 lines missing
6. [x] x# x# x# x#
7. x ad-da-ni kig2-gi4-a-gin7
8. [x] x# DA [x] x#-a-mu kasz4 [...] ga2#?-nu
9. mi2-us2-sa2-me [...]
10. mi2-us2-sa2-me gi6# [...]
11. iti6 e2-ba mi#-[...]-ku4 x x
12. mul e2-ba mi-ni-ib-di4-di4-en
13. mi2-us2-sa2-me u4 me-zal-la-gin7
14. mi2-us2-sa2-me gi6-sa2-a-gin7
15. iti6 e2-ba mi-ni-kur9-ra-gin7
16. iti6 e2-ba mi-ni-di4-di4-la2-gin7
17. ig-ta sag-kul
18. x x-ra-si-il-le-en x#
column 2
24. nin9 gal#-[...]
25. ze2-ba-mu x [...] zi-de3? [...]
26. nin9 gal-mu da# [...]
27. [...] i-bi2 sa6#-[...]
28. [x x]-ra#?-mu [...]
29. [x x] al? gal2?#-lu# [x x] im-me x# x#
30. bad3-si-me al-gal2 bad3-si-me gul-lu
31. mi2-us2-[...]-me ag2 kusz2?-u3 kusz2-u3
32. szu u8-ub-dab5-be2-en ta-me mu-un-gal2
33. szu e-ri-in-bar-re-esz e2-me-esz-e ga2-nu
34. suhur-e du7-mu suhur-e du7-mu
35. ze2-ba-mu zi? suhur-e du7-mu
36. mu-nim-mar-gin7 suhur-e du7-mu
37. {gisz}szinig-gin7 gu2 lum-lum-mu suhur-e du7-mu
reverse
column 1
1. mu-ti-in suhur-za? unken-na du7-mu#
2. ze2-ba-mu gaba-me-a su-ub-be2
3. gi-ru suhur-za#? unken-na dugud-da
4. szesz i-bi2-sa6-sa6-mu gaba-me-a su-ub-be2
5. su6-za-gin3-mu suhur gakkul3-mu
6. su6 x za-gin3-gin7 gun3-a-mu
7. suhur gakkul3-gin7 gar-gar-ra-mu
8. dim3 zu2-mu me-dim2 ku3-sig17-ga-mu
9. ni3 nagar ku3-zu dim2-ma-mu
10. tibira ku3-zu kig2 ak-a-mu
11. gen nin9 ki-ag2-mu ka-ka-(x) me-ri-mu bi-e
12. ka-ka-ni-gin7 gal4-la#-[...]
13. gal4#-la#-ni-gin7 ka-ka-[...]
14. sig7-ge x [...]
15. igi bi2-[...]
16. TA [...]
  1 line missing
column 2
18. [...] x masz-gur-am3
19. ka#?-ka inim ze2-ba he2-me-en
20. bala u4 sa6-ga e3 he2-me-en
21. ezen sag-ki zalag-ga he2-me-en
22. zabar-szu dadag-ga he2-me-en
23. ki aga2 {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2
24. sza3 dingir-za ha-me-szi-hun-e
25. gi6-a ga2-nu gi6-a gub-ba
26. {d}utu-da ga2-nu {d}utu-da gub-ba
27. dingir-zu kaskal ha-ra-ab-si3-ge
28. il2-la2 du5-la2 ha-ra-ab-sa2-sa2-en

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: frag,u. part&LLo. cnr. wanting,obv. scratched
  • Join Information:
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  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.08.25 Inanna and Dumuzi Y (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: PBS 12, 52

    [Langdon1917PBS12] Langdon, Stephen H. 1917. Sumerian Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 12. University Museum, Philadelphia.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 04569
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 03:57:28 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000656 (Inanna and Dumuzi Y) composite (P478879) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000656, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P260882.
CDLI Literary 000656, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P260882). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260882 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000656, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260882 (Accessed: April 26, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000656, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260882},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260882},
}


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