CDLI Literary 000632, ex. 002 (P263001)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 08085

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.08.01 Inanna and Dumuzi A (witness) Dumuzi and Inanna Song (bal-bal-e) (DI A); (Obv)26x(Rev)29x(UE)2 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. szesz#-e nin9-ra mi2 na#-[mu-e]
2. {d}utu nin9-ra mi2 na#-mu#-[e]
3. ku3 {d}inanna-ra mi2 zi na-mu#-[e]
4. in-nin9 gu-sar-ra hi-li gur3#-[ru]
5. {d}inanna gu-sar-ra hi-li gur3-ru
6. sze ab-sim-ma# hi#-[x x]-az# [...]
7. in-nin9 gada-mah-a hi-li ma-e#-|TE.A|#
8. {d}inanna gada-mah-a hi-li ma-e-|TE.A|#
9. al ga-mu-ra-ab-ak SAR ga-mu-ra# [...] _lu-ur-pi#-[iq?]-ki lu-um-hu-ra#?-[ki]_
10. nin9-gu10 gu-sar#-ra ga-mu-ra-de6#
11. {d}inanna gu sar#-ra ga-mu-ra-[de6]
12. szesz#-gu10 gu sar#-ra u3-mu-e-a-ir#-[ra-ta]
13. [a-ba]-a? ma-[x]-i-ri a-ba-a ma-i-[...]-ri#
14. [gu-bi] ma-a-ra# a-ba-a ma#-x-ri
15. [nin9-gu10] ri#-[a]-bi# ga-mu-ra-ab#-de6#
16. [{d}inanna] ri#-a-bi# ga-mu-ra-ab-de6
17. [szesz]-gu10# i-ri-a-bi u3#-mu#-e-a-ir-ra-ta#
18. a-ba-a ma-|NU.NU| a-ba-a ma-|NU.NU|#
19. gu-bi ma-a-ra a-ba-a ma-[NU.NU]
20. nin9-gu10 NU-a-bi ga-mu-ra#-[de6]
21. {d}inanna NU-a-bi ga-mu#-ra#-[de6]
22. szesz-gu10# NU-a-bi u3#-[mu-e-a-ir-ra-ta]
23. [a-ba-a] ma#-ab-tab#-e a-ba-a ma#-[...]
24. [gu-bi ma]-a#-ra a-ba-a ma#-[ab-tab-be2]
25. [nin9-gu10 tab-ba]-bi# ga-mu#-[ra-de6]
reverse
1. [{d}inanna] tab-ba#-bi# [ga-mu-ra-de6]
2. [szesz tab-ba]-bi u3-mu#-[...]
3. [a-ba-a ma-ab]-ze2-ze2 a-ba#-[a ma-ab-ze2-ze2]
4. [gu-bi] ma#-a-ra a#-[ba-a ma-ab-ze2-ze2]
5. nin9-gu10 dun-a-bi [...]
6. {d}inanna dun-na-bi# [...]
7. szesz-gu10 ze2#-a#-bi u3#-[...]
8. a-ba-[a ma-ab-tuku5-tuku5] a-ba-a ma#-[ab-tuku5-tuku5]
9. gu-[bi ma-a-ra] a-ba-a ma-[tuku5-tuku5]
10. nin9#-[gu10 tuku5-a-bi] ga-mu-ra-[de6]
11. {d}[inanna] ga-bi ga-mu-ra#-[de6]
12. szesz#-gu10# tuku5#-ga-bi u3-mu-e#-[...]
13. [a-ba]-a# ma-tan3-tan3 a#-[ba]-a ma-tan3#-tan3#
14. [gu]-bi# ma#-[a-ra] a-ba-a ma-tan3-tan3#
15. [nin9-gu10 tan3-na-bi] ga-mu-ra-ab-de6
16. {d}inanna# tan3#-na#-[bi] ga-mu-ra-de6
17. [szesz] tan3-na-bi u3#-mu#-e-a-ir-ra#-ta#
18. [a-ba]-a# he2-da-nu2# a-ba-a he2#-[da]-an#-nu2#
19. [gu]-be2# ma-a-ra# a-ba-a he2#-[da-an-nu2]
20. [za]-ra# he2-da-an-nu2 he2-da#-[an-nu2]
21. za-ra gidlam2-zu# he2-[da-an-nu2]
22. {d}uszumgal-an-[na] he2#-da#-[an-nu2]
23. gu5#-li# {d}[en-lil2-la2 he2-da-an-nu2]
24. sza3-zi-ta# UD# [...]-a he2#-da#-an-[nu2]
25. a bara2-ga ri-a he2-da-an-nu2#
26. i3-ge-en mu-lu# sza3 mu-lu sza3-ab-[ga2-kam]
27. szesz mu-lu sza3-ab-gu10 im-mi-in-du11-ga#-[am3]
28. {gesz}al nu-ak-am3# guru7# dub#-[dub-ba-am3]
29. [sze] ga2#-nun-na sa2#-[...]
30. [mu]-un#-gar3 sze-mah [...]
31. sipa# e-ze2-ni [siki su3-su3-ga-am3]
32. bal-bal-e DINGIR#-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.08.01 Inanna and Dumuzi A (witness) Dumuzi and Inanna Song (bal-bal-e) (DI A); (Obv)26x(Rev)29x(UE)2 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000632 (Inanna and Dumuzi A) composite (P473745) Q000632 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P263001

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
u. rt. &lo. norners broken

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 08085
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.8.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.8.1
Penn Museum (Penn) 582926
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.8085
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P263001

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-03-17 at 08:21:11 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-03-15 at 14:21:14 Carr, Christie Transliteration Carr, Christie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-12-10 at 09:35:10 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-10-10 at 03:57:32 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000632, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P263001.
CDLI Literary 000632, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P263001). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263001 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000632, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263001 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000632, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P263001},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263001},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000632, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P263001.
CDLI Literary 000632, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P263001). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263001 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000632, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263001 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000632, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P263001},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263001},
}


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