CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 019 (P267276)

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 12638 + CBS 12684 + CBS 12702 + CBS 12752 (+) CBS 12685 (+) CBS 12686

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. [an-gal-ta ki-gal-sze3] gesztu2#-ga-ni na-an-gub
2. [dingir an-gal-ta ki-gal-sze3] gesztu2-ga-ni na-an-gub#
3. [{d}inanna an-gal-ta ki-gal-sze3] gesztu2#-ga-ni na-an-gub#
4. [nin-mu an mu-un-szub ki mu-un]-szub# kur-ra ba-e-a-e11
5. [{d}inanna an mu-un-szub ki mu-un-szub] kur#-ra ba-e-a-e11
6. [nam-en mu-un-szub nam-lagar mu-un-szub kur]-ra# ba-e-a-e11
7. [unu{ki}-ga e2-an-na mu-un-szub kur]-ra# ba-e-a-e11
8. [zabala2{ki} gi-gun4{ki}-ga mu-un-szub kur]-ra# ba-e-a-e11
9. [me 7(disz)-bi za3] mu-ni-in-kesz2
10. [me mu-un-ur4-ur4 me szu-ni-sze3 mu-un]-gar#?
11. [me du10] giri3-gub#-[ba i-im]-DU#
12. [{tug2}szu-gur-ra] men#-edin-na sag-[ga2 mu-un-gar]
13. [hi-li sag]-ki#-na szu ba-ni-[in-ti]
14. [tu-di-dum lu2] ga2-nu ga2-nu gaba#-[na ba-an-gid2]
15. [{tug2}pala3-a tug2 nam]-nin#-a bar-bi [ba]-an-dul
16. [har ku3-sig17] szu#-na [ba]-an-du8
17. [{na4}za-gin3 di4]-di4-la! gu2-na [ba]-an-la2
18. [{na4}nunuz tab]-ba# gaba#-na ba#-an-si
19. [szembi] he2#-im-du he2-im-du# igi-ni ba-ni-ib2-gar
20. [gi 1(disz) ninda esz2]-GAN2 za-gin3 szu-na ba#-an-du8
21. [ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 {d}]nin-szubur-ra gu3 mu-na-de2-e#
22. [ga2-nu sukkal]-zi# e2-an-na-mu
23. [sukkal] e#-ne-eg3 sa6-sa6-ga-mu
24. [ra-gaba e]-ne#-eg3 ge-en-ge-na-mu
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1. [u4-da] kur#-sze3 e11-de3-en
2. [u4-da] kur#-sze3 e3-de3#?-mu-NE
3. [er2 du6-du6-dam] gar-gar-ma-ni-ib
4. [szem3 gu2-en-na du12]-du12#-a-ma#-ni-ib
5. [e2 dingir-re-e]-ne nigin#?-[na]-ma#-ni-ib
6. [i-bi2-zu] hur#?-ma#?-ab# giri17#-zu# hur#-ma#-ab
7. [ki mu-lu-da nu]-di# hasz4#-[gal-zu hur]-ma-ab
8. [mu-lu nu-tuku-gin7] tug2#-dili#-a# [mu4]-ma#-ab
9. [e2-kur-re e2 {d}mu]-ul-lil2-la2#-[sze3 me-ri-zu dili ...]-na
10. [e2-kur-re e2 {d}mu-ul]-ul-lil2-la2-[sze3 ku4-ku4-da-zu]-NE
11. [i-bi2 {d}mu]-ul#-lil2#-[la2-sze3 er2 szesz2]-a#
12. [a-a {d}mu-ul-lil2 du5-mu-zu mu-lu kur-ra nam-ma-an-U]-e
13. [ku3 sa6-ga-zu sahar kur-ra-ka nam-ma-ab-szar2]-re#
14. [za-gin3 sa6-ga-zu za zadim-ma-ka nam-ma]-ab#-si-il#-le
15. [{gesz}taszkarin-zu gesz nagar-ra-ka nam-ma-an]-dar#-dar-e
16. [ki-sikil {d}ga-sza-an-na kur-ra nam]-ma#-an-U-e
17. [u4-da {d}mu-ul-lil2 e-ne-eg3-ba nu]-mu#-e-ri-gub [uri2{ki}]-sze3# gen-na
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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
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: LE. missing
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: OIP 15, 050

    [Chiera1934OIP15] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Epics and Myths. Oriental Institute Publications 15. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: PAPS 85 (pp. 293-323), Kramer, PAPS 085, 303

    [Kramer1942PAPS85] Kramer, Samuel N. 1942. “Sumerian Literature; A Preliminary Survey of the Oldest Literature in the World.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 85 (3): 293–323.

  • history: JCS 05 (pp. 1-17), p. 1ff.

    [Kramer1951JCS5] Kramer, Samuel N. 1951. “‘Inanna’s Descent to the Nether World’ Continued and Revised. Second Part: Revised Edition of ‘Inanna’s Descent to the Nether World.’” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 5 (1): 1–17. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359570.

  • history: Sladek Inanna, p.100

    [SladekInanna] Sladek, William R. n.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 12638 + CBS 12684 + CBS 12702 + CBS 12752 (+) CBS 12685 (+) CBS 12686
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-08 at 07:24:25 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 12:44:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-13 at 08:42:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-10-19 at 09:43:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-18 at 21:25:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-27 at 15:48:10 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2013-07-03 at 18:54:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-04-21 at 21:30:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P267276 leadP267276 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 019 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P267276.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 019 artifact entry (No. P267276). (2024, September 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P267276 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 019 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P267276 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 8},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P267276},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P267276},
}


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