CDLI Literary 000654, ex. 002 (P269718)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 15163

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.08.23 Inanna and Dumuzi W (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse
  7 lines broken
8. u2# [...]
9. sze2#? [...]
10. u2#-[...]
11. zi#?-[...]
12. u2-mu-isin# [...] gu7#-e
13. nu#-sig2 il2-[...]-il2#-mu
14. u2-mu {u2}[...]-gu7-e
15. [...] kesz2-x-mu [...]-la#-mu
16. [x]-mu ukusz2-ti-ki#-[...] ha-ma-gu7-e
17. sumun2# kasz-a [...]-ba-mu
18. u2-mu {gisz}en3-bar-mu udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e
19. amar-bi amar-bi-da di-a-mu
20. u2-mu gi-ub-zal-mu udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e
21. {gisz#}kiri6 {gisz}haszhur-a ul-gur3-ru-mu
22. u2-mu gi-zi-mu udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e
23. szim a-sza3-ga lal3#? ta-hab2-ba-mu
24. [x x] x# x# |SZESZ#.TE|-mu udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e
reverse
1. [...] la2# x# x#-mu
2. [...]-mu udu-[x] ha-ma-gu7-e
3. [...]-dul5#?-gin7 bara3-bara3-ga#-[...]
4. [...] |[KI].KAL|-mu udu-mu ha-ma-gu7#-[...]
5. [...] ki-en-gi he2-gal2-la-mu
6. [...] udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e
7. [...]-rig2# nu-zu-mu
8. [...]-numun3#-mu# udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e
9. [...]-en nu-zu e2-[x]-esz nu-zu-mu
10. [...] |GESZIMMAR#.TUR|-mu udu-mu# [...]-mu# ha-ma#-gu7-mu
11. [...] |SAGxKAK|-e [...]-sal-[...]
12. [...]-la-an-gi4-mu udu#-mu ha#-ma-gu7-e
13. [...] eden-ne mu2-a-mu
14. [...] {gisz#}haszhur-mu udu-mu ha-ma-gu7-e
15. [...] bi2#-in-gi4 ga lal3 szu bi2-in-gur
16. szul nitalam#-[...]-ni-ra mu-na-an-hum-hum-e
17. am-e szud3 im-ma-da-an-gub
18. ku3# {d}inanna#-ra mu-na-an-hum-hum-e
19. [...] gu2# la2 mi2 na-bi2-in-du11
20. [...]-ma#-da#-an#-gub
  lines missing

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.08.23 Inanna and Dumuzi W (witness))
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 000654 (Inanna and Dumuzi W) composite (P478878) Q000654 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P269718

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
lo. le. cnr. &LE. broken, abraded, ruled

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 15163
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.8.23
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.8.23
Penn Museum (Penn) 588162
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.15163
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P269718

References

  • history: AOS 67, p. 37-55, 38

    [Civil1987-9UZLF2B8] “Feeding Dumuzi’s Sheep: The Lexicon as a Source of Literary Inspiration.” 1987. In Language, Literature, and History: Philological and Historical Studies Presented to Erica Reiner, 67:37–55. American Oriental Series. New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriental Society.

  • history: Sumerian Love Songs, 260ff.

    [Sefati1998LoveSongs] Sefati, Yitschak. 1998. Love Songs in Sumerian Literature : Critical Edition of the Dumuzi₋Inanna Songs. Ramat Gan : Bar₋Ilan University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-06 at 15:10:00 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-06 at 15:04:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 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 03:57:39 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000654, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269718.
CDLI Literary 000654, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P269718). (2024, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269718 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000654, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269718 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000654, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269718.
CDLI Literary 000654, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P269718). (2024, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269718 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000654, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269718 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 6},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000654, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269718},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269718},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P269718
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M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000654, ex. 002 artifact entry
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