CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 003 (P269767)

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 08146 + CBS 15212

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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Witness

tablet
obverse
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1'. [... {d}]inanna# me# kur#-ra-ke4 [...]
2'. [...] garza kur-ra ka-zu [...]
3'. [...]-kam-ma ku4-ku4-da#-[...]
4'. [...] ku4? a bar ra?
5'. ta-am3 me
6'. [...]-a {d}inanna me kur-ra-ke4 [...]
7'. [...] garza kur-ra ka-zu na-an#-[...]
8'. abul# 6(disz)-kam-ma ku4-ku4-da-ni#-[...]
9'. [...]-GAN ir? [...] gaba-na-[...]
10'. [...]-am3# me
11'. [...] {d#}inanna# me kur-ra-ke4 szu al-[...]
12'. [...] garza# kur#-ra ka-zu na-an-[...]
13'. [...] 7(disz)-kam-ma ku4-ku4-[...]
14'. [...] za-gin3 szu [...]
15'. [...]-am3 me#
16'. [...] me kur-ra-ke4# szu# [...]-du7
17'. {d#}inanna# garza [...] ka-[...]-an-[...]
18'. [...]-ni tug2# [...]-zil-[...]-ni-ta lu2 [...]
19'. [...] gal an? szu [...] gesz? [...] za-na-[...]
20'. [...]-na di#-ku5# 7(disz)-bi igi-ni-sze3 di mu-un
21'. [...] mu-szi-in-bar i-bi2 usz2-a-kam
22'. [...]-ne-ne inim lipisz gig-ga-am3
23'. [...]-ra uzu nig2-sag3-sze3 ba-an-ku4
24'. [...] nig2-sag3 {gesz}gag-ta lu2 ba-an-ta-la2
25'. [...] ge6 3(disz)-am3 zal-la-ta
26'. [...]-a#-ni# {d}nin-szubur-ra-ke4
27'. sukkal# inim sa6-sa6-ga-mu
28'. ra-gaba inim ge-en-ge-na-mu
29'. [na] de5-[ga]-ni szu nu-bar-re
30'. [inim] du11-ga-ni gu2-ni la-ba-szi-szub
31'. [er2] du6-dam mu-un-na-ga2-ga2
32'. [szem3] gu2#-en-na mu-un-na-du12-a
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1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] nu#-di hasz4-gal [...] x
4. [...] tuku#-gin7 tug2 dili-a [...]-an-mu4
5. [...] x {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 [...] x mu-un-gub#
6. [...] x {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2-sze3 ku4-ku4-da#-ni#-ta
7. [...]-sze3 er2 im-ma-sze8-sze8
8. [...] du5-mu-zu# mu#-lu kur-ra nam-ba-da-an-gam-e
9. [...]-ga#-zu sahar# [kur]-ra#-ka nam-ba-[...]-szar2#-re#?
10. [...] sa6-[...]-zu za zadim-ka nam-[...]-il-si-il
11. [...]-x-ra-ka nam-ba-x-[...]-e
12. [...]-x-na kur-ra nam-ba-da#-[...]-gam-e
13. [...]-szubur-ra-ke4 mu-na-ni-x-gi4-gi4
14. [...] x-in-du11 ki# gal#-la#? al bi-in-du11
15. [...] bi2#-in-du11 ki# gal# x al bi2-in-du11
16. me kur-ra me# ki-bi-sze3 sa2 bi2-in-du11
17. a-ba-am3 ki#-bi# x in-na-an-du11 [...] x [...]
18. a-a {d}en#-lil2# inim#-x [...] x uri5#{ki} [...] x x [...]
19. uri5#{ki} x x [...]
20. e2-kisz-nu#-gal2# x [...]
21. [...] {d#}x x a [...]
22. [...] x x x x [...]
23. [...] x x x x [...]
24. [...]
25. [...]
26. [...]
27. [...]-a {d}[...]
28. dumu#-mu an# [...]
29. {d}inanna# [...]
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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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: upper part & le. missing, ruled
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: BASOR 79 (pp. 18-27), 022-023

    [Kramer1940BASOR79] Kramer, Samuel N. 1940. “Ishtar in the Nether World According to a New Sumerian Text.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 79: 18–27. https://doi.org/10.2307/1355317.

  • history: PAPS 85 (pp. 293-323), Kramer, PAPS 085, 303, pl.7 (copy)

    [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: Sladek Inanna, p.101

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 08146 + CBS 15212
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 16:15:50 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
2014-08-27 at 15:48:10 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael 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

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269767.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P269767). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269767 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269767 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269767},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269767},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269767.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P269767). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269767 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269767 (Accessed: January 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269767},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269767},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P269767
LB  - CDLI:P269767
M1  - 2026/1/21/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269767
ER  -
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