CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 027 (P272558)

Literary tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA

Museum Number

LoC 036

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.04.05 Dialogue between Two Women B (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. za#-[e? ...]
2'. na-ag2# [...]
3'. lu2-mah2 hi-li-a gux(GU4@n) me x [...]
4'. ba hi-li nam-a-a he2-kas4? nam-[...]
  double ruling
5'. gi4-in-e gi4-a lu2 hun-ga2 dur2?-[...]
6'. gu3 gux(GU4@n)-sze3 {d}suen sza3-pi gux(GU4@n)-sze3 u3 [x] nu-ba
7'. na-ag2-hi-li-gu10 esz3-mah2 ga2-ga2-ga2 an
  double ruling
8'. iri nigin2 kar nigin2 gur4-gur4-a ku4-ku4 GAN2 i-ni-in-ku4-ra szu# am?-si
9'. GAN2 ba-e-ne-eg3 bi2-in-tuku dam-dam-da im-da-kur2
10'. a2#?-gu10 ama-da im-da-ri
11'. x x a-da ur-ra-ka lu2-ne mu-ni-in-ku4
12'. [...]-na-gen-ne-en
  double ruling
13'. en# x x x a na ur gesz si-da-na
14'. niga-en# iri-ni! gi ge26 na szu-ku6-da ba-an-du8
15'. mu bad3 gu-gu szu szesz?-na-za gid2-a
16'. GAN2 ab-ba duh-duh? ge26 sag-e mu-te-en-te-en
17'. GAN2 i-lu {gesz}bala-gin7 ge26-a gur11-gur11-ba
18'. x-da-am3 su-ba szesz x
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1. su# ak giri17 lu2? su-ub tesz2 nu-su-ba mu lu2 nu-kal-la
2. ki ma-an-zi-ir lu2-da gu3# ir-ir
3. ti ze2-ed murgu2 ze2-ed u4-da-am3 ba-gi-en-de3-x
  double ruling
4. szah2 ka-a gu7-gu7 szah2 ze2-eh-tur ka-a szu-du3 e-x
5. da-gu10 su gu3 ag2 gu7-gu7 szu-da numun? dab5?-ba
6. ku10-ku10 ki-tusz? in-ni2 nigin-na-ta kam za3-x er-er
7. ag2-ba gux(GU4@n) esz gu3 ib2-sag3-ge-x
8. ka-ka-na la-ba-ni-ib#-la2-la2-e-en#
9. e-ne-eg3 gaba-ri ka ba-ab-ze2-eg3-ze2-eg3-en
  double ruling
10. sze-gu7 gesz-ur3 ne u5-gu7 sag-be6?
11. x nu-mu-un-ge-en ge26-a-ra sze3 nu-mu-un-gar
12. dam-a-ni in-ku5 gu-ni gu-tab-ba li-bi2-in-ni-tuku
13. ta dili sza3-zu al-gur4
  double ruling
14. munus# gal2# sar# ru#-ru# sze sa-sa-sa nig2-gu-lu-a du8-du8 x
15. lu2 kin du ak x mu-gen du7-lum x mu-NUMUN2-e-ne# [...]
16. lu2#? nu#-kal-la munus nu-gi-x
17. x x x x x [...]
  rest broken

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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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.04.05 Dialogue between Two Women B (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: LoC 036
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-01-17 at 17:05:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-01-17 at 16:58:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-06-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000771 (Dialogue between Two Women B) composite (P481747) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000771, Ex. 027 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P272558.
CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 027 artifact entry (No. P272558). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P272558 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000771, ex. 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P272558 (Accessed: May 30, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000771, ex. 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P272558},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P272558},
}


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