CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 009 (P274206)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 109167

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

66.0 mm × 86.0 mm

Witness

tablet
reverse
3. nim-e ku3 [{d}inanna-ra] gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e
4. ga2-e ki [mu-lu-zu ma-ra]-an-pa3-de3-en a-na-am3 mu-un-ba-en
5. e2-kasz-a-[ka] e2-lunga-na-ka
6. dumu lu2-ku3-[zu]-kam# e2-ne-da he2-re-eb-ti-le-ne

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 66.0 high × 86.0 wide
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: CT 58, 11

    [Alster1990CT58] Alster, Bendt, and Markham J. Geller. 1990. Sumerian Literary Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 58. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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  • Museum No.: BM 109167
  • Accession No.: 1914-04-06, 0070

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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
2005-08-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P274206.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P274206). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274206 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274206 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274206},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274206},
}


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