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CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 027 (P275001)

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

N 0983 + N 7710

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

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...] e [...]
3'. [...] x bur [...]
4'. [...]-ni {uruda}lul-bi-gin7 an#?-[...]
5'. [...]-ni# ga-rasz{szar}-gin7 sag-[...]
6'. [...]-a sza3-zu du11-x [...]
7'. [...] x x du11-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 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: BPOA 9, 031 (N 7710)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: Sladek diss., N 0983

    [Sladek1974diss] Sladek, William R. 1974. “Inanna’s Descent to the Netherworld.”

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 0983 + N 7710
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 08:44:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2005-09-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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: -
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 027 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275001.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 027 artifact entry (No. P275001). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275001 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275001 (Accessed: April 17, 2025).
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	month = {jun 13},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275001},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275001},
}

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