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CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 016 & 000736, ex. 059 (P275004)

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 2986

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); ETCSL 4.28.01 Nungal A ('Decad no. 09')

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

obverse
1. [{d}utu er2-na] szu# ba-an-szi-[in-ti]
2. [gal5-la2-e-ne] nu-ha-[ha-ne]
3. [...] x x [...]
4. [...] x x [...]
5. [...] x x [...]
6. [...] x x [...]
7. [...] x x [...]
8. [...] x [...]
reverse
  (transliteration incomplete)

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); ETCSL 4.28.01 Nungal A ('Decad no. 09')
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 2986
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-16 at 13:30:07 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

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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

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 016 & 000736, Ex. 059 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275004.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 016 & 000736, ex. 059 artifact entry (No. P275004). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275004 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 016 & 000736, ex. 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275004 (Accessed: April 21, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 016 & 000736, ex. 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275004},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275004},
}


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