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CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 043 (P278220)

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

BM 022695 + CBS 12519 + N 3166 + N 3220 + UM 29-15-356

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.02 Lugalbanda and Anzu (witness) Lugalbanda and the Anzu bird)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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column 1
1. [...]{+da#} kur ki su3-ra2 ga2-la ba-ni-in-dag
2. [...]{ki#}-a nir ba-ni-in-gal2
3. [...]-an#-ti# na# <nu>-mu-un-de5-de5
4. [...] inim# nu-mu-un-di-ni-ib2-be2
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1. [...] gu2-da# [...]
2. [x x]{muszen}-de3 dumu [...]
3. geszbun#-na um-ma-ni-in#-dur2#-ru#-un#
4. [x]-ne2# nin-gu2-en-na-ke4-ne
5. [x]-sag#-ga2-ta um-ma-da-an-re7
6. [x] tuku-tuku ama-ra me-te-gal2
7. {d#}nin-ka-si tuku-tuku ama-ra me-te-gal2
8. {na4}gakkul#-a-ni {na4}za-gin3 dur5-ru
9. {gi}lam-sa2-a-ni ku3-me-a ku3-zi-ga
10. kasz-a gub-ba-ni nig2 giri17-zal
11. kasz-ta# tusz-a-ni mud5-me-gar-ra
12. sila3# szu-du8-a sa2-sa2-da-ni |DU.DU| nu-kusz2
13. {d}nin-ka-si {gisz}x x za3-ga-ta ib2?-ba-ta
14. gesztin ne-sag-ga2-mu me-te-asz bi2-ib-gal2
15. muszen# kasz nag-ga2 ul ti-a
16. anzu#{muszen} kasz nag-a ul ti-a
17. [x] unug#{ki} ba-gub-ba ha-ma-pa3-da
18. anzu#{muszen}-de3 har-an szesz-mu-ne-ka im-se3-se3-ge
19. [x x] giri17-zal hu-ri2-in{muszen} {d}en-ki-ke4
20. hur-sag {na4#}gug igi gun3 {d}inanna-ka
21. [x]-ba u18-ru-gin7 ki he2-us2#-sa-ba
22. [x x]-gin7 siki la2-la2-ba
23. [x]-ra# gissu-ba ki# mah-ba
24. [x x] i#-im-dul gada-gin7 i-im-bur2
25. [x x]-ri9-na-bi musz-sag-kal-gin7
26. [x] ka# 7(disz) {d}utu-ka sza3-ba mu#-un-sze21-sze21
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27. [x]-da#-ba ha-szu#-ur2 nu-zu# kur-ra-ka#
28. musz# nu-sul-sul giri2 nu-sa#-sa
29. sza3-ba# buru5#-az{muszen}-e
30. gud3# im-ma-an-us2 nunuz-bi ba-an-gar
31. [x]-da#-ba muszen anzu{muszen}
32. [x] ki im-ma-ni-ib-usz2 amar-bi ba-an-gar
33. [x]-bi {gisz}li {gisz}taszkarin-na-ka
34. [x x] pa mul-mul-la an-dul3-sze3 ba-ab-ak
35. [x x] a2 u4 zal-le-da#-ka# ni2 mu-gid2
36. [x]{muszen}-de3 {d}utu e3-gim |KA.LI|# mu-gi4
37. [x x]-bi#-sze3 kur lu5-lu5-bi#-a# ki# mu-ra#-ra
38. [x x] x ki hu-ri2-in{muszen}-na-ke4
39. [...] am-gal-e ni2-bi im-sar-re
40. [x x] kur#-ur3-bi-sze3 ni2-bi# im-sar-re
41. [x x]{+da#} gal in-zu gal in-ga-an-tum2-mu
42. [...]-gi# dingir-re-e-ne-ke4
43. [x x]-ga#-ba sag se3 ba-an-tah
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column 2
1. [x x]-de2-a ka-bi-sze3 sa2 bi2-in-du11
2. [x] anzu{muszen}-de3-ka gud3-ba mi-ni-sze21
3. [x]-bi szem-zid-da mu-un-gun3
4. [x]-ba# {gisz}erin babbar2 bi2-in-du3-du3
5. [...] gur#-gur-ra#-bi# [...]
6. gud3 anzu{muszen#}-da-ka ba-ra-zi
7. [...] nu-zu kur-ra-[...]-na#-ak#-[x]
8. [...] am# kur-ra-ke4 gu2 mi-[...]-gur
9. anzu#{muszen#}-de3 am# kur-ra-ke4# [gu2] mi-ni-ib-gur-gur
10. am til-la szu-bi-sze3# [...]
11. am ug5-ga gu2-ba [...]
12. a 1(u)! U+GUR-am3 ad?-bi [...]
13. muszen 1(DISZ) za3 am3-ma-da-lu#-[x]
14. anzu{muszen} 1(DISZ) za3 am3-ma-da-[x x]
15. muszen-e gud3-bi-sze3 |KAxX| un-gi4#
16. amar-bi gud3-bi-ta inim nu-um-ma-ni-ib-gi4
17. 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 gud3-bi-sze3 |KAxX| un-gi4
18. amar-bi gud3-bi-ta inim nu-um-ni-ib-gi4
19. u4 na-an-ga-ma |U3.KI|-bi-sze3 |KAxX| un-gi4
20. amar-bi gud3-bi-ta inim nu-um-[ma]-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
21. i3-ne-esz2 |U3.KI.SZE3|-bi |KAxX| un-gi4
22. amar-bi |U3.KI.SZE3|-bi-sze3 inim nu-um-ma-ni-ib-gi4
23. muszen-e a-nir im-gar an-ne2 ba-te
24. dam u8 bi2-in-du11 engur-ra ba-te
25. muszen-e u8 du11-ga-bi-sze3
26. dam-bi a-nir gar-ra-bi-sze3
27. da-nun-na dingir hur-sag-ga2
28. kiszi6-gin7 ki-in-dar-ra ba-an-di-ni-ib-ku4-re-esz
29. dam-e dam-bi-ir gu3 am3-de2-e
30. anzu{muszen} dam-bi-ir gu3 am3-de2-e
31. gud3 tur3 gal {d}nanna ni2 husz em-da-ri
32. pirig kur-ra tesz2-bi du7-du7 su zi em-du8-du8
33. amar-bi gud3 a-ba ra-tum4
34. anzu{muszen} gud3-ba a-ba ba-ra-an-tum4
35. muszen-e gud3-bi-sze3 he2-em-ma-teg3-ge26-ka
36. ki dingir ti-la-gin7 im-ak giri17-zal im-du8-du8
37. amar-bi gud3-bi i-im-sze21-a
38. igi-bi szim-x-zi-da mu-un-gun3
39. sag-be2 {gisz}erin babbar2 mu-un-du3-du3
40. mu-du-li-a szu gur-gur-ra-bi sag-bi-sze3 mu-un-gar
41. muszen-e ni2-bi silim-e-esz iri in-ga-am3-me
42. anzu{muszen}-de3 ni2-bi silim-e-esz iri in-ga-am3-me
43. i7 hal-hal-la nun nam tar-ra-bi-me-en
44. zid-du sza3 kusz2-u3 {d}en-lil2-la2-ka igi-tab-bi
45. a-a-mu {d}en-lil2-le mu-un-de6-me
46. [x]-ra# ig# gal-gin7 igi-ba bi2-in-tab
47. [...] a#-ba szu mi-ni-ib-bal-e
48. inim u3-bi2-du11 a-ba ib2-ta-bal-e
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column 3
1. gu5-li-ga2 nam-ba-e#-[...]
2. lu2-ux-lu me-en nam ga-mu-[...]
3. kur-re gaba-szu-gar mu-ni-in#-[x x]
4. mesz3 anzu{muszen}-de3 a2 szum2-ma he2-me#-en#
5. lugal-banda3{da} ni2 1(DISZ)-ta sza3-hul2-la 1(DISZ)-ta
6. ni2 1(DISZ)-ta sza3 hul2-la 1(DISZ)-ta
7. muszen-e mi2 iri im-me
8. anzu#{muszen#}-de3# mi2 iri im-me
9. [x x]-ur2# sig7 nigin5-a tu-da#
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10'. ki-sze3 [...]
11'. murgu-zu [...]
12'. ti-ti-zu# {d}[...]
13'. sza3-sud-zu kiri6 sig7#-[...]
14'. sza-du11-ga-ta zi-mu mu-ri#-[x] zag-mu mu-ri-us2#
15'. dam-zu ama-mu he2-am3 bi2#-in-du11
16'. za-e ad-da-mu he2-am3 bi2-in#-du11
17'. di4#-di4#-la2-zu szesz-mu-ne-ka nam#-ba-e-ni-in-ku4-ku4
18'. sza-du11-ba-ta ha-szu-ur2 nu-zu [x]-ra-ka ki-gub mu-ra#-ak#-e
19'. dam-zu silim-ga2 he2#-mu#-[x]-da#-gub
20'. silim-mu ga-mu-ra-an-du11 nam tar-ra-mu ga-mu-ra-ab-[bur2]-ra-a
21'. muszen-e ni2-bi mu-ra#-ba-e ul# [...]-ak-e
22'. anzu{muszen}-de3 ni2-bi mu-ra#-ba-e ul mu-szi-x-[x]-e
23'. anzu{muszen}-de3 ku3 {d}lugal-banda3[{+da}]-ar gu3 am3-de2-e
24'. ga2-nu lugal-banda3{+da#}-mu
25'. {gisz}ma2-gin7 {gisz}ma2 sze#-gin7
26'. {gisz}ma2 pesz3-a [...]-bal-e
27'. {gisz}ma2 hul-la UN [x]-a-gin7
28'. {gisz}ma2 ki-buru14 hi-li du8#-[x]-a-gin7
29'. szeg12 kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 sag# [x x] gen#-na
30'. lugal-banda3{da} lu2 numun-e ki-ag2-ga2#? szu nu-um-<ma>-gid2-de3
31'. {d}szara2 dumu ki-ag2 {d}inanna-ge2#
32'. ti zu2-zu-a u4-gin7 e3-a-NI#
33'. GIL-ak iti6-gin7 e3-a-NI#
34'. ti zu lu2 ra-ra-bi musz-tur3 he2-e#
35'. ku6 {uruda}dur10 ra-gin7 tu6 kud he2-e#
36'. ad {uruda}dur10? ra-gin7 nig2-kesz2 he2#-[x x]
37'. lugal-banda3{da} lu2 numun-e ki-ag2-am3 szu nu-um-ma-gid2-de3
38'. {d}nin-urta dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-ke4
39'. {tug2}sagszu pirig# [...]
40'. LUM?# BU# TUKU# [...]
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1'. ki-ib{muszen#} [...]
2'. muszen-e [...]
3'. anzu{muszen#}-[...]
4'. ga2-nu# [...]
5'. inim# [...]
6'. [...] inim#-inim# ga#-ra#-gub#
7'. [...] guru7#-a-zu ge26-e mu-ra-ab#-[x]
8'. [...] mu#-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
9'. [...] he2#-gal2 nam-ba-kusz2-u3-de3#-[x]
10'. [...] lirum# he2-gal2
11'. [...]-su3 a2-mu na-gig-ge
12'. [...] {d}inanna-ge2
13'. [...] iszkur#-ra-ge2#
14'. [...] nim-gin7 ga-gir2-re
15'. [...] ga-gen
16'. [...] giri3-ga2 ga-gub
17'. sza3#-ge# guru7#-ga2# an#-ta ga-ab-gi4
18'. ki sza3-mu na-ga-[...]-ab-be2-a {kusz}e-sir2 ga-zu
19'. {d}utu iri-mu kul-aba4-aba4{ki}-sze3 ku4-ku4-de3-ne-a
20'. lu2 asz2# du11-ga-mu nam#-ba-szi-hul2-e-en
21'. lu2 du14# mu2#-a#-mu [x]-du nam-me
22'. alan-zu gisz-dim2-ba um-mi-dim2 u6-e gub-ba-me-en
23'. mu-zu ki-en#-[x]-ra# pa e3 ha-bi2-ak
24'. e2 dingir gal-gal-e#-ne#-ka# me#-te-asz bi2-[ib]-gal2#
25'. anzu{muszen}-de3 ku3#-[...]-ra [...]-de2-e
26'. za3-sze-ga2 he2-gal2 [...]
27'. a2-zu-a lirum [x x]
28'. a2-zu na-su3-su3 a2#-[...]
29'. u4-gin7 du {d}[x x]
30'. u4 7(disz) u4 {d}[...]
31'. izi-gin7 il2-la# [...]
32'. igi du8-a bar-ra-[...]
33'. igi il2-la-zu giri3#-[...]
34'. sza3 guru7-zu an-[...]
35'. ki sza3-zu na-ga-ra#-[...]
36'. [x] utu iri-mu [...]
37'. [x] asz2 du11#-[...]
38'. [...]
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column 1
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1'. [x] tar#-re# [...]
2'. [x]-nu# lugal-banda3#-[...]
3'. lu2 a-me3 gisz ra-gin7# [...]
4'. i3 du10-a tur3-ra ba#-[...]
5'. ga luh-ha amasz-a ba#-[...]
6'. hur-sag gal lu2 dili nu-[...]
7'. lu2-bi lu2-ra nu-gi4-gi4-da# [...]-da#-du#-[x x]
8'. 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 szesz-a-ne#-ne gu5-[...]
9'. en3 tar-re i-im-in-kusz2#-[...]
10'. i7 kur-ra ama he2-[x]-na-[x]
11'. pesz10-pesz10-bi pesz10-ta# [...]
12'. a-bi a-gin7 mu-un-nag#-[x x] mu#-un-bal-e
13'. ku3 lugal-banda3{da} mu-na-ni-ib2#-gi4#-ne
14'. i7 ama he2-nun-na-ra
15'. pesz10-pesz10-bi pesz10-ta sur#-ra-am3
16'. za3#-sze-ga2 ki um-ma-ni-ib-us2 a {kusz}EDEN mu-un-nag
17'. [x]-bar#-ra-gin7 gum2{+am3}-ga-am3 mi-ni-ib#-za u2-sal i3-gu7-e
18'. [x x]{muszen#}-gin7 ki im-de5-de5-ge i-a-nu-um kur-ra i3-gu7-e
19'. [...]-ne gu5-li#-ne#-ne
20'. [...]-du11-ga sza3-ga-ne#-ne#-a ba-an-szub-bu-usz
21'. [...]-zu# buru5-az{muszen} u4 gid2-da# tesz2-bi szer3-re-de3
22'. [...] lu2#-dili-gim eger#-bi#-ir bi2-ib-u2-us2
23'. [...] mi#-ni#-in-la2-la2-e
24'. [...] gud3#-ba tusz-a-gin7
25'. [...] mu#-ni#-ib#-na8#-na8#-ne
26'. [...]-ra# mu#-un#-ed3-[x]
27'. [...] lu2 dili-gin7 eger-bi-[...]
28'. [...]-ra#-ta hur-sag-gim im-me#-re-bal#-[x]
29'. iri# danna 1(asz)-am3 am3-da-gal2-[...]
30'. dim#-dim-e aratta{ki}-[x]
31'. unug{ki} kul-aba4{ki} ur2 ba-an-[x x]
32'. iri-ta gi-bar-bar-ra im-gin7# [x x]
33'. im-dug-e im gen#-[x x]
34'. bad3 aratta{ki}-ka gu3 [...]
35'. u4 ba-zal-zal itid ba-an-su3#-su3# [...]
36'. buru14 sig7-ga an-ne2 ba#-[...]
37'. a-sza3 igi ba-ab-hul ni2# [...]
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1'. kul#-[...]
2'. sza3#-[...]
3'. ni2 ba-ni#-[...]
4'. lu2 iri{ki}-sze3# [...]
5'. kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 mu#-[...]
6'. lu2 iri{ki}-sze3 ge26-e ga#-[...]
7'. kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 ge26-e ga-gen nu-mu#-[...]
8'. ugnim kur-kur-ra-ka mu#-[...]
9'. lu2 iri{ki}-sze3 ge26-e ga-gen nu-mu-na#-[...]
10'. kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 ge26-e ga-gen nu-mu-na-ab#-[x]
11'. zu2 kesz2 igi bar-ra-ka mu-un#-[x]
12'. lu2 iri{ki}-sze3 ge26-e ga-gen nu#-[...]
13'. kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 ge26-e ga-gen nu#-[...]
14'. 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 ugnim kur-kur-[...]
15'. lu2 iri{ki}-sze3 ge26-e ga-gen nu-mu-[...]
16'. kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 ge26-e ga-gen nu-mu#-[...]
17'. zu2 kesz2 igi bar-ra-ka mu#-[x x]
18'. lugal-banda3{da} dili-ni mu-un-zi gu3 [...]-e#
19'. lugal-mu ge26-e iri-sze3 ga-gen lu2# [...]-du#
20'. kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 dili-ni ga-gen lu2# [x x]-da#-du
21'. u4-da iri-ne2 i3-du-un lu2# [...]-u3#
22'. kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 dili-zu-u3 i3-du-un lu2 [...]-du#-u3
23'. zi an-na zi ki-a i3-pa3 me# [x]-la kul-aba4{ki}-a szu-zu ba#-[x x]-ra-e3
24'. unken gar-ra si sa2#-[x]-na
25'. sza3 e2-gal-gim kur gal-gin7 ki he2#-[...]
26'. en-me-er-kar2-ra dumu [x x]-ke4#
27'. eme sig {d}inanna ba-an#?-[x]-gu7#
28'. ki u4-ba nin9 NIN9-mu [x x] inanna-ke4
29'. kur szuba?-ta sza3 ku3-ga-ni#-[...]-pa3-de3
30'. szeg12 kul-aba4{ki}-[...]-in-ku4-re
31'. unug{ki#} sug he2#-[...]-in#?-de2#-a#
32'. pa-rim4 he2#-me#-[...]
33'. gisz#-[...]
34'. DINGIR# [...]
35'. gi# sumun# [...]
36'. u4-da iri-ni# [...]-ag2#
37'. iri ge26-e-da a-na-asz da-la2-e-en
38'. nu-gig anzu{muszen} amar-ra-gin7
39'. ni2-te-a-ni sag2 um-ma-an-di!
40'. bar ku3-ga-ni-a um-ma-an-szub-be2
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2'. gisz#-gid2#-da#-mu# u4# ne# ba#-[x x]
3'. {kusz}gur21{ur3}-mu u4 ne e-ne ba#-[...]
4'. nin9 NIN9-mu ku3 {d#}inanna#-ra# a#-gin7# du11#-[...]
5'. ku3 lugal-banda3{+da#} [...] am3#-ma-da#-ra#-[x x]
6'. ur gir5# ur-ra# ku4#-ra hu-un-ha mu-un-za
7'. dur3 gir5 dur3 ku4-ra-gin7 galam mu-na-ta-e3
8'. en-ra unug{ki}-sze3 gi4-mu-un
9'. en-me-er-kar2-ra dumu {d}utu-ra
10'. aratta{ki} dili-mu-ne ga-gen
11'. lu2 nam-mu-da-du a-gin7 mu-un-ne2-du11
12'. me-na-am3 dili-zu-ne kaskal-e sag ba-ra-mu#-ri#-ib#-us2#
13'. {d}udug sa6-me-a nam-ba-e-de3-gub-ba
14'. {d}lamma sa6-me-a nam-ba-e-de3-gen-na
15'. ki gub-ba-me-a nam-ba-e-de3-gub-bu#-na
16'. ki tusz-a-me-a nam-ba-de3-tusz-na
17'. sahar giri3-me-a giri3 nam-ba-e-de3-us2-e
18'. hur-sag gal lu2 dili nu-du-u3-dam
19'. lu2-bi lu2-ra nu-gi4-gi4-de3 ba-ra-gi4-gi4
20'. u4 zal-e [x x]-ta ki gal-la ba-ra-da-ni-in#-su8-ge-za#
21'. lugal-banda3{+da#} sza3 gu3 di szesz-a-ne-ne-ta
22'. sza3 sag3 gu5-li-ne-ne-ta
23'. ninda kaskal-la-ka-ni nu-mu-un-asz
24'. {gisz}tukul 1(DISZ)-bi 1(DISZ)-bi szu im-ma-an-ti
25'. kur-ra kur-bad3-da ma-du-u3
26'. da an-sza4-na-ta sag an-sza4-an{ki}-na-sze3
27'. hur-sag 5(disz) hur-sag 6(disz) hur-sag 7(disz) im-me-re-bal-bal
28'. gi6-a {gisz}banszur ka {d}inanna-ke4 nu-um-te-a-asz
29'. szeg12 kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 giri3 hul2-la mi-ni-in-gub
30'. nin-a-ni ku3 {d}inanna-ke4
31'. sza3-da-ga-na mu-na-an-tusz
32'. i3-gam ki-a mu-na-ab-za
33'. su8-ba {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na mu-na-szi-bar-gin7
34'. ku3 lugal-banda3{da} igi mu-na-szi-bar-re
35'. dumu-na en {d}szara2 mu-na-de2-a-gin7
36'. ku3 lugal-banda3{da} mu-na-de2-e
37'. ga2-nu lugal-banda3{da}-mu
38'. aratta{ki} dili-zu-ne a-gin7 im-da-gen-ne
39'. szesz-zu a-na bi2-in-du11 a-na bi2-in-tah
40'. en-me-er-kar2-ra a-na bi2-in-du11 a-na# [x x]
41'. ki# u4-ba nin9-NIN9 ku3 {d#}[x x]
42'. kur szuba?-ta sza3 ku3-ga-ni-a he2#-[...]
43'. unu{ki} sug he2-me a he2-em#-[x x]
44'. gisz-gi he2-me-a gi sumun gi henbur# [...]
45'. {d}+en-ki lugal abzu#-[x]
46'. gi sumun-bi ha-ma-ze2# [...]
47'. mu 5(u)-usz# hu-mu-[...]
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50''. [...]-la2#-la2#
51''. [...] ba#-til#
52''. [...] mu#-da#-la2#
53''. [...]-gin7
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1. [...]
2. szeg12# kul#-aba4#{ki#}-[...]-dag#
3. u4-da iri-ni ki ha-ba-ag2 ga2-e-ra hul ba-an-gig
4. [x x]-e-da a-na-asz mu-da-la2-en
5. [x x] iri-ni hul ba-an-gig ga2#-a-ra ki ha-ba-na-ag2
6. [iri] ga2#-e-da a-na-asz da-la2-en
7. [...] anzu{muszen} amar-ra-gin7
8. [...]-a-ni sag2 um-ma-an-di!
9. [x x]-ga-ni um-ma-an-szub-be2
10. szeg12 kul-aba4{ki}-sze3 he2-em-ma-ni-ku4-re
11. gisz-gid2-da-mu u4 ne ba-de6
12. {kusz}e-ib2-uru12 u4 ne e-ne ba-zur-zur-re
13. nin9#-NIN9-mu ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 ur5-gin7 du11-mu-na-ab#
14. i7 {kusz}ummud za-gin3 {d}inanna-gim
15. ku3 {d}inanna-ke4 mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4
16. i3-ne-esz2 i7 szen i7 a?! szen-na-gim
17. |NIN.NIN9|-la2 ku3 {d}inanna-ke4
18. [x]-ba# pesz10-pesz10 u2-sal-u2-sal-ba
19. suhur#-masz{ku6}-e u2-lal3 i3-gu7-e
20. [x]-tur#{ku6} ia-nu kur-ra i3-gu7-e
21. |GISZ.SZESZ| HAL suhur-masz2{ku6}-e!-KE4
22. sza3#-ba e-ne hul2-la mu-e kun-bi mu-su3-e
23. [x] szika# ri-be2 gi sumun ki ku3-ga mi-ni-in-us2-e
24. |GISZ.SZESZ| dingir suhur-masz2{ku6}-e sza3-ba mu-un?-dab5?
25. dili-bi i3-du dili-bi i3-du
26. {gisz}szeg9-bi bar-ta dili-bi i3-du
27. {gisz}szeg9-bi un-sag3 {gisz}bunin(SUG)-sze3 mu-un-dim2
28. ku6-bi un-dab5 un-szeg6 un-su3
29. a2-kar2 a2 me3 {d}inanna-ke4 mu-ni-gu7
30. erin2-na-ni szu-bi he2-ri-ib-su3-su3
31. zi aratta-ka engur-ra he2-til
32. iri ku3 dim2-bi u3-mu-un-dab5
33. za-be2 za-dim2-bi u3#-mu-un-dab5#
34. aratta{ki} |A.GAR5.GAR5.A| szu mu-ra-nigin2
35. aratta#{ki} za3-e3-bi {na4}za-gin3# [x x]
36. sig4-bi szeg12 sag zi-da husz-am3
37. im-bi im-an-na
38. [x] ha-szu-ur2-ra-ta kid2-a
39. [...]-banda3{da} za3-mi2

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.02 Lugalbanda and Anzu (witness) Lugalbanda and the Anzu bird)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: CBT 2, 239

    [CBT21996] Sigrist, Marcel, Hugo H. Figulla, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1996. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Vol. 2. British Museum Press.

  • history: OIP 15, 005

    [Chiera1934OIP15] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Epics and Myths. Oriental Institute Publications 15. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: OECT 1, p. 1-10

    [Langdon1923OECT1] Langdon, Stephen H. 1923. The H. Weld-Blundell Collection in the Ashmolean Museum. I: Sumerian and Semitic Religious and Historical Texts. Oxford Editions of Cuneiform Texts, Vol. 1. London: Oxford University Press.

  • history: PBS 5, 019, pl.93

    [Poebel1914PBS5] Poebel, Arno. 1914. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 5. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • history: Witzel OrNS 2, pp.26ff.

    [sec54043] Witzel, Maurus. n.d.

  • history: Wilcke Lugalbandaepos, 086 AA, pl. iii-vi

    [Wilcke1969Lugalbandaepos] Wilcke, Claus. 1969. Das Lugalbandaepos. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz.

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  • Museum No.: BM 022695 + CBS 12519 + N 3166 + N 3220 + UM 29-15-356
  • Accession No.: 1894-01-15, 0497

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 10:08:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 10:05:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune 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
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-12-13 at 05:58:17 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000368 (Lugalbanda and Anzu) composite (P469673) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000368, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278220.
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P278220). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278220 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 043 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278220 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278220},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278220},
}

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