CDLI Literary 000647, ex. 003 (P278410)

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 3373

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.08.16 Inanna and Dumuzi P (witness) Inanna-Dumuzi text?; Emesal; 17x13 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1'. ku3#-a [...]
2'. sza3 esz3 [...]
3'. gala-e# [...]
4'. nar-e en3# [...]
5'. mu-ud-na-gu10# [...]
6'. u3-mu-un {d}dumu#-x [...]
7'. kurku2 ka? ka [...]
8'. ga-sza-an kur-kur [...]
9'. u3-gul zi-zi# [...]
10'. u3-gul mar-mar# [...]
11'. in-nin9-e [...]
12'. gal4-la-ni szir3# [...]
13'. gal4-la-ni szir3-ra# [...]
14'. si-ge9-en [...]
15'. {gisz}ma2 an-na# [...]
16'. u4-sakar gibil [...]
17'. kislah# [...]
reverse
1'. in-nin9#
2'. {d}inanna [...]
3'. mi2 zi-zi#? [...]
4'. {d}en-lil2-x [...]
5'. za3 an-na#? [...]
6'. in-nin9 [...]
7'. mi2 zi-[...]
8'. in-nin9 [...]
9'. mu-un? [...]
10'. gisz x [...]
11'. mi2 zi x [...]
12'. szu-bi [...]
13'. KA x [...]

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: lower left edge
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.08.16 Inanna and Dumuzi P (witness) Inanna-Dumuzi text?; Emesal; 17x13 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 3373
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-15 at 13:34:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-15 at 17:56:31 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
2021-01-30 at 08:38:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2021-01-30 at 08:37:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Carr, Christie 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 000647 (Inanna and Dumuzi P) composite (P478874) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000647, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278410.
CDLI Literary 000647, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P278410). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278410 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000647, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278410 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278410},
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