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

Photo

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

-

Witness

Text

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 [...]

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000647 (Inanna and Dumuzi P) composite (P478874) Q000647 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P278410

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
lower left edge

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 3373
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.8.16
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.8.16
Penn Museum (Penn) 572027
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.3373
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P278410

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-15 at 13:34:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-15 at 17:56:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2021-01-30 at 08:37:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Carr, Christie CDLI Approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000647, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278410},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000647, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278410},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278410},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P278410
LB  - CDLI:P278410
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000647, ex. 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P278410
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