CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 008 (P278576)

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 3551

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.03.03 Inanna and Shukalletuda (witness) Inanna and Shukalletuda)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. in#-nin#-me-gal-gal-la [bara2-ge4 he2-du7]
2. {d#}inana-me-gal-gal-la bara2-ku3#-ge# [si-a]
3. {d#}inana-ke4 e2-an-na-ka u6-di-de3# [gub-ba]
4. u4#-ba lu2-ki-sikil kur-ra ba-e#-[a-e11]
5. ku3# {d}inana-ke4 kur-ra ba-[e-a-e11]
6. [nig2]-erim2# nig2-si-sa2 zu-zu-[de3]
7. [sza3]-kalam#-ma-ka igi kar2-[kar2-de3]
8. [lul zi] pa3#-de3-de3 kur-ra ba-[e-a-il2]
9. [i3-ne-sze3 lu2-u18]-ra a-na na-an#-[du11]
10. [lu2-u18 lu2-u18-ra] a-na na-an-dah
11. [nin-gu10 am-da kur-ur2-ra] x x am-da du7-x
12. [{d}inana dara3-masz kur-bad3-da] [...] am#-da# du7-[du7]
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1. [ga-rasz{sar}-gin7 nu-erim2 ba]-gub#-ba-a a-ba-a# igi# [im-mi-in-du8-a]
2. [igi-x i3-ur4-ur4] [x] [im-ma-ni]-mu2#-mu2 mu-gen-[na] [...]
3. [muszen] uga#{muszen#}-gin7# a2-lu2 kig2-[kig2-e]
4. [lag an-sze3] sig3#-ge#-de3 ki-sze3 tusz-u3#-[da]
5. [lag ki-sze3 sig3]-ge-de3 an-sze3 e3-de3-da a-ba-a# [igi im-mi-in-du8-a]
6. [uga{muszen}] nu#-erim2#-ta ba-ra-an#-[zi]
7. [{gisz}giszimmar] tug2-la2-a-sze3 an-na ba-e-x [...]
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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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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.03.03 Inanna and Shukalletuda (witness) Inanna and Shukalletuda)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Inanna and Shukalletuda, 093 An, pl.1

    [Volk1995InannaShukalletuda] Volk, Konrad. 1995. Inanna Und Šukaletuda : Zur Historisch-Politischen Deutung Eines Sumerischen Literaturwerkes. Vol. 3. Santag. Weisbaden : Harrassowitz.

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  • Museum No.: N 3551
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-13 at 15:46:02 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
2012-03-31 at 16:35:22 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2012-03-31 at 16:24:01 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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000340 (Inanna and Shu-kale-tuda) composite (P469522) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000340, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278576.
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P278576). (2024, July 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278576 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000340, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278576 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 13},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000340, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278576},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278576},
}


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