CDLI Literary 000660, ex. 001 (P283738)

Literary tablet dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015280

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

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Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.08.30 Inanna and Dumuzi D1 (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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column 1
1. [...]-temen#-ni2#-guru3#?-a#? x [...]
2. e2 uru2-ze2-ba szu si sa2-a-bi
3. e2 {d}suen-na-ka dadag-ga-bi
4. e2-an-na-ka uri3 du3-a-bi
5. e2 szu-bi-sze3 he2-rig7
6. e2 zi-da-mu dungu-ge{+du-gu-ge} i-im-diri
7. mu inim-gar sa6-ga in-ga-am3
8. ki-nu2 gi-rin{+ri}-na za-gin3 si3{+zi}-ga-am3
9. {d}gibil6 eri12-gal-la mu-ra-an-ku3-ku3-ga
10. mu-lu2 nam-ga-sza-an-e szu-gal-du3-a
11. u3-mu-un-na-ni mu-ra-an-si
12. e2 gi-uszub-na mu-ra-ab-ku3-ga szu-luh mu-ra-ga2-ga2
13. u4 ba-an-nu2 u4 ba-an-du11
14. u4 ki-nu2-a i-bi2 kar2-kar2-dam
15. u4 u3-mu-un-e mi2 zi-zi-i-dam
16. u3-mu-un-ra nam-ti ze2-em3-ma3-a
17. u3-mu-un-ra szibir2 eszkiri szum2-mu-na-ab
18. al ba-an-du11 al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11
19. ki-nu2 sza3 hul2-la al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11
20. ki-nu2 ur2 ze2-ba al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11
21. ki#-nu2 nam-lugal-la al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11
22. [...]-nu2 nam-nin-a al ba-an-du11 ki-nu2 al ba-an-du11
23. [...]-ba#-ni-da ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da
24. [...] sza3-hul2-la ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da
25. [...] ur2# ze2-ba ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da
26. [...]-nam#-lugal-la ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da
27. [...]-nin-a ze2-ba-ni-da ki-nu2 ze2-ba-ni-da
28. [...]-nu2#? mu-un-na-bara3-ge ki-nu2 mu-un-na-bara3-ge
29. [...]-un#-na-bara3-ge ki-nu2 mu-un-na-bara3-ge
column 2
1. lugal# [...]
2. ki-ag2 ki#-nu2# ze2#-ba#-ni#-sze3# gu3# mu#-un#-[...]
3. inim{+i-ni}-ti inim u4 su13-ra2{+ra} gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e
4. ga-sza-an-szubur-ra sukkal zi e2-an-na-ke4
5. kiszib-la2!{+ki-sze-eb-la2} zi-da-na im-ma-an-dab5
6. ur2 ga-sza-an-na-ka-sze3 hi-li-a mu-ni-ku4
7. u3-mu-un-e ag2 szag4-ge ba-e-pa3-da-zu
8. lugal-e nitadam ki-ag2-zu ur2 kug nig2 du10-zu u4 ha-ba-ni-ib-su3-ud-de3
9. bala sa6-ga pa e3 szum2-mu-na-ab
10. {gisz}gu-za nam-lugal-la suhusz gi-na-ba szum2-mu-na-ab
11. gidru kalam si sa2 szibir(|ENxKAR2|){+si-bi-ir#} eszkiri(|U.ENxKAR2|) szum2{+szu}-mu-na-ab
12. aga zi men-na sag dalla-a szum2-mu-na-ab
13. {d}utu e3-ta {d}utu szu2-sze3
14. IM-ulu3-ta{+tu-mu-ul-lu-ta} IM-mir-ra-a{+tu-mu-{d}mi-ra}-sze3
15. a-ab-ba igi-nim-ta a-ab-ba sig-sze3
16. {gisz}ha-lu-ub2!-ta {gisz}erin-na-ta
17. ki-en-gi ki-uri-a szibir(|ENxKAR2|) eszkiri(|U.ENxKAR2|) szum2-mu-na-ta
18. sag gi6 dur2-ru-na-bi nam-sipa-bi he2-ak-e
19. e-ne engar-gin7 gana2 he2-ga2-ga2
20. sipa zi-gin7 amasz he2-em-mi-lu-lu
21. gu he2-en-da-gal2 sze he2-en-da-gal2
22. id2-da a-esztub he2-en-da-gal2
23. a-sza3-ga sze gu-nu he2-en-da-gal2
24. ambar-ra ku6 muszen gu3 hu-mu-da-ra-ra
25. mu-gi-e gi sumun gi henbur he2-en-da-an-mu2
26. an-edin-na mu-masz-gurum he2-en-da-an-mu2
27. tir-tir-ra szeg9 szeg9-bar he2-en-da-lu
28. pu2-{gisz}kiri6 lal3 gesztin he2-en-da-il2
29. mu2-sar-ra hi-is{sar} za3-hi-li{sar} he2-en-da-mu2
30. e2-gal-la zi su3-ud-gal2 he2-en-da-an-gal2
reverse
column 1
1. i7-idigna i7-buranun-na a-u5-ba hu-mu-ni-ib-tum2#?
2. gu2-gu2-ba u2 hu-mu-ta-mu2-mu2 a-gar3 he2-en-si
3. guru7-du6 guru7-masz kug ga-sza-an {d}nidaba-ke4 gu2 hu-mu-ni-gur-gur
4. ga-sza-an-mu# nin an ki nin an ki szu2-a
5. ur2 [...] u4 ha-ba-ni-ib-su3-e
6. lugal [...] sag# il2-la mu-un-gen-ne2
7. ur2 ku3 [...]-ka#?-sze3 sag il2-la mu-un-gen
8. lugal x [...] il2#-la gen-ne2
9. nin!-mu-[...] sag# il2-la gen-ne2
10. x u3-[...] il2-la KA-ta
11. mu-gi17#-[...]-da-la2
column 2
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Consult word list of Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.08.30 Inanna and Dumuzi D1 (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: CT 42, 4 BM 15280

    [Figulla1959CT42] Figulla, Hugo H. 1959. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 42. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: PAPS 107 (pp. 485-527), 501

    [Kramer1963PAPS107] Kramer, Samuel N. 1963. “Cuneiform Studies and the History of Literature: The Sumerian Sacred Marriage Texts.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 107 (6): 485–527.

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  • Museum No.: BM 015280
  • Accession No.: 1896-04-10, 0006

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-06 at 15:58:06 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 12:41:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg 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
2015-02-26 at 09:00:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 03:57:47 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-11-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan CDLI approved View

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000660 (Inanna and Dumuzi D1) composite (P478883) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000660, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 6, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P283738.
CDLI Literary 000660, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P283738). (2025, March 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P283738 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000660, ex. 001 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P283738 (Accessed: May 6, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {mar 6},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000660, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P283738},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P283738},
}


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