NABU 2014/065 (P322208)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Cite

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Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 47-10-007

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (CUSAS 42: literary letters (published by Kleinerman and Gadotti 2014) | Literary or Legal?)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

125.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] x x [...]
4. [...] x [...]
5. [...] x [...]
6. [n] tug2#? munus#? [...]
7. [x] x nam# [...]
8. [n] tug2-hi-a gi-ri2-[in ...]
9. [n] {tug2}sagszu 3(u) ku3#-babbar# [...]
10. [n] 1(u) tug2 zabar gi-ri2#-in# in#-[...]
11. [n] {tug2}ib#-du3{tug2} 2/3(disz) ma-na x [...]
12. [n] {tug2#}aktum-e-tum ku3-babbar 1(gesz2) szu-ri2#-[...]
13. [n] x-x-tum ki-la2-bi [n] gin2#
14. [x] SU KAK in-gar
15. [n] {gesz}sag-du 2(disz) {gesz}tug2-tug2#
16. [n] {gesz}bar-bar 2(disz) {gesz}na2
17. 1(disz) {gesz}szer7-ra 2(disz) {gesz}nu-szer7-ra
18. 1(disz) {gesz}gid2
19. {gesz}szu-kar2 munus-e in-na-an-szum2
20. a2#-szu-du7-a munus-e in-du7-a
21. u3 za-e 5(disz) {kusz}nig2-kesz2 ku3-babbar
22. ku3 bala-sze3 ma#-ra-an-szum2
23. gurusz dumu dam-gar3-ra-me-en
24. a-na-asz-am3 kur mar-tu-sze3# x-ma?
25. u3 dumu-munus-gu10 nam nu-mu-un#-zu bi2-ak
26. tukum-bi dumu-gu10# x-ib#?-x
27. {d}utu nu-mu-un-ta-x-[...]
28. abul {d}da-gan-na-sze3 igi he2-[...] a-ma-ru-kam
reverse
1. [i3]-la-ak-nu-id# [u3]-na-a-du11#
2. [{disz}]{d}utu-du10-e na#-[ab]-be2-a
3. kaskal iti 1(disz) u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam u4 ni2-zu# ha-ba#-DU#
4. bar-za en3 li-bi2-in-tar giri3-za si [ba-ab-sa2]
5. sza3 ni-qum#{ki}-ma-ta mu-da 3(disz)-kam#-[ma?-bi?]
6. a-na-asz# [...] x-DU-ne-en#
7. a2 ag2-[ga2 ...] x DU# mu-e-szi-in-x
8. iri-e [... dub3?] bi2-in-gurum
9. x [...]-zu al-HI
10. [...] a2-tuku a-na-me-a-bi
11. [...]-in-gi4
12. [...] u3-NE-en
13. [...] al-BU-x
14. [...] x szu-ba ba-te-ga2-e-de3-en#-na#-zu#
15. [...] kadra#-sze3 igi-zu na-an-am ba-gid2#-de3#-en# sa2-ma-ab
16. [x]-zu# x ku3 dam-gar3-ra szu ba-ti-a-zu sa2-ma-ab
17. nam-ba#-nigin2-nigin2-ne-en
18. x-x-bi-ma iri ba-te-ga2-e-de3-en-na-zu ab-te-ga2-NE
19. tukum-bi nu-um-DU-NE-en
20. [x]-zu nu-sa2-e
21. [x]-ku3# dam-gar3-ra szu ba-ti-a-zu x x x x
22. e2#-zu al-gul-lu-NE-en
23. sa2-[ma]-ab he2-a
24. 1(disz) ansze-gesz-a ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2
25. 1(disz) {gada}sza3-ga-du3 ku3-bi 2/3(disz) gin2
26. a2 ma2-zu a2-ba 1(disz) gin2
27. a2# u4-da-zu 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2 bi2-ib-si
28. [nig2]-sa10#-ma# 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na nagga gi-ma-ni-ib
29. [2(asz) gu2] siki da-gal-tum2-ma
30. [ku3-bi ha]-ra-da-szid im-ma ha-ra#-ab#-[tag?]

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (CUSAS 42: literary letters (published by Kleinerman and Gadotti 2014) \| Literary or Legal?) School text
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P322208
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P322208

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet imgida
Dimensions	125.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete (Surface: Good)

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number	CUNES 47-10-007
Accession Number

References

primary: CUSAS 42, 673

[Gadotti2021CUSAS42] Gadotti, Alhena, and Alexandra Kleinerman. 2021. Elementary Education in Early Second Millennium BCE Babylonia. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS) 42. University Park, Pennsylvania: Eisenbrauns.
primary: NABU 2014/065

[Kleinerman2014-111262] Kleinerman, Alexandra. 2014.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2026-09-18 at 20:26:10	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2026-09-18 at 20:21:48	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2014-10-23 at 13:34:09	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“NABU 2014/065 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P322208.

NABU 2014/065 artifact entry (No. P322208). (2026, September 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322208 (Original work published 2006)

NABU 2014/065 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322208 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322208},
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Cite this Artifact

“NABU 2014/065 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 18, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P322208.

NABU 2014/065 artifact entry (No. P322208). (2026, September 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P322208 (Original work published 2006)

NABU 2014/065 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P322208 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {sep 18},
	title = {NABU 2014/065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P322208},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P322208},
}

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