CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 005 (P343145)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 04465

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1'. [...]-ra# sag#-[...]
2'. [...] kesz2 A [...]
3'. [...] LU2 KA [...]
4'. [...] im#-da-an-[...]
5'. [...] x x GA2 GA2# szu#-sze3# al-x-[...]
6'. [...] gu4#-husz-aratta
7'. [...]-kalam#-ma gu4-husz-aratta
8'. [...] an#-da# gu2-la2-[...]
9'. [...] kur-ra sag-il2-bi#
10'. [...] hur#-sag-ginx# sig7-sig7#-[...]
11'. [...] szi-in-ga-tum2-mu#
12'. [...]-aszgi#{gi18} rib-ba ama szi-in-ga-[...]
13'. [...]-ginx# rib-ba-ra a-ba-a igi mu#-ni-[...]
14'. [...] 1(disz)#-[...]
15'. [...]-du10#-ga du3-[...]
16'. e2-kesz3#-[...]-du10#-ga du3-[...]
17'. {gesz}ma2-gur8-nun-ginx# [...] diri-[...]
18'. {gesz}ma2-gur8-ku3-ginx ka2#-[...] ri#-[...]
19'. {gesz}ma2-an-na-ginx musz3#-[...]
20'. x u5-ban3-ginx peszx-ta [...]
21'. e2 gu4-ginx ur5 IM sza4 ninda2#-[...]
22'. e2-sza3-bi-ta x sza3-[...]
23'. a-ga-bi-ta zi#-ki#-[...]
reverse
1. e2 eb-gal an-ne2 x-[...]
2. e2-zi-da-gal an-ne2 x-[...]
3. e2 men-gal an-ne2 [...]
4. e2-hur-sag-gal an-ne2 [...]
5. e2-{d}tir-an-na an-ne2 [...]
6. e2 musz2-bi an-sza3-ga# [...]
7. x-bi abzu-a [...] si#-[...]
8. nun-e x [...] x [...]
9. [...]
10. [...] x [...]
11. [...] KA [...]
12. [...] x [...]
13. [...]-in-ga-x-[...]
14. [...] x rib-ba ama [...]
15. [...]-ba#-ra a-[...]
16. [...]
17. [...]-sze3# 2(szar2)# [...]
18. [...] 3(bur3) [...]
19. [...] x [...]
20. [...]
21. [...]
22. [...]
23. [...]
24. [...]
25. [...]
26. [...]
27. [...] x szi-in-[...]
28. [...]-aszgi#{gi18} rib#-[...]
29. [...] rib#-[...]
  rest broken

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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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: ISET 1, 117 (pl. 059), Ni 04465

    [Çig1969ISET1] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1969. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 1.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 04465
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 16:45:01 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-17 at 16:33:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-10-18 at 14:52:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-20 at 22:05:39 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000751 (Kesh Temple Hymn) composite (P464240) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343145.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P343145). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343145 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343145 (Accessed: July 3, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P343145},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P343145},
}


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