CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 003 (P343395)

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 04370 + Ist Ni 09624

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.05.01 Nanna-Suen’s Journey to Nippur (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1'
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1'. [...] la#-an-gi4-ta#
2'. [...]-an-ri-am3
3'. [...]-babbar mu-un-da-hul2
4'. [...]-NE-gi mu-un-da-hul2
5'. [...] ba#-ni-ib-be7?-e#
6'. [...] ba-ni-in-du11
7'. [...]-bi bi2-in-du8
8'. [...]-un#-da-hul2
9'. [...]-un#-da-hul2
16'. [...]-x
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column 2
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1'. x x x [...]
2'. a-za3-gun3{muszen}-tur x-[...]-ta ba-ra-an-tum2-x
3'. {d}nanna {d}suen-e# [...] x e2#-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
4'. suhur#{ku6#}-e sza3 [...] mu#-da-ab-sur-re#
5'. {d}asz-im2-babbar-re e2#-[...] x {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
6'. esztub{ku6}-e 2(disz)-bi [...] za3 im#-la2
7'. {d}nanna {d}suen-e e2#-[...]-e# {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
8'. i3 a-nir-a x-[...]-un-de2-de2-e
9'. {d}asz-im2-babbar-re e2#-[...] x {d}en-lil2-[...]
10'. nunuz giri3-lam-ma mu#-[...] un-x-[...]
11'. {d}nanna# {d}suen-e e2-[...] x
12'. gi-sun gi-henbur-e# gu2-[...]
13'. {d#}asz#-im2#-babbar-re e2-[...]
14'. [x-x]-am3# sila4# im-[...]
15'. [...]-x-bi sza3 ba-x-[...]
16'. [...] x x x [...]
reverse
column 1'
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1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...]-ke4# e2-ta nu#-[...]
3'. [...] he2-me-en silim-ma he2-me#-[...]
4'. ma2 a-a-mu silim-ma# he2-me-en {gesz}[...]
5'. {gesz}ma2-gur8-ra zi3# im#-ma-ab#-gub-be2
6'. giri3-ne2 gakkul-zabar im-[...]
7'. a2-musz3-zu i3-hi-nun-na#-ka# szu# ga#-[...]
8'. sza3#-zu-a i3-nun lal3 gesztin nig2 ga-x-[...]
9'. si#-{gesz}ma2-sag-ga2-zu suhur{ku6} esztub{ku6} [...]
10'. {gesz}ma2-[x] gu2#-ni nu-mu-na#-ab#-x-[x] x-ki x [...]
11'. nidba sag-bi szuruppak{ki}-x egir-bi unug{ki}-bi
12'. e2-ta nu-e3 e2-ta nu-e3# e2-ta nam-ta-e3
13'. {d}nin-unug-ke4 e2-ta nu-x e2#-ta nam-ta-e3
14'. silim-ma he2-me-en silim-ma he2-me-en {gesz}ma2 silim-ma he2-me-en
15'. {gesz}ma2-{d}suen#-na silim-ma x-[...]
16'. {gesz}ma2-gur8-ra zi3 im-ma-an-gub-be2 duh im-ma-ab-sal-e
17'. giri3-ne2 gakkul-zabar im-mi-in-szu2-szu2
18'. a2#-musz3-zu i3-hi-[x-x]-ka szu ga-am3#-ma#-[x-x]-x
19'. [x-x]-a# i3-nun x-[...] ga#-ba#-x-[...]
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column 2
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1'. [...]-x-la2-sze3 [...]-x-u3
2'. [...]-en e2-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 [...]-x e2 gal2-u3
3'. [...]-x-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 [...] gal2-u3
4'. [...]-en e2-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 [...] gal2-u3
5'. [...]-x-sze3

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 1.05.01 Nanna-Suen’s Journey to Nippur (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: ISET 1, 177 Ni 09624

    [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.

  • history: ISET 2, 007 Ni 04370

    [Çig1976ISET2] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1976. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 2.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 04370 + Ist Ni 09624
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 18:06:31 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
2013-02-17 at 16:42:44 Wolfe, Jared N. Atf Wolfe, Jared N. 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 000349 (Nanna-Suen's Journey to Nippur) composite (P448729) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000349, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343395.
CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P343395). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343395 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343395 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000349, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P343395},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P343395},
}


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