CDLI Literary 000695, ex. 001 (P345367)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 05388

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.15.03 Nergal C (witness) (tigi))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. en ni2 gur6 an# [...]
2. nam#-lugal#-sze3# [a]-a#-zu [...]
3. sag#-ge6-ga# ni2-zu mi-ni-[ri]
4. {d}a#-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e#-[ne]
5. ni2# me#-lam2-zu-de3 tesz2 szi-im-da-szar2#-[...]
6. {d}nergal# an ni2 gur6 an ki kalam-ma pa e3-a
7. nam#-lugal#-sze3 a-a-zu tu-da
8. [...]-ga# ni2-zu mi-ni-ri
9. [...]-nun#-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne
10. [...]-zu-ta tesz2 szi-im-da-szar2-re-ne
11. [...] u4 a#-a#-zu in-tu-ud-de3-en-na-ta
12. [...]-ki-a ug3# gu2 si-a
13. [...] {d}en-lil2-le sag-e-esz mu-ri-in-rig7
14. [nam] tar#-tar-re-de3 szu-za ma-ra-ni-in-gi#-en
15. [ur]-sag {d}nergal lugal-bi za-[...]
16. {d}nergal ur-sag u4 a-a-zu in-tu-ud-[...]-na#-ta
17. ki# sag-ki-a ug3 gu2 si-[a]
18. a#-[a]-zu {d}en-lil2-le sag-e-esz mu-ri-in#-rig7#
19. [nam] tar-tar-re-de3 szu-za ma-ra-[in-gi]-en
20. [...] {d}nergal lugal-bi [...]-en
21. [en] nig2#-[...] dumu {d}en-[...]
22. ur#-sag x-na uru2-gin7# ma5# du11#-du11#
23. [nig2]-nam-zu {gesz#}banszur# sikil#-[...]
24. [u2]-a lagasz{ki}-ke4 szu he2#-[...]-pesz#-e#
25. [{d}]nergal# ki lagasz#{ki} a2 ba9# [hu-mu-un]-x-DU
26. [{d}]nergal# en nig2-me-gar dumu {d}en-[lil2]-la2#
27. [...] x-na uru2-gin7 ma5 du11#-du11
28. [nig2]-nam#-zu {gesz}banszur sikil-la#-za
29. [u2]-a# lagasz{ki#} szu# he2-em-ma-an-pesz-e#
30. [{d}]nergal# ki lagasz{ki} a2 ba9 hu#-mu-un#-[...]
31. [sa]-gid2#-da#-[am3]
32. [en {d}]en-lil2 kalam-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [...]a#-nun#-na# sag [...]
3'. [...]-e ki-ag2#-[e]
  some text moved to next line
4'. [...] {d}mes-[lam]-ta-e3-a me tesz2# [...]
5'. {d}nergal# {d}en-lil2 kalam-ma [...]
6'. {d}si#-sa2# gaba [...]
7'. {d}isztaran# [...] di si# [...]
8'. en gu4 du8# [si]-musz3# za#-[...] x GI [...]
9'. ur-sag [...]-zu-sze3
10'. {d}en-lil2#-[...] sag-ge6-[...]-ra#-ni-in-x
11'. dingir-re-e-ne# [...]-in-tar-re-esz
12'. [...]-nun#-na# [...]-an#-szum2-mu-usz
13'. du#-[...] x x
14'. an-ki#-[...]-bi# x x
15'. za-pa-ag2-zu {d}[...]-mu-un-de3-ga2-ga2
16'. szul zi nam-ti#-[...]-e
  some text moved to next line
17'. u2-[a] lagasz#{ki}-ke4{d}mes-lam-[ta-e3-a] me-tesz2# he2-i-i
18'. en inim-zu#? [...] x he2-gal2-la
19'. ur-sag-mu# [...]-dab-dab-be2
20'. ab hu#-luh-[...]-ga-gin7
21'. nam-lugal [...]-da-ri
22'. ur-sag zar# [...] uru2# mu-x-[...] sahar#-re-esz mu-e#-dub#
23'. {d}nergal# dingir# kalam#-ma#-ke4 x [...] mu#-ra-an-gal2
24'. nin dumu an-na iri#-ni ki-ag2-e
25'. {d}ba-ba6# nin# ug3#-da# kusz2-u-de3
26'. iri-ku3{ki}-e iri nam-nin-a-ka-na
27'. bala# u4# su3#-ra2 x-x gub-bu-zu pa# he2-em-ma-ni-e3
28'. sa#-[gar]-ra#-[am3]
  some text moved to next line
29'. tigi {d}nergal-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.15.03 Nergal C (witness) (tigi))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000695 (Nergal C) composite (P478913) Q000695 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345367

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 05388
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.15.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.15.3
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010166045
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345367

References

  • history: TRS 1 = TCL 15, 23

    [Genouillac1930TCL15] Genouillac, Henri de. 1930. Textes Religieux Sumériennes Du Louvre. Vol. 1. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 15. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: Peterson, Jeremiah, forthcoming

    [sec87133] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-02-18 at 12:42:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-18 at 11:11:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-18 at 10:46:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000695, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345367.
CDLI Literary 000695, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345367). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345367 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000695, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345367 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345367},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000695, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345367.
CDLI Literary 000695, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345367). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345367 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000695, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345367 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000695, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345367},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345367},
}


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ID  - P345367
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M1  - 2026/10/6/
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