CDLI Literary 000508, ex. 001 (P345379)

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 06019

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.06.09.01 Rim-Sin A (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {d}en-lil2 lugal an ki-[a] nig2-du11-ga-ni zi inim-ma-ni [...]
2. {d}ri-im-{d}suen sipa nu-usz#-[x x] ud gi4-a lugal-mu x [...]
3. nig2-gu7 zi ti-la nibru{ki} du3#? [x (x)] in-na-an-szum2-ma [(...)] szu3 he2-en-na-DU#?
4. {d}ezina2 lu2 sa6 nam-lu2-ulu3#? sag-e-esz he2-en-na-rig7
5. mu zi-bi ma-da-na#-ka#? sza3 hul2-la ud he2-en-na-ab#-zal-zal-e
6. {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-mu mu-da-an-gu4-gu4-de3#
7. {gesz}gu-za nam-lugal-bi he2-en-na-gi# bala-bi he2-en#-na-su3-ud#
8. gidri-ni sig igi-nim-ma he2-en-e-du11
9. lugal gu2-du3-a-bi he2#-en#-na-ab-[gam?-e?]
10. nig2-ba {d}ri-im-{d}suen lugal-mu# tur mah-e nibru#{ki} e2-kur# [...]
11. szu-si-bi-ta lal3 i3-nun-gin7 al-bi-bi-ze2-e ga2-e dumu lu2 1(disz)-gin7-nam lal3# i3-nun#-na
12. nig2-ba lugal-mu banszur#-mu-ta szu li#-bi2-ib-sub
13. dumu nu-siki-gin7 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar ma#-an#-szum2-mu-usz
reverse
1. x x x [x x] x [dili]-mu al#-sa6?#
2. da#? dumu lu2-u3 [ga2-e]-me#-en
3. da dumu lu2-u3-ke4#-ne# [mu-da-la2-e-en-me]-en
4. igi bar mu-u8#-du11#? x he2-ri#-[ib-x ...]
5. dili-a {d}ri-im-{d}suen [lugal-mu?] lal3 i3-nun-gin7 [szu?] sub-sub#?
6. ka-mu# si#-bi2-ib e2 [ad]-da#-mu sze i3 siki hu#-mu#-ak#-e
7. 1(disz) {d}en-lil2-kur-gal-a-ni# mu#-zu#-[gin7] {d}ri-im-{d}suen-kur-gal-[a-zu] he2-a#?
8. nam-ti-zu# sza3# {d#}nin-urta# [x-e?] hul2#-hul2 he2-em-du11 {d}nin-nibru{ki} nin# iri#-ki-ga2-ke4
9. szilam sza3-la2-szu3-gin7-nam amar#-bi ba-nigin nam-ti-sze3# he2-ri#-ib2#-nigin
10. {d}nin-szubur dingir igi an-na#-ke4 ba-du11#-[...]
11. nig2#-sa6-ga sag-zu-sze3 he2-em#-[ba?]-a# nam#-ti-zu he2-eb-be2
12. igi-zu hul2 ba-a-du8 sza3 la-ba-an-gid2#?

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.06.09.01 Rim-Sin A (witness))
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 000508 (Rim-Sin A) composite (P481129) Q000508 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345379

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 06019
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.6.9.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.6.9.1
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345379

References

  • history: TRS 1 = TCL 15, 35

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

  • citation: StMes 3 (pp. 1-89), 054

    [Peterson2016StMes3] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2016. “The Literary Corpus of the Old Babylonian Larsa Dynasties.” Studia Mesopotamica 3: 1–89.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-17 at 15:09:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-17 at 15:06:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-02-21 at 08:04:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-06-14 at 09:17:44 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-06-14 at 07:05:55 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-06-14 at 07:03:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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 000508, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345379.
CDLI Literary 000508, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345379). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345379 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000508, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345379 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345379},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345379},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000508, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345379.
CDLI Literary 000508, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345379). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345379 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000508, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345379 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000508, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345379},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345379},
}


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ID  - P345379
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M1  - 2026/10/15/
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