CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 034 (P345431)

Literary prism excavated in Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 08863

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

object prism
surface a
column 1
1. ($ blank space $) dub-sag-x
2. {d}li-pi2-it#-esz18-dar lugal sag il2 nun bara2-ga
3-4. he2#-du7 {gesz}isimu2{sar} nam-lugal-la
5-6. {d}utu-gin7 gub sze-er-zi kalam-ma
7-8. nam-nun-sze3 mah me gal-la u5
9-10. ub-da limmu2 ug3 ki gar-ra
11-12. sze-ga {d}en-lil2-la2 {d}nin-lil2-le ki-ag2
13-14. szul zi igi gun3 bara2-ga tum2-ma
15-16. men aga zi sag me#-te-gal2
17-18. sibir szu du8 sag-ge6-ga
19-21. nun {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 sipa igi-gal2 tuku
22-24. ug3# lah5-lah5-[e] gissu du10-ga ug3#-e# ni2# [dub2-bu]
25-26. [...]
column 2
1-2. geszkim-ti-zu-um ama {d}nin-lil2-la2
3-5. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar a2 nun he2#-mu-te-gal2
6-7. ka lal3-gin7 du10 mu ka-ge du7
8-9. sza3-ge de6-a dam {d}inanna
10-11. {d}en-ki-ke4 gesztu2 dagal sag-e-esz rig7-ga
12-13. {d}nisaba munus ul-la gun3-a
14-15. munus zi dub-sar nin9? nig2-nam zu
16-17. KA#?-zu im-ma# si ba-ni-in-[sa2]
18-19. sza3 dub-ba-ka gu-szum2 mi-ni-in-sa6-sa6
20-21. gi-dub-ba ku3-sig17-ka [szu] mu-ni-in-gun3
22-23. [gi] 1(disz)! ninda [esz2]-GAN2 za-gin3
24-27. [{gesz}as4-lum] le-um# [igi-gal2] szum2-mu [{d}nisaba]-ke4 [szu dagal ma-ra-an]-du11#?
column 3
1-2. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar# dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-me-en
3-4. nig2?-zi gi-na pa ba-e-e3
5-6. en sa6-zu an-za3-sze3 na-dul?
7-9. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar lugal umusz gal-gal-la ad gi4-gi4
10-12. inim-ma nu-kusz2-u3 gal zu ka-asz bar ug3-e si sa2
13-14. gesztu2 dagal nig2-nam gal-le-esz zu#
15-16. di! kur-kur-ra-ke4 si sa2-sa2-e-de3
17-18. inim sza3-ga gal2-la lul zi-bi mu-e-zu
19-21. {d#}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar lu2# erim2-ra [guru5]-usz mu-e-ta-ab-e3-de3-en
22-24. ka nir-da ka gir2 sag11 du11 lu2 zi-zi-i mu-e-zu
25-27. nam-tag# dugud ka garasz2-ka lu2 ti-la mu-e-zu
28-29. a2-tuku sa-gaz [nu]-mu-un-szi-ak-e
30-31. [kal]-ga si#-ga [szaga]-sze3 nu-mu-un-ak
column 4
1-3. nig2-si-sa2 ki-en-gi ki-uri-a mu-ni-gar
4. su kalam-ma mu-du10
5-7. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar lugal i3-si-in{ki}-na lugal ki-en-gi ki-uri-me-en
8-9. nibru{ki}-sze3 dub sar-re-me-en
10-13. e2-kur-re e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar sag-us2-bi za-e-me-en
14-16. {d}en-lil2-e {d}nin-lil2-ra ki-ag2 sza3-ba-me-en
17-19. ur-sag {d}nin-urta maszkim kal-ga-zu
20-22. {d#}nusku# sukkal#-mah a2-tah inim-ma-zu
23-26. iszib kesz3{ki}-sze3 {d}nin-tu-re zi-de3-esz pa3-da-me-en
27-29. uri2{ki}-sze3 gal2-la szul gesz tuku {d}suen-na-me-en
column 5
1-3. {d}en-ki-ke4 eridu{ki}i-ta aga zi szum2-ma-me-en
4-7. ki unu{ki}-ga ku3 {d}inanna-ra {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar hi-li sza3-ga-na-me-en
8-12. {d}nin-i3-si-in-na-ke4 i3-si-in{ki}-na bara2 mah-zu mi-ni-in-ri
13-14. i-lu sza3-ga mu bal sa6-ga
15-16. nun-e nun uru16 dirig gal mah-bi
17-19. ad-da-zu {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan lugal kalam-ma-ke4
20-22. {gesz}gu-za-ni suhusz-bi mu-ra#-an-ge4-en
23-24. inim du11-ga an {d}en-lil2-la2-ta
25-26. di nim kur-kur-ra si-a mu-e-ni-gar
27-28. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-me-en
29-30. nig2-gi#-na-zu ka-ka mi-ni-in-gal2
31-32. za3-mi2-zu e2-dub-ba-a-ka im mu-e-ni-du11-du11
  with l. 1 of next column
column 6
1.
  to preceding line
2-4. dub-sar-re a-la he2-em-szi-ak-e gal-le-esz he2-i-i
5-7. ar2-zu e2-dub-ba-a-ka musz3 nam-ba-an-tum2-mu
8-9. sipa gu2-tuku szul dumu {d}en-lil2-la2
10-11. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar za3-mi2
  blank space
12. iti sze-sag11-ku5#
13. mu sa-am-su-i-lu-na# [lugal-e] ugnim ia-mu#-[ut-ba-lum]

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (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 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) Q000482 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345431

Physical information

Artifact type Prism
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Larsa (mod. Tell as-Senkereh)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 08863
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.5.5.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.5.5.2
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345431

References

  • history: TRS 2 = TCL 16, 87

    [Genouillac1930TCL16] Genouillac, Henri de. 1930. Textes Religieux Sumériennes Du Louvre. Vol. 2. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 16. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: JCS 30 (pp. 33-61), 034 (text A)

    [Vanstiphout1978JCS30] Vanstiphout, Herman L. J. 1978. “Lipit-Eštar’s Praise in the Edubba.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 30 (1): 33–61. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359932.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-09 at 13:25:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:29:17 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
2015-03-08 at 17:47:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-04 at 17:01:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-14 at 21:12:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-14 at 20:59:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 000482, Ex. 034 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345431.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 034 artifact entry (No. P345431). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345431 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 034 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345431 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 034 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345431.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 034 artifact entry (No. P345431). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345431 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 034 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345431 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345431},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345431},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/15/
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