CDLI Literary 000658, ex. 001 (P345460)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 023702

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.08.28 Inanna and Dumuzi B1 (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. u4 he2-gal2-la na-nam gi6 nam-he2 na-nam
2. iti giri17-zal na-nam mu asila na-nam
3. u4-ba {lu2}sipa-de3 sza3 hul2-la ak-de3
4. e2#-tur3-ra du-de3 ur5-bi zalag-ge-de3
5. amasz# ku3-ga u4-gin7 kar2-kar2-re-de3
6. su8#-ba {d}dumu-zi-de3 sza3 ku3-ga na-an-tum4
7. ga-sza-an an-na ga-sza-an an ki-a-ke4
8. gu3 mu-na-de2-e galga umusz-a-ke4
9. {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na inim mu-un-na-ni-ib-be2
10. gidlam a zal ki a-ri-a-sze3 ga-de6
11. e2-tur3 dagal-la-gu10 en3-bi ga-me-szi-tar
12. amasz ku3-ga-gu10 a-ra2-bi ga-me-szi-szu
13. udu-gu10 ka u2-gu7 ga-me-szi-gar
14. a nag du10-ga LI-bi ga-me-szi-kig2
15. gidlam umusz-bi ba-an-na-du11
16. galga-a-ni e-ne-ra mu-un-na-an-szum2
17. gidlam-ni tusz-bi-sze3 im-ma-an-gi4
18. ku3 ga-sza-an-an-na-ke4 e2-tur3 kalam-ma-ke4
19. x mu-ni-in-ku4 nig2-me-gar# ba-an-dab5
20. mu-gi17-ib ga-sza-an-an-na a#-gi6#-gin7# ba-lu3
21. ki-ri-gu2 1(disz)-kam-ma
22. u4-ba {lu2}sipa-de3 edin-sze3 ba-ra-e3
23. gurusz {d}dumu-zi-de3 e2-tur3-ra ga DU
24. nin9-a-ni ga-sza-an dub-sar-ke4
25. an-da ki-bi-da-sze3 ba-szi-re7
26. amasz ku3-ga ki udu du-ru sza3-ba
27. sipa-de3 nin9-a-ni ki-bi ba-an-su-ne2-esz2
28. ti-le-da-an-ni sipa-de3 ti-le-da-an-ni
29. nin9-a-ni nar en3-du zu-a tusz-ba ti-le-da-an-ni
30. e2-tur3-ra he2-gal2 im-mi-in-si
reverse
1. amasz-e nam-he2-a i3-zal-e
2. i3-gu7-ne u2 sikil i3-gu7-ne
3. i3 sur-sur-ra lal3 i3-nun-na-ke4
4. i3-nag-ne {kasz}uluszin3 kurun
5. {d}dumu-zi nin9-a-ni sza3 hul2-la zal-e-de3
6. su8-[ba] {d}dumu-zi-de3 sza3 ku3-ga na-an-tum4
7. x x mu-un-szi-la2 x tur3-ra ba-szi-in-ku4
8. x mu-un-na-ni#-in-de6 u8 sila4-bi-da
9. sila4 ama-bi-sze3# u3-mu-un-na-an-ku5
10. ba-szi-in-u5 x gisz mi-ni-in-du#
11. sipa-de3 nin9-a-ni# gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e
12. nin9-gu10 igi bar-ra# sila4 ama-ni# x a#-nam mu-un-szi-kig2#-[kig2]
13. nin9-a-ni mu-un-na#-[ni-ib-gi4-gi4]
14. ama-a-ni murgu-na u3-mu-un-szi-[u5] i-lu mu-un-du-du
15. tukum-bi murgu-na u3-mu-un#-[szi-u5] i-lu mu-un-du-du
16. DU a-na-am3 gisz-a-ni mu-un-[du3 zal]-le#-esz a-ni mi-ni-in-si
17. masz2 nin9-a-ni [u3]-mu#-un-szi-gud
18. ba-szi-in-u5 gisz# x x mi-ni-in-[du3]
19. sipa-de3 nin9-a-ni [gu3] mu-un-na-de2-e
20. x nin9-gu10 igi bar-ra masz2-e nin9-a#-ni# a-na-am3 mu-un-kig2-kig2
21. nin9-a-ni sza3 nu-dab5-ba-na [mu]-un-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4#
22. nin9-a-ni murgu-na u3-mu#-[un-szi-u5] i-lu mu-un-du-du
23. tukum-bi murgu-na u3-mu-un-[szi-u5] i-lu mu-un-du-du
24. te-am3 a ri-a-ni gal4-la# mi-ni-in-su-su
25. gar-ra szesz-gu10 su-lum ma-ra e#-ne bad ba-u5
26. a-ba-a MI SZA AM mi-ni-in-tuku-e en-na a-ga-bi-sze3
27. ki-ru-gu2 2(disz)-kam-ma
28. sipa-de3 su nu-um-zi#? UR SU la-ba-an-SU
29. nin9-a#-ni# gu3 mu-un-na-de2-e
  rest missing

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.08.28 Inanna and Dumuzi B1 (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 000658 (Inanna and Dumuzi B1) composite (P478881) Q000658 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P345460

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 023702
Accession Number 1898-02-15, 0084

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.8.28
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.8.28
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.23702
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345460
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0215-84

References

  • history: CT 15, pl. 28-29, BM 023702

    [King1902CT15] King, Leonard W. 1902. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts From Babylonian Tablets In The British Museum 15.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2021-02-16 at 10:15:58 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000658, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345460.
CDLI Literary 000658, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345460). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345460 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000658, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345460 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000658, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345460.
CDLI Literary 000658, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345460). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345460 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000658, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345460 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	month = {aug 19},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345460},
}


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