CDLI Literary 000626, ex. 001 (P345503)

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 096739

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.07.05 Inanna E (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. nin {d}nin-gal-e ul-e hi-li-sze3 sa7-ga
2. uszumgal-am3 hu-hub2 sza-mu-ra-an-gal2
3. {d}inanna {d}nin-gal-e ul-e hi-li-sze3 sa7-ga
4. uszumgal-am3 hub2#?-hub2 sza-mu-ra-an-gal2
5. ulu3-a u5-a abzu-ta me szu ti-a-me-en
6. lugal {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na bara2 ku3-za szi-im-mi-tusz
7. {d}inanna ulu3-a u5-a abzu-ta me szu ti-a-me-en
8. lugal {d}ama-uszumgal#-an-na bara2 ku3-za szi-im-mi-tusz
9. dingir ur-sag-ga2 szu*# bi2-in-gar me-zu an-na mu-un-diri-dam
10. 1(u) sza3 ama-za-ta szita2 mi-tum-ma za3 sza-mu-ni-in-kesz2
11. {d}inanna ur-sag-ga2 szu*# bi2-in-gar me-zu an-na mu-un-diri-[dam]
12. sza3 {d}nin-<gal>-a-ta szita2 mi-tum-ma za3 sza-mu-ni-in-kesz2
13. lugal kalam-ma gi6 zal-a bara2 dingir u4-te sza-mu-ra*!-su8*!-ge-esz
14. kur#-[re] ba#-e-il2 kur sza-mu-u8#-da-hul2#-la-am3
15. {d}ama#-uszumgal-an-na kalam-ma gi6 zal-a bara2 dingir u4-te sza-mu-ra*!-su8*!-ge
16. kur-re ba#-il2 kur sza-mu-u8#-da-hul2-la-am3
17. nin-mu dam ni2-za im-mi-se3 hul2-hul2#-la-mu-un-da
18. {d}en-lil2-le ma-ra-an-szum2 kur nig2-gal-la szu-zu-usz
19. {d}inanna dam ni2-za! im-mi-se3 hul2-hul2-la-mu-un-da
20. 1(u) {d}en-lil2-le ma-ra-an-szum2 kur nig2-gal-la szu-zu-usz
21. in-nin ne3-a-zu mu-un-na-szum2 lugal-am3
22. {d}<ama>-uszumgal-an-na sze-er-zi sza-ra-ab-e3-de3
23. {d}inanna ne3-a-zu mu-un-na-szum2 lugal-am3
24. {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na sze-er-zi sza-ra-ab-e3-de3
25. ki-bala kur bad-ra2 e3#-a-ne2 suh3-sah4-a u4 mi-ni-ib#-zal-zal-e
reverse
1. {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na-ke4 <ki-bala> kur bad-ra2 e3-a-ne2 suh3-sah4-a u4 mi-ni-ib-zal-zal-e
2. {d}utu kur szim {gesz}eren-na-ta e3-a-ne2 i3-du10-ga sza-mu-u8#-szi-pesz-pesz-e
3. {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na {d}utu kur szim {gesz}eren-na-ta e3-a-ne2 e2-du10-ga sza-mu-u8-szi-pesz-pesz-e
4. sa-gid2-da-am3
5. nin me3-na nu-gub-bu dumu gal {d}suen-na an-na e3-a su2-lim ga2-ga2
6. 1(u) nam-gurusz tesz2-bi-sze3 gub-gub-bu me3 ezem-gin7 sza-mu-ra-de3-du7
7. ki-bala e2 ni2-be2 sza-ra-gul-e
8. {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na ur-sag kal-ga szita2 za-gin3 szar2 sza-ra-ni-in-ug7
9. {d}inanna me3-ne2 /(P1) nam-gurusz /(P1) ki-bala /(P1) {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na
10. nin an-an-sze3 ki-ki-sze3 nig2 {sa2}sza3-zu nig2-gal a-ba-a mu-e-da-an-zu
11. inim-zu gu tab-ba nu-ku5-ru-da an tesz2-ba szi-im-da-gu7-gu7
12. a-a-zu {d}en-lil2-le mu-ra-an-szum2
13. 1(u) {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na-ke4 me3 sahar*#-re-esz ak uszumgal-gin7 nir-gal2 sza-ra-ni-in-{sa3}sa2
14. {d}inanna nin an-an-sze3 /(P1) inim-zu /(P1) a-a-zu /(P1) {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na
15. nin-mu {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na-ke4 nir sza-mu-u8-da-gal2
16. {tug2}ba13-zu-gin7 bar-ra szi-bi2-dul
17. iti-da u4-sakar-ra {d}suen-gin7 an-ne2 za!-ra sza-mu-ra-an-u3-tu
18. lugal {d}ama-uszumgal-an-na sza3-za ki-ag2-bi!-im
19. {d}utu e3-a-gin7 sza-mu-na-an-i-i-ne
20. {d}inanna nin-mu {d}uszumgal-an-na-ke4
21. {tug2}ba13-zu-gin7 /(P1) iti-da u4-sakar-ra
left
1. lugal {d}uszumgal-an-na
2. {d}utu-gin7 e3-a sza-mu-u8-da-i-i-ne
3. sa-gar-ra-am3 tigi2 {d}inanna-kam
4. :' 5(u) 3(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.07.05 Inanna E (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 000626 (Inanna E) composite (P478855) Q000626 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345503

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) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 096739
Accession Number 1902-04-15, 0060

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.7.5
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.7.5
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.96739
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345503
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1902-0415-60

References

  • history: CT 36, pl. 33-34, BM 096739

    [Gadd1921CT36] Gadd, Cyril J. 1921. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 36.

  • citation: NABU 2017/095

    [Sövegjártó2017NABU95] Sövegjártó, Szilvia Jaka. 2017. “A Collection of Manuscripts in Miniature Script: Some Additions.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2017 (4).

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-23 at 17:47:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-08-06 at 15:52:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-11-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000626, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345503.
CDLI Literary 000626, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345503). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345503 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000626, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345503 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000626, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345503.
CDLI Literary 000626, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345503). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345503 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000626, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345503 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).
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