CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 026 (P356670)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058460

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
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1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. [...] kur-ta# [...]
4'. [...]-szubur#-ra-ke4 [...] x x [...]
5'. sahar-ra# ba-da-an-tusz [...] mudra6# [...]
6'. gal5-la2-e#-[...] ku3 {d}inanna-ra gu3 [...]
7'. {d}inanna iri-zu-sze3 x [...] x ga? [...]
8'. {d}inanna-ke4 gal5-la2-e-ne [...]-un-na-[...]
9'. sukkal e#-ne-eg3 sa6-sa6-ga#-[...]
10'. ra#-gaba# e-ne-eg3 ge-en-ge-na#-[...]
11'. [...]-ga#-mu szu nu-un-bar-[...]
12'. [...]-ga#-mu-usz gu2-ni la-ba-da-[...]
13'. [...]-du6#-dam gar-gar-ra-[...]
14'. [...] gu2#-en#-na ma-an-du12-am3#
15'. [...]-dingir#-re-ne ma-an-nigin-[...]
16'. [...]-x-ni ma-an-hur giri3-ni ma-an-[...]
17'. [...]-da nu-di hasz2-gal!-a-ni ma-an-[...]
18'. [...]-nu#!-tuku-a-gin7 tug2 dili-a ma-an-[...]
19'. [...]-ra# e2 {d}mu-ul-lil2-la2
20'. [...]{ki}-ma e2 {d}suen-na-[...]
21'. [...]-eb e2 {d}am-an-ki-ga-[...]
22'. [...]-ni dili mu-un-[...]
23'. [...]-ne# ma-a-ra mu-un-ti-le-[...]
24'. [...] ta-gin7 nam-mi-ni-ze2-eg3-en#-[...]
25'. [...]{ki}-sze3 x AN IGI x x x
26'. [...] x x x [...]
27'. [...] x giri3#-ni-sze3# [...]
28'. [...]-an-tusz tug2 mu#-[...]
29'. [...] ku3 {d}inanna-ra# [...]
30'. [...] x x [...]
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reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-lal3-e [...]
2'. [...]-da#-an-tusz [...]
3'. [...] x x [...]
4'. [...] DU [...]
5'. [...]-e#-ne [...]
6'. [...] e3-[...]
7'. [...]-nam#-mi-ni-[...]
8'. [...]-aba4{ki}-sze3# x-[...]
9'. [...]-kul#-aba4{ki}-sze3 giri3-ni#-[...]
10'. [...] {dug#}szakir 7(disz)-e ga mu-[...]
11'. [...] a-na x x
12'. [...] x x na ba-an-KU [...]
13'. [...] mu#?-na-dim2 x x [...]
14'. igi mu-un-[...]
15'. [...] x mu-un-szi-re7-esz
16.a'. [...] ki AN [...]
16.b'. [...] |NINDAxX| [...]
17'. [... {d}]dumu-zi#-[da ...]
18'. [...] x x mu# [...]
19'. [...] x [...]
20'. [...] x x [...] TI-a [...]
21'. [...] UL mu-un-du12-du12 [...]
22'. [...] x bala? [...] x [...]
23'. [...] x x [...] RI#? szi x [...]
24'. [...] x x [...]
25'. [...]
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Sladek diss.

    [Sladek1974diss] Sladek, William R. 1974. “Inanna’s Descent to the Netherworld.”

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM 058460
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0400
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 08:44:12 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-10-19 at 09:43:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-27 at 15:48:10 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2012-04-21 at 21:30:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 026 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356670.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 026 artifact entry (No. P356670). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356670 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356670 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000343, ex. 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356670},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356670},
}


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