CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 031 (P356680)

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 058747

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.02 Lugalbanda and Anzu (witness) Epic of Lugalbanda II)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. amar-bi [...]
2. igi#-bi szembi2#-[...]
3. sag-ba# {gesz#}erin# babbar2 mu-un-du3-du3
4. mu-[x]-li#-a szu gur-gur-ra-bi sag-bi-sze3# [...]
5. muszen-e# ni2#-bi silim-e-esz2 iri in-ga-am3-[x]
6. anzu#{muszen}-de3# ni2-bi silim-e-esz2 iri in-ga-am3-[x]
7. i7# [x]-hal#-la nun nam# tar#-re-bi-me-en#
8. zi#-du# sza3# kusz2# {d}en-lil2-la2-ka# {gesz}igi-tab-bi-me-en
9. [x x]-mu {d#}en#-lil2#-le# mu-un-de6-en
10. kur#-ra# [...] igi-ba bi2-in-tab-en
11. nam [x x]-tar# [...] szu# mi-ni-ib-bal-e
12. inim [x]-bi2#-[x] a#-ba# ib2#-ta-bal-e
13. lu2 gud3#-ga2 ne-en ba-e-a-ak-e
14. dingir he2#-me-en inim ga-mu-e-da-ab-du11
15. gu5-li-mu-sze3 nam-ba-ni-ib2-ku4-re
16. lu2-ulu3 he2-me-en nam ga-mu-ri-ib-tar
17. mesz3 anzu{muszen}-de3 a2 szum2-ma he2-me-en
18. lugal#-banda3#{+da#} ni2 1(DISZ)-ta hul2-la 1(DISZ)-ta
19. ni2 1(DISZ) sza3 hul2-la 1(DISZ)-ta
20. muszen-e mi2 i-ri2-[IN] im-me
21. anzu{muszen}-de3 mi2 i-ri2-[IN] im#-[x]
22. muszen# szu-ur2 sig7 nigin5-a# tu-da#
23. anzu#{muszen#} szu-ur2 sig7 nigin5-a tu-da
reverse
1. sug#-a a tu5-tu5#-[...]
2. pa-bil-ga-zu# [...]
3. an szu-zu-sze3 mu#-[...]
4. pa-zu# [...]-szi-im-[...]
5. ki-[...] kur-ra immal2# [...]-ad!-am3 ba-nu2
6. murgu-zu# [x x]-sar#-re-me-en
7. ti-ti-[x x] nirah# dar-me-en
8. sza3-sud-[x] kiri6# sig7#-ga u6-e ba-gub-me-en
9. sza-du11-ba#-ta# zi-[x] mu#-ri-de6 zag-mu [x]-ri-us2
10. dam#-zu# ama-mu# he2-am3# bi2#-du11
11. za-e# ad#-da-ga2 he2#-me#-en# bi2#-du11#
12. [x x]-la2#-zu-ne# [...]-ne-ka [...]-ib-ku4-ra#
13. [...] ha#-szu-ur2-ra nu-zu kur-ra-ke4 ki#-gub# mu-na-ak-e
14. dam#-zu silim-mu-a he2-me-en-an-da
15. silim#-mu ga-mu-ra-ga2 nam tar#-ra#-[x] ga-mu-ra-ab#-[...]
16. muszen-e ni2-bi mu-na-ra-[x] ul mu-un#-szi#-[x x]
  double rule

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 1.08.02.02 Lugalbanda and Anzu (witness) Epic of Lugalbanda II)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Wilcke Lugalbandaepos, 087 MM

    [Wilcke1969Lugalbandaepos] Wilcke, Claus. 1969. Das Lugalbandaepos. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz.

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  • Museum No.: IM 058747
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0427
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 10:08:10 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
2011-12-13 at 05:58:39 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus 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 000368 (Lugalbanda and Anzu) composite (P469673) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000368, Ex. 031 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356680.
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 031 artifact entry (No. P356680). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356680 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356680 (Accessed: May 25, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000368, ex. 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356680},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356680},
}


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