CDLI Literary 000504, ex. 001 (P357157)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A07480

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Sin-iddinam C)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1'. ama# lugal#-la# ku3# [{d}]nin#-isin2#{si#}-na# x x x [...]
 en: The mother of the king, pure Nininsina [...],
2'. dumu# ki-ag2-ga2-ni-ir {d}en#-[lil2-la2-ke4] x [...]
 en: To her beloved son Damu, the great physician of Enlil, [said]:
3'. [a]-zu# gal u2 nam-ti-la me-zu nag#? nam#-[ti-la me-zu]
 en: "Great physician, you know the plant of life, [you know] the potion (?) [of life],
4'. [a]-zu gal tug2? na-ag2#-ti-la szu-du8 x [...]
 en: Great physician, holding the cloth (?) of life, ...
5'. tug2?-zu-a u2 nam-ti-la gal2-la x [...]
 en: Your cloth (?) being the plant of life, ...
6'. tug2#?-zu#-a gada# babbar2# gal2-la na-ag2-zu? x [...]
 en: Your cloth (?) being white linen, your destiny (?)...
7'. i#-bi2# {d#}utu# mu-lu#? ti-le-de3 ki#-ag2# [...] x x x [...] x ba-zu? x [x]
 en: Before Utu, who loves to sustain people, ...
8'. ama# mu-lu# tu#-ra# er2-am3 a-sze-ra mi#?-[...]-x
 en: The mother speaking a lament for the sick, wailing...
9'. ama# mu-lu# tu#-[ra x]-la# gig#-gig-ga# x x [...]-szu2#-szu2
 en: Those who are sick (?)..., diseases (?), ...
10'. nin9 gurusz-a sag!?-il2-la x nun#?-na kalam-ma# x na#-an-kar-re#-en#
 en: The sister, who is proud (?) among the young men, ...you cannot take away (?),
11'. {gesz#}isimu2{sar} TUR-TUR-na er2 gesz-tuku# x x SAR#? [...] un#?-na-an-gal2#?
 en: Offspring and little ones (?), who listens to laments (?)...
12'. ugnim# x gu2# gar-gar-ra-na x [...] [bi2]-ib#-kesz2#?
 en: When he submits the troops...he binds (?).
13'. iri-bi? dili-dili bir-bir szu-bi {d#}utu di-ku5# [...] u3 an# ku3# [x] KA# na#-ah-he2-[esz?]
 en: To scatter their cities one by one, Utu, the judge (?), and pure An ordered (?).
14'. lu2 tur-mu ni2-te-ga2 dingir#-ra# mu-lu a nam#?-[ti-la] [...]-ab-x-[...]
 en: My young man, who has respect of the gods, who [drinks (?)] the potion [of life] (?),
15'. nun {d}suen-i-din-nam ni2-te#-ga2 dingir-ra# [mu-lu a? x (x)]-ab#?-x [...] mu#?-x-[...]
 en: Noble Suen-iddinam, who has respect of the gods, [who drinks (?) the potion of] life (?),
16'. szud3? na-ag2-ti-la me-e mi-ri#-[...]-za em3?-x [...] ma#-ra#-ni#-ib#-[...]
 en: A prayer of life I...,
17'. nig2-la2 si!-sa2 szu-za ma-ra-mar-re#? [...] KA#? mu-un-na-ab#-[...]
 en: The healing (?) bandage he wrapped around your hand for you, ...
18'. aga3-us2 {gesz#}[tukul] szu-du8-zu e-ne-[x x] nam-ti-za em3#?-[gig?] [...]
 en: Your soldier, who holds the weapons he (?) ..., your life (?) ...
19'. mu-lu ul3-la# i#-bi2-mu-sze3 x [...] KA#? BAD#? x [...]
 en: The one who holds the reins before me...
20'. usu mu-lu gig#-ga# i-bi2-[...]
 en: The strength of the sick man (?) ...
21'. gurusz {d#}da#-mu x nam-tar-ra [...]
 en: The young man, Damu, who [holds (?)] the...of destiny...
22'. [nun {d}]suen#-i-din-nam u4 tu-da zi# [...]
 en: Noble Suen-iddinam, when he was born...
23'. [{d}]ga#-sza-an-ti-la-ug5-ga# x [...]
 en: Nintinuga...
24'. [nun?] {d}suen-i-din-nam-ma? igi x [...]
 en: At (?) ... Suen-iddinam...may she (?) look (?) [favourable (?)]
reverse
25'. [...]
26'. [...]
  (only traces of 2-3 signs)

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (Sin-iddinam C)
Language(s)

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 000504 (Sin-iddinam C) composite (P498503) Q000504 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P357157

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) Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Number OIM A07480
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) 71dc5cd1-c5e6-429c-8b01-9d1308f3b977

References

  • citation: StMes 3 (pp. 1-89), 043

    [Peterson2016StMes3] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2016. “The Literary Corpus of the Old Babylonian Larsa Dynasties.” Studia Mesopotamica 3: 1–89.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-17 at 15:09:07 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-17 at 15:06:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2013-07-29 at 08:11:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-19 at 12:11:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-01-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000504, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357157.
CDLI Literary 000504, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P357157). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357157 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000504, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357157 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357157},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000504, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357157.
CDLI Literary 000504, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P357157). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357157 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000504, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357157 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000504, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357157},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/17/
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ID  - P357157
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M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000504, ex. 001 artifact entry
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