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ABAW 143, 056 (P357214)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] du7#
2'-3'. [...] de6#-a [dam] {d}inanna
4'-5'. [...]-ke4# gesztu2 dagal [sa12-e]-esz# rig7
6'. [...] munus# ul-la gun3-a
7'-8'. [...] dub#-sar [nin nig2]-nam# zu#
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] mu#-[e-zu]
2'-3'. [...]-dar# lu2 erim2-ra [guru5-usz mu]-e-ta-ab-e3-de3
4'. [...] x du11# lu2 zi-bi mu-zu
5'-6'. [...] ka# garasz2-a-kam [lu2 ti-le mu]-ni-zu
7'. [...] nu-mu-un-szi-ak
8'. [...]-sze3 nu#-mu#-un-ak
rest broken

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)

Collections

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: ABAW 143, 56

[Wilcke2018ABAW143] Wilcke, Claus, Dietz Otto Edzard, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 2018. Keilschrifttexte Aus Isin – Išān Baḥrīyāt. Ergebnisse Der Ausgrabungen Der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge 143. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM —
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: IB 0539
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-23 at 10:37:42	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2015-02-20 at 08:52:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2007-01-29 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.5.5.2) (2.5.5.2)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.5.5.2) (2.5.5.2)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P357214) (P357214)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812)	View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“ABAW 143, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357214.

ABAW 143, 056 artifact entry (No. P357214). (2023, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357214 (Original work published 2007)

ABAW 143, 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357214 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

@misc{2023ABAW,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {ABAW 143, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357214},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357214},
}

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DA  - 2023/7/23/
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LB  - CDLI:P357214
M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - ABAW 143, 056 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“ABAW 143, 056 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P357214.

ABAW 143, 056 artifact entry (No. P357214). (2023, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357214 (Original work published 2007)

ABAW 143, 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357214 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

@misc{2023ABAW,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {ABAW 143, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357214},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357214},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/23/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P357214
LB  - CDLI:P357214
M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - ABAW 143, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357214
ER  -