CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 065 (P387610)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

YRL SC 1826-Bx1-4

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.03.02 Inanna and Ebih ('Decad no. 08') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

116.0 mm × 132.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
1. x-me#-lam2 husz-a sag-ki-na sze#-er#-ga-an?-ni? in-du
2. zi#-pa#-ag2# ku3-ga-na {na4}gug gi-rin-na si ba-ni-in-sa2-sa2
3. {gesz}tukul? sag 7(disz)-am3 zi-da-na nam-szul? ba-ni-in-ti?
4. dur# {na4}za-gin3-na giri3-ni mi-in-de6
5. [x] x-an-na nir mi-in#?-be2-e
6. [x] u6# de3 sila-ba bi2-in-gub
7. an-ra nesag-ra mu-un-na-gub sizkur2# mu-un-na-be2
8. an {d}inanna-na hul2-la-e
9. mu-un-gid2 ki-ni-a ba-an-tusz
10. za3# gal# an-na-ke4 ba-e-si
11. an a-a-gu10 silim ma-ra-ab-du11 <inim>-gu10-sze3 gesztu2-zu
12. an-na an-ba ni2-gu10 mi-ni-ri
13. za-e-me-en inim-gu10-usz an ki-a gaba-ri li-bi2-ni-in-tuku
14. an-bar-ra {gesz}x-x an#-ti#-bala# ma-an-BU-A
15. ki#-gal# se3#-ge5 {gesz}gu#-za# suhusz ge#-na sag/ka-an-szu?-x-x-ma?
16. a2# nam#-szita4-ka szu ga2-ga2 mu-bu-ub?-um-x gam-e
17. [...]-x-e# ki ha-ha-za
18. [...]-e# hasz2 gid2-gid2-i?
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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
  • Measurements (mm): 116.0 high × 132.0 wide × 28.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: Only serious damage to the right side (=column 2), which is uninscribed. Minor surface damage on the left side of the obverse.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.03.02 Inanna and Ebih ('Decad no. 08') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: YRL SC 1826-Bx1-4
  • Accession No.: PARS 12/01, 126

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2015-07-24 at 08:22:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-12-12 at 21:08:53 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2008-08-22 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000339 (Inanna and Ebih) composite (P469521) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000339, Ex. 065 Artifact Entry.” (2008) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P387610.
CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 065 artifact entry (No. P387610). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P387610 (Original work published 2008)
CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 065 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P387610 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000339, ex. 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P387610},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P387610},
}


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