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CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 048 (P388297)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

SC 1, 026

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) identified by Zolyomi 20150215)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'-3'. [nam-tag dugud] [ka] garasz2#-[x] lu2 ti-la mu-un-zu
4'-5'. a2-tuku sa-gaz nu-mu-un-szi-ak
6'-7'. kal-ga si-ga szaga-sze3 nu-mu-un-<ak>-e
  blank space
column 2
  beginning broken
1'-3'. [nam]-tag# [dugud] ka# garasz2-[x] lu2# ti-la mu#-[un-zu]
4'-5'. a2-tuku sa#-[gaz] nu-mu-un-szi-ak#
6'-7'. kal-ga si#-[ga] szaga-sze3 nu-mu-un#-[ak?-e]
  blank space
reverse
column 1
  (to be done)
  rest broken
column 2
1-2. [ub-da limmu2 ug3] ki#? [gar-ra]
3-4. [sze-ga] {d}en-lil2-[la2] {d}nin-lil2-le ki-[ag2]
5-6. szul zi igi gun3 bara2-ga tum2-ma#
7-8. men aga [zi] sag me-te-gal2#
9-10. sibir szu# du8# sag-ge6#-ga#
11-13. nun {d}li#-pi2#-it#-esz18#-dar# dumu {d}en-lil2-la2# sipa# igi#-gal2 tuku
14-16. ug3 lah5-lah5-e gissu# [du10]-ga ug3-e ni2# dub2#-bu
17-18. en alim-ma an-ne2 ki-ag2
19-20. geszkim-ti-zu {d}nin-lil2#-le#
21-22. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18#-dar# a2 nun hu-mu-te-gal2
23-24. ka lal3-gin7 du10 mu ka-ge du7
25-26. sza3-ge de6-a dam {d}inanna
27-28. {d}en-ki-ke4 gesztu2 dagal
  rest broken
column 3
1. [...]
2-4. [...] saga11# [du11?] [lu2 zi]-zi#-i# mu-e#-[zu]
5-7. nam#-tag dugud# ka# garasz2#-kam#? lu2 ti-la#? mu-un-zu
8-9. a2-tuku sa-gaz nu-mu-un-szi-ak-e#
10-11. kal-ga si-ga# szaga-sze3 nu-mu-un-ak#-[e]
  erasure
  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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) identified by Zolyomi 20150215)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • citation: BPOA 9, p. 199, n. 64

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • citation: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 67

    [Wilson2008Education] Wilson, Mark. 2008. Education in the Earliest Schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection. Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SC 1, 026
  • Accession No.: 40726

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain) Provenience Comments:

    antiquities market

  • Elevation:
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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
2015-03-08 at 17:50:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-16 at 16:03:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-16 at 11:06:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI approved View
2015-02-16 at 10:14:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI approved View
2009-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Spada, Gabriella; Veldhuis, Niek CDLI approved View

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

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 Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 048 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P388297.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 048 artifact entry (No. P388297). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388297 (Original work published 2009)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 048 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388297 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388297},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388297},
}


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