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CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 055 (P388357)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SC 3, 022

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))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
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1-2. inim sza3-ga gal2-la lul zi-bi mu-un-zu
3. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
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reverse
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1-2. inim sza3-ga gal2-la lul zi-bi mu-un-zu
3. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
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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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:
lentil
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:
lentil

Text Information

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

Related publications

history: Volk, Konrad, forthcoming

[VolkForthcoming] Volk, Konrad. n.d.
history: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 151

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SC 3, 022
Accession No.: 52173

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain) Provenience Comments:
antiquities market
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced:
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-09 at 15:21:31	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2015-02-26 at 09:11:41	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2009-04-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Spada, Gabriella; Veldhuis, Niek		CDLI	approved

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Composites

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

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

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes: -

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“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 055 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388357.

CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 055 artifact entry (No. P388357). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388357 (Original work published 2009)

CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388357 (Accessed: April 16, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388357},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388357},
}

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“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 055 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388357.

CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 055 artifact entry (No. P388357). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388357 (Original work published 2009)

CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388357 (Accessed: April 16, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 9},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388357},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388357},
}

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ER  -

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