CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 056 (P388359)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SC 1, 009

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
1-2. {gesz}gu-za-na suhusz-bi mu-ra-an-gen7
3-4. inim du11-ga an {d}en-lil2-la2-ta
reverse
  blank space

Text content

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

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 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) Q000482 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388359

Physical information

lentil

Artifact type Tablet
lentil
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
antiquities market
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
Museum Number SC 1, 009
Accession Number 40709

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.5.5.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.5.5.2
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P388359

References

  • history: Volk, Konrad, forthcoming

    [VolkForthcoming] Volk, Konrad. n.d.

  • history: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 153

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

Revisions and credits

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

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 056 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388359.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 056 artifact entry (No. P388359). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388359 (Original work published 2009)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388359 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 056 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P388359.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 056 artifact entry (No. P388359). (2024, July 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388359 (Original work published 2009)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 056 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388359 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388359},
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}


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ID  - P388359
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