CDLI Literary 000423, ex. 002 (P413235)

Literary tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 103163

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.04.02 Shu-Suen B (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. mu#-ti-in sza3-ga2# mu-lu ki#-[...]
2. hi-li-zu ag2 ze2-ba#-am3# [...]
3. gi-ru sza3-ga2 mu#-[...]
4. hi-lu-zu ag2 ze2#-[...]
5. en-TUSZ-en ni2-[...]
6. mu-ti#-in# [...]
7. en#-TUSZ#-en# ni2#-[...]
8. gi#-ru ga#-[...]
9. mu#-ti#-in# [...]
10. ze2#-ba#
11. gi#-ru# ag2# ze2#-ze2#-ba# du5#-[...]
12. ze2#-ba# kal-la-gu10 x [...]
13. e2 ki-nu2-a lal3# hab2 du11#-[...]
14. hi-li ag2 ze2-ba-zu ga-[...]
15. mu#-ti-in ma#-ra# hi#-li# [...]
16. ama#-gu10-ra# du11#-ga#-na#-ab# [...]
17. gi-ru# ma#-ra# hi#-li# mu#-e#-kar#
18. ama-gu10-ra du11-ga-na-ab ni2# mu#-ra#-ab# x [...]
reverse
1. ad-da-gu10#-ra ag2-ba-ba# mu-un-ak#
2. ama#-gu10#-ra? du11#-ga#-na#-ab# ni2# mu-ra-ab-gub-[be2?]
3. ur5-za ki ur5 sa6-ge# x mu# x x
4. mu-te-en u4-te-en#-sze3# e2-me#-[...]
5. sza3-za ki sza3 hul2-bi# mu-x [...]
6. gi-ru u4-te-en-sze3# e2-me-a nu2#-[...]
7. za-e ma-ra ki mu-e-x x [...]
8. mu-ti#-in# ma-ra ag2 ze2-ba#-zu#
9. za-e# ma#-ra ki mu-e-a-ag2-ga2-[...]
10. gi#-ru ma-ra ag2 ze2-ba-zu nu-usz-mu#-[...]
11. u3#-mu-un dim3-me#-er-gu10 u3-mu#-[...]
12. {d}szu-{d}suen sza3 {d#}mu#-ul-lil2-la2#-x ba#-ze2-be2-na-x-gu10#
13. ki ze2-ba-zu nu#-usz#-mu-e-ga2#?-ga2#? [...]
14. ki lal3-gin7 ba-ba-zu# szu# nu-usz#-mu-e#-[...]
15. esz2 {gesz}ba an-na#-gin7 szu de6-ma#-ni#
16. esz2 {gesz}ba-an SZU GAR TUR LA2-na-gin7! szu# tuku4#-ni#? [...]
17. an-ta zi-zi he2-mu-e-da-ze2-eb#-[...] ama#-gu10 ba-ba-zu ne-ta mu#-[...]
18. ib2-ib2 ba-sa6 al-gar szu he2#-x x sza3-zu he2-bur2
19. bal-bal#-x {d}inanna#-kam#

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
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.04.02 Shu-Suen B (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 103163
  • Accession No.: 1910-10-08, n

  • Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    or Nippur, based on Géjou purchase notes

  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 08:02:28 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-02-16 at 10:16:50 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Gross, Andrew CDLI approved View
2010-08-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Maidman, Maynard P. 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 000423 (Shu-Suen B) composite (P473725) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000423, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P413235.
CDLI Literary 000423, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P413235). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P413235 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 000423, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P413235 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000423, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P413235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P413235},
}


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