CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 017 (P464228)

Literary tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Anonymous

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Museum Collection(s)

anonymous

Museum Number

Anonymous 464228

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.16.01 Nisaba A ('Tetrad no. 4') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

82.0 mm × 33.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [x] x [...]
7. [...]
8. [...]
9. [...]
10. [...]
11. {d#}en#-lil2# hun#-[e-de3]
12. {d#}[ku3]-su3 arhusz [sud]
13. {d#}ezina2# hun-e-de3#
14. en gal# mu-un-hun#-e#
15. ezen# mu#-un#-hun-e
16. [en] gal# kalam-ma# im#-ma#-un?#-e
17. ki-sikil# {d}nisaba# szud3#-de3# mu#-un-ra2
18. nidba sikil-la# si# nam#-mi#-in#-[sa2]
19. e2# gesztu2#-{d}nisaba#-[ke4]
20. gal2# nam#-mi-in-[tak4]
21. dub# za-gin3# dub3#-ba# nam-mi-in-gar#
reverse
1. [...]
2. sza3 [...]
3. aratta#{ki}
4. e2-za#-[...]
5. eresz2[{ki}] he#-nun#-na#
6. mu#-un#-du3-am3#
7. sig4# naga# di4#-di4#-la2
8. ki gar#-ra# gesztu2# [nam]-galam#-ma#
9. [...] rig7#-ga#
10. [abzu men] gal# eridu#{ki}# [...]
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [...]
16. [...]
17. [...]
18. [e2] gesztu2# [...]
19. gal2# tak4-a#-[ni ...]
20. sila#-ba#-gub#-ba#-[ni]
21. x [...]

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 Artifact type comments:

    four fragments of a single tablet

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 82.0 wide × 33.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    four fragments of a single tablet

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.16.01 Nisaba A ('Tetrad no. 4') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Feliu, Lluís, AoF 37 (2010) 036-037

    [sec119893] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Anonymous 464228
  • Accession No.:

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2014-03-19 at 19:16:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-03-18 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000733 (Nisaba A) composite (P478914) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000733, Ex. 017 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P464228.
CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 017 artifact entry (No. P464228). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464228 (Original work published 2014)
CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464228 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000733, ex. 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464228},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464228},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P464228
LB  - CDLI:P464228
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P464228
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000733, Ex. 017 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P464228.
CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 017 artifact entry (No. P464228). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P464228 (Original work published 2014)
CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 017 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P464228 (Accessed: August 13, 2025).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000733, ex. 017 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P464228},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P464228},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P464228
LB  - CDLI:P464228
M1  - 2025/8/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000733, ex. 017 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P464228
ER  -
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