Istanbul 2461

Istanbul #2461
Istanbul #2461
	"The Oldest Love Poem" (L.2461) on display at the Istanbul Museum of the Ancient Orient
Material	terracotta
Size	10.7 x 6 x 3.1 cm
Writing	Sumerian language in cuneiform script
Created	2037–2029 BC (long chronology) ; 1972–1964 BC (short chronology)
Discovered	late 1880s; Nippur
Present location	Istanbul Museum of the Ancient Orient

Istanbul #2461 (also Ni 2461,^[1] L.2461) is an ancient Sumerian cuneiform tablet. Some have labelled it the world's oldest love poem.^[2]^[3] It is on display at the Istanbul Museum of the Ancient Orient (Mesopotamia Hall).^[3]

It is an erotic poem addressed to king Shu-Sin (reigned 20th or 21st century BC) by an unnamed female speaker. It is thought that the poem may be connected to a "sacred marriage" between the king and a priestess of Inanna.

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