CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 053 & 000756, ex. 041 (P230446)

Literary prism excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07843 + Ist Ni 04092 + Ist Ni 04243 + Ist Ni 04262 (+) CBS 07853 (+) CBS 19826

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness); ETCSL 5.01.03 Edubba C (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

object prism
surface a
1. lu2 usan3-na#-[...]
2. lu2 eme-gi7-[...]
3. um-mi-a-mu# [...]
4. nam-[dub]-sar-[...]
5. [...]-a-mu# [...]
6. [...]
7. [...] x x mu [...]
8. [...]
9. [...] szid#
10. [...]-inim#-ma e2-dub-ba-a gal2#-[...]
11. dumu#
12. dumu e2-dub-ba
13. um-mi-a
14. e2 x mu-ni-ku4
  (incomplete)

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: Prism
  • Material: Clay
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness); ETCSL 5.01.03 Edubba C (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: ISET 2, 084, Ni 04092 + SLTNi (1944) 114 + 125

    [Çig1976ISET2] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1976. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 2.

  • history: Kramer JAOS 69, 200 (CBS 19826 rev.)

    [Kramer1949Schooldays] Kramer, Samuel N. 1949. “Schooldays: A Sumerian Composition Relating to the Education of a Scribe.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 69.

  • history: Kramer Schooldays, p. 004 (side 2), pl. 3,

    [sec33458] N.d.

  • history: Vanstiphout NABU 1996, 001,

    [sec33460] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 07843 + Ist Ni 04092 + Ist Ni 04243 + Ist Ni 04262 (+) CBS 07853 (+) CBS 19826
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-02-05 at 14:42:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:04:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000754 (Edubba A) composite (P464238) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P230446 lead; join of Ist Ni 4092 & Ist Ni 4243 noted by Vanstiphout NABU 1996, 001P230446 lead; join of Ist Ni 4092 & Ist Ni 4243 noted by Vanstiphout NABU 1996, 001

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 053 & 000756, Ex. 041 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230446.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 053 & 000756, ex. 041 artifact entry (No. P230446). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230446 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 053 & 000756, ex. 041 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230446 (Accessed: March 19, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230446},
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