CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 030 (P256219)

Literary tablet & envelope excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-15-419 + UM 29-15-419b

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Nippur Lament; 24x13 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. sze#-eb en3-sze3 er2-ra a-sze-er-ra i-bi2 mi#-ni#-ib-zi-zi#-zi
2. a2-sze u3-mu-un-zu kur gal {d}mu-ul-lil2 an ki#-a dirig-ga
3. sze-eb-zu a-sze-er ib2-ta-an#-e3-a ur5#-zu in#-sa6#-ge#
4. i3-ne-esz2 uru2 u3-mu-un-zu arhusz# sza3#-ne#-sza4 za-a-ar# ma-ra-an-tuku-a
5. a-a {d}mu-ul-lil2 u3-mu-un-zu# kur-kur-ra-ka gur-ru-za bi2-in-du11-ga
6. ama gal {d}nin-lil2-le a-ra-zu-a u3-gul mu-ni-in-gar-ra
7. nibru{ki} sag sag3-ge-bi gar-ra sze-eb in-na-an-du11-ga-a
8. e2!(GA2)-gu10 du3-ma-ab ama5#-gu10 sig9-ma-ab in-na-an-du11-ga-a
9. sza3-ba-ni-a ad i-ni-in-gi4-esz-a e-ne-eg3 bi2-in-esz-a
10. {d}mu-ul-lil2 e-ne-eg3 zi du11-ga-ni-a in-na#-gen-na
11. e2 zi ag2 ha-lam-ma ba-e-a-ak-a sa6-ga-asz i-ni-in-ku4-ra
12. ag2 ur5-ra-ra e-ra-ni-ib2-gi4-a e-ne ib2-ta!(AB)-an-ed3-de3
13. sig9-ga-bi mu-un-du3-un-na-gin7 hul2 u4 mi-ni-in-ku4-ra
14. za-pa-ag2 kurun2 lal3 dirig-sze3 bala-bala-e na-ag2-sze3 bi2-ib-tar-re
15. ib2-si u4 en3-sze3 er2 gul-e e-ne e-ra-an-du11-ga
16. ag2 mu-lu nu-tuku-gin7 ba-til3-le-na-asz na-ag2-zu in-tar#-ra
17. uru2-gu10 sza3 ku3-gu10 mu-e-szi-hug za-a-ar ma-ra-an-gur-ra-am3#
18. nibru{ki} sza3 ku3-gu10 mu-e-szi-hug za-a-ar ma-ra-an-gur-ra-am3
19. uru2# zi# na#-ag2 gal-zu in-tar-re bala-zu in-su3-u4-da
20. [nibru{ki}] na#-ag2 gal-zu in-tar-re bala-zu in-su3-u4-da
21. [e2-kur-ra] u4-gin7# kar2#-kar2#-ka e-ne in-na-an-du11-ga
22. [ki-ur3]-ra# u4 zi-gin7# e3#-a# x esz3 u4# ma#-ra#-an#-[ku4-ra]
reverse
1. [{d}nin]-lil2#-le ga2-gesz#-szu2-a#-ka# na-ag2#-zu in#-[tar-ra]
2. [{d}en]-lil2# {d}nin-lil2-le e2-kur-ra bara2 mu#-[ni-in-ri-esz-a]
3. [sza3-bi]-a# u2 mi-ni-ib-su3-su3-de3 kurun2 mi-ni-[in-dug3-ge-esz-a]
4. sag#-ge6# ki-tusz#-ba gi-ne2-de3 ad-bi mu-un-gi4#-esz#-a
5. ug3# sug#-za3#-ge4 ba-ab-gu7-a-asz za-a-ar ma-ra-ab-lah4
6. dumu ama-ni ba-da-an-gur-re-esz-a gu2 mu-un-gar-re-esz
  several erased signs
7. nam-lu2-ulu3 ki-sag-gal2-la-ba ba-e-de3-re7-esz-a
8. esz3 nibru{ki} kur gal {d}mu-ul-lil2-le za-a-ar ma-ra-an-gur-ra-am3!#
9. ki-ru-gu2 imin-kam-ma-am3
10. ur5-zu a-gin7 i3-tab#! sza3 sag3 a-gin7 i3-kusz2#-u3#-de3-en
11. gesz-gi4-gal2 ki-ru-gu2-da-kam
12. a2!-sze me-ri-zu-a ki-en-gi ki-uri# ki-bi gi4-gi4-da
  double ruling
  rest blank

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Nippur Lament; 24x13 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 29-15-419 + UM 29-15-419b
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-02-26 at 09:00:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-05-07 at 06:44:00 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000381 (Lament for Nippur) composite (P469683) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 030 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256219.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 030 artifact entry (No. P256219). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256219 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 030 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256219 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256219},
}


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