CDLI Literary 000398, ex. 005 (P256804)

Literary tablet 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 29-16-235

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.04 Šulgi D (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. szul-gi# [...]
2'. suh-kesz2 [...]
3'. lu2 an-ne2# [...]
4'. sipa zi a2# [...]
5'. szul-gi {d}[...]
6'. lugal-mu za-gin7# [...]
7'. a-ba za-gin7 sza3 [...]
8'. nam-ur-sag [...]
9'. nam-kal-ga [...]
10'. a nam UG [...]
11'. gaba gal2 x [...]
12'. lipisz tuku [...]
13'. u4 e2-kur-ra# [...]
14'. kur gu2 [...]
15'. pirig eme [...]
16'. pirig-tur
17'. uszumgal#
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. gissu# [...]
2'. lugal# [...]
3'. a-ba za#-[...]
4'. nam-ur-sag-zu# [...]
5'. nam-kal-ga-zu# [...]
6'. sipa szul-gi [...]
7'. ama x zu {d}nin-[...]
8'. dingir-zu ku3 {d}lugal#-[...]
9'. ama {d}nin-tu-[...]
10'. an-ne2 mu du10#-[...]
11'. {d}en-lil2-le sag [...]
12'. {d}nin-lil2-le [...]
13'. dumu nun e2-kur [...]
14'. lugal ma2-gur8-[...]
15'. {d}nanna en#-[...]
16'. {d}suen [...]
17'. u4 IM x [...]
18'. mu KI# [...]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: left edge
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.04 Šulgi D (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Klein, Jacob, NS Royal Hymn, p. 64,

    [sec47178] N.d.

  • history: Klein, Jacob, Three Šulgi Hymns (1981) p. 70 UM 29-16-235,

    [sec47179] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 29-16-235
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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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
2012-05-25 at 11:19:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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 000398 (Shulgi D) composite (P429779) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000398, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256804.
CDLI Literary 000398, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P256804). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256804 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000398, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256804 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256804},
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