RIME 1.01.08.01, ex. 02 (P258549)

Official or display 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

CBS 01217

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Copy of an earlier Sum. tablet with occasional Semitic glosses. 22x22 UE 3 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. {d}nin-tu# ama kalam-ma nin e2#?-e# dam gal {d}en-[lil2-la2 nin] ki#-ag2-ga2-ni-ir#
2. lugal#-[an]-ne2-mu-un-du {+_zi-ka-rum#_}nita [kal]-ga
3. u2-[a] nibru{ki}-a{+_za-ni-in_ nibru{ki}} lugal adab#{ki}-a-ke4
4. lugal# an-ub-da-limmu2-ba-ke4
5. sipa? x x x{+_a?-na? le-im? u2-te-er_}le-um# x gur-ru-dam
6. gu2 ug3# kur-kur-ra-ke4 mi-ni#-in-gi-gi
7. ug3-e kur-kur-ra u2#-sal-la mi-ni-in-nu2-a
8. e2# dingir gal-gal-e-ne {+_i-pu-szu_}mu#-un-du3-a
9. [kalam] ki#-bi-sze3{+_ma-tam a-na asz-ri-sza u2-te#-[er-ru]_}bi2#-in-gi-a
10. [nam-lugal] ki-szar2-ra{+_ki-isz-sza-tim i#-[pu]-szu#_}mu#-un-ak-a
11. [u4]-ba mi-gir-{d}en-lil2 ensi2# mar-ha-szi{ki}
12. {disz}{d#}en-lil2-ez-zu ensi2 ub?{ki}
13. {disz}{d}szesz#-ke-e-el ensi2 ke-e-el{ki}
14. [{disz}]szu-{d}[a-nu]-um# ensi2 ka2-gal-la{ki}
15. [{disz}]x-x-[x]-e-lum ensi2 am-da-ma{ki}
16. [{disz}]i?-bi-ma-ma ensi2 ar-da-ma{ki#}
17. [{disz}]nu-ur2-szu-e-li ensi2 a-x-x{[ki]}
18. [{disz}]ba-ad-ga-nu-[(um)] ensi2 zi#-[x-x{ki}]
19. {disz}{d!}iszkur-szar-rum ensi2# [...]
20. {disz}zu?-mur-ta-nu# [ensi2 ...]
21. {disz}ri?-im-szu-nu [ensi2 ...]
22. {disz}a-bi-ha#-[ni-isz ensi2 ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1-2'. KA kalam-ma-[mu-sze3 ...] e2-nam-zu x x [...]
3'. kin-bi# i3-libir da x x x [...]
4-5a'. dingir-mah inim ku3-ga-ni-ta{+_iq-bi-a [...] a-na u4{um#} [s,a-a-ti]_} e2-nam-zu e2 libir-ra
5b'. gesz#-hur-bi u4 ul# [du3-a-sze3]
6'. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 a-sza3 gesz-hur# mu-un#-[hur]
7'. imin#-na ka2-bi a-sza3-ga# ib2#-ag2-[...]
8'. [x] x x x x x x a x x bi [...]
9'. [...] x [...]
10'. [2(disz)-kam]-ma# [...] x x-ke4 x [x?] x
11'. ki DU#-x [...] x x LU
12'. kun4-bi [...] x x a? x
13'. sza3-bi-ta [...] x [x?] x
14'. 3(disz)#-kam-ma x [...] x x x
15'. x UD? x [...] x x
16'. x x x x [...] ta? x x x
17'. ki-bi x zu? x [...] x x
18'. 4(disz)-kam-ma# [...] ta? x x x
19'. x x x x [x] x x [...] x-esz-a
20'. nig2? x x [...] x x
21'. x [...] x
22'. x-bi-x [...] x
colophon
23'. im-gid2?-da#? UD? x x [...]
24'. iti x szeg12 x u4# 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
25'. mu am#-mi-s,a-du-qa2 lugal#? x [x] x ki

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: fragments (several)
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  • Genre(s): Official or display (witness Copy of an earlier Sum. tablet with occasional Semitic glosses. 22x22 UE 3 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: RIME 1, 01.08.01, ex. 02

    [Frayne2008RIME1] Frayne, Douglas R. 2008. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 1. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: BE 6/2, 130

    [Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 01217
  • Accession No.:

  • 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
2018-08-23 at 08:57:01 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-06-15 at 07:54:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-12-30 at 18:36:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-12-21 at 13:16:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2014-01-06 at 18:38:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-18 at 17:32:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-03-17 at 08:04:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
RIME 1.01.08.01 composite (P450160) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifact
“RIME 1.01.08.01, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258549.
RIME 1.01.08.01, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P258549). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258549 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 1.01.08.01, ex. 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258549 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RIME 1.01.08.01, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258549},
}

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