CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 006 (P268882)

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

CBS 05903 + CBS 13865 + N 1796 + N 2990

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-x-en#
2'. [...]-x-am3
3'. [...]-x-ma
4'. [...]-tum#
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ab eme-gi7 x x
2'. [...] szu-zu nu-sa6-sa6-e#-[...]
3'. nam#-dub-sar gu2 bi2-in-du11#-[...]
4'. um-mi-a bi-ni nu-mu-e-da-[...]
5'. nam-dub-sar-sze3 usu-ni x
6'. LIL KA KA-ga2 nam-dub-sar-[...]
7'. LIL nam-szesz-esz3 x e2-dub-ba#-a# [...]
8'. nig2-ba-ni szum2-ma-ab a-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] x-de3 szu [...]
2. [...] dub-ba-a gal2#-[...]
3-4. [...] dub-ba-a-ke4-ne ab-[...] ga2#-e hu-un#-szid#-[...]
5-6. [dumu] e2#-dub#-ba#-a-ke4 nig2 bi-in#-[...] ad#-da-ni# inim#-ma i3-x-[...]
7. [um]-mi-a e2-dub-ba-a-ta# [...]
8. [...]-mu#-ni-in-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
  broken

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
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: mid. Lo. part, obv. 2,rev. 1 cols.
  • Join Information:
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  • history: OIP 11,, 010

    [Chiera1929OIP11] Chiera, Edward. 1929. Sumerian Lexical Texts from the Temple School of Nippur. Vol. 1. Oriental Institute Publications. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. https://oi.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oip/oip-11-cuneiform-series-volume-i-sumerian-lexical-texts-temple-school.

  • history: OIP 15,, 069 (CBS 13865)

    [Chiera1934OIP15] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Epics and Myths. Oriental Institute Publications 15. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: Kramer JAOS 69, 200

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

  • history: Witzel OrNS 13 pp.312ff.,

    [sec50442] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 05903 + CBS 13865 + N 1796 + N 2990
  • 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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-02-05 at 12:57:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-03-20 at 22:30:22 Chen, Eunice Atf Chen, Eunice CDLI approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:11:56 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
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

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:

P268882 leadP268882 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268882.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P268882). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268882 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268882 (Accessed: March 19, 2024).
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	month = {jun 15},
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