CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 028 (P269129)

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 14134

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) Hymn; Lipiteshtar B; (Obv)10x(Rev)4 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1-2. [{d}]li-pi2-it-esz18-dar lugal [sag] il2 nun bara2-ga
3. [he2]-du7 {gesz}isimu2{sar} nam-lugal-la
4. [{d}]utu-gin7 du sze-er-zi kalam-ma
5. nam#-nun-sze3 mah me gal-la u5
6. ub#-da limmu2 ug3 ki gar-ra-asz
7. sze#-ga {d}en-lil2-la2 {d}nin-lil2-le ki ag2#
8. szul# zi igi gun3 bara2-ga tum2#-[ma]
9. men aga zi# [sag me-te-gal2]
  aga erased after men
10. sibir# [szu du8 sag-ge6-ga]
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. sa12-e#-esz# [rig7-ga]
2'. {d}nisaba munus ul-la gun3#-[a]
3'. munus zi dub-sar <nin> nig2-nam zu#
  blank space

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
  • Condition Description: upper part, 1 col. , ruled
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) Hymn; Lipiteshtar B; (Obv)10x(Rev)4 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: OIP 16, 078

    [Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: Vanstiphout, Herman L. J., JCS 30 (1978) 054,

    [sec50638] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 14134
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2015-03-08 at 17:50:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-20 at 09:08:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-20 at 09:06:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-17 at 07:33:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI approved View
2015-02-17 at 07:32:27 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

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 028 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269129.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 028 artifact entry (No. P269129). (2023, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269129 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269129 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269129},
}


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