CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 016 (P269138)

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 14153

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. e2 gu4#-ginx# [...]
3'. e2-sza3-bi-ta lipisz#-[...]
4'. a-ga-bi-ta zi#-[...]
5'. e2 [...]-ne2# [...]
6'. e2-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
  broken
reverse
column 3
1. ur#-[...] rib#-[...]
2. nin-bi# [...] a-ba-[...]
3. e2 4(disz)#-[...]
4. e2 pirig u3#-[...]
5. e2-kesz3#-[...]
6. x [...]
  rest broken
column 4
1. x KU-bi e2-nun
2. e2-kesz#{ki} KU3 KU-bi e2-nun
3. e2-a en-bi {d}a-nun-na-mesz
4. nu-esz3-bi giri2 MAN e2-an-na-me-esz
5. e2-e lugal-bur-ra am3-me-DU
6. en-du10 sza3 MA-la2 am3-mi-in-la2
7. a-tu-e szibir szu bi2-in-du8
8. tu a-ur4-a am3-me-DU
9. lal3-e ki-ku3-ga i-im-KU
10. enkum#-[...] arax ki am3#-[...]
11. pa4-szesz-e#-ne# [...]
12. e2-szub# [...]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: upper left corner, obv. 2,rev. 1cols
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: OIP 15,, 109

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

  • history: Gragg, Gene, TCS 3 (1969) 165,

    [sec50647] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 14153
  • 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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-10-18 at 14:52:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-20 at 22:05:39 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael 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
CDLI Literary 000751 (Kesh Temple Hymn) composite (P464240) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269138.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P269138). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269138 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 016 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269138 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269138},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269138},
}


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