CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 008 (P345232)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 04009

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
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1'. [sze-eb e2-kur-ra-ke4 er2 a]-sze#-[er ma-ra-ba]
2'. [szir3 gig-ga im-me szu]-luh# zi [ha-lam-ma-sze3]
3'. [garza] mah# gesz-hur kal-kal szu# [hul du11-ga er2 gig i3-sze22-sze22]
4'. [szukur2 szub]-szub#-ba ku3-ku3#-ga-ba ki-sig10-ga# [x-ba] musz2#-am3-bi im#-[me]
5'. [me luh]-luh#-ha sikil# szen#-na-bi szu pel-la2-ke4-esz# [e2-e ur5 ib2-usz2]
6'. [e2] zi#-de3 ni2-bi sun5-sun5 gig#-ga#-[a]
7'. [u4] mi-ni-ib-zal-zal-e er2 im-gibil-[gibil]
8'. e2#-a# [nig2 gar-ra] nig2# dirig-bi kiszib-bi ib2-du8-a#-[asz] gun2# ki mu-ni-ib2-[gal2]
9'. [nig2-gur11 erim3] sag# sig10-ga-ba szu# gi4 ba-ab-du11-[a-asz a-na ma-la2 im]-me#
10'. [lu2-kur2-ra sa6 hul nu-zu-ne nig2] dug3# bi2#-ib-ku5-ru-a# [i]-lu# gig# [im-me]
11'. [nam-lu2-ulu3-bi] masz2#-ansze#-gin7 sza3#-ba# mi-ni-ib-til-a-[asz] x [...]
12'. [ki-sikil gurusz di4]-di4#-la2-be2#-ne# zar-re-esz# mi-ni-ib-sal-la-asz# [u8-a-bi im-me]
13'. [urin-bi] muru9# szeg3#-ga2#-gin7# ki#-e# bi2#-ib-si-a#-[asz] er2#-[sze3] nu-gul#-e
14'. e2-e ab2# amar#-bi ku5-ra2-gin7
15'. ni2-bi-sze3 [mur] gig#-ga# im#-sza4 szex(SIG7)-szex(SIG7) i3-ga2-ga2
16'. balag di lu2# ad# dug3-ga#-ke4-ne
17'. emeda(|UM.ME|){+da} u5 di#-gin7# mu-bi er2-ra# [mi]-ni-ib-bal-bal-e-ne
18'. uru2 u3#-mu#-un#-bi sag ib2#-[ta]-an#-dub2-ba-asz
19'. i-bi2-ni ki# kur2-ra ib2-ta-an-mar#-ra# ad#-da#-sze3# ba#-[an-sza4-asz]
20'. e2 zi kur-kur-ra i-bi2-sze3# ba-gen-[na]
21'. ug3 sag-ge6-ga us2 zi bi2-ib2-dab5-[ba]
22'. a#-na# ib2#-ak#? [a-na im-ha]-lam#?-ma-bi#-[sze3]
23'. [u3-mu-un-bi ib2-ta-ib2 sag-ki-a] x x [...]
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reverse
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1'. [e2 ad zu szeg12 tigi ag2 ze2-ba u4] mi-ni-ib#-[zal-zal-la ta-asz igi bi2-in-gi4]
2'. e2 sun5-na giri17 szu# gal2#-[la re]
3'. e2 ni2 nu-tuku-gin7# sig9#-ga-bi# [ba-du3]
4'. ag2 iszib-bi nu-ku3-ku3-[ga-gin7]
5'. szu-luh-zi kur-kur-ra# nu-ub#-ta-sed6#-[a-gin7]
6'. szu# bi2-in-dag gaba#-bi ib2-ta-[an-zi]
7'. ag2#-gig ur5-ra a-sze#-er#-ra# mu-[un-du3]
8'. [ta-sze eger] na#-ag2-bi i-bi2-ni-a# la#-ba#-an#-[barag2]
9'. [ag2] sikil du3-a-gin7 ur5-re za3# bi2#-[in-tag]
10'. [szeg12-bi] hul2#-la ta-a-asz ib2#-ta#-[an-e3]
11'. [ge6] an#-bar7#-ba sza3-ba# er2# [bi2-in-si]
12'. [a2]-sze# kur2 ag2#-gig# bi2-ib2#-ak#-a#
13'. [u3-mu]-un-bi im-hul-a szu-bi# bi2#-in#-gi4#-[am3]
14'. [uru2-bi] e2#-bi# in#-gul#-[gul-am3]
15'. [...]
16'. [dam dumu-bi sza3-ba mi]-ni#-in#-[ug5-ga-am3]
17'. [uru2-bi uru2] szub#-ba# im#-ma-ni#-in#-[ku4-ra-am3]
18'. [ag2] ul-bi ki#-bi bi2-in-[gi4-am3]
19'. [mu]-un#-gur11-bi tum9-e ba-ab#-[ir-ra-am3]
20'. [uru2 gal2]-la-bi nu-gal2-la-asz mi-ni-in#-[ku4-ra-am3]
21'. [dim2-ma]-bi me-ri ib2-ta-an#-[kur2-ra-am3]
22'. [umusz-bi] x in-suh3-a lil2-e [bi2-in-sag3-ga-am3]
23'. [u2-bi a]-bi ib2-ta-an-kar#-[ra-am3]
24'. [ga zu kasz] zu#-a# u4#-bi mi-ni-[ib-til-la-am3]
25'. [e2-e] ag2#-gig bi2#-[ib-ak-a]
26'. [a-sze-er gig im-me er2] bi2#?-[ib-lu3-lu3]
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: SLTNi, 101

    [Kramer1944SLTNi] Kramer, Samuel N. 1944. Sumerian Literary Texts from Nippur in the Museum of the Ancient Orient at Istanbul. The American Schools of Oriental Research.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 04009
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-05-10 at 04:25:20 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2006-11-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000381 (Lament for Nippur) composite (P469683) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345232.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P345232). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345232 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345232 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345232},
}

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