CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 054 & 000758, ex. 001 (P345846)

Literary prism excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in De Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

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Museum Collection(s)

de Liagre Böhl Collection, Netherlands Institute for the Near East, Leiden, The Netherlands

Museum Number

LB 2125

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Prism

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness); ETCSL 5.01.05 Edubba E (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
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1'. [...] x x x x [...]
2'. [...]-zi#-ub-ze2-en#
3'. [...] in#-x-ne
4'. [...] zi#-zi#-da-mu-ne
5'. [...] in#-na#-gar-ma
6'. [...]-ba#-a-sze3 ga-ba-DU in-na-du11
7'. [...]-an-szum2-ma igi-ni-[ta] szagar-mu bi-x-e
8'. [...]-mu# szum2-ma-ab e2-dub-ba-a-sze3 i3-gub-de3-en
9-10'. [...] zal#-ni ma#-an-du11-ma [...] sza3-mu ba-dar
11'. [...]-ku4#-re-ma ki bi2#-[...]
12'. [...] dub-mu# mu#-na#-[...]
13'. [...]-tud2#-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [...]-a gal2#-[...]
3'. [dumu] e2-dub-ba-a#-ke4#-ne# ab-szid-de3-en# [...]
4-5'. [dumu] e2-dub-ba-a-ke4#-ne [...] x x [...] ad#-da inim-ma x x DU?
6'. um-mi-a e2-sub-ba-a-ta x [...]-ma-da-an#-[...]
7'. e2-e in#-in#-ku4# za3#-x-la# ba-[...]
8'. dumu e2-dub-ba-a szu-kin# an#-dab5 [igi]-ni-sze3 al-DU?
9'. nam-dub-sar-ra a-na# bi2#-in#-zu-na#
10'. ad-da-na szu-na ba#-x-x-szum2
11'. ad-da-ni sza3# [...]-de2#
12'. ad-da e2-dub-ba-a x [...]-de2-e
13'. [...]-mu szu-ni# i-ni-in-bad-du ku3#-zu i-ni-[...]
14'. [...]-ra nig2-galam-galam-ma-bi mu-ni-pa3-pa3#-[...]
15'. [...] szed# nig2-ka9 ki-bur2-bur2-ra-bi igi mu-na-[...]
16'. [...] ki#-dul#-dul-la x dalla mu#-[...]
17'. [...] ni#-ir-da# mu-na-ni-de2 {gesz#}[...]
18'. [...] sza3#-ga#-na# a-gin7 mi#-[...]
19'. [...] mu4# nig2
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reverse
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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: Prism
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness); ETCSL 5.01.05 Edubba E (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: TLB 2, 7

    [vanDijk1957TLB2] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1957. Textes Divers. Tabulae Cuneiformes a F. M. Th. de Liagre Böhl Collectae, Leidae Conservatae 2. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten.

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  • Museum No.: LB 2125
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
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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
2018-02-05 at 14:43:53 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 21:08:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:04:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Guerra, Dylan; Tinney, Stephen J. 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: -
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 054 & 000758, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345846.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 054 & 000758, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345846). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345846 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 054 & 000758, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345846 (Accessed: March 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345846},
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