CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 019 (P256032)

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

UM 29-15-199

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.01.01 Sumerian King List (witness) Sumerian King List; 2x6x10x14 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. [ri2]-mu#-usz#
2. [dumu szar]-ru#-GI
3. [9(disz)? mu] i3#-ak#
4. [...]
  traces
  rest broken
column 2'
1. unu{ki}-ga
2. ur-nigar lugal-am3
3. [n] mu i3-ak
4. [ur-{gesz}gigir] dumu# ur-nigar-ke4
5. [x mu] i3#-ak#
6. [...]
  traces
  rest broken
column 3'
1. si-lu-lu-e
2. 6(disz) mu i3-ak
3. du10-ga 6(disz) mu i3-ak
4. i-lu-dingir mu 3(disz) i3-ak
5. ia-ar-la-ga-ab
6. 5(disz) mu i3-ak
7. [ku]-ru#-um 3(disz) mu i3-ak
8. [x x] x-um
9. [x x x mu i3]-ak
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. i-si-in[{ki}-sze3 ba-de6]
2'. i-si-in{ki}-[na]
3'. {d}isz-bi-er3-[ra]
4'. lugal-am3
5'. 3(u) 3(disz) mu i3-ak
6'. {d}szu-i3-li2-szu dumu isz-bi-er3-ra-ke4
7'. 1(u) mu i3-ak
8'. {d}i-din-{d}da-gan dumu {d}szu-i3-li2-szu-ke4
9'. 2(u) 1(disz) mu i3-ak#
10'. {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan dumu {d}i-din-{d}da-gan
11'. 1(u) 8(disz) mu i3-ak
column 2
  beginning broken
  blank space
column 3
  beginning broken
  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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: from upper rt cole; obv 3 cols
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.01.01 Sumerian King List (witness) Sumerian King List; 2x6x10x14 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Michalowski, Piotr, JAOS 103 (1983) 246,

    [sec47065] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 29-15-199
  • 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
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-10-01 at 12:49:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-10-01 at 00:51:17 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2017-09-10 at 03:29:47 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000371 (Sumerian King List) composite (P479895) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000371, Ex. 019 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256032.
CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 019 artifact entry (No. P256032). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256032 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256032 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000371, ex. 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256032},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256032},
}


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