CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 027 (P257259)

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 55-21-345

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak; 11x12 lines; 7.0x6.8)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. KA x [...]
2'. lu2 ni2-zu#-[...]
3'. gesz-gi masz2-u2 na#-[...]
4'. e2-gal i7 mah-am3 sza3-bi gu4# [...]
5'. nig2-ku4-ku4 nig2 sa2 nu-di-dam
6'. nig2 e3 nig2 nu-silig-ge-dam
7'. ninda lu2-ka# ga-ra-ab-szum2#-bi ku-nu-a
8'. [...] bad-ra2-am3
9'. ga#-ra#-ab-szum2-bi lu2-ra ga-ni-in-us2
10'. nu-ra-ab-szum2-mu ninda igi-bi-sze3 til-la-am3
11'. nig2-u2-rum nig2 a2-se3-ga-ta
12'. lu2-tur-mu nig2 nu-um-da-sa2
13'. ka sa6-sa6-ge inim i3-szid-e
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1. ka du3-du3-e kiszib3 i3-il2#-il2#
2. ka lal3-e u2-lal3 e-bu-re
3. ka tuku {kusz}lu-ub2-ni sa2 im-|KA.U|
4. gal-gal-di {kusz}lu-ub2 su3-ga sza-mu-un-tum2
5. usu-tuku szu lu2-ta sza#-ba-ra-an-tum3
6. lu2-lil-e nig2 u2-gu i3-ib-de2-e
7. u3#-sa2 lu2-lil-e nig2 u2-gu i3-de2-e
8. na-an-szer3-szer3-re-de3 giri17 szu am3-mi-in-gal2
9. ga-ti-la giri17# szu am3-mi-in-gal2
10. sag-du nu-tuku nam# szi#-[...]
  rest broken

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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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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak; 11x12 lines; 7.0x6.8)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 026, pl. VII

    [Alster1974Shuruppak] Alster, Bendt. 1974. The Instructions of Suruppak : A Sumerian Proverb Collection.

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  • Museum No.: UM 55-21-345
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0549
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    OI/UM 1951-52: TA 205, level XI 2

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
2015-11-26 at 17:22:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:05:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:43:23 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000782 (Instructions of Shuruppak) composite (P478969) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 027 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257259.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 027 artifact entry (No. P257259). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257259 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 027 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257259 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257259},
}


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