CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 005 (P259258)

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 02203 + CBS 13107 + N 2487 + N 2739

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)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. gu4 [...] ni2-gal2# na#-an#-ni#-sa10#-sa10#?
3'. gu4 lul#-la# na#-sa10#-sa10# e2 tur3# buru3#? x x
4'. munus zi-nun zi-sze3 lu2 szi-in#-gar x x
5'. u4 buru14-ka na#-an#-sa10-sa10
6'. ansze LA gu7 ansze-da im-x-x
7'. ansze lul-la gu2-tar im-la2
8'. dumu-mu lu2-lul-e za3-si mu-un-sa6#-[x]
9'. munus# bar-szu-gal2-e e2 dur2-bi-sze3 mu-un-[x]
10'. [x] nag-nag-e buru14 im-su-su-[x]
11'. [...] {gesz}kun5 lu2# min-e da nu-[x]
12'. [x x] nim#-gim mi-ni-ib2-dal-[...]
13'. [...]-a inim i3-szid#-[x]
14'. [...] x dumu-ni-ra# ga# [...]
15'. munus giri17 hur ak szeg11 gi4-gi4-dam
16'. [{gesz}]bala# hur-ra szu-na [...]
17'. [...]-a# i-in-ku4#-[...]
18'. [...]-sir2#-ra# gu2# mu-un-gi#-[...]
19'. [...] x x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. sza3 [...] x [...]
4'. nig2#-nam# nu#-kal x [...]
  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
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 026

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

  • history: OIP 16, 126

    [Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: Peterson UF 42, 535f, 50, 535f, 42 (N 2739) & 45 (N 2487)

    [sec33608] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 02203 + CBS 13107 + N 2487 + N 2739
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2020-04-03 at 10:30:10 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 07:43:24 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus 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 000782 (Instructions of Shuruppak) composite (P478969) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P259258 leadP259258 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259258.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P259258). (2023, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259258 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259258 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259258},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259258},
}


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