CDLI Literary 000695, ex. 002 (P277890)

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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 2821A + N 2825 + N 2843 + N 2849 + N 7170 (+) N 2824bis + N 2828bis + N 2832bis + N 2833bis + N 2838 + N 2839 + N 2840bis + N 7201 (+) N 2836 + N 28

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.15.03 Nergal C (witness) (adab))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. en# ni2 gur3-ru an-ki kalam-ma pa e3-a
2. nam-lugal#-sze3# a-a-zu tu-da
3. sag-ge6-[ga] ni2#-[zu] mi-ni-in-ri
4. {d}a-nun#-[na dingir] gal-gal-e-ne
5. ni2 me#-[lam2]-zu#-ta dili [szi]-im#-da-bad-de6-ne
6. {d}nergal# en ni2 gur3#-ru an-ki kalam-ma pa e3-a
7. nam-lugal-sze3 [a]-a-zu tu-da
8. sag-ge6-ga ni2-zu mi-ni-in-ri
9. {d}a-nun-na dingir gal-gal-e-ne
10. ni2 me-lam2#-[zu]-ta dil szi-[im-da]-bad-de6-ne
11. ur-sag [...]-a-zu [in]-tu-u4-de3-en-na-ta
12. ki sag-[ki]-a ug3 gu3 si-a
13. a-a-zu [{d}]en#-lil2#-le# [...]-esz# mu-ri2-rig7#
14. nam# tar#-tar#-de3# [...]-ra#-ni-ge#-[en]
15. [ur]-sag {d}nergal# [...]
16. {d}nergal ur#-[...]
17. ki sag-ki-a [...]
18. kur-gal [...]
19. nam tar#-[...]
20. ur-[...]
21. en# nig2-me-[...]
22. ur-sag GISZGAL-[...]
23. nig2-nam-zu# [...]
24. u2-a [...]
25. {d}nergal# [...]
26. [...]
27. [...]
28. [...] {gesz}[...]
29. [...] lagasz{ki}-ke4 [...]
30. [{d}]nergal# ki lagasz[...]
31. sa-gid2-[...]
32. en {d}en-lil2 kalam-ma kur-ra x [...]
33. {d}si-sa2 gaba-[...]
34. {d}isztaran ki u4 szu di si# [...]
35. en gu4 du7 si-musz3 za-gin3 duru5 an x [...]
36. ur-sag-mu ni2 me-lam2-[...]
37. {d}en-lil2-le sag#-ge6-ga-na sza-[...]
38. dingir-re-e-ne nam i-ri-[in-tar-re-esz]
39. {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne nam-lugal# [...]
40. du#-zu-ne u4 [...]
41. [...]-bi-da [...]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [en] gu4# du7 si#-[...]
2'. [ur]-sag-mu# [...]
3'. {d}en-lil2-le sag# [...]
4'. dingir-re-e-ne [...]
5'. [{d}]a#-nun#-na#-ke4-ne [...]
6'. du#-zu#-ne# [...]
7'. an-ki-bi-da [...]
8'. za-pa-ag2-zu# {d}a#-[...]
9'. en inim-zu# du10-ga [...]
10'. ur-sag-mu# sag-ki husz# [...]
11'. [ab] hu-[luh]-ha ku-kur zi-ga#-[gin7]
12'. [...] mu-e-du8 uru2# [...]
13'. [{d}]nergal# dingir kalam#-[...]
14'. [...]-na [...]
15'. [...]-ba6 nin ug3-da# [...]
16'. [iri]-ku3#-[...]
17'. [...] su3#-ra2 KI-LUGAL-DU [...]
18'. [{d}]nergal en# inim#-[...]
19'. ur#-sag-mu sag-ki husz [...]
20'. ab hu-luh-ha# ku#-kur# zi#-[...]
21'. ur sag zar mu-e-du8 uru2 mu-e#-[...]
22'. {d}nergal dingir kalam-ma-ke4 x [...]
23'. nin# dumu an#-na uru-ni ki-ag2#-e#
24'. {d#}ba#-ba6# nin ug3-da kusz2#-u3-de3
25'. iri-ku3-ke4 <iri> nam-nin-a-ka-na#
26'. bara2 u4 su3-ra2 KI-LUGAL-GUB gub-bu-za pa szi-im-ma-ni-[e3]
27'. sa#-gar#-ra-am3
28'. szul-gi nam-ti-e ki-ag2-e
29'. u2-a lagasz!(SZIR-BUR){ki}-ke4 {d#}mes-lam-ta-e3-a me-tesz2 he2-i-[i]
double ruling
30'. a-da-ab {d}nergal-ka-kam
double ruling
31'. en-e nam iri#-na tar-re-de3
32'. e gu4-de3# gu4#-de3
33'. ur-sag pirig# husz

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)

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
This artifact is composed of fragments.
Condition Description: upper right corner, rev blank
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.15.03 Nergal C (witness) (adab))
Language(s): Sumerian

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history: Peterson, Jeremiah, JCS 67 (2015) 045-063,

[sec53991] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: N 2821A + N 2825 + N 2843 + N 2849 + N 7170 (+) N 2824bis + N 2828bis + N 2832bis + N 2833bis + N 2838 + N 2839 + N 2840bis + N 7201 (+) N 2836 + N 28
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Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2015-02-22 at 17:00:46	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-02-18 at 16:16:26	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-02-18 at 12:42:49	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-02-10 at 08:55:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-02-10 at 08:39:08	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	approved
2015-02-10 at 08:38:54	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah	Penn Museum	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (4.15.3)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (4.15.3)
Penn Museum (573828)
Penn Museum (573824)
Penn Museum (573825)
Penn Museum (573827)
Penn Museum (573823)
Penn Museum (573829)
Penn Museum (573830)
Penn Museum (573835)
Penn Museum (573831)
Penn Museum (573832)
Penn Museum (573833)
Penn Museum (573826)
Penn Museum (573834)
Penn Museum (573822)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2821A)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P277890)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000695 (Nergal C) composite (P478913)	View the score

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P277890 leadP277890 lead

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“CDLI Literary 000695, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P277890.

CDLI Literary 000695, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P277890). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P277890 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000695, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P277890 (Accessed: May 10, 2024).

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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P277890},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P277890},
}

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