CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 007 (P355647)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Museum Collection(s)

Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Museum Number

NMC 10054

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

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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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [...]-im#-sar-re-em
2. [...] sag# im#-ta-ab-gur4-gur4-re
3. [...]-zu#-a-ke4 na?-szi#-su-su-un
4. [...] masz2-u2 na-nam sza2-bi inim-sig-ga
5. [...] i7# mah-am3 sza3-bi gu4 du7-dam
6. [...] nig2 sa2 nu-di-dam
7. nig2#-e3#-a# nig2 nu-silig-ge-dam
8. ninda lu2-u3 gu7 ga-ra-ab-szum2-bi gun3-a
9. szum2-mu-da-bi an bad-ra2-am3
10. nu-ra-ab-szum2-mu ninda igi-bi-sze3 til-am3
11. ga-ra-ab-szum2-bi lu2-ra ga-ni-in-us2
12. nig2-u2-rum nig2 a2 se3-ga-a-ta
13. lu2-tur-mu nig2 nu-mu-un-da-sa2
14. ka sa6-sa6-ge inim i3#-szid#-e#
reverse
1. ka x x kiszib3 e-il2-il2
2. [x] lal3#-e u2-lal3 e-bur2-re
3. lul {kusz}lu-ub2-a-ni sa2 im-du
4. kusz-du3-du3-e kusz ni2 sze-ba-NI-e
5. silim-di ka su3-ga sza-ba-ni-in-gar
6. kusz du3-du3-e ni2 sze-ba-NI-e
7. usu-tuku szu lu2-ta sza-ba-ra-an-tum3
8. u6-di lu2-lil-e nig2 u2-gu i3-de2-e
9. [...] na#-an-szer3-szer3-re-de3
10. [x]-ti# ku3-sze3 am3-mi-ni-in-gal
11. [...]-tuku nam szi-ib-tar-re
12. [...] lu2 ur2-sze3 mu-un-de2-e
13. [...] ba-gub
14. [...] x ba-KU

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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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 027

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

  • history: Jacobsen, Thorkild, JCS 08, 085, CNMA (1954) 10054,

    [sec91497] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NMC 10054
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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
2015-11-26 at 17:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:44:29 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2006-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. 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

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355647.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P355647). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355647 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355647 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355647},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P355647},
}


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