CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 059 (P356536)

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

Penn —

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))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...]-an-[...]
3'. [...] dur5-[...]
4'. [...] giri3#-ni im-ma-[...]
5'. [...] na#-nam nin9-gal [...]
6'. [...] gizzal [...]
reverse
1. [...]-gim# szu he2-en#-[...]
2. [...] kin na-an-[...]
3. [...] nig2#-nam nu-lu-[...]
4. [...] e2 dur2-bi mu#-[...]
5. [...]-ra bi2-in#-[...]
6. [...]-ra bi2-in#-[...]
7. [...]-ma-da-[...]
8. [...] amar szi-[...]
  rest broken

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


  • history: Heimerdinger, Jane W., SLFN (1979) 64, 3N-T919,485,

    [sec92020] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Penn —
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0919,485
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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
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:44:46 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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. 059 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356536.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 059 artifact entry (No. P356536). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356536 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356536 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356536},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356536},
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