CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 037 (P356759)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 058539

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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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [...]-e
2. [...] ba-gub
3. [...] x tar-re KU
4. [...] szi-me-da-ba-e
5. [...]-gu7-e
6. [...]-til-en
7. [...]-da-dag-ge
8. [...]-gu7 e2-gal-la ba-gub
9. [...] e2-zu-sze3 im-me
10. [...] ama5-ni-sze3 im-me
11. [...] di na-an-ne#
12. [...]-zu na-an#-gu7#-e
13. [...] ki kal-kal#-la-am3
reverse
1. [...]-ab-zalag-ge
2. [...]-gal2#-la-am3
3. [...]-ge# im-szed4#-e
4. [...]-da# gizzal kalam-ma-ke4
5. [...]-ra# na sze3-mu-ni-in-de5
6. [...] ubur#-tu-tu-ke4
7. [...]-ra na sze-mu-ni-in-de5
8. [...] szuruppak#{ki} dumu-ni-ra [na sze3]-mu-un-ni-in-de5
9. [...]-tu-tu-ke4
10. [...]-ra na sze3-mu-ni-in-de5
11. [...]-zu-szi-im-ra

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, 026, pl. XII

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

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  • Museum No.: IM 058539
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0537
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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
2021-10-29 at 14:57:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-02-11 at 09:30:42 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 07:44:50 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. 037 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356759.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 037 artifact entry (No. P356759). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356759 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 037 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356759 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 037 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356759},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356759},
}

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