CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 085 (P251834)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 2788

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))

Language(s)

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. u4 re-a u4 su3#-ra2 re-a
2. ge6 re-a ge6 bad#-ra2# re-a
3. mu re-a mu su3-ra2 re-a
4. u4-ba u2-KAM? inim zu-a kalam-ma? ti-la-am3
5. szuruppak{ki} gesztu2 u2-KAM? inim-zu-a kalam-ma ti-la-am3
6. szuruppak{ki} dumu-ni-ra na na-mu-un-de5-de5
7. szuruppak{ki} dumu ubara-tu-tu-ke4
8. zi-u4-su3-ra2 dumu-ni#-ra na na-mu-un-de5-de5
9. dumu-mu na-de5-ge! na#-de5-mu# he2-dab5
10. zi-u4-su3-ra2 inim gizzal he2-em-szi-ak
11. na-de5-ga-mu szu nam-bi2-bar-re-en
12. inim du11-ga-mu na-ab#-ta#-bala-e-de3
13. na-de5 ab-ba nig2 kal-la-a gu2-zu he2-em-szi-gal2
14. dur3 ur3# gu3-di-na-ab-sa10-sa10 erin2-zu sza-re-eb-si-il#?
15. GAN2 kaskal-la nam-ba-e-ga2-ga2 nam-silig gu2-ga2-am3
16. a-sza3 ka-giri3-ka nam-ba-e#?-ur3#?-ru a zu IGI? bulug NE
17. GAN2-zu-a pu2 na-an-du3 ug3#-e# [...] [...]-eb-hul?-x
18. e2 sila dagal-la-ta nam-bi2-ib#-la2#-e#-en# kesz2-da gal2#-la-am3
19. szu du8-a nu-un-tum3 lu2#-bi# sza#-[ba]-e-dab5-be2-en
20. za-e szu-du8-a nam-mu-ak-en
21. lu2-ra igi-du8-a na-an-ak-en uru2#-bi sza-ba-re-eb-su-su
22. ki du14-da-ka nam-ba-e-gub-bu-de3-en
23. du14-de3 lu2 ki-inim-ma nam-ma-sze3 na-an-ku4-ku4-un
24. du14-de3 ni2-zu a-na? nam?-mu#-ga2#-da-zu-zu-un
25. [x]-x nam-x x KA nam-ur3?-[ur3-re?]
26. [x] x e2-gal-ka bi2-in-gub-[x-x]
27. du14-ta bar-ta gub-gub-[x-x] i3#?-ni-ta#? sila kur2-ra nigin2-na-ma-an#-[x x]
reverse
1. nig2 nam-mu-zuh-zuh ni2-zu nu#?-usz-en#
2. e2 nam-mu-buru3-de3-en mi#?-x-si?-sahar al nam#-[me]
3. ni2-zu sag na#-nam ul-GAN? na-nam
4. dumu-mu sa# gaz# nam#-mu#-ak#-en ni2-zu x-x-x x-bar#-re-e
5. nita nimgir#?-si# na-an#-[...]-en
6. ki#-sikil# [...]
7. ka [...]-ga2-ga2
8. du14 nam-[...]-en
9. lul nam-[...]
10. ka# tar#? [...]
11. na-[...]
12. na-[...]
13. giri3 ur5#?-re# x ab x
14. egir-bi-sze3 x x-gim IGI x x [...]
15. u2 nu?-kin?-kin?-ga2#-sze3 udu-...
16. usz nu-se3-ga#-sze3
17. usz se3-ga kaskal [...] x-am3
18. kaskal# [...] am3#
19. ansze# [...]-ak-x

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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))
  • Language(s):

  • history: Alster, Wisdom of Ancient Sumer, pls. nn

    [Alster2005Wisdom] Alster, Bendt. 2005. Wisdom of Ancient Sumer.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 2788
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-02-11 at 09:30:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:00:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:43:19 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry 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. 085 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P251834.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 085 artifact entry (No. P251834). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P251834 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 085 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P251834 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P251834},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P251834},
}


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