CDLI Literary 000321 OB Catalogue from Nippur 2 (P255993)

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

UM 29-15-155 (cast)

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 0.02.01 OB Catalogue from Nippur (N2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lugal-me-en sza3-ta
  ETCSL 2.04.02.1 Shulgi A ('Decad no. 01')
2. lugal mi2 du11-ga
  ETCSL 2.05.05.1 Lipit-Ishtar A ('Decad no. 02')
3. en-e nig2-du7-e
  ETCSL 5.05.04 Song of Hoe ('Decad no. 03')
4. nin me szar2-ra
  ETCSL 4.07.02 Inanna B ('Decad no. 04')
5. {d}en-lil2 su3-ra2-sze3
  ETCSL 4.05.01 Enlil A ('Decad no. 05')
6. nam2 nun-e
  ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06'); ETCSL 4.13.13 Nanna M; ETCSL 4.13 Hymn to Nanna
7. u4 re-a
  ETCSL 1.01.04 Enki’s Journey to Nippur ('Decad no. 07'); ETCSL 1.08.01.4 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld ("Decad no. 07a"); ETCSL 1.01.02 Enki and Ninmaḫ ("Decad no. 07b"); ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak ("Decad no. 07c")
8. in-nin me husz-a
  ETCSL 1.03.02 Inanna and Ebih ('Decad no. 08')
9. e2 u4 husz an ki
  ETCSL 4.28.01 Nungal A ('Decad no. 09')
10. en-e kur lu2 ti-la-sze3
  ETCSL 1.08.01.5 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10')
  single ruling
11. szul me3-ka
  ETCSL 1.8.1.2 Gilgamesh and Bull of Heaven
12. lu2-kin-gi4-a ag
  ETCSL 1.08.01.1 Gilgamesh and Agga
13. gu4-dam iri{ki}
  ETCSL 1.03.04 Inanna and Gudam
14. i3-a lum-lum
  ETCSL 1.08.01.5.1 Gilgamesh and Huwawa B
15. bur-szu-ma gal
  ETCSL 2.05.01.5 Išbi-Erra E
16. ku6-mu e2 du3
  ETCSL 5.09.01 Home of Fish
17. hur-sag an ki-bi-da
  ETCSL 5.03.02 Debate between Grain and Sheep
column 2
1. sag-ki gid2-da
  ETCSL 2.01.05 Curse of Agade
2. edin i-lu gar-u3
  ETCSL 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream
3. u4 re-a
  ETCSL 1.01.04 Enki’s Journey to Nippur ('Decad no. 07'); ETCSL 1.08.01.4 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld ("Decad no. 07a"); ETCSL 1.01.02 Enki and Ninmaḫ ("Decad no. 07b"); ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak ("Decad no. 07c")
4. u4 re-a
  ETCSL 1.01.04 Enki’s Journey to Nippur ('Decad no. 07'); ETCSL 1.08.01.4 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld ("Decad no. 07a"); ETCSL 1.01.02 Enki and Ninmaḫ ("Decad no. 07b"); ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak ("Decad no. 07c")
  single ruling
5. iri na-nam
  Enlil and Ninlil; Nanše A
6. nin me zi-da
7. iri na-nam
  Enlil and Ninlil; Nanše A
8. e {gesz}al-e {gesz}al-e
  Debate between Hoe and Plough
9. lugal-e mu-ni nig2-ul-e
  Šulgi B
10. u4 ul re-ta
  Debate between Bird and Fish
11. ki-ur3 gal-e
  Debate between Tree and Reed
12. an-ne2 nam-nir-ra#
  Debate between Winter and Summer
13. gesz-gi a-na gu3# mu#-un-de2
  Heron and Turtle
  single ruling
14. u5 gesz-gi ku3-ta
  Nanše C
15. tur3-ra-na
  Lament for Ur
16. tur3 me nin-e
  Lament for Nippur
17. u4 szu bala ak-de3
  Lament for Sumer and Ur
18. iri me zi-da
19. u4 husz ki-en-gi-ra
reverse
column 1
1. u4 husz an-ur2-ra
2. u4 ul an ki-ta
  Lugalbanda in Cave
3. lugal-banda3{da}
  Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird
4. szeg12 kur szuba-ta
  Enmerkar and Ensuḫkešda’ana
  single ruling
5. an gal-ta ki gal-sze3
  Inanna’s Descent
6. en mah-di an ki
  Enki and the World Order
7. {gi}en3-bar-ra gurun-na
8. in-nim me gal-gal-la
  Inanna and Šu-kale-tuda
9. u4 gal pirig an-na
  Inanna D
10. en gal men gur3-ru kul-aba{ki}
11. nam2 nun-e
  Nanna M, Hymn to Nanna; Keš Temple Hymn
12. iri gu4 husz
  Enmerkar and Lord of Aratta
13. e2-u6-nir
  Temple Hymns
  single ruling
14. me-sze3-am3 i3-du-de3-en
  Edubba A or Edubba E.
15. ga2-nu ki-mu-sze3
  E-dub-ba-a C
16. ga2-nu ga-na ga-ab-sa2-sa2-en-de3-en
  Dialogue 1
17. u4-ul-ur11-ra
  Farmer’s Instructions
18. me-ta-am3 am3-[du-un]
  E-dub-ba-a B
column 2
1. me-ta-am3 am3-di-di-[in]
  Dialogue 5
2. eme-gi7 e-[zu-u3]
  Edubba D
3. a-na-am3 a2 ag2-ag2
  Edubba R
4. di4-di4-la2 u4-da
  Dialogue 2
5. egir dub-me-ka
  Dialogue 3
6. [...] lu2 lil2-la2
  Diatribe B
7. [dim2]-ma-ni-us2-a-ni
  Diatribe A
8. a du10-ga gur-ra
  Diatribe C
  single ruling
  blank space

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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  • Condition Description: 2 cols
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 0.02.01 OB Catalogue from Nippur (N2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Kramer, Samuel N., BASOR 088 (1942) 012,

    [sec47058] N.d.

  • history: Kramer FTS 256, fig. 77,

    [sec47059] N.d.

  • history: Fluckliger-Hawker NABU 1996, 119,

    [sec47060] N.d.

  • citation: Delnero, Paul, ZA 100 (2010) 032-055,

    [sec47061] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: UM 29-15-155 (cast)
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-11-21 at 10:39:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2017-03-31 at 17:00:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-08-03 at 11:42:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-01-15 at 11:54:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-01-15 at 09:18:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-01-15 at 08:33:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-01-15 at 08:29:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-01-14 at 17:59:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-12-02 at 17:38:49 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael CDLI approved View
2012-04-22 at 18:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000321 OB Catalogue from Nippur 2 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255993.
CDLI Literary 000321 OB Catalogue from Nippur 2 artifact entry (No. P255993). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255993 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000321 OB Catalogue from Nippur 2 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255993 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000321 {OB} {Catalogue} from {Nippur} 2 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255993},
}


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