CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 025 (P256631)

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

UM 29-16-009 + N 0852

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; 29x28 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. ga2-e na-[...]
2. dam dim3#-e# [...]
3. lu2 hun-ga2-zu [...]
4. {kusz}[lu]-ub2# szi-mu-e-da-gu7#-[...]
5. ga#-ba#-ra-gu7 [...]
6. dumu-nita-zu e2-zu-[...]
7. dumu-munus-zu ama5-ni-sze3# [...]
8. kasz nag-a-zu-ne di na-an-ne-e
9. e2-ta e3 sza3-zu an-[...]
10. an su3-u4-dam ki kal-kal#-[...]
11. an-da nig2 im#-da-lu-lu-[x]
12. kur-kur-re zi szi-im-da-pa-an-pa#-[an]
13. u4 buru14-sze3 u4 kal-kal#-[...]
14. geme2-gim de5-ga-ab egi-gim [...]
15. dumu-mu geme2-gim ri egi-gim gu7-a ur5 he2#-[am3]
16. asz2 du11-du11-ge bar szi-in-[...]
17. igi-tum3 la2 sag gesz im-ra-ra#
18. gu3 mur-re lu2-lul-e tug2 szi-bir7-bir7-e
19. asz2 di nig2-NE-e na-di sze3-il2-il2
20. inim diri u3-bu-bu-ul u2-lipisz-gig-ga
21. mu gun3-gun3-da ga-mu-e-da-zalag-ge
22. inim szed3-de3-mu he2-gal2-la-am3
23. a-ra-zu a szed4# sza3-ge im-szed4-e
24. [asz2 x x]-ga2#-ah di-da gizzal kalam-ma-ke4
25. [x]{ki}-e dumu-ni-ra na na-mu-ni-de5-de5
26. szuruppak#{ki} dumu ubara-tu-tu-ke4
27. [x]-u4-su3-ra2 dumu-ni-ra na sze-mu-ni-de5-de5
28. [x] na ga-de5 na-de5-mu he2-dab5
29. [...]-su3#-ra2 inim ga-ra-ab-du11 gizzal he2-em-szi-ak
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1. [...] szu nam-bi2-bar-re
2. [...] na#-ab-ta-bala-e-de3
3. [...]-mu-ra-ra-an e-pa5-zu sze3-im-ra
4. [...]-sa10 ka u4-sar-ra-kam
5. dumu#-[...]-sa10 za3 e2-gar8-e us2-sa
6. geme2 [...]-sa10# giri3 dur2-bi-sze3 e2 gal2-gal2-la-am3
7. sag kur#-[...]-ta-e-e11
8. [...]-ta u3-mu-e-de6
9. dumu-mu ki {d}utu e3-a-asz
10. a hu-mu-ra-an-de2-e igi-zu-sze3 he2-du
11. e2 nu-tuku e2-a-ni la-ba-du
12. ere nu-tuku ere-ni-sze3 la-ba-du
13. la-ba-e-da-hi-li-e la-ba-da-[...]
14. dumu-mu ki {d}utu-e3-a-asz
15. dili-zu-ne kaskal na#-an#-[...]-un#
16. nu-zu-a-zu sag# [...]-a-x
17. mu-mu-a se3-ga sag#-[...] im-ma?-x-e
18. kur-ra kur# [...]-be2
19. nam-tar [...]-am3#
20. lu2-da giri3-[...]
21. szesz-[gal] a-a na-nam [...]
22. szesz-gal-zu-ur2 [...]
23. nin9 gal ama-zu-gim# [...]
24. za-e igi-zu-ta [...]
25. ka-zu-ta [...]
26. ga2-la dag-ge e2# [...]
27. ninda-e lu2 [...]

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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) Instructions of Shuruppak; 29x28 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 026, pl. III-IV

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

  • history: Peterson UF 42, 535f, 50, 535f, 41 (N 0852)

    [sec33608] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: UM 29-16-009 + N 0852
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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
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
2018-02-11 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 07:43:22 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah 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. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256631.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P256631). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256631 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256631 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256631},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256631},
}


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