CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 026 (P256740)

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 29-16-145

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) Praise of Lipit-Eshtar; 14x10 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [{d}]nisaba# [munus ul-la gun3]-a
2'-3'. [munus zi dub]-sar# [nin nig2-nam] zu#
4'-5'. [si?-zu im]-ma# [si ba-ni-in]-sa2#
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'-2'. di# kur#-kur-ra-[ke4] si sa2-sa2-de3#
3'-4'. inim sza3-ga gal2-la# lul zi-bi mu-e-zu
5'-7'. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar lu2 erim2-ra guru5-usz mu-e#-ta-ab#-e3#-de3#-en
8'-10'. ka nir-[da] ka giri3 saga11 du11# lu2# zi-zi-i mu#-e#-[zu]
11'-13'. nam#-tag dugud# ka# garasz2-[kam lu2] ti#-le# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'-2'. ur#-sag# [{d}nin-urta] maszkim kal-ga#-[zu-um]
3'-4'. {d}nusku sukkal mah# a2#-tah inim-ma-zu-um#
5'-7'. iszib# kesz3{ki}-sze3 {d}nin-tu-re zi-de3-esz pa3#-da-me-en
8'-9'. uri2#{ki}-sze3 gal2-la szul# gesz tuku
  rest broken

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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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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: rt edge
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) Praise of Lipit-Eshtar; 14x10 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Farber, Gertrud, JCS 32 (1980) 064,

    [sec47167] N.d.

  • history: Vanstiphout, Herman L. J., JCS 30 (1978) 059,

    [sec47168] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 29-16-145
  • Accession No.:

  • 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
2017-09-02 at 12:26:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-06 at 13:08:56 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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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 026 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256740.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 026 artifact entry (No. P256740). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256740 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256740 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256740},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256740},
}


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