CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 083 (P256797)

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

N 2666 + UM 29-16-223

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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obverse
1. |UR.GA|-ru-sze3 a2 mu-e-szi-ib-ag2#
2. ur-sag nam-lugal-zu tum3#-de3 tar-tar-ra mu-un-gal2
3. {d}nin-urta me-abzu-zu szu-si-si-ba gizkim i-im-ti#
4. igi im-sag3-sag3 ki-tusz im-kur2-re
5. a2#-sag3-e u4-szu2-usz ki-sur-ra a2-ba mi-ni-ib-ku4-ku4#
6. {gisz}rab-dingir-re-e-ne na-dab5-en
7. dara3#-an-na kur umbin zukum
8. {d}nin-urta en# dumu-{d}en-lil2-la2 a-na zi-bi mu-e-gi4
9. a2-sag3 zi-ga-e szu la#-ba-gal2 dugud-da-bi im-gu-ul
10. |KI#.SU#.UB2.GAR|-bi-da KA ib2-ta-DU erin2#-bi igi la-ba-te-ga2
11. [ur5-ra kal-ga-bi] sag# im-gi4 {gisz}tukul-e gisz la-ba-ab#-sig#?
12. [{d}nin-urta] [...] szukur-mah-e su-bi nu-dar-e
13. [ur-sag na-me]-gin7# na#-ra-dim2
14. [...] a2#-U2#-su3#-su3#
15. [sze-er-zi me-te]-dingir#-re#-e-ne
16. [...] gal#-zu ur5-ra
17. [...] igi#-bar-bar-ra-gu10
18. [...] x ak-ak-mu-un
19. [...] [ki-giri3-ni]-sze3# ba#-DU
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1. [...] x
2. [...] bi2#-ib-la2
3. [...]-sar#-re-ne
4. [...] [u4-ha]-lam-ma-bi-a [ba]-ni#-ib-ga2-ga2-ne#
5. [...] usz11#-ze2-a i-ni-in-de2#
6. [...]-un#-us2 lipisz szur2 mu-un-tag
7. [i7-mah-gin7 mi]-ni#-ib-be2 i3-ur3#-ru gu2-erim2-sze3
8. {gisz#}tukul# sag#-pirig#-ga2#-ni-a sza3 mu-un-na-ab-zalag-ge#
9. muszen-gin7 i3-dal-e kur mu-un-na-zukum-e
10. nu-sze-ga# tum3-de3 a2-dub2 i3-ak-e
11. a-na# ak# zu-zu-de3 an-ur2 im-nigin
12. |UL#.DU| gaba# mu-un-ru-gu2 inim-bi mu-un-na-ab#-tum3#
13. nu-kusz2-u3 la-ba-tusz#-u3 a2-bi mar-uru5# du
14. szar2-ur3-re en {d}nin-urta-ra |A.KA| a-na bi2-ib-dib
15. ad-gi4-a kur-ra szu im-mi-ib-gi4-gi4
16. en {d}nin-urta-ra se3-ke-ak mu-un-na-bur2-bur2#-e#
17. inim#-du11-ga a2-sag3-a gu-gin7 i3-si-il#-e#

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 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: BPOA 9, 047 (N 2666)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: van Dijk, Johannes J. A., Lugale 2 (1983) 014 L,

    [sec47176] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: N 2666 + UM 29-16-223
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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
2012-10-25 at 05:25:32 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 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 083 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256797.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 083 artifact entry (No. P256797). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256797 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 083 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256797 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000351, ex. 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256797},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256797},
}


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