CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 026 (P257251)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 55-21-334Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak; 12x12 lines; 7.0x5.6)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. ga-ba-ra-gu7 e2-gal-la ba-gub#
2. dumu-nita-zu e2-zu-sze3 im-me
3. dumu#-munus-zu ama5-ni-sze3 im-me
4. kasz# nag-a-zu-ne di na-an-ne-e
5. e2#-ta e3 sza3-zu na-an-gu7-e
6. [x] su3-dam ki kal-kal-la-am3
7. [x]-da nig2 im-da-lu-lu-un
8. [x]-kur#-re zi szi-im-da-pa-an-pa
9. [x] buru14#-sze3 u4 kal-kal-la-sze3
10. [x] gim# de5-ga-ab egi-gim gu7-a
11. [x]-mu# geme2-gim ri egi-gim ku ur5 he2-en-na-nam-ma-am3
12. [...]-du11#-ge# bar# [x]-in#-[x]
13. [...]
14. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...] a-szed4 sza3-ge# [...]
3. [x x]-e dumu-ni-ra na sze3-mu-ni-in-de5
4. [...] e# dumu ubara-tu-tu-ke4
5. [...]-su3#-ra2 dumu-ni-ra na sze3-mu-ni-in-de5
6. [...]-su3#-ra2 inim ga-ra-ab-du11 gizzal he2-em-szi-ak
7. [...]-ga#-mu na-ab!-ta-ab-bala-e-de3
8. [...] nig2# nam-mu-ra [...]-pa5#-zu szi-im-[x]
obverse
1. ga-ba-ra-gu7 e2-gal-la ba-gub#
2. dumu-nita-zu e2-zu-sze3 im-me
3. dumu#-munus-zu ama5-ni-sze3 im-me
4. kasz# nag-a-zu-ne di na-an-ne-e
5. e2#-ta e3 sza3-zu na-an-gu7-e
6. [x] su3-dam ki kal-kal-la-am3
7. [x]-da nig2 im-da-lu-lu-un
8. [x]-kur#-re zi szi-im-da-pa-an-pa
9. [x] buru14#-sze3 u4 kal-kal-la-sze3
10. [x] gim# de5-ga-ab egi-gim gu7-a
11. [x]-mu# geme2-gim ri egi-gim ku ur5 he2-en-na-nam-ma-am3
12. [...]-du11#-ge# bar# [x]-in#-[x]
13. [...]
14. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...] a-szed4 sza3-ge# [...]
3. [x x]-e dumu-ni-ra na sze3-mu-ni-in-de5
4. [...] e# dumu ubara-tu-tu-ke4
5. [...]-su3#-ra2 dumu-ni-ra na sze3-mu-ni-in-de5
6. [...]-su3#-ra2 inim ga-ra-ab-du11 gizzal he2-em-szi-ak
7. [...]-ga#-mu na-ab!-ta-ab-bala-e-de3
8. [...] nig2# nam-mu-ra [...]-pa5#-zu szi-im-[x]
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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history: Alster, Shuruppak, 026, pl. VIII
[Alster1974Shuruppak] Alster, Bendt. 1974. The Instructions of Suruppak : A Sumerian Proverb Collection.
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- Museum No.: UM 55-21-334
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Excavation No: 3N-T0515
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Findspot Comments:
OI/UM 1951-52: TA 205, level XI 2
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved | |
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 | |
2018-02-11 at 09:30:42 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2015-11-26 at 17:00:57 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved | ||
2011-10-10 at 07:43:22 | Wagensonner, Klaus | Atf | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | approved | ||
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (5.6.1)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (5.6.1)
- Penn Museum (567904)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.55-21-334)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P257251)
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
Composite | Score |
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CDLI Literary 000782 (Instructions of Shuruppak) composite (P478969) | View the score |
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