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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 55-21-334

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; 12x12 lines; 7.0x5.6)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

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]

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 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak; 12x12 lines; 7.0x5.6)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • 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

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

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. 026 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257251.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 026 artifact entry (No. P257251). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257251 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257251 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 026 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257251},
}

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