CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 008 (P262134)

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

CBS 07093

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.02 Lugalbanda and Anzu (witness) Epic of Lugalbanda II; (Obv)(i)11x(ii)13x(Rev)(iii)3 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  n lines broken
1. [...]-dul#
2. [...]-x#
  n lines broken
column 2
1. [...]-la#? [...]
2. [x] tukul#-a#-ni 1(DISZ)-bi [...]
3. anzu# [...]
4. lugal#-[...]
  n lines broken
reverse
column 1
1. muszen-e ku3 lugal-[...]
2. ga2-nu lugal-banda3# [...]
3. na ga-e-de5 na de5-[...]
4. inim ga-ra-ab-du11 [...]
5. gu3 de2-e nam [...]
6. gu5-li-zu-ne-er nam-[...]
7. szesz-zu-ne-er pa nam-[...]
8. sa6-ga hul sza3-ga# [...]
9. ge26-e gud3-mu-sze3# he2#-[...]
10. muszen-e gud3-bi#-sze3# [...]
11. lugal-banda3{da} ki szesz-a-ne-ne#-[...]
12. u5# gesz-gi ku3-ta# [...]
13. [x]-ha#-ma# abzu#-[...]
column 2
1. [...] mu gen-na-gin7
2. [...] gu3# nun-bi im-me
3. [...] kur#-ra-ke4# zu2# ba-ni-in-keszda
4. [...]-bi# mu-un#-tag-tag-ge
5. [...]-u3 nu-un-zu
6. [...] sag nu-um-ga2-ga2-a
7. [...] dumu# {d}utu#-ke4
8. [...] ba-ni-in-BAD
9. [...]-kig2#-kig2
10. [...]-kig2#-kig2
11. [...]-be2#
12. [...]-e3#

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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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: Ru. corner
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.02 Lugalbanda and Anzu (witness) Epic of Lugalbanda II; (Obv)(i)11x(ii)13x(Rev)(iii)3 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: OIP 15,, 006

    [Chiera1934OIP15] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Epics and Myths. Oriental Institute Publications 15. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: Wilcke Lugalbandaepos 087 S, pl. 12,

    [sec48646] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 07093
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000368 (Lugalbanda and Anzu) composite (P469673) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000368, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262134.
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P262134). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262134 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262134 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	month = {jun 15},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262134},
}

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