RIME 4.02.11.01, ex. 01 (P262842)

Official or display tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 07861 + CBS 07865 + N 7282

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness Historical; introduction of statues into Nippur; (Obv)(i)15x(ii)17x(iii)17x(iv)33x(v)36x(vi)24x(Rev)(vii)16x(viii)20x(ix)19x(x)16x(xi)13x(xii)7 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. {[d]}en#-lil2#
2. en u18-ru
3. asz-a-ni mah
4. za3-dib an-ki-a
5. sipa-gi7 edin
6. kilib3# zi-gal2 tum2-tum2-mu
7. nig2-a-na
8. mu sa4-a
9. en3 tar-ra
10. x x-na-us2?
11. [x] x ni#
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. [...]
16. [...]-ni#
17. [...] x DI
18. [...]-ni#
19. [...] x
20. [...] x
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. en x [...]
4. ug3 szar2 x [x (x)]
5. me kilib3-ba za3 kesz2#
6. lugal-mu-ra#
7. {d}EN-<ZU-i-qi2-sza-am>
8. nita kal-ga
9. sipa sza3 du10-du10 nibru{ki}-ke4#
10. u2-a uri2#{ki#}-ma#
11. lugal [larsa{ki}]-ma#
12. lugal# [ki]-en#-[gi]
13. ki#-uri#-me-en#
  single ruling
14. lu2 bad3 gal
15. larsa{ki}-ma mu-du3-a
16. larsa{ki} iri ul x an-ki#
17. mu-mah bi2-in-tuku-me-en#
18. sipa ni2-tuku
19. {[d]}en#-lil2 {d}nin-lil2#
20. [...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. nam-szita-asz gub-ba-me-en#
2. alan# zabar# 7(disz)-ta x
3. [...]
4. [...]
5. [...]
6. [...]
7. [...] x
8. [...] x
9. [...] zabar#-x-ra
10. szu# [...] x-du7
11. [...] x
12. [...] x
13. esz3# [e2]-kur-ra-ka
14. sag-ga2 tuku-tuku#-de3#
15. inim du10 za3-mi2 nam-lugal-ga2
16. x ki ga2-ga2-de3
17. [alan]-ne2-[ne2]
18. dumu-ne2#-ne2#
19. ARAD lu2 x-x-[x]
20. bi2-in-dim2
21. mu# du-ri2 gi4-de3
22. [...]
23. [...]
24. [...]
25. [...]
26. [...]-bi#
27. [...]
28. [...] lugal#
29. [...]-a?
  rest broken
column 4
1. [n] 6(disz) sila3 ninda-ta
2. [n] sila3# kasz-ta
3. [n] sila3# kurun3-ta
4. [n sila3] ninda duh-ta
5. [sa2?]-du11-<sze3>
6. [alan] ne2-ne2
7. ARAD-ga2-ka
8. u4 asz-a ur5-gin7 hu-mu-ni-gar
9. u4-me-da u4-da egir-bi-sze3
10. lu2 alan ne2-ne2
11. dumu-ne2-ne2
12. ARAD-ga2
13. nig2 mu sa4-a
14. an-zil i-ni-in-gar-ra
15. nu-ub-zi-re-a
16. mu-ni li-bi2-ib2-ha-lam-e-a
17. ki-gub-ba-bi
18. nu#-ub-da-ab-kur2-ru-a
19. e2-nig2-GAR-ra
20. nu-bi2#-ib2-[ku4-ku4-a]
21. [...]
22. [...]
23. kasz# ninda u6# [di-de3]
24. im-mi-ib?-gub?-ba#?-[a]
25. alan ne2-ne2
26. ARAD-ga2
27. nu-ub-ta-ku5-ru-a
28. lu2-bi bala-a-ni
29. du-ri2 he2-em
30. {gesz}tukul-bi ki me3-ka
31. [gaba]-ri# na-an-tuku-tuku
32. [...] x-bi
33. [he-em]-ta#-sag3
  rest broken
column 5
1. u4 {d}en#-lil2
2. enkar {gesz}[...]
3. nam-sipa kalam-ma-sze3 x [x]
4. ib2-szi-ga2-ga2-a
5. tukum-bi
6. alan-a-ni he2-a
7. alan ARAD-da-ni he2-a
8. e2-kur
9. e2 {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
10. i-ni-in-ku4-ku4
11. alan ARAD-ga2
12. ki-gub-ba-bi
13. nam-ba-da-ab-kar-re
14. alan-a-ni
15. igi alan ARAD-da-ni
16. ki-ba nam-ba-ab-gub-be2
17. ki-bi-sze3 na-ab-gub-be2
18. bar-bi-sze3 he2-bi2-ib2-gub-be2
19. lu2 a2 nig2-hul-dim2-ma
20. ib2-szi-ag2-ge26-e
21.-22. alan zabar ne2-ne2
23. dumu ne2-ne2
24. ARAD-ga2
25. nig2 mu sa4-a
26. [an]-zil i-ni-in-gar-ra
27. [ib2-zi-re-a]
28. [mu]-ni
29. [bi2-ib2-ha-lam-e]-a
30. ki-gub#-[ba]-bi#
31. ib2-da-ab-kur2#-ru#-a#
32. alan-a-ni
33.-34. igi alan-ne2-ne2
35. ARAD-ga2-ka
36. bi2-ib2-gub-bu-a
37. e2-nig2-GA-ra
38. alan [ne2-ne2]
39. ARAD#-[ga2]
40. [bi2-ib2-ku4-ku4-a]
  rest broken
column 6
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. x [...]
4. x [...]
5. ib2-ta#-[...]
6. mu-sar#-[ra-ba]
7. szu bi2#-[ib2-ur3-ru-a]
8. mu-ni# [bi2-ib2-sar-re-a]
9. asz2-bala#-[a-ba-ke4-esz lu2-kur2]
10. szu# [ba-an-zi-zi-a]
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. [...]
15. x [...]
16. lu2-[bi lugal he2-a en he2-a]
17. u3 lu2#-[ulu3 sag-zi-gal2]
18. mu sa4#-[a he2-a]
19. lu2-[ba]
20. mu# [na-an-tuku-tuku]
21. {d}[...]
22. {d}[...]
23. nam# [ha-ba-an-da-ku5-ru-ne]
24. ki#? [...]
25. [...]
26. x [...]
27. hu-mu#-[...]
28. {d}en-[ki ...]
29. nun x [...]
30. i7 x [...]
31. a# x [...]
32. u3#? [...]
33. x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. x [...] in-na#-[...]
2'. ki-hub x [...] lu2# [...]
3'. lu2-erim2-ni# [...]
4'. ka-a ki [...] DU [...]
5'. giri3 szu [...]
6'. [...]
7'. [...]
8'. [...]
9'. [...]
10'. [...]
11'. sza3 [...]
12'. gam [...] x [...]
13'. igi-la2 mu#-[...]
14'. he2-en#-[...]
15'. a kal [...]
16'. nam-TAR x [...]
17'. x [...]
18'. x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. ug3-ug3-bi
3'. {gesz}tukul# he2-en-da-szub-be2
4'. iri-ni e2-ri-a
5'. ar2#?-ar2#? he2-em
6'. kalam-ma-ni he2-en-szub
7'. du6-du6-ra he2-en-szid
8'. lu2 {d}suen-a
9'. {d}nanna-gin7
10'. lu2 mu-szi-da-be2#
11'. sag he2-x-[...]
12'. szu mah-ni he2-x-x
13'. su3-da ha-ra-ab-dab5
14'. nig2-tuku nig2-sa6-ga
15'. a-ba-da-an-tak4
16'. iri ki nu-zu-na
17'. szu he2-en-dag-ge4
18'. he2#-gal2# si3#-si3#-ga#
19'. x szu# he2#-en#-da#-an#-dab5#
20'. min-kam-ma-sze3 tukum-bi
21'. u4#-da# lu2
22'. [...] x
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [x] na# x x
2'. x ak#-a#-gin7#
3'. {d}utu-ra he2-en-ta-gi4-gi4
4'. kar x x x x
5'. lu2 kas4?-a-asz ha-ba-an-ku4-ku4
6'. [x] e2#-gal-la-ke4
7'. a-gin7 ki-sze-er-ra he2-em-bur2-e
8'. nig2-gig e2-gal-sze3
9'. he2-ni-in-ku4-ku4
10'. iri-ni ur#-gi7#-gin7#
11'. szu he2-en-da-ab-zi
12'. mu-ni he2-en-nigin
13'. mu pa3-da-ni
14'. kalam-ma na-an-ga2-ga2
15'. [x]-ta# x x x
16'. [x] ab#-ta#-x-x
17'. [x x] an# x x [x]
18'. x [...]-bi#
19'. [...]-e
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ARAD#-ga2#
2'. mu-dim2-ma-sze3
3'. za-ri-ku
4'. lu2 mas-su
5'. nig2-na-me na-ab-be2
6'. ARAD-ga2 szu-zi ba-ni-in-gar
7'. alan-a-ni mu-dim2
8'. u4 ul-li2-a-sze3
9'. egir# u4-da-sze3
10'. ARAD lugal-a-ni-ir
11'. szu# zi bi2-in-gar-ra
12'. alan-a-ni bi2#-in-dim2-<ma>
  rest broken
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. x me# x x
2'. x AB i3-du8-e
3'. e2-a ku4-ra
4'. e2#-a ti-la he2-a
5'. lu2 inim-gar
6'. alan ne2-ne2 ARAD-ga2
7'. bi2-ib2-hul-a
8'. musz3-me alan-a-ni
9'. nig2-sa6-<ga>-bi-a
10'. szu x x-bu-da
11'. bi2-ib2-si3-ga
12'. kasz ninda u6 di-de3
13'. im#-mi#-[ib2-gub-ba-a]
14'. [alan ne2-ne2]
15'. [ARAD-ga2]
16'. [ib2-ta-ku5-ru-a]
  rest broken
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-a#
2'. [...]-ta
3'. [...] x
4'. [...] x
5'. [...] x
6'. [...]-NE
7'. [...] x
8'. [...] x
  rest broken

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Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: Lo. part missing, edges mostly missing
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Official or display (witness Historical; introduction of statues into Nippur; (Obv)(i)15x(ii)17x(iii)17x(iv)33x(v)36x(vi)24x(Rev)(vii)16x(viii)20x(ix)19x(x)16x(xi)13x(xii)7 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: RIME 4, 02.11.01, ex. 01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Green & Frayne, AR RIM 06 (1988) 025-132,

    [sec48800] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 07861 + CBS 07865 + N 7282
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
RIME 4.02.11.01 composite (P448382) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P262842 leadP262842 lead

Cite this Artifact
“RIME 4.02.11.01, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262842.
RIME 4.02.11.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P262842). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262842 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 4.02.11.01, ex. 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262842 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2023RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RIME 4.02.11.01, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262842},
}

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