CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 028 (P262937)

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 08001

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; (Obv)15x(Rev)15 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] nig2-e mu-e-[x]
2'. [...] gun2-gim igi gun3-gun3#
3'. [x]-ra# na-an-szer3-szer3-re# [... {gesz}a2]-bi# i3-[szar2]
4'. [...] x dumu-munus in-u3-tu#-[...]
5'. [...]-ra lag nam-ba-e-szub-be2#-[...] in-u3-tu-[x]
6'. [...]-kar#-re gu3 KA na-an-ga2-ga2
7'. [...] nam-silig gum-ga2-am3
8'. [...]-na# ga-am3-ma#-re7-en-de3-en
9'. [...] disz#-e ga-na-gam-en-de3-en
10'. [...]-ge#-[x] dumu in-su3-ge tu-ud-da
11'. [... {d}]nanna#-ug5-ge-en# [...]-du3-e
12'. [...]-bi-ir nam# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [x] gin2# dilmun#[{ki}] [...]
3'. [...]-am3# lu2 nu#-[...]
4'. [...] gaba# kur-ra-[...] x
5'. [...] gu7-gu7-u3-[me]-esz
6'. [...]-gim# nu-du3 ere lu2-gim nu-du3
7'. [...]-ka lu2 sza-ba-ra-an-e3-de3
8'. [...] kin-kin mu-na-til udu gi4-gi4 [...]
9'. [x] x-ra a-sza3 ur11-ru mu-na-til
10'. [...] x gi4 mu-na?-KU-en#?
11'. [kadra] inim#-ma-bi nig2 sza3 te-na mu?-[...]
12'. [...]-ku4# ra-bi nig2 sza3 te-na# [...]
13'. kadra# inim-inim-ma mul# [...]
16'. [...] ubur#-tu-[...]
  rest broken

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: center part
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak; (Obv)15x(Rev)15 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 026, pl. X

    [Alster1974Shuruppak] Alster, Bendt. 1974. The Instructions of Suruppak : A Sumerian Proverb Collection.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 08001
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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
2021-10-29 at 14:57:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-02-11 at 09:57:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:05:47 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 07:43:29 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum 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. 028 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262937.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 028 artifact entry (No. P262937). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262937 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262937 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 028 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262937},
}

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