CDLI Literary 000389, ex. 004 & 000634, ex. 003 & 000645, ex. 001 & 002324, ex. 001 (P262964)

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 08037 + N 1703 + N 1832 + N 7508

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.01.04 Ur-Namma D (witness); ETCSL 4.08.03 (witness); ETCSL 4.08.14 (w Dumuzi and Inanna Song, (ii)14'ff.:DI C; (iv)7ff.:DI N; Hymn to Urnammu: iii-iv 6'; (Obv)(i)20x(ii)27x(Rev)(iii)26x(iv)20 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 2
  beginning not transliterated
14. [...]-a# a-na mu#-ni#-x#
15. [...] e2-a a-na mu-ni-x#
16. [...]-ma#?-tu5 na-ma im#-[...]
17. [...]-ku3-ga im-ma#-[...]
18. [...]-babbar#-ra im-ma#-x#-x#
19. [...]-ze2#-ba#-bur-ra im-ma-an-[...]
20. |TUG2#.NAM#.NIN|-na-am2-ga-sza-an-na im#-[...]
21. szim-bi-zi i-bi2-ma2 im-ma#-[...]
22. gu2-bar-mu mu-DU si bi2#?-[...]
23. siki-mu im-ma-da-la2# [...]
24. {gisz}tukul-mu bala in-na#-[...]
25. nundun-mu ba-suh3# [...]
26. musz2#-mu# ba#-bur2#-[...]
27. gu2 gu2-bar-ra-[...]
28. har ku3-sig17 szu#-[...]
29. za-gin2-tur-tur# [...]
30. murub2#-bi# [...]
31. nin9# mul#-mul# [...]
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column 1
1. szesz#-mu lu2 e2-gal#-[...]
2. nar-e-ne lu2 [...]
3. me-e ka-ta mu#-[...]
4. ur5#-ra# [...]
5. [...]-ni he2-sa6#?-[...]
6. [ga?-na? he2]-tum2-tum2 he2#-[tum2-tum2]
7. [...] ga-mu-u8-[...]
8. [...] sila4 he2-em-tum2 [...]
9. [...] ga-mu-u8-[...]
10. [...] he2-em-tum2 [...]
11. [...] ga-mu-u8-da#-[...]
12. [...] x x he2#?-[...]
13. [...]-a# ga#-mu-u8-da-[...]
14. [...]-gin7# masz2 gun3-gun3-a he2-[a]
15. nin9#-mu e2-a ga-[...]
16. i#-da#-lam gaba-mu ba-gub#-[...]
17. i-da#-lam gal4-la-ma3 siki ba-[...]
18. ur2 mu-ti-in-na-sze3 di-di-de3 ba-ba ga#?-[...]
19. gu4-ud-an-ze2-en gu4-ud-an-ze2#-[en]
20. {d}ba-ba6 gal4-la-mu-sze3 ga-ba-e-hul2-hul2#-[...]
21. gu4-ud-an-ze2-en gu4-ud-an-ze2#-[...]
22. egir-bi in-na#-sa6# in#-na#? [...]
23. bal-bal-e {d}inanna-kam
  Text Continues with DI D

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: mid. rt. part, RE. broken, 2 cols.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.01.04 Ur-Namma D (witness); ETCSL 4.08.03 (witness); ETCSL 4.08.14 (w Dumuzi and Inanna Song, (ii)14'ff.:DI C; (iv)7ff.:DI N; Hymn to Urnammu: iii-iv 6'; (Obv)(i)20x(ii)27x(Rev)(iii)26x(iv)20 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: BPOA 9, 270-271 (N 7508, N 1832)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: Tinney, Stephen J., JCS 51 (1999) 045,

    [sec48858] N.d.

  • history: Tinney JNES 59, 23-27,

    [sec48860] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 08037 + N 1703 + N 1832 + N 7508
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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
2011-10-10 at 03:57:31 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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000389 (Ur-Namma D) composite (P469691) View the score

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CDLI Notes:

join to N 1703 noted by Tinney JCS 51, 045; other joins Peterson BPOA 09, p.301 join to N 1703 noted by Tinney JCS 51, 045; other joins Peterson BPOA 09, p.301

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000389, Ex. 004 & 000634, Ex. 003 & 000645, Ex. 001 & 002324, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262964.
CDLI Literary 000389, ex. 004 & 000634, ex. 003 & 000645, ex. 001 & 002324, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P262964). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262964 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000389, ex. 004 & 000634, ex. 003 & 000645, ex. 001 & 002324, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262964 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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