RIME 4.01.04.06, ex. 01 (P268989)

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 13996

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 votive inscription)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. {d}en-lil2
2. an-ki-sze3 lugal-am3
3. asza-ni dingir-ra-am3
4. {d}nu-nam-nir
5. kur-za3 til-la-sze3
6. [x x] en zi-bi-im
7. [...] zi#-sze3
8. [...]-e
  rest broken
column 2
1. u4 dumu nibru{ki}
2. kaskal-ta
3. ba-ra-an-zi
4. e2# {d}en-lil2
5. {d}nin-lil2
6. u3 {d}nin-urta-ke4
7. ba-ra-an-gar#
8. ki-en-gi ki#-[uri]
9. za3-u-[bi]
10. mu#-[un-du8]
11. [su kalam-ma]
12. [mu-un-du10-ga]
  rest broken
column 3
1. x [...]
2. [...]
3. [...]
4. x [...]
5. x [...]
6. x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [u4 dumu nibru{ki}]
2'. kaskal#-[ta ba-ra-an-zi]
3'. e2 [{d}en-lil2]
4'. {d}nin-[lil2]
5'. u3 {d}nin-urta#
6'. ba-ra-an-[gar]
7'. {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan#
8'. dumu {d}da-gan#-[na-(ke4)]
9'. gu2-un-[bi]
10'. ba-an-[du8]
11'. ki-en-gi ki-[uri]
12'. za3-u-bi mu-un#-[du8]
13'. su kalam-[ma]
14'. mu-un-du10-ga#
15'. u4-ba du8 mah#
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. x-gin7
2'. za3#?-bi-sze3
3'. mu#-mu# ga2-ga2-de3
4'. {[d]}en#-ki-ke4
5'. gesztu2 dagal
6'. nig2-nam buru3-buru3-de3
7'. me ug3-e szum2-mu-<de3>
8'. {d}a-nun-na
9'. en nam tar-re-gin7
10'. nig2-nam-e sa di
11'. nitadam-a-ni
12'. kur gal {d}en-lil2-la2
13'. al im-ma-an-ni-in-du11
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-a-ni
2'. [...]-me-en
3'. [{d}isz-me]-{d#}da-gan
4'. [lugal] kal-ga
5'. [lugal i3-si]-in#{ki}-na
6'. [lugal ki]-en#-gi [ki-uri]-me-en
7'. [...] mu#-na-dim2
8'. [nam-ti]-mu-sze3
9'. [a] mu#-na-ru
10'. [u4 da-ri2]-sze3
11'. [u4-da] egir-bi-sze3
12'. [an]-ki# szu2-a
13'. [u4] su3#-ra2-se3
left
1. x-zi x-da ul-x-[...]
2. lugal {d}en-lil2-le e2#-[kur-ta]
3. gu3# zi de2-a#-[me-en]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: upper lower corner, ruled, 3 cols.
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: RIME 4, 01.04.06, 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: PBS 05, 066Edzard ZZB pp.81f.Karki SKFZ pp.7-9Kraus Edikt pp.197f.= Ishme-Dagan 6,

    [sec50551] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 13996
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

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 4.01.04.06 composite (P448291) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20050425 penncat: Royal Inscription?; Ishmedagan Fragments; (Obv)(i)9x(ii)2x(iii)(Rev-UE)(iv)14x(v)14x(vi)14x(LE)(vii)3 lines

Cite this Artifact
“RIME 4.01.04.06, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268989.
RIME 4.01.04.06, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P268989). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268989 (Original work published 2005)
RIME 4.01.04.06, ex. 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268989 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {RIME 4.01.04.06, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268989},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268989},
}

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