CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 069 (P278307)

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

N 3260

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)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [...] kur#-ra bi2-in-e11-de3
2. [...] lu2 bar-ra bi2-in-tum2-mu
3. [...]-ta# im-ma-da-ra-an-e11-de3
4. [...]-bi-ir# amar szi-in-na-u3-tu
5. [...] e2# du3-a szi-hur-re
6. [...] a2 szu im-du7-du7
7. [...] lu2 nig2 nu-tuku gig-sze3 i3-gal2
8. [...] a2 szu im-du7-du7
9. [...]-sze#-er-tab-ba mu-un-na2
10. [...]-de3# e2 sza-ba-da-na2-e
11. [...]-de3# lu2 sza-ba-da-zi-zi-i
12. [...] gu2-bi lu2 a-ba-an-dab5
13. [...]-da# ba-ra-bala-e
14. [...]-ka# za3-zu ba-e-zal-ta
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-e
2'. [...] gi4#-gi4#-da
3'. [...] na-mu-un-gal2
4'. [...]-ni#-in-ku4-ku4-ku4
  blank space

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:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 3260
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:17:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:00:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-12-14 at 05:35:51 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah 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. 069 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278307.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 069 artifact entry (No. P278307). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278307 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 069 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278307 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278307},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278307},
}

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