CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 010 (P279500)

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 4799

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) School exercise; phrases; 3x3x2x0 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'-2'. sibir szu [du8] sag-ge6#-[ga]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-kam?
2'. [...]-du7
3'. [...]-x
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. nin {d}x-[...]
2'. aga [...]
3'. x [...]
  rest broken

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 50.0 high × 43.0 wide × 32.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: center, 2 cols
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) School exercise; phrases; 3x3x2x0 lines)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: BPOA 9, 175

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

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  • Museum No.: N 4799
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  • 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
2015-02-22 at 16:48:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-22 at 15:38:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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CDLI Literary 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 010 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P279500.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 010 artifact entry (No. P279500). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P279500 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P279500 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P279500},
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