CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 013 (P279551)

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 4972

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); ETCSL 2.05.08.01 Enl School; obv. Enlil-bani A; rev. Lipit-Eshtar B)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 58.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [e2-an]-na#-ka#-[ta]
2'. sza3 hul2-la gesz-szub-ba#-[za mi-ni-in-gar]
3'. ki-nu2 du10-du10-ga-ni#
4'. gal#-bi bi2#-in-DU-[x] gi6-u3-na mu-na-ni#-[x]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'-2'. [{d}]li#-pi2#-[it-esz18-dar lugal i3-si-in{ki}-na] lugal# ki-en-[gi ki-uri-me-en]
3'. nibru{ki}-sze3# dub# [sar-re-me-en]
4'-5'. e2-kur-re e2# [{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3] {d#}li#-pi2#-it#-esz18-dar# [sag-us2-bi za-me-en]
6'. [{d}en-lil2] {d#}nin#-lil2#-[ra ki ag2 sza3-ba-me-en]
7'. [ur-sag {d}nin]-urta maszkim kal#-[ga-zu-um]
  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
  • Measurements (mm): 58.0 high × 58.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness); ETCSL 2.05.08.01 Enl School; obv. Enlil-bani A; rev. Lipit-Eshtar B)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: BPOA 9, 178

    [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 4972
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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 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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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 013 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P279551.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 013 artifact entry (No. P279551). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P279551 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 013 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P279551 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	month = {jun 15},
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P279551},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P279551},
}


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