CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 058 (P356478)

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

Penn —

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
  beginning broken
1'. [x] {d}utu-am3# [...]
2'. ab-ba dingir-ra [...]
3'. ab-ba dingir-am3
4'. na-de5 ab-ba-sze3 gizzal# [...]
5'. e2 ere bar-ra-ke4 ere# [...]
6'. dumu-mu GAN2 e dur2-bi-sze3 gal2#-[x]
7'. al-dur5 kur6-ra-am3 al-UD kur6#-[...]
reverse
1. nig2 u2-gu de2-a nig2-me-gar-x la2 [...]
2. gin2#-dilmun{ki}-na-sa10-sze3 il2#-[...]
3. ur nu-zu hul-am3 lu2 nu-zu# [...]
4. kaskal nu-zu gaba kur-ra#-[ka]
5. e2 lu2-gin7 nu-du3 ere lu2-[gim nu-du3]
6. x x-a lu2-ka lu2 sza-ba-[ra-an-e3-de3]
7. [x x] x u2# [x x] gi4# [x]
  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
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Heimerdinger, Jane W., SLFN (1979) 64, 3N-T918,422,

    [sec91968] N.d.

  • history: Alster, Mesopotamia 03, 139,

    [sec91969] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: Penn —
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0918,422
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-02-11 at 09:39:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2018-02-11 at 09:30:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:44:45 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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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. 058 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356478.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 058 artifact entry (No. P356478). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356478 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356478 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356478},
}


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