CDLI Literary 000319, ex. 001 (P134670)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1360

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 0.01.01 "Ur III" Catalogue from Nippur (N1) ? Ricahrdson 2006, 7, and Delnero 2010, 40-41: not an incipit catalogue at all but a liturgical text or list of incantations)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. dub-sag-ta
2. {d}en-ki unu2-gal im-e11
3. an#-za3#-sze3
4. an-ge6 zu ama tu6 zu-ke4
5. gesz-gi bul-e
6. AN kas4 AN kas4 me3-ke4
7. masz-masz erim2 kur2-kur2
  blank space
8. giri3-gen-na {d#}en-ki unu2-gal im-e11-kam
9. sza3 TUL2 1(disz)-kam
10. dub-sag-ta
11. szu#?-nir kaskal-la 7(disz) iszib-sze3
12. {d}li-li-a-ke4
13. igi x 7(disz)-na in-kux(KWU636)-re-en6
14. szul a2 he2-la2
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1. gu DI se3-ga#? sza gal-kam
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2. giri3-gen-na {d}li-li-a-kam
3. sza3 TUL2 1(disz)-kam
4. giri3 ISZ lu2 inim zi-da ga szu12?-ba
  blank space
5. giri3-gen-na-bi lu2 nu-da-pa3
  blank space
6. giri3-gen-na
7. iri-bala-a ziz2 di-da-kam

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 0.01.01 "Ur III" Catalogue from Nippur (N1) ? Ricahrdson 2006, 7, and Delnero 2010, 40-41: not an incipit catalogue at all but a liturgical text or list of incantations)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: TMH NF 3, 55

    [Bernhardt1961TMHNF3] Bernhardt, Inez, and Samuel N. Kramer. 1961. Sumerische Literarische Texte Aus Nippur. Hilprecht-Sammlung Jena. Texte Und Materialien, Neue Folge 3. Berlin : Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: TMH NF 1-2, 360

    [Pohl1937TMHNF1-2] Pohl, Alfred. 1937. Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Der III. Dynastie von Ur : Autographiert Und Mit Inventarverzeichnis Und Namenlisten Versehen. Hilprecht-Sammlung Jena. Texte Und Materialien, Neue folge 1-2. Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs.

  • history: Kollationen, 042

    [Wilcke1976Kollationen] Wilcke, Claus. 1976. Kollationen Zu Den Sumerischen Literarischen Texten Aus Nippur in Der Hilprecht-Sammlung Jena. Vol. 65(4). Abhandlungen Der Sächsischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften Zu Leipzig, Philologisch-Historische Klasse. Berlin : Akademie-Verlag.

  • collation: OrAnt 15, p.317-328, p. 324

    [Waetzoldt1976TMHNF1/2] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1976. “Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, V: Kollationen Zu A. Pohl, Rechts- Und Verwaltungsurkunden Der III. Dynastie von Ur = TMH NF 1/2.” Oriens Antiquus 15: 317–28.

  • collation: OrAnt 17, p.60-61, p. 60

    [Waetzoldt1978TMHNF1/2] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1978. “Nachtrag Zu Miscellanea Neo-Sumerica, V: Kollationen Zu A. Pohl, TMH NF 1/2 = OA 15 (1976), S. 317-328.” Oriens Antiquus 17: 60–61.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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    has usually been dated to Ur III based on writing and format

  • Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars approved View
2024-07-12 at 18:10:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-19 at 12:08:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:37:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:10:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-12-17 at 01:34:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:28:16 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000319, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134670.
CDLI Literary 000319, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P134670). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134670 (Original work published 2001)
CDLI Literary 000319, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134670 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P134670},
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