CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 014 (P255087)

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 3575 + N 3725 + UM 29-13-007 + UM 29-15-650

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.05.01 Nanna-Suen’s Journey to Nippur (witness) Nanna's Journey to Nippur; 13 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1-2'. e2#-ta# nu#-e3# e2-ta# e2-ta nam-ta-an#-[...]
3-4'. {d}nin-unug-x e2#-ta nu-e3 e2-ta# nam-ta-an-e3#
5-6'. silim-ma he2-me#-en# silim=ma he2-me-[x] {gesz}ma2 silim-ma he2#-[...]
7-8'. {gesz}ma2 {d}suen-na silim-ma he2#-[...] {gesz}ma2 silim-ma x-[...]
9-10'. {gesz}ma2-gur8-ra zi3 im-x-[...] duh im-ma-ab#
11-12'. [x]-ni {gi}gakkul-U4-[...] im#-ma-an-[...]
  rest broken
column 2
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1'. {d#}nanna# {d}suen-me-en# sza3# [...]-ib-gul-gul
2'. [...] gal2#-lu {d}kal-kal e2 gal2-lu
3'. [...]-tur#-re szu bi2-ib-zu-zu-un
4-5'. {d}asz-im2-babbar-me-en e2-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 i3-du8 e2 gal2-lu {d}kal-kal e2 gal2-lu
6'. u5-bi2-tur{muszen} dul2-ta ba-ra-an-tum2-mu
7-8'. {d}nanna {d}suen-me-en e2-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3# i3#-du8# e2 gal2-lu {d}kal-kal e2 gal2-lu#
9'. a-za3-gun3-tur{muszen} gi4?-ta ba-ra-an-tum2-mu
10-11'. {d}asz-im2-babbar-me-en e2-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3 [x]-du8# e2# gal2#-lu# {d}kal-kal e2# gal2#-lu#
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-x-na#-ab-ze2#-en#
2'. [...]-mu szi-im-si-in
3'. [...]-x-mu szi-im-si-in
4'. [x]-il2-[...]-am3
5'. [x-x]-lil2 he2-gal2#-[x x]-GABA# ba-gub-x
6'. {d#}en#-lil2 szum2-ma-da#-da?-ab# uri2{ki}-sze3 ga-gin
7'. i7-da a-esztub{ku6} szum2-ma-da-ab# uri2{ki}-sze3 ga-gin
8'. a-sza3-ga sze-gu-nu szum2-ma-da-ab# uri2{ki}-sze3 ga-gin#
9'. [...] x x x x-da-ab#
  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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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: chip, center of rev. ?, 2 cols
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.05.01 Nanna-Suen’s Journey to Nippur (witness) Nanna's Journey to Nippur; 13 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: StPohl SM 2, 039 UM 29-13-007 + N 3725

    [Ferrara1973StPohlSM2] Ferrara, A. J. 1973. Nann-Suen’s Journey to Nippur. Studia Pohl. Series Maior 2. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.

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  • Museum No.: N 3575 + N 3725 + UM 29-13-007 + UM 29-15-650
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:23:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:21:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:14:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard declined View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-10-20 at 07:53:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-02-17 at 16:42:44 Wolfe, Jared N. Atf Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000349 (Nanna-Suen's Journey to Nippur) composite (P448729) View the score

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CDLI Notes:

P255087 leadP255087 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000349, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255087.
CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P255087). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255087 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 014 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255087 (Accessed: October 14, 2024).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000349, ex. 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255087},
}


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