CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 013 (P255920)

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

UM 29-15-067

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; 12x13x5x5 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1'. [...] x gal-gal-la2-am3
2'. [...] e3 gal-gal-la2#-am3
3'. [...]-mu# gesz-kin2 gesz-gi6 ki-du10-ge mu2-a
4'. [...]-mu# gesz-kin2 gesz-babbar ki-sikil-e mu2-a
5'. [...]-du10#-ga bara2 sza-mu-un-du3
6'. [x] nibru#{ki}-a mu-bi mu-du11-ga-am3
7'. [...] ki-du10-ga bara2 sza-mu-un-du3
8'. [x] nibru#{ki}-a mu-bi mu-du11-ga-am3
9'. [...]-x-a {gesz}giszimmar# ba-an-mu2
10'. [...]-x-a giszimmar# ba-an-mu2#
11'. [...] mu#-un-dim2#
column 2
1'. {d}asz-im2#-[...]
2'. {gi}a-x [...]
3'. {d}nanna [...]
4'. {gesz}me2-[...]
5'. {d}asz-im2#-[...]
6'. {gesz}TA? [...]
7'. {d}nanna# [...]
8'. {gesz}a-da#-[...]
9'. {d}asz-im2#-[...]
10'. {gesz}u3#-[...]
11'. {d}nanna# [...]
12'. {gesz}x-[...]
13'. {d#}[...]
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column 1
1'. {d#}suen#-e x [...]
2'. {d}asz-im2#-babbar-[...]
3'. {d#}suen#-e# [...]
4'. x [...]
column 2
1'. [...]-tu#-ud
2'. [...] ba#-ni#-ba-ba
3'. [...] im#-mi-tu-ud
4'. [...] szu# ba-ni-x-[x]
5'. [...] amar# im-[...]
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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: center, 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; 12x13x5x5 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: StPohl SM 2, 037 UM 29-15-067

    [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.: UM 29-15-067
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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
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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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000349 (Nanna-Suen's Journey to Nippur) composite (P448729) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000349, Ex. 013 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255920.
CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 013 artifact entry (No. P255920). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255920 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255920 (Accessed: December 5, 2024).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000349, ex. 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255920},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P255920},
}


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