CDLI Literary 000416, ex. 003 (P256687)

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 29-16-081

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.24 Šulgi X (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. a-na ba-ta-an-e3-e3
2-3. anzu2{muszen}-gin7 gu3 dub2-da-zu-ne igi-zu-u3 a-ba ba-gub
4. u4-gin7 szeg12 gi4-gi4-da-zu-ne
5-7. kur GI bad-ra2 NE-da hur-sag gi-gin7 sag im-mi-sag3-sag3
8-9. kur-ra e2-bi-a igi mu-ni-bar-bar
10-11. tidnum-e u6 du10 i3-mi-du11
12-13. {d}#utu#-gin7 ni2-zu-u3 me3-a dalla im-ma-ni-e3
14-15. {d}nergal-gin7 {gesz}tukul-zu-u3 usz2-a ka im-ma-ni-ba
16-17. {gesz}gid2-da-zu-u3 u3-mun kalam-ma-ka szu ba-ni-gid2-gid2
18-19. ig gal iri-a-me-en3 bad3 gal kalam-ma-me-en3
20-21. sa-par4 an ki-e# dub-ba-me-en3 {gesz}ud5-sag ki-en-gi-da si-ga-me-en3
22-23. x-zu-u3 he2-gal2-la x hu-mu-ni-ib2-pa3-de3
column 2
1-2. inim {d}en-lil2 nig2 gu-la-am3 sag-za an-dul3-sze3 he2-em-ak
3. sza3 ki-ag2 {d}inanna-ke4 szu na-ri2-bar-re
4-5. {d}nin-a-zu-u3 mu10-ma szu12-da mi-ni-in-pa3-pa3-da-ta
6. u8 zi-da sila4 mu-ni-in-szar2-szar2{ar}
7. ud5 zi-da masz2 mu-ni-in-szar2-szar2{ar}
8. ab2 babbar2-ra amar bi2-in#-du3-du3
9-10. {d}nanna e2-temen-ni2-guru3-na mu-na-da-an-ku4-ku4-u3
11-12. e2 nam-lugal e2 he2-du7-ba ki-lugal-gub ki ku3-ba sag bi2-in-il2
13-14. lugal-a-ni {d}asz-im2-babbar2-re igi hul2-hul2-la-ni mu-szi-bar-ba-re
15. szul-gi sipa zi ki-en-gi-ra-ra nam mu-ni-ib2-tar-re
16. ur-sag en gaba-gal2 kur-kur-ra a2 zi-da kalam-ma
17-18. u3-ma gub-ba-mu-u3 sa2 bi2-du11# inim mu-du11-ga im-ma-ni-gar
19-21. ki-bala nam ba-da-ku5-ra2-ga2 e2-bi du6-du6-ra2 mi#-ni-gar-gar
22-23. iti u4-sakar szu du7-du7-ga2 na-ba-an-kusz2-u3-de3-e
24-25. {d}asznan2-gin7 mu-zu ka-kalam-ma ka kur-kur-ra-ka du10-ge#-esz3# he2#-eb2#-gal2#
reverse
column 1
1-3. [...] {d}nin-gal nin e2-nun-na-ke4 gesz# {kusz2}ummu3-da-gin7 [...] hu#-mu-ri-in-PI-PI
4-5. [...] x-e nam du10 mu#-ni#-in#-tar{ar}
6-7. e2-gal mah {d}nin-e2-gal-kam# bara2 ku3-ga-a dur2 ba-a-gar
8-9. {d}isztaran ki-en-gi-ra# sza3-ta# nig2#-nam#-zu#-u3#
10. di kalam-ma ki-bi-sze3 i3-ku5-re6
11-12. ga-esz8 sar# kalam-ma ki-bi-sze3 i3-ba-re
13-14. a2#-tuku# si-ga sza-ga2-asz-sze3 la-ba-an-gur4-e
15-16. ama dumu#-ni#-ir sa6#-ga mu-na-ab-be2
17-18. dumu# a#-a#-ni-ir nig2-gi-ra mu#-na-ni#-ib2-gi4-gi4
19. ki-en-gi#-re he2-gal2 mu-da-ab-si
20. uri2{ki}-e# giri17-zal mu-da-ab-su3
21-22. SZID-ni-sze3 ga-ki-tir#-da mu-da-a-ga2-ga2
23-25. lugal-e kur silim-e-esz2 du11#-ga-a nam kal-ga-ne-e dalla bi2-in-e3-a
column 2
1-2. nam#-ur-sag-ga2-ni# szu zi bi2-in-ga2#-[...]
3-4. ki-bala-e gu2 ki-sze3# bi2-in-la2-[...]
5-7. iri-me uri2{ki}#-e he2-gal2-la gu2-bi mi-ni-ib2#-zi-ga-a
8-9. lugal suhx(MUSZ) za-gin3-na gun3#-a dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 men dagal-la
10. sag an-sze3 il2#-il2
11-13. an-da [...]-ha#-na sza3 kusz2-u3# [...]-ra-asz-da bara2 gal#-[...] si#-a
14-16. i3-ti u4# zal-la kalam-e kur-kur-re a-ne hul2-la# du11#-du11#
17. en {d}asz-im2-babbar2 za3-mu10
18. {d}nisaba za3#-mu10#

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):
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  • Condition Description: 2 cols
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.24 Šulgi X (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Klein, Jacob, Three Shulgi Hymns (1981) 135, UM 29-16-081,

    [sec47154] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 29-16-081
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2015-06-09 at 11:45:45 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-13 at 08:13:54 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-12 at 22:27:43 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-12 at 22:26:35 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-12 at 22:25:45 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. 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 000416 (Shulgi X) composite (P429785) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000416, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256687.
CDLI Literary 000416, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P256687). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256687 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000416, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256687 (Accessed: November 29, 2023).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2023-11-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000416, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256687},
}


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