CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 009 (P258539)

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

CBS 01205 + CBS 01837 + CBS 01839 + CBS 02161 + CBS 02166? + CBS 02347 + N 0839 + N 3033 + N 3037 + HS 1603

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  (N 0839)
  n lines broken
1'. [...] gu2#-en# bara2#-[...]
2'. {d#}nin#-urta du11-ga-zu nu#-[kur2-ra] nam-tar-ra-zu szu zi-de3-esz gar#
3'. lugal-gu10 an-ne2 ki-sig7-ga gisz3 im-ma-du11
4'. {d}nin-urta ur-sag ni2 nu-zu a2-sag3 mu-un-szi-ib-tu-ud
5'. dumu um-me nu-tusz-a ne3-ga gu7-a
6'. lugal-gu10 bulug3-a-a nu-zu |KAB.GAZ|-kur-ra-ka#
7'. szul# ir-ta-a igi tesz2 nu-gal2#-[la]
8'. [{d}]nin#-urta nita ni2-il2-il2-i alan-da [hul2-la]
9'. [ur]-sag#-gu10# gu4#-dam# [...] x [...]
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reverse
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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
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: TMH NF 4, 78

    [Bernhardt1967TMHNF4] Bernhardt, Inez, and Samuel N. Kramer. 1967. Sumerische Literarische Texte Aus Nippur. Hilprecht-Sammlung Jena. Texte Und Materialien, Neue Folge 4. Berlin : Akademie-Verlag.

  • history: BE 29/1,, 06 + 08

    [Radau1911BE29/1] Radau, Hugo. 1911. Sumerian Hymns and Prayers to the God Nin-Ib from the Temple Library of Nippur. Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania 29/1.

  • history: van Dijk Lugale 2 (1983) 013 K+T+F1+G1+P2+H3+S4 + Lugale 2 (1983) 017 H3,

    [sec47528] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 01205 + CBS 01837 + CBS 01839 + CBS 02161 + CBS 02166? + CBS 02347 + N 0839 + N 3033 + N 3037 + HS 1603
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258539.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P258539). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258539 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P258539 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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