CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 018 (P259289)

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 02244 + N 3014 + N 3081 + UM 29-15-420

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)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'-2'. [...] x [...]-re# gesztu2-ga-ni na-an-gub
3'-4'. ur-sag-me-en ga2-e iri-mu-sze3# ga-gen
5'. a-a-mu-sze3 ga-an-szi-gen
6'-7'. {d}suen-me-en ga2-e iri-mu-sze3 ga-gin
8'. a-a-mu-sze3 ga-an-szi-gen
9'-10'. a-a-mu {d}en-lil2-la2#-sze3# ga-an-szi-gen
11'-12'. ga2-e iri#-mu-sze3 ga-gen a-a-mu-sze3 ga-an-szi-gen
13'-14'. ama-mu {d}nin-lil2-la2-sze3# ga-an-szi-gen
15'. a-a-mu-sze3 ga-an-szi-gen#
16'-17'. iri-szen-szen-na# ki#-sikil#-la# [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1-2'. {d}nanna#-[...] im-x-[...]
3'. gi-x [...]
4'-5'. {gesz}ma2-[...] tum-ma#-[...]
6'-7'. {d}nanna#-[...] lu2# [...]
8'-10'. {gesz#} [...] a# [...] abzu#-sze3#
11-12'. {d#}asz-im2-babbar{ar}-e lu2# im-szi-ni-gi4#-gi4
13'-14'. {u2}a-numun2-bi du6-a-sza3#-ga-sze3
15'-16'. {d}nanna {d}suen#-e lu2# im-szi-in#-gi4-gi4#
17'-18'. {gesz}me2-ri2-za-bi tir#-ha-szu-ur2-ra-sze3#
19'-20'. {d}asz-im2-babbar{ar}-e lu2# im-szi-in-gi4-gi4
21'-22'. {gesz#}eme-sig-bi tir#-ku3#-nun#-na-sze3#
23'. [...] suen#-e
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'-2'. [...] x x [...]-na-da-ri-a
3'-4'. [...] a#-numun2-bi [...]-a#-sza3-ga-ta
5'-6'. [...]-KI {d}suen-e [...]-a#-da-an-ri-a
7'-8'. [...]-x-ri2-za-bi [...]-x-szu-ur2-ra-ta
9'-10'. [...]-ra# [...]
11-12'. {gesz}eme#-sig-bi tir-ku3-nun-na-ta
13-14'. {d}nanna {d}suen-e mu-na-da-an-ri-a
15'. {gesz}u3#-bi tir-ib#-la-ta
16'-17'. {d}asz-im2-babbar-ra mu-na-da-an-ri-a
18'-19'. {gesz}u3-ni3-suh5-bi {gesz}tir-szim# {gesz}eren#-na-ta
20'-21'. {d}nanna {d}suen#-e mu-na#-da#-an-ri-a
22'-23'. {u2}x-[...]-bi {gesz}li la-an-gi4-ta#
24'-25'. {d}asz-im2-babbar-ra# mu-na-da-an-ri-a#
26'. x-x-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'-2'. x-[...] a-u3#-a-x [...]
3'-4'. a-u3#-a-x [...] x-x-x [...]
5'-6'. a-u3#-a-x [...] a-u3#-a-x [...]
7'-8'. x [...] x [...] a-u3#-a-x x x [...]
9'-10'. x x x x-bi# lugal#-zu# a-a-ni {d}en-lil2#-ra#
11'-12'. nesag# mu-un-na-ab#-tum2# x x x x x x
13'-14'. x x x sag#-us2# mu-na-dur2-ru-ne-esz
15'-16'. a-u3#-a#-ba# dumu# x x x {d}nanna-ar x gi4 x
17'-18'. [...] x [...]
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21'-22'. [...]-en [...]-x
23'-24'. [...]-sze3 x x [...]-x-e-en
25'-26'. {d}asz-im2-babbar-ar#-me-en e2-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
27'. x x x x x la2-e-en
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'-2'. [...] x x x [...] ba#-ra#-an#-tum2-mu#
3'-4'. {d}asz-im2#-babbar-me-en# e2-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
5'-6'. suhur#{ku6#}-e sza3 mu-da-gul#-e#-en#
7'-8'. {d}nanna {d#}suen#-me-en# e2-{d}en-lil2#-la2-sze3#
9'. a-esztub{ku6}-e# x-bi# za3#-ba?
10'-11'. {d}asz-im2-babbar-me-en e2#-{d}en-lil2-la2-sze3#
12'-13'. i3# kasz# nir-a ku4-a [...]-ni#-de2#-de2#
14'-15'. [...] {d}suen#-me-en# [...]-la2-sze3#
16'. [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'-3'. [...] e3 [...] x
4'-6'. [...] e2#-[...] x e2#-{d}[...] x
7'-8'. silim-ma he2-me-[...]-en# {gesz}ma2 silim-ma [...]-en#
9'-11'. {gesz}ma2 {d#}suen# x [...] x silim-ma he2#-me-en# x-me-en {gesz}ma2 silim#-ma he2-me-en#
  erasure before me-en
  rest broken

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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.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.05.01 Nanna-Suen’s Journey to Nippur (witness) Nanna's Journey to Nippur)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: OIP 15, 099

    [Chiera1934OIP15] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Epics and Myths. Oriental Institute Publications 15. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: StPohl SM 2, 036 CBS 02244+

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

  • history: BPOA 9, 042 (N 3014)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 02244 + N 3014 + N 3081 + UM 29-15-420
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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
2013-03-03 at 16:21:50 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
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum 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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P259289 leadP259289 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000349, Ex. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259289.
CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P259289). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259289 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259289 (Accessed: December 5, 2024).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000349, ex. 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259289},
}


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