CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 001 (P260905)

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 04611 + unn

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak; (Obv)5x(Rev)13 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] na ga-de5 na-de5-[...]
2'. zi-u4-su3-ra2 inim ga-ra-ab-du11# [...]
3'. na-de5-ga-mu szu nam-bi2-[...]
4'. inim du11-ga-mu na-ab-ta-bala#-[...]
5'. dumu x [...]
reverse
1. |AMA.A.TU#| na-an-sa10-sa10# u2 lipisz# [...]
2. [x]-gi7# na-an-sa10-sa10 za3 e2-gar8-e [...]
3. geme2# e2-gal na-an-sa10-sa10 giri3# [x]-bi-sze3 e2 gal2#-[...]
4. sag kur-ra kur-bi um-ta-e-e11#
5. lu2 ki nu-zu-a-ni-ta u3-um-[...]
6. dumu-mu ki {d}utu e3-a-[x]
7. a hu-mu-ra-an-de2-e igi-zu-sze3 he2-du#
8. e2 nu-tuku e2-a-ni-sze3 la-ba-du#-[...]
9. ere nu-tuku ere-ni-sze3 la-ba-[x]
10. la-ba-e-da-hi-li-e la-[...]
11. [x]-mu ki {d}utu-e3-[...]
12. [...] na-an-ni-[...]
13. [...] ba-ra#-ak#-x-[x]
14. [...] lu2-u3-ra im#-[...]
15. [...]-na#-dub-be2#
16. [...]-am3

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
  • Condition Description: left part, w/5 frags(3 are inscribed)
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak; (Obv)5x(Rev)13 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 026

    [Alster1974Shuruppak] Alster, Bendt. 1974. The Instructions of Šurruppak : A Sumerian Proverb Collection. Vol. 2. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

  • history: UF 42 (pp. 535-572), 535f, 39 (unn. frg.)

    [Peterson2010UF42[1]] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2010. “Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia II.” Ugarit Forschungen 42: 535–72.

  • history: Langdon, Stephen H., PBS 10/1 (1915) CBS 04611

    [sec48151] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 04611 + unn
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-16 at 17:00:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved 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
2018-02-11 at 09:30:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:00:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:43:27 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus 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 000782 (Instructions of Shuruppak) composite (P478969) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P260905.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P260905). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P260905 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P260905 (Accessed: April 6, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P260905},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P260905},
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