CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 032 (P268891)

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 13876

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
1. [szar2]-ur3#-e en {d}nin-urta-ra gu3 mu-na#-[de2-e]
2. ur-sag# a-RU-ub {sa}szu2-usz-me3#
3. {d}nin-urta lugal szita2#-an#-na erim2-sze3 DUB nu-ru-[gu2]
4. kal-ga u4 bala du3 a-gi6#-a buru14 su-su
5. lugal-gu10 me3 igi im-gar KA-bi-a mu-un-ri#-[...]
6. {d}nin#-urta sa-par3-gin7 u3-mu-e-dub |PAD.UD|-mah-gin7# [u3-mu-e-szub]
7. en mir-DU-an#-na# {gisz#}DA3-a {gisz}tukul-e a tu5-bi2-ib#
8. {d}nin-urta ur#-sag#-ug5-ga-za mu-bi he2-pa3-de3
9. ku-li-an-na uszum nig2-babbar2-ra
10. urudu-nig2-kal-ga ur-sag szeg9-sag-asz3
11. ma2-gi4-lum en {d}|KU#.BU.NUN.SZE3.TU|-an-na
12. gu5-alim lugal-{gisz}giszimmar
13. muszen-{d}anzu2#{muszen} musz-sag-imin
14. {d}nin-urta# kur-ra he2-mu-e-ni-ug5
15. en# me3 ne#-en rib-ba-sze3 ba-ra-ab-szi-gen-ne2-en
16. {gisz#}tukul-sag3#-ge# ezen#-nam-gurusz-a
17. |KI.E.NE.DI|#-{d}inanna-ke4 a2-zu ba-ra-ni-zi
18. en me3 [...]-un#-du-un na-ab#-ul4-en giri3 ki-a se3-bi2-ib
19. {d}nin-[urta] a2#-sag3-e kur-ra giri3 mu-e-szi-ni-|DU.DU|
20. [ur]-sag# men-na gal# sig7-ga
21. [...] nu#-til#-[e]
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1. u4#-nam#-[...]
2. musz-sag#-[kal]-gin7# ug3#-ba# |KA#xSZID#| bi2-ib#-[gi4]
3. kur-ra a mi#-[ni]-ib#-lah# {gisz#}szinig# mi-ni-ib-ur3#
4. ki-a su [bi2]-ib#-dar# |GIG#.GIG#|-ma# i3#-ib#-gar
5. gisz-gi izi [ba]-an-sum# an#-e# usz2# bi2#-ib#-tu5#
6. sza3-ge ti bi2#-ib2#-bal ug3#-bi# sag2# ba#-ab#-du11
7. i3-ne-esz2# u4#-da# a-sza3-ga uh3#-gi6#
8. me-da ur2-[an-na] he#-me-da-gin7# su3#-a#-sze3# ur5# he2#-en-na#-nam#-ma
9. an ib2#-dub2# ba#-KU# sza3# szu ba-[szi]-ib#-ri#
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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
  • Condition Description: u. half, corners missing, ruled, 1 col
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: OIP 15,, 044

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

  • history: van Dijk Lugale 2 (1983) 014 U,

    [sec50449] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 13876
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-10-25 at 05:25:32 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 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 032 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268891.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 032 artifact entry (No. P268891). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268891 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 032 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268891 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000351, ex. 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268891},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268891},
}


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