CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 004 (P345393)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 06711

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. dumu e2-dub-ba-a u4 ul-am3 me-sze3 i3-du-de3-en
2. e2-dub-ba-a-sze3 i3-du-de3-en
3. e2-dub-ba-a a-na-am3 i3-ak#
4. dub-mu i3-szid ninda-ka-mu i3-nag
5. dub-mu i3-du3 i3-sar# i3-til3-ma
6. mu-gub-ba-mu ma#-an-gub-bu-usz
7. kin-sig im-szu-mu ma-an-gub-bu-usz
8. u4 e2-dub-ba-a du8-e-de3 e2-sze3 i3-du-de3-en
9. e2-e i3-ku4-re ad-da-mu al-tusz
10. 1(asz) ad-da-mu im-szu-mu inim in-an-du11-ma
11. dub-mu in-na-an-szid ad#-da#-mu mu-un-sa6
12. igi ad-da-mu-sze3 i-[gub]-bu-nam
13. enmen2 tuku a nag#-mu#-ub-en-ze2
14. szagar tuku ninda szum2-ma-ab-en-ze2-en
15. {gesz}na2 gub-ba-ab-en-ze2-en giri3-mu luh-ha-ab-en-ze2-en gab-ba-nu2
16. a2-gu2-zi-ga-ta zi-am-ub-en-ze2-en
reverse
1. u4 na-ab-zal-en um-mi-a-mu mu-un-tud2-de3-en
2. a2-gu2-zi-ga-ta zi-zi-da-mu-ne
3. ama-mu igi-mu in-na-an-gar-ma
4-5. 1(asz) ninda-ka-gub-mu szum2-ma-ab e2-dub-ba-a-sze3 GA-ab in-na-du11
6-7. ama-mu ninda 2(disz)-am3 x#-ta ma-an-szum2-ma igi-ni-ta gu7-mu ib2-ta-e3
8-9. ninda-ka-gub-mu szum2-ma-ab e2-dub-ba-a-sze3 i3-AB-de3-en
10-12. e2-dub-ba-a lu2-bala-ke4 a-na-asz-am3 u4 mu-zal ma-an-du11 ni2 ba-te sza3-mu ba-dar
13. igi um-mi-a-mu-sze3 i3-ku4-re-en ki ib-za-a
14. ad-da e2-dub-ba-a-mu dub-mu mu-un-szid
15. 1(asz) im-ta-ku5-asz mu-un-tud2-de3-en

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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  • history: TRS 2 = TCL 16, 49

    [Genouillac1930TCL16] Genouillac, Henri de. 1930. Textes Religieux Sumériennes Du Louvre. Vol. 2. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 16. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • history: JAOS 69 (pp. 199-215), 200

    [Kramer1949JAOS69] Kramer, Samuel N. 1949. “Schooldays: A Sumerian Composition Relating to the Education of a Scribe.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 69 (4): 199–215. https://www.jstor.org/stable/596246.

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  • Museum No.: AO 06711
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-01 at 14:37:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-02-05 at 12:56:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-04 at 12:38:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:04:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000754 (Edubba A) composite (P464238) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345393.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P345393). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345393 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345393 (Accessed: March 10, 2025).
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