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Composite No.: Q000396
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Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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1. lugal-e mu-ni nig2-ul-sze3
2. u4 su3-ra2-ka pa e3 ak-de3
3. {d}szul-gi lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4
4. a2-na za3-mi2-bi-im kal-ga-na szer3-bi-im
5. gal-an-zu nig2 sag-bi-sze3 e3-a-na mu da-ri2-bi-im
6. sza3-bala-bala-a egir u4-da-ka szu-a bala-e-de3
7. kal-ga dumu {d}nin-sun2-ka-ra
8. gesztu2 egir-ra-bi igi-sze3 mu-un-na-de6
9. a2-ni szer3-ra silim-esz2 mu-un-e
10. dim2-ma nig2 sa6-ga sza3-ta DU-a-ni ni2-bi i3-bulug5-e
11. lugal a lugal-e ru-a nin-e tu-da-me-en
12. {d}szul-gi-me-en dumu-gi7 sza3 zi-ta nam du10 tar-ra-me-en
13. tur-ra-gu10-ne e2-dub-ba-a-a-am3
14. dub ki-en-gi ki-uri-ka nam-dub-sar-ra mi-ni-zu
15. nam-dumu-gi7 ge26-e-gin7-nam im nu-mu-un-sar
16. nam-dub-sar-ra ki nam-ku3-zu-ba lu2 im-mi-re6-re6
17. zi-zi-i ga2-ga2 szudum nig2-szid-de3 za3 im-mi-til-til
18. {d}nanibgal sig7-ga {d}nisaba2-ke4
19. gesztu2 gizzal2-la szu dagal ma-ni-in-du11
20. dub-sar gal2 tak4-a nig2-e nu-dib-be2-me-en
21. sa nemurx(|PIRIG.TUR|)-gin7 zi-ga-gu10-ne
22. {ansze}niskum-gin7 kasz4 kal-ga di-ga2
23. sza3 an-na-ke4 hul2-la ma-ab-de6
24. a-la-ga2 {d}en-lil2-le gu3 zi ma-ni-in-de2
25. nam-si-sa2-gu10-usz gidri ma-an-szum2-mu-usz
26. gu2 kur-kur-ra-ka giri3 ba-da-gub
27. {gesz}tukul-ga2 mu-bi sig-sze3 mu-un-gal2
28. aga3-kar2 se3-ga-gu10 igi-nim-sze3 mu-un-gal2
29. me3 szen-szen-na um-ta-ab-e3-en
30. ki ib2-du11-ga {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
31. ama erin2-na-gu10-u8 igi-sze3 ba-du-un
32. igi-bar-ra-gu10-u8 a-sza3 ba-ab-zalag-ge-en
33. ge26-e-me-en {gesz}tukul-la a-la mu-un-ga2-ga2-an
34. {uruda}szukur {uruda}ma-sa-tum a-ba-da-ab-gal2-le-en-na
35. {kusz}da-lu-usz2-a a2-sag3-ge-bi mu-zu
36. im-dug im-lag hul sag3-ga-gu10
37. mer im ne3-gal2-la-gin7 dal-le-da-bi
38. sza3 dab-ba-gu10-u8 la-ba-ab-dib-be2-en
39. ni2 zi ir kur-re ba-ab-szum2-mu-un
40. szesz gu5-li-gu10 szul {d}utu-am3
41. ki zi-sza3-gal2-la-ka igi mu-na-ni-du8
42. {d}szul-gi-me-en dalla e3-bi-a inim mu-un-da-bala-e-en
43. dingir igi sa6 me3-ga2-a-kam
44. szul {d}utu kur-ra ki ag2 {d}lamma {gesz}tukul-ga2-kam
45. inim-ma-ni-sze3 ga-mu-un-kal-ge LA ga-mu-un-ne3-e
46. me3 gesz gesz-e la2-a-ba {d}utu ga2-a-ar ma-an-e3
47. {gesz}tukul igi-nim-ma du10-ga2 bi2-tar
48. sig-sze3 elam{ki}-ma gu3-ba gesz ma-ab-us2
49. ki-bala {gesz}tukul-ga2 a-na ba-zi-zi-ga
50. nam-lu2-ulu3-bi sze sahar-ra-gin7
51. ki-en-gi ki-uri ha-ba-ni-du8
52. nig2 ak-a-ga2 ni2-bi ga-bulug5
53. kal-ga-ga2 mu-bi a2 bi2-su3-u4
54. gesztu2-gu10 nig2 galam-ma su3-ga-am3
55. a-na-gu10 nig2 ka-ge dib-ba nu
56. nam-nun-da du-du-a-gu10-ne
57. {u2}|ZI&ZI.LAGAB| gesz hul {u2}|ZI&ZI.LAGAB| gesz hul zukum-ma-gu10-ne
58. til-lu-ug til-lu-ug-da nig2-zi-gal2 edin-na dab5-dab5-be2-da-gu10-ne
59. ur-mah ug uszumgal edin-na-ke4
60. me-da im-ti-ba me-a gen-na-ba
61. gu3 nam-ur-sag-ga2-bi-ir edin-na ga2-la ha-ba-ni-dag-dag
62. sa-du3-a-ta ba-ra-ab-szi-gen-ne-en
63. sze-er-tab-ta en-nu-ug3 ba-ra-bi2-ak
64. a2 gesz-la2-a ba-ab-ak {gesz}tukul ba-ra-bi2-szub{ub}
65. u4 zu2 ses-a-bi {uruda}szukur zi-ba he2-bi2-gar
66. za-pa-ag2-bi-sze3 gaba-gu10 ba-ra-bi2-zi
67. ge26-e tusz-gu10-sze3 ba-ra-ba-ta-gen-ne-en
68. ur-sag ur-sag-e gaz-a-gin7
69. edin-na nig2 ul4-la-asz hu-mu-ni-ak
70. gu3 szubtum5-ma ki giri3 ku5-da-ba edin-ba hu-mu-si-si-ig
71. tur3 amasz ki sag bi2-in-bur2-bur2-ra
72. sipa ildu2-ma-bi-ir su-bi hu-mu-du10
73. u4 me-da u4 ul-le2-a-sze3
74. ga-nam dili-bi ba-an-da-se3-ga lu2 nam-mu-un-szi-ib-be2
75. ur-mah {gesz}tukul-la bi2-til-la-gu10
76. a-ra2-bi za3-bi-sze3 szid-bi ba-ra-zu
77. nig2 ak-a-ga2 ni2-bi ga-bulug5
78. kal-ga-ga2 mu-bi a2 bi2-su3-u4
79. gesztu2-gu10 nig2 galam-ma su3-ga-am3
80. a-na-gu10 nig2 ka-ge dib-ba nu
81. {d}szul-gi dingir nam-gurusz-a sag-kal erin2-na-me-en
82. tir-ra sa i-ni-sa2 ti galam-ma i-ni-gid2
83. nig2 szu 2(man) a2-ta ri-a-ga2 {gesz}gag-pan he2-ni-ib-ri-en
84. am gal gu4 an-na sun2 alim gu3 ib2-de2-de2-e
85. kur-ur2-ra sag bala-e-da-bi
86. a2 ne3-gal2-la-ga2 ti zu2 mu-ni-in-ri
87. u3 ur5-re nig2 la-ga me-dim2
88. zi-bi edin-na szub-szub-bu-da-bi
89. an-za-gar3 libir-ra-gin7 hu-mu-szub{ub}
90. sag-bi {gesz}naga3 hul-gin7 ki he2-bi2-tag
91. ansze-edin-na-sze3 {gesz}es2-ad la-ba-nu2-en pu2 la-ba-ba-al-e
92. {gesz}gag-u2-tag-ga la-ba-szi-gid2-en
93. gaba-ri-gu10-gin7 du10 bi2-bur2
94. gaz tur-ba dur3 sal-la gaz-gin7-nam la-ba-szi-nigin2-nigin2-de3
95. szeg9-bar ne3-gal2-la edin-na kasz4 di-da-bi
96. ur5-bi {gesz}gag-ta ba-ta-la2
97. a2 dili zi-ga-gu10 ki-a ba-ab-ha-za
98. {gesz}gag-pan-ta zu2 kesz2-ga2 na-me
99. im-ri-a 1(disz)-am3 lu2 na-ma-ta-e3-e
100. nita igi si sa2-a-me-en
101. AB-ru-um ki-iz-ru-um-ma DU-a-gu10-ne
102. {gesz}ilar sag3-ge-bi gal-zu-me-en
103. gesz-nu11 an-ta szu bar-ra-gin7 kasz4 du11-bi
104. nig2 bi2-ra-a-gu10 ki-bi nu-zi-zi-i
105. nig2-gu2-un-na-sze3 da ba-ri-e
106. {gesz}ellag nig2 an-na diri-ga-am3 tug2-gin7 im-ra-ra-an
107. nig2-ur2-limmu2 nim-gin7 gir2-re-da a2-sag3 bi2-ib-szub{ub}-be2-en
108. {d}szul-gi-me-en du10 szu bar-ra-gin7 masz am3-mi-ib2-dab5-be2-en
109. a2-gu10 nig2 na-me la-ba-dab5-be2 ma-ga-tum ma-szum2
110. ki-giri3-gen-gu10 nig2 mu-un-gar-gar
111. edin-ta du-gu10-ne nig2 mu-un-szi-la2-la2
112. ama ugu-gu10 {d}nin-sun2-ka-ra
113. dumu nig2 5(disz) nig2 1(u)-ni ge26-e-me-en
114. nig2 ak-ga2 ni2-bi ga-bulug5
115. kal-ga-ga2 mu-bi a2 bi2-su3-u4
116. gesztu2-gu10 nig2 galam-ma su3-ga-am3
117. a-na-gu10 nig2 ka-ge dib-ba nu
118. lugal-me-en ur-sag szu du7-a kalam-ma kur2-ra-am3
119. {d}szul-gi nir-gal2 usu gal-gal-la-me-en
120. kal-ga-me-en nig2 sag nu-ge-me-en nig2-hul nu-zu-me-en
121. i7-da {gesz}ma2-gur8-gu10 gu2 nu-mu-da-ga2-ga2
122. ansze erin2-na-gu10 zi-bi nu-mu-e-da-szub-be2
123. szesz gu5-li-gu10 szul {d}utu-gin7
124. za3-sze3 pirig-gin7 su8-su8-ge-ga2
125. ansze sahar la2 ug-gin7 szix(|KAxBALAG|) gi4-a-ga2 szusz3 sa6-ga-bi-me-en
126. dur3{ur3}-gin7 kasz4-a ne3-gu10 nu-silig-ge
127. kasz4-ta e3-a-me-en du10 nu-kusz2-u3-me-en
128. nam-te nu-gal2-me-en isisz-a gu4-gu4-u4-me-en
129. inim-gu10 nig2 ka-ta nu-szub-bu-dam
130. mi2-gu10 di nig2-ge-na-ka ka-ga14 mu-szi-gal2
131. masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 dadag-ga-me-en
132. giri3-gen-na inim uzu-ga-ka {d}nin-tu-bi ge26-e-me-en
133. szu-luh-ha nam-iszib szu du7-de3
134. en-ra za3-mi2 di-de3 ge6-par4-sze3 hug-e
135. lu2-mah nin-dingir sza3 ku3-ge pa3-da
136. sig-sze3 sag ga2-ga2 nim-sze3 aga3-kar2 se3-ge
137. e2 szu-nir-ra-ke4 gal2 tag4-tag4-x
138. gesz-gid2-da a me3 tu5-tu5-x
139. ki-bala-a-sze3 sa2 galam-ma ga2-ga2-x
140. inim dingir-re-e-ne nig2 kal-kal-la-am3
141. sila4 babbar udu kin-gi4-a-ka inim-gar u3-bi2-gar-gar
142. ki mu pa3-da-ba a esza ba-ni-de2
143. inim siskur2-ra-ka udu sa am3-mi-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4-in
144. masz2-szu-gid2-gid2-gu10 na-ga2-ah-gin7 u6 mu-e
145. udu sa-gi4-a szu-ga2 ma-an-dab
146. sa6-ga hul-da la-ba-an-da-ha-ze2-en
147. sza3 zalag ni2-ga2-me-en igi-gu10-ta i3-du-un
148. lugal-me-en sza3 udu 1(disz)-a-kam
149. a2 ag2-ga2 nig2 ki-szar2-ra-ka igi mu-na-ni-du8
150. nig2 ak-ga2 ni2-bi ga-bulug5
151. kal-ga-ga2 mu-bi a2 bi2-su3-u4
152. gesztu2-gu10 nig2 galam-ma su3-ga-am3
153. a-na-gu10 nig2 ka-ge dib-ba nu
154. {d}szul-gi lugal uri5{ki}-ma-me-en
155. u3 nam-nar-ra gu2-gu10 ha-na-szum2
156. nig2 na-me-bi la-ba-da-an-gib-en
157. tigi a-da-ab nam-nar szu du7-a bur3 dagal-bi mu-zu
158. gesz szu-kar2-ke4 sza3 bi2-ib-dab5
159. si ak-de3 a2 nu-mu-e-szi-ib-gaz-e-en
160. zi-zi-i szu2-szu2-ba gesz mu-e-hur-hur
161. {gesz}gu2-usz za-mi2-a kam-ma sa6-ga mi-ni-zu
162. {gesz}sa-esz5 u3 sza3 nam-nar-ra-ka sza3 du-bu-la mi-ni-zu
163. {gesz}mi-ri2-tum nig2 e2 si-ga-ke4 szu mu-un-gid2-gid2-de3
164. {gesz}al-gar {gesz}sa-bi2-tum in-dim2 lugal-la aga szu-si mu-ni-zu
165. {gesz}ur-za-ba-bi2-tum {gesz}har-har {gesz}za-na-ru
166. {gesz}ur-gu-la {gesz}dim3-lu2-ma2-gur8-ra ne-gin7 gu3 mi-ni-e3
167. dumu nar-ra szu tam-tam-ma-gin7
168. gesz-gu3-di gesz la-ba-ra-ab-tuku-a ki-gu10-usz lu2 mu-ni-ib-DU-x x
169. u3-ne-en sza3-bi ba-zu-zu
170. nig2 u4-bi-sze3 szu-ga2 gal2-la-gin7 ba-e-de3-ga2-ga2-de3-x
171. ad pa3-de3 gid2-i tu-lu ge-na szu-ga2 la-ba-ra-e3
172. gi-di gi sipa-gin7 nu-um-me
173. szumun-sza4 mur sza4-e i-si-isz ga2-ga2
174. sza3 ge sag us2-bi-gin7 i3-zu
175. hul2-hul2-le-me-en du10-du10-ge-me-en
176. giri17-zal nam-nun-na u4 zal-zal-le-me-en
177. lu2-u18-lu ni2-te-a-ni-sze3 gesztu2 he2-ga2-ga2
178. nig2-bi nig2 igi nigin2-na-ka
179. za3 nam-ti-la sag im-gi4-a
180. ze2 kur nam-gu2-ka3-ka lu2 la-ba-an-tag4-tag4-e
181. kal-ga ne3-ni-ta nir-gal2-la-me-en
182. mu mah-a-ni-ta nir-gal2-e
183. nig2 he2-em-gu-ul-gu-ul-e a-na-asz ba-ni-ib-la2-e
184. ama ugu-gu10 {d}nin-sun2-na-ra ama na-an-da-u3-tu
185. hul2-hul2-le-ga2 du10-du10-ge-ga2
186. a-sila3-gar-ra-gu10 mi2-esz2 ma-ni-in-du11
187. nig2-lul-la ka-ga14 nu-un-gal2
188. munus-e tur-ra szu nu-bar-re
189. e2-gal-ga2 nig2-hul2-hul2-la u4 mi-ni-ib2-zal-zal-e
190. {d}szul-gi-me-en ti-la u4 su3-ra2-ka nig2 mi-ni-ib-gu-ul-gu-ul-lu-ga2
191. lugal-me-en u4 nam-gu10 ba-tar-ra-ta
192. ti-la ur5 sa6-ge nig2 gu-ul-gu-ul-lu-ga2
193. igi {d}utu dumu {d}nin-gal-la-ka-sze3 ba-ra-ma-ni-la2
194. lugal-me-en u4 ti-la su3-ra2-sze3
195. mu-gu10 u4 ul-le2-a-asz szer3-re he2-em-du10-ge
196. szer3 zu-gu10-gin7 inim zu-gu10-gin7
197. nig2 sag gi4-a mul-an-bi-me-en
198. ni2 sag-ki e2-gal ge-ne2-dam
199. sag-gag gi-ninda iri{ki} du3-du3-u3-dam
200. ni2 sag-ki-gu10 a-ba-da-ab-gal2-la-am3
201. kur-kur {gesz}kab-gin7 a-ba-da-ab-gal2-en-na
202. ni2 me-lam2 {gesz}kar2 se3-se3 szu-ga2
203. {gesz}rab3-gin7 kalam-ma a-ba-da-gal2-le-na
204. nam-tag-ga sag3-ge du8-u3-bi mu-zu
205. inim-ma gal-gal-la silim-zu gal2-la-me-en
206. a e3-a-gin7 gu3 gal u4 gal u4 a x x
207. hi-il-zum{ki} dab5-be2 elam um-szi-x
208. a2-gal2 inim-ma-bi-ir gaba-ri-ni mu-zu
209. dumu ki-en-gi{ki}-ra numun-ba ge26-e-me-en
210. ur-sag ki-en-gi{ki}-ra ur-sag ge26-e-me-en
211. 3(disz)-kam-ma-asz lu2 kur ge6-ge6-ga-ke4
212. ge26-e-me-en gu3 mu-na-de2-e
213. 4(disz)-kam-ma-asz mar-tu lu2 kur-ra A x x
214. eme bala-e mu-un-da-an-gub-be2
215. ge26-e eme-ni-ta inim-inim kilib-ba-ni si mu-un-na-ab-sa2-e
216. 5(disz)-kam-ma-asz su-bir4{ki}-a |U.NAM.KUR| gu3 ra
217. eme-na dumu iri-na nu-me-en-na inim ba-an-di-ni-ib-kar-re
218. di ki-en-gi{ki}-ke4 si sa2-da-gu10-ne
219. 5(disz)-bi eme-bi ba-ni-ib-gi4-gi4-in
220. e2-gal-ga2 kasz4 inim bala-e eme-e li-bi2-du3-e
221. di-til-la-ga2 sza3 usz im-gu7
222. gal-zu nam-lugal an-ta-gal2-bi-me-en
223. ukken gar-ra-gu10 ug3 sag se3-ga-gin7
224. nimgir gal si gu3 SA gu3-bi-a ni2 sza3-ga szub-bu-de3
225. ad gi4-gi4-da inim szar2-szar2-dam
226. pu-uh2-ru-um{ki} nam tar-tar-re-de3
227. szagina-gu10-ne-er ad gi4-gi4 mu-un-zu inim szar2-szar2 mu-zu
228. inim i7-gin7 unu2-ba suh-ra-ba
229. szer7-da sag i3-tum2-tum2-ga2 ma-da gal-gal-ga2 suhusz ma-ab-ge-en-ge-en
230. inim-ta {gesz}tukul-gin7 iri lah5-me-en
231. nam-ku3-zu-gu10 gam-gam-da-bi-gin7
232. nam-kal-ga sag-izi bar7-a-gin7
233. ama tuku nu-me-en sza3 inim-ma mu-zu
234. inim-gu10 sag i3 li inim-ma-kam
235. sza3 izi-gin7 bar7-a sze17-bi mu-zu
236. ka gesz-gi-gin7 izi-ba szum2-ma te-en-te-en-bi mu-zu
237. inim-gu10 lu2-inim-ma diri-ga ki mu-un-szi-ib-la2-e
238. nig2 kal-kal-la ge26-e lu2-bi-me-en
239. sun5-na dugud-bi sag-bi ma-kal
240. nig2 na-me-ga2 la-ba-da-kar2-kar2-re-de3
241. inim an-na inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta
242. zi kalam-ma zi kur-kur-ra-ka giri17 szu sza-ba-gal2
243. ga2-la nu-dag-ge musz3 nu-tum2-mu-bi-me-en
244. dingir-re-e-ne gub-bu in-ga-zu
245. {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne sza3 sze17-de3 mu-zu
246. {d}szul-gi nam-nun-na gu2 gal pesz11-a-me-en
247. nig2 gal-gal-la a-ba-da-gal2-le-en-na
248. sza3-ga2 hul2-la a-ba-da-gal2-la
249. nig2 ga2-la dag-dag-ge bar-sze3 nu-szub-be2-me-en
250. ur5-gin7 gid2-gid2 sag gal2-a-me-en
251. a2 ki-lul-la nu-mu-szi-ag2-ga2
252. a-gar3 gal-gal-e gu2 mu-un-szum2
253. gan2-ne2 gan2 zi-de3 gesz mu-ni-in-du3
254. du6 sag e pa5-re a2 szum2-mu-me-en
255. i3 gal-gal-me-en siki gal-gal-me-en
256. gu nam-gu10 mah sze nam-gu10 mah
257. enmen2 sza3-gar dingir-re-e-ne-ka sza3-zarah ma-ab-gu-ul-gu-ul
258. {d}szul-gi-me-en zi ki-en-gi-ra-me-en
259. lugal bad-bad-ra2 gaba-ri nu-tuku-me-en
260. in-ga-ab-be2-en nig2-gu10 nig2 gal-am3
261. lugal-me-en a-na-gu10 szu ba-ab-te-ge26-e
262. gesztu2 a2 diri nam-si-sa2-gu10-usz
263. inim ge-na nig2 nu-ha-lam-e-gu10-usz
264. {d}isztaran-gin7 di ku5-ru gal-zu-gu10-usz
265. {d}en-lil2-le a2 ug3 lu-a-na mu-da-an-ag2-ga2-ta
266. uri he2-em dumu ki-en-gi-ra he2-em
267. ki gu-ti-um{ki} lu2 i-{d}utu he2-em
268. lugal u4 ul-le-a 1(disz)-ra
269. sza3-gu10 nig2-a2-zi ba-ra-mu-un-na-ta-ab-de6
270. nam-lu2-ulu3 us2-a an-ta se3-ga-ta
271. gesztu2 dab5-ba-ba na-ga2-ah-bi nu-me-en-na
272. en3-du u4-bi-ta libir-ra ul-le2-a
273. tigi za-am-za-am szu szi-tum2-mu-de3
274. u4 na-me lul-sze3 ba-ra-bi2-pa3 ka-ge ba-ra-bi2-gi4
275. nig2 libir-ra-bi en he2-bi-tar-tar szub-bu-de3 ba-ra-bi2-szum2
276. tigi za-am-za-am ki di-bi nig2 na-me gesztu2-ga he2-ni-us2
277. szer3-gid2-da-bi e2 du10-ga-ga2 pa e3 ha-ba-ni-ak
278. nig2 szu-ta ba-ra-szub-bu-da-bi
279. szu nam-nar-ra-ke4 he2-bi2-la2-la2
280. sza3 kalam-ma-ke4 izi zal-gin7 he2-bi2-ak
281. a-na ab-tuku ur5-re ib2-hul
282. a-ba nam-ti an-na ba-e-e3
283. u4 me-da u4 ul-le2-a-sze3
284. lu2 {d}en-lil2-la2 mu-un-zi-zi-i
285. tukum-bi ge26-e-gin7-nam lugal si sa2-am3
286. mi2 szu12 szer3 nam-ku3-zu-gu10
287. a2 nam-ur-sag-ga2 ki-giri3-gen-na-gu10
288. lugal-bi-ir e2-gal du10-ga-na he2-na-an-us2
289. nig2 in-na-du10-ga sza3-sze3 he2-na-gid2
290. mi2-ga2 usu-bi he2-en-zi-zi-i
291. szer3-ga2 a-la-bi he2-en-tum2-tum2-mu
292. gesztu2 gal-gal-gu10 ur5-da hu-mu-na-ak
293. kal-ga nig2 in-da-se3-ge-da-gin7
294. ki a2-na la-ba-ni-ib-gal2-la-am3
295. nig2-nam-gu10-u8 szu ha-ba-an-sag3-sag3-ge me-tesz2 hu-mu-i-i
296. mu du10-ga-gu10 he2-en-pa3-pa3-de3
297. tukum-bi sza3-ga-ni nig2-erim2 mu-e-szi-ib2-tum3
298. nig2 na-me-ga2 sag ba-an-sag3
299. lu2 a2 zi-ga-bi-ir {d}nanna di he2-en-e
300. {d}utu sag-izi-e szu he2-en-da-ab-ri-e
301. lugal-bi ki-giri3-gen-na he2-du inim-ma-ni al-ze2-er
302. un-ga-ti u4 ti-la-ni-a
303. nig2 usu-na he2-en-ak en3-du me-da tum3
304. lugal-me-en in-ga-zu-a-ta nig2-me-gar gu3 i3-de2
305. gesztu2-gesztu2-ga diri-ga-gu10-sze3
306. um-mi-a-gin7 mu libir-ra-gu10-sze3
307. nig2-umun2-a en3-du-gu10 he2-en-pa3-de3 mul-an he2-u3-tu
308. sig-sze3 uri5{ki}-ma ki sikil-la bi2-mu2
309. e2-|GESZ.PI.TUG2.AN.NISABA| mul en3-du-ga2-ka
310. nim-sze3 nibru{ki}-a ki-gal-la bi2-gub
311. szu12 e2-kur-ra ki he2-us2-sa-gu10-usz
312. dub-sar he2-gub szu-ni he2-eb-dab5-be2
313. nar he2-gub gu3 hu-mu-un-ne2-re-de2
314. e2-dub-ba-a da-ri2 hur nu-kur2-ru-dam
315. ki-umun2 da-ri2 hur nu-silig-ge-dam
316. gesztu2 dab5-ba-gu10 i3-ne-esz2 ne-e ur5-ra-am3
317. nig2 ka-ge dib-ba ki-szar2-ra
318. giri3-gen-na inim en3-du-ga2-kam a-na mu-szi-gal2-la
319. an {d}en-lil2 {d}utu {d}inanna lul ba-ra-na he2-ge-en
320. u3 nam-erim2-e lu2 na-an-ga-am3-me
321. u4 ne-e mu-sar-ra-gu10-a
322. iri nu-mu-un-gul-la bad3 nu-mu-un-se3-ga-gu10
323. kur gi-sig-gin7 nu-mu-un-dub2-ba-gu10
324. ar2 za3 li-bi2-til-til-la-gu10
325. a-na-gin7-nam nar-e en3-du-a mu-szi-ga2-ga2-a
326. nig2-umun2-a sag-kal mu da-ri2-kam
327. nig2-lul nig2-ge-na nu-me-a sar-re-bi a-na-gin7-nam
328. lugal-me-en a2-ga2 {d}lamma-bi kal-ga-na szer3-bi-im
329. ki-giri3-gen-na-gu10 nar-e mu-szi-in-gar
330. en3-du-gu10 nig2 nu-ha-lam-e-de3
331. inim-gu10 nig2 ka-ta nu-szub-bu-de3
332. ge26-e lugal kalam-ma du10-ga-me-en
333. numun ba-i-i-ta za3 ug3 lu-a-sze3
334. lugal nig2-ga2 nig2 bi2-in-se3-ga-am3
335. aga-ni an-ne2 ba-ra-ba-ta-an-il2
336. gidri-ni bara2 nam-lugal-la-ta ba-ra-ba-ta-e11-de3
337. kal-ga nam-ku3-zu gesztu2 szum2-ma-me-en
338. nig2 gal-gal-ga2 za3-bi til-la
339. pirig igi {uruda}szukur-ra ga-rasz{sar}-gin7 szab-szab-e
340. nemurx(|PIRIG.TUR|) szu zi-ga igi {gesz}ga-rig2-ak gi-gin7 sza5-sza5-dam
341. zi-bi ur-gi7-gin7 {uruda}dur10-usz NE-NE-ga
341a. sun2 usu gal-gal gu4 a2 nu-gi4-a
343. gu4 kur-bi-sze3 DU-ba edin-na mi-ni-gaz-za
344. kur-ba szu-a bala-e-da-bi
345. hur-sag nig2 sza3-ge nu-gid2-i-gin7
346. sza3-ge szu nu-te-ge26-e-gin7 ib2-ak
347. inim ib2-ta-|DU.DU| i-gi4-in-zu lul na-nam
348. ki nam-dub-ba inim dugud-dugud-da-bi
349. nam-ku3-zu-gu10 nam-kal-ga-gu10
350. a2 gal2 tak4-a ki silim-esz2 di-ga2
351. mu-un-zu-a-na nu-mu-un-[...]-na
352. nig2-ge-na-gu10 nig2-lul-la-gin7
353. szu tesz2-a mu-un-ru-gu2 ka tar-ra mu-un-si-il-le
354. ur-sag kal-ga-ni kal-ga rib-ba-me-en
355. {d}szul-gi gissu-a-ni kur-ra la2-a-me-en
356. lugal {gesz}tukul a-RU-ub ki-bala-na ge26-e-me-en
357. mu da-ri2-gu10 a2 gal bi2-su3-u4
358. i3-ne-esz2 {d}utu u4 ne-a-a
359. kur dumu ki-en-gi-ra nu-zu-ba
360. sa-dur2 kaskal-bi-sze3 szu la-ba-gal2-la-ba
361. za3-ba ka-inim-ma lu2 nu-gub-gub-ba
362. szesz di4-di4-la2 lu2-inim-ma-be2-ne
363. dumu-sag inim u3-tu szer3 kad4 inim kad4-bi-im
364. szer3-ga2 mul-an-gin7 gu3 im-de2-e-ne
365. inim-gu10-ta x-gin7 ki im-tag-tag-ge-ne
366. [...] buru5{muszen} DU-a-gin7
367. [...]-da la-ba-an-du11
368. [...] za3 til-la-me-en
369. [...] x-ba nir-gal2-me-en
370. [...]-a mu-da-an-zu
371. [...] GAR [...] su3-u4-da
372. x x x x x ge26-e-me-en
373. x x x tag-tag-da-bi
374. e2-bi-a lu2 si sa2-bi kun4 dib-be2-me-en
375. lu2 mu pa3-da {d}nanna-me-en
376. sag us2 e2 {d}en-lil2-ka ama-a-tu an-na-me-en
377. {d}szul-gi-me-en e2-gu10 e2-hur-sag e2-gal e2-gal-bi-im
378. ki-tusz nam-lugal-ga2 za3-mi2 gal-gal-la-kam
379. hur-sag za-gin3-na-gin7 sza-ba-an-galam-en
380. {d}inanna nin dingir-re-e-ne-ke4
381. a2-ga2 {d}lamma-bi-im kal-ga-ga2 szer3-bi-im
382. lugal-lugal-e-ne-er diri-ga-me-en
383. nig2 ki-szar2-ra-ke4 szu mi-ni-in-du7
384. za3-mi2-gu10 du10-ga-am3
385. {d}nisaba za3-mi2
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04335
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04062
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 09735
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04456
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04541
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 09617
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04211
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04078
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04508
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04014
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04028
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04027
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey; Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04039 (+) UM 29-15-577
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
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Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 06712
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
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Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 2789
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: Penn —
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
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Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: Penn —
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
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Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: Penn —
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
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Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: Penn —
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
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Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: Penn —
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
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Collection: National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum no.: IM 058438
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum no.: OIM A30219
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum no.: OIM A30248
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 09995
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04129
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 04235
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 09589
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 09870
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 09878
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 01003
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 01207
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 02498
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum no.: Ist Ni 02503
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
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Collection: Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum no.: HS 1566
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
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Collection: British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.: BM —
Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]-gi ki-uri#-ke4 nam#-[...]
en: I learned the tablets of (both) Sumer and Akkad, the scribal art
2'. [...]-gin7#?-nam im nu-mu#-[...]
en: Like (a mere member of?) the indigenous population(?) I did not write tablets
3'. [...] ki#? nam-ku3-zu-gin7 ir im#-[...]
en: The scribal art(?), like(!?) a place of wisdom ... a scent(?)
4'. [...]-ga2 szid uttukugu-de3 x [...]
en: Adding(?), subtracting(?), counting, computation(?), I did in their entirety
5'. [...] sag12#-ga#? {d}nisaba-x
en: The beautiful Nanibgal, Nisaba
6'. [...]-TUG2-x-x szu dagal ma-ra-an-du11#
en: Gave wisdom and intelligence generously to me
7'. [...] gal2# tak4#-a# nig2 nu-dab-be2-me-en
en: I am experienced scribe who does not pass by anything
8'. [...]-gin7# zi-ga-gu10!-ne
en: When I rose as (if possessing) the sinew of a leopard
9'. [...]-x kasz5 kal-ga# x-ga2
en: When I galloped mightily like a nisku equid
10'. [...] hul2#-la ma#-an-du11
en: The heart of An rejoiced for me
reverse
1. [...]-lil2-le# gu3# zi# ma#?-[...]
en: In my happiness Enlil spoke truthfully to me
rest broken
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.: BM —
Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [... {d}]nisaba#-ke4
en: The beautiful Nanibgal, Nisaba
2'. [...] gizzal#-la szu dagal ma-ni-in-du11
en: Gave wisdom and intelligence generously to me
3'. [...] gal2# tak4#-a nig2-e nu-dab-be2-me-en
en: I am experienced scribe who does not ignore (lit. pass by) anything
4'. sa# nemur-gin7 zi-ga-gu10-ne
en: When I rose as (if possessing) the musculature of a leopard
5'. {ansze}ni-is-kum kasz4 kal-ga di-ga2
en: When I galloped mightily like a nisku equid
6'. sza3 an-na-ke4 hul2-la ma-ab-de6
en: The heart of An brought rejoicing for me
7'. a-la-ga2 {d}en-lil2-le gu3 zi ma-ni-in-de2
en: In my happiness Enlil spoke truthfully to me
8'. nam-si-sa2-gu10-usz gidri ma-an-szum2-mu-usz
en: They gave me a scepter because of my justice
9'. gu2 kur-kur-ra-ke4 giri3 ba-da-gub
en: (I) was able to step on the neck of the lands
10'. {gesz}tukul-ga2 mu-bi sig-sze3 mu-un-gal2
en: ... put the fame of my weapon to the Lowland
11'. aga-kar2 si-ga-gu10-u8 igi-nim-sze3 mu-un-gal2
en: ... put (news of) my conquests to the highland
12'. me3# szen-szen-na um-ta-ab-e3-en
en: After I go out(?) into combat and battle
13'. [...] ib2# du11-ga {d}en-lil2-la2-sze3
en: To the place that Enil has grown angry (at) (?)
14'. [...]-gu10#-u8 igi-sze3 ba-du-un
en: I go at the front of(?) my troops
reverse
1. [...]-sza3# ba#-ab-zalag-ge-en
en: I illuminate the area (lit. field) that I see
2. ga2#-e#-me#-en# {gesz#}tukul#-la# a-la mu-un-ga2-ga2-an
en: It is I who puts passion into the weapon
3. {uruda}szukur {uruda}ma-sa-tum a-ba-da-ab-gal2-le-en-na
en: I am in possession of the spear and the masatum weapon
4. {kusz}da-lu-usz2-a a2-sig3-ge-bi mu-zu
en: (I) know the slingstone of the sling (i.e., how to load it?)
5. im-du-ug im-lag hul sag3-ga-gu10-u8
en: My discharged(?) destructive clay bullets and pellets
6. mir ni2 gal2-la-gin7 dal-le-da-bi
en: The ones that are to fly like an aura bearing(?) northern storm
7. sza3 dab-ba-gu10-u8 li-bi2-ib-dab-be2-en
en: In(?) my anger I do not let them pass (their mark?)
8. ni2 zi-ir kur-re ba-ab-szum2-mu-un
en: I give fear and distress(?) to(?) the (enemy) land
9. 1(u) szesz gu5-li-gu10 sul {d}utu-am3
en: My brother and friend, who is the youth Utu
with line tally 10
10. ki zi-sza3-gal2-la-ka igi mu-na-ni-duh
en: I looked to him in a place of encouragement/vitality
11. {d}szul-gi-me-en dalla-bi-a inim mu-da-ab-be2-en
en: I am Shulgi, I speak a word with him openly
12. dingir# igi sa6 me3-ga2-kam
en: He is the beautiful-faced god of my battle
13. [... {d}]utu# [...] szesz#?-ra ki ag2 {d}lamma {gesz}tukul-ga2-kam
en: The youth Utu who makes a brother love a brother(?) is the protective spirit of my weapon
14. [...]-mu#-un-kal-la#-ge# la ga14-mu-un-ne3#?-e
en: Because of his word I will be strong(?), I will be mighty(?) ...
15. [...]-e3#
en: Utu comes out for me in the combat of battle(?)
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Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.: BM —
Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. szesz# gu5-li-gu10 sul {d}utu-am3
en: As (i.e., like) my brother and friend Utu
2. za3-sze pirig-gin7 sug2-sug2-ge-ga2
en: Of my ones standing (with) shoulders like a pirig creature
3. ansze sahar# la2 ug-gin7 szeg10 gi4-a-ga2 szusz3 sa6-ga-bi-me-en
en: Of my dust covered(?) equids screaming like ug creatures, I am their good groom
4. dur3-gin7 kasz4-a ne-gu10 nu-silig-ge
en: Like a male donkey, my strength never wavers as a runner
5. kasz4-ta e3-a-me-en dub3 nu-kusz2-u3-me-en
en: I come out (ahead) from the (other) runners
6. nam-tag nu-gal2-me-en izi-sa gu4-gu4#-u4-me-en
en: I bear no sin, I jump around continually in mirth(?)
7. inim-gu10 nig2 ka-ta nu-szub-bu-dam
en: My word is something never to be abandoned by the mouth
8. mi2-gu10 di nig2-gin6-na-ka ka-ga14 mu-e-szi-gal2
en: My praise(?) is present in the mouth on my behalf (manifested) in legal decisions of truth
9. masz2-szu-gid2-gid2 dadag-ga-me-en
en: I am a ritually pure diviner
10. giri3-gen-na-ka uzu-ga-ka {d}nin-tur5-bi ga2-me-en
en: I am the Nintur (mother goddess) of the procedures of omens
11. szu-luh nam-iszib-a szu du7-de3
en: In order to perfect the lustration rites of the išib priesthood
12. en-ra za3# mi2#-de3# ge6-par4-sze3 hun-e
en: In order to praise the en priestess and install (her) on behalf of the gipar building
13. lu2-mah eresz-dingir sza3 ku3-ge pa3-da
en: In order to choose the lumah priest and erešdigir priestess in the holy heart
14. sig-sze3 sag ga2-ga2 nim-sze3 aga-kar2 si-ge
en: To advance towards the lowland and inflict defeat against the highland
15. e2 szu-nir-ra-ke4 gal2 tak4-tak4
en: To open the “house of the emblem”
16. {gesz}gid2-da a me3 tu5-tu5
en: To wash the lance with the “water of battle”
17. ki-bala-a sa2 galam-ma ga2-ga2
en: To enact clever plans in the rebel land
18. inim dingir-re-e-ne nig2# kal#-kal# x
en: The words of the gods is(?) a most precious thing (for these matters)
19. sila4 babbar udu kin2-gi4-a-ka i5-gar u3-bi2#?-[...]
en: After I(?) establish an oracular utterance with/in the white lamb, the sheep suitable for extispicy
20. ki mu pa3#-da-ba a esza u3-ba#-[...]
en: After I(?) pour water and eša flour in the place where the name is uttered/the oath is taken
21. inim# siskur2-ra-ka udu sa-a mi-ni-ib2-gi4#-[...]
en: I will prepare the sheep with/according to(?) the words of the siskur ritual
22. masz2-szu-gid2-gid2-gu10 na-ga2-ah-gin7 mu-ni#-[...]
en: My diviner ... there(?) like a barbarian
23. udu sa gi4-a szu-ga2 ba-an-[...]
en: The prepared sheep “passes into my hand"(?)
24. sa6-ga hul-da# la-ba-an-ta-ha-[...]
en: I do not “hold” good (omens) with bad (omens)
25. sza3 zalag ni2-ga2-me-en igi-gu10-ta i3-du-un#
en: A brilliant mind is mine, I go by my (own) eyes
26. lugal-me-en sza3 udu disz-a-[...]
en: I am the king, the entrails of a single sheep
27. a2 ag2-ga2 nig2-ki-szar2-ra-ka igi mu-na-ni-[...]
en: I see the orders of the whole world
28. nig2-ak-ga2 ni2-bi ga-bulug5#-[...]
en: I shall boast about my deeds
29. kal-ga-ga2 mu-bi a2 bi2-su3-u4
en: I have made the reputation of my might spread wide
30. gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)-gu10 nig2-galam-ma su3-ga-am3
en: My intellect is full of cleverness
31. a-na-gu10 nig2 ka-ge dab-ba nu
en: What of mine does not surpass description?
32. {d}szul#-gi# lugal uri2{ki}-ma-me-en
en: I am Shulgi, the king of Urim
reverse
1. u3 nam-nar-a gu2#?-gu10 ha-ba-szum2
en: And therefore I am devoted to the art of the musician
2. nig2-na-me-bi# la-ba-an-da-gib-e
en: Nothing about it is blocked to me(?)
3. tigi a-da-ab nam-nar szu du7-a buru3 dagal-bi mu#?-zu
en: (I) have learned the depth and width of tigi and adab songs (or instruments?), perfected by/equipped for the musician's craft(?)
4. {gesz}szu-kar2-ke4 sza3-bi dab5-x-[...]
en: The (playing of) the šukar instrument was grasped in the mind(?)
5. si ke3-de3 [...]-mu-e-szi-ib-gaz-e#-[...]
en: In order to adjust the frets(?), I did not cause the arm to break(?)
6. zi-zi szu2#-[...]-ba# gesz mu-e-hur-hur#
en: I made plans for/drew its “raising” and “lowering"(?)
7. gu2 esz {gesz}za3-mi2-a kam-ma sa6-ga mi-ni-[...]
en: I have known how to tune(?) the three ... gu instrument and the lyre well
8. {gesz}sa-esz u3 sza3 nam-nar-ra-ka sza3-du-gu#?-[...]
en: I have known the “three stringed” instrument and the “heart of the art of the musician (soundbox?), and the “howling heart”
9. {gesz}al-gar {gesz}sa-bi2#-tum# in#-dim2# lugal-la# [...]
en: I have known the fingering technique/plectrum(?) of the algar and sabitum instruments, which the king created(?)
10. {gesz}mi-ri2-tum nig2 [...] szu#? mu#?-[...]
en: (I) accepted(?) the “Mari” instrument, that which silences the temple(?)
11. {gesz}ur-za#-ba-bi#-[tum {gesz}]har#-har# [...]
en: The “(king) Urzababa” instrument, the harhar instrument, the harhar instrument
12. {gesz#}ur#-gu#-la# {gesz}dim3#-lu2#-ma2-gur8#-[...] NE-gin7 gu3 mi-ni-[...]
en: The “lion” instrument, the “post of the boatman” instrument, and zanaru instrument, I brought out (their) noises ...
13. dumu nar-ra szu tam-tam-ma#-[...]
en: Like a pure-handed/skilled(?) member of the musicians
14. {gesz}gu3-di {gesz#}a-ba-ra-ab-tuku-a ki-gu10#-[...]
en: (If) someone brings(?) a gudi instument never heard before to where I am (my place)
15. u6-ne-en sza3-bi ba#-[...]
en: When I “make it speak"(?), its essence(?) is made known
16. nig2 u4-bi-sze3 szu gal2-gal2-la-gin7 ba-x-[...]
en: I can make it like something at its (appropriate) time
17. ad pa3-da gid2-i tu-lu gin6-x [...]
en: Finding the sound (by?) tightening(?), slackening, and correcting has not escaped my hand
18. gi-di gi sipa-gin7 nu-um#?-[...]
en: (I) do not play the reed flute like (a mere) reed (pipe) of the shepherd
19. szumun-sza4 murum sza4#-a#? i-si-isz ga2#-[...]
en: Intoning a šumunša song, wailing in lament
20. sza3-ge sag#-us2#-bi-gin7 mu#-[...]
en: In the heart(?) (I) have known how to do this, like (one who does it) regular(ly)
21. hul2-hul2-le-me-en du10-du10#-ge [...]
en: I am one who causes rejoicing, I am one who makes things sweet
22. giri17-zal nam-nun-na# u4# zal-zal-le# [...]
en: I am one who spends the day in joy and princeliness
23. lu2#-lu7 ni2 te-ni-sze3 gesztu2 he2-[...]
en: If a man pays attention to his fear
24. [...] nig2 igi nigin2-na-ka#?
en: The matter(?), that which the eye surveys
25. [...]-ti#-la sag im-gi4-a#
en: The circumscribed limits of life
26. [...] nam-gu2-ga-ka lu2 la-ba-an-szub-szub#-[...]
en: The bile/poison of the “land/netherworld of oppression,” a man cannot cast aside(?)
27. kal#-ga ne-ni-ta nir gal2-la am3#?
en: He is(!?) one who trusts in his own might
28. mu mah-a-ni-ta nir gal2-e
en: And thus one who trusts his great name
29. nig2 he2-em-gu-ul-gu-ul-e a-na-asz ba-ni-ib-la2-e
en: Makes (everything) the best, why would he diminish them?
double ruling
30. 1(gesz2) 1(disz)
en: (Total) 61 lines,
31. ra#-x-mi
en: ...
small, dried characters situated between 1(gesz2) and 1(disz)
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.: BM —
Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1. ama#-gi4 nu-me-en sza3 inim#-[...]
en: (I) have known (how to impose) the meaning of the words “I am not freed”
2. inim-gu10# sag i3 li#-[...]
en: My words are the finest of pressed/high quality oils
3. sza3 izi-gin7 bar7-ra-am3 [...]
en: A heart that burns like fire--(I) have known its cooling
4. inim-ma lu2 inim-ma# diri-ga# [...]
en: One will weigh (my) words against(?) a man excessive in words
5. nig2 kal-kal-la ga2-e lu2-[...]
en: I am a man of the most precious things
6. sun5-na dugud-bi sag#-[...]
en: The importance of being humbled is appreciated by me
7. nig2-na-me-<gu10>-u8 la-ba-an#-[...]
en: One cannot slander/alter(?) anything of mine(?)
8. inim an-na inim {d}en-lil2-la2#-[...]
en: By the word of An and Enlil
9. zi kalam-ma zi kur-kur-ra-ka giri17 szu x-x-gal2
en: (I) shall cover (my) mouth (in submission) for the life of the homeland and the life of the foreign lands
10. ga2-la nu-dag#-ge musz3 nu-tum2-bi-me-en
en: I am their unceasing one, their unfailing one
11. dingir-re-e-ne gub-ba in-ga-an-zu
en: (I!) too have known how to serve the gods
12. {d}a-nun-na-ke4-e-ne ki#? sed4#!?-bi mu-zu
en: (I) have known the cooling place(!?) of the Anuna
13. {d}szul-gi nam-nun-na gu2 gal pesz11#-a-me-en
en: I am Shulgi, whose great neck grows thick in princeliness
14. nig2 gal-gal-la a-ba-da-ab-gal2-la-an#?
en: When(?) I am able to have great things
15. sza3#?-gu10#? hul2-la ba-da-am3-gal2-la#
en: Rejoicing is able to be (in) my heart
16. [...]-dag#-ge#? bar#?-x x-x-be2#-me#-en
en: I am one who will not cast that which is being brought to an end aside
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. lugal# u4# [...]-a#-asz#? disz#?-[...]
en: (Or) a single king from(?) ancient times
2'. sza3-gu10 nig2-a2-zi ba-ra-mu-un#-na#-ta#?-x-x
en: Thus I am not plotting(?) violence against him
3'. nam-lu2-lu7 an-ta si-ga-a-ta
en: (That which accrued) after mankind was placed from heaven (on the earth)(?)
4'. gesztu2 dab5-dab5-ba na-ga2#-ga2 nu-me-en
en: I am not a barbarian(!) regarding (this) accumulated(?) knowledge
5'. en3-du u4-bi-a-ta# libir-ra u4 ul-a-asz
en: From cultic songs of the (present?) time to ancient ones of distant days(?)
6'. tigi za-am-za-am szu IGI DU-gu10-ne
en: Therefore when I ... the tigi and zamzam songs/instruments(?)
7'. u4 na-a-me# lul-sze3 ba-ra-bi2-pa3# ka-ge ba-ra-bi2-gi
en: At no time have I chosen them/uttered(?) falsely or blocked them in the mouth
8'. nig2 libir-ra en3 he2-bi2-tar-tar szub-bu-de3 ba-ra-bi2-szum2
en: Therefore I have inquired after these ancient things and not given them over to be abandoned
9'. szir3-gid2-da-ga2 e2 du10-ga-ga2 pa e3#? [...]
en: Therefore I made my širgida songs manifest in my good palace/temple
10'. tigi za-am-za-am x-bi#? [...] gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)#-ga [...]
en: Therefore the ... of the tigi and zamzam songs/instruments, everything, I embedded in (my) memory(?)
11'. nig2#? x-x [...] ba#-ra#-szub#?-[...]
en: That which was thus not dropped from the hand
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: Penn —
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: Penn —
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: Penn —
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: Penn —
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum (formerly Oriental Institute), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum no.: OIM A30264
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum no.: IM 058563
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum no.: IM 058602
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: UM 29-15-331
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: UM 29-16-088
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: UM 29-16-408 + UM 29-16-410 + UM 29-16-214G + UM 29-16-411 + UM 29-16-414A
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: UM 29-16-451 + N 3312A
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: UM 55-21-323 + frag.
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: CBS 01753A + N 1458 + N 1492 + N 1741 + N 6963 + N 7038 + N 7790 (+) UM 29-16-447
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: CBS 02345 + CBS 02354 + CBS 07071
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: CBS 07076 + CBS 08029 + CBS 13992 + N 2804 + N 2805 + N 2806 + N 2807 + N 2808 + N 2809 + N 2810 + N 2811 + N 2812 + N 2813 + N 2814 + N 2815 + N 2816
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: CBS 14057
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum no.: MS 2885
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway
Museum no.: MS 3343
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: UM 29-16-591
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: CBS 02240 + CBS 07070 + N 3678
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 1324 + N 1341 + N 1526 + N 1536
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 1395a
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 1407
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 1516
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 1573 + N 3287 + N 3288
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 1742 + N 1761
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 2842
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 2846
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 2847
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 2897
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 2902
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 3612
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: N 7450
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: CBS 13314
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q000396
Primary Publication:
Collection: Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum no.: CBS 13509
Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Period: Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
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