CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 004 (P266504)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 11353 + unn.

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.14 Šulgi N (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [musz-da]-gur4#-e te ha-ra#-[hur-e]
3'. nim#-e nundum-ma-ni ha-ra-[ze2-e]
4'. eme-szid-e eme--ni ha-[ra-suh?-e]
5'. u3-a-lum-lum he2#-[me-lum-lum-e]
6'. u3-a-lam-lam he2#-[me-lam-lam-e]
7'. lam-ma-zu-ne [lam-ma-zu-ne]
8'. dun5-dun5 {dug}szakir3-ra x [x ra-zu-ne]
9'. u3#-sa2 ag2-ze2-ba [...]
10'. ki#-nu2 ag2-ze2-ba-ka#?-za [...]
11'. gu2#-un u8-a x-a?-bi [...]
12'. [mu]-re# nig2-hul2-la he2-[...]
13'. [dam szuku]-zu he2-a du5#-mu ha#-[la-zu he2-a]
14'. [sze nir-ra] mu-ud#-na#?-[zu he2-a]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.14 Šulgi N (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000406 (Shulgi N) composite (P479893) Q000406 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P266504

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
1 side preserved

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 11353 + unn.
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.4.2.14
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.4.2.14
Penn Museum (Penn) 585524
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.11353
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P266504

References

  • history: RA 65, p. 170

    [Alster1971-NRLN7UCH] Alster, Bendt. 1971. “On the Sumerian Lullaby.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 65 (2): 170–71. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23283437.

  • history: BPOA 9, 149 (unn. frg.)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-24 at 17:12:19 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata, Other metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-02-05 at 14:00:38 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000406, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P266504.
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P266504). (2024, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266504 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266504 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000406, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266504},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000406, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P266504.
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P266504). (2024, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266504 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266504 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 24},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000406, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266504},
}


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ID  - P266504
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M1  - 2026/4/25/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 004 artifact entry
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