CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 (P269165)

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 14192

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Lamentation; Nippur Lament; (Obv)8x(Rev)15 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [ag2 iszib-bi nu-ku3-ku3]-ga#-gin7#
2'. [szu]-luh#-bi kur-kur-ra# nu-ub-ta-sed6#-[a-gin7]
3'. [szu] bi2#-in-dag gaba-ni ib2#-[ta-an-zi]
  ni over erasure
4'. [ag2]-gig# ur5-ra-a a-sze-ra mu#-[un-du3]
5'. [ta-sze] eger# na-ag2-bi i-bi2#-[ni-a la-ba-an-bara2]
6'. [ag2 sikil] du3#-a-gin7 ur5-re za3# [bi2-in-tag]
7'. [szeg12-bi hul2]-e# a-na-asz [ib2-ta-an-e3]
8'. [ge6 an-bar7-ba sza3-ba] er2#? [bi2-in-si]
9'. [...]
10'. [...]
11'. [uru2-bi e2-bi in-gul-gul]-am3#
12'. [ur2-bi in-bur12-ra-am3 al-e bi2-in-ra]-am3#
13'. [...]
reverse
1. uru2#-bi# uru2 szub-ba im-ma-ni-in-ku4-ra-am3
2. mu#-un#-gur11-bi tum9-e bi2-in-ir-ra-am3!
3. uru2 gal2-la-bi nu-gal2-la mi-ni-in-ku4-ra-am3
4. dim2-ma-bi giri3 ib2-ta-an-kur2-ra-am3
5. umusz-bi in-suh3-am3 lil2-e bi2-ib2-sag3-ga-am3
6. u2-bi a-bi ib2-ta-an-kar-ra-am3
7. ga zu kasz zu-a u4-bi mi-ni-ib-til-la-am3
8. e2-e ag2-kur2-re bi2-ib2-ak-a
9. a-sze-er gig im#-me a i-bi2 bi2-ib-lu-lu
10. balag# di# lu2 i#-lu ba-ab-be2-e-a
11. [sza3 nu-ze2-ba-bi] mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4#
12. [u3-mu-un-bi] me#-bi ba-ra-an-[e3-a]
13. [a2-bi nu-mu-un]-tag#-ga-am3! en3#-[bi nu-tar-ra-am3]
  double rule
14. [ki-ru-gu2 3(disz)]-kam#-ma#-[am3]
15. [me gal-gal-la-ni a]-gin7# ba#-[ra-an-dal]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Lamentation; Nippur Lament; (Obv)8x(Rev)15 lines)
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 000381 (Lament for Nippur) composite (P469683) Q000381 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P269165

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
lower part, obv. badly distroyed

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 14192
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.2.4
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.2.4
Penn Museum (Penn) 587624
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.14192
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P269165

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-12-28 at 08:30:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-05-08 at 04:04:51 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus 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 000381, Ex. 035 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269165.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry (No. P269165). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269165 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269165 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269165},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269165},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/8/
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 035 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269165.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry (No. P269165). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269165 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269165 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269165},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269165},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P269165
LB  - CDLI:P269165
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269165
ER  -
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