CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 002 & 000632, ex. 003 & 000634, ex. 004 & 000638, ex. 005 (P275012)

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

N 4305

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.04.03 Shu-Suen C (witness); ETCSL 4.07.06 (witness); ETCSL 4.08.01 In)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]-ta#
2. [...] ma#-ab#-tab#-be2
3. [...]-ab-tab-be2
4. [...]-mu#-ra-de6
5. [...]-mu#-ra-de6
6. [...]-i-ra-ta
7. [...]-ba#-a ma-ze2-ze2
8. [...]-a ma-ze2-ze2
9. [...]-mu-ra-de6
10. [...]-mu-ra-de6
11. [...]-ma#-i-ra-ta
12. [...]-a ma-tuku5-tuku5
13. [...]-a ma-tuku5-tuku5
14. [...]-mu#-ra-de6
  rest missing
reverse
column 2
1. nin9#-[...]
2. lu2#-[...]
3. a im#-[...]
4. a-szen#-[...]
5. na-ma#-[...]
6. u5-ze2#-[...]
7. ur5-re [...]
8. |TUG2.NAM.SAL|#-[...]
9. |SZIMxUH3|-zi# [...]
10. gu2-bar-[...]
11. siki-gu10 im#-[...]
12. {gesz}tukul-mu# [...]
13. sag?#-[...]

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.04.04.03 Shu-Suen C (witness); ETCSL 4.07.06 (witness); ETCSL 4.08.01 In)
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 000424 (Shu-Suen C) composite (P480980) Q000424 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P275012

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 4305
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.4.4.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.4.4.3
Penn Museum (Penn) 572954
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.4305
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P275012

References

  • history: PAPS 107 (pp. 485-527), 485 N 4305

    [Kramer1963PAPS107] Kramer, Samuel N. 1963. “Cuneiform Studies and the History of Literature: The Sumerian Sacred Marriage Texts.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 107 (6): 485–527.

  • citation: JNES 59 (pp. 23-30), 024

    [Tinney2000JNES59] Tinney, Stephen J. 2000. “Notes on Sumerian Sexual Lyric.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 59 (1): 23–30. https://www.jstor.org/stable/546210.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-15 at 13:34:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 12:41:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-15 at 17:56:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-03-17 at 08:26:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-03-15 at 14:24:06 Carr, Christie Transliteration Carr, Christie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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
2011-10-10 at 03:57:42 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-09-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000424, Ex. 002 & 000627, Ex. 002 & 000632, Ex. 003  & 000634, Ex. 004  & 000638, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275012.
CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 002 & 000632, ex. 003  & 000634, ex. 004  & 000638, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P275012). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275012 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 002 & 000632, ex. 003  & 000634, ex. 004  & 000638, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275012 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000424, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 002 & 000632, ex. 003  & 000634, ex. 004  & 000638, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275012},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000424, Ex. 002 & 000627, Ex. 002 & 000632, Ex. 003  & 000634, Ex. 004  & 000638, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P275012.
CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 002 & 000632, ex. 003  & 000634, ex. 004  & 000638, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P275012). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P275012 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 002 & 000632, ex. 003  & 000634, ex. 004  & 000638, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P275012 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000424, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 002 & 000632, ex. 003  & 000634, ex. 004  & 000638, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P275012},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P275012},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P275012
LB  - CDLI:P275012
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 002 & 000627, ex. 002 & 000632, ex. 003  & 0
00634, ex. 004  & 000638, ex. 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P275012
ER  -
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