CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 046 (P276010)

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 0849 + N 3239 + N 4174 + N 4189

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

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. en3 nu-tar-ra-bi KA-sze3# KA-ga2 nu-zu-e
2. lu2 x x GA2 a-na-sze-am3# [...]-da x x x [...]-e#-sze in-tud2#-de3#-en
3. [...]-ke4# a#-na#-sze#-am3 gu2-zi nu-mu-un-zi-[...]
4. [...]-ke4 a-na-sze-am3 ga2-da-nu-me-a [...]-he#-en-e-sze in-tud2-de3#-en
5. [...]-ke4# a#-na-sze-am3 ga2-da nu-me-a# [...]-e#-sze in-tud2-de3-en
6. [...]-am3# ga2-da x x [...]-tud2#-de3#-en#
7. [...]
8. um-mi-a szu#-[...]
9. nam-dub-sar-[...]
10. um-mi-a [...] x x [...]
11. nam-dub-[sar]-ra# usu-[...]
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. [nig2]-ba#-ni szum2-ma-ab a-ra2 ha-[...]
15. szid# nig2-szid-de3 szu he2-mi-[...]
reverse
1. [inim]-inim-ma e2-dub-ba-a x x x x
2. dumu e2-dub-ba-a-ka ab-szid-de3 hu-x
3. um-mi-a e2-dub-ba-a-ta lu2 im-ma-da-[...]
4. e2-a mu-ni-in-ku4 za3-x-la ba-x-[...]
5. dumu e2-dub-ba-a szu x x an-dab5 igi-[...]
6. nam-dub-sar#-ra a-na bi-in#-[...]
7. ad-da-ni# szu-ni ba-ni-[...]
8. ad-da-ni sza3 hul-[...]
9. [...] e2#-dub-ba-a-ne gu2# [...]
10. [...] NI x [...]
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. [...]
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (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 000754 (Edubba A) composite (P464238) Q000754 View the score

Record

P276010 leadP276010 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P276010

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment Fragmented
upper end

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 0849 + N 3239 + N 4174 + N 4189
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 5.1.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 5.1.1
Penn Museum (Penn) 571360 + 571363 + 571362 + 571361
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.849 + N.3239 + N.4174 + N.4189
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P276010

References

  • history: ETCSL, 5.1.1 J+L+N, 1998-2006

    [BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy Allen. 1998-2006. “Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.” https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. 1998-2006.

  • 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.

    (N 3239, N 4174, N 4189)

  • history: Kramer Schooldays, p. 4, N 0849 +

    [sec33458] Kramer, Samuel N. n.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-01 at 14:37:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 13:06:30 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2018-02-05 at 14:37:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:04:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 046 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P276010.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 046 artifact entry (No. P276010). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P276010 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P276010 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P276010},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 046 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P276010.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 046 artifact entry (No. P276010). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P276010 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P276010 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 1},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000754, ex. 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P276010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P276010},
}


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