CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 024 (P278329)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 3286

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.05.01 Nanna-Suen’s Journey to Nippur (witness) Nanna's Journey to Nippur; 13x6 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
1'. x
2'. x-re x-[...]
3'. [...]-bi# du6-u2#-[...]
4'. [...] suen-e lu2 im-szi-in-gi4-x
5'. [...]-x-ra gi-bi tum-ma-al#
6'. [...] {d#}suen#-ra mu-na-da-ri#-[...]
7'. [...]-ra a-esir2-bi abzu-[...]
8'. [...]-ra mu-na-da-ri-[...]
9'. [...]-bi du6-a sza3-ga-ta#
10'. [...]-ra# mu-na-da-an-ri-a
11'. [...] tir-ha-szu-ur2-ra-ta
12'. [...] mu#-na#-da#-an#-ri-a
13'. [...]-ta#
  bottom broken
column 3
1'. x [...]
  bottom broken
reverse
column
  broken
column 2
  broken
column 3
1-2'. [...] {d#}en#-lil2#-la2# [...] e2 x-[...]
3'. [...] sza3#-ba szu x-[...]
4'. [...]-{d#}en-lil2-[...]
5'. [...]-kal e2 x-[...]
  bottom broken

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: center
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.05.01 Nanna-Suen’s Journey to Nippur (witness) Nanna's Journey to Nippur; 13x6 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: StPohl SM 2, 038 N 3286

    [Ferrara1973StPohlSM2] Ferrara, A. J. 1973. Nann-Suen’s Journey to Nippur. Studia Pohl. Series Maior 2. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.

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  • Museum No.: N 3286
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:23:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:21:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:14:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard declined View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2013-02-17 at 16:42:44 Wolfe, Jared N. Atf Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000349 (Nanna-Suen's Journey to Nippur) composite (P448729) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000349, Ex. 024 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278329.
CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 024 artifact entry (No. P278329). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278329 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 024 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278329 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000349, ex. 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278329},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278329},
}


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