CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 001 (P278585)

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 3560

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) Shusin's Love Song; Sefati Shu-Sin C; 12x8 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. siki-gu10 hi-is{sar}-am3 a im-ma#-[an-du11]
2. hi-is gakkul3-am3 a im-[ma-an-du11]
3. su-hu-uh2-hu-ub4-bi ba-tag-tag-[ge] {{ri-um-un?-za-x}}
4. ummeda-gu10 mah mu-un-x-[...]
5. siki-gu10 a-a-lum im-mi-in-ak
6. musz2 tur-tur-bi mu-un-dub-dub
7. he2-em-du-gu10 si im-sa2-sa2-e
8. he2-em-du siki-gu10 hi-is{sar} nisig sa6-sa6-ga-am3
9. szesz#-e igi bar lu2 ti-la-na im-ma-ni#-in-ku4-re-en
10. [{d}]szu-{d}suen sag#?-ba#? lu2 sa6-ga im-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3#-[en]
11. x x x x [hi?-li?]-gu10 nu-til#-le-dam
12. [...]-re-dam
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. u3-mu-un-me he2-me-en u3-[mu]-un#-me he2-me-en
2'. ku3 {na4}za-gin3-na u3-mu-un-me he2-me-en
3'. mu-un-gar3 sze mah tum3-me he2-me-en
4'. igi-ga2 lal3-bi-im sza3-ga2 hi-li-bi-im
5'. u4 nam-ti-la he2-en-na-e3 {d}szu-{d}suen [...]
6'. bal-bal-e {d}inanna-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.04.04.03 Shu-Suen C (witness) Shusin's Love Song; Sefati Shu-Sin C; 12x8 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 000424 (Shu-Suen C) composite (P480980) Q000424 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P278585

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
lo. part &u. rt. cnr. broken

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 3560
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) 572143
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.3560
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P278585

References

  • history: PAPS 107 (pp. 485-527), 485 N 3560

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 12:41:10 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
2021-02-16 at 10:17:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. 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 000424, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278585.
CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P278585). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278585 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278585 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278585},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278585},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000424, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278585.
CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P278585). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278585 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278585 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000424, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278585},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278585},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P278585
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