CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 008 (P345249)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 02750

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

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. dumu e2-dub-ba-a u4 ul-la#-a# me-sze3# i3-du-de3-en#
2. e2#-dub-ba-a-sze3# i3-du-de3-en
3. e2#-dub-ba-a a-na#-am3# i3#-ak
4. [...]-mu i3-szid ninda-ka#-gub-mu# i3-gu7
5. [...]-mu# i3-dim2# i3-sar i3-[til3]-ma#
6. [...]-gub#-ba-mu ma-an-gub-bu-usz
7. [...]-sig# im-szu-mu ma-an-gub-bu
8. [...]-du8#-u3-de3 e2-sze3 i3-du-de3
9. [...]-re ad-da-mu al#-tusz#
10. [...] inim i3#-na-ra-de2
11. [...] ad-da-mu mu-sa6#
12. [...]-gub#-bu-nam
13. [...] mu-ub-ze2-en
14. [...]-ab-ze2-en
15. [...] {gesz#}na2 gub-ba-ab [...]-ba#-nu2-e-sze#
16. [...]-ub#-ze2-en
17. [...] x x x [...]-en
18. [...]-ne
19. [...]-ma#
20-21. [...]-sze# [...]-du11#
  rest broken
column 2
1. x im-ta-ku5#-da#-asz-e#-[...]
2. kinda ka-gub PA [...] NE-NE [...] ninda-ka-gub in#-na-[...]
3. um-mi-a ag2-ga2 e2-dub#-a# en# [...]
4. lu2 tag-tag-ge-da e2 sila#-a# [...] tug2-gaba-zu nu-ub-sir2-re#-[...]
5. ad-da e2 dub-ba-mu# dub-mu# [...]
6. lu2 kisal#-x-ke4 sar#-x-ab-ze2-en# [...] ki hun-ga2 x x x [...]
7. dub-mu szu ba-e#-[...]
8. dub-mu ab-sar-re nig2#-DU-[...]
9. en3 nu-tar-ra-bi EN KA-sze3 KA#-[...]
10. lu2 x x na-sze-am3# ga2-[...]-e-sze in-tud2-de3-en
11. lu2 PA x x-ke4 a-na-am3# gu2#-[...]-e-sze in-tud2-de3-en#
12. lu2# gesz-hur#-ra-ke4 a-na#-sze#-am3 i3-zi-he#-en#-e-sze in-tud2#-[...]-en
13. lu2 ka2#-na-ke4 a-na#-sze#-am3 ib#-ta#-e3#-e-sze in-tud2#-de3#-en
14. lu2 usan3#-na-ke3 a-na#-am3# x szu# ba#-ti-e-sze in-tud2-de3-en
15. lu2 eme-gi7#-ra-ke4# x x KA# NE# x-e-sze in-tud2-de3-en
16. um-mi-a-mu szu-zu nu#-[...]-e#-[...]-de3#-en#
17. nam#-dub#-sar-ra gu2# x bi2#-du nam#-[...]-x
18. um#-mi-a KA-ni nu-mu-e-da-an-x
19. [nam]-dub#-sar-ra usu-ni ma-[...]
20. [...] inim-ma ZI dub-sar-ra x [...]
21. [...] x GAL e2-dub-ba-a-esz3 na-me na-[...]
22. [...]-ma-ab a-ra2 ha-ra#-szum2-ma#
23. [...]-mi#-bar-re
reverse
column 1
1. [...]-ma e2-dub-ba-a gal2-x
2. [...] dub-ba-a-ke4-ne ab-szid-de3 ga2-e [...]
3. [...] e2-dub-ba-a-ke4-ne nig2 bi2-du11-ga# ad-da-na inim-ma ba-ni-gi4
4. um#-mi-a e2-dub-ba-a-ta lu2 im-da-re
5. e2#-a x i3-in-ku4-re za3-gu-la bi-tusz
6. dumu e2-dub-ba-a-ke4-e-ne szu-x an-dab5 igi-ni-sze3 al-gub
7. nam-dub-sar a-na bi2-in-zu-na
8. ad-da-na szu-na ba-ni-in-szum2
9. ad-da-ni sza3 hul2-la-ni-ta
10. ad-da e2-dub-ba-a-ke4-ne gu2 hul2 ba-ni-de2#-e#
11. lu2-tur-mu szu-ni i-ni-in-bad-du ku3-zu i-ni-in-ku4-re-en
12. nam#-dub-sar-ra nig2-galam-galam-ma-bi mu-ni-in-pa3#-pa3#-de2-en
13. sza3 dub-ba-a szed nig2-ka9 ki-bur2-bur2-ra# mu-un-na-si#-ga#
14. gu szum2-ma-ab ki-dul-dul-a-bi dalla mu-ni-ne
15. kasz saga-gin7 ni-ir-da mu-na-de2-e banszur mu-na-an-DU
16. i3 du10-ga murgu{gu2#} sza3-ga-na a-gin7 mi#-ni#-ib#-bala#-[...]
17. tug2# ga-ni-mu4 nig2 ga-na-ba har# szu#-na bi2-du11
18. kasz saga-gin7# in-ir-da mu-na-ni-de2-e banszur mu-na-DU
19. i3 du10-ga murgu{gu} sza3-ga-na a-gin7 mi#-ni-ib#-bala#-[...]
20. tug2 ga-ni-mu4 nig2-ba nig2 mu-na#-an-ba# x szu#-na bi2#-[...]
21. um-mi-a sza3 hul-la-ni-ta szud3 mu-na-DU
22. lu2#-tur# inim#-mu# NI gu2 li-bi2-du3-a im-szub
23. nam#-dub#-sar#-ra sab-bi us2-sa za3-bi-sze3# til-la
24. nig2#-na#-me la#-ba-gil ba-na-za-a x szu# mu#-un-sze3 mu-szum2-ma#
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] NI#
  >>Q000754 080
2'. [...] me#-en
3'. [...] ra#
4'. [...] inim#-bi2 [...] ga2-ga2-ne
5'. [...] gin7 [...] mu#-na#-ga2-ga2
6'. [...] gin7# sud3 nam-sza4-sza4
7'. [...] um#-mi-a-ka [...] szesz#-gal-la-ka
8'. [...] mu#-e#-gar-ra-zu
9'. [...] szul#-a-zu [...]-gi# hu-mu-ra-ga2-ga2-ne
10'. [...] ga2-e2#-dub#-ba-a pa bi2-e3 lu2-umun2# bi2-ag#
11-12'. {d}nisaba nin-ki-umun2#-ma# nam-mah#-a-ni bi2-in-du11
13'. {d}nisaba za3-mu10
14'. en-ba-du3#-du3#-nam#

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

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P345249

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ni 02750
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
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.2750
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345249

References

  • history: STTNi, 118

    [Kramer1944SLTNi] Kramer, Samuel N. 1944. Sumerian Literary Texts from Nippur in the Museum of the Ancient Orient at Istanbul. The American Schools of Oriental Research.

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-23 at 18:00:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-01 at 14:37:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:43:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-02-06 at 08:22:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2018-02-05 at 12:58:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-09-04 at 15:46:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:04:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-11-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345249.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P345249). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345249 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345249 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345249},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345249.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P345249). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345249 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345249 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000754, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345249},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345249},
}


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