CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 101 (P356485)

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

Penn —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness) Lugale)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
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1. [...] me#-ni# me#-diri#-ga# [...]
2. [{d}a]-ru#-ru nin-gal-{d}mu-ul#-[lil2-la2] [...]
3. [ur]-sag#-gal ur-sag#-[ug5-ga-za]
4. [u3]-mu#-un a-a-ni-gin7 du11#-[ga-ni] [...]
5. [x]-e# {na4}u2 gu3 ba-an#-[de2-e] [...]
6. [{d}nin]-urta dumu-{d}en#-lil2-la2-ke4# [...]
7. {na4#}u2 kur-ra ma-an#-[...]
8. [szu-se3]-ke-gu10-sze3 mu-e#-[...]
9. [nam]-ug5#-ge-gu10 ba#-[...]
10. [{d}]nin#-urta-me#-en# ki#-[tusz-mah-ga2] [...]
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reverse
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Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness) Lugale)
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 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) Q000351 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P356485

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 3N-T0918,430
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.6.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.6.2
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 3NT.918.430
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P356485

References

  • history: Lugale, 2 (1983) 017 M3

    [vanDijk1983Lugale] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1983. Lugal Ud Me-Lám-Bi Nir-G̃ál : Le Récit Épique et Didactique Des Travaux de Ninurta, de Déluge et de La Nouvelle Création. Leiden : E. J. Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-12 at 15:29:36 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
2012-10-25 at 05:25:32 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 101 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356485.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 101 artifact entry (No. P356485). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356485 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 101 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356485 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 101 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356485.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 101 artifact entry (No. P356485). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356485 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 101 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356485 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356485},
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}


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