RIME 3/2.01.04.04, ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.08, ex. 01 (P227139)

Official or display tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-16-042

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness votive inscription)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

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tablet
obverse
  (RIME 3/2.01.04.04)
column 1
1'. AN x [x (x)]
2'. szu nu-bal-x
3'. gidlam4-ni
4'. en {d}nu-nam-nir-re
5'. nig2 al du11-ga-ni
6'. nu-un-szi-ib2#-kesz2-re
7'. {d}nin-lil2
8'. nun kur-kur-ra diri-ga
9'. nin ki-ag2
10'. {d}szu-{d}suen#-na#-ke4
11'. u4 nam-ti
12'. zi su3 gal2
13'. aga men [gidri] u4 su3-ra2
14'. {gesz}gu-za nam#-lugal
15'. suhusz gi-na
16'. mu he2#-gal#-[la]
17'. {gesz}tukul a-ma-ru
18'. ni2 gal mu-szub
19'. a2-an-kar2
20'. a2 me3
21'. a2 nam-ur-sag-ga2
22'. ni2 me-lam2-bi
23'. an-ne2 us2-sa
24'. za#?-pa-ag2-bi
25'. ki-bala-a dul4-dul4-lu
column 2
1'. giri3 [...]
2'. {d}nin-lil2# [x x]
3'. {d}szu-{d}suen [x x]
4'. ki gidlam4-[na-ta]
5'. {d}nin-lil2 a x x
6'. al im-ma-an-du11
7'. {d}nin-lil2 dam ki-ag2
8'. {d}en-lil2-la2
9'. gidlam4-ni en {d}nu-nam-nir-re
10'. gal-bi tum2-ma-e
11'. {d}szu-{d}suen
12'. ARAD ki-ag2
13'. {d}en-lil2-la2
14'. lugal {d}en-lil2-le sza3-ga-na
15'. in-pa3
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16'. u3 an-ub-da limmu2-ba
17'. lugal kal-ga lugal uri5{ki}-ma
18'. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
19'. ARAD ki-ag2-ga2-ni-ir
20'. mu-na-an-szum2-ma-a
21'. u4-ba szimaszki{KI}
22'. ma-da ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki}
23'. za3! an-sza3-an{ki}-ta
  text: U3
column 3
1'. x [...]
2'. IM [...]
3'. alam-[...]
4'. PI? x x [...]
5'. mu-[dim2?]
6'. {d}nin-lil2
7'. nin-a-ni-ir
8'. nam-ti-la-ni-sze3
9'. a mu-na-ru
reverse
1. zi NE {d}en-lil2
2. zi NE gi
3. zi NE gi
4. zi NE gi
5. {d}en-lil2 in-ku5
  blank space
  (RIME 4.01.10.08)
6. {d}en-lil2 lugal kur-kur-[ra]
7. lugal-a-ni-[ir]
8. {d}en-lil2-ba-[ni]
9. lugal kal-ga lugal i3-si-in#[{ki}-na]
10. lugal ki-en#-[gi ki-uri]
11. ki-ag2 [{d}en-lil2]
12. u3 {d#}[nin-isin2{si}-na-ka-ke4]
13. nig2-[...]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RIME 3/2, 01.04.04, ex. 01

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: RIME 4, 01.10.08, ex. 01

    [Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: JCS 24 (pp. 70-73), p. 70

    [Sjöberg1972Šūsîn] Sjöberg, Åke W. 1972. “A Commemorative Inscription of King Šūsîn.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 24 (3): 70–73. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359166.

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  • Museum No.: UM 29-16-042
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-26 at 08:53:42 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-21 at 13:32:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-01-01 at 12:27:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-29 at 08:11:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-19 at 10:34:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-18 at 17:32:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-02-23 at 11:59:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
RIME 3/2.01.04.04 composite (P432281) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20050425 penncat: Commemorative inscription of SuSin; rev incantation and votive inscription of Enlil-bani; 26x23x10x13 lines

Cite this Artifact
“RIME 3/2.01.04.04, Ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.08, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P227139.
RIME 3/2.01.04.04, ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P227139). (2024, October 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P227139 (Original work published 2003)
RIME 3/2.01.04.04, ex. 01 & RIME 4.01.10.08, ex. 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P227139 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 26},
	title = {RIME 3/2.01.04.04, ex. 01 & {RIME} 4.01.10.08, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P227139},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P227139},
}


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