CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 011 (P228765)

Lexical 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

UM 29-16-540

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical, Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) School exercise Lipit-Eshtar B; rev: personal names--nin; 2x4 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

69.0 mm × 55.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'-2'. gissu# du10-ga# ug3#-e ni2 dub2#-bu
  rest broken
column 2
  broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. nin-da-da
2'. nin-ib2-da#
3'. nin-x-[x]
4'. nin#-[x-x]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. nin#-[...]
2'. nin#-[...]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 69.0 high × 55.0 wide × 32.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: Tablet frag, left edge
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  • Genre(s): Lexical, Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) School exercise Lipit-Eshtar B; rev: personal names--nin; 2x4 lines)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: BPOA 9, 176

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

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  • Museum No.: UM 29-16-540
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 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
2015-02-22 at 15:38:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 011 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P228765.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 011 artifact entry (No. P228765). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P228765 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P228765 (Accessed: May 12, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P228765},
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