CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 016 (P229875)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 06668

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) Obv. Lipiteshtar B; Rev. ku//3-d. names.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. ad gi4-gi4
2'-4'. inim#-ma nu-kusz2-u3 gal# zu# ka-asz bar ug3-e si sa2
5'-6'. gesztu2 dagal nig2#-nam gal-le-esz zu
7'-8'. di kur-kur-ra-ke4 si sa2-e-de3#
9'. inim# sza3#-ga# gal2#-la#
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
  (to be done, list of PNs)
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical, Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) Obv. Lipiteshtar B; Rev. ku//3-d. names.)
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 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) Q000482 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P229875

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 06668
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.5.5.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.5.5.2
Penn Museum (Penn) 581397
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.6668
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P229875

References

  • history: PBS 11/3, 064

    [Chiera1919PBS11/3] Chiera, Edward. 1919. Lists of Personal Names from the Temple School of Nippur: Lists of Sumerian Personal Names. Publications of the Babylonian Section 11/3.

  • history: JCS 30 (pp. 33-61), 034 I

    [Vanstiphout1978JCS30] Vanstiphout, Herman L. J. 1978. “Lipit-Eštar’s Praise in the Edubba.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 30 (1): 33–61. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359932.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-09 at 13:25:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:29:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-02-17 at 07:33:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Zólyomi, Gábor CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-02-17 at 07:32:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229875.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P229875). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229875 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229875 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229875},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229875},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229875.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P229875). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229875 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229875 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229875},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229875},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P229875
LB  - CDLI:P229875
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 016 artifact entry
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