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CDLI Literary 000790, ex. 003 (P230161)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07917 + N 4784

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.07.01 Enlil and Namzitara (witness) obv. Enlil and Namzitarra, rev. OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15), domestic animals. (gu4, amar).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Witness

tablet
obverse
  see Enlil and Namzitarra
1'. [...] x-me-en za-e
2'. [...] lu2# en3 mu-e-tar-re
3'. [...] ga2#-e {d}en-lil2-me-en
4'. [... {d}]en#-lil2-le
5'. [...] mu#-ni#-in-gi4
6'. uga(|U2.NAGA.GA|){muszen}-sze3 mu-ni-kur9
7'. [...] gu3 al-[x]-de2-e
reverse
column 1
1. gu4# [...]
2. gu4 [kur]
3. gu4 al-HU [...]
4. gu4 a2-gur [...]
5. gu4 a2-gur [...]
6. gu4 alim-x [...]
7. gu4 [...]
column 2
1. ab2 gesz3 nu-[zu]
  1 line missing
3. [ab2 si gal2]-la
4. [ab2 si nu gal2]-la
5. [ab2-za]-za
6. amar
7. [...]-ga
8. [...] ga gu7-a

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
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.07.01 Enlil and Namzitara (witness) obv. Enlil and Namzitarra, rev. OB Hh3 (animals, uzu: Hh 13-15), domestic animals. (gu4, amar).)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 07917 + N 4784
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-06 at 10:28:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:26:27 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune 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
2008-05-26 at 03:32:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Lexical 000001 (OB Nippur Ura 03) composite (P461397) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P230161 leadP230161 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000790, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P230161.
CDLI Literary 000790, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P230161). (2024, June 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230161 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000790, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230161 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 6},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000790, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P230161},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230161},
}


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