Studia Mesopotamica 01, 291-302 (P255122)

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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-13-080 + N 4500

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
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1.a'. [...] x x x
 en: ...
1.b'. [...]-x# sza SZI-x-u2
2.a'. [...] szu du7 nam-he2 he2-gal2-la bulug3-ga2
 en: Perfect ..., growing in plenty and abundance,
2.b'. _[...] ir-bu-u2_
3'. [...]-DU i3-sag ga-sag-ga2 e3-a
 en: ... highest quality ghee and cheese issuing forth,
4.a'. [...] IGI#-DU# nun-e-ne bara2 ku3 bara2 nun-e du7-a
 en: ... foremost of princes, prince fit for the holy and princely dais,
4.b'. _[...] sza-a-u#?_
5'. [... {d}nu-musz]-da# igesztu nun-e-ne bara2 ku3 bara2 nun-e du7-a
 en: Numušda(?), the foremost of princes, prince fit for the holy and princely dais;
6'. [ki]-ru-gu2 1(disz)-kam-ma
 en: It is the 1st kirugu.
7'. [{d}en]-lil2# en {d}nu-nam-nir-re ki-ur3 ki gal-la
 en: Enlil, lord Nunamnir in Ki'ur, in the great place,
8'. [...] mu#-ri-in-sa4 mi-ri-in-mah-e
 en: ... he named you and made it great for you,
9'. [...] nam gal mu-ri-[in]-tar#
 en: ... he decreed a great fate for you,
10'. [...] hul2-hul2 {d}nin-lil2 [...]
 en: ... rejoices, Ninlil ...,
11'. [...] an#-su? UN-e#? [...]
 en: ... the people/land ...,
12'. [...] szir3 nam-en-na DU [...]
 en: ... a song of the lordship(?) ...,
13'. [... {d}nu-musz?]-da suh za-gin3 kesz2 [...]
 en: ... Numušda(?), wearing a lapis pectoral ...,
14'. [...] pa-e3 sig-ta igi#-[nim-sze3 ...]
 en: Resplendent ..., from the lowland to the highland,
15'. [...]-a-ni [...]
 en: His ...,
16'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
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reverse
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1'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...;
2'. [ki]-ru#-gu2 2(disz)#-kam#-[ma]
 en: It is the 2nd kirugu.
3.a'. [{d}nu]-musz#-da dumu NUN#?-re ISZ-ISZ# x [...]-ta u3-gul mu-na#-ga2-ga2
 en: Numušda, the native(?) son (of Kazallu?), makes a plea to ...,
3.b'. _x-x-[...]_
4.a'. [kur?]-ku#? gig2 ba-ni-in-u5 ab-ba e3-a-na igi mu-un-babbar2-re
 en: He caused a black wave(?) to ride (the surface of the water) and looked at the sea which he caused to overflow (from the force of the flood),
4.b'. _i-na hi-a-qi2-sza_
5.a'. gesz#-gi sig7-ga gi x x x [x] du10-ga-bi
 en: ... the verdant marshland, ... its sweet ... reeds,
5.b'. _i-na x-x-KI?_
6'. gesz#-gi ki szar2-ba muszen [...] LU-ba
 en: In the reedbed, in the place of plenty, birds ...,
7'. esztub#{ku6} suhur-gal{ku6}-e gesz mu#? [...]
 en: He adorned it with(?) esztub and suḫurgal carps ...,
8.a'. ku6# du10-ga muszen ku7-ku7-da x [...]
 en: The tasty fish, the sweet bird ...
8.b'. _[...] x x x_
9.a'. [x]-x-ni im-ma-an-[...]-a#-sze3 [...]
 en: ... he ... in abundance(?)
9.b'. _[... i-na] du-usz-szi-i [...]_
10'. ki-ru-gu2 [3(disz)]-kam-ma
 en: It is the 3rd kirugu.
11'. [...] x [... ab2] lu# amar lu-a-sze3
 en: ... towards/concerning the teeming cows and calves ...,
12'. [...] x tuku4-a dumu en {d}nu-dim2-mud-e
 en: ... the one who shakes? ... the son of lord Nudimmud,
13'. [...] x ku6-ta mu-na-gar-gar-e
 en: ... he piled ... with ... and fishes for him,
14.a'. [...]-a-ni igi-ni ba-ni-in-du8
 en: He showed his ...,
14.b'. _[...] u2!(TAB)-kal-lim_
15.a'. [...] a-esztub a zal-le de2-de2
 en: ... the carp flood, flooding with flowing water,
15.b'. _[...] ub-ba#-lu_
16.a'. [...] {gesz#}apin mu-na-an-du3
 en: ... prepared(?) the plow for him,
16.b'. _[...] x x x_
17'. [...] x-bi-NE
 en: ...
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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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  • Museum No.: UM 29-13-080 + N 4500
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-01-06 at 12:22:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Studia Mesopotamica 01, 291-302 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P255122.
Studia Mesopotamica 01, 291-302 artifact entry (No. P255122). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255122 (Original work published 2005)
Studia Mesopotamica 01, 291-302 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255122 (Accessed: October 31, 2025).
@misc{2023Studia,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {Studia {Mesopotamica} 01, 291-302 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P255122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P255122},
}


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DA  - 2023/2/1/
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ID  - P255122
LB  - CDLI:P255122
M1  - 2025/10/31/
TI  - Studia Mesopotamica 01, 291-302 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Studia Mesopotamica 01, 291-302 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P255122.
Studia Mesopotamica 01, 291-302 artifact entry (No. P255122). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255122 (Original work published 2005)
Studia Mesopotamica 01, 291-302 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255122 (Accessed: October 31, 2025).
@misc{2023Studia,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {Studia {Mesopotamica} 01, 291-302 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P255122},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P255122},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P255122
LB  - CDLI:P255122
M1  - 2025/10/31/
TI  - Studia Mesopotamica 01, 291-302 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P255122
ER  -
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