CDLI Literary 000321 OB Catalogue from Nippur 2 (P255993)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 29-15-155 (cast)Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 0.02.01 OB Catalogue from Nippur (N2))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lugal-me-en sza3-ta
ETCSL 2.04.02.1 Shulgi A ('Decad no. 01')
2. lugal mi2 du11-ga
ETCSL 2.05.05.1 Lipit-Ishtar A ('Decad no. 02')
3. en-e nig2-du7-e
ETCSL 5.05.04 Song of Hoe ('Decad no. 03')
4. nin me szar2-ra
ETCSL 4.07.02 Inanna B ('Decad no. 04')
5. {d}en-lil2 su3-ra2-sze3
ETCSL 4.05.01 Enlil A ('Decad no. 05')
6. nam2 nun-e
ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06'); ETCSL 4.13.13 Nanna M; ETCSL 4.13 Hymn to Nanna
7. u4 re-a
ETCSL 1.01.04 Enki’s Journey to Nippur ('Decad no. 07'); ETCSL 1.08.01.4 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld ("Decad no. 07a"); ETCSL 1.01.02 Enki and Ninmaḫ ("Decad no. 07b"); ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak ("Decad no. 07c")
8. in-nin me husz-a
ETCSL 1.03.02 Inanna and Ebih ('Decad no. 08')
9. e2 u4 husz an ki
ETCSL 4.28.01 Nungal A ('Decad no. 09')
10. en-e kur lu2 ti-la-sze3
ETCSL 1.08.01.5 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10')
single ruling
11. szul me3-ka
ETCSL 1.8.1.2 Gilgamesh and Bull of Heaven
12. lu2-kin-gi4-a ag
ETCSL 1.08.01.1 Gilgamesh and Agga
13. gu4-dam iri{ki}
ETCSL 1.03.04 Inanna and Gudam
14. i3-a lum-lum
ETCSL 1.08.01.5.1 Gilgamesh and Huwawa B
15. bur-szu-ma gal
ETCSL 2.05.01.5 Išbi-Erra E
16. ku6-mu e2 du3
ETCSL 5.09.01 Home of Fish
17. hur-sag an ki-bi-da
ETCSL 5.03.02 Debate between Grain and Sheep
column 2
1. sag-ki gid2-da
ETCSL 2.01.05 Curse of Agade
2. edin i-lu gar-u3
ETCSL 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream
3. u4 re-a
ETCSL 1.01.04 Enki’s Journey to Nippur ('Decad no. 07'); ETCSL 1.08.01.4 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld ("Decad no. 07a"); ETCSL 1.01.02 Enki and Ninmaḫ ("Decad no. 07b"); ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak ("Decad no. 07c")
4. u4 re-a
ETCSL 1.01.04 Enki’s Journey to Nippur ('Decad no. 07'); ETCSL 1.08.01.4 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld ("Decad no. 07a"); ETCSL 1.01.02 Enki and Ninmaḫ ("Decad no. 07b"); ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak ("Decad no. 07c")
single ruling
5. iri na-nam
Enlil and Ninlil; Nanše A
6. nin me zi-da
7. iri na-nam
Enlil and Ninlil; Nanše A
8. e {gesz}al-e {gesz}al-e
Debate between Hoe and Plough
9. lugal-e mu-ni nig2-ul-e
Šulgi B
10. u4 ul re-ta
Debate between Bird and Fish
11. ki-ur3 gal-e
Debate between Tree and Reed
12. an-ne2 nam-nir-ra#
Debate between Winter and Summer
13. gesz-gi a-na gu3# mu#-un-de2
Heron and Turtle
single ruling
14. u5 gesz-gi ku3-ta
Nanše C
15. tur3-ra-na
Lament for Ur
16. tur3 me nin-e
Lament for Nippur
17. u4 szu bala ak-de3
Lament for Sumer and Ur
18. iri me zi-da
19. u4 husz ki-en-gi-ra
reverse
column 1
1. u4 husz an-ur2-ra
2. u4 ul an ki-ta
Lugalbanda in Cave
3. lugal-banda3{da}
Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird
4. szeg12 kur szuba-ta
Enmerkar and Ensuḫkešda’ana
single ruling
5. an gal-ta ki gal-sze3
Inanna’s Descent
6. en mah-di an ki
Enki and the World Order
7. {gi}en3-bar-ra gurun-na
8. in-nim me gal-gal-la
Inanna and Šu-kale-tuda
9. u4 gal pirig an-na
Inanna D
10. en gal men gur3-ru kul-aba{ki}
11. nam2 nun-e
Nanna M, Hymn to Nanna; Keš Temple Hymn
12. iri gu4 husz
Enmerkar and Lord of Aratta
13. e2-u6-nir
Temple Hymns
single ruling
14. me-sze3-am3 i3-du-de3-en
Edubba A or Edubba E.
15. ga2-nu ki-mu-sze3
E-dub-ba-a C
16. ga2-nu ga-na ga-ab-sa2-sa2-en-de3-en
Dialogue 1
17. u4-ul-ur11-ra
Farmer’s Instructions
18. me-ta-am3 am3-[du-un]
E-dub-ba-a B
column 2
1. me-ta-am3 am3-di-di-[in]
Dialogue 5
2. eme-gi7 e-[zu-u3]
Edubba D
3. a-na-am3 a2 ag2-ag2
Edubba R
4. di4-di4-la2 u4-da
Dialogue 2
5. egir dub-me-ka
Dialogue 3
6. [...] lu2 lil2-la2
Diatribe B
7. [dim2]-ma-ni-us2-a-ni
Diatribe A
8. a du10-ga gur-ra
Diatribe C
single ruling
blank space
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lugal-me-en sza3-ta
ETCSL 2.04.02.1 Shulgi A ('Decad no. 01')
2. lugal mi2 du11-ga
ETCSL 2.05.05.1 Lipit-Ishtar A ('Decad no. 02')
3. en-e nig2-du7-e
ETCSL 5.05.04 Song of Hoe ('Decad no. 03')
4. nin me szar2-ra
ETCSL 4.07.02 Inanna B ('Decad no. 04')
5. {d}en-lil2 su3-ra2-sze3
ETCSL 4.05.01 Enlil A ('Decad no. 05')
6. nam2 nun-e
ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06'); ETCSL 4.13.13 Nanna M; ETCSL 4.13 Hymn to Nanna
7. u4 re-a
ETCSL 1.01.04 Enki’s Journey to Nippur ('Decad no. 07'); ETCSL 1.08.01.4 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld ("Decad no. 07a"); ETCSL 1.01.02 Enki and Ninmaḫ ("Decad no. 07b"); ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak ("Decad no. 07c")
8. in-nin me husz-a
ETCSL 1.03.02 Inanna and Ebih ('Decad no. 08')
9. e2 u4 husz an ki
ETCSL 4.28.01 Nungal A ('Decad no. 09')
10. en-e kur lu2 ti-la-sze3
ETCSL 1.08.01.5 Gilgamesh and Huwawa A ('Decad no. 10')
single ruling
11. szul me3-ka
ETCSL 1.8.1.2 Gilgamesh and Bull of Heaven
12. lu2-kin-gi4-a ag
ETCSL 1.08.01.1 Gilgamesh and Agga
13. gu4-dam iri{ki}
ETCSL 1.03.04 Inanna and Gudam
14. i3-a lum-lum
ETCSL 1.08.01.5.1 Gilgamesh and Huwawa B
15. bur-szu-ma gal
ETCSL 2.05.01.5 Išbi-Erra E
16. ku6-mu e2 du3
ETCSL 5.09.01 Home of Fish
17. hur-sag an ki-bi-da
ETCSL 5.03.02 Debate between Grain and Sheep
column 2
1. sag-ki gid2-da
ETCSL 2.01.05 Curse of Agade
2. edin i-lu gar-u3
ETCSL 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream
3. u4 re-a
ETCSL 1.01.04 Enki’s Journey to Nippur ('Decad no. 07'); ETCSL 1.08.01.4 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld ("Decad no. 07a"); ETCSL 1.01.02 Enki and Ninmaḫ ("Decad no. 07b"); ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak ("Decad no. 07c")
4. u4 re-a
ETCSL 1.01.04 Enki’s Journey to Nippur ('Decad no. 07'); ETCSL 1.08.01.4 Gilgamesh, Enkidu and Netherworld ("Decad no. 07a"); ETCSL 1.01.02 Enki and Ninmaḫ ("Decad no. 07b"); ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak ("Decad no. 07c")
single ruling
5. iri na-nam
Enlil and Ninlil; Nanše A
6. nin me zi-da
7. iri na-nam
Enlil and Ninlil; Nanše A
8. e {gesz}al-e {gesz}al-e
Debate between Hoe and Plough
9. lugal-e mu-ni nig2-ul-e
Šulgi B
10. u4 ul re-ta
Debate between Bird and Fish
11. ki-ur3 gal-e
Debate between Tree and Reed
12. an-ne2 nam-nir-ra#
Debate between Winter and Summer
13. gesz-gi a-na gu3# mu#-un-de2
Heron and Turtle
single ruling
14. u5 gesz-gi ku3-ta
Nanše C
15. tur3-ra-na
Lament for Ur
16. tur3 me nin-e
Lament for Nippur
17. u4 szu bala ak-de3
Lament for Sumer and Ur
18. iri me zi-da
19. u4 husz ki-en-gi-ra
reverse
column 1
1. u4 husz an-ur2-ra
2. u4 ul an ki-ta
Lugalbanda in Cave
3. lugal-banda3{da}
Lugalbanda and the Anzu Bird
4. szeg12 kur szuba-ta
Enmerkar and Ensuḫkešda’ana
single ruling
5. an gal-ta ki gal-sze3
Inanna’s Descent
6. en mah-di an ki
Enki and the World Order
7. {gi}en3-bar-ra gurun-na
8. in-nim me gal-gal-la
Inanna and Šu-kale-tuda
9. u4 gal pirig an-na
Inanna D
10. en gal men gur3-ru kul-aba{ki}
11. nam2 nun-e
Nanna M, Hymn to Nanna; Keš Temple Hymn
12. iri gu4 husz
Enmerkar and Lord of Aratta
13. e2-u6-nir
Temple Hymns
single ruling
14. me-sze3-am3 i3-du-de3-en
Edubba A or Edubba E.
15. ga2-nu ki-mu-sze3
E-dub-ba-a C
16. ga2-nu ga-na ga-ab-sa2-sa2-en-de3-en
Dialogue 1
17. u4-ul-ur11-ra
Farmer’s Instructions
18. me-ta-am3 am3-[du-un]
E-dub-ba-a B
column 2
1. me-ta-am3 am3-di-di-[in]
Dialogue 5
2. eme-gi7 e-[zu-u3]
Edubba D
3. a-na-am3 a2 ag2-ag2
Edubba R
4. di4-di4-la2 u4-da
Dialogue 2
5. egir dub-me-ka
Dialogue 3
6. [...] lu2 lil2-la2
Diatribe B
7. [dim2]-ma-ni-us2-a-ni
Diatribe A
8. a du10-ga gur-ra
Diatribe C
single ruling
blank space
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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- Condition Description: 2 cols
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history: BASOR 88 (pp. 10-19), 012
[Kramer1942BASOR88] Kramer, Samuel N. 1942. “The Oldest Literary Catalogue: A Sumerian List of Literary Compositions Compiled about 2000 B. C.” Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 88: 10–19. https://doi.org/10.2307/1355474.
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history: FTS, p. 256, fig. 77
[Kramer1956FTS] Kramer, Samuel N. 1956. From the Tablets of Sumer : Twenty-Five Firsts in Man’s Recorded History. Indian Hills, Colorado: The Falcon’s Wing Press.
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history: Fluckliger-Hawker NABU 1996, 119
[sec47060] N.d.
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citation: ZA 100 (pp. 32-55), 032-055
[Delnero2010ZA100] Delnero, Paul. 2010. “Sumerian Literary Catalogues and the Scribal Curriculum.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 100 (1): 32–55. https://doi.org/10.1515/za.2010.003.
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- Museum No.: UM 29-15-155 (cast)
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| 2024-09-17 at 16:13:42 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-09-12 at 18:56:20 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-09-04 at 07:06:15 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2018-11-21 at 10:39:04 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2017-03-31 at 17:00:20 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-08-03 at 11:42:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-01-15 at 11:54:54 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-01-15 at 09:18:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-01-15 at 08:33:07 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-01-15 at 08:29:05 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2015-01-14 at 17:59:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2013-12-02 at 17:38:49 | Heinle, Michael | Transliteration | Heinle, Michael | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2012-04-22 at 18:54:56 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (.2.1) (.2.1)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (.2.1) (.2.1)
- Penn Museum (521562) (521562)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-15-155) (UM.29-15-155)
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Cite this Artifacts
“CDLI Literary 000321 OB Catalogue from Nippur 2 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P255993.
CDLI Literary 000321 OB Catalogue from Nippur 2 artifact entry (No. P255993). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255993 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000321 OB Catalogue from Nippur 2 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255993 (Accessed: February 15, 2026).
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