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, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-15-155 (cast)

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 0.02.01 OB Catalogue from Nippur (N2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

  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

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 0.02.01 OB Catalogue from Nippur (N2))
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 000321 (OB catalogue from Nibru (N2)) composite (P603481) Q000321 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P255993

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
2 cols

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number UM 29-15-155 (cast)
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) .2.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) .2.1
Penn Museum (Penn) 521562
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.29-15-155

References

  • history: NABU 1996/119

    [Fluckiger-Hawker1996NABU119] Flückiger-Hawker, Esther. 1996. NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1996 (119).

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 16:13:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-12 at 18:56:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-04 at 07:06:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 View
2018-11-21 at 10:39:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-31 at 17:00:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-08-03 at 11:42:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-15 at 11:54:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-15 at 09:18:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-15 at 08:33:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-15 at 08:29:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-14 at 17:59:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-02 at 17:38:49 Heinle, Michael Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-04-22 at 18:54:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“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: November 5, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“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: November 5, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P255993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P255993},
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