RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 02 (P256663)

Official or display tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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

UM 29-16-055 + UM 29-16-249 + N 1494 + N 1791 (+) UM 29-16-230 + N 3058 + N 7085 (+) UM 29-16-218

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Official or display (witness)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [ki-en-gi] ki-uri#
2'. [im-ma-an-szum2]-mu-usz-a
3a'. [u4-ba]
3b'. [{d}li]-pi2-it#-esz18#-dar
4'. [sipa gesz] tuku
5'. [mu pa3]-da#
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. du3#-[a-bi]
2'. he2#-[su8-ga-am3?]
3'. {d#}[li-pi2-it-esz18-dar]
4'. dumu [{d}en-lil2-la2-me-en]
5'. e2# [ad-da]
rest broken
column 3
broken
column 4
broken
column 5
1. [...] ugnim#-ke4
2. [...]-gal2-la#
3. [...]-am3#?
rest broken
column 6
1. nig2-gur11 e2 ad-da
2. x x-ga-bi
3. [...]-ba
4. x [...]
rest broken
column 7
1. dumu szagina
2. dumu sza3 e2-gal#
3. dumu# nu-banda3#
4. [x x?] ba#? ni# x [x]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. ma2# [...]
2'. ma2 x [...]
3'. ma2 ib2#-[su-su]
4'. tukum#-[bi]
5'. lu2-u3#
6'. ma2 in-hun!
7'. kaskal inim du11{du}-a
8'. in-na-an-gar
9'. e#?-ne#? kaskal-bi
10'. in-kur2# [x?]
11'. ki-ba!(UD) ma2-u5#
12'. sa-gaz-sze3 ba-ak
13'. lu2 ma2 in#-[hun-ga2]
14'. ma2 ib2#-[su-su]
15'. x [...]
rest broken
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. nig2-ba-ni#?-[sze3?]
2'. ib2-ba-an#?-szum2#?-[e?]
3'. tukum-bi
4'. {gesz}kiri6-ni
5'. nu-{gesz}kiri6-ra
6'. hun {gesz}kiri6-ke4
7'. e11-de3-de3
8'. in-na-an-szum2
9'. nu-{gesz}kiri6-ke4
10'. lugal {gesz}kiri6-ra
11'. {gesz#?}geszimmar#?
12'. in-da-gub-ba
13'. {gesz}geszimmar-ba
14'. igi 1(u)-gal2-bi-im
15'. zu2-lum-bi
16'. in-da-gu7-e
17'. tukum-bi
18'. lu2-u3
rest broken
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. nu#-ni-in#-[til]
2'. lu2 {gesz}kiri6 in#-[gub-ba]
3'. kislah ba-ra-ab#-tak4-a-bi
4'. sza3 ha-la ba-ni-sze3
5'. in-na-an-szum2-mu
6'-7'. tukum-bi lu2-u3
8'-9'. {gesz}kiri6 lu2-ka i3-in-e11
10'. nam-ni2-zuh-sze3 ba-dab5
11'-12'. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar i3#-la2-e#
13'-14'. tukum#-bi# lu2-u3
15'. [{gesz}kiri6] lu2-ka
16'. [gesz] in#-sag3
17'. [1/2(disz) ma-na] ku3#-babbar
18'. [i3-la2]-e#
19'. [...] x
rest broken
column 4'
beginning broken
1'. un#?-ge#-[en]
2'. ARAD2#-bi
3'. al#-bur2?-e#
4'. tukum#-bi
5'. mi#-iq-tum
6'. [nig2]-ba# lugal-kam
7'. [nu-ub-da]-an#?-kar-re
8'. tukum#-bi
9a'. [mi-iq-tum]
9b'. [ni2-te-a]-ni#-ta
10'. [lu2-u3 un-szi]-gen#
11'. [lu2]-bi#
12'. [nu-un-tag]-tag#
13'. [ki sza3-ga-na]-sze3
14'. [ha-ba]-du#
n lines broken
15'. in#-[...]
16'. ib2#-[...]
17'. in#?-[...]
18'. nu?-[...]
19'. nu?-[...]
20'. x [...]
21'. [x] x [x x?]
22'. in-da-x-[x]
23'. tukum-bi#
24'. lu2-u3#
25'. dumu tul2-ta#
26'. szu ba-ra-an-kar#
27'. giri3-na#? [x?]
column 5'
beginning broken
1'. [x?] x in-tuku
2'. nig2-ba e2-ad-da-na-ka
3'. ba-an-na-ba-a
4'. ibila-ni-im
5'. ba-an-tum3
6'. tukum-bi
7'. ad-da ti-la
8'. dumu-munus-a-ni-<<ir>>
9'. erisz-dingir lukur
10'. u3 nu-gig he2-a
11'. ibila-gin7-nam
12'. e2 i3-ba-e-ne!
13'. tukum-bi
14'. dumu-munus e2 ad-da-ka ti-la
column 6'
beginning broken
1'. dumu# dam# gidlam#
2'. u3 dumu dam egir-ra#
3'. nig2-gur11 ad-da-ne-ne#
4'. tesz2-a-se3-ga-bi
5'. i3#-ba-e-ne
6'-7'. tukum-bi lu2-u3
8'. dam in-tuku
9'. dumu in-szi-in-tu-ud
10'. dumu-bi i3-ti
11'. u3 geme2 lugal-a-ni-ir
12'. dumu in-szi-in-tu-ud
13'. ad-da-a geme2
14'. u3 dumu-ne-ne
15'-16'. ama-ar-gi4-bi in-gar
17'. dumu geme2-ke4
18'. dumu lugal#-a-na-ra
19'. e2 nu#-un-da-ba-e
20'. tukum#-bi
column 7'
beginning broken
1'. dumu# [dumu-gi7-gin7-nam]
2'. e2-a-ni# [ib2-du10-ge]
3'. tukum#-[bi]
4a'. lu2-u3
4b'. dam#-[a-ne2]
5'. dumu in-szi#-[in-tu-ud]
6a'. kar#-[ke4-de3]
6b'. [tilla2-a]
n lines broken
7'. [igi-ni] ba-[ab-gi4]
8'. u3 szu ba-an-la2-la2
9'. e2-ta nu-ub-ta-e3-e
10a'. dam-a-ne2
10b'. dam 2(disz)-kam-ma
11'. ba-an-tuku#-tuku
12'. dam egir-ra-ke4
13'. dam gidlam
14'. in#-il2#-il2-e
15'. tukum#-[bi]
16'. mu10-us2-sa2-tur
17a'. e2 uszbar-ra
17b'. i3-in-ku4
18'. nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 in-ak
19a'. egir-bi-ta
19b'. im-ta-an-e3-esz
20'. dam-a-ni ku-li-ni-ir
21'. ba-na#-an#-szum2-usz
22a'. nig2-mu10-us2-sa2
22b'. in-tum2-a-ni
23'. in-na#-ab-tab!-e-ne
24'. dam-bi ku-li-ne2
25'. nu-un-tuku-tuku
26'. tukum-bi
27'. gurusz dam tuku
28'. kar-ke4-de3 tilla2-a
29'. in-tuku-am3
30'. kar-ke4-bi-ir
31'. nu-un-szi-gur-ru-da
32'. di-ku5-e-ne in-na-an-esz
33'. egir-bi-ta dam gidlam#-a-ni#
34a'. ba-an-tak4
34b'. ku3 [dam] tak4-a#-[ni] u3#-na-[la2]
column 8'
beginning broken
1'. kiszib3# in#-na#-[an-sar]
2'. egir ad-da <ba>-usz2-a-ta#
3'. ibila-e-ne
4'. e2 ad-da i3-ba-e-ne
5'. ha-la ba-a nu-un-ba!-e-ne
6'. inim ad-da-ne-ne
7'. a-a nu-un-ne-ne
8'. tukum-bi
9'. ad-da ti-la#
10'. dumu szesz-gal-a-ni-[ir]
11'. nig2-mu10-us2-sa2 in-na-an#-[szum2]
12'. igi ad-da ti-la#-[sze3]
13'. dam ba-an#-tuku#
14'. egir ad-da [ba-usz2-a-ta]
15'. ibila#-[e-ne]
16'. i3#?-[...]
n lines broken
17'. [...]-x-ne
18'. tukum#-bi
19'. dumu-munus lu2
20'. e2# nu-un-gi4-a gesz3 i3-zu
21'. lu2 [ba]-ab#-du11
22'. gesz3# nu-un#-zu#-a#
23'. un-ge-en
24'. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar i3-la2-e
25'. tukum-bi
26'. lu2-u3
27'. gu4 in-hun
28. sa-sal KU-a bi2-in-sil2
29'. igi 3(disz)-gal2 sa10-ma-kam i3-la2-e
30'. tukum-bi
31'. lu2-u3
32'. gu4 in-hun igi-bi in-hul
33'. szu-ri-a sa10-ma-kam i3-la2-e
34'. tukum-bi
35'. lu2-u3
36'. gu4 in-hun si-bi ib2-ta-an-ku5
37'. igi 4(disz)-gal2 sa10-ma-kam i3-la2-e
38'. tukum-bi
39'. lu2-u3
40'. gu4 in-hun
41'. kun-bi ib2-ta-an!-hul!
Steele: HUL written over an erased KUD, uncertain
42'. igi 4(disz)-gal2 sa10-ma-kam i3-la2-e
column 9'
beginning broken
1'. [i3-la2]-e#?
blank space
2'. [inim] gi#-na {d}utu-ta
3'. ki#-en-gi ki-uri
4'. di gi#-na he2-bi2-dab5
5'. ka-ta e3-a {d}en-lil2-ta
6'. {d}li-pi2-it-esz18-dar
7'. dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-me-en
8'. nig2-erim2 nig2-a2-zi
9'. ka-ge he2-mi-gi4
10'. er2 a-nir i-{d}utu# di-bi
11'. nig2-gig-ga# he2-ni-ku4
GA written over erasure
12'. nig2-zi nig2-gi-na pa-e3 he2-mi-ak
13'. su# ki-en-gi ki-uri hu-mu-du10
14'. [x] x x x x
n lines broken
15'. u4 nig2-si#-sa2# ki-en-gi ki-uri
16'. i-ni-in-gar-ra-a
17'. na4-bi ki# he2-em-ma-ni-tag
18'. lu2 a2 nig2 hul-dim2-ma
19'. nu-ub-szi-ag2-ge26-a
20'. nig2-dim2-ma-mu nu-ub-zi-re-a
21'. mu-sar-ra-ba szu <li>-bi2-ib2-ur3-a
22'. mu-ni li-bi2-ib2-sar-re-a
23'. nam-ti zi-u4-su3 gal2
24'. sag-e-esz he2-rig7-ga
25'. e2-kur-ra gu2 an-sze3 he2-ni-in-zi
26'. sag-ki zalag-ga {d}en-lil2-la2-ka
27'. an-ta he2-eb-gi4
28'. lu2 a2 nig2-hul-dim2-ma ib2-szi-ag2-ge26-a
29'. nig2-dim2-ma-mu ib2-zi-re-a
30'. e2-nig2-gur11-ra i-ni-ku4-ku4-a
31'. ki-gub-ba-bi ib2-kur2-ru-a
32'. mu#-sar-ra-ba szu bi2-ib2-ur3-ru-a
33'. mu#-ni bi2-ib2-sar-re-a
34'. asz2-bala-ke4-esz lu2-kur2 szu ba-an#-zi-zi-a
35'. lu2-bi lugal he2#-a
36'. en# he2#-a ensi2 he2#-a
37'. [x x] im#?-x x? x
38'. [...]-ib2-e#?
39'. [...] x-ni
40'. [...]-e#?
column 10'
beginning broken
1'. [...]-ka?
2'. [tukul]-a#? ba-an-da-an-kar
3'. [e2-a]-na u3-mu-na-ni-in-ku4
4'. [ibila]-a#-ni nam-me
5'. [x x] {d}asznan {d}szakkan2
6'. [en he2]-gal2-la-ke4-ne
7'. [an]-ki#-a ba-an-da-an-[kar?]-re#?-esz
8'. [...]-ni# [...]-ne#
n lines broken
9'. x [...] {d}en#-[lil2-la2-ke4]
10'. nig2 ba-a e2-kur-[ra] il2-la-na
11'. inim he2-em-mi-ib-gi4-gi4
12'. {d}utu di-ku5 an-ki-ke4
13'. ka#-inim mah-da
14'. [ha]-ba#-an-da-an-kar
15'. [x] x-ma-na
16'. [x]-na-ni ur2-bi
17'. [x-a]-ni-a kar#?-a
18'. [he2?]-ni-in#-sar#?
19'. iri#{ki}-bi du6-du6-ra
20'. he2-en-szid
21'. ma-da-na suhusz-bi na-an-ge-ne
22'. lugal-bi nam-me
23'. {d}nin-urta
24'. ur#-sag kal-ga
25'. {d}en-lil2-la2
26'. maszkim nu-kur2-ru-bi he2-a#
27'. u4 da-ri2-isz?
double ruling
28'. x-ni-a egir?-ra?
29'. [x?] x dam?-ka#?
single ruling
30'. [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Consult word list of Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
This artifact is composed of fragments.
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Official or display (witness)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: RIME 4, 01.05.add10, ex. 02

[Frayne1990RIME4] Frayne, Douglas R. 1990. Old Baylonian Period (2003-1595 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods 4. University of Toronto Press.
history: AS 16, p.1-12, p. 9, UM 29-16-55

[Civil1965law] Civil, Miguel. 1965. “New Sumerian Law Fragments.” In Studies in Honor of Benno Landsberger on His Seventy-Fifth Birthday, April 21, 1965, 1–12. Assyriological Studies 16. Chicago, Illinois: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
history: BPOA 9, 200 (N 1494)

[Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
history: AJA 52 (pp. 425-450), p. 431

[Steele1948AJA52] Steele, Francis R. 1948. “The Code of Lipit-Ishtar.” American Journal of Archaeology 52 (3): 425–50.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: UM 29-16-055 + UM 29-16-249 + N 1494 + N 1791 (+) UM 29-16-230 + N 3058 + N 7085 (+) UM 29-16-218
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lipit-Ištar.00.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-30 at 18:54:05	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2014-08-06 at 14:24:06	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2014-08-06 at 07:06:44	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2014-08-05 at 08:50:09	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2014-08-02 at 08:33:13	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (567495) (567495)
Penn Museum (347489) (347489)
Penn Museum (567492) (567492)
Penn Museum (567491) (567491)
Penn Museum (567494) (567494)
Penn Museum (345608) (345608)
Penn Museum (567496) (567496)
Penn Museum (567493) (567493)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-16-55) (UM.29-16-55)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-16-249) (UM.29-16-249)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1494) (N.1494)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1791) (N.1791)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-16-230) (UM.29-16-230)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.3058) (N.3058)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-16-218) (UM.29-16-218)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P256663) (P256663)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
RIME 4.01.05.add10 (Laws of Lipit-Ishtar) composite (P464355)	View the score

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

P256663 leadP256663 lead

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.01.05.Add10, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P256663.

RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P256663). (2024, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256663 (Original work published 2005)

RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256663 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256663},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P256663
LB  - CDLI:P256663
M1  - 2025/11/13/
TI  - RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P256663
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RIME 4.01.05.Add10, Ex. 02 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P256663.

RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 02 artifact entry (No. P256663). (2024, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256663 (Original work published 2005)

RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 02 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256663 (Accessed: November 13, 2025).

@misc{2024RIME,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256663},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P256663
LB  - CDLI:P256663
M1  - 2025/11/13/
TI  - RIME 4.01.05.add10, ex. 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P256663
ER  -

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