CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 023 (P256695)

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

UM 29-16-089 + N 7103

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Nippur Lament; 21x8x28x33 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
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1. [za-pa-ag2 kurun2 lal3 dirig-sze3 bala-bala-e] za#? [...]
2. ib2-si u4 en-sze3 er2 gul-la e#-ne# e#-ra-an#-du11#-[ga]
3. ag2 mu nu-tuku-gin7 ba-til3-i-na-asz en3-zu in-tar#-[ra]
4. uru2-gu10 sza3 ku3-gu10 mu-e-szi-hug za-a-ar e-ra-an-du11#-ga#-am3#
5. nibru{ki} sza3 ku3-gu10 mu-e-szi-hug za-a-ar e-ra-an-du11-ga-am3
6. uru2 zi na-ag2 gal-zu in-tar-ra-am3 bala-zu# in-su3-u4-dam#
7. nibru{ki} na-ag2 gal-zu in-tar-ra-am3 bala-zu in-su3-u4-dam#
8. ki-ur3#-e u4!(E) zi ba-an-e3-am3 u4# ma-ra-ni-in-ku4-ra-am3
9. {d}en#-lil2-le# ga2#-gesz-szu2-ka nam-bi in-tar-ra-am3
10. {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-bi e2-kur-ra bara2 mu-ni-in-ri-esz-am3
11. sza3-bi-a u2 mi-ni-in-sug4-ge-esz-am3 kurun2 mi-ni-in-dug3-ge-esz-am3
12. sag-ge6# ki-tusz-ba# gi-ne2-de3 ki-bi# bi2#-in-gi-esz-am3
13. ug3 sug-za3-ge4 ba-[ab-gu7-a]-bi za-a-ar# [ma-ra-an-lah4-e-esz-am3]
14. dumu ama#-a-a-ni# [ba-da-an-gur-re-esz-am3] gu2# [mu-un-gar-re-esz-am3]
15. nam-lu2-ulu3# [ki-sag-gal2-la-ba mu-e-de3-re7-esz-am3]
16. esz3# [nibru{ki} kur gal {d}mu-ul-lil2-le za-a-ar ma-ra-an-gur-ra-am3]
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column 2
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1. x x [...]
2. mar2-da{ki#} iri# [id2-bi a zal-le a-sza3-ga sze gu-nu]
3. {d}a#-nun#-[na-ke4-ne ib2-ta-an-kar-re-esz-a ib2-szi-in-gur-re-esz-am3]
4. i3#-[si-in{ki} u2-a {d}a-nun-na-ke4-ne ul-ta ni2 il2-la-a]
5. an# [{d}]en#-[lil2 {d}en-ki {d}nin-mah-a bala-bi in-su3-u4-da-am3]
6. du11-ga#-[ba szu zi bi2-in-gar-re-esz-am3 he2-am3-bi bi2-in-esz-am3]
7. {d#}nin#-[urta szul ur-sag kalag-ga szu-ni ba-an-szum2-mu-usz-am3]
8. {d#}[nin-isin2{+si}-na dumu mah an-na szim-mu2 kalam-ma-ka]
9. ki#-[tusz ku3 e2-gal-mah-ni-a ni2 dub2-bu in-na-an-ne-esz-am3]
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reverse
column 1
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1'. u4# nig2# [ha-lam-ma sa6-ga ku4-ku4 e-ne ib2-ta-an-gar-ra]
2'. u4# nig2-erim2# [...]
3'. u4 nig2-si-sa2# [kalam-ma ga2-ga2] a2#-tah#-[a mi-ni-in-ku4-ra]
4'. ki-ru-gu2 [9(disz)-kam-ma-am3]
5'. u4 ki-en-gi ki-uri# [lu2-erim2-e] szu hul bi2-[in-du11-ga]
6'. u4-da-ta sza3 ba-szi-hug-ga2#-[am3] bar ba-szi-sed4-da#-[am3]
7'. dingir gal-gal-e-ne sza3-ne-sza4 ur5-re ba#-[an-tuku-usz-am3]
8'. a2 kusz2-a igi bi2-ib-du8-[usz-am3] ib2-ta-an-ed3-[de3-esz-am3]
9'. iri{ki} itu-du6-da ba-an-gar-ra-za ki-[bi-sze3 in-gar-re-esz-am3]
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10'. nig2 babbar-re sag2 ib2-ba-ab-du11-ga-bi# [sug-ge4 ba-ab-gu7-a]
11'. {d}en-lil2 lugal kur-kur-ra-ke4 ki#-bi#-[sze3 in-gar-ra-am3]
12'. nam-lu2-ulu3 gud3 us2#-[sa-ta? ni2] im-mi-in-ten#-[na]
13'. nibru{ki} kur me gal-gal-la-kam giri3# [kur2? ba-ra-an-dab5?-be2-esz-a]
14'. {d}a-nun-na inim {d}en-lil2-la2-ta# [e2 bi2-in-szub-bu-usz-a]
15'. gi16-sa ul-ta gar-gar-ra-bi tum9-e# ba#-[ab-de6-a]
16'. ki-bi-sze3 ku4-ku4-da bi2-in-esz-[am3] en nam tar-re-ne#
17'. sza3-bi-a u2 sug4-sug4 hul2#-e sza3-ba mi-ni-in-gar-re-esz-am3
18'. {d}isz#-me-{d}da-gan szita u4-da# gub# hul2# x [...]
19'. u2#-[bi] ku3-ge a-bi sikil-e in-na#-an#-[du11-ga-am3]
20'. [...] bi2#-in-la2-a-bi sikil-e [in-na-an-du11-ga-am3]
21'. [garza] suh3#-a bir-a-bi si# [bi2-in-sa2]
22'. [...] x x [...]
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column 2
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1'. [ug3 sag-ge6-ga bi2-in-gub-ba-am3] sa6#-ge#-ba bi2-in#-[du11-ga]
2'. ki#-ru-gu2# 1(u) 1(disz)-kam#-ma#-[am3]
3'. [i3]-ne#-esz2# a2#-sze u4-da-ta# {d#}en-lil2 nun sza3-la2# sug4#-ga#-am3#
4'. szul# szeg12 TU-ra gar-gar-ra-ni-ir# in#-na#-an#-sa6#-am3#
5'. me erim2-e szu hul bi2-ib-du-a si in-na-an-sa2-am3
6'. garza szu!(BAR) bi2-in-la2-a-ba mu-na-an-ku3-ku3-ga-am3
7'. gi-gun4#-bi# mu-na-an-sikil-am3 dalla# mu-na-an-e3#-am3
8'. sza3-ba he2#-gal2 mi-ni-in-szar2-szar2-ra-am3 kurun# lal3# bi2-ib-si#-am3
9'. u4 ne# sza3# dug3#-ge bar hug-e ur5 sa6#-ge mi-ni-in-gar-ra-am3
10'. e-ne a-ra-zu-a mu-na-an-gub-ba-am3 giri17 szu mi-ni-gal2-la-am3
11'. er2 gar-ra nam-szita du11-ga-ne2-esz nun kur-kur-ra-ke4
12'. i3-he-nun-na ku7-ku7-da-gin7 su-ni bi2-in-ak-am3
13'. szudu3-da-ni gesz ba-an-tuku-am3 igi in-szi-in-bar-ra-am3#
14'. {d}isz-me-{d}da-gan-na inim-ma-ni su-ni# ba-dug3-ga-am3
15'. sag us2#-a-ni sza3-ga du11-ga-na in#-de3-a-gen-na-am3
16'. sun5-na szita#-ba# ki# la2-a-ne2-esz giri3#-na# sig10-ga-ne2-esz
17'. sizkur2#-ra# u3#-gul# ga2#-ga2#-da-ne2-esz giri17 ki su-bu-da-ne2-esz
18'. |KI.LUGAL.GUB#| til3#-la#-da ni2 teg3-ge26-da-ne2-esz gur#-gur-re-da-ne2-esz
19'. [nig2-nam-ma-ni en-nu]-ug3# ak-da-ne2-esz [ga2-la nu]-dag#-ge-da-ne2-esz
20'. [nam-nun-na mu sud-su3]-ra2#-ni [e-ne-er in-na-an]-du11#-ga#-am3#

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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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: from left edge
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Nippur Lament; 21x8x28x33 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: BPOA 9, 117 (N 7103)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: Tinney, Stephen J., Nippur Lament (1997) 091, figs.3-4

    [sec47160] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 29-16-089 + N 7103
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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
2015-02-26 at 09:00:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-05-07 at 06:44:56 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000381 (Lament for Nippur) composite (P469683) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 023 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256695.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 023 artifact entry (No. P256695). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256695 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 023 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256695 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256695},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256695},
}


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