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CDLI Literary 000416, ex. 002 (P256825)

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 29-16-265

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.24 Šulgi X (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [...] en#-lil2-le# a2 szum2-ma a-ba mu-da-ga2#-[...]
2. [...]-u3# a-ba mu-ku4-ku4
3. [...]-na-zu a-ba ba-ta-e3-e3
4. [...] x lu2 sza3-zu-u3 mu-zu-a a2-zu al na-me
5. [...]-me3#-zu al i3-bi2-in-du11-ga
6. [...] su3-su3-da-zu a-na ba-ta-an-e3-e3
7. anzu2#{muszen}-gin7 gu3 dub2-da-zu-ne igi-zu-u3 a-ba ba-gub
8. [...] gi4#-gi4-da-zu-ne
9. x x [...]-da hur-sag gi-gin7 x sag x [...]-mi-sag3-sag3
10. [...]-ra# e2-x#-a# [...] x-ni-bar-bar
11. tidnum-e u6 du10 i3-mi#-du11#
12. {d}utu#-gin7 ni2-zu-u3# me3-a# dalla im-ma-ni-e3
13. {d}nergal#-gin7 {gesz}tukul-zu#-u3 usz2-a ka im-ma-ni-ba
14. [...]-da#-zu#-u3 u3-mun kalam-ma-ka szu ba-ni-gid2-gid2
15. [...]-en3 bad3 gal kalam-ma-me-en3
16. [...] x-ba# [...]-me-en3
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-gar#
3'. [...] ki-en#-gi#-ra# [...] nig2#-nam#-zu#-u3
4'. [...]-ma# ki-bi-sze3# [...]-ku5-re6
5'. [...] szar kalam-ma# ki#-bi#-sze3# [...] i3#-ba-re
6'. [...]-tuku si-ga sza#-ga2#-sze3# la#-ba-ab-gur4-e
7'. [...] dumu-ni-ir sa6-ga mu#-na#-ab#-be2#
8'. [...] a#-a-ni-ir nig2-gi-na mu#-na-ni-ib2-gi4-gi4
9'. [...]-en#-gi-re he2-gal2 mu-da-ab-si
10'. uri2#{ki}-e giri17-zal mu-da-ab-su3
11'. [...]-ni-sze3 ga-ki-tir-da mu-da-a-ga2-ga2
12'. lugal#-e kur silim-e-esz2# du11-ga-a nam-kal-ga-ne-e dalla bi2-in-e3-a
13'. [nam]-ur#-sag-ga2-ni szu# zi bi2-in-ga2-ra
14'. [ki]-bala#-e gu2 ki-sze bi2-in-la2-a
15'. [...] uri2#{ki}-e he2-gal2-la gu2-bi2 mi-ni-ib2-zi-ga-a
16'. [...] suhx(MUSZ) za-gin3-na gun3-a dumu {d}en-lil2-la2 a#
17'. [...] dagal-la LA sag an-sze3 il2#-[...]
18'. [...]-da# ki mah-ha-na sza3 kusz2-u3 ur5-ra-asz-da bara2 gal-e si-a

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: upper rt corner
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.24 Šulgi X (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Shulgi3hymns, UM 29-16-265

    [Klein1981Shulgi3hymns] Klein, Jacob. 1981. Three Šulgi Hymns : Sumerian Royal Hymns Glorifying King Šulgi of Ur. Bar-Ilan Studies in Near Eastern Languages and Culture . Ramat-Gan, Israel : Bar-Ilan University Press.

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  • Museum No.: UM 29-16-265
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 09:49:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-23 at 10:18:56 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-13 at 15:19:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-09 at 15:17:53 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2018-06-22 at 05:59:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-10-11 at 05:31:54 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2015-06-09 at 11:45:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-06-12 at 22:25:45 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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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000416 (Shulgi X) composite (P429785) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000416, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P256825.
CDLI Literary 000416, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P256825). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256825 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000416, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256825 (Accessed: April 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000416, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256825},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256825},
}


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