CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 024 (P257207)

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 29-16-434 + UM 29-16-797

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 or LSU;11x15x14x18x19x13 lines)

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Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
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column 1'
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1'. [szir3 gig-ga im-me szu-luh] zi# [ha-lam-ma]-sze3
2'. [garza]-mah# gesz-hur kal#-kal# szu# hul# du11-ga er2# gig i3-sze22-sze22
3'. [szukur2] szub#-szub#-ba ku3-ku3-ga-bi ki-se3-ga x-ba musz2-am3-bi im-me
4'. [me-luh-luh]-ha# sikil szen-na-bi [szu pel]-la#-ke4-esz e2#-e ur5 ib2-usz2
5'. [e2 zi-de3] ni2#-bi sun5-sun5 gig-ga-a
6'. [u4 mi-ni-ib2-zal]-zal#-e# [er2 im]-gibil#-[gibil]
rest broken
column 2'
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1'. [en-sze3 la-ba-szi-gur-ru musz3]-am3#-bi# nu#-um#-me#
2'. [szeg12-bi a-na]-sze3 ib2-ta-an-sur
3'. tum12#{muszen#} za-pa-ag2 ga2-ga2-bi ab-ta ib2-an-dal
4'. e2# ad zu szeg12 tigi ag2 ze2-ba u4# mi-ni-ib-zal-zal-e a-na igi bi2-in-gi4
5'. e2# sun5-na giri17 szu gal2-la re
6'. e2# ni2 nu#-tuku#-gin7 sig9-ga-bi mu-e-du3
7'. ag2 iszib-bi nu-ku3-ku3-ga-gin7
8'. szu-luh kur-kur-ra nu-ub-da-an-sed6-a-gin7
9'. szu bi2-in-dag gaba-ni ib2-ta-an-zi
10'. ag2#-gig ur5-ra-a a-sze-er-ra mu#-un-du3
11'. [ta-sze eger na]-ag2#-bi# i#-bi2#-ni#-a# [la-ba-an-bara2]
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column 3'
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1'. [gesz-gi4]-gal2#-bi#-[im]
2'. mu#-lu szir3-ra na#-[ag2-tar gig-ga-gu10-usz]
3'. me-e ib2-szi-e11#-[de3-en er2 im-szi-sze22-sze22-en]
4'. a2-sze balag# di szir3# [zu-ne]
5'. mur-ma-ra-gu10 ma-[a-ar ma-ab]-be2#-[ne-am3]
6'. i3-ne-esz2 kuszx(SAG)-a im#-[ma-diri-ga-gu10]
7'. dili-dili-bi er2-ra ma-ar#-[ga2-ga2-ne-am3]
8'. a2-sze sza3 su3 sza3 su#-[mu-ug tab2-tab2-ba-gu10]
9'. ki ku4-ra-bi ma-[a-ar lu2 mu-da-an-zu-am3]
10'. a-ra2 gig#-ga sza3# [bur12-ra-gu10]
11'. er2-ra# x x [...]
12'. nin e2 du3-a [ki-tusz-a-ne-ne]
13'. lul-e-esz ba#-[ab-gar-ra tum9-e ba-ab-tur-ra-am3]
14'. lu2# RU NE ka#-[na-ag2-gu10 ib2-til-la]
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reverse
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column 1'
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1'. szeg12 en-sze3# [er2-ra a-sze-er-ra] i-bi2 mi-ni-ib2#-[zi-zi-zi]
2'. a2-sze u3-mu-un-zu# [kur gal {d}mu-ul-lil2-le] an ki-a diri-[ga]
3'. szeg12-zu a-sze-er ib2-ta-an-e3# [ur5-zu in-sa6-ga]
4'. i3-ne-esz2 uru2 u3-mu-un-zu sza3!(|ZU.ZU|)-ne-[sza4] arhusz ma-ra-an-tuku-am3
5'. a-a {d}mu-ul-lil2 u3-mu-un kur-kur-[ra-ke4] gur-ru-za bi2-in-du11-am3#
6'. ama gal {d}nin-lil2-le a-ra-zu-[a] u3-gul mu#-ni-in-gar-ra-[am3]
7'. nibru{ki} sag sag3-ge-bi gar-ra-ab# [szeg12] in-na-an-du11-ga-am3#
8'. ama5-gu10 du3-ma-ab e2-gu10 sig9#-[ma-ab] in-na-an-du11-ga-am3#
9'. sza3-ba-ni-a ad i-ni-in#-[gi4-esz-am3] e-ne-eg3-bi bi2#-[in-du11-ga]
10'. {d}mu-ul#-lil2# e#-[ne-eg3 zi du11-ga-ni in-de3-a-gen-na]
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column 2'
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1'. [dumu ama-ni ba-da-an-gur-re-esz-am3 gu2 mu-un-gar-re]-esz#-am3#
2'. nam#-lu2#-ulu3# ki-sag#-gal2-la-ba mu-de3-re-esz-am3
3'. esz3 nibru{ki} kur gal {d}en-lil2-le za-ar ma-ra-an-gur-re-esz-am3
4'. ki-ru-gu2 imin-kam#-ma-am3
5'. ur5-zu a-gin7 i3-tab sza3 sag3-ga a-gin7 i3-gu7-u3-de3
erasure between sag3 and ga
6'. gesz-gi4-gal2-bi-im
7'. a2-sze giri3-zu-a ki-en-gi ki-uri ki-bi gi4-gi4-de3
8'. ug3 bir-a-bi gud3-bi-sze3 gur-ru-dam e-ne-esz im-mi-in-esz-am3
9'. eridu{ki} sza3-bi gesztu2 i-i umusz zi hal-ha-la-da
10'. mar-za mah nu-ha-lam-me-da inim-bi im-de6-am3
11'. adab#{+bu#}{ki} iri!(GUR) nin-bi nig2-zi-gal2 dim2 [u3-tu] mu2#-mu2-da
12'. [{d}a-nun-na en nam tar-re-da du3]-u3#?-ni [bi2-in-ne-esz]-am3#
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column 3'
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1'. [{d}nin-isin2{+si}-na dumu mah an-na szim-mu2 kalam-ma]-ka#
2'. [ki-tusz ku3 e2-gal-mah-ni-a ni2 dub2-bu in-na-an-ne-esz]-am3#
3'. [giri3 ama-na-sze3 a-a-na-sze3 kur gam-gam-e in-na-an-ne-esz]-am3#
4'. [ki-ru-gu2 ussu]-kam#-ma-am3
5'. [an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki {d}]nin-mah-e [a2-bi] ha-ba-an-ag2-esz-am3
6'. [gesz-gi4]-gal2#-bi-im
7'. [i3]-ne#-esz2 a2-sze {d}en-lil2-le u4 zi kalam-ma bi2-in-gub-ba-am3
8'. [u4] nibru#{ki} gu2# an-sze3# zi-zi-i [i3-ne-esz2 im-mi]-in#-du11#-ga
9'. [u4 zi e2-kur-ra sag mu2]-mu2#? [e-ne im-mi-in-tuku]-a#
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description: 3 cols
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Nippur Lament or LSU;11x15x14x18x19x13 lines)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: BPOA 9, 115 (UM 29-16-434)

[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 (1996) 090, figs.1-2

[sec47238] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: UM 29-16-434 + UM 29-16-797
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Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2017-12-28 at 08:30:18	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Firth, Richard		CDLI	approved
2015-08-01 at 12:56:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2012-05-07 at 06:45:25	Wagensonner, Klaus	Atf	Wagensonner, Klaus		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:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.2.4) (2.2.4)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.2.4) (2.2.4)
Penn Museum (567582) (567582)
Penn Museum (567581) (567581)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-16-434) (UM.29-16-434)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-16-797) (UM.29-16-797)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P257207) (P257207)

Composites

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. 024 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257207.

CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 024 artifact entry (No. P257207). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257207 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257207 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257207},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 024 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257207.

CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 024 artifact entry (No. P257207). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257207 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 024 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257207 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257207},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P257207
LB  - CDLI:P257207
M1  - 2025/7/28/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 024 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257207
ER  -

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