ZA 073, 051 (P257922)

Prayer tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00473

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Ritual and liturgical > Prayer (32x1x7 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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tablet
obverse
1. {[d]}suen# _dingir_ sza-me-e u3 er-s,e-tim at-ta
2. [a-na] ki#-im-ti {d}suen-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
3. [i-na sze?]-ri-im me-e a-na-aq-qi2-kum
4. ki-im-ti {d}suen-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
5. usz-sze-ra-am-ma _ninda#_-szu li-ku-lu u3 me-e-szu li-isz-tu-u2
  single ruling
6'. {disz}isz-me-{d}e2-a _dumu_ {d}utu-na-s,i-ir _dam_-su2 u3 ki-im-ta-szu
7'. {disz}[il?]-ta-ni _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus-a-ni_
8'. {disz}[{d}suen]-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ isz-me-{d}e2-a
9'. {disz}_ku3#_-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus-a-ni_
10. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam# _dumu_ {d}suen-na-s,i-ir
11'. {disz}i-din-{d}e2-a _dumu_ isz-me-{d}e2-a
12'. {disz}geme2-{d}a-a _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus-a-ni_
13'. {disz}DI#-{d}utu#-bi2-in-du11-ga _dumu#-a-ni_
14'. {disz}e2-babbar-nu-u4-ul-sze3-he2-gal2 _dumu-a-ni_
15'. {disz}e2-hur-sag-mu-sza-lim _dumu-a-ni_
16'. {disz}sig-{d}e2-a _dumu_ isz-me-{d}e2-a
17'. {disz}a-ma-at-{d}ma-mu _lukur {d}utu dumu-munus-a-ni_
18'. {disz}ni-id-nu-sza _dumu-a-ni_
19'. {disz}ib-ni-{d}e2-a _dumu-a-ni_
20'. {disz}ba-{d}e2-a _dumu_ isz-me-{d}[e2-a]
21'. _dam_-su2 u3 ki-im-ta-[szu]
22'. {disz}sig-{d}a-a _dumu_ isz-me-{d}e2-[a]
23'. {disz}{munus}a-bi-mat-tum _dam#_-su2 x [...]
24'. {disz}la-ma-sa3-ni _lukur {d}utu dumu--a-ni_
25'. {disz}dingir-szu-ib-ni-szu _dumu-a-ni_
26'. {disz}{d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi _dumu-a-ni_
27'. {disz}{d}suen-idim?-bil-tum _dumu_ {d}suen-na-di-in-szu-mi
28'. {disz}i-ku-un-pi4-{d}suen _dumu_ sig-{d}a-a
29'. sza# x x al? GI?-tu?-u2 im-ha-s,u2-szu
30'. {disz}{d}suen-e-ri-ba-am _dumu_ sig-{d}a-a
31'. sza i-na _kislah_ {d}iszkur s,a-al-lu
  Wilcke translates: Maškan-Adad
32'. {disz}sig-an-nu-ni-tum _dumu_ sig-{d}a-a
33'. {disz}{munus}be-le-su2-nu _dam_-su2
reverse
1. ki-im-ti {d}suen-na-s,i-ir _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
2. usz#-sze-ra-am-ma
3. _ninda#_-szu# li-ku-lu u3 me-e-szu li-isz-tu-u2
  blank space
4. _iti szu-numun-a u4 3(disz)-kam_
5. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e egir bad3 isz-ku-un-{d}marduk-ke4_

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: ZA 073 (pp. 48-66), 051

    [Wilcke1983ZA73] Wilcke, Claus. 1983. “Nachlese Zu A. Poebels Babylonian Legal and Business Documents From the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon Chiefly From Nippur (BE 6/2) Teil 1.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 73: 48–66.

  • history: BE 6/2, 111

    [Poebel1909BE6/2] Poebel, Arno. 1909. Babylonian Legal and Business Documents from the Time of the First Dynasty of Babylon, Chiefly from Nippur. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A: Cuneiform Texts 6/2. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of Archaeology.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 00473
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-16 at 16:39:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2022-06-13 at 10:35:45 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2022-06-13 at 10:33:10 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2022-06-13 at 10:27:37 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2022-06-13 at 10:01:49 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2020-07-26 at 12:50:06 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“ZA 073, 051 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257922.
ZA 073, 051 artifact entry (No. P257922). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257922 (Original work published 2005)
ZA 073, 051 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257922 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {ZA 073, 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257922},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257922},
}


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