CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 006 (P259311)

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

CBS 02278

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) Ishme-Dagan litergies; 12 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
1. [u2-bi] kug-ge a-bi sikil-e# in#-[na-an-dug4-ga-am3]
2. [me szu] pel2#-la2-bi sikil-e in-[na-an-dug4-ga-am3]
3. [garza] suh3#-a bir-ri-a-bi si bi2-in#-[sa2]
4. [kug-kug]-ga# szub#-ba# ha-lam-ma x [ki]-bi#-sze3# in-gar-re#
5. [szukur2-ud szub] x esza# zid2# dub-dub-bu [na]-ag2#-sze3# bi2-ib-tar-[re]
6. [{gisz}banszur ninda lu] ninda# szar2#-re-da# [szag4-ga-ni] im#-de6-a
  erasure between re and da
7. [ki-ru]-gu2# 1(u)-kam#-[ma]-am3#
8. [ud lu2-u3 lu2-ra] inim# [kur2] nu#-di# [dumu a-a-ni-ir] ni2# teg3#-[ge26-e]
  n lines broken

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: obv destroyed
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Ishme-Dagan litergies; 12 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: OIP 16, 67

    [Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 02278
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23 Firth, Richard Artifact 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
2012-05-08 at 08:18:51 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus 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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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. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P259311.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P259311). (2023, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259311 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259311 (Accessed: July 5, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259311},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259311},
}


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