CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 009 (P262321)

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 07298 + UM 29-13-003 + N 6853 (+) N 6859

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.02 Lugalbanda and Anzu (witness) Hymn; Epic of Lugalbanda II; (Obv)15x(Rev)18 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  n lines broken
1. sag-ba {gesz}erin babbar2 bi2-in-du3-du3
2. [...] gur-gur-ra-[...]
3. [x] anzu#{muszen}-da#-[...]
4. [...] kur-ra-ka# ki#-gub# mu#-un#-[...]
5. [...]-ra#-ka gu2# mi-ni-ib-gur#-[gur]
6. [...]-de3# am kur-ra#-ka [gu2 mi]-ni-ib-gur-gur
7. [...]-sze3 i-[im]-la2#
8. [...] i-[x x]
9. [...] mu-un#-[x]
10. [...]-da-an-lu-ga
11. [...] 1(DISZ) am3-ma-da-an-lu-ga
12. [x x] gud3-bi-e |KAxX| un-gi4
13. [x x] gud3#-bi-ta inim nu-um-ma-ni-ib-gi4
14. [...] x# x# gud3#-bi#-sze3# |KAxX| un-gi4
15. [...]-gi4-gi4
16. [...]-gi4-gi4
17. [...]-gi4#
reverse
1. [...] ba#-te#
2. [...]-bi-sze3
3. [...] gar-ra-bi-sze3
4. [...] hur-sag-ga2
5. [...]-dar-e ba-e-en-di-ni-ib-ku4-re-esz-am3
6. [...] gu3 am3-ma-de2-e
7. [...]-e# dam-bi-ir [x] am3-ma-de2-e
8. [...] tur3# gal {d}nanna-gin7 ni2 [x] he2-em-da-ri
9. [...] su# zi he2-em-du8-du8
10. [...]-na#-a ba-[...]
11. [...] gud3-ba a-na-a ba-ra-ab#-[x]
12. [...] he2-em-ma-teg3-ge26-da#-ka#
13. [...]-ak# giri17-zal im#-[x x]
14. [...] i-im-sze21
15. [...]-un-gun3
16. [...] x x

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
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: Ru. corner
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.02 Lugalbanda and Anzu (witness) Hymn; Epic of Lugalbanda II; (Obv)15x(Rev)18 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: OIP 15, 007

    [Chiera1934OIP15] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Epics and Myths. Oriental Institute Publications 15. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: BPOA 9, 075 (N 6853)

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

  • history: Wilcke Lugalbandaepos, 086 L, pl. 9

    [Wilcke1969Lugalbandaepos] Wilcke, Claus. 1969. Das Lugalbandaepos. Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 07298 + UM 29-13-003 + N 6853 (+) N 6859
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 10:08:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 10:05:54 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
2011-12-13 at 05:58:00 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 000368 (Lugalbanda and Anzu) composite (P469673) View the score

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CDLI Notes:

P262321 leadP262321 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000368, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262321.
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P262321). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262321 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262321 (Accessed: July 16, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000368, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262321},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262321},
}


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