CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 021 (P262849)

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 07869

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) School text; Lipit-Ishtar Hymn B l. 45; (Obv)4 lines, (Rev)scribble.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1-2. {d}nusku sukkal mah a2-tah inim-ma-zu-um
3-4. {d}nusku sukkal mah a2-tah inim-ma-zu
reverse
  blank space

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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet Artifact type comments:

    lentil

  • Material: Clay
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    lentil

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) School text; Lipit-Ishtar Hymn B l. 45; (Obv)4 lines, (Rev)scribble.)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: AfO 29/30 (pp. 18-45), 027

    [Falkowitz1983AfO29/30] Falkowitz, Robert S. 1983-1984. “Round Old Babylonian School Tablets from Nippur.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 29/30: 18–45.

  • history: Romer, SKIZ, p. 24ff.

    [Romer1965SKIZ] Römer, Willem H. Ph. 1965. Sumerische “Königshymnen” Der Isin-Zeit. Vol. 13. Documenta et Monumenta Orientis Antiqui.

  • history: JCS 30 (pp. 33-61), 059

    [Vanstiphout1978JCS30] Vanstiphout, Herman L. J. 1978. “Lipit-Eštar’s Praise in the Edubba.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 30 (1): 33–61. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359932.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 07869
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-07 at 12:22:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-12 at 10:16:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-09 at 13:25:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 08:08:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:29:17 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 08:05:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:50:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-05 at 18:26:58 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
2015-02-14 at 19:13:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 021 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262849.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 021 artifact entry (No. P262849). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262849 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262849 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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