CDLI Literary 000331 OB Catalogue from Nippur 6 (P263002)

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 08086

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 0.02.13 OB Catalogue from Nippur (N6))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. in-nin9 bara2 gal an ki#
2. en esz-bar an ki szu-na# gal2#
3. szul me-dim2 sa6 sig7 sze-sze-er-ra
4. dingir nam-he u3-tu-da an-na
  Hymn to Šu-Suen
5. lu2 en nun-na lu2 nun-na
6. gu4-dam a2 bar szu gal2
7. lugal gu2-za suh10-bi szi-du8 nam-lugal-zu
  Ninurta G
8. ur-sag kal-kal-la giri17 szu du3
9. szuba-a na-nam nig2 gun3-na
10. szuba la2 szuba la2
11. ge26-e u2-lal3-a mu-zu
12. lugal hi-li gur3-ru
  Ur-Namma E line 25 and Ur-Namma F line 25
13. lu-lu-a-bi lu-lu
  Nanna D
14. e2 sikil ki sikil-a
15. kur gal kur-ra a2 ag2 gal#
16. e2 u4-gin7 ki-gal-la gub-ba
  Keš Temple Hymn
17. egir3 szu dadag me giri17-zal du10
18. nin an-gin7 mah KA bala-bala
19. nun# nam-DUB ma2 nam-DUB
20. e-el-lu ama mu-gi17-ib
21. me-e nu-sag3-ge x DI en-ra
22. ab2 nun-e an-na kur ug3-na

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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
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 0.02.13 OB Catalogue from Nippur (N6))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: OrAnt 19, p.265-268

    [Michalowski1980catalogue] Michalowski, Piotr. 1980. “A New Sumerian ‘Catalogue’ from Nippur.” Oriens Antiquus 19: 265-268 + tav. XVI.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000331 OB Catalogue from Nippur 6 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P263002.
CDLI Literary 000331 OB Catalogue from Nippur 6 artifact entry (No. P263002). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263002 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000331 OB Catalogue from Nippur 6 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263002 (Accessed: May 2, 2025).
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