CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 007 (P263640)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 08818 + CBS 10347 + N 1313 + N 3676

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) Nippur Lament; (Obv)21x(Rev)17 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. mu-[lu szir3]-ra# na-ag2-tar gig-ga-gu10#-[usz]
2. me-e ib2#-[szi]-ib2#-ed3-de3-en er2# im#-sze22-sze22#-[en]
3. a2-sze balag# di# szir3# zu-ne#
4. mur-ma-ra-gu10# ma#-ar ma-ab-be2-ne#-[am3]
5. i3-ne-esz2 kusz2#-a im#-ma#-ab-dirig-ga#-[gu10]
6. [dili-dili]-bi# er2-ra ma-an-ga2-[ga2-ne-am3]
7. a2-sze sza3# [su]-mu#-ug tab#-tab#-[ba-gu10]
8. ki ku4#-ra#-[bi] ma#-a-ar# [lu2 mu-da-an-zu-am3]
9. a-ra2 gig#-ga# sza3# [bur12-ra-gu10]
10. u5-a tur-ra#-[gu10 er2-ra ma-an-du12-am3]
11. nin# e2 du3-a [ki-tusz-a-ne-ne]
12. lul-e-esz# ba#-ab-[gar]-ra# tum9-e# ba#-[ab-tur-ra-am3]
13. lu2-erim2-ke4 ka#-na-ag2-gu10 [ib2-til-la]
14. er2-ra ma-a-ar ma#-an-ga2-ga2-ne-am3#
15. sza3 ag2-gig-ga ib2-dirig-gu10
16. er2-sze3 ba-ab-be2-ne# ib2-sed4-de3-ne-a
17. er2-bi u3-mu-un#-ga2# mu-un-ga2-ga2-ne-a
18. arhusz sza3-ne-sza4 ma#-ar# ma#-an#-tuku-am3#
19. {d}mu-ul-lil2 [a-a] sag-ge6#-ga#-[ke4]
20. ki#-gu10 gi4#-gi4#-gu10# a2#-bi i3-ag2#-[ga2-a-ke4]
21. [ki-ru]-gu2# 4(disz)#-kam-ma-am3#
22. [sza3-gu10 mud-a ba-ni-gel]-le#-eg3#-gen# [ba-bir-bir-en sug-ge4 ba-ab-gu7]
23. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [a2-sze {d}mu-ul-lil2 a i-bi2-za szu] ba#-szi#-in#-ti-a#
3. [za-e ni2-za] er2# gig#-[ga] szesz4#-a# ba#-i#-ri#-ib#?-ak#?-esz#
4. na#-ag2#-bi#-sze3# x x x u3#-mu#-un#-zu#-ur2# du11#-mu#-[na-ab]
5. u3#-mu#-un#-gu10# en3#-[sze3 i-bi2 bar-mu-szi-ib] u3#-mu#-un#-[gu10] e#-ne# du11#-mu#-na#-ab#
6. ta#-asz ag2# [pe]-el#-la#? [(x) nu]-mu#-un#-zi#-zi#?-i#? nu#-mu#-un#-da#?-[x (x) du11]-mu#-na#-ab#
7. sza3-zu# ha#-ma#-sed4#-[de3 ag2]-gig#? gi#-mu#-ra#-ab# u4# x-ra# [du11]-mu#-na#-ab#
8. esz3-esz3#-zu# ku10#-ku10#-[ga-gu10 ki-tusz]-bi# ku4#-ma#-ni#-ib# du11-mu-na-ab
9. u4 babbar#-ra# su#-ub#-ba# [dadag-ga-gin7] szum2#-mu-na-ab du11#-mu#-na-ab
10. [...] x x [...] x x [...]
11. nig2 nu-sa6#?-ge#?-x [x x-ma IGI x x-zal-la bi2]-ib2#?-[du3-e du11-mu-na-ab]
12. i-gi4#-in#-zu# [ur5-ra-ke4-esz sza-ne-sza4 arhusz ma-ra-tuku-tuku]
  blank space between two breaks
13. sza3#-zu# sza3# [sag3] ib2#-ta#?-[be4-e sza3 zalag ma-ra-an-gar-ra-me]
14. sag-[zu zi]-zi# gesz#-szub#-ba#-za# ul#-[sze3 ma-ra-an-ga2-ga2]
15. ag2# kur2#-re# za#-ar# i#-ri#-ak#-e# [szu-bi bi2-ib-gi4-gi4-e]
16. ki#-ru#-gu2# 5(disz)#-kam#-[ma-am3]
17. uru2#-a# szu# bar#-re# nu#-zu#-a# ur5#-re# bi2#-ib#-[sig10-ge]
18. gesz#-gi4#-gal2#-bi#-[im]
19. a2#-sze# u3#-mu#-un#-zu# gu2# szub#-ba# kur2# [me]-e#-szi#-in#-ra#-[am3]
  double ruling
  blank

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Nippur Lament; (Obv)21x(Rev)17 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000381 (Lament for Nippur) composite (P469683) Q000381 View the score

Record

P263640 leadP263640 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P263640

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment Fragmented
along UE. , rev. very worn

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 08818 + CBS 10347 + N 1313 + N 3676
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.2.4
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.2.4
Penn Museum (Penn) 583688 + 583687 + 583689 + 583690
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.8818 + CBS.10347 + N.1313 + N.3676
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P263640

References

  • history: OIP 16, 068 (CBS 08818)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-05-09 at 02:38:20 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P263640.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P263640). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263640 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263640 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P263640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263640},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P263640.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P263640). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263640 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263640 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P263640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263640},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P263640
LB  - CDLI:P263640
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 007 artifact entry
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