CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 005 (P265455)

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 10214

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-mu# szu# [...]
2'. [...]-sar#-re-en nig2#-[...]
3'. [...]-ra#-bi GU7-sze3 [...]
4'-5'. [...] x a-na-asz-am3 ga2-da# [...]-be2#-e-sze in-tud2#-de3#-[...]
6'-7'. [...]-RA#-ke4 a-na-asz-am3 ga2-da nu-me-a [...] x DIM2-e-sze in-tud2-de3-en
8'-9'. [...] x-ke4 a-na-asz-am3 ga2-da nu-me-a [...]-he2-x-A-e-sze in-tud2-de3-en
10'-11'. [...]-ke4# a-na-asz-am3 ga2-da nu#-[...]-x-e#-sze# in#-tud2#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. i3# du10#-ga# murgu{gu2#} sza3 ga-ga-na a-x mi-ni-ib-bala-bala-[...]
2'. [...] mu-ni-sze3 nig2 mu-ni-in-ba har szu-na bi2-in-du3
3'. [um]-mi-a sza3 hul-la-ni-ta szud3 mu-na-an-x
4'. [...] inim-mu-sze3 BA KU u3 nam-[...] mu-bi2-du10-ga
5'. [...]-dub#-sar-ra sag-bi us-sa-a [...]-bi#-sze3 i3-til3-la
6'. [...]-ba#-gi4-bi-na-za# [...]-sze3 mu-e-szum2-[...]
7'. [...] mu#-in-ni-[...]-dah#-[...]
8'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness))
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 000754 (Edubba A) composite (P464238) Q000754 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P265455

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
along RE. , 2 cols.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 10214
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 5.1.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 5.1.1
Penn Museum (Penn) 584464
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.10214
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P265455

References

  • history: OIP 15, 066

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

  • history: JAOS 69 (pp. 199-215), 200

    [Kramer1949JAOS69] Kramer, Samuel N. 1949. “Schooldays: A Sumerian Composition Relating to the Education of a Scribe.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 69 (4): 199–215. https://www.jstor.org/stable/596246.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-01 at 14:37:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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
2018-02-05 at 12:56:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-20 at 22:30:22 Chen, Eunice Transliteration Chen, Eunice CDLI Approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:13:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:04:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 000754, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P265455.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P265455). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P265455 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P265455 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P265455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P265455},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P265455.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P265455). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P265455 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P265455 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 1},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000754, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P265455},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P265455},
}


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