CDLI Literary 000398, ex. 004 (P266239)

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 11065 + N 3202

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.04 Šulgi D (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1-2. lugal-mu gu4#-[gal] a2# gu2-nu musz-husz [igi] pirig#-ga2
3-4. sipa szul-gi gu4-gal a2 gu2-nu musz-husz igi pirig-ga2
5-6. amar tur3 he2-gal2-la tu-da gu2 mar-mar-re di-de3
7-8. kal-ga nam-ur-sag-ga2 tum2-ma he2-du7 kalam-ma-na
9-10. nita zi {d}utu-u3 nig2-si-sa2 sa12-e-esz2 rig7-ga
11-12. pirig-tur banda3{da} ga zi gu7-a gu4 a2-gur8 pirig-gal-sze3# tu-da
13. su6 za-gin3 gaba ku3#-ga u6-di
14. lugal sag-men-na hi-li-bi
15. szul-gi aga zi-da he2-du7-bi
16. suh-kesz2 nam-dingir-ra tum2-ma
17. lu2 an-ne2 mu du10-ga sa4-a
18-19. sipa zi a2 szum2-ma {d}en-lil2-la2
20-21. szul-gi {d}nin-lil2-la2 ki-ag2 sza3-ga-na
22-24. lugal-mu za-gin7 a-ba an-ga-kal a-ba an-ga-a-da-sa2
25-27. a-ba za-gin7 sza3-ta gesztu2-ga szu# dagal mu-ni-in-du11
28-29. [nam]-ur-sag-zu-u3 [pa] he2#-e3-e3
30-31. [nam-kal]-ga-zu-u3 [mu10 du10] he2#-e
32. [...]-ha-a-me-en3
  rest broken
column 2
1-3. kur gu2#-erim2-gal2 {d}nanna-a-ka un-ba gu3 mi-ri2-a# ra-ra me-en
4-5. am zi am-ga-sze3 tu-da-gin7 si musz gu2-nu-me-en3
6. nig2-szu {gesz}gigir har-ra-an-na se3-ga-me-en3
7-8. {ansze}ni-is-ku-gin7 kas4 ne gal2-la-zu-u3 {d}en-lil2 hul2-le-me-en3
9-10. {gesz}ildag2 ki-en-du za3-ga du3-a-gin7 usu-a-me-en3
11-12. mes zi kurun3-na gun3-a-gin7 u6 di du10-ga-me-en3
13-15. geszimmar dilmun ku3-gin7 {d}nin-e2-gal-ke4 mu10 zi du10-ga-me-en3
16-17. {gesz}erin a ha-<szu>-ur3-re mu2-a-gin7 gissu du10-ga-me-en3
18-19. lugal-mu za-gin7 a-ba an-ga-kal a-ba an-ga-a-da-sa2
20-21. a-ba za-gin7 sza3-ta gesztu2-ga szu dagal mu-ni-in-du11
22. nam-ur-sag-zu-u3 pa he2-e3-e3
23. nam-kal-ga-zu-u3 mu10-du10 he2-e
24-25. sipa szul-gi a-zu [sza3] ku3#-ga u4 ba-an-ri-a
26-27. ama ugu4-zu {d}nin#-[sun2-ke4] mu-u3-tu-e#-[en3]
28-29. dingir-zu# ku3 {d}lugal#-[banda3{da}] mu-u3-[dim2-e-en3]
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column 3
1. x [...]
2. IM [...]
3. nu-dim2-[mud ...]
4. gesz tur-tur-[gin7] mu10 [...]
5. {gesz}ildag2-gin7 [...]
6. {gesz}mes {gesz#}[geszimmar-gin7] mu10 zi mu#-[ni-in-du11]
7-10. u4-ba [...] an-ne2# x x [...] dub mu-u3-szi-[...] nam mu-u3-szi-[...]
11-13. {d}nin-lil2-[...] siskur2 a-ra#-[zu-a] sza3 im-ma-an-sze17
14-16. an ki nam-tar-tar#-[ra] na-nam na-nam [dingir an-na] ba-su8-su8-ge-[esz]
17-19. sig-ta igi-nim-sze3 kalam#-[ma] {d}en-lil2 lugal kur-kur-[ra-ke4] nam-sipa-bi ma-ra#-[an-szum2]
20-21. lugal-mu za-gin7 a-ba# [an-ga-kal] a-ba an-ga#-[a-da-sa2]
22. a-ba-za#-gin7# [sza3-ta gesztu2-ga]
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reverse
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column 1'
  beginning broken
1-2'. [...] KA gu4 gal [...]
3-4'. {gesz}szu4-dul5 kal-ga# [...] nam-ur-sag-ga2# [...]
5-6'. lugal#-me-en3 kur-re# [...] galam# [ba-ta-e3] ug3# se3#-sze3 ga#-am3#-[tak4]
7-8'. [gu2 kur-ra-ke4] giri3 u3-[mi-us2]
9-10'. [ki]-bala#-e# szu# [... si-ig-ga ga-am3-du11]
11'. x [...]
column 2'
  beginning broken
1-2'. [...]
3-4'. [...]
5-6'. gu4 [tu]-ra [ni2-bi MU-a-gin7] sag-ga2-ni sahar-e [gi4-ni-ib2-x]
7'. di4-di4-la zi-bi-da# [kar-ra-ba]
8-9'. zi-bi-da bir5 u x sahar ses-ses gi4-bi2#-[ib2-gu7]
10'. {gesz}gid2-da-[mu x x gi4-bi2]-ib2-mu2
11'. szu-nir-mu# [kur-ra za3-ba] ga#-am3#-du3!
  DU3 written over erasure?
12'. e2-mar-uru5-[mu-u3 nig2] ga-am3#-ta-si
13'. {gesz}pan-mu-[u3] musz#-husz-gin7 gurusz3 ha-ma-bur2-bur2-re
14'. ti zu2 igi-mu-sze3 nam-gin7 he2-gir2-gir2
15'. gi bar-bar su-din{muszen} dal-a#-gin7#
16'. ka-me3-bi-a ha-ma-an-dal#-[dal]
17'. im {kusz}da-usz2-a ug3-ba ha-ma-szeg14
18'. im dug-ge {na4}szu-[gin7]
19'. murgu-ba dub-da-ab ha-ma-ab-[za]
20'. ki-bala-a ug3 tar-tar-ra-[bi]
21-22'. {gesz}ilar {kusz}eb2-ur3-mu-[u3] sim-gin7 ga2-am3-mi-ib2-ur4
23-24'. ma#-sa2#-tum#-mu-u3 sag kalam-ma#-ka gug sar ha-mu-u3-ak-ke4
25-26'. {gesz}mitum-mu-u3 kurin{in} nam-lu2#-ulu3 a-gin7 he2-em-bala-e
27'. {gesz}tukul ha-zi-in dab tab-ba-mu-u3
28-29'. u3#-mun ug?-dul4?-bi-a al#-|KAxX|-ul ha-mu-u3-ak-ke4
30-31'. [nag] dug gesztin gaz-za-gin7 hur#-sag#-e i3-bi2-i3-su3
32'. sza3-tum2 sza3-tum2-ba ug3 se3-sze3
33'. u3-[sur]-sur#-be2#-e# usz2 a-gin7#
34-35'. ki-in#-[dar] ki#-in-dar# [kur-ra-ke4] u3-mun# u3#-mi-x-[...]
36-37'. dim3-bi [...] kur-ra [...]
38'. ki#-bala#-a# [...]
column 3'
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-lam
2-3'. [...] ib2-til-e [...] u3-mu-ta-a-si
4-5'. [...] sza3# lum-lum-ma-ni [...] ha#-mu-u3-su3-e
6'. [...] ga2#-ra sa12-esz2 gu2-mu-ni-rig7
7-8'. [...] ur3-ra nu2-a-bi [ur3]-ra# ga-am3-mi-ag2
9-10'. bad3-da nu2-a-bi bad3-da ga-am3-mi-gaz
11-12'. mu-u3-da-gub-a-bi giri3-na ga-am3-mi-gub
13-14'. nu-mu-u3-da-gub-a-bi ki-ba ga-am3-mi-gaz
15'. kur-ra tur-tur-bi ma2-a ga-am3-mi-ib2-u5
16'. gal-gal-bi szu gi4-ta ga-am3-gi4
17-19'. nu-mu-u3-gi4-esz2 nu-mu-u3-dagal-e-sza-a u4 la-ba-da-ab-su3-ra2-asz
20-21'. lugal-me-en3 szu iri-ga2 ga-am3-gi4
22-23'. nig2 ki-en-gi-ra ba-a-gu-la kur-ra ga-am3-mi-ib2#-gu#-ul
24-25'. iri-ba dingir-bi giri3-ba ga-am3-mi-si
26-28'. u2-du11 igi sa6 {d}lamma igi sa6-bi bar-sze3 ga-am3-ta-an-gub
29-30'. GAN2 zi sze dadag-ga-be2-e u2 gid2-da gi4-bi2-i3-mu2
31-32'. gesz tur-tur-bi ur2-bi ga-mu-bu3-bu3
33-34'. gesz dagal gal-be2-e tun3# gul ga-am3-du11
35-36'. gesz nig2#-tuku-bi suhur#-[ba] gi4#-ni-ib2-bala-bala
37-38'. pu2 {gesz}kiri6# [lal3 {gesz}]pesz3# mu2-a-bi a-ri2-na[{sar} gi4-bi2-i3]-mu2

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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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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: all edges but LE. broken,obv. rev. 3cols
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.04 Šulgi D (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: MBI, 003, pl. 5-7)

    [Barton1918MBI] Barton, George A. 1918. Miscellaneous Babylonian Inscriptions. Yale University & Oxford University.

  • history: Shulgi3hymns, p. 70

    [Klein1981Shulgi3hymns] Klein, Jacob. 1981. Three Šulgi Hymns : Sumerian Royal Hymns Glorifying King Šulgi of Ur. Bar-Ilan Studies in Near Eastern Languages and Culture . Ramat-Gan, Israel : Bar-Ilan University Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 11065 + N 3202
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 09:49:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-23 at 18:33:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-23 at 10:18:56 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-23 at 10:17:12 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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-12-05 at 16:20:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2018-10-19 at 18:19:42 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2018-06-22 at 05:59:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-05-25 at 11:19:50 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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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000398 (Shulgi D) composite (P429779) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P266239 leadP266239 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000398, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P266239.
CDLI Literary 000398, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P266239). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266239 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000398, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266239 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000398, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266239},
}


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