JCS 72, 132-135 01 (P266340)

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 11179

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Ninurta Hymn (Nrt I); *Peters describes as Nippur I, although Ur II tablets are characteristic to Nippur II. I" came from Tablet Hill)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x [...] x
3'. x an x a2? me3? x x [...] x
4'. gu3 zi de2-a an dagal [...] x [...]
5'. pirig an-sza3-ta a2 x x [...]
6'. me lu-lu-a-ba disz-zu mah#?-[am3?]
7'. {d}nin-urta ug3 lu-lu-a lu2-zu lu2 mah-[am3]
8'. ug3 lu-a za-e lugal-bi-[me-en]
9'. sza3-tum2-sza3-tum2-ma kalam zag kesz2-bi-me#-[en]
10'. en gal nam-lugal-e he2-du7# [...]
11'. ur-sag {d}nin-urta ki#-ag2# iri?-na x [...]
12'. szeg9-bar gi-rin-na sig7-ga-am3#
13'. masz-gin7 {u2}kul-ta zig3-ga-am3#
14'. gu4 ab2-bi {d}nanna x [...]
15'. inim a-a ugu-na-sze3? [...]
16'. lugal e2-kur-sze3! di x [...]
17'. UN x x UL-sze3! DI#? [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. x x x
2'. {d}nin-urta me nun-na x [...]
3'. mes zi bara2 ku3 [...]
4'. sa-gid2-[da-am3]
5'. iri nun-e ba-gar-ra [...]
6'. esz3 abzu nun-e dur2 gar-ra me szar2#? [...]
7'. e2 nibru{ki} [...]
8'. e2 {d}en-lil2-la2!? nun# [...]
9'. e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 nun# [...]
10'. e2-szu-me-sza4 nun# [...]
11'. e2-sag-dil-a nun# [...]
12'. e2 kesz3{ki} nun# [...]
13'. e2 uri2{ki}-e nun# [...]
14'. e2-babbar2 nun# [...]
15'. e2 kul-abax(UNU){ki} nun# [...]
16'. e2 ki zabala#{ki} nun# [...]
17'. e2 [...] x [...] x [...]
18'. iri# [...]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
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
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  • Genre(s): Literary (Ninurta Hymn (Nrt I); *Peters describes as Nippur I, although Ur II tablets are characteristic to Nippur II. I" came from Tablet Hill)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: JCS 72 (pp. 129-142), 132-135 01

    [Peterson2020CulticSongs] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2020. “Sumerian Cultic Songs from Old Babylonian Nippur with a Connection to the Temple Hymns.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 72: 129–42. https://doi.org/10.1086/709312.

  • history: BE 29/1,, 005

    [Radau1911BE29/1] Radau, Hugo. 1911. Sumerian Hymns and Prayers to the God Nin-Ib from the Temple Library of Nippur. Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania 29/1.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 11179
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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    E.side of Shatt, while "II" came from T.H.; W.side of Shatt. Harper's mark: Ni.24-2-16-89; (Obv)17x(Rev)15 lines"

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-11 at 09:01:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-01 at 18:38:52 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2020-01-26 at 15:10:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Notizia, Palmiro 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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Cite this Artifact
“JCS 72, 132-135 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P266340.
JCS 72, 132-135 01 artifact entry (No. P266340). (2024, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266340 (Original work published 2005)
JCS 72, 132-135 01 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266340 (Accessed: May 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 11},
	title = {JCS 72, 132-135 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266340},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266340},
}


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