CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 004 (P266504)

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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 11353 + unn.

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.14 Šulgi N (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x [...]
2'. [musz-da]-gur4#-e te ha-ra#-[hur-e]
3'. nim#-e nundum-ma-ni ha-ra-[ze2-e]
4'. eme-szid-e eme--ni ha-[ra-suh?-e]
5'. u3-a-lum-lum he2#-[me-lum-lum-e]
6'. u3-a-lam-lam he2#-[me-lam-lam-e]
7'. lam-ma-zu-ne [lam-ma-zu-ne]
8'. dun5-dun5 {dug}szakir3-ra x [x ra-zu-ne]
9'. u3#-sa2 ag2-ze2-ba [...]
10'. ki#-nu2 ag2-ze2-ba-ka#?-za [...]
11'. gu2#-un u8-a x-a?-bi [...]
12'. [mu]-re# nig2-hul2-la he2-[...]
13'. [dam szuku]-zu he2-a du5#-mu ha#-[la-zu he2-a]
14'. [sze nir-ra] mu-ud#-na#?-[zu he2-a]
  rest broken
reverse
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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
  • Condition Description: 1 side preserved
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.14 Šulgi N (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: RA 65, p. 170

    [Alster1971-NRLN7UCH] Alster, Bendt. 1971. “On the Sumerian Lullaby.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 65 (2): 170–71. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23283437.

  • history: BPOA 9, 149 (unn. frg.)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 11353 + unn.
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-24 at 17:12:19 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact, Other Entity Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2015-02-05 at 14:00:38 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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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CDLI Literary 000406 (Shulgi N) composite (P479893) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000406, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P266504.
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P266504). (2024, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266504 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000406, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266504 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {may 24},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000406, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266504},
}


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