CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 003 (P267014)

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 11876

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1'. [...] rib#-ba# lu2# [...]
2'. [...] {d}{asz}aszgi-[...] ama#-a szi-in-ga#-u3#-[...]
3'. [...] {d}nin-tu-gin7 rib-ba#-[...] a-ba-a igi mu-ni-in-du#
4'. e2# 6(disz)-kam-ma#
5'. e2-ku3 KU-bi e2-nun
6'. e2-kesz2{ki} KU3 KU NUN
7'. e2-a en-bi {d}a-nun#-na#-mesz
8'. nu#-ab-bi giri2 e2-an#-na#-mesz
9'. e2-e lugal-bur-ra am3#-mu#-e-x
10'. en-du10 sza3 esze2-la2 nam-mi-in-la2
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1. a#-tu#-e szibir szu-ne bi2-in-[...]
2. tu a-ur4 am3-mu-e-tum2
3. lal3-e ki-ku3-ga# nam#-mi-in-tusz
4. enkum-x-e-ne arax ki am3-ma-gal2#-le#-mesz
5. [...]-szesz-a-ni kusz mu-un-sig3-ge#-ne#
6. [...]-szub# iri-szub mu-ni-ib2-be2#-ne
7. [...]-am#-ma-ke4 gum2-bi am3-mi-ib2-za
8. [...] x LA2 e KA x mi-ni-ib2-x
9. [...]-x-surx-ra suh3-x mi-ni-ib2-za
10. [...]-du10-ge SI ha-ba-ni-ib2-x
11. [...] girix#-zal-bi al-du10#
12. [...]-du3# girix#-zal#-bi# [...]
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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
  • Condition Description: Lo. half
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Gragg, TCS 3 (pp. 155-188), 165

    [Gragg1969TCS3] Gragg, Gene. 1969. The Keš Temple Hymn. The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. Vol. 3. Texts from Cuneiform Sources.

  • history: HAV, 448, 08

    [Radau1909HAV] Radau, Hugo. 1909. “Miscellaneous Sumerian Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur.” Hilprecht Anniversary Volume, Studies in Assyriology and Archaeology, Dedicated to H.V. Hilprecht by His Colleagues, Friends and Admirers, 374–457.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 11876
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-02 at 13:10:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:08:49 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:07:59 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 10:28:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 10:16:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 10:15:00 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
2014-10-18 at 14:52:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-20 at 22:05:39 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael 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 000751 (Kesh Temple Hymn) composite (P464240) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P267014.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P267014). (2024, July 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P267014 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P267014 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P267014},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P267014},
}


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