CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 019 (P268459)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 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 13380

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) Hymn; Lipiteshtar B; (Obv)(i)13x(ii)12x(Rev)(iii)7 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'-3'. [nun {d}li]-pi2#-it-esz18-dar# [dumu {d}en]-lil2#-la2 [sipa igi]-gal2# tuku
4'. ug3# lah5-lah5-e [gissu] du10#-ga ug3-e ni2 dub2-bu
  first part of the line is in fact the second part of l. 3' on the tablet
5'. en# alim mah an#-ne2 ki ag2
6'. [geszkim]-ti#-zu ama# {d}nin#-lil2#-la2
7'-8'. [{d}]li#-pi2-it#-esz18#-dar# [a2] nun# hu#-mu#-te#-gal2#
9'. [ka lal3-gin7] du10# mu ka-ge du7
10'. [sza3-ge de6]-a# dam {d}inanna
11'-12'. [{d}en-ki-ke4] gesztu2# dagal# [sa12-e-esz] rig7#-ga
13'. [{d}nisaba munus ul-la] gun3#-a
14'. [munus zi dub]-sar#
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'-2'. inim sza3-ga gal2#-[la] lul zi-bi# [mu-e-zu]
3'-5'. {d}li-pi2-[it-esz18-dar] lu2 erim2#-[ra] guru5-usz mu-[e-ta-ab-e3-de3-en]
6'-7'. ka nir-da# [ka giri3 saga11 du11] lu2 zi#-[zi-i mu-e-zu]
8'-9'. nam-tag [dugud ka garasz2-kam] lu2 ti#-[le mu-ni-in-zu]
10'. a2-tuku# [sa-gaz nu-mu-un-szi-ak-e]
11'-12'. kal-ga si#-[ga] szaga-[sze3 nu-mu-un-ak-e]
13'. nig2-si-sa2 [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  (to be done)
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: thick, center, obv. 2,rev. 1 cols.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.02 Lipit-Ishtar B ('Tetrad no. 1') (witness) Hymn; Lipiteshtar B; (Obv)(i)13x(ii)12x(Rev)(iii)7 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 13380
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-09 at 13:25:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:29:17 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 18:44:58 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
2017-09-02 at 12:26:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-06 at 13:11:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-03-06 at 13:08:55 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 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 019 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P268459.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 019 artifact entry (No. P268459). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P268459 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 019 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P268459 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P268459},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P268459},
}


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