CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 034 (P268880)

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 13862 + N 2586 + N 2733

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Lamentation; Nippur Lament; (Obv)18x(Rev)9x(UE)3 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [a2-sze u3]-mu#-un-zu gu2# szub-ba# [kur2 me-e-szi-in-ra-am3]
2. [arhusz ma-ra-an]-tuku#-am3# na-ag2-zu# [in-tar-ra-am3]
3. [szeg12-zu a-sze-er] ib2#-ta#-an#-e3# ur5#-zu bi2-[in-dug4-ga-am3]
4. [ur5 sag9-ge] szag4# hul2#-la# ma#-ra#-ni-[in-kur9-ra-am3]
5. [{d}nin-urta] sag#-kal#-sag-kal#-ga sag-ba# [bi2-in-tuku-am3]
  first KAL could also be UR
6. [szul u2-a]-ni#-sze3# ib2#-szi#-in#-[gub-ba-am3]
7. [e2-kur esz3 kalag-kalag] du3-du3-u3-de3# a2# mu-un#-[da-ag2-am3]
8. [ag2 ul]-bi# ki#-bi bi2#-in#-[gi4-am3]
9. [gi-gun4-na]-bi# ki#-bi# gi4#-gi4#-[bi ud-gin7 kar2-kar2-bi]
10. [musz3-ba] barag# tum2-tum2#-mu# in#-na#-an#-[dug4-ga-am3]
11. garza#? kur2#-e# in#-suh3#?-a szu# hul# bi2#-[ib2-dug4-ga-am3]
12. [me ib2]-bir#-ri#-a-bi# ki-bi#-sze3# in-[gar-ra-am3]
13. szu#-luh# erim2#-e# szu# bi2#-la2#-[a-ba]
14. kug#-ge# sikil#-e#-[bi]
15. inim# kug# [nu]-kur2#-ru#-da#-ni# in#-na#-an-[dug4-ga-am3]
16. [{d}isz-me]-{d#}da#-gan# sipa# ki-ag2#-[ga2-ni-ir]
17. [gud du7] masz2# du7 szar2-szar2-re#-[da] in#-na#-[an-dug4-ga-am3]
18. |KI.LUGAL.GUB|# kug# x [...] giri17# szu mu#-[ni-gal2-la-am3]
19. sizkur# a-ra-zu-ke4# [ud bi2-in-gub-ba-am3]
20. [x x]-le#?-da ag2# [ze2-ba x x x] szag4-zu? [a-sze-er bi2-in-dug4]
21. er2#? gig#-zu x mah [...]
22. ki-ru-[gu2 6(disz)-kam-ma-am3]
23. [ud?] en3#-sze3# i3-[kusz2-u3-de3-en]
24. [gisz]-gi4#-[gal2-bi-im]
bottom
1. [sze]-eb# en3-sze3 er2#-[ra a-sze-er-ra] i#-bi2 mi-ni-ib#-[zi-zi-zi]
reverse
1. [a2-sze] u3-mu-un-[zu kur gal {d}mu-ul-lil2-le an ki-a dirig-ga]
2. [sze-eb-zu] a#-sze-er ib2#-[ta-an-e3 ur5-zu in-sag9-ga]
3. [i3-ne]-esz2# uru2# u3-mu#-[un-zu szag4-ne-sza4 arhusz ma-ra-an-tuku-a]
4. [a-a {d}]mu#-ul-lil2 u3#-[mu-un kur-kur-ra-ke4 gur-ru-za bi2-in-dug4-ga]
5. [ama gal] {d#}nin-lil2-le# [a-ra-zu-a u3-gul mu-ni-in-gar-ra]
6. [nibru{ki}] sag# sag3-ge-bi# [gar-ra-ab sze-eb in-na-an-dug4-ga-am3]
  beneath in smaller script sag sag3-ge x [...]
7. ama5-gu10 du3-ma-ab e2-[gu10 sig9-ma-ab in-na-an-dug4-ga-am3]
8. sza3-ba-ni-a ad# i-ni-in-gi4#-[esz-am3 e-ne-eg3-bi bi2-in-dug4-ga]
9. {d}mu-ul-lil2#-e e-ne-[eg3 zid dug4-ga-ni in-de3-a-gen-na]
10. e2 zid ag2# ha-lam x [ba-ab-ak sag9-ga-asz i-ni-in-kur9-ra]
11. ag2# ur5-ra#-ra# e#-ra#-ni#-[ib-gi4-a e-ne ib2-ta-an-ed3-de3]
12. sig9#-ga-bi# [mu-un-du3-un-na-gin7 hul2 ud mi-ni-in-kur9-ra]
13. za#-pa#-ag2# [kurun2 lal3] dirig#-sze3 bal#-[bal-e na-ag2-sze3 bi2-ib-tar-re]
14. [ib2-si ud en3-sze3] er2 gul# e-ne# [e-ra-an-dug4-ga]
15. [ag2 mu nu-tuku-gin7] ba#-til3#-le#-na# x [na-ag2-zu in-tar-ra]
16. [uru2-gu10 szag4 kug-gu10 mu-e-szi-hug] za-ar ma#-[ra-an-gur-ra-am3]
17. [nibru{ki} szag4 kug-gu10 mu-e-szi]-hug# za-[ar ma-ra-an-gur-ra-am3]
  8 lines broken
18. [ug3 sug-zag-ge] ba#-ab#-gu7#?-[a-asz za]-ar#? ma#-ra#-an#-[lah4-e-esz-am3]
19. [dumu ama]-ni# ba#-da-gur-re#-[esz-am3 gu2 mu-un-gar-re-esz-am3]
20. [nam-lu2]-ulu3# ki-sag-gal2#-la-[ba mu-e-de3-re7-esz-am3]
21. [esz3] nibru#{ki} kur gal {d}en#-[lil2-le] za#-ra ma-ra#-[an-gur-ra-am3]
top
1. ki-ru-gu2 [7(disz)-kam-ma-am3]
2. [ur5-zu a-gin7 i3]-tab# szag4 sag3 a-gin7 i3#-[kusz2-u3-de3]
3. [gisz]-gi4#-gal2-[bi-im]

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description: re. &loe. &lo. part missing
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Lamentation; Nippur Lament; (Obv)18x(Rev)9x(UE)3 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 13862 + N 2586 + N 2733
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-12-10 at 09:35:10 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-05-09 at 02:38:20 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus 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 000381 (Lament for Nippur) composite (P469683) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 034 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P268880.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 034 artifact entry (No. P268880). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P268880 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 034 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P268880 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P268880},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P268880},
}


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