CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 007 (P269100)

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 14088

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. i3 du10-bi murgu#-[...]
2. tug2 mu-ni-in-x-[...]
3. um-mi-a sza3 hul2-la-ni# [...]
4. lu2-tur inim-mu-[...] im-szub [...]
5. nam-dub-sar-ra [...] za3-bi# [...]
6. nig2-na-me la-ba-[...] szu-mu-[...]
7. nig2-ba-a2-kusz#-[...] nam#-[...]
8. {d}nisaba [...]
9. gi-du3-a-[...]
10. im-szu-bi [...]
11. szesz-zu-ne# [...]
12. du10#-sa#-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1. lu2#-[...] us2#-[...]
2. {d}nisaba# [...]
  blank space

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: left part, lower part missing
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  • history: OIP 15, 068

    [Chiera1934OIP15] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Epics and Myths. Oriental Institute Publications 15. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: JAOS 69 (pp. 199-215), 200

    [Kramer1949JAOS69] Kramer, Samuel N. 1949. “Schooldays: A Sumerian Composition Relating to the Education of a Scribe.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 69 (4): 199–215. https://www.jstor.org/stable/596246.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 14088
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-01 at 14:37:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2018-02-05 at 12:58:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-20 at 22:30:22 Chen, Eunice Transliteration Chen, Eunice CDLI Approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:13:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:04:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata 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 000754 (Edubba A) composite (P464238) View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269100.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P269100). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269100 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269100 (Accessed: February 13, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 1},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000754, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269100},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269100},
}


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ID  - P269100
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M1  - 2026/2/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269100
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269100.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P269100). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269100 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269100 (Accessed: February 13, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 1},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000754, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269100},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269100},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P269100
LB  - CDLI:P269100
M1  - 2026/2/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269100
ER  -
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