CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 (P269165)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 14192Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Lamentation; Nippur Lament; (Obv)8x(Rev)15 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [ag2 iszib-bi nu-ku3-ku3]-ga#-gin7#
2'. [szu]-luh#-bi kur-kur-ra# nu-ub-ta-sed6#-[a-gin7]
3'. [szu] bi2#-in-dag gaba-ni ib2#-[ta-an-zi]
ni over erasure
4'. [ag2]-gig# ur5-ra-a a-sze-ra mu#-[un-du3]
5'. [ta-sze] eger# na-ag2-bi i-bi2#-[ni-a la-ba-an-bara2]
6'. [ag2 sikil] du3#-a-gin7 ur5-re za3# [bi2-in-tag]
7'. [szeg12-bi hul2]-e# a-na-asz [ib2-ta-an-e3]
8'. [ge6 an-bar7-ba sza3-ba] er2#? [bi2-in-si]
9'. [...]
10'. [...]
11'. [uru2-bi e2-bi in-gul-gul]-am3#
12'. [ur2-bi in-bur12-ra-am3 al-e bi2-in-ra]-am3#
13'. [...]
reverse
1. uru2#-bi# uru2 szub-ba im-ma-ni-in-ku4-ra-am3
2. mu#-un#-gur11-bi tum9-e bi2-in-ir-ra-am3!
3. uru2 gal2-la-bi nu-gal2-la mi-ni-in-ku4-ra-am3
4. dim2-ma-bi giri3 ib2-ta-an-kur2-ra-am3
5. umusz-bi in-suh3-am3 lil2-e bi2-ib2-sag3-ga-am3
6. u2-bi a-bi ib2-ta-an-kar-ra-am3
7. ga zu kasz zu-a u4-bi mi-ni-ib-til-la-am3
8. e2-e ag2-kur2-re bi2-ib2-ak-a
9. a-sze-er gig im#-me a i-bi2 bi2-ib-lu-lu
10. balag# di# lu2 i#-lu ba-ab-be2-e-a
11. [sza3 nu-ze2-ba-bi] mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4#
12. [u3-mu-un-bi] me#-bi ba-ra-an-[e3-a]
13. [a2-bi nu-mu-un]-tag#-ga-am3! en3#-[bi nu-tar-ra-am3]
double rule
14. [ki-ru-gu2 3(disz)]-kam#-ma#-[am3]
15. [me gal-gal-la-ni a]-gin7# ba#-[ra-an-dal]
rest broken
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [ag2 iszib-bi nu-ku3-ku3]-ga#-gin7#
2'. [szu]-luh#-bi kur-kur-ra# nu-ub-ta-sed6#-[a-gin7]
3'. [szu] bi2#-in-dag gaba-ni ib2#-[ta-an-zi]
ni over erasure
4'. [ag2]-gig# ur5-ra-a a-sze-ra mu#-[un-du3]
5'. [ta-sze] eger# na-ag2-bi i-bi2#-[ni-a la-ba-an-bara2]
6'. [ag2 sikil] du3#-a-gin7 ur5-re za3# [bi2-in-tag]
7'. [szeg12-bi hul2]-e# a-na-asz [ib2-ta-an-e3]
8'. [ge6 an-bar7-ba sza3-ba] er2#? [bi2-in-si]
9'. [...]
10'. [...]
11'. [uru2-bi e2-bi in-gul-gul]-am3#
12'. [ur2-bi in-bur12-ra-am3 al-e bi2-in-ra]-am3#
13'. [...]
reverse
1. uru2#-bi# uru2 szub-ba im-ma-ni-in-ku4-ra-am3
2. mu#-un#-gur11-bi tum9-e bi2-in-ir-ra-am3!
3. uru2 gal2-la-bi nu-gal2-la mi-ni-in-ku4-ra-am3
4. dim2-ma-bi giri3 ib2-ta-an-kur2-ra-am3
5. umusz-bi in-suh3-am3 lil2-e bi2-ib2-sag3-ga-am3
6. u2-bi a-bi ib2-ta-an-kar-ra-am3
7. ga zu kasz zu-a u4-bi mi-ni-ib-til-la-am3
8. e2-e ag2-kur2-re bi2-ib2-ak-a
9. a-sze-er gig im#-me a i-bi2 bi2-ib-lu-lu
10. balag# di# lu2 i#-lu ba-ab-be2-e-a
11. [sza3 nu-ze2-ba-bi] mu-na-ni-ib-gi4-gi4#
12. [u3-mu-un-bi] me#-bi ba-ra-an-[e3-a]
13. [a2-bi nu-mu-un]-tag#-ga-am3! en3#-[bi nu-tar-ra-am3]
double rule
14. [ki-ru-gu2 3(disz)]-kam#-ma#-[am3]
15. [me gal-gal-la-ni a]-gin7# ba#-[ra-an-dal]
rest broken
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: lower part, obv. badly distroyed
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- Museum No.: CBS 14192
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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- Accounting Period: 0
Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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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 |
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2017-12-28 at 08:30:20 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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2012-05-08 at 04:04:51 | Wagensonner, Klaus | Atf | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | approved |
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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 |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
Composite | Score |
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CDLI Literary 000381 (Lament for Nippur) composite (P469683) | View the score |
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