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, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 14192

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)8x(Rev)15 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

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

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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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: lower part, obv. badly distroyed
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Lamentation; Nippur Lament; (Obv)8x(Rev)15 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 14192
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-12-28 at 08:30:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-05-08 at 04:04:51 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus 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 000381 (Lament for Nippur) composite (P469683) View the score

General Notes: -
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 035 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269165.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry (No. P269165). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269165 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269165 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269165},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269165},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P269165
LB  - CDLI:P269165
M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269165
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 035 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269165.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry (No. P269165). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269165 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269165 (Accessed: April 4, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-04]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269165},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269165},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P269165
LB  - CDLI:P269165
M1  - 2026/4/4/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269165
ER  -
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