Studia Mesopotamica 01, 302-311 (P269689)

Tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 15133 + N 6885 + N 6887 + N 6897

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Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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tablet
obverse
1. [...] AN#? [...]
 en: ...
2. [x]-x-e kur-ra [...] x x x [...]
 en: ... the mountain/netherworld ...,
3. [{d}]gibil6# iri12-gal#-la# tud-da# x [...]
 en: Gibil, born in the Irigal temple ...,
4. iri12#?-gal ki ku3#?-ga tud-da x [...]
 en: born in the Irigal temple, a pure place ...,
5. [iri12?]-gal? ki sikil#?-ta tud-da x [...]
 en: born in the Irigal temple, a holy place ...,
6. [...] x x tud-da [...]
 en: born in ...,
7. [...] x-ga nam mu#-un-[...]
 en: ...,
8. [...] x-KA#? x-gin7 [...] mu#?-un#?-x-[...]
 en: ...
9. [{d}]gibil6# u4 te-na [...]
 en: Gibil, in the evening ...,
10. [ge6]-u3#-na [...]
 en: at night ...,
11. [{d?}]utu esz3 igi#? nu-mu-un-x-[...]
 en: Utu does not look at(?) the shrine(?),
12. x {d}en-lil2-la2-am3 dadag-ga#?-[am3?]
 en: it is the ... of Enlil! It is pure!
13. [{d}]gibil6# {d}suen-da an un3-na ur4-ur4#? [...]
 en: Gibil, who is gathered along with Suen in the high heavens(?) ...,
14. [...] {d}en-lil2-la2-am3 sikil-la#-[am3?]
 en: it is the ... of Enlil! It is pure!
15. [x] gal#? a-a-na-ka? na-mu-un-x-[...]
 en: He ... in the great(?) ... of his father?,
16. [{d}a]-nun-na mu-na-sug2-sug2-ge-[esz]
 en: The Anunna serve him,
17. [{d}]gibil6# gir4 {d}en-lil2-la2-ka? na-mu-[...]
 en: Gibil ... in the oven of Enlil,
18. [{d}]a-nun-na mu-un-da-hul2-hul2#-[le-esz]
 en: the Anunna rejoice with him,
19. [...] x x x x [...]
 en: ...,
20. [...] x-ra-sze3 [...]
 en: ...,
21. [{d}]gibil6# x [...]
 en: Gibil ...,
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...,
2'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...,
3'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...,
4'. [...] x sag#? [...]
 en: ...,
5'. [...] za-gin3 ba DU? x [...]
 en: ... lapis lazuli ...,
6'. [...] UN [...]
 en: ...,
7'. [... {d}]gibil6# x x [...]
 en: ... Gibil ...,
8'. [...] unu?[{ki?} ...]
 en: ...,
9'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...,
10'. [...] x UN [...]
 en: ...,
11'. [{d}]gibil6 esz3#? ki zabalax(|ZA.MUSZ3|){ki} [...]
 en: Gibil in(?) the shrine? of Zabalam ...,
12'. ku3#? {d#}inanna mu-u8-da-hul2-le# [...]
 en: silver(?) Inanna rejoices with you,
13'. [ku3?] {d#}inanna-ke4 igi zi mu-szi-in-bar#-[...]
 en: silver(?) Inanna looks faithfully towards (you),
14'. [...] mu-un-DI x [...] x [...]
 en: ... .
15'. sa#-gar-[ra-am3?]
 en: It is the sagara.
16'. [...] x BUR2 x x [...]
 en: ...
17'. [...] e2-kur [...]
 en: ... the Ekur temple ... .

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: 50%
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  • Museum No.: CBS 15133 + N 6885 + N 6887 + N 6897
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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Cite this Artifact
“Studia Mesopotamica 01, 302-311 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269689.
Studia Mesopotamica 01, 302-311 artifact entry (No. P269689). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269689 (Original work published 2005)
Studia Mesopotamica 01, 302-311 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269689 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
@misc{2023Studia,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {Studia {Mesopotamica} 01, 302-311 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269689},
}

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