CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 046 (P276010)

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

N 0849 + N 3239 + N 4174 + N 4189

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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tablet
obverse
1. en3 nu-tar-ra-bi KA-sze3# KA-ga2 nu-zu-e
2. lu2 x x GA2 a-na-sze-am3# [...]-da x x x [...]-e#-sze in-tud2#-de3#-en
3. [...]-ke4# a#-na#-sze#-am3 gu2-zi nu-mu-un-zi-[...]
4. [...]-ke4 a-na-sze-am3 ga2-da-nu-me-a [...]-he#-en-e-sze in-tud2-de3#-en
5. [...]-ke4# a#-na-sze-am3 ga2-da nu-me-a# [...]-e#-sze in-tud2-de3-en
6. [...]-am3# ga2-da x x [...]-tud2#-de3#-en#
7. [...]
8. um-mi-a szu#-[...]
9. nam-dub-sar-[...]
10. um-mi-a [...] x x [...]
11. nam-dub-[sar]-ra# usu-[...]
12. [...]
13. [...]
14. [nig2]-ba#-ni szum2-ma-ab a-ra2 ha-[...]
15. szid# nig2-szid-de3 szu he2-mi-[...]
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1. [inim]-inim-ma e2-dub-ba-a x x x x
2. dumu e2-dub-ba-a-ka ab-szid-de3 hu-x
3. um-mi-a e2-dub-ba-a-ta lu2 im-ma-da-[...]
4. e2-a mu-ni-in-ku4 za3-x-la ba-x-[...]
5. dumu e2-dub-ba-a szu x x an-dab5 igi-[...]
6. nam-dub-sar#-ra a-na bi-in#-[...]
7. ad-da-ni# szu-ni ba-ni-[...]
8. ad-da-ni sza3 hul-[...]
9. [...] e2#-dub-ba-a-ne gu2# [...]
10. [...] NI x [...]
11. [...]
12. [...]
13. [...]
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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
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: upper end
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  • history: ETCSL, 5.1.1 J+L+N, 1998-2006

    [BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy A. 1998-2006. “Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.” https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. 1998-2006.

  • 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.

    (N 3239, N 4174, N 4189)

  • history: Kramer Schooldays, p. 4, N 0849 +

    [sec33458] Kramer, Samuel N. n.d.

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  • Museum No.: N 0849 + N 3239 + N 4174 + N 4189
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  • 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, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-25 at 13:06:30 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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
2018-02-05 at 14:37:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:04:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000754 (Edubba A) composite (P464238) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P276010 leadP276010 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 046 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P276010.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 046 artifact entry (No. P276010). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P276010 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P276010 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 1},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000754, ex. 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P276010},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P276010},
}


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