CDLI Literary 000476, ex. 002 & RIME 4.01.04.15, ex. 01 (P276469)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 1320

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary, Official or display (witness; witness ETCSL 2.5.4.27 Ishme-Dagan AA; Hymn; Isme-Dagan Text; unplaced; mentions Nippur, Isin, Eridu et al.;9x10 lines; cf. duplicate UM29-15-173)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [x x (x)] x x [...]
2'. {uruda}du8#? mah#? ni2 gal-le-esz [...]
3'. bara2 ku3-za# bi2-in-[x]
4'. ug3-e u6 di-de3#
5'. kin gal unu7 gal-za#
6'. u4 ul-li2-a-sze3 sa2 du11-sze3 ma-ra-ni-[x]
7'. {gesz}mi#-tum# sag ninnu ki-bala gul-gul-lu
8'. [x x] bara2! mah-zu-sze3 pa3-[da]
9'. [i3]-si#-in{ki} iri{ki} nam-lugal#-[la-ka]
10'. {[d]}isz#-me-{d}da-gan-e kin x [x (x)]
reverse
1. mu ninnu ma-ra-an#-x-x
2. nibru{ki} iri ul ki gar#?-[ra]
3. i3-si-in{ki}-ta ma-ra#-an#-[...]
4. e2-szu-me-sza4 ki-tusz mah ni2 gur3#-[ru]
5. ka2 igi szu-galam ki nam-tar-re-[dam]
6. u6 di-de3 ma-ra-an-[...]
7. {d}isz#-me-{d}da-gan u2-a nibru#[{ki}-a]
8. sag#-us2 uri2{ki#}-[ma]
9. [u4-da] gub# eridu[{ki}-ga]
10. [en unu{ki}-ga] lugal i3-[si-in{ki}-na]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary, Official or display (witness; witness ETCSL 2.5.4.27 Ishme-Dagan AA; Hymn; Isme-Dagan Text; unplaced; mentions Nippur, Isin, Eridu et al.;9x10 lines; cf. duplicate UM29-15-173)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000476 (Ishme-Dagan AA) composite (P491660) Q000476 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P276469

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
lower end

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 1320
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.5.4.27
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.5.4.27
Penn Museum (Penn) 569944
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.1320
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P276469

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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
2013-02-13 at 13:10:53 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000476, Ex. 002 & RIME 4.01.04.15, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P276469.
CDLI Literary 000476, ex. 002 & RIME 4.01.04.15, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P276469). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P276469 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000476, ex. 002 & RIME 4.01.04.15, ex. 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P276469 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000476, ex. 002 & {RIME} 4.01.04.15, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P276469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P276469},
}


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TI  - CDLI Literary 000476, ex. 002 & RIME 4.01.04.15, ex. 01 artifact entry

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000476, Ex. 002 & RIME 4.01.04.15, Ex. 01 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P276469.
CDLI Literary 000476, ex. 002 & RIME 4.01.04.15, ex. 01 artifact entry (No. P276469). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P276469 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000476, ex. 002 & RIME 4.01.04.15, ex. 01 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P276469 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000476, ex. 002 & {RIME} 4.01.04.15, ex. 01 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P276469},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P276469},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P276469
LB  - CDLI:P276469
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000476, ex. 002 & RIME 4.01.04.15, ex. 01 artifact entry

UR  - https://cdli.earth/P276469
ER  -
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