CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 038 (P278142)
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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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
N 3083 (+) N 4343Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Literary; 5x3 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has fragments Witness
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [eridu{ki} sza3-bi gesztu2 i-i umusz zi] hal#-ha#-la#-[da]
2'. garza2# mah-bi# [nu-ha-lam-me-da] inim#-bi im-de6-am3#
3'. adab{bu!} iri{ki} nin-bi# [nig2-zi-gal2] dim2-e u3-tu mu2-mu2#-[da]
4'. {d}a-nun-na en nam tar-re-[da du3]-u3-ta bi2-in-ne-esz#-[am3]
5'. uri2{ki} sza3-tum2-ma ki# [gar-ra] me#-bi me-ta suh
reverse
1. an-ne2 {d}en-lil2-le ki-bi gi4#-[gi4]-de3# ad#-bi# [bi2-in-gi4-esz-am3]
2. larsa{ki} iri!(E) nun-bi nigir an ki [di-ku5] ug3# szar2#-ra#-[ke4]
3. suhusz-bi gi-ne2-de3 us2 zi# [dab5-be2-da] e#-[ne bi2-in-esz-am3]
4. [unu]{ki#} kul#-aba4#{ki#} [iri ku3 gesz-kin-ti dingir-re-e-ne-ke4]
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
- This artifact is composed of fragments.
- Condition Description: lower edge
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- Museum No.: N 3083 (+) N 4343
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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 20:22:28 | 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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| 2015-02-26 at 09:00:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-01-24 at 21:11:11 | 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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| 2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | Penn Museum | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.2.4)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.2.4)
- Penn Museum (573871)
- Penn Museum (573870)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (N.3083)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (N.4343)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P278142)
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 |
Quasi-join proposed by etcsl 2.2.4Quasi-join proposed by etcsl 2.2.4