JCS 72, 138-140 03 (P278396)
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 3356 + N 3402 + N 4238Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (Literary; 10x5 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1’. [...] x EN? [...]-da
2’. [...] x-lil2 ul am3-e3?
3’. [...] unu#?{ki}-e kurku2 du10#-ga-kam
4’. [...] ul am3-mu2
5’. [sa]-gid2#-da-am3
6’. [...] x en-da bur-ra
7’. [...] nun#? szar2-ra bur-ra
8’. [...] x bur-ra
9’. [...] bur-ra
10’. [...] sipa?-da!
11’. [...]-da
column 2'
beginning broken
1’. esz3 ki zabala{ki} kur zabala#?[{ki?} ...]
2’. sa-gid2-da#-[am3]
3’. iri-me-a esz3-ta mu-[...]
4’. nun-bi-ra esz3 [...]
5’. esz3 abzu x[...]
6’. esz3 nibru[{ki} ...]
7’. e2 [...]
8’. du6-sag-dil esz3 [...]
9’. e2 kesz3{ki} esz3 [...]
10’. esz3 uri2{ki} esz3#? [...]
11’. esz3 e2-babbar esz3#? [...]
12’. esz3 kul-aba4{ki} [esz3 ...]
13’. esz ki zabala{ki} [esz3 ...]
14’. [sa?]-gar-[ra-am3?]
15’. [...] x [...]
obverse
beginning broken
column 1'
beginning broken
1’. [...] x EN? [...]-da
2’. [...] x-lil2 ul am3-e3?
3’. [...] unu#?{ki}-e kurku2 du10#-ga-kam
4’. [...] ul am3-mu2
5’. [sa]-gid2#-da-am3
6’. [...] x en-da bur-ra
7’. [...] nun#? szar2-ra bur-ra
8’. [...] x bur-ra
9’. [...] bur-ra
10’. [...] sipa?-da!
11’. [...]-da
column 2'
beginning broken
1’. esz3 ki zabala{ki} kur zabala#?[{ki?} ...]
2’. sa-gid2-da#-[am3]
3’. iri-me-a esz3-ta mu-[...]
4’. nun-bi-ra esz3 [...]
5’. esz3 abzu x[...]
6’. esz3 nibru[{ki} ...]
7’. e2 [...]
8’. du6-sag-dil esz3 [...]
9’. e2 kesz3{ki} esz3 [...]
10’. esz3 uri2{ki} esz3#? [...]
11’. esz3 e2-babbar esz3#? [...]
12’. esz3 kul-aba4{ki} [esz3 ...]
13’. esz ki zabala{ki} [esz3 ...]
14’. [sa?]-gar-[ra-am3?]
15’. [...] x [...]
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
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primary: JCS 72 (pp. 129-142), 138-140 03
[Peterson2020CulticSongs] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2020. “Sumerian Cultic Songs from Old Babylonian Nippur with a Connection to the Temple Hymns.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 72: 129–42. https://doi.org/10.1086/709312.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: N 3356 + N 3402 + N 4238
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-09-11 at 09:01:41 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-08-01 at 18:38:52 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2020-01-26 at 15:10:39 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Notizia, Palmiro | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | Penn Museum | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Penn Museum (573933) (573933)
- Penn Museum (573934) (573934)
- Penn Museum (573932) (573932)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (N.3356) (N.3356)
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Cite this Artifacts
“JCS 72, 138-140 03 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278396.
JCS 72, 138-140 03 artifact entry (No. P278396). (2024, September 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278396 (Original work published 2005)
JCS 72, 138-140 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278396 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
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