CDLI Literary 000755, ex. 001 (P278456)

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 3421 + N 3432 + N 3470 + N 7437

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.01.02 Edubba B (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments

tablet
obverse
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1'. [...]-de3# e2 sza-ba-da-an#-[...]
2'. [...]-de3# lu2 sza-ba-da-an#-[...]
3'. [...]-bi lu2 a-ba-an-dab5#
4'. [...]-ra-bal-e
5'. [lu2-gu-la a2-disz]-e ga-na-gam-en-de3-[en]
6'. [...] he2-em-me-re-a-e11-de3#
7'. [...]-in-da-tum3 sa6-ga sza3 szi#-[...]
8'. [...]-an#-da-tum3
9'. [...] sza3# am-ga-am3
reverse
  blank

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: center
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  • history: UF 42 (pp. 535-572), 535f, 12

    [Peterson2010UF42[1]] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2010. “Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia II.” Ugarit Forschungen 42: 535–72.

  • history: JCS 25 (pp. 105-169), 108

    [Sjöberg1973JCS25] Sjöberg, Åke W. 1973. “Der Vater Und Sein Missratener Sohn.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 25 (3): 105–69. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359447.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 3421 + N 3432 + N 3470 + N 7437
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-19 at 16:51:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-16 at 17:00:16 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
2015-01-24 at 19:26:48 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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Peterson UF 42, 535f.Peterson UF 42, 535f.

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000755, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278456.
CDLI Literary 000755, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P278456). (2024, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278456 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000755, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278456 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
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