CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 025 (P278542)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 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 3514

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.01.01 Sumerian King List (witness) Peterson: Passage with unparalleled antediluvian kinglist)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] lugal#-e szuruppak#[{ki} ...]
 en: ... king Shuruppak ...,
2'. [...] lugal-e mu 1(szar'u) in#-[ak]
 en: ..., the king, 36,000 years reigned,
3'. [... lugal]-e#? mu 1(szar'u) 2(szar2) in-[ak]
 en: ..., the king, 43,200 years reigned,
4'. [... lugal-e]-ne mu 2(szar'u@v) 2(szar2) in-ak#
 en: these two kings of Shuruppak 79,200 years reigned;
  SZAR2×2U
5'. [...] lugal#-e-ne mu-bi-e-ne mu 1(szargal@v) 4(szar'u@v) in#-[ak]
 en: [these ...] kings 360,000 years reigned;
  SZAR2×GESZ2, SZAR2×4U
6'. [...] hul-bi gig [...]
 en: ... with hatred ...
7'. [... inim?]-e#? se3-se3-ke-e-de3 sza3-ga [... kusz2?]
 en: ... took counsel(?) in order to put into words(?)
8'. [...] esz-bar mi-ni-ib#?-[...]
 en: ...a decision ...
9'. [...] a-na-am3 me-a? [...]
 en: ... all of the ...
10'. [... esz?]-bar gi-gi-ne# [...]
 en: ... making correct(?) decisions(?) ...
11'. [...] x [...]
 en: ...
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  traces
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 51.0 high × 43.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: center
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.01.01 Sumerian King List (witness) Peterson: Passage with unparalleled antediluvian kinglist)
  • Language(s): Akkadian, Sumerian

  • history: AuOr 26, p.257-262, p. 258

    [Peterson2008antediluvian] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2008. “A New Sumerian Fragment Preserving an Account of the Mesopotamian Antediluvian Dynasties.” Aula Orientalis 26: 257–62.

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  • Museum No.: N 3514
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2015-04-28 at 15:37:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-03-25 at 09:52:45 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

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000371 (Sumerian King List) composite (P479895) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000371, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278542.
CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P278542). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278542 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278542 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000371, ex. 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278542},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278542},
}


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