CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 001 (P278585)

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 3560

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.04.03 Shu-Suen C (witness) Shusin's Love Song; Sefati Shu-Sin C; 12x8 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. siki-gu10 hi-is{sar}-am3 a im-ma#-[an-du11]
2. hi-is gakkul3-am3 a im-[ma-an-du11]
3. su-hu-uh2-hu-ub4-bi ba-tag-tag-[ge] {{ri-um-un?-za-x}}
4. ummeda-gu10 mah mu-un-x-[...]
5. siki-gu10 a-a-lum im-mi-in-ak
6. musz2 tur-tur-bi mu-un-dub-dub
7. he2-em-du-gu10 si im-sa2-sa2-e
8. he2-em-du siki-gu10 hi-is{sar} nisig sa6-sa6-ga-am3
9. szesz#-e igi bar lu2 ti-la-na im-ma-ni#-in-ku4-re-en
10. [{d}]szu-{d}suen sag#?-ba#? lu2 sa6-ga im-ma-ni-in-pa3-de3#-[en]
11. x x x x [hi?-li?]-gu10 nu-til#-le-dam
12. [...]-re-dam
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reverse
  beginning broken
1'. u3-mu-un-me he2-me-en u3-[mu]-un#-me he2-me-en
2'. ku3 {na4}za-gin3-na u3-mu-un-me he2-me-en
3'. mu-un-gar3 sze mah tum3-me he2-me-en
4'. igi-ga2 lal3-bi-im sza3-ga2 hi-li-bi-im
5'. u4 nam-ti-la he2-en-na-e3 {d}szu-{d}suen [...]
6'. bal-bal-e {d}inanna-kam

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
  • Condition Description: lo. part &u. rt. cnr. broken
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.04.03 Shu-Suen C (witness) Shusin's Love Song; Sefati Shu-Sin C; 12x8 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: PAPS 107 (pp. 485-527), 485 N 3560

    [Kramer1963PAPS107] Kramer, Samuel N. 1963. “Cuneiform Studies and the History of Literature: The Sumerian Sacred Marriage Texts.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 107 (6): 485–527.

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  • Museum No.: N 3560
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 12:41:10 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
2021-02-16 at 10:17:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. 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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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000424 (Shu-Suen C) composite (P480980) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000424, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278585.
CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P278585). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278585 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000424, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278585 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000424, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278585},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278585},
}


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