CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 091 (P278689)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Ist Ni 02502 + N 3674

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  transliteration only contains N 3674
  n lines broken
1. [...] gar#-ra# [...]
2. [...]-e# gi# [...] ki#-nu2#-za he2#-[bi2-szub-be2]
3. [SIG7-a-ama]-ugu#-za he2-[...]
4. [a2]-asz2#-zu#-a lu2 na-[...]
5. u2#-gu ba#-an-de2-zu! ug3#-[e nam-me]
6. me da-ri2-sze3# du3-a ki-ni2-dub2#-[bu]-{d}nin-hur-sag-[...]
7. KA#-tar#-re-e-de3 bara2-ba# [...]
8. dida# nam-udu#-sze3 lu2 ha-ra#-[ab-zil-e]
9. zi3#-dub-dub-ba-bi# he2-hul2#-[le] [x] ki-bur2-zu he2-a
10. [lugal]-gu10 {na4}mar-hu-sza ba#-[gub]
column 2
  broken
reverse
column 1
  broken
column 2
  n lines broken
1. lugal# [...]
2. {d}[nin-urta] [...]
3. ur#-[bar] [...]
4. u4-zu# [...]
5. hur#-[sag] [...]
6. iri# [...]
7. bara2#-bara2#-[gal-gal-bi] [...]
8. szita2-an-[na] [...]
9. ti#-u4-su3#-ra2# gizkim#-{d#}en-[lil2-la2]
10. lugal# usu#-an-na# nig2-ba#-[zu he2-a]
11. ur#-sag-e# a2#-sag3 mu-un#-[...]
12. en#-e# gu#-ru#-um#-bi# [...]
  n lines broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) Q000351 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P278689

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
lower left corner

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number Ist Ni 02502 + N 3674
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.6.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.6.2
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ist.Ni.2502
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P278689

References

  • history: SRT

    [Chiera1924SRT] Chiera, Edward. 1924. Sumerian Religious Texts. Crozer Theological Seminary. Babylonian Publications 1.

  • history: Lugale, 2 (1983) 016 M2 + Q2

    [vanDijk1983Lugale] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1983. Lugal Ud Me-Lám-Bi Nir-G̃ál : Le Récit Épique et Didactique Des Travaux de Ninurta, de Déluge et de La Nouvelle Création. Leiden : E. J. Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-12 at 15:29:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2014-11-21 at 10:14:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-10-25 at 05:25:32 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 091 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278689.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 091 artifact entry (No. P278689). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278689 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 091 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278689 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000351, ex. 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278689},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 091 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278689.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 091 artifact entry (No. P278689). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278689 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 091 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278689 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000351, ex. 091 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278689},
}


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ID  - P278689
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M1  - 2026/10/18/
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