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

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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

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Witness

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
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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

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: lower left corner
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 02502 + N 3674
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-12 at 15:29:36 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
2014-11-21 at 10:14:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-10-25 at 05:25:32 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus 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 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) View the score

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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: May 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-07]},
	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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