CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 032 (P278719)

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 3708

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak; 6 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
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column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...] na na-mu-un-de5-de5#
2'. [...] szuruppak{ki} dumu ubur-tu-tu-[x]
3. zi-u4-su3-ra2 dumu-ni-ra na [na] mu-un-de5-de5#
4. [x] dumu-mu na ge-de5 na-de5#-[...]
5. zi#-u4-su3-ra2 inim ga#-[...] gizzal# [...]
6. [na]-de5-[...] szu nam-bi2-ib2-bar-re
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reverse
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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
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak; 6 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 026, N 3708

    [Alster1974Shuruppak] Alster, Bendt. 1974. The Instructions of Šurruppak : A Sumerian Proverb Collection. Vol. 2. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

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  • Museum No.: N 3708
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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
2021-10-29 at 14:57:24 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-02-11 at 09:30:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:07:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:43:42 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 000782 (Instructions of Shuruppak) composite (P478969) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 032 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278719.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 032 artifact entry (No. P278719). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278719 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 032 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278719 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278719},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278719},
}


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