CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 034 (P278773)

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

N 3774

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; 7 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-zu# e2-zu-sze3 im#-[...]
2'. [...] ama5-ni-sze3 im-[...]
3'. [...]-zu#-ni di na-an-ne-[...]
4'. [x]-ta# e3 sza3-zu na-an-[...]
5'. [...]-dam ki kal-kal-la-[x]
6'. [...] im-da-lu-[...]
7'. [...] zi# [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak; 7 lines)
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 000782 (Instructions of Shuruppak) composite (P478969) Q000782 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P278773

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 3774
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 5.6.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 5.6.1
Penn Museum (Penn) 572289
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.3774
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P278773

References

  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 026, N 3774

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2015-11-26 at 17:08:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:43:51 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 000782, Ex. 034 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278773.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 034 artifact entry (No. P278773). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278773 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 034 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278773 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278773},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278773},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 034 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278773.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 034 artifact entry (No. P278773). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278773 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 034 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278773 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278773},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278773},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P278773
LB  - CDLI:P278773
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 034 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P278773
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