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CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 026 (P279734)

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 5567

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.05.01 Nanna-Suen’s Journey to Nippur (witness) School; Nanna's Journey to Nippur; obv: illegible; 12 lines; rev: 7 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
reverse
  top broken
1'. x [...]
2'. i7#-x [...]
3'. a-sza3-ga x [...] x{ki}-[...]
4'. ambar-a ku6-da suhur{ku6} mu-na-da-[x] uri2{ki}-sze3 ba-gin#
5'. gesz#-gi#-a gi#-sun gi#-henbur mu-na-da-[x] uri2{ki}-sze3 ba-gin#
6'. tir-tir-ra [...] mu-[...]
  bottom broken

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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: left edge; obv damaged
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.05.01 Nanna-Suen’s Journey to Nippur (witness) School; Nanna's Journey to Nippur; obv: illegible; 12 lines; rev: 7 lines)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: StPohl SM 2, 041 N 5567

    [Ferrara1973StPohlSM2] Ferrara, A. J. 1973. Nann-Suen’s Journey to Nippur. Studia Pohl. Series Maior 2. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.

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  • Museum No.: N 5567
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:23:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:21:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:14:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard declined 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
2013-02-17 at 16:42:44 Wolfe, Jared N. Atf Wolfe, Jared N. 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 000349 (Nanna-Suen's Journey to Nippur) composite (P448729) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000349, Ex. 026 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P279734.
CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 026 artifact entry (No. P279734). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P279734 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000349, ex. 026 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P279734 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000349, ex. 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P279734},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P279734},
}


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