CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 043 (P280615)

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 6866

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) 6 lines.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki {d}nin-mah]-bi# nam-bi ha#-ba#-[an-ag2-esz-am3]
2'. [gesz-gi4-gal2]-bi-[im]
3'. [i3-ne-esz2 a2-sze {d}en-lil2-le u4] zi# kalam-ma bi2#-[in-gub-ba-am3]
4'. [u4 nibru{ki} gu2 an-sze3 zi-zi i3]-ne#-esz2# im#-[mi-in-du11-ga]
5'. [u4 zi e2-kur-ra sag mu2-mu2 e-ne im]-mi#-in#-[tuku-a]
6'. [u4 ki-ur3-ra dalla mah e3-a] x x [im-mi-in-zi-ga]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) 6 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 000381 (Lament for Nippur) composite (P469683) Q000381 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P280615

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
1 side preserved.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 6866
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.2.4
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.2.4
Penn Museum (Penn) 575709
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.6866
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P280615

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
2017-12-28 at 08:30:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2012-05-09 at 02:38:20 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P280615.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P280615). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280615 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280615 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P280615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P280615},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/11/
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P280615.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P280615). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280615 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280615 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P280615},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P280615},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P280615
LB  - CDLI:P280615
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P280615
ER  -
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