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

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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

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Witness

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

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: 1 side preserved.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) 6 lines.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 6866
  • Accession No.:

  • 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
2017-12-28 at 08:30:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2012-05-09 at 02:38:20 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 000381 (Lament for Nippur) composite (P469683) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“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: August 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-15]},
	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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Cite this Artifact

“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: August 15, 2025).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-15]},
	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  - 2025/8/15/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P280615
ER  -
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