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CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 044 (P280635)

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 6886

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) 5 lines.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
broken
reverse
column 1
n lines broken
1. ag2# mu# [nu]-tuku#-[gin7 ba-til3-le-na-asz na-ag2-zu in-tar-ra]
2. uru2-gu10# szag4# kug#-gu10# [mu-e-szi-hug za-a-ar ma-ra-an-gur-ra-am3]
3. nibru#{ki} szag4 kug-gu10 mu#-[e-szi-hug za-a-ar ma-ra-an-gur-ra-am3]
4. uru2 zid na-ag2 gal-zu in-tar#-[ra-am3 bal-zu in-su3-ud-dam]
5. nibru#{ki#} na#-ag2# gal#-[zu in-tar-ra-am3 bal-zu in-su3-ud-dam]
n lines broken
column 2
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1. [an {d}en-lil2 {d}en-ki {d}nin-mah-bi a2-bi ha-ba-an-ag2-esz]-am3#
2. [gisz-gi4-gal2-bi]-im#
3. [i3-ne-esz2 a2-sze den-lil2-le ud zid kalam-ma bi2-in-gub-ba]-am3#
n lines 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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description: 1 side preserved.
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) 5 lines.)
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: N 6886
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2012-05-09 at 02:38:20	Wagensonner, Klaus	Transliteration	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	Approved
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah	Penn Museum	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.2.4) (2.2.4)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.2.4) (2.2.4)
Penn Museum (575725) (575725)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.6886) (N.6886)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P280635) (P280635)

Composites

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 Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 044 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P280635.

CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 044 artifact entry (No. P280635). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280635 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280635 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P280635},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P280635},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 044 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P280635.

CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 044 artifact entry (No. P280635). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280635 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 044 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280635 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 044 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P280635},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P280635},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
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ID  - P280635
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M1  - 2026/1/30/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P280635
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