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CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 025 (P343593)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 09456

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'-2'. [...]-szub# li-bi2#-[...]
3'-4'. [...]-ra# sag-ba-e us2#-[...]-bi#-sze3# i3-til-la#
5'-6'. [...] x la-ba-gil-bi-[...] x mu# [...]
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)

Collections

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: ISET 1, 228 (pl. 170), Ni 09456

[Çig1969ISET1] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1969. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 1.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Ist Ni 09456
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
2024-09-17 at 16:45:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-17 at 16:33:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2018-02-05 at 13:12:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2014-03-20 at 21:04:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (5.1.1) (5.1.1)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (5.1.1) (5.1.1)
Electronic Babylonian Library (Ni.9456) (Ni.9456)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P343593) (P343593)

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000754 (Edubba A) composite (P464238)	View the score

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343593.

CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P343593). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343593 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343593 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000754, ex. 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P343593},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P343593},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343593.

CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P343593). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343593 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343593 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000754, ex. 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P343593},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P343593},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P343593
LB  - CDLI:P343593
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P343593
ER  -