CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 043 (P343783)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 09612

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
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column 1
1. {d}utu [...]
2. szuruppak{ki} dumu# [...]
3. szuruppak{ki} dumu ubur-tu-tu-[x]
4. zi-u4-su3-ra2 dumu-ni-ra na [na]-mu-un-ni-in-de5#-[de5]
5. min-kam-ma-sze3 szuruppak{ki} [...]
column 2
1. [...]-gub
2. [...]-re# ba-KU-KU
3. [...] szi#-me-da-ba-e
4. [...]-me-da-gu7-e
5. [...]-da#-til-e
6. [...]-dag#-ge
7. [...]-gub

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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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 027

    [Alster1974Shuruppak] Alster, Bendt. 1974. The Instructions of Šurruppak : A Sumerian Proverb Collection. Vol. 2. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.

  • history: ISET 2, 116, Ni 09612

    [Çig1976ISET2] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1976. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 2.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 09612
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-10-29 at 14:57:57 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2018-02-11 at 09:30:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:44:15 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000782 (Instructions of Shuruppak) composite (P478969) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 043 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P343783.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 043 artifact entry (No. P343783). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343783 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343783 (Accessed: May 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P343783},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P343783},
}


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