CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 008 (P345232)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 04009

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))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
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1'. [sze-eb e2-kur-ra-ke4 er2 a]-sze#-[er ma-ra-ba]
2'. [szir3 gig-ga im-me szu]-luh# zi [ha-lam-ma-sze3]
3'. [garza] mah# gesz-hur kal-kal szu# [hul du11-ga er2 gig i3-sze22-sze22]
4'. [szukur2 szub]-szub#-ba ku3-ku3#-ga-ba ki-sig10-ga# [x-ba] musz2#-am3-bi im#-[me]
5'. [me luh]-luh#-ha sikil# szen#-na-bi szu pel-la2-ke4-esz# [e2-e ur5 ib2-usz2]
6'. [e2] zi#-de3 ni2-bi sun5-sun5 gig#-ga#-[a]
7'. [u4] mi-ni-ib-zal-zal-e er2 im-gibil-[gibil]
8'. e2#-a# [nig2 gar-ra] nig2# dirig-bi kiszib-bi ib2-du8-a#-[asz] gun2# ki mu-ni-ib2-[gal2]
9'. [nig2-gur11 erim3] sag# sig10-ga-ba szu# gi4 ba-ab-du11-[a-asz a-na ma-la2 im]-me#
10'. [lu2-kur2-ra sa6 hul nu-zu-ne nig2] dug3# bi2#-ib-ku5-ru-a# [i]-lu# gig# [im-me]
11'. [nam-lu2-ulu3-bi] masz2#-ansze#-gin7 sza3#-ba# mi-ni-ib-til-a-[asz] x [...]
12'. [ki-sikil gurusz di4]-di4#-la2-be2#-ne# zar-re-esz# mi-ni-ib-sal-la-asz# [u8-a-bi im-me]
13'. [urin-bi] muru9# szeg3#-ga2#-gin7# ki#-e# bi2#-ib-si-a#-[asz] er2#-[sze3] nu-gul#-e
14'. e2-e ab2# amar#-bi ku5-ra2-gin7
15'. ni2-bi-sze3 [mur] gig#-ga# im#-sza4 szex(SIG7)-szex(SIG7) i3-ga2-ga2
16'. balag di lu2# ad# dug3-ga#-ke4-ne
17'. emeda(|UM.ME|){+da} u5 di#-gin7# mu-bi er2-ra# [mi]-ni-ib-bal-bal-e-ne
18'. uru2 u3#-mu#-un#-bi sag ib2#-[ta]-an#-dub2-ba-asz
19'. i-bi2-ni ki# kur2-ra ib2-ta-an-mar#-ra# ad#-da#-sze3# ba#-[an-sza4-asz]
20'. e2 zi kur-kur-ra i-bi2-sze3# ba-gen-[na]
21'. ug3 sag-ge6-ga us2 zi bi2-ib2-dab5-[ba]
22'. a#-na# ib2#-ak#? [a-na im-ha]-lam#?-ma-bi#-[sze3]
23'. [u3-mu-un-bi ib2-ta-ib2 sag-ki-a] x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [e2 ad zu szeg12 tigi ag2 ze2-ba u4] mi-ni-ib#-[zal-zal-la ta-asz igi bi2-in-gi4]
2'. e2 sun5-na giri17 szu# gal2#-[la re]
3'. e2 ni2 nu-tuku-gin7# sig9#-ga-bi# [ba-du3]
4'. ag2 iszib-bi nu-ku3-ku3-[ga-gin7]
5'. szu-luh-zi kur-kur-ra# nu-ub#-ta-sed6#-[a-gin7]
6'. szu# bi2-in-dag gaba#-bi ib2-ta-[an-zi]
7'. ag2#-gig ur5-ra a-sze#-er#-ra# mu-[un-du3]
8'. [ta-sze eger] na#-ag2-bi i-bi2-ni-a# la#-ba#-an#-[barag2]
9'. [ag2] sikil du3-a-gin7 ur5-re za3# bi2#-[in-tag]
10'. [szeg12-bi] hul2#-la ta-a-asz ib2#-ta#-[an-e3]
11'. [ge6] an#-bar7#-ba sza3-ba# er2# [bi2-in-si]
12'. [a2]-sze# kur2 ag2#-gig# bi2-ib2#-ak#-a#
13'. [u3-mu]-un-bi im-hul-a szu-bi# bi2#-in#-gi4#-[am3]
14'. [uru2-bi] e2#-bi# in#-gul#-[gul-am3]
15'. [...]
16'. [dam dumu-bi sza3-ba mi]-ni#-in#-[ug5-ga-am3]
17'. [uru2-bi uru2] szub#-ba# im#-ma-ni#-in#-[ku4-ra-am3]
18'. [ag2] ul-bi ki#-bi bi2-in-[gi4-am3]
19'. [mu]-un#-gur11-bi tum9-e ba-ab#-[ir-ra-am3]
20'. [uru2 gal2]-la-bi nu-gal2-la-asz mi-ni-in#-[ku4-ra-am3]
21'. [dim2-ma]-bi me-ri ib2-ta-an#-[kur2-ra-am3]
22'. [umusz-bi] x in-suh3-a lil2-e [bi2-in-sag3-ga-am3]
23'. [u2-bi a]-bi ib2-ta-an-kar#-[ra-am3]
24'. [ga zu kasz] zu#-a# u4#-bi mi-ni-[ib-til-la-am3]
25'. [e2-e] ag2#-gig bi2#-[ib-ak-a]
26'. [a-sze-er gig im-me er2] bi2#?-[ib-lu3-lu3]
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Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness))
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345232

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ni 04009
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
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ni.4009
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P345232

References

  • history: STTNi, 101

    [Kramer1944SLTNi] Kramer, Samuel N. 1944. Sumerian Literary Texts from Nippur in the Museum of the Ancient Orient at Istanbul. The American Schools of Oriental Research.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-23 at 18:00:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 09:43:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-05-10 at 04:25:20 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345232.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P345232). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345232 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345232 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345232},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345232.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P345232). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345232 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345232 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345232},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P345232
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M1  - 2026/10/19/
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