CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 018 (P356222)

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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Penn —

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

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. sze#-eb#-bi# [a-na-sze3 giri3 ib2-ta-an-gar]
2'. tum12{muszen} za-pa-ag2# [ga2-ga2-bi ab-ta ib2-ta-an-dal]
3'. e2 ad zu sze-eb x [ag2 ze2-ba]
4'. ud mi-ni-ib-zal-zal#-e# ta#-[asz igi bi2-in-gi4]
5'. e2 sun5-na giri17# szu ma-al#-[la re]
6'. e2 ni2 nu-tuku-gin7# sig9#-[ga-bi ba-du3]
7'. ag2 iszib-bi [nu-kug-kug-ga-gin7]
8'. szu#-luh#-[bi kur-kur-ra nu-ub-ta-sed6-a-gin7]
  traces not on copy
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [a-sze-er gig im-me] er2#? [bi2-ib-lu3-lu3]
2'. balag# di# lu2# [i-lu] ba#-ab#-[be2-a]
3'. sza3# nu#-ze2#-ba#-[bi] ba#-ni-ib#-[gi4-gi4]
4'. u3-mu#-un-bi me-bi# ba-[ra-an-e3-a]
5'. [a2-bi nu-mu]-un#-tag#-ge# en3#-[bi nu-tar-ra-am3]
6'. ki#-ru#-gu2 [3(disz)-kam-ma-am3]
7'. [me gal-gal-la-ni a]-gin7#? ba#-ra-dal#
  rest 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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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: SLFN, 13, 3N-T904,159

    [Heimerdinger1979SLFN] Heimerdinger, Jane W. 1979. Sumerian Literary Fragments from Nippur. Vol. 4. Occasional Publications of the Babylonian Fund. Philadelphia : Distributed by the Babylonian Fund, University Museum.

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  • Museum No.: Penn —
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0904,159
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-29 at 15:20:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-29 at 15:17:51 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2015-08-01 at 12:49:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-05-09 at 02:38:20 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. 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. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356222.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P356222). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356222 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356222 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356222},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356222},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P356222
LB  - CDLI:P356222
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P356222
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356222.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P356222). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356222 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356222 (Accessed: January 13, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356222},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356222},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P356222
LB  - CDLI:P356222
M1  - 2026/1/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P356222
ER  -
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