CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 035 (P356271)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

IM —

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

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'-2'. [...] dub#-ba#-a#-sze# [...]
3'-5'. [...] dub#-ba-a lu2#-bala-a-ke4 [...] ma-an-[...]-te sza3#-mu ba-[...]
6'. [...]-mi#-a ga2#-sze3 i-in-ku4# [...]-za-a [...]
7'. [...] x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...] x [...] x [...]
2'. [lu2] kisal#-la2#-ke4# [sar-ra]-ab#-ze2#-en#? [...]
3'. [dub]-mu# szu ba-ti x giri3-mu#
4'. dub#-mu ab-sar-re nig2-DU-un-bi
5'. [en3] nu-tar-ra-bi inim#-sze3 [...]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (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 000754 (Edubba A) composite (P464238) Q000754 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P356271

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 3N-T0905,210
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number IM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 5.1.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 5.1.1
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 3NT.905.210
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P356271

References

  • history: SLFN, 46, 3N-T905,210

    [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.

  • citation: BiOr 17 (pp. 122-152), 142-143 n. 166

    [Gordon1960BiOr17] Gordon, Edmund I. 1960. “A New Look at the Wisdom of Sumer and Akkad.” Bibliotheca Orientalis 17 (3–4): 122–52.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-09 at 10:41:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 15:20:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 15:17:51 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
2018-02-05 at 14:19:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-20 at 22:30:22 Chen, Eunice Transliteration Chen, Eunice CDLI Approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:09:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-03-20 at 21:04:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 035 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356271.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 035 artifact entry (No. P356271). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356271 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 035 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356271 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000754, ex. 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356271},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 035 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356271.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 035 artifact entry (No. P356271). (2024, August 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356271 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 035 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356271 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 9},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000754, ex. 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356271},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P356271
LB  - CDLI:P356271
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P356271
ER  -
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