CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 055 (P356433)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

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 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. szuruppak#{ki} dumu [...]
2. zi-u4-su3-ra [...]
3. dumu-mu na-de5 ga x [...]
4. zi-u4-su3-ra2 inim [...]
5. na-de5-ga-mu szu [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. na-[an]-szer3#-szer3-re-de3# [...]
2'. ga-ti-la giri17 szu am3-[...]
3'. sag-du nu-tuku nam szi-im-[...]
4'. tesz2 nu-zu lu2 ur2-sze3 mu#-[...]
5'. ga2-e na-nam u6-e [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak)
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 000782 (Instructions of Shuruppak) composite (P478969) Q000782 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P356433

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 3N-T0917,379
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 5.6.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 5.6.1
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 3NT.917.379
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P356433

References

  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 026

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

  • history: SLFN, 65, 3N-T917,379

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2018-02-11 at 09:30:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:14:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:44:41 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus 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 000782, Ex. 055 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356433.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 055 artifact entry (No. P356433). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356433 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356433 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356433},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356433},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 055 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356433.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 055 artifact entry (No. P356433). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356433 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 055 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356433 (Accessed: April 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356433},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356433},
}


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DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P356433
LB  - CDLI:P356433
M1  - 2026/4/26/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P356433
ER  -
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