CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 020 (P356535)

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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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 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [tur3 me nun]-e ba-du3#-a-ba
2. lil2#-e# a-gin7 ib2-sag3 ki-bi me-na gi4-gi4
3. [sze]-eb na-ag2#-tar-re# ba-mar-ra re
4. [me]-bi a-ba-a in-bir#-re a-sze-er ba-da-tab
5. [szudum] nibru#{ki} esz3 dur-an#-ki-a
6. [lil2-e] a#-gin7# ib2#-sag3 ki-bi me-na gi4-gi4
7. [ki-ur3 ki gal] ba-du3#-a#-bi
8. [sze-eb e2-kur-ra ba]-du3#-a#-bi#
  not on copy
  n lines broken
reverse
1. [a uru2 hul-a-me szir3-re-esz ba]-ab#?-[be2-ne]
2. [uru2-bi e3-a ki-tusz-bi] kar#-re
3. [szeg12 uru2 ze2]-ba# im#-szi#-szir3-szir3-re-ne-esz
4. [er2 dug4-ga] balag# di-ne-ne#-esz2
5. [a2-e3 lu2-ed3-da] umusz#-bi# [nu]-zu-gin7
6. [ug3 ba-sag3] dim2#-ma-bi# ba-suh3
7. [e2 zid-de3 er2] gig#-ga-bi im-me
8. [ki]-ru#-gu2 1(disz)-a-kam
top
1. [...] e2#? mu-un-du3 {d}nin-lil2 NA
2. [gisz-gi4-gal2]-bi-im

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: SLFN, 14, 3N-T919,484

    [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-T0919,484
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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
2012-05-08 at 08:18:51 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

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. 020 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356535.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 020 artifact entry (No. P356535). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356535 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356535 (Accessed: July 2, 2025).
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	month = {jun 29},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356535},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356535},
}

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