CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 038 (P356812)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A30293

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

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [...] zi szi#-[...]
2. [x]-buru14-sze3 u4 kal-[...]
3. [x]-gim de5-ga-ab egi#-[...]
4. dumu#-mu geme2#-gim ri egi-[...]
5. asz2 du11#-[du11]-ge# bar szi-[...]
6. igi-tum3 [x] sag# gesz im-ra-ra#
7. gu3 mur-re# lu2-lul-e tug2 szi-[...]
8. asz2 di nig2-erim2-e na-de5 sze3-il2#-[x]
9. inim-diri u3-bu-bu-ul-la-am3 u2 lipisz-gig-ga-am3
10. mu [x x]-gun3-da ga-mu-e-da-ab-[...]
11. inim szed3#-da-mu he2-gal2-la-am3#
12. a-[ra]-zu# a-szed4#-da# sza3-ge im-szed4#-e
13. asz2 di? na-ga2 x-da gizzal kalam-ma-ke4
14. szuruppak-e dumu-ni-ra na-mu-un-de5-de5
15. szuruppak dumu ubara-tu-tu-ke4
16. zi-u4-su3-ra2 dumu-ni-ra na mu-un-de5-[de5]
reverse
1. [x x]-ma-sze3 szuruppak-e dumu-ni-ra# na na-mu-un-de5-[de5]
2. dumu-mu na ga-de5 na-de5-mu he2-dab5
3. zi-u4-su3-ra2 inim ga-ra-ab-du11 gizzal he2-em-szi-ak
4. dumu egar-ra-[...] nam-mu-ra-ra-an e-pa5#-zu sze3-im-ra
  double ruling
  blank space

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 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) Instructions of Shuruppak)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Alster, Shuruppak, 026, pl. XIII-XIV

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

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  • Museum No.: OIM A30293
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0722
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-02-11 at 09:30:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:09:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-26 at 17:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-10 at 07:44:52 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 000782 (Instructions of Shuruppak) composite (P478969) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 038 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356812.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 038 artifact entry (No. P356812). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356812 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356812 (Accessed: May 30, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000782, ex. 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356812},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356812},
}


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