CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 052 (P388251)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Cotsen Collection of Cuneiform Tablets, Special Collections, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

Museum Number

SC 4, 009

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)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
  (needs collation)
obverse
1. dumu e2-dub-ba-a u4 ul#?-[...]
2. e2-dub-ba-sze3? i3-du-de3#-[en]
3. e2-dub-ba a#-na#?-am3? i3-ak
4-5. dub-mu? a-szid ninda-ka-mu# i3-nag#
6. dub-mu i3#-du3# i3-sar# til3-ma
7. mu-gub-ba-mu ma-an-gub-bu-usz
8. kin-sig x-x im-szu-mu ma-an-gub-bu-usz?
9-10. u4 e2-dub-ba-a du8-e-de3 e2-sze3 i3-du-de3-en
11-12. e2-e i3-ku4-re-DU? ad-da-mu al-tusz
reverse
1. ad-da-mu im-szu#-mu# in-an#-[du11-ma]
2-3. dub-mu in-na-an#-szid# ad-da-mu mu-un-sa6#
4. igi ad-da-mu-sze3 i-gub-[bu-nam]
5. enmen2 tuku nag-mu#-ub#-[en-ze2]
6. szagar tuku ninda szum2-ma-ab#-en#-[ze2-en]
7. {gesz?}na2? gub!-ba-ab-en-ze2-en giri3-mu luh-ha-ab-en-[ze2-en] gab-ba-nu2
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness))
Language(s)

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P388251

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
antiquities market
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P388251

References

  • history: Education in the Earliest Schools, no. 1

    [Wilson2008Education] Wilson, Mark. 2008. Education in the Earliest Schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection. Los Angeles: Cotsen Occasional Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-02-01 at 12:02:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Spada, Gabriella; Veldhuis, Niek CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 052 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P388251.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 052 artifact entry (No. P388251). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388251 (Original work published 2009)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 052 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388251 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000754, ex. 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388251},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388251},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 052 Artifact Entry.” (2009) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P388251.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 052 artifact entry (No. P388251). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P388251 (Original work published 2009)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 052 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P388251 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000754, ex. 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P388251},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P388251},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P388251
LB  - CDLI:P388251
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P388251
ER  - 
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