CDLI Literary 000337, ex. 003 (P257242)

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

UM 55-21-268

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.02.02 Enlil and Sud (witness) Enlil and Ninlil the marriage of Sud;)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: two frags glued, nearly complete
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.02.02 Enlil and Sud (witness) Enlil and Ninlil the marriage of Sud;)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: JAOS 103 (pp. 43-66), 47

    [Civil1983JAOS103] Civil, Miguel. 1983. “Enlil and Ninlil: The Marriage of Sud.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 103 (1): 43–66. https://doi.org/10.2307/601859.

    (listed as UM 55-21-265)


  • history: JNES 26 (pp. 177-211), 201

    [Reiner1967JNES26] Reiner, Erica, and Miguel Civil. 1967. “Another Volume of Sultantepe Tablets.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 26 (3): 177–211. https://doi.org/10.1086/371909.

  • history: Field photo 3/98, 3/9?

    [sec47259] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 55-21-268
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0150
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

    1950-51: TA 181, level X 4

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-06 at 17:33:57 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-30 at 13:25:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-15 at 17:51:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000337 (Enlil and Sud) composite (P469519) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000337, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257242.
CDLI Literary 000337, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P257242). (2024, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257242 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000337, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257242 (Accessed: October 31, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257242},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000337, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257242.
CDLI Literary 000337, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P257242). (2024, September 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257242 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000337, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257242 (Accessed: October 31, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 6},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000337, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257242},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257242},
}

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