CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 039 (P356525)

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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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. ege-nun-e ege-nun#-[...]
2. {d}en-lil2-ege-nun-e [...]
3. ege#-nun-e nam-[...]
4. {d#}en#-lil2-le [...]
5. {d#}en#-lil2-ra kur [...]
6. an#-ub# limmu [...]
7. kesz3#{ki} sag#-[...]
8. [kesz3]{ki} kur#-[...]
9. {d#}en#-lil2#-le# [...]
10. {d#}nisaba# x [...]
11. x x [...]
12. dub#-[...]
13. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. e2 men#-[...]
2'. e2 {d#}[...]
3'. e2 musz3-bi# [...]
4'. te#-me-bi [...]
5'. e2-an-ne2 [...]
6'. {d}en-lil2-le x [...]
7'. ama {d}nin-tu-[...]
8'. e2-kesz3{ki} girin-[...]
9'. kesz3{ki}-gin7 rib-[...]
10'. ur-sag-bi [...]
11'. nin-bi {d}nin-[...]
12'. e2# 2(disz)#-kam [...]

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.80.02 Kesh Temple Hymn ('Decad no. 06') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: SLFN, 38, 3N-T919,473

    [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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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0919,473
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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
2014-10-18 at 14:52:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-20 at 22:05:39 Heinle, Michael Atf Heinle, Michael 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 000751 (Kesh Temple Hymn) composite (P464240) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 039 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356525.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 039 artifact entry (No. P356525). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356525 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356525 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356525},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356525},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000751, Ex. 039 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356525.
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 039 artifact entry (No. P356525). (2024, June 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356525 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 039 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356525 (Accessed: November 7, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 29},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000751, ex. 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356525},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356525},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P356525
LB  - CDLI:P356525
M1  - 2025/11/7/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000751, ex. 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P356525
ER  -
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