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CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 016 (P247916)

Literary tablet excavated in Tutub (mod. Khafaje), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-01819

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Tutub (mod. Khafaje)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.01.01 Sumerian King List (witness) Sum King List)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Collections

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.01.01 Sumerian King List (witness) Sum King List)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: JCS 17 (pp. 39-51), 039-051

[Finkelstein1963JCS17] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1963. “The Antediluvian Kings: A University of California Tablet.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 17 (2): 39–51. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359063.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: HMA 9-01819
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Provenience

Provenience: Tutub (mod. Khafaje)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-10 at 10:44:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.1.1) (2.1.1)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.1.1) (2.1.1)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P247916) (P247916)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000371 (Sumerian King List) composite (P479895)	View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000371, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247916.

CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P247916). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247916 (Original work published 2004)

CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247916 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000371, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247916},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247916},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000371, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 10, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247916.

CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P247916). (2024, September 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247916 (Original work published 2004)

CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247916 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 10},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000371, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247916},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247916},
}

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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247916
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