UM 29-16-291 + N 4167 (P256835)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-16-291 + N 4167

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Literary; 10x10 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Literary; 10x10 lines)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

Peterson email 18.11.2014Peterson email 18.11.2014

CDLI number	P256835 P230670 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P256835

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment Fragmented

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	UM 29-16-291 + N 4167
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	567564 + 567563
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	UM.29-16-291 + N.4167
Old Babylonian Model Contracts (OBMC)	P256835
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P256835

References

history: MSLF, no.78

[LiebermanUnpubms] Lieberman, Stephen J. nd. “Manual of Sumerian Legal Forms.”

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-06-01 at 18:47:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Novotny, Jamie		Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“UM 29-16-291 + N 4167 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256835.

UM 29-16-291 + N 4167 artifact entry (No. P256835). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256835 (Original work published 2005)

UM 29-16-291 + N 4167 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256835 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“UM 29-16-291 + N 4167 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256835.

UM 29-16-291 + N 4167 artifact entry (No. P256835). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256835 (Original work published 2005)

UM 29-16-291 + N 4167 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256835 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {UM 29-16-291 + {N} 4167 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256835},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256835},
}

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