CDLI Literary 000533, ex. 002 & 000534, ex. 002 & 000789, ex. 002 (P258541)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Metadata history
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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 01208

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.08.05.a Praise Poem of Abi-Eshuh (witness); ETCSL 2.08.05.b (witness); E Shamash text.:nig3-nam nu-kal zi ku7-ku7-da (A) and nam-dub-sar []-ta []-lugal-la-kam (5.9202 and 5.9204))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.08.05.a Praise Poem of Abi-Eshuh (witness); ETCSL 2.08.05.b (witness); E Shamash text.:nig3-nam nu-kal zi ku7-ku7-da (A) and nam-dub-sar []-ta []-lugal-la-kam (5.9202 and 5.9204))
Language(s) Sumerian

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 000533 (Praise Poem of Abi-Eshuh) composite (P481154) Q000533 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P258541

Physical information

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

Provenance

Provenience Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 01208
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.8.5.a
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.8.5.a
Penn Museum (Penn) 577274
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.1208
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P258541

References

  • history: OLP 21, p.5-25, p. 6

    [Alster1990EarlyRulers] Alster, Bendt. 1990. “The Sumerian Poem of Early Rulers and Related Poems.” Orientalia Lovaniensia Periodica 21: 5–25.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000533, Ex. 002 & 000534, Ex. 002 & 000789, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258541.
CDLI Literary 000533, ex. 002 & 000534, ex. 002 & 000789, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P258541). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258541 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000533, ex. 002 & 000534, ex. 002 & 000789, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258541 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000533, ex. 002 & 000534, ex. 002 & 000789, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258541},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000533, Ex. 002 & 000534, Ex. 002 & 000789, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258541.
CDLI Literary 000533, ex. 002 & 000534, ex. 002 & 000789, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P258541). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258541 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000533, ex. 002 & 000534, ex. 002 & 000789, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258541 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000533, ex. 002 & 000534, ex. 002 & 000789, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258541},
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ID  - P258541
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M1  - 2026/6/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000533, ex. 002 & 000534, ex. 002 & 000789, ex. 002 arti
fact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258541
ER  -
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