CDLI Literary 000785, ex. 002 (P258933)

Literary tablet 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 01601

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.06.05 Three Ox Drivers from Adab (witness) Religious; 16x20x1(le.e.) lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 5.06.05 Three Ox Drivers from Adab (witness) Religious; 16x20x1(le.e.) lines)
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 000785 (Three Ox-drivers from Adab) composite (P478971) Q000785 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P258933

Physical information

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

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 01601
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 5.6.5
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 5.6.5
Penn Museum (Penn) 577621
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.1601
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P258933

References

  • history: JCS 43/45, 028

    [Alster1991/3JCS43/45] Alster, Bendt. 1991-1993. “The Sumerian Folktale of the Three Ox-Drivers from Adab.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 43/45: 27–38.

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 Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000785, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258933.
CDLI Literary 000785, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P258933). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258933 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000785, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258933 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000785, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258933},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258933
LB  - CDLI:P258933
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000785, ex. 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258933
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000785, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P258933.
CDLI Literary 000785, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P258933). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P258933 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000785, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P258933 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000785, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P258933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P258933},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P258933
LB  - CDLI:P258933
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000785, ex. 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P258933
ER  -
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