CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 001 (P259259)

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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Metadata history
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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 02204 + CBS 02270 + CBS 02302 + CBS 19751 + N 3144

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.02 Lament for Ur (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.02.02 Lament for Ur (witness))
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 000379 (Lament for Ur) composite (P469681) Q000379 View the score

Record

P259259 leadP259259 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P259259

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 02204 + CBS 02270 + CBS 02302 + CBS 19751 + N 3144
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.2.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.2.2
Penn Museum (Penn) 578132 + 578129 + 578130 + 578131 + 578133
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.2204 + CBS.2270 + CBS.2302 + CBS.19751 + N.3144
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P259259

References

  • history: MBI, 06 (CBS 2204, 2270, 2302, 19751)

    [Barton1918MBI] Barton, George A. 1918. Miscellaneous Babylonian Inscriptions. Yale University & Oxford University.

  • history: HAV, 455, 20

    [Radau1909HAV] Radau, Hugo. 1909. “Miscellaneous Sumerian Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur.” Hilprecht Anniversary Volume, Studies in Assyriology and Archaeology, Dedicated to H.V. Hilprecht by His Colleagues, Friends and Admirers, 374–457.

  • history: HAV, 455 (CBS 2204, 2270,19751)

    [Radau1909HAV] Radau, Hugo. 1909. “Miscellaneous Sumerian Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur.” Hilprecht Anniversary Volume, Studies in Assyriology and Archaeology, Dedicated to H.V. Hilprecht by His Colleagues, Friends and Admirers, 374–457.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 18:33:57 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:10:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:08:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:07:59 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 000379, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259259.
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P259259). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259259 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259259 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000379, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259259},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000379, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259259.
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P259259). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259259 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259259 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000379, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259259},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259259},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P259259
LB  - CDLI:P259259
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P259259
ER  -
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