CDLI Literary 000369, ex. 015 (P259323)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 02291

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.03 Enmerkar and Lord of Aratta (witness) Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta; (Obv)14x(Rev)16 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.03 Enmerkar and Lord of Aratta (witness) Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta; (Obv)14x(Rev)16 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 000369 (Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta) composite (P469674) Q000369 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P259323

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 02291
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.8.2.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.8.2.3
Penn Museum (Penn) 577952
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.2291
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P259323

References

  • history: Cohen Enmerkar, p. 63, pl. XXVIII

    [Cohen1973diss] Cohen, Sol. 1973. “Enmerkar And The Lord Of Aratta.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

  • history: Enmerkar, p. 34

    [Kramer1952Enmerkar] Kramer, Samuel N. 1952. “Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta: A Sumerian Epic Tale of Iraq and Iran,” University Museum Monograph, 7.

  • history: OBO 239, 105 pls.11,28

    [Mittermayer2009Enmerkara] Mittermayer, Catherine. 2009. Enmerkara Und Der Herr von Arata. Ein Ungleicher Wettstreit. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis (OBO) 239. Fribourg & Göttingen: Academic Press/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-12 at 15:37:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-17 at 15:05:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-17 at 15:02:22 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 000369, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259323.
CDLI Literary 000369, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P259323). (2024, October 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259323 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000369, ex. 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259323 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000369, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259323.
CDLI Literary 000369, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P259323). (2024, October 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259323 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000369, ex. 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259323 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259323},
}


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