CDLI Literary 000624, ex. 003 (P260892)

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 04581

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.07.03 Inanna C (witness) Inanna Hymn (4.0803; In C); (Obv)15x(Rev)13 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.07.03 Inanna C (witness) Inanna Hymn (4.0803; In C); (Obv)15x(Rev)13 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 000624 (Inanna C) composite (P478853) Q000624 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P260892

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 04581
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.7.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.7.3
Penn Museum (Penn) 579645
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4581
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P260892

References

  • history: PBS 12, 38

    [Langdon1917PBS12] Langdon, Stephen H. 1917. Sumerian Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 12. University Museum, Philadelphia.

  • history: ZA 65 (pp. 161-253), p. 165

    [Sjoberg1975ZA65] Sjöberg, Åke W. 1975. “In-Nin Šà-Gur4-Ra. A Hymn to the Goddess Inanna by the En-Priestess Enḫeduanna.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 65 (2): 161–253. https://doi.org/10.1515/zava.1975.65.2.161.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-03 at 16:40:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-03 at 16:36:42 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, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000624, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260892.
CDLI Literary 000624, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P260892). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260892 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000624, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260892 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000624, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260892},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260892},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000624, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260892.
CDLI Literary 000624, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P260892). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260892 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000624, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260892 (Accessed: October 4, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260892},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260892},
}


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