CDLI Literary 000357, ex. 001 (P265876)

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 10673 + CBS 10867

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.07.04 Flood story (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.07.04 Flood story (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 000357 (Flood Story) composite (P469664) Q000357 View the score

Record

20141010 firth: currently on loan to Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USAP265876 leadP265876 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P265876

Physical information

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

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 10673 + CBS 10867
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.7.4
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.7.4
Penn Museum (Penn) 97591 + 355571
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.10673
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P265876

References

  • history: PBS 5, 001

    [Poebel1914PBS5] Poebel, Arno. 1914. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 5. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • history: MJ 4, p. 42, 44

    [sec49771] N.d.

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, 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 000357, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P265876.
CDLI Literary 000357, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P265876). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P265876 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000357, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P265876 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000357, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P265876},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P265876},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000357, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P265876.
CDLI Literary 000357, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P265876). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P265876 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000357, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P265876 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000357, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P265876},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P265876},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P265876
LB  - CDLI:P265876
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000357, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P265876
ER  -
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