CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 001 (P269973)

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 19797

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.01.01 Sumerian King List (witness) Sumerian King List; (Obv)20x(Rev)24 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.01.01 Sumerian King List (witness) Sumerian King List; (Obv)20x(Rev)24 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 000371 (Sumerian King List) composite (P479895) Q000371 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P269973

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
lo. le. cnr, ruled, obv. abraded

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 19797
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.1.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.1.1
Penn Museum (Penn) 521559
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.19797
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P269973

References

  • history: BE 20/1, 47

    [Hilprecht1906BE20/1] Hilprecht, Hermann V. 1906. Mathematical, Metrological and Chronological Tablets from the Temple Library of Nippur. University of Pennsylvania Babylonian Expedition 20/1.

  • history: AS 11, p.7 (Rev)

    [Jacobsen1939AS11] Jacobsen, Thorkild. 1939. The Sumerian King List. Vol. 11. Assyriological Studies. Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press.

  • history: PBS 5, 005

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 15:24:40 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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 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 Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000371, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269973.
CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P269973). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269973 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269973 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269973},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000371, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269973.
CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P269973). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269973 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269973 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000371, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269973},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P269973
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M1  - 2026/6/13/
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