AuOr 28, 254 (P277194)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 2085

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Inanna; 19 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

80.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Inanna; 19 lines)
Language(s)	Akkadian

Chronology

Period	Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P277194
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P277194

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	80.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment center, rev destroyed

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	N 2085
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	570677
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	N.2085

References

primary: AuOr 28, p.253-257, p. 254

[Peterson2010Inana] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2010. “A Fragmentary Erotic Sumerian Context Featuring Inana.” Aula Orientalis 28: 253–57.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah	Penn Museum	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“AuOr 28, 254 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P277194.

AuOr 28, 254 artifact entry (No. P277194). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P277194 (Original work published 2005)

AuOr 28, 254 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P277194 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P277194},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“AuOr 28, 254 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P277194.

AuOr 28, 254 artifact entry (No. P277194). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P277194 (Original work published 2005)

AuOr 28, 254 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P277194 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {AuOr 28, 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P277194},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P277194},
}

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LB  - CDLI:P277194
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - AuOr 28, 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P277194
ER  -