CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 040 (P278180)

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

N 3123

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.03 Lament for Sumer and Ur (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.02.03 Lament for Sumer and Ur (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 000380 (Lament for Sumer and Ur) composite (P469682) Q000380 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P278180

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 3123
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.2.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.2.3
Penn Museum (Penn) 571897
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.3123
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P278180

References

  • history: LSU, 30

    [Michalowski1989LamentationSumer] Michalowski, Piotr. 1989. The Lamentation over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur. Vol. 1. Mesopotamian Civilizations. Winona Lake, Ind : Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 13:59:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-19 at 13:56:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000380, Ex. 040 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278180.
CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 040 artifact entry (No. P278180). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278180 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278180 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000380, ex. 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278180},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278180},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000380, Ex. 040 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278180.
CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 040 artifact entry (No. P278180). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278180 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278180 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000380, ex. 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278180},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278180},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P278180
LB  - CDLI:P278180
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P278180
ER  -
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