N 3289 (P278332)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 3289

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Literary; 12x7 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Literary; 12x7 lines)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P278332
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P278332

Physical information

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

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 3289
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	571987
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	N.3289

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

“N 3289 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278332.

N 3289 artifact entry (No. P278332). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278332 (Original work published 2005)

N 3289 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278332 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278332},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“N 3289 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278332.

N 3289 artifact entry (No. P278332). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278332 (Original work published 2005)

N 3289 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278332 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2023N,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {N 3289 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278332},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278332},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P278332
LB  - CDLI:P278332
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - N 3289 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P278332
ER  -