N 3605 (P278623)

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 3605

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Ritual lament; 7x9 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Ritual lament; 7x9 lines)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P278623
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P278623

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment center, 2 cols

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 3605
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	572173
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	N.3605

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 3605 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278623.

N 3605 artifact entry (No. P278623). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278623 (Original work published 2005)

N 3605 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278623 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278623},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“N 3605 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278623.

N 3605 artifact entry (No. P278623). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278623 (Original work published 2005)

N 3605 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278623 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).

@misc{2023N,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {N 3605 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278623},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278623},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P278623
LB  - CDLI:P278623
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - N 3605 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P278623
ER  -