CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 036 (P279099)

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 4237

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.01 Lugalbanda and Mountain Cave (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.01 Lugalbanda and Mountain Cave (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 000367 (Lugalbanda and Mountain Cave) composite (P469672) Q000367 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P279099

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
center, obv 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 4237
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.8.2.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.8.2.1
Penn Museum (Penn) 572901
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.4237
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P279099

References

  • history: Quadsem 18 (pp. 305-326), 325, no. 10

    [Michalowski1992Quadsem18] Michalowski, Piotr. 1992. “The Early Mesopotamian Incantation Tradition .” Quaderni Di Semantica, Quaderni di Semitistica, 18: 305–26.

  • history: Michalowski, Piotr, Fs Hallo (1993) 162

    [sec54217] N.d.

  • citation: NABU 2013/1, NABU 2013/001,

    [PetersonNABU2013/1] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2013. “A Catalog of Old Babylonian Sumerian Incantations and Rituals from Nippur in the University Museum, Philadelphia,” Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires, .

    Fragment of a multicolumn tablet with only one side preserved. Incantation collective preserving a torch incantation, the so-called “Hymn to Kusu.” Edited by Michalowski Fs Hallo (1993) 153-154.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-24 at 19:29:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-23 at 14:07:25 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, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000367, Ex. 036 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P279099.
CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 036 artifact entry (No. P279099). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P279099 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P279099 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000367, Ex. 036 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P279099.
CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 036 artifact entry (No. P279099). (2024, June 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P279099 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 036 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P279099 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 24},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P279099},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P279099},
}


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