CDLI Literary 000619, ex. 059 (P279448)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 4691

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.05.01 Enlil A ('Decad no. 05') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Witness

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 44.0 high × 45.0 wide × 28.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: center
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.05.01 Enlil A ('Decad no. 05') (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UF 42, 573f., 03

    [Peterson2010UF42] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2010. “Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia III.” Ugarit Forschungen 42.

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  • Museum No.: N 4691
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]
  • Period Comments:

    Middle Babylonian ?

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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-16 at 17:01:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-16 at 16:56:25 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000619 (Enlil A) composite (P478849) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000619, Ex. 059 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P279448.
CDLI Literary 000619, ex. 059 artifact entry (No. P279448). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P279448 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000619, ex. 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P279448 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000619, ex. 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P279448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P279448},
}


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