CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 00x; 000769, ex. 001; 000772, ex. 003 (P343150)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany

Museum Number

HS 1606 + HS 1606a + Ist Ni 09497

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.04.02 Enkihegal and Enkitalu (witness); ETCSL 5.04.03 Enkimanšum and Gir)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 5.04.02 Enkihegal and Enkitalu (witness); ETCSL 5.04.03 Enkimanšum and Gir)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

P343150 leadP343150 lead

CDLI number	P343150 P345637 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P343150

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Fragmented

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey Hilprecht Collection, University of Jena, Jena, Germany
Museum Number	HS 1606 + HS 1606a + Ist Ni 09497
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	4.26.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	4.26.1
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	Ni.9497
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P343150

References

history: ISET 1, 123 (pl. 065), Ni 09497 + TMH NF 3 (1961) 42 + TMH NF 4 (1967) 86

[Çig1969ISET1] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1969. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 1.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-17 at 16:45:01	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-17 at 16:33:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000768, Ex. 00x; 000769, Ex. 001; 000772, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343150.

CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 00x; 000769, ex. 001; 000772, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P343150). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343150 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000768, ex. 00x; 000769, ex. 001; 000772, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343150 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000768, Ex. 00x; 000769, Ex. 001; 000772, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343150.

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P343150},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P343150},
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