CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 040 (P356123)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Penn —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.02 Šulgi B (witness) Shulgi B)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.02 Šulgi B (witness) Shulgi B)
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 000396 (Shulgi B) composite (P469698) Q000396 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P356123

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number 3N-T0901,051
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number Penn —
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 18:27:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000396, Ex. 040 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356123.
CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 040 artifact entry (No. P356123). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356123 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356123 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356123},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356123},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000396, Ex. 040 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356123.
CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 040 artifact entry (No. P356123). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356123 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356123 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000396, ex. 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356123},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356123},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P356123
LB  - CDLI:P356123
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 040 artifact entry
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