CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 066 (P356462)

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

Penn —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (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 000347 (Dumuzi's Dream) composite (P469528) Q000347 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P356462

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number 3N-T0918,406
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

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

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.4.3
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.4.3
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) 3NT.918.406
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P356462

References

  • history: Alster RA 076 (p. 191), 191

    [Alster1982RA76] Alster, Bendt. 1982. “Recent Éditions of Sumerian Literary Fragments.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 76.

  • history: SLFN, 11, 3N-T918,406

    [Heimerdinger1979SLFN] Heimerdinger, Jane W. 1979. Sumerian Literary Fragments from Nippur. Vol. 4. Occasional Publications of the Babylonian Fund. Philadelphia : Distributed by the Babylonian Fund, University Museum.

  • citation: ZA 096 (pp. 1-30), 4

    [Alster2006ZA96] Alster, Bendt. 2006. “New Sources for Dumuzi’s Dream.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 96 (1): 1–30. https://doi.org/10.1515/ZA.2006.001.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-31 at 15:47:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-31 at 15:45:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-28 at 12:20:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 15:20:10 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-29 at 15:17:51 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, CDLI Artifact metadata Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000347, Ex. 066 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356462.
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 066 artifact entry (No. P356462). (2024, August 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356462 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 066 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356462 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356462},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000347, Ex. 066 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356462.
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 066 artifact entry (No. P356462). (2024, August 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356462 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 066 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356462 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 31},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356462},
}


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