CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 002 (P414333)

Literary tablet excavated in Babylon (mod. Bābil), dated to the Hellenistic (323-63 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 00172 + VAT 00232 + VAT 00435 + VAT 01747 + VAT 01863

Period

Hellenistic (323-63 BC)

Provenience

Babylon (mod. Bābil)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness) Lugale; ritual liturgy)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness) Lugale; ritual liturgy)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Hellenistic (323-63 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) Q000351 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P414333

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Babylon (mod. Bābil)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
Museum Number VAT 00172 + VAT 00232 + VAT 00435 + VAT 01747 + VAT 01863
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.6.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.6.2
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P414333

References

  • history: BL, 002b

    [Langdon1913BL] Langdon, Stephen H. 1913. Babylonian Liturgies : Sumerian Texts from the Early Period and from the Library of Ashurbanipal. Paris : Geuthner.

  • history: SBH, 71

    [Reisner1896SBH] Reisner, George A. 1896. Sumerisch-Babylonische Hymnen Nach Thontafeln Griechischer Zeit. Berlin : W. Spemann.

  • history: Lugale, 2 (1983) 021 b1

    [vanDijk1983Lugale] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1983. Lugal Ud Me-Lám-Bi Nir-G̃ál : Le Récit Épique et Didactique Des Travaux de Ninurta, de Déluge et de La Nouvelle Création. Leiden : E. J. Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-08-03 at 11:41:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2025-08-03 at 11:38:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-22 at 16:40:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-15 at 13:08:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 14:23:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-12 at 18:40:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-12 at 18:39:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-12 at 15:29:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:30:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2010-08-16 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P414333.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P414333). (2025, August 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414333 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414333 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414333},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414333},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 3, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P414333.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P414333). (2025, August 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P414333 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P414333 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	year = {2025},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000351, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P414333},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P414333},
}


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