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CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 078 (P417256)

Literary tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Museum Collection(s)

Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Number

ROM 910x209.501

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.05.04 Song of Hoe ('Decad no. 03') (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Collections

Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.05.04 Song of Hoe ('Decad no. 03') (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

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Museum No.: ROM 910x209.501
Accession No.: D1034

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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2011-05-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Kraus, Nicholas		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (5.5.4) (5.5.4)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (5.5.4) (5.5.4)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P417256) (P417256)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000778 (Song of Hoe) composite (P478966)	View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000778, Ex. 078 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P417256.

CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 078 artifact entry (No. P417256). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P417256 (Original work published 2011)

CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P417256 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000778, ex. 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P417256},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P417256},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000778, Ex. 078 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P417256.

CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 078 artifact entry (No. P417256). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P417256 (Original work published 2011)

CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P417256 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000778, ex. 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P417256},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P417256},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P417256
LB  - CDLI:P417256
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P417256
ER  -