CDLI Literary 000395, ex. 040 (P216454)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 08859 + N 2914 + N 5285 + unn.

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.01 Šulgi A ('Decad no. 01') (witness) Praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi A))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.01 Šulgi A ('Decad no. 01') (witness) Praise poem of Shulgi (Shulgi A))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Shulgi3hymns, pl.12

    [Klein1981Shulgi3hymns] Klein, Jacob. 1981. Three Šulgi Hymns : Sumerian Royal Hymns Glorifying King Šulgi of Ur. Bar-Ilan Studies in Near Eastern Languages and Culture . Ramat-Gan, Israel : Bar-Ilan University Press.

  • history: BPOA 9, 130 (N 2914 + N 5285 + 5 unn. frgs.)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 09:49:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-23 at 10:18:56 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-13 at 15:19:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-13 at 15:17:05 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-14 at 12:21:25 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace J.; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000395 (Shulgi A) composite (P469697) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000395, Ex. 040 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216454.
CDLI Literary 000395, ex. 040 artifact entry (No. P216454). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216454 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000395, ex. 040 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216454 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
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	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000395, ex. 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216454},
}


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