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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Metadata history
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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

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000395 (Shulgi A) composite (P469697) Q000395 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216454

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 08859 + N 2914 + N 5285 + unn.
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.4.2.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.4.2.1
Penn Museum (Penn) 583704 + 583705 + 583706
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.8859 + N.2914 + N.5285
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P216454

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

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

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: November 1, 2026).
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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: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216454},
}


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