OIP 099, 186 (P225997)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 070302b

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P225997
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P225997

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Excavation Number	AbS-T 0291b
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 070302b
Accession Number

References

primary: OIP 99, 186

[Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.
history: JCS 28 (pp. 109- 126), 117

[Alster1976JCS28] Alster, Bendt. 1976. “On the Earliest Sumerian Literary Tradition.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 28 (2): 109–26. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359501.
history: OIP 99, p. 85

[Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.
history: JCS 28 (pp. 82-92), 1976, 84 fn. 14

[Cohen1976JCS28] Cohen, Mark E. 1976. “The Name Nintinugga with a Note on the Possible Identification of Tell Abu Salābīkh.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 28 (2): 82–92. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359496.
history: Krebernik, OBO 160/1 (pp. 235-427), fn. 809

[Krebernik1998OBO160/1] Krebernik, Manfred. 1998. “Die Texte Aus Fāra Und Tell Abū Ṣalābīḫ.” In Annäherungen 1: Mesopotamien. Späturuk-Zeit Und Frühdynastische Zeit, edited by Pascal Attinger and Markus Wäfler, 235–427. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis 160/1. Freiburg Schweiz: Universitätsverlag.
history: BiOr 35 (pp. 155-160), 157

[Krecher1978BiOr35] “Sumerische Literatur Der Fāra-Zeit: Die UD.GAL.NUN-Texte (I).” 1978. Bibliotheca Orientalis, no. 35: 155–60.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-30 at 16:22:09	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-16 at 17:44:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-09-16 at 17:41:04	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-31 at 15:59:47	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 13:15:53	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:14:48	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 13:11:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2003-08-19 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 099, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225997.

OIP 099, 186 artifact entry (No. P225997). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225997 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 099, 186 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225997 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 099, 186 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P225997.

OIP 099, 186 artifact entry (No. P225997). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P225997 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 099, 186 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P225997 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {OIP 099, 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P225997},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P225997},
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