OIP 099, 290 (P226030)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 070200c

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	P226030
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P226030

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	uncertain (mod. Abu Salabikh)
Written In
Excavation Number	AbS-T 0354c
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM 070200c
Accession Number

References

primary: OIP 99, 290

[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), 124f.

[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. 88

[Biggs1974OIP99] Biggs, Robert D. 1974. Inscriptions from Tell Abū Ṣalābīkh. Oriental Institute Publications, Volume 99. Chicago & London: The University of Chicago Press.
history: Krebernik, OBO 160/1 (pp. 235-427), fn. 796

[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.

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
2024-07-08 at 13:15:53	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, 290 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226030.

OIP 099, 290 artifact entry (No. P226030). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226030 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 099, 290 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226030 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 099, 290 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P226030.

OIP 099, 290 artifact entry (No. P226030). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P226030 (Original work published 2003)

OIP 099, 290 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P226030 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P226030},
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