EEN 256, CBS 06496 (P229210)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 06496

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Rev(?). gi# ig, Obv(?). gi# gu-za. Gi# ig section deviant. Gi# gu-za side is more flat.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Lexical (Obv: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7); Rev: OB Hh1 (gi_: Hh 3-7) Rev(?). gi# ig, Obv(?). gi# gu-za. Gi# ig section deviant. Gi# gu-za side is more flat.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P229210

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 06496
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 13:24:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-01 at 15:22:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune 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
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“EEN 256, CBS 06496 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229210.
EEN 256, CBS 06496 artifact entry (No. P229210). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229210 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 256, CBS 06496 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229210 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	title = {EEN 256, {CBS} 06496 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229210},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229210},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“EEN 256, CBS 06496 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P229210.
EEN 256, CBS 06496 artifact entry (No. P229210). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P229210 (Original work published 2003)
EEN 256, CBS 06496 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P229210 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {EEN 256, {CBS} 06496 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P229210},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P229210},
}

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