CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 081 & 000784, ex. 046 (P238639)

Literary tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.05.04 Song of Hoe ('Decad no. 03') (witness); ETCSL 5.06.03 Farmer’s ins)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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Witness

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.05.04 Song of Hoe ('Decad no. 03') (witness); ETCSL 5.06.03 Farmer’s ins)
  • Language(s): Akkadian

  • history: Georgica, p.10

    [Civil1994Georgica] Civil, Miguel. 1994. The Farmer’s Instructions : A Sumerian Agricultural Manual. Vol. 5. Aula Orientalis. Supplementa. Sabadell-Barcelona : AUSA.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 06697 + K 08069

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    Civil suggests Larsa or Ur.

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 17:11:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 17:07:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 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
2003-12-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fincke, Jeanette C.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000778 (Song of Hoe) composite (P478966) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000778, Ex. 081 & 000784, Ex. 046 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P238639.
CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 081 & 000784, ex. 046 artifact entry (No. P238639). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P238639 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000778, ex. 081 & 000784, ex. 046 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P238639 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000778, ex. 081 & 000784, ex. 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P238639},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P238639},
}


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