CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 058 (P255228)
Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 29-13-240Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 2.02.02 Lament for Ur (witness))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Artifact Preservation: fragment
- Condition Description: chip, lo le corner, obv 2 cols
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- Museum No.: UM 29-13-240
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.2.2) (2.2.2)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.2.2) (2.2.2)
- Penn Museum (564986) (564986)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-13-240) (UM.29-13-240)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P255228) (P255228)
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Score |
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| CDLI Literary 000379 (Lament for Ur) composite (P469681) | View the score |
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000379, Ex. 058 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P255228.
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 058 artifact entry (No. P255228). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255228 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 058 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255228 (Accessed: July 25, 2025).
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