CDLI Literary 000496, ex. 002 (P255385)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Metadata history
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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Ist Ni 09734 + UM 29-13-419a

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.06.07 Ur-Ninurta G (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.05.06.07 Ur-Ninurta G (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000496 (Ur-Ninurta G) composite (P480127) Q000496 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P255385

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number Ist Ni 09734 + UM 29-13-419a
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.5.6.7
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.5.6.7
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) Ist.Ni.9734
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P255385

References

  • primary: ISET 2, 026

    [Çig1976ISET2] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1976. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 2.

  • history: Wisdom of Ancient Sumer, 225

    [Alster2005Wisdom] Alster, Bendt. 2005. Wisdom of Ancient Sumer.

  • history: AuOr 15, p.43-53, p. 53

    [Civil1997Instructions] Civil, Miguel. 1997. “The Instructions of King Ur-Ninurta: A New Fragment.” Aula Orientalis 15: 43–53.

  • history: Viano diss., 2009: 129

    [Viano2008/09diss] Viano, Maurizio. 2008-2009. “La Tradizione Letteraria Sumerica Negli Archivi Siro-Anatolici Durante Il Tardo Bronzo.” Phdthesis, Università di Trieste / Torino.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-19 at 10:39:29 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-19 at 07:39:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000496, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P255385.
CDLI Literary 000496, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P255385). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255385 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000496, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255385 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000496, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P255385.
CDLI Literary 000496, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P255385). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P255385 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000496, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P255385 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000496, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P255385},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P255385},
}


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