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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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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.06.07 Ur-Ninurta G (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 09734 + UM 29-13-419a
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-19 at 10:39:29 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-19 at 07:39:27 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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CDLI Literary 000496 (Ur-Ninurta G) composite (P480127) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“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: July 1, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P255385},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P255385},
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