CDLI Literary 000350, ex. 053 (P256293)

Lexical tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-15-534A

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Lexical, Literary (ETCSL 1.06.01 Ninurta’s Return to Nippur (witness) Ninurta's return to Nippur; Diri; 22x11 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Lexical, Literary (ETCSL 1.06.01 Ninurta’s Return to Nippur (witness) Ninurta's return to Nippur; Diri; 22x11 lines)
Language(s)	Akkadian, Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)
Dates Referenced	8/-/-
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P256293
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P256293

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	UM 29-15-534A
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	1.6.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	1.6.1
Penn Museum (Penn)	566241
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	UM.29-15-534A
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P256293

References

history: MSL 15, 15 (2004) 105 S1

[Civil2004MSL15] Civil, Miguel. 2004. The Series DIRI = (w)Atru. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 15. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.
history: MSL 15, 15, 121,135, 149, 166, 182, 197

[Civil2004MSL15] Civil, Miguel. 2004. The Series DIRI = (w)Atru. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 15. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum.
history: BPOA 9, 045

[Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-16 at 12:45:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000350, Ex. 053 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P256293.

CDLI Literary 000350, ex. 053 artifact entry (No. P256293). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256293 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000350, ex. 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256293 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000350, Ex. 053 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P256293.

CDLI Literary 000350, ex. 053 artifact entry (No. P256293). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256293 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000350, ex. 053 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256293 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000350, ex. 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256293},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256293},
}

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