CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 018 (P256907)

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, USA

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Metadata history
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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-16-409 + UM 29-16-428 + N 7334

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.05 Lament for Uruk (witness) Lamentation over Uruk)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.02.05 Lament for Uruk (witness) Lamentation over Uruk)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000382 (Lament for Uruk) composite (P469684) Q000382 View the score

Record

20140224 firth: BPOA 09 consistently, but incorrectly, refers to UM 29-16-498, instead of 428.P256907 lead; join Green JAOS 104, 255P256907 lead; join Green JAOS 104, 255

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P256907

Physical information

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

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 29-16-409 + UM 29-16-428 + N 7334
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.2.5
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.2.5
Penn Museum (Penn) 567575 + 567574 + 567573
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) UM.29-16-409
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P256907

References

  • history: JAOS 104 (pp. 253-279), 262, UM 29-16-409+, 1984

    [Green1984JAOS104] Green, Margaret W. 1984. “The Uruk Lament.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 104: 253–79. https://www.jstor.org/stable/602171.

  • history: BPOA 9, (2011 121 (N 7334)

    [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 Action
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, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000382, Ex. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256907.
CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P256907). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256907 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256907 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000382, ex. 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256907},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000382, Ex. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P256907.
CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P256907). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256907 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256907 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000382, ex. 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256907},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256907},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P256907
LB  - CDLI:P256907
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000382, ex. 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P256907
ER  -
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