TCS 3, 015, UM 29-16-417 (P256915)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 1429 + N 1430 + N 1431 + N 1432 + N 1433 + N 1434 + N 1435 + N 1436 + UM 29-16-417

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Temple Hymn)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Temple Hymn)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

P256915 leadP256915 lead

CDLI number	P256915 P276574 (retired) P276575 (retired) P276576 (retired) P276577 (retired) P276578 (retired) P276579 (retired) P276580 (retired) P276581 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P256915

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	N 1429 + N 1430 + N 1431 + N 1432 + N 1433 + N 1434 + N 1435 + N 1436 + UM 29-16-417
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	572516 + 572517 + 572518 + 572519 + 572520 + 572521 + 572522 + 572523 + 572515
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	N.1429 + N.1430 + N.1431 + N.1432 + N.1433 + N.1434 + N.1435 + N.1436 + UM.29-16-417

References

primary: TCS 3, 015, UM 29-16-417

[Bergmann1969TCS3] Sjöberg, Åke W., and Eugen Bergmann. 1969. The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. Vol. 3. Texts from Cuneiform Sources. Locust Valley, N.Y.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-07 at 10:35:37	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-07 at 10:32:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	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

“TCS 3, 015, UM 29-16-417 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P256915.

TCS 3, 015, UM 29-16-417 artifact entry (No. P256915). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256915 (Original work published 2005)

TCS 3, 015, UM 29-16-417 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256915 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {TCS 3, 015, {UM} 29-16-417 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256915},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P256915
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M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - TCS 3, 015, UM 29-16-417 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P256915
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TCS 3, 015, UM 29-16-417 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P256915.

TCS 3, 015, UM 29-16-417 artifact entry (No. P256915). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P256915 (Original work published 2005)

TCS 3, 015, UM 29-16-417 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P256915 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).

@misc{2024TCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {TCS 3, 015, {UM} 29-16-417 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P256915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P256915},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P256915
LB  - CDLI:P256915
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - TCS 3, 015, UM 29-16-417 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P256915
ER  -