CDLI Literary 000375, ex. 072 (P257216)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

OIM A30204 + OIM A30235 + UM 55-21-301 + UM 55-21-324

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.01.05 Curse of Agade (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments Witness

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Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Artifact Preservation:
This artifact is composed of fragments.
Condition Description:
Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.01.05 Curse of Agade (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Agade, 70, UM 55-21-324 + SLFN 011, 3N-T900,026 + SLFN 011, 3N-T901,053

[Cooper1983CurseAgade] Cooper, Jerrold S. 1983. The Curse of Agade. Johns Hopkins Near Eastern Studies. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A30204 + OIM A30235 + UM 55-21-301 + UM 55-21-324
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No: 3N-T0298 + 3N-T0303 + 3N-T0405 + 3N-T0424 + 3N-T0900,026 + 3N-T0901,053
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:
OI/UM 1951-52: TA 205, level XI 1

Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-23 at 18:43:28	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 14:14:52	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 14:13:05	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	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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Oriental Institute Integrated Database (3dc6f0e4-c32e-49aa-9cc1-d6d802a7f669) (3dc6f0e4-c32e-49aa-9cc1-d6d802a7f669)
Oriental Institute Integrated Database (d78c7205-952a-45ba-95b1-3f320ba5f4ff) (d78c7205-952a-45ba-95b1-3f320ba5f4ff)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.1.5) (2.1.5)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.1.5) (2.1.5)
Electronic Babylonian Library (A.30204) (A.30204)
Electronic Babylonian Library (A.30235) (A.30235)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.55-21-301) (UM.55-21-301)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.55-21-324) (UM.55-21-324)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P257216) (P257216)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000375 (Curse of Agade) composite (P469679)	View the score

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

P257216 leadP257216 lead

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000375, Ex. 072 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257216.

CDLI Literary 000375, ex. 072 artifact entry (No. P257216). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257216 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000375, ex. 072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257216 (Accessed: February 24, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000375, ex. 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257216},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000375, Ex. 072 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257216.

CDLI Literary 000375, ex. 072 artifact entry (No. P257216). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257216 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000375, ex. 072 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257216 (Accessed: February 24, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000375, ex. 072 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257216},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257216},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P257216
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M1  - 2026/2/24/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000375, ex. 072 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257216
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