CDLI Literary 000776, ex. 005 (P257232)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 55-21-068

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.05.02 Death of Nannaya (witness) School exercise; Elegy on the Death of Nannamu; 4 lines; field neg 1022)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 45.0 mm

Witness

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 45.0 wide
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.05.02 Death of Nannaya (witness) School exercise; Elegy on the Death of Nannamu; 4 lines; field neg 1022)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: AfO 29/30 (pp. 18-45), 039, UM 55-21-068, 1983-1984

    [Falkowitz1983AfO29/30] Falkowitz, Robert S. 1983-1984. “Round Old Babylonian School Tablets from Nippur.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 29/30: 18–45.

  • history: Kramer Two Elegies, pl. 3

    [sec47250] N.d.

  • history: UM neg 73000-02

    [sec47252] N.d.

  • history: JAOS 103 (pp. 315-320), 315

    [Sjöberg1983JAOS103] Sjöberg, Åke W. 1983. “The First Pushkin Museum Elegy and New Texts.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 103 (1): 315–20. https://doi.org/10.2307/601888.

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  • Museum No.: UM 55-21-068
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: 2N-T0411
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  • Findspot Comments:

    OI/UM 1949-50: TB68, level D

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-12 at 10:16:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-01 at 13:33:11 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 08:05:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:50:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-05 at 18:26:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity 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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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000776 (Death of Nannaya) composite (P478964) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000776, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257232.
CDLI Literary 000776, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P257232). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257232 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000776, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257232 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000776, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257232},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000776, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P257232.
CDLI Literary 000776, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P257232). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257232 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000776, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257232 (Accessed: August 8, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000776, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257232},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257232},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/12/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P257232
LB  - CDLI:P257232
M1  - 2025/8/8/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000776, ex. 005 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P257232
ER  -
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