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CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 031 (P259086)

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

CBS 01753A + N 1458 + N 1492 + N 1741 + N 6963 + N 7038 + N 7790 (+) UM 29-16-447

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.02 Šulgi B (witness) Shulgi B)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments Witness

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
This artifact is composed of fragments.
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.02 Šulgi B (witness) Shulgi B)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Two Shulgi Hymns, 29, UM 29-16-447

[Castellino1972TwoShulgiHymns] Castellino, Giorgio R. 1972. Two Šulgi Hymns (BC). Vol. 42. Studi Semitici.
history: BPOA 9, 131

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 01753A + N 1458 + N 1492 + N 1741 + N 6963 + N 7038 + N 7790 (+) UM 29-16-447
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-23 at 18:27:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI	approved

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Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000396 (Shulgi B) composite (P469698)	View the score

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

P259086 lead; Peterson BPOA 09, p. 153P259086 lead; Peterson BPOA 09, p. 153

Cite this Artifact

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“CDLI Literary 000396, Ex. 031 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259086.

CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 031 artifact entry (No. P259086). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259086 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259086 (Accessed: April 25, 2025).

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“CDLI Literary 000396, Ex. 031 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259086.

CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 031 artifact entry (No. P259086). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259086 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259086 (Accessed: April 25, 2025).

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