CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 006 (P259225)

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 02154 + N 2524

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.03 Lament for Sumer and Ur (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.03 Lament for Sumer and Ur (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: PBS 10/4, 06

    [Langdon1919PBS10/4] Langdon, Stephen H. 1919. Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms. Publications of the Babylonian Section 10/4. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • history: LSU, p.28

    [Michalowski1989LamentationSumer] Michalowski, Piotr. 1989. The Lamentation over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur. Vol. 1. Mesopotamian Civilizations. Winona Lake, Ind : Eisenbrauns.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 02154 + N 2524
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 13:59:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-12 at 18:14:13 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
2005-04-25 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 View

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000380 (Lament for Sumer and Ur) composite (P469682) View the score

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P259225 leadP259225 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000380, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259225.
CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P259225). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259225 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259225 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000380, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259225},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259225},
}


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