CDLI Literary 000624, ex. 013 (P259238)

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 02180 + CBS 19795 + N 3062

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.07.03 Inanna C (witness) Hymn; Inninshagurra; (i)26x(ii)25 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: chip, obv, lo. le. part, le. broken, 2 cols.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.07.03 Inanna C (witness) Hymn; Inninshagurra; (i)26x(ii)25 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: OIP 16, 081 (CBS 19795)

    [Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: ZA 65 (pp. 161-253), 165

    [Sjöberg1975ZA65] Sjöberg, Åke W. 1975. “In-Nin Šà-Gur4-Ra. A Hymn to the Goddess Inanna by the En-Priestess Enḫeduanna.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 65 (2): 161–253. https://doi.org/10.1515/zava.1975.65.2.161.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 02180 + CBS 19795 + N 3062
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-03 at 16:40:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-03 at 16:39:17 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23 Firth, Richard Artifact 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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000624 (Inanna C) composite (P478853) View the score

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CDLI Notes:

P259238 leadP259238 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000624, Ex. 013 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259238.
CDLI Literary 000624, ex. 013 artifact entry (No. P259238). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259238 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000624, ex. 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259238 (Accessed: May 3, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259238},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259238},
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