CDLI Literary 000773, ex. 001 (P259241)

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 02186 + CBS 02331

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.04.11 Diatribe B (witness) Diatribe against Engardu; 5x7 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.04.11 Diatribe B (witness) Diatribe against Engardu; 5x7 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: UF 42 (pp. 535-572), 535f, 36 (CBS 2186)

    [Peterson2010UF42[1]] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2010. “Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia II.” Ugarit Forschungen 42: 535–72.

  • history: JCS 24 (pp. 107-119), 118

    [Sjöberg1972GoodSeed] Sjöberg, Åke W. 1972. “‘He Is a Good Seed of a Dog’ and ‘Engardu, the Fool.’” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 24 (4): 107–19. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359629.

    pl.4 mistakenly numbered as N 2331


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  • Museum No.: CBS 02186 + CBS 02331
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-21 at 13:42:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-16 at 17:00:16 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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000773 (Diatribe B) composite (P478961) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000773, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259241.
CDLI Literary 000773, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P259241). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259241 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000773, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259241 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259241},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259241},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000773, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259241.
CDLI Literary 000773, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P259241). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259241 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000773, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259241 (Accessed: November 15, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000773, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259241},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259241},
}

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