CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 055 & 000059, ex. 001 (P259271)

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 02219 + UM 29-13-591 (+) UM 29-15-362

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL nn (witness); ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (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 nn (witness); ETCSL 5.01.01 Edubba A (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: ZA 83 (pp. 1-21), 1

    [Sjöberg1993ZA83] Sjöberg, Åke W. 1993. “CBS 11319+ An Old-Babylonian Schooltext from Nippur.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 83 (1): 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1515/za-1993-0102.

  • citation: UF 42 (pp. 535-572), 535–572

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 02219 + UM 29-13-591 (+) UM 29-15-362
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-03 at 09:49:22 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
2024-06-16 at 16:49:33 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 000754 (Edubba A) composite (P464238) View the score

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20170611 ulshöfer: Peterson 2010 states this tablet demonstrate that "Edubba A was occasionally entered on the reverse of type II extracts at OB Nippur. Contrary to all expectation, given the putative sequence of the scribal curriculum at OB Nippur, the t

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000754, Ex. 055 & 000059, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259271.
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 055 & 000059, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P259271). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259271 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000754, ex. 055 & 000059, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259271 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259271},
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