MC 24, no. 274 (P259300)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 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 02266 + CBS 02301 + CBS 08803 + CBS 08803a + CBS 11300 + N 0921

Period

Neo-Babylonian (ca. 626-539 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Examenstext D Obv: Hh II; Rev: Hh II and In Praise of the Scribal art)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: obv 6 cols, rev exercises in boxes
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  • Genre(s): Literary (Examenstext D Obv: Hh II; Rev: Hh II and In Praise of the Scribal art)
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Akkadian, Sumerian

  • primary: MC 24, no. 274

    [Lambert2019MC24] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2019. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W.G. Lambert. Edited by Andrew R. George. Mesopotamian Civilizations 24. University Park, PA : Eisenbrauns.

  • history: MSL 5, 47 S3

    [Landsberger1957MSL5] Landsberger, Benno. 1957. The Series HAR-Ra Hubullu. Materials for the Sumerian Lexicon 5.

  • history: PBS 5, 132: CBS 02301 + CBS 08803, obv. only

    [Poebel1914PBS5] Poebel, Arno. 1914. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 5. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • citation: JCS 24 (pp. 126-131), 126-131

    [Sjöberg1972JCS24Scribalart] Sjöberg, Åke W. 1972. “In Praise of the Scribal Art.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 24 (4): 126–31. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359632.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 02266 + CBS 02301 + CBS 08803 + CBS 08803a + CBS 11300 + N 0921
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-21 at 11:09:49 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-10 at 08:13:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 09:23:40 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
2023-06-01 at 09:44:24 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Novotny, Jamie; Rattenborg, Rune 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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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 005359 (Examenstext D) composite (P514783) View the score

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P259300 leadP259300 lead

Cite this Artifact
“MC 24, No. 274 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P259300.
MC 24, no. 274 artifact entry (No. P259300). (2025, January 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259300 (Original work published 2005)
MC 24, no. 274 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259300 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 21},
	title = {MC 24, no. 274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259300},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259300},
}


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