CDLI Literary 000369, ex. 015 (P259323)

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 02291

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.03 Enmerkar and Lord of Aratta (witness) Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta; (Obv)14x(Rev)16 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: lower right half
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.03 Enmerkar and Lord of Aratta (witness) Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta; (Obv)14x(Rev)16 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Cohen Enmerkar, p. 63, pl. XXVIII

    [Cohen1973diss] Cohen, Sol. 1973. “Enmerkar And The Lord Of Aratta.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

  • history: Enmerkar, p. 34

    [Kramer1952Enmerkar] Kramer, Samuel N. 1952. “Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta: A Sumerian Epic Tale of Iraq and Iran,” University Museum Monograph, 7.

  • history: OBO 239, 105 pls.11,28

    [Mittermayer2009Enmerkara] Mittermayer, Catherine. 2009. Enmerkara Und Der Herr von Arata. Ein Ungleicher Wettstreit. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis (OBO) 239. Fribourg & Göttingen: Academic Press/Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 02291
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-12 at 15:37:33 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-17 at 15:05:09 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-17 at 15:02:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata 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 metadata 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):

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CDLI Literary 000369 (Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta) composite (P469674) View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000369, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259323.
CDLI Literary 000369, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P259323). (2024, October 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259323 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000369, ex. 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259323 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000369, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259323},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000369, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P259323.
CDLI Literary 000369, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P259323). (2024, October 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P259323 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000369, ex. 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P259323 (Accessed: March 31, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000369, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P259323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P259323},
}


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ID  - P259323
LB  - CDLI:P259323
M1  - 2026/3/31/
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