CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 001 (P260212)

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 03843

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.04 Enmerkar and En-suhgir-ana (witness) Enmerkar and Ensuhkishdanna; 8x2x13 lines; 6x6.3x2.5 cm)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: lo. l. corner, obv 1, rev 2 cols prsvd
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.04 Enmerkar and En-suhgir-ana (witness) Enmerkar and Ensuhkishdanna; 8x2x13 lines; 6x6.3x2.5 cm)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Berlin Enmerkar, p. 34

    [Berlin1979Enmerkar] Berlin, Adele. 1979. Enmerkar and Ensuhkešdanna : A Sumerian Narrative Poem. Vol. 2. Occasional Publications of the Babylonian Fund. Philadelphia : University Museum : distributed by the Babylonian Fund.

  • history: HAV, 451, 17

    [Radau1909HAV] Radau, Hugo. 1909. “Miscellaneous Sumerian Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur.” Hilprecht Anniversary Volume, Studies in Assyriology and Archaeology, Dedicated to H.V. Hilprecht by His Colleagues, Friends and Admirers, 374–457.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 03843
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-25 at 13:35:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-25 at 10:01:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:10:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:08:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 13:07:59 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 000370 (Enmerkar and En-suhgir-ana) composite (P469675) View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000370, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260212.
CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P260212). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260212 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260212 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000370, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260212},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000370, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260212.
CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P260212). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260212 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260212 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000370, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260212},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260212},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/25/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P260212
LB  - CDLI:P260212
M1  - 2026/3/30/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260212
ER  -
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