CDLI Literary 000332, ex. 001 (P260875)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04561

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.01.01 Enki and Ninhursaga (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.01.01 Enki and Ninhursaga (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P260875

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
l. u. , l. lo. & r. lo. corners wanting, 3 cols.

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 04561
Accession Number

References

  • history: ZA 74 (pp. 1-52), 5

    [Attinger1984ZA74] Attinger, Pascal. 1984. “Enki et Ninhursaga.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 74: 1–52.

  • history: Langdon, Stephen H., PBS 10/1 (1915) p. 69-87, pls. 5-6, CBS 04561

    [sec48102] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-03 at 10:50:37 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

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000332, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260875.
CDLI Literary 000332, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P260875). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260875 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000332, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260875 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000332, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260875.
CDLI Literary 000332, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P260875). (2024, September 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260875 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000332, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260875 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 3},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260875},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260875},
}

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