CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 003 (P260880)

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 04566 + CBS 06986 + N 4184 + N 6354 + N 6461 + N 6509

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.80.01 Temple Hymns (witness) Collection of temple hymns; (Obv.)(i)11x(ii)11x(Rev)(iii)11x(UE)2 lines.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: left upper corner, 3 cols.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.80.01 Temple Hymns (witness) Collection of temple hymns; (Obv.)(i)11x(ii)11x(Rev)(iii)11x(UE)2 lines.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: TCS 3, 015, CBS 06986

    [Bergmann1969TCS3] Sjöberg, Åke W., and Eugen Bergmann. 1969. The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. Vol. 3. Texts from Cuneiform Sources. Locust Valley, N.Y.

  • history: OIP 16, 048

    [Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: PBS 10/2, 08

    [Langdon1917PBS10/2] Langdon, Stephen H. 1917. Sumerian Liturgical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 10/2. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • history: BPOA 9, 208 (N 6354)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 04566 + CBS 06986 + N 4184 + N 6354 + N 6461 + N 6509
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-07 at 10:35:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23 Firth, Richard Artifact 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):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000750 (Temple Hymns) composite (P478950) View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000750, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260880.
CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P260880). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260880 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260880 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000750, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260880},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260880},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000750, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260880.
CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P260880). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260880 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260880 (Accessed: February 17, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000750, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260880},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260880},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P260880
LB  - CDLI:P260880
M1  - 2026/2/17/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P260880
ER  -
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