CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 025 (P261074)

Literary tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04822

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.03.05 Debate between Bird and Fish (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 5.03.05 Debate between Bird and Fish (witness))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite	Composite Number	Score
CDLI Literary 000764 (Debate between Bird and Fish) composite (P478958)	Q000764	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P261074
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P261074

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment left upper corner, ruled, mutilated

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 04822
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	5.3.5
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	5.3.5
Penn Museum (Penn)	579864
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.4822
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P261074

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
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

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000764, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P261074.

CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P261074). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261074 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261074 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261074},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000764, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P261074.

CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P261074). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261074 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261074 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000764, ex. 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261074},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261074},
}

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