CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 002 (P261111)

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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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 04915 + N 1317 (+) N 3736

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments 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)
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

P261111 leadP261111 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P261111

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment Fragmented
lower & left part missing, 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 04915 + N 1317 (+) N 3736
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) 580849 + 580850 + 580851
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.4915 + N.1317 + N.3736
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P261111

References

  • history: PBS 10/2, 21

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 000764, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P261111.
CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P261111). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261111 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261111 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000764, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261111},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261111},
}


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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P261111
LB  - CDLI:P261111
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261111
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000764, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P261111.
CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P261111). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P261111 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P261111 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000764, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P261111},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P261111},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P261111
LB  - CDLI:P261111
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000764, ex. 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P261111
ER  -
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