CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 006 (P262125)

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 07076 + CBS 08029 + CBS 13992 + N 2804 + N 2805 + N 2806 + N 2807 + N 2808 + N 2809 + N 2810 + N 2811 + N 2812 + N 2813 + N 2814 + N 2815 + N 2816

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.02 Šulgi B (witness) Shulgi B;(Obv)(i)51x(ii)52x(iii)26x(Rev)(iv)26x(v)17 lns;other independent frags:N2804,N2805,N2806,N2807,N2808,N2810,N2811(Haayer),N2812,N2813,N2814,N2815,N2816,N2817,N2819,N2820,N2823,N2824,N2828,N2833,N2840,N2841,N2842,N2844,N2845,N2846,N2847,N2848,O,Q)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments Witness

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
This artifact is composed of fragments.
Condition Description: 3columns. l. E. broken. rev. damaged
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.02 Šulgi B (witness) Shulgi B;(Obv)(i)51x(ii)52x(iii)26x(Rev)(iv)26x(v)17 lns;other independent frags:N2804,N2805,N2806,N2807,N2808,N2810,N2811(Haayer),N2812,N2813,N2814,N2815,N2816,N2817,N2819,N2820,N2823,N2824,N2828,N2833,N2840,N2841,N2842,N2844,N2845,N2846,N2847,N2848,O,Q)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Two Shulgi Hymns, p. 27, 29

[Castellino1972TwoShulgiHymns] Castellino, Giorgio R. 1972. Two Šulgi Hymns (BC). Vol. 42. Studi Semitici.
history: OIP 16, 052 + unpub. frag.

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 07076 + CBS 08029 + CBS 13992 + N 2804 + N 2805 + N 2806 + N 2807 + N 2808 + N 2809 + N 2810 + N 2811 + N 2812 + N 2813 + N 2814 + N 2815 + N 2816
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Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-23 at 18:27:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.4.2.2) (2.4.2.2)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.4.2.2) (2.4.2.2)
Penn Museum (521573) (521573)
Penn Museum (536360) (536360)
Penn Museum (536362) (536362)
Penn Museum (536363) (536363)
Penn Museum (536365) (536365)
Penn Museum (536367) (536367)
Penn Museum (536374) (536374)
Penn Museum (536376) (536376)
Penn Museum (536368) (536368)
Penn Museum (536377) (536377)
Penn Museum (536380) (536380)
Penn Museum (536369) (536369)
Penn Museum (536372) (536372)
Penn Museum (536371) (536371)
Penn Museum (536356) (536356)
Penn Museum (536358) (536358)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.7076) (CBS.7076)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.13992) (CBS.13992)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2804) (N.2804)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2805) (N.2805)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2806) (N.2806)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2807) (N.2807)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2808) (N.2808)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2809) (N.2809)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2810) (N.2810)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2811) (N.2811)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2812) (N.2812)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2813) (N.2813)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2814) (N.2814)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2815) (N.2815)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2816) (N.2816)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2817) (N.2817)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2818) (N.2818)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2819) (N.2819)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2820) (N.2820)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2821) (N.2821)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2823) (N.2823)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2824) (N.2824)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.2826) (N.2826)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.8029) (CBS.8029)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P262125) (P262125)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000396 (Shulgi B) composite (P469698)	View the score

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

P262125 leadP262125 lead

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000396, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262125.

CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P262125). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262125 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262125 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000396, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262125.

CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P262125). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262125 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000396, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262125 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

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