CDLI Literary 000772, ex. 002 (P262184)

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

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07149

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 6.2.1.1 Diatribe A / Diatribe against Usani (witness) Religious; Diatribe against Usani; (Obv)10 lines, (Rev)blank)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 6.2.1.1 Diatribe A / Diatribe against Usani (witness) Religious; Diatribe against Usani; (Obv)10 lines, (Rev)blank)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P262184
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P262184

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment along LE.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 07149
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	582004
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.7149
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P262184

References

history: OIP 16, 96

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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 000772, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262184.

CDLI Literary 000772, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P262184). (2023, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262184 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000772, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262184 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000772, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262184},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262184},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000772, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262184.

CDLI Literary 000772, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P262184). (2023, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262184 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000772, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262184 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000772, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262184},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262184},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/11/
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