CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 001 (P262837)

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 07847 + UM 29-15-422

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.07.02 Inanna B ('Decad no. 04') (witness) Ninmesharra; the exaltation of Inanna; (Obv)(i)44x(ii)46x(Rev)(iii)44x(iv)29x(UE)2 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments Witness

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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This artifact is composed of fragments.
Condition Description: ru. corner missing, le. &re broken, ruled
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.07.02 Inanna B ('Decad no. 04') (witness) Ninmesharra; the exaltation of Inanna; (Obv)(i)44x(ii)46x(Rev)(iii)44x(iv)29x(UE)2 lines)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: YNER 3, p.36-7, pls.1-3

[Hallo1968YNER3] Hallo, William W., and Johannes J. A. van Dijk. 1968. The Exaltation of Inanna. Yale Near Eastern Researches 3. New Haven: Yale University Press.
history: PBS 10/4, 03

[Langdon1919PBS10/4] Langdon, Stephen H. 1919. Sumerian Liturgies and Psalms. Publications of the Babylonian Section 10/4. University Museum, Pennsylvania.
citation: J. Ebeling – G. Cunningham (eds.), Analysing Literary Sumerian (2007) (front cover photo)

[sec48797] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 07847 + UM 29-15-422
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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
2024-08-29 at 18:34:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	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 (4.7.2) (4.7.2)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (4.7.2) (4.7.2)
Penn Museum (439285) (439285)
Penn Museum (507235) (507235)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.7847) (CBS.7847)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-15-422) (UM.29-15-422)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P262837) (P262837)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000623 (Inanna B) composite (P478852)	View the score

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

P262837 leadP262837 lead

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000623, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262837.

CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P262837). (2024, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262837 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262837 (Accessed: December 16, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000623, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262837},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000623, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262837.

CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P262837). (2024, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262837 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262837 (Accessed: December 16, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000623, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262837},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262837},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P262837
LB  - CDLI:P262837
M1  - 2025/12/16/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000623, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262837
ER  -