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CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 020 (P262846)

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 07866

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

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Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1-2. {d}nisaba munus ul-la gun3-a
3-4. {d}nisaba munus ul-la gun3-a
reverse
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: partly broken, ruled
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  • Genre(s):
  • This text is a school text.
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: AfO 29/30 (pp. 18-45), 27

    [Falkowitz1983AfO29/30] Falkowitz, Robert S. 1983-1984. “Round Old Babylonian School Tablets from Nippur.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 29/30: 18–45.

  • history: Romer, SKIZ, pp.24ff.?

    [Romer1965SKIZ] Römer, Willem H. Ph. 1965. Sumerische “Königshymnen” Der Isin-Zeit. Vol. 13. Documenta et Monumenta Orientis Antiqui.

  • history: JCS 30 (pp. 33-61), 58

    [Vanstiphout1978JCS30] Vanstiphout, Herman L. J. 1978. “Lipit-Eštar’s Praise in the Edubba.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 30 (1): 33–61. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359932.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 07866
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-07 at 12:22:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-12 at 10:16:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-09 at 13:25:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 08:08:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-02 at 07:58:45 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2015-02-14 at 19:13:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
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 View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000482 (Lipit-Ishtar B) composite (P478812) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000482, Ex. 020 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262846.
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 020 artifact entry (No. P262846). (2024, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262846 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000482, ex. 020 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262846 (Accessed: April 26, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000482, ex. 020 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262846},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262846},
}


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