CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 008 (P262900)

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 07948

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.80.01 Temple Hymns (witness) Collection of Temple Hymns; (Obv)4x(Rev)6 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.80.01 Temple Hymns (witness) Collection of Temple Hymns; (Obv)4x(Rev)6 lines)
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 000750 (Temple Hymns) composite (P478950) Q000750 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P262900

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
LLo. part, LE. missing, ruled

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 07948
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 4.8.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 4.8.1
Penn Museum (Penn) 582706
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7948
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P262900

References

  • history: TCS 3, 015

    [Bergmann1969TCS3] Sjöberg, Åke W., and Eugen Bergmann. 1969. The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. Vol. 3. Texts from Cuneiform Sources. Locust Valley, N.Y.

  • history: OIP 16, 049

    [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 Action
2024-06-07 at 10:35:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 10:32:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
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 Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000750, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262900.
CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P262900). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262900 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262900 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000750, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262900},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000750, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262900.
CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P262900). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262900 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262900 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000750, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262900},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262900},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P262900
LB  - CDLI:P262900
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P262900
ER  -
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