OIP 016, 097 (P262946)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 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 08010 (+) N 3183

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (The Old Man and the Girl; (Obv)6x(Rev)6 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (The Old Man and the Girl; (Obv)6x(Rev)6 lines)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P262946 P278235 (retired)
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P262946

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment RLo. corner

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 08010 (+) N 3183
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	582903 + 582904
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.8010 + N.3183

References

primary: OIP 16, 097

[Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.
history: Mesopotamia 3, 090

[Alster1975Mes3] Alster, Bendt. 1975. Studies in Sumerian Proverbs. Vol. 3. Mesopotamia. Copenhagen Studies in Assyriology. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag.
citation: Petersen, Jeremiah, NABU 2008/041

[sec48848] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-30 at 13:52:58	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	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

“OIP 016, 097 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262946.

OIP 016, 097 artifact entry (No. P262946). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262946 (Original work published 2005)

OIP 016, 097 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262946 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“OIP 016, 097 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262946.

OIP 016, 097 artifact entry (No. P262946). (2024, September 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262946 (Original work published 2005)

OIP 016, 097 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262946 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 30},
	title = {OIP 016, 097 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262946},
}

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