CDLI Literary 000625, ex. 002 (P263170)

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 14052a + CBS 14052b + CBS 14109a + CBS 14109c + N 2732 + N 6285 + Ist Ni 04334

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.07.04 Inanna D (witness) Inanna Hymn (In D); Ninegalla hymn)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: from obv. of 2-col. small
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.07.04 Inanna D (witness) Inanna Hymn (In D); Ninegalla hymn)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Ninegalla Hymn, 042 A

    [Behren1998NinegallaHymn] Behrens, Hermann. 1998. Die Ninegalla-Hymne : Die Wohnungnahme Inannas in Nippur in Altbabylonischer Zeit. Vol. 21. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien. Stuttgart : Steiner.

  • history: OIP 15, 086 + 087 + OIP 16, 087a,c

    [Chiera1934OIP15] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Epics and Myths. Oriental Institute Publications 15. University of Chicago Press.

  • history: UF 42 (pp. 535-572), 573f, 29, 30 (N 6285, N 2732)

    [Peterson2010UF42[1]] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2010. “Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia II.” Ugarit Forschungen 42: 535–72.

  • history: JCS 53 (pp. 133-148), 146 n. 30

    [Veldhuis2001JCS53] Veldhuis, Niek. 2001. “The Solution of the Dream: A New Interpretation of Bilgames’ Death.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 53 (1): 133–48. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359980.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 14052a + CBS 14052b + CBS 14109a + CBS 14109c + N 2732 + N 6285 + Ist Ni 04334
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-16 at 17:54:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-08 at 08:07:31 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-16 at 17:00:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity 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
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 000625 (Inanna D) composite (P478854) View the score

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P269070 leadP269070 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000625, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P263170.
CDLI Literary 000625, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P263170). (2024, September 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263170 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000625, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263170 (Accessed: July 18, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000625, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P263170},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263170},
}


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