CDLI Literary 000793, ex. 002 (P263559)

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 08734 + Ist Ni 09668

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.09.01 Home of Fish (witness) The Home of the Fish; (Obv)10x(Rev)14 lines)

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: mid. part, u. &Lo. part missing, ruled
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.09.01 Home of Fish (witness) The Home of the Fish; (Obv)10x(Rev)14 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: OIP 16, 093

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

  • history: Iraq 23 (pp. 154-175), 154

    [Civil1961Iraq23] Civil, Miguel. 1961. “The Home of the Fish. A New Sumerian Literary Composition.” Iraq 23 (2): 154–75. https://doi.org/10.2307/4199704.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 08734 + Ist Ni 09668
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-31 at 16:45:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23 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
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 000793 (Home of Fish) composite (P478976) View the score

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CDLI Notes:

P263559 leadP263559 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000793, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P263559.
CDLI Literary 000793, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P263559). (2024, July 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P263559 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000793, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P263559 (Accessed: May 4, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P263559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P263559},
}


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