CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 007 (P264622)

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 09232

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))
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 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) Q000351 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P264622

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 09232
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.6.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.6.2
Penn Museum (Penn) 583780
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.9232
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P264622

References

  • history: BL, 002a

    [Langdon1913BL] Langdon, Stephen H. 1913. Babylonian Liturgies : Sumerian Texts from the Early Period and from the Library of Ashurbanipal. Paris : Geuthner.

  • history: BE 29/1,, 02

    [Radau1911BE29/1] Radau, Hugo. 1911. Sumerian Hymns and Prayers to the God Nin-Ib from the Temple Library of Nippur. Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania 29/1.

  • history: Lugale, 2 (1983) 015 H1

    [vanDijk1983Lugale] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1983. Lugal Ud Me-Lám-Bi Nir-G̃ál : Le Récit Épique et Didactique Des Travaux de Ninurta, de Déluge et de La Nouvelle Création. Leiden : E. J. Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 16:40:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-15 at 13:08:48 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-14 at 14:23:24 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-12 at 18:40:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-12 at 18:39:42 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-12 at 15:29:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other 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 Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P264622.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P264622). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264622 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264622 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P264622},
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P264622.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P264622). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P264622 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P264622 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P264622},
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