BE 30/1, 007 (P265348)

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

Photo (detail)

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 10084

Period

Early Old Babylonian (ca. 2000-1900 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Hymn to Tammuz; (Obv)16x(Rev)13 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Hymn to Tammuz; (Obv)16x(Rev)13 lines)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P265348
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P265348

Physical information

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

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 10084
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	584220
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.10084

References

primary: BE 30/1, 007

[Radau1913BE30/1] Radau, Hugo. 1913. Sumerian Hymns and Prayers to God Dumu-Zi, or, Babylonian Lenten Songs from the Temple Library of Nippur. Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania. Series A, Cuneiform Texts 30/1. http://www.etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/14920.pdf.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“BE 30/1, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P265348.

BE 30/1, 007 artifact entry (No. P265348). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P265348 (Original work published 2005)

BE 30/1, 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P265348 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 30/1, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P265348},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P265348},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“BE 30/1, 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P265348.

BE 30/1, 007 artifact entry (No. P265348). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P265348 (Original work published 2005)

BE 30/1, 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P265348 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2023BE,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {feb 1},
	title = {BE 30/1, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P265348},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P265348},
}

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DA  - 2023/2/1/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P265348
LB  - CDLI:P265348
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - BE 30/1, 007 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P265348
ER  -