CDLI Literary 000395, ex. 001 (P266178)

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 10993 + N 2478 + N 2482

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.01 Šulgi A ('Decad no. 01') (witness) Self Praise of Shulgi (Sh A); (Obv)(i)23x(ii)28x(Rev)(iii)27x(iv)20 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.01 Šulgi A ('Decad no. 01') (witness) Self Praise of Shulgi (Sh A); (Obv)(i)23x(ii)28x(Rev)(iii)27x(iv)20 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Shulgi3hymns, p.182

    [Klein1981Shulgi3hymns] Klein, Jacob. 1981. Three Šulgi Hymns : Sumerian Royal Hymns Glorifying King Šulgi of Ur. Bar-Ilan Studies in Near Eastern Languages and Culture . Ramat-Gan, Israel : Bar-Ilan University Press.

  • history: PBS 1/1, 07

    [Myhrman1911PBS1/1] Myhrman, David W. 1911. Babylonian Hymns and Prayers. Publications of the Babylonian Section 1/1. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • history: BPOA 9, 129 (N 2482)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 10993 + N 2478 + N 2482
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000395 (Shulgi A) composite (P469697) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000395, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P266178.
CDLI Literary 000395, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P266178). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266178 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000395, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266178 (Accessed: May 8, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266178},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266178},
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