OIP 016, 030 (P266500)

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 11349

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (liturgy Poetical legend; Refers to NINIB!; (Obv)(i)11x(ii)16x(Rev)(iii)5 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: Ru. cnr,rev. mostly destroyed,obv. 2cols
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  • Genre(s): Literary (liturgy Poetical legend; Refers to NINIB!; (Obv)(i)11x(ii)16x(Rev)(iii)5 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: OIP 16, 30

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

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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    (old cbs cat claims: *before 2000 B.C.)

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 016, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P266500.
OIP 016, 030 artifact entry (No. P266500). (2023, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266500 (Original work published 2005)
OIP 016, 030 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266500 (Accessed: August 6, 2025).
@misc{2023OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OIP 016, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266500},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266500},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/30/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P266500
LB  - CDLI:P266500
M1  - 2025/8/6/
TI  - OIP 016, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P266500
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 016, 030 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P266500.
OIP 016, 030 artifact entry (No. P266500). (2023, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266500 (Original work published 2005)
OIP 016, 030 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266500 (Accessed: August 6, 2025).
@misc{2023OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {OIP 016, 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266500},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266500},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/30/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P266500
LB  - CDLI:P266500
M1  - 2025/8/6/
TI  - OIP 016, 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P266500
ER  - 
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