CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 063 (P266697)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 11555

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.02 Lament for Ur (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.02.02 Lament for Ur (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) [uncertain]
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P266697

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
large, from center

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 11555
Accession Number

Revisions and credits

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000379, Ex. 063 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P266697.
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 063 artifact entry (No. P266697). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266697 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266697 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000379, ex. 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266697},
}

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M1  - 2026/4/7/
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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000379, Ex. 063 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P266697.
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 063 artifact entry (No. P266697). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266697 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 063 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266697 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000379, ex. 063 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266697},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P266697
LB  - CDLI:P266697
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 063 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P266697
ER  - 
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