CDLI Literary 000779, ex. 001 (P266698)

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 11556

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.05.05 Song of Ploughing Oxen (witness) E-el-lu--Songs; (Obv)(i)14x(ii)11x(Rev)(iii)2x(iv)9 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: LLo. corner, obv. rev. 2 cols.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.05.05 Song of Ploughing Oxen (witness) E-el-lu--Songs; (Obv)(i)14x(ii)11x(Rev)(iii)2x(iv)9 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: PBS 1/1, 03

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

  • history: AOAT 025 (pp. 83-95), 86

    [Civil1976AOAT25] Civil, Miguel. 1976. “The Song of the Plowing Oxen.” Edited by B. L. Eichelr. Kramer Anniversary Volume : Cuneiform Studies in Honor of Samuel Noah Kramer, Alter Orient und Altes Testament, 25 (25): 83–95.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 11556
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-26 at 09:46:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-26 at 09:02:35 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact 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 Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000779 (Song of Ploughing Oxen) composite (P478967) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000779, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 26, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P266698.
CDLI Literary 000779, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P266698). (2024, August 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P266698 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000779, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P266698 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P266698},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P266698},
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