OIP 015, 074 (P267288)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 12651

Period

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Hymn; (Obv)11x(Rev)12 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (Hymn; (Obv)11x(Rev)12 lines)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P267288
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P267288

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment joined, Lo. half

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 12651
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	586359
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.12651

References

primary: OIP 15, 074

[Chiera1934OIP15] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Epics and Myths. Oriental Institute Publications 15. University of Chicago Press.
history: ZA 44 (pp. 1-25), 1

[Falkenstein1938ZA44] Falkenstein, Adam. 1938. “Ein Sumerischer „Gottesbrief".” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 44: 1–25.
history: BiOr 17 (pp. 122-152), p.144a

[Gordon1960BiOr17] Gordon, Edmund I. 1960. “A New Look at the Wisdom of Sumer and Akkad.” Bibliotheca Orientalis 17 (3–4): 122–52.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2026-07-08 at 09:26:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-09 at 10:41:49	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	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	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô	Penn Museum	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 015, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P267288.

OIP 015, 074 artifact entry (No. P267288). (2026, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P267288 (Original work published 2005)

OIP 015, 074 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P267288 (Accessed: August 18, 2026).

@misc{2026OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-18]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {OIP 015, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P267288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P267288},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P267288
LB  - CDLI:P267288
M1  - 2026/8/18/
TI  - OIP 015, 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P267288
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 015, 074 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P267288.

OIP 015, 074 artifact entry (No. P267288). (2026, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P267288 (Original work published 2005)

OIP 015, 074 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P267288 (Accessed: August 18, 2026).

@misc{2026OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-08-18]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {OIP 015, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P267288},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P267288},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P267288
LB  - CDLI:P267288
M1  - 2026/8/18/
TI  - OIP 015, 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P267288
ER  -