CDLI Literary 000690, ex. 015 (P268652)

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 13633 + CBS 13643 + CBS 13646 + CBS 13651 + CBS 13656 + CBS 13661

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.14.01 Nanshe A (witness) Nanshe Hymn A)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: 1 col. , top & bottom broken off
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.14.01 Nanshe A (witness) Nanshe Hymn A)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: OIP 16, 113 (CBS 13661)

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

  • history: JCS 33 (pp. 65-139), 126

    [Heimpel1981JCS33] Heimpel, Wolfgang. 1981. “The Nanshe Hymn.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 33 (2): 65–139. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359928.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 13633 + CBS 13643 + CBS 13646 + CBS 13651 + CBS 13656 + CBS 13661
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 13:22:30 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 13:21:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23 Firth, Richard Artifact 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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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000690 (Nanshe A) composite (P473750) View the score

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CDLI Notes:

P268652 lead; "joins" published by HeimpelP268652 lead; "joins" published by Heimpel

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000690, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P268652.
CDLI Literary 000690, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P268652). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P268652 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000690, ex. 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P268652 (Accessed: May 15, 2025).
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	month = {jul 7},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000690, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P268652},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P268652},
}


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