CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 009 (P268911)

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 13900 + CBS 15075

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.80.01 Temple Hymns (witness) Hymn; Temple Hymns; (Obv)(i)20x(ii)12x(Rev)(iii)24x(iv)23x(UE)2 lines)

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: frag,Lo. part&Ru. cnr. &RE. missing,ruled,2cols
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.80.01 Temple Hymns (witness) Hymn; Temple Hymns; (Obv)(i)20x(ii)12x(Rev)(iii)24x(iv)23x(UE)2 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: TCS 3, 014

    [Bergmann1969TCS3] Sjöberg, Åke W., and Eugen Bergmann. 1969. The Collection of the Sumerian Temple Hymns. Vol. 3. Texts from Cuneiform Sources. Locust Valley, N.Y.

  • history: OIP 16, 045

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 13900 + CBS 15075
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-07 at 10:35:37 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 10:32:26 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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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000750 (Temple Hymns) composite (P478950) View the score

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P268911 leadP268911 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000750, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P268911.
CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P268911). (2024, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P268911 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000750, ex. 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P268911 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
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	month = {jun 7},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P268911},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P268911},
}


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