CDLI Literary 000408, ex. 004 (P268984)

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 13991 (+) N 1460

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.16 Šulgi P (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: mid. u. pt,obv3cols,rev. scraped,ruled
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.16 Šulgi P (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: BPOA 9, 152 (N 1460)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: TAPS 71/7 (pp. 1-48), figs. 1-2

    [Klein1981TAPS71/7] Klein, Jacob. 1981. The Royal Hymns of Shulgi King of Ur: Man’s Quest for Immortal Fame. Vol. 71. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 7. Philadelphia. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1006438.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 13991 (+) N 1460
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-20 at 10:59:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-10-20 at 10:55:21 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 000408 (Shulgi P) composite (P479891) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000408, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 20, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P268984.
CDLI Literary 000408, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P268984). (2024, October 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P268984 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000408, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P268984 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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