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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Metadata history
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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

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.04.02.16 Šulgi P (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000408 (Shulgi P) composite (P479891) Q000408 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P268984

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
mid. u. pt,obv3cols,rev. scraped,ruled

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 13991 (+) N 1460
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.4.2.16
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.4.2.16
Penn Museum (Penn) 587911
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.13991
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P268984

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-20 at 10:59:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-20 at 10:55:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: October 13, 2026).
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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: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 20},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000408, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P268984},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P268984},
}


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