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CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 005 (P269065)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 14045

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.04.03 Enkimanšum and Girniisag (witness) (CHECK))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Condition Description: 1 col.
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.04.03 Enkimanšum and Girniisag (witness) (CHECK))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: PBS 1/2, 096

[Lutz1919PBS1/2] Lutz, Henry F. 1919. Selected Sumerian and Babylonian Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 1/2. University of Pennsylvania.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 14045
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-30 at 08:49:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Penn Museum (587514) (587514)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.14045) (CBS.14045)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P269065) (P269065)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000769 (Enkimanšum and Girniisag) composite (P519352)	View the score

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000769, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269065.

CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P269065). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269065 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269065 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000769, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269065},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000769, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269065.

CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P269065). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269065 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000769, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269065 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000769, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269065},
}

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