CDLI Literary 000438, ex. 001 (P269070)

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 14051 (+) N 1740

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.01.02 Ishbi-Erra B (witness) Ishbi-Erra and the Destruction of Ur; 16x17 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.05.01.02 Ishbi-Erra B (witness) Ishbi-Erra and the Destruction of Ur; 16x17 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Record

P276861 leadP276861 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P269070

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment Fragmented
center

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 14051 (+) N 1740
Accession Number

References

  • history: JCS 30 (pp. 189-208), p. 190, p.207f.

    [van Dijk1978JCS30] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1978. “Is̆bi’erra, Kindattu, l’homme d’Elam, et La Chute de La Ville d’Ur: Fragments d’un Hymne d’Is̆bi’erra.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 30 (4): 189–208. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359861.

    (copy)


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-29 at 18:24:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other 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 Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000438, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269070.
CDLI Literary 000438, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P269070). (2024, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269070 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000438, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269070 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000438, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269070},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269070},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000438, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 29, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269070.
CDLI Literary 000438, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P269070). (2024, August 29). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269070 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000438, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269070 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 29},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000438, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269070},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269070},
}

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DA  - 2024/8/29/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P269070
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M1  - 2026/4/29/
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