CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 004 (P269192)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 13981 (+) CBS 14223 + N 3368 + N 6512 + Ist Ni 09712a-c

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.01.01 Sumerian King List (witness) Sumerian King List; 12 lines; cf.Ni.9712a-c:ISET 2 pl.125; Kraus, ZA 50 pp.33ff.(transli))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.01.01 Sumerian King List (witness) Sumerian King List; 12 lines; cf.Ni.9712a-c:ISET 2 pl.125; Kraus, ZA 50 pp.33ff.(transli))
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 000371 (Sumerian King List) composite (P479895) Q000371 View the score

Record

P269192 lead; Join of Penn. frags., Peterson BPOA 09, p. 105P269192 lead; Join of Penn. frags., Peterson BPOA 09, p. 105

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P269192

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment Fragmented
chip, obv, middle left part, ruled

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 13981 (+) CBS 14223 + N 3368 + N 6512 + Ist Ni 09712a-c
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.1.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.1.1
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.13981
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P269192

References

  • primary: PBS 5, 2

    [Poebel1914PBS5] Poebel, Arno. 1914. Historical and Grammatical Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 5. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

  • history: ISET 2, 125, Ni 09712a-c

    [Çig1976ISET2] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1976. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 2.

  • history: JCS 15 (pp. 79-80), 079-080

    [Civil1961JCS15] Civil, Miguel. 1961. “Texts and Fragments.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 15 (2): 79–80. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359561.

    (copy, CBS 14223 + N 3368)

  • history: AS 11, 005, 090

    [Jacobsen1939AS11] Jacobsen, Thorkild. 1939. The Sumerian King List. Vol. 11. Assyriological Studies. Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press.

  • history: PBS 13, 2

    [Legrain1922PBS13] Legrain, Léon. 1922. Historical Fragments. Publications of the Babylonian Section 13. University Museum, Pennsylvania. http://www.etana.org/sites/default/files/coretexts/14913.pdf.

  • history: BPOA 9, 085 (N 6512)

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

  • history: Legrain, Leon, UMB 10, p. 016 (photo CBS 13981)

    [sec50682] N.d.

  • history: S. N. Kramer, Univ. Mus. Bull. XVII/2 p. 14 here?

    [sec50686] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 15:24:40 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-17 at 15:19:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-17 at 15:13:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-10 at 12:35:56 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 000371, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269192.
CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P269192). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269192 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269192 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269192},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000371, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269192.
CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P269192). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269192 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000371, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269192 (Accessed: June 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000371, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269192},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269192},
}


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