CDLI Literary 000770, ex. 011 (P269587)

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

Cite

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 15008 + CBS 15129 + N 3635

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.04.04 Dialogue between "Two Women A" (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments Witness

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 5.04.04 Dialogue between "Two Women A" (witness))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite	Composite Number	Score
CDLI Literary 000770 (Dialogue between "Two Women A") composite (P481746)	Q000770	View the score

Record

P269587 leadP269587 lead

CDLI number	P269587
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P269587

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	CBS 15008 + CBS 15129 + N 3635
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	588341 + 588342 + 588343
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	CBS.15008 + CBS.15129 + N.3635
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P269587

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000770, Ex. 011 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269587.

CDLI Literary 000770, ex. 011 artifact entry (No. P269587). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269587 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000770, ex. 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269587 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000770, Ex. 011 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269587.

CDLI Literary 000770, ex. 011 artifact entry (No. P269587). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269587 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000770, ex. 011 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269587 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000770, ex. 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269587},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269587},
}

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