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PBS 1/1, 02 (P269974)

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 19842

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (Hymn; Ishtar Hymn; cf. Jacobsen, PAPS 107, pp.482f.; von Soden, OLZ 61, p.359; (Obv)(i)18x(ii)24x(Rev)(iii)23x(iv)18 lines)

Language(s)

Akkadian

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Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description: LE,u. rt. cnr&mid. RE. roken,ruled,2cols.
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (Hymn; Ishtar Hymn; cf. Jacobsen, PAPS 107, pp.482f.; von Soden, OLZ 61, p.359; (Obv)(i)18x(ii)24x(Rev)(iii)23x(iv)18 lines)
Language(s): Akkadian

Related publications

primary: PBS 1/1, 02

[Myhrman1911PBS1/1] Myhrman, David W. 1911. Babylonian Hymns and Prayers. Publications of the Babylonian Section 1/1. University Museum, Pennsylvania.

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Museum No.: CBS 19842
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Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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
2023-08-07 at 10:32:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	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 (588332) (588332)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.19842) (CBS.19842)

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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 1/1, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269974.

PBS 1/1, 02 artifact entry (No. P269974). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269974 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 1/1, 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269974 (Accessed: December 13, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 7},
	title = {PBS 1/1, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269974},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“PBS 1/1, 02 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 7, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P269974.

PBS 1/1, 02 artifact entry (No. P269974). (2023, August 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269974 (Original work published 2005)

PBS 1/1, 02 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269974 (Accessed: December 13, 2025).

@misc{2023PBS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 7},
	title = {PBS 1/1, 02 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269974},
}

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M1  - 2025/12/13/
TI  - PBS 1/1, 02 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P269974
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