CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 038 (P270460)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 03558 + Ist Ni 09696 (+?) Ist Ni 04557

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.01 Lipit-Ishtar A ('Decad no. 02') (witness) Bilingual; translation of Old Babylonian text.)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.05.05.01 Lipit-Ishtar A ('Decad no. 02') (witness) Bilingual; translation of Old Babylonian text.)
  • Language(s): Akkadian, Sumerian

  • history: ISET 1, 109 (pl. 051), Ni 09696

    [Çig1969ISET1] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1969. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 1.

  • history: JCS 31 (pp. 216-231), 226

    [DeJong Ellis1979JCS31] DeJong Ellis, Maria. 1979. “Akkadian Literary Texts and Fragments in the University Museum.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 31 (4): 216–31. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359752.

  • history: BPOA 9, 170 (CBS 03558)

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

  • history: Delnero 2006: 891-892, 896-897, 1914

    [sec51336] N.d.

  • history: Delnero 2012: 103-104

    [sec51337] N.d.

  • history: George 2012: 369-370

    [sec51339] N.d.

  • history: Viano diss., 2009: 129

    [Viano2008/09diss] Viano, Maurizio. 2008-2009. “La Tradizione Letteraria Sumerica Negli Archivi Siro-Anatolici Durante Il Tardo Bronzo.” Phdthesis, Università di Trieste / Torino.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 03558 + Ist Ni 09696 (+?) Ist Ni 04557
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-19 at 10:39:29 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-17 at 16:45:01 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-17 at 16:33:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-06 at 18:06:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
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 View

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000481 (Lipit-Ishtar A) composite (P479861) View the score

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CDLI Notes:

Peterson (BPOA 09, p.192) probable join to Ist Ni 04557Peterson (BPOA 09, p.192) probable join to Ist Ni 04557

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000481, Ex. 038 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270460.
CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 038 artifact entry (No. P270460). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270460 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000481, ex. 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270460 (Accessed: May 17, 2025).
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