CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 015 (P276217)

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

N 1071 + N 1072 + N 1073 + N 1074 + N 1075 + N 1076a + N 1077 + N 1078 + N 1079 + N 1080 + N 1081 + N 1082 + N 1085 + N 1088 + N 1090 + N 1159 + N 696

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.01.03 Edubba C (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments Witness

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
This artifact is composed of fragments.
Condition Description: upper half
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.01.03 Edubba C (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: UF 42 (pp. 535-572), 535f, 15

[Peterson2010UF42[1]] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2010. “Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia II.” Ugarit Forschungen 42: 535–72.
history: (unpubl. ms. Supervisor and Scribe)

[sec53821] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: N 1071 + N 1072 + N 1073 + N 1074 + N 1075 + N 1076a + N 1077 + N 1078 + N 1079 + N 1080 + N 1081 + N 1082 + N 1085 + N 1088 + N 1090 + N 1159 + N 696
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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
2024-06-16 at 17:00:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-16 at 16:49:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	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
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah	Penn Museum	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (5.1.3) (5.1.3)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (5.1.3) (5.1.3)
Penn Museum (571401) (571401)
Penn Museum (571402) (571402)
Penn Museum (571403) (571403)
Penn Museum (571404) (571404)
Penn Museum (571405) (571405)
Penn Museum (571406) (571406)
Penn Museum (571407) (571407)
Penn Museum (571408) (571408)
Penn Museum (571415) (571415)
Penn Museum (571409) (571409)
Penn Museum (571410) (571410)
Penn Museum (571411) (571411)
Penn Museum (571412) (571412)
Penn Museum (571413) (571413)
Penn Museum (571414) (571414)
Penn Museum (571400) (571400)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1071) (N.1071)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1072) (N.1072)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1073) (N.1073)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1074) (N.1074)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1075) (N.1075)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1076.A) (N.1076.A)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1077) (N.1077)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1078) (N.1078)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1079) (N.1079)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1080) (N.1080)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1081) (N.1081)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1082) (N.1082)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1085) (N.1085)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1088) (N.1088)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1090) (N.1090)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.1159) (N.1159)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.6965) (N.6965)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P276217) (P276217)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000756 (Edubba C) composite (P478952)	View the score

Notes

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CDLI Notes:

P276217 leadP276217 lead

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000756, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P276217.

CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P276217). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P276217 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P276217 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000756, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P276217},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P276217},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000756, Ex. 015 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P276217.

CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 015 artifact entry (No. P276217). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P276217 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 015 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P276217 (Accessed: March 4, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000756, ex. 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P276217},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P276217},
}

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DA  - 2024/6/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P276217
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M1  - 2026/3/4/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000756, ex. 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P276217
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