CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 042 (P277708)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 2628

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.02 Lugalbanda and Anzu (witness) Epic of Lugalbanda 2; 15 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.02 Lugalbanda and Anzu (witness) Epic of Lugalbanda 2; 15 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P277708

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
lower edge and center

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 2628
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-30 at 13:28:23 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000368, Ex. 042 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P277708.
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 042 artifact entry (No. P277708). (2024, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P277708 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P277708 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000368, ex. 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P277708},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P277708},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000368, Ex. 042 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P277708.
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 042 artifact entry (No. P277708). (2024, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P277708 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000368, ex. 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P277708 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000368, ex. 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P277708},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P277708},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/30/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P277708
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M1  - 2026/4/23/
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