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
Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
N 2639 + N 2778 + N 2781 + N 6627Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 5.06.03 Farmer’s instructions (witness) 6 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
81.0 mm × 53.0 mm × 25.0 mmWitness
| Period | Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) |
|---|---|
| Dates Referenced | |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Composite Number | Score |
|---|---|---|
| CDLI Literary 000784 (Farmer's Instructions) composite (P478970) | Q000784 | View the score |
| CDLI number |
P277719
P280385
(retired)
P277845
(retired)
P277848
(retired)
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|---|---|
| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P277719 |
| Provenience | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
|---|---|
| Written In | |
| Excavation Number | |
| Findspot | |
| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|
| Museum Number | N 2639 + N 2778 + N 2781 + N 6627 |
| Accession Number |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) | 5.6.3 |
| The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) | 5.6.3 |
| Penn Museum (Penn) | 573805 + 573804 + 573806 + 573803 |
| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | N.2639 + N.2778 + N.2781 + N.6627 |
| Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) | P277719 |
history: UF 42 (pp. 535-572), 535f, 48
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-16 at 17:00:16 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-06-16 at 16:49:33 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | Penn Museum | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2024CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
year = {2024},
month = {jun 16},
title = {CDLI {Literary} 000784, ex. 045 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P277719},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P277719},
}
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