CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 006 & 000736, ex. 058 & 000751, ex. 093 (P278032)

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 2966

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness); ETCSL 4.28.01 Nungal A (witness); ETCS)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Witness

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 26.0 wide × 31.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: center
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.01 Inanna's Descent (witness); ETCSL 4.28.01 Nungal A (witness); ETCS)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: BPOA 9, 209

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

  • history: AfO 24 (pp. 19-46), 029, N 2966

    [Sjöberg1973AfO24] Sjöberg, Åke W. 1973. “Nungal in the Ekur.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 24: 19–46. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41637722.

  • history: Sladek Inanna, p. 102?

    [SladekInanna] Sladek, William R. n.d.

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  • Museum No.: N 2966
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-12 at 16:31:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-12 at 16:20:02 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-13 at 08:42:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 09:55:29 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000343 (Inanna's Descent) composite (P468903) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000343, Ex. 006 & 000736, Ex. 058 & 000751, Ex. 093 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278032.
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 006 & 000736, ex. 058 & 000751, ex. 093 artifact entry (No. P278032). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278032 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000343, ex. 006 & 000736, ex. 058 & 000751, ex. 093 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278032 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278032},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278032},
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