CDLI Literary 000336, ex. 016 (P278101)

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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Metadata history
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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 3038 + N 3124

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.02.01 Enlil and Ninlil (witness) Enlil and Ninlil: the Birth of Nanna; 2x9 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.02.01 Enlil and Ninlil (witness) Enlil and Ninlil: the Birth of Nanna; 2x9 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):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000336 (Enlil and Ninlil) composite (P469518) Q000336 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P278101

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
left edge

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 3038 + N 3124
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.2.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.2.1
Penn Museum (Penn) 573853 + 573852
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.3038 + N.3124
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P278101

References

  • history: Enlil and Ninlil, 011 S, N 3038

    [Behrens1978EnlilNinlil] Behrens, Hermann. 1978. Enlil Und Ninlil : Ein Sumerischer Mythos Aus Nippur. Vol. 8. Studia Pohl. Series Maior. Rome : Biblical Institute Press.

  • history: BPOA 9, 015 (N 3124)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 19:43:10 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, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000336, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278101.
CDLI Literary 000336, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P278101). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278101 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000336, ex. 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278101 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000336, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278101},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278101},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000336, Ex. 016 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278101.
CDLI Literary 000336, ex. 016 artifact entry (No. P278101). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278101 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000336, ex. 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278101 (Accessed: October 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000336, ex. 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278101},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278101},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P278101
LB  - CDLI:P278101
M1  - 2026/10/15/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000336, ex. 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P278101
ER  -
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