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CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 076 (P278320)

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

UM 29-16-032

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.03.02 Inanna and Ebih ('Decad no. 08') (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: center
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.03.02 Inanna and Ebih ('Decad no. 08') (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: UM 29-16-032
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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 (1.3.2) (1.3.2)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (1.3.2) (1.3.2)
Penn Museum (566866) (566866)
Electronic Babylonian Library (UM.29-16-32) (UM.29-16-32)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P278320) (P278320)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000339 (Inanna and Ebih) composite (P469521)	View the score

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

20140309 firth: Delnero (Fs Eichler 126) states that N 3257 is part of this tablet but Peterson BPOA 09, 338 shows that N 3257 is part of UM 29-13-458+. Are there 2 frags numbered N 3257?P278320 lead; Delnero (Fs Eichler 126) states that Ist Ni 9910 joins UM 29-16-032.P278320 lead; Delnero (Fs Eichler 126) states that Ist Ni 9910 joins UM 29-16-032.

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000339, Ex. 076 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278320.

CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 076 artifact entry (No. P278320). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278320 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 076 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278320 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278320},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278320},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000339, Ex. 076 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278320.

CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 076 artifact entry (No. P278320). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278320 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000339, ex. 076 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278320 (Accessed: March 3, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000339, ex. 076 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278320},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278320},
}

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