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CDLI Literary 000736, ex. 024 (P278375)

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 0848 + N 3334 + N 3352 + N 3362 + N 3463 + N 6463 + N 6712 + N 6940

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.28.01 Nungal A ('Decad no. 09') (witness) Nungal in the Ekur; 8x6 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: lower left corner
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.28.01 Nungal A ('Decad no. 09') (witness) Nungal in the Ekur; 8x6 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UF 42 (pp. 535-572), 573f, 46 (N 848 + N 3463) & 48 (N 6712 + N 6940)

    [Peterson2010UF42[1]] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2010. “Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia II.” Ugarit Forschungen 42: 535–72.

  • history: AfO 24 (pp. 19-46), 029, N 3334, N 3362

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

  • history: JCS 29 (pp. 3-45), 035

    [Sjöberg1977JCS29] Sjöberg, Åke W. 1977. “Miscellaneous Sumerian Texts, II.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 29 (1): 3–45. https://doi.org/10.2307/1360002.

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  • Museum No.: N 0848 + N 3334 + N 3352 + N 3362 + N 3463 + N 6463 + N 6712 + N 6940
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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
2024-07-16 at 13:30:07 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-16 at 17:00:16 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 000736 (Nungal A) composite (P473751) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

Joins noted by Peterson UF 42, 573fJoins noted by Peterson UF 42, 573f

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000736, Ex. 024 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278375.
CDLI Literary 000736, ex. 024 artifact entry (No. P278375). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278375 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000736, ex. 024 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278375 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000736, ex. 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278375},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278375},
}


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