CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 025 (P278457)

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 3422

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) 7 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) 7 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000381 (Lament for Nippur) composite (P469683) Q000381 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P278457

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
lower left corner

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 3422
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.2.4
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.2.4
Penn Museum (Penn) 572056
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.3422
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P278457

References

  • history: BPOA 9, 113

    [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
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 Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278457.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P278457). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278457 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278457 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278457},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278457.
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P278457). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278457 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 025 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278457 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278457},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P278457
LB  - CDLI:P278457
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P278457
ER  -
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