CDLI Literary 000651, ex. 002 (P278602)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 3577

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.08.20 Inanna and Dumuzi T (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

obverse
column 1
  lines missing
1'. [...] x#
2'. [...] la?#
3'. [...] x#
4. [...] x# x#
5'. [...] x# a x
6'. [...] x# a#?
column 2
1'. [...] ib2#-ib2#-a-[...]
2'. {na4}nu11-gal zalag-ga [...] hasz4-na mu#-[...]
3'. sig2-SUD-gi6-ga in#-[...] gal4-la-na mu#-[...]
4'. HUB2-HUB2-be2-du7-a x [...] me-ri-si-na ru-na-mu-un-ga2-ga2
5'. sa-gi7#-da-am3#
26. lu2# du6#-ra {na4}za#-gin3# de5#-de5#-[...]
reverse
  broken

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.08.20 Inanna and Dumuzi T (witness))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P278602

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
center, 2 cols

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number N 3577
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-15 at 13:34:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-15 at 17:56:31 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
2011-10-10 at 03:57:45 Wagensonner, Klaus Transliteration Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI 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 000651, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278602.
CDLI Literary 000651, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P278602). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278602 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000651, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278602 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000651, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278602},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000651, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278602.
CDLI Literary 000651, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P278602). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278602 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000651, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278602 (Accessed: April 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000651, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278602},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278602},
}

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