CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 042 (P278644)

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 3626

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.03 Lament for Sumer and Ur (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: upper left corner
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.02.03 Lament for Sumer and Ur (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: LSU, 30

    [Michalowski1989LamentationSumer] Michalowski, Piotr. 1989. The Lamentation over the Destruction of Sumer and Ur. Vol. 1. Mesopotamian Civilizations. Winona Lake, Ind : Eisenbrauns.

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  • Museum No.: N 3626
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-19 at 13:59:15 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-19 at 13:56:47 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 000380 (Lament for Sumer and Ur) composite (P469682) View the score

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CDLI Notes:

may be part of same tablet as CBS 04593 (Michalowski Lamentation over Sumer and Ur p.30)may be part of same tablet as CBS 04593 (Michalowski Lamentation over Sumer and Ur p.30)

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000380, Ex. 042 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278644.
CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 042 artifact entry (No. P278644). (2024, July 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278644 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000380, ex. 042 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278644 (Accessed: May 13, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000380, ex. 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278644},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278644},
}


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