CDLI Literary 000736, ex. 025 (P278751)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 3746

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; 6x6 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 4.28.01 Nungal A ('Decad no. 09') (witness) Nungal in the Ekur; 6x6 lines)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000736 (Nungal A) composite (P473751) Q000736 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P278751

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
upper 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 3746
Accession Number

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-12 at 16:31:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-12 at 16:20:02 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 09:55:29 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
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000736, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278751.
CDLI Literary 000736, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P278751). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278751 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000736, ex. 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278751 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278751},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278751},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000736, Ex. 025 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278751.
CDLI Literary 000736, ex. 025 artifact entry (No. P278751). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278751 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000736, ex. 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278751 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000736, ex. 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278751},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278751},
}

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