CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 041 (P279055)

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

Photo

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 4190

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Literary; Emesal; lamentation?; 9x4 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 2.02.04 Lament for Nippur (witness) Literary; Emesal; lamentation?; 9x4 lines)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
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

CDLI number	P279055
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P279055

Physical information

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

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	N 4190
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)	572874
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	N.4190
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P279055

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah	Penn Museum	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 041 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P279055.

CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 041 artifact entry (No. P279055). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P279055 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 041 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P279055 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P279055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P279055},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000381, Ex. 041 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P279055.

CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 041 artifact entry (No. P279055). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P279055 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000381, ex. 041 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P279055 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000381, ex. 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P279055},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P279055},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P279055
LB  - CDLI:P279055
M1  - 2026/6/15/
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