CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 064 (P279485)

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 4770 + N 6641

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) 11 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Witness

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 54.0 high × 47.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: left edge
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 5.06.01 Instructions of Shuruppak (witness) 11 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: UF 42 (pp. 535-572), 535f, 43

    [Peterson2010UF42[1]] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2010. “Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia II.” Ugarit Forschungen 42: 535–72.

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  • Museum No.: N 4770 + N 6641
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-16 at 17:00:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-16 at 16:49:33 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 000782 (Instructions of Shuruppak) composite (P478969) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000782, Ex. 064 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P279485.
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 064 artifact entry (No. P279485). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P279485 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000782, ex. 064 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P279485 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P279485},
}


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