CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 031 (P280037)

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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Metadata history
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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

N 6270 + Ist Ni 04496

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.02 Lament for Ur (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 2.02.02 Lament for Ur (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):

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000379 (Lament for Ur) composite (P469681) Q000379 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P280037

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
Ru. part, ruled.

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 6270 + Ist Ni 04496
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 2.2.2
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 2.2.2
Penn Museum (Penn) 575049
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) N.6270
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P280037

References

  • history: RA 066, 191

    [Alster1972RA66] Alster, Bendt. 1972. “Notes Brèves.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 66 (2): 190–91.

  • history: ISET 1, 158 (pl. 100), Ni 04496 +

    [Çig1969ISET1] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1969. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 1.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 16:45:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-17 at 16:33:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-16 at 17:58:56 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 Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000379, Ex. 031 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P280037.
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 031 artifact entry (No. P280037). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280037 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280037 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000379, ex. 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P280037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P280037},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000379, Ex. 031 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P280037.
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 031 artifact entry (No. P280037). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280037 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280037 (Accessed: May 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000379, ex. 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P280037},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P280037},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/17/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P280037
LB  - CDLI:P280037
M1  - 2026/5/13/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000379, ex. 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P280037
ER  -
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