CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 057 (P280349)

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 6591

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.01 Lugalbanda and Mountain Cave (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.01 Lugalbanda and Mountain Cave (witness))
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 000367 (Lugalbanda and Mountain Cave) composite (P469672)	Q000367	View the score

Record

CDLI number	P280349
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P280349

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment Lo. part.

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number	N 6591
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	1.8.2.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	1.8.2.1
Penn Museum (Penn)	575478
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	N.6591
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P280349

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 Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000367, Ex. 057 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P280349.

CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 057 artifact entry (No. P280349). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280349 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280349 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	year = {2023},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P280349},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P280349},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000367, Ex. 057 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P280349.

CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 057 artifact entry (No. P280349). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280349 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000367, ex. 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280349 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000367, ex. 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P280349},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P280349},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
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ID  - P280349
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M1  - 2026/4/18/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P280349
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