CDLI Literary 000826, ex. 001 (P280449)

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 6693

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 5.02.06 Nothing is Precious (witness) 5 lines.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

24.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 12.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 5.02.06 Nothing is Precious (witness) 5 lines.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P280449
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P280449

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	24.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 12.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	fragment 1 side preserved.

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 6693
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Penn Museum (Penn)	575566
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	N.6693
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P280449

References

history: UF 42 (pp. 535-572), 535f, 51

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-16 at 17:00:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-16 at 16:49:33	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah	Penn Museum	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000826, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P280449.

CDLI Literary 000826, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P280449). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280449 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000826, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280449 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000826, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P280449.

CDLI Literary 000826, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P280449). (2024, June 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280449 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000826, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280449 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 16},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P280449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P280449},
}

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