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CDLI Literary 000356, ex. 006 (P305830)

Literary tablet dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 04595

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.07.03 Ningešzida’s Descent (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 85.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Witness

Collections

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 63.0 high × 85.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.07.03 Ningešzida’s Descent (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Fs Lambert (pp. 315-344), YBC 04595

[Jacobsen2000FsLambert] Jacobsen, Thorkild, and Bendt Alster. 2000. “Ningiszida’s Boat-Ride to Hades.” In Wisdom, Gods and Literature : Studies in Assyriology in Honour of W.G. Lambert, 315–44. inona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 04595
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Provenience

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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.09.04
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-16 at 19:13:00	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:03:51	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2006-02-08 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Guerra, Dylan; Middeke-Conlin, Robert; Pace, Carl	Yale Babylonian Collection	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-018660) (BC-018660)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (1.7.3) (1.7.3)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (1.7.3) (1.7.3)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.4595) (YBC.4595)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P305830) (P305830)

Composites

This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000356 (Ningeshzida's Descent) composite (P469663)	View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000356, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305830.

CDLI Literary 000356, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P305830). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305830 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000356, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305830 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305830},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305830},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000356, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P305830.

CDLI Literary 000356, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P305830). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P305830 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000356, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P305830 (Accessed: January 20, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 16},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000356, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P305830},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P305830},
}

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