Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Museum Collection(s)
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USAMuseum Number
OIM A30209Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary (ETCSL 5.09.02 Heron and Turtle (witness) fable heron and turtle)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Witness
| Period | Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced |
reign of Samsuiluna
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| Accounting Period |
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Composite Number | Score |
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| CDLI Literary 000794 (Heron and Turtle) composite (P478977) | Q000794 | View the score |
| CDLI number | P342801 |
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| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P342801 |
| Provenience | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
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| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | 3N-T0313 |
| Findspot |
Area TA, House F, locus 205 (main room), level XI-2
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| Stratigraphic Level | |
| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Museum Number | OIM A30209 |
| Accession Number |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
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| Oriental Institute Integrated Database (OI) | 2da85418-a208-4bfb-9896-5f107b66d5d8 |
| The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) | 5.9.2 |
| The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) | 5.9.2 |
| Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) | P342801 |
history: AfO 24 (pp. 51-72), 053-055
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-09-12 at 16:26:06 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-06-07 at 10:00:07 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2006-10-30 at 00:00:00 | CDLI, CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI, CDLI | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2024CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
year = {2024},
month = {sep 12},
title = {CDLI {Literary} 000794, ex. 005 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P342801},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342801},
}
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