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CDLI Literary 000680, ex. 001 (P342876)

Literary tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 01354

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.13.11 Nanna K (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Collections

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.13.11 Nanna K (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: JAOS 095 (pp. 592-611), 593

[Cohen1975JAOS95] Cohen, Mark E. 1975. “The Incantation-Hymn: Incantation or Hymn?” Journal of the American Oriental Society 95 (4): 592–611.
history: VS 2, 68

[Zimmern1912VS2] Zimmern, Heinrich. 1912. Sumerische Kultlieder Aus Altbabylonischer Zeit. Erste Reihe. Vorderasiatische Schriftdenkmäler Der Königlichen Museen Zu Berlin, Heft 2. Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: VAT 01354
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Provenience

Provenience: Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
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Chronology

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

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-01 at 13:41:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	approved

External Resources

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

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (4.13.11) (4.13.11)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (4.13.11) (4.13.11)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P342876) (P342876)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000680 (Nanna K) composite (P478900)	View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000680, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P342876.

CDLI Literary 000680, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P342876). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342876 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000680, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342876 (Accessed: December 12, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000680, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P342876.

CDLI Literary 000680, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P342876). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P342876 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000680, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P342876 (Accessed: December 12, 2025).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P342876},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P342876},
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