CDLI Literary 000744, ex. 002 (P345087)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

CBS 13978 (+?) Ist Ni 02350

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.32.04 Utu C (witness) (CHECK))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary (ETCSL 4.32.04 Utu C (witness) (CHECK))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Peterson, NABU 2014/059Peterson, NABU 2014/059

CDLI number	P345087 P268973 (retired)
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P345087

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	Fragmented

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	CBS 13978 (+?) Ist Ni 02350
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	4.32.4
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	4.32.4
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	Ni.2350
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P345087

References

history: OIP 16, 106

[Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.
history: BE 31, 011

[Langdon1914BE31] Langdon, Stephen Herbert. 1914. Historical and Religious Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur. Vol. 31. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania 31. https://ia804502.us.archive.org/30/items/serababylonianex31univuoft/serababylonianex31univuoft.pdf.
citation: JAOS 60 (pp. 234-257), 240

[Kramer1940] Kramer, Samuel N. 1940. “Langdon’s Historical and Religious Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur-Additions and Corrections.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 60 (June): 234–57. http://www.jstor.org/stable/594011.
citation: NABU 2014/059

[Peterson2014NABU59] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2014. “New Content from the End of Lugalbanda Hurrim.” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 2014 (3).

(with suggested join)
collation: JAOS 60 (pp. 234-257), 240

[Kramer1940] Kramer, Samuel N. 1940. “Langdon’s Historical and Religious Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur-Additions and Corrections.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 60 (June): 234–57. http://www.jstor.org/stable/594011.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-13 at 11:00:17	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-11-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000744, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345087.

CDLI Literary 000744, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P345087). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345087 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000744, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345087 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000744, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345087.

CDLI Literary 000744, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P345087). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345087 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000744, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345087 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 13},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000744, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345087},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345087},
}

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