CDLI Literary 000359, ex. 001 (P355681)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Metadata history

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 120011

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.07.07 Šumunda Grass (witness) liturgy)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

145.0 mm × 62.0 mm

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.07.07 Šumunda Grass (witness) liturgy)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000359 (Šumunda Grass) composite (P469666) Q000359 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P355681

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 145.0 mm × 62.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 120011
Accession Number 1928-07-16, 0011

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 1.7.7
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 1.7.7
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.120011
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P355681
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1928-0716-11

References

  • history: Kramer, Samuel N., Studies Gordon (1980) 088-089

    [sec91507] N.d.

  • history: WZKM 099 (pp. 355-376), 355-376

    [Wagensonner2009WZKM99] Wagensonner, Klaus. 2009. “What Is the Matter with the Numun-Plant? BM 120011 Reconsidered.” Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes 99: 355–76.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-11 at 16:24:14 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
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 View
2006-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000359, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P355681.
CDLI Literary 000359, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P355681). (2024, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355681 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000359, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355681 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355681},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355681},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000359, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 11, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P355681.
CDLI Literary 000359, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P355681). (2024, October 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P355681 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000359, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P355681 (Accessed: October 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 11},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000359, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P355681},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P355681},
}


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DA  - 2024/10/11/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P355681
LB  - CDLI:P355681
M1  - 2026/10/8/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000359, ex. 001 artifact entry
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