CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 096 (P356460)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Penn —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
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1. [...] musz#-e#-esz2# eme#-[...]
2. {d}nin-urta lugal {d}en-lil2#-[...]
3. ur-sag {sa}szu2-usz-gal lu2#-[...]
4. {d}nin-urta ni2-giz-zux(MI)#-zu# [...]
reverse
1. szur2 ki-bala-sze3 tum3 ukkin-bi dul-dul#
2. {d}nin-urta lugal dumu a-a-ni [...] su3-ud-bi-sze3# [...]
3. {gisz#}gu#-za# bara#-mah#-[...]
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Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.06.02 Ninurta’s Exploits (witness))
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • history: Lugale, 2 (1983) 017 G3

    [vanDijk1983Lugale] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1983. Lugal Ud Me-Lám-Bi Nir-G̃ál : Le Récit Épique et Didactique Des Travaux de Ninurta, de Déluge et de La Nouvelle Création. Leiden : E. J. Brill.

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  • Museum No.: Penn —
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0918,404
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-12 at 15:29:36 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-10-25 at 05:25:32 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000351 (Ninurta's Exploits [Lugale]) composite (P469530) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 096 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356460.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 096 artifact entry (No. P356460). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356460 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 096 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356460 (Accessed: August 18, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000351, ex. 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356460},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000351, Ex. 096 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356460.
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 096 artifact entry (No. P356460). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356460 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000351, ex. 096 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356460 (Accessed: August 18, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000351, ex. 096 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356460},
}

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ID  - P356460
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