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CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 041 (P356625)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A30195

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness) Dumuzi's dream)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Collections

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.04.03 Dumuzi’s Dream (witness) Dumuzi's dream)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Alster, Dumuzi, 046 u, pl. XVII

[Alster1972Dumuzi] Alster, Bendt. 1972. Dumuzi’s Dream. Aspects of Oral Poetry in a Sumerian Myth. Mesopotamia 1. Copenhagen : Akademisk Forlag, D.B.K.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: OIM A30195
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Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Excavation No: 3N-T0285
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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	Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Oriental Institute Integrated Database (0213daeb-adf1-4be7-b477-a2af6b8883e8) (0213daeb-adf1-4be7-b477-a2af6b8883e8)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (1.4.3) (1.4.3)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (1.4.3) (1.4.3)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P356625) (P356625)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000347 (Dumuzi's Dream) composite (P469528)	View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000347, Ex. 041 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356625.

CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 041 artifact entry (No. P356625). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356625 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 041 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356625 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000347, ex. 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356625},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356625},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000347, Ex. 041 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356625.

CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 041 artifact entry (No. P356625). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356625 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 041 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356625 (Accessed: March 30, 2026).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000347, ex. 041 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356625},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356625},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P356625
LB  - CDLI:P356625
M1  - 2026/3/30/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000347, ex. 041 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P356625
ER  -