CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 009 (P356894)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 04582

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.04 Enmerkar and En-suhgir-ana (witness) Enmerkar and Ensuhkeshdanna)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text content

Genre(s) Literary (ETCSL 1.08.02.04 Enmerkar and En-suhgir-ana (witness) Enmerkar and Ensuhkeshdanna)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P356894

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist Ni 04582
Accession Number

References

  • primary: ISET 3, 021, Ni 04582

    [ISET3] “Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul.” nd. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari.

  • history: AfO 29/30 (pp. 98-103), 100

    [Behrens1983AfO29/30] Behrens, Hermann. 1983. “Review: Enmerkar and Ensuḫkešdanna, A Sumerian Narrative Poem. (Occasional Publications of the Babylonian Fund, 2).” Archiv Für Orientforschung 29 (30): 98–103. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41661914.

  • history: FTS, p. 229, Fig. 71

    [Kramer1956FTS] Kramer, Samuel N. 1956. From the Tablets of Sumer : Twenty-Five Firsts in Man’s Recorded History. Indian Hills, Colorado: The Falcon’s Wing Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-12 at 18:56:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-12 at 18:52:22 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000370, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356894.
CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P356894). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356894 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356894 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000370, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P356894.
CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P356894). (2024, September 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356894 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000370, ex. 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356894 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 12},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356894},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356894},
}

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