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CDLI Literary 000383, ex. 009 (P357159)

Literary tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 A07569

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.02.06 Lament for Eridu (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

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 2.02.06 Lament for Eridu (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: JCS 30 (pp. 127-167), 162-163

[Green1978JCS30] Green, Margaret W. 1978. “The Eridu Lament.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 30 (3): 127–67. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1359696.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A07569
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Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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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
2024-07-25 at 09:33:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-25 at 09:32:08	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other 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
2007-01-29 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Oriental Institute Integrated Database (ed103ea5-eb87-4247-8d18-3a8db2d25d63) (ed103ea5-eb87-4247-8d18-3a8db2d25d63)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.2.6) (2.2.6)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.2.6) (2.2.6)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P357159) (P357159)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000383 (Lament for Eridu) composite (P469685)	View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000383, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357159.

CDLI Literary 000383, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P357159). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357159 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 000383, ex. 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357159 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000383, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357159},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000383, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 25, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357159.

CDLI Literary 000383, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P357159). (2024, July 25). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357159 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 000383, ex. 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357159 (Accessed: February 10, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 25},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000383, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357159},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357159},
}

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M1  - 2026/2/10/
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UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357159
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