CDLI Literary 000709, ex. 001 (P405598)

Literary tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1904.04.021

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 4.22.02 Ninisina B (witness) SM catalogue: sumerian literary composition: šir3-nam-šub-dnin-in-si-na.kam)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

87.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Witness

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 87.0 high × 62.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete; light effacing on obv.
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 4.22.02 Ninisina B (witness) SM catalogue: sumerian literary composition: šir3-nam-šub-dnin-in-si-na.kam)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: JAOS 095 (pp. 592-611), 593

    [Cohen1975JAOS95] Cohen, Mark E. 1975. “The Incantation-Hymn: Incantation or Hymn?” Journal of the American Oriental Society 95 (4): 592–611.

  • history: JCS 16 (pp. 78-81), 079

    [Edzard1962TextsFragments] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1962. “Texts and Fragments 43-48.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 16 (3): 78–81. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359155.

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  • Museum No.: SM 1904.04.021
  • Accession No.: 03625

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-01 at 13:41:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-04 at 19:15:48 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:38:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2010-06-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000709 (Ninisina B) composite (P478923) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000709, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P405598.
CDLI Literary 000709, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P405598). (2024, September 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P405598 (Original work published 2010)
CDLI Literary 000709, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P405598 (Accessed: May 20, 2025).
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