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CDLI Literary 000387, ex. 003 (P461081)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM 061500

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 2.04.01.02 Ur-Namma B (witness) Urnammu B)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Collections

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 2.04.01.02 Ur-Namma B (witness) Urnammu B)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: OrNS 54 (pp. 27-45), 034

[Civil1985OrNS54] Civil, Miguel. 1985. “On Some Texts Mentioning Ur-Namma.” Orientalia , 1985, NOVA SERIES, Vol. 54, No. 1/2, The Articles in This Double- Fascicle Are Dedicated to Johannes J. A. van Dijk 54 (1–2): 27–45. http://www.jstor.org/stable/43075307.
history: ASJ 11, p.27-67, p. 45 D

[Klein1989hymns] Klein, Jacob. 1989. “Building and Dedication Hymns in Sumerian Literature.” Acta Sumerologica 11: 27–67.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: IM 061500
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Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Excavation No: 6N-T0288
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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
2024-08-02 at 14:41:10	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-02 at 14:38:13	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2013-11-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (2.4.1.2) (2.4.1.2)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (2.4.1.2) (2.4.1.2)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P461081) (P461081)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000387 (Ur-Namma B) composite (P469689)	View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000387, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P461081.

CDLI Literary 000387, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P461081). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P461081 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Literary 000387, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P461081 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P461081},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P461081},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000387, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2013) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 2, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P461081.

CDLI Literary 000387, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P461081). (2024, August 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P461081 (Original work published 2013)

CDLI Literary 000387, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P461081 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 2},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000387, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P461081},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P461081},
}

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