CDLI Literary 000356, ex. 004 (P256796)

Literary tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-16-222

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary (ETCSL 1.07.03 Ningešzida’s Descent (witness) Ningishzida and Damu; 9x24x2x2 lines; dupl. VAS 2 35 rev.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Literary (ETCSL 1.07.03 Ningešzida’s Descent (witness) Ningishzida and Damu; 9x24x2x2 lines; dupl. VAS 2 35 rev.)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Fs Lambert (pp. 315-344), UM 29-16-222

    [Jacobsen2000FsLambert] Jacobsen, Thorkild, and Bendt Alster. 2000. “Ningiszida’s Boat-Ride to Hades.” In Wisdom, Gods and Literature : Studies in Assyriology in Honour of W.G. Lambert, 315–44. inona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-16 at 19:13:00 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000356 (Ningeshzida's Descent) composite (P469663) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000356, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256796.
CDLI Literary 000356, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P256796). (2024, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256796 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000356, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256796 (Accessed: October 13, 2024).
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