The Barton Cylinder, one of the oldest myth texts

c. 2500–2300 BC · Sumer

The Barton Cylinder, one of the oldest myth texts, from Sumer, dated c. 2500–2300 BC. It was found at Nippur. Today it is kept at the Penn Museum, Philadelphia.

Date

c. 2500–2300 BC

Civilization

Sumer

Found at

Nippur

Where it is today

Penn Museum, Philadelphia

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