Fragment of the Sumerian King List

c. 1900–1600 BC · Babylon

Fragment of the Sumerian King List, from Babylonia, dated c. 1900–1600 BC. It was found at Nippur. Today it is kept at the Penn Museum, Philadelphia.

Date

c. 1900–1600 BC

Civilization

Babylon

Found at

Nippur

Where it is today

Penn Museum, Philadelphia

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