CDLI Literary 000373, ex. 005 & 000561, ex. 018 & 000562, ex. 005 & 000563, ex. 005 & 000564, ex. 006 & 000565, ex. 003 & 000573, ex. 015 & 000574, ex. 011 & 000575, ex. 010 & 000576, ex. 005 & 000577, ex. 003 & 000578, ex. 005 & 000579, ex. 005 & 000580, (P230799)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey, Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

Ist Ni 09701 + N 3210 + N 3264 + N 3266 + N 3294 + N 3303 + N 3308 + N 3310 + N 3431 + N 3461 + N 7134 + UM 29-16-139 (+) N 3461

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

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Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 2.01.03 History of the Tummal (witness); ETCSL 3.01.21 Letter from Aba-ind Listed in Liebermann MSLF as model contracts: excerpts. Letter collection B.)

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Sumerian

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column 1
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1'. [...] mi-ni-ib-tu5#-[...] sahar# igi-ga2? [...]
2'. [ur]-e# ad6 i-ib2-gu7 gaba#-[...]
3'. uszumgal-e sag gesz um-mi-ib2-ra#-[...]
4'. gesz-gi izi i-ib2-gu7 a#-[...]
5'. {d}utu# i3 un-gu7# ga# un#?-[...] szu-ni ib2-[...]
  with Michalowski
6'. ga2-e me-na-am3 sza3 szul#-gi# [...] ki-be2 ha-ma#-[...]
  single ruling
7'. lugal-ga2 u3#-[na-du11]
8'. {disz}{d}sin-illat ra-bi [si2-ka3-tum-ma]
9'. ARAD2-zu [na-ab-be2-a]
10'. ka-ku-la-tum{ki#}-[sze3 gaba-ri gid2-da-mu-ne]
11'. mar-tu {gesz}tukul#-[bi-da szubtu5-ta im-ma-zi]
12'. ge26-e [zi-ga-mu-ne 1(gesz'u) i3-gaz 2(gesz'u) i3-dab5]
13'. ka#-[ku-la-tum{ki}-sze3 ba-ni-ku4]
14'. [tukum-bi lugal]-mu# [ugnim-ma] tusz-u3-bi# [ab-be2]
15'. {kusz}a-ga2-la2 kesz2-da-bi szu he2-em-ib-tak4-tak4
16'. tukum-bi lugal-mu# ugnim#-ma# nu-tusz-u3-bi ab-be2#
17'. he2-em-ma-su8-be2-esz
18'. lugal-mu he2#-en#-[zu]
19.a'. [{disz}{d}suen]-illat#
19.b'. ra-bi-si2-ka3-tum-ma# [u3-na]-du11#
20'. [{d}i-din-{d}da]-gan# lugal-zu na-ab-[be2-a]
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column 2
1-2. [...] ku4-ku4 x?-de3#? [kin bar ha-ra]-ak-ne
3. [lugal-mu tuku-ne-ne {gesz}tukul erin2-na]
4. [ka-giri3-za lah5-am3]
5. ugnim-zu nam-bi2-la2-e
6.a. ul4-la-bi ga2-nam-ma
6.b. a-ma-ru-kam
7. lugal-ga2 u3-na-du11
8. {disz}{d}nanna-ki-ag2 ra-bi-si2-ka3-tum-ma
9. ARAD2#-zu na-ab-be2-a
10. [e2]-danna#{ki} lugal-mu ba#-an#-da-bala
11. sza3# e2#-danna#{ki}-sze3 6(disz) me-at ugnim gu#-[un-gu-nu]-um#
12. [{disz}]at#-ta-ma-an-nu-um-e ba-ni-in#-ku4
13. ugnim#-bi iri-sag-an-na libir-ra-sze3 ku4-ku4-de3 la-ba-szum2
14. [iri ki]-gibil-am3 al-dur2-ru-ne-esz
15. ugnim#-bi gu2 i7-amar-{d}suen-ka-ta
16. [szeg12] du3-u3-de3 du-un-nu-um{ki} ak-de3
17. [u3 i7 ba]-al-e-de3 ba-gen
18. [tukum-bi] lugal#-mu NIM ki {gesz}pan {gesz}gag-pan
19. [x?] x? {gesz}ma2 tur-tur szu-ku6-x-x
20. [{kusz}a-ga2-la2] kesz2-da-bi {gesz}tukul# [{gesz}x] [...] x x
21. [a2 me3 nu]-um-ta-e3#
22. ugnim#-[bi] gu2 i7-amar-[{d}suen-ka]-ta
23. szeg12 ba-du3-e x [du-un-nu-um ba-ak]-e u3 i7 [al-ba-al]-e
24. lugal-mu nam#-[ba-e-sze-ba-e]-ne#
24. a-ma-ru-kam
25. {disz#}{d#}[nanna-ki-ag2 ra-bi-si2]-ka3-tum-ma
26. [a]-na#-asz-am3 [ge26-e nu-zu-mu-ta] za-e szu gar [lugal-zu li-bi2-in-gi4]
27. a2-sze 4(disz) li-mu#-[um erin2 lu2 {gesz}szukur]
28. 2(disz) li-mu-um [erin2 lu2 {gesz}pan]
29. 2(disz) li-mu-um [erin2 lu2 dur10-tab-ba im-mu]-e#-szi#-sar
30. [lu2-kur2 iri-gibil-a al-dur2]-ru-na
31. [ki-tusz]-bi#-ta sar-bi2-ib
32. [kin-sze3 szu i3-gar-re-ne nam-bi2-sze-ga]
33. [iri dili-dili za3-ba] za3-za en-nu-ug3-bi ak-ab
34. [iri]-bi szu-zu-ta la-ba-ra-e3
35.a. nam-lu2-ulu3-zu gar-bi2-ib
35.b. a-ma-ru-kam
36. lugal gu4 igi gun3 su6 {na4}za-gin3 la2-a-mu-ur2
37. [u3]-na#-du11
38. [alan ku3]-sig17# u4# du10#-ga# du2-da
column 3
1. [...]
2. [en nir-gal2 {d}]inanna-ra u3-na-de3-tah
3. [{disz}ur-sa6-ga ARAD2]-zu na-[ab-be2-a]
4. lugal#-[mu bar]-ga2 en3 li-bi2-in-tar dumu uri2{ki#}-[ma-me-en]
5. tukum#-bi lugal-ga2 an-na-[du10]
6. e2 [ad-da]-mu lu2 nam-ba-ab-tum3
7. ki-[ur3 e2 ad]-da-ga2 lu2 nam-mu-da-an-kar-re
8. [lugal-mu] he2-en-zu
  single ruling
9. lugal zalag-ga-ni iti6#-gin7# kur#-kur-ra pa e3-a
10. u3-na-du11!
11. lugal {d}utu-gin7 di si sa2 ku5-ku5-de3# [esz-bar {d}]isztaran#-gin7 si sa2-sa2-ra
12. lugal szud3-de3 gesz tuku-mu-ur2 u3-[na-de3]-tah
13. {disz}lugal-szu2 dumu nibru{ki} ARAD2-zu [na-ab-be2]-a#
14. udu-gin7 ka u2 gu7-mu mu-e-pa3 [naga] dub2#-ba [i-ni-bad]
15. gu4 {gesz}szudul4-a nu-ub-ha-za la2-gin7 edin-e [ba-ab-gen-ne-en]
16. ab2 amar-bi nu-ub-da-la2-a-gin7 gu3 arhusz-a im#?-[me]
17. u8 sila4-bi e2-ubur-ra dab5-ba-gin7 szu ba-ab-dab5#-[be2]
18. muszen-gin7 gud3-ga2 lu2 szu ba-ni-in-ti#
19. {gesz}ma2 kar gi-na li-bi2-ib-tak4-a-gin7 tum9 ba-ab#-[diri-ge-en]
20. i-si-isz sila nibru{ki}-ke4 mu-gu7-e#-[en]
21. iri kur2 iri-ga2 mu-da-ku4 lu2 en3 tar#-[re la-ba-tuku]
22. e2 kur2 e2-ga2 mu#-da#-ku4# ugu#-ga2#-[asz ba-ab-dun]
23. iri-ga2 sag#-[gin7 ku3 la-ba-ni-DU siki sag mu-sir2 ba-la2]
24. gu5#-[li du10-sa zu-a kal-la-mu]
25. [du10-ge-esz ga-mu gu7-mu ka-mu-ta ba-an]-kar#
26. [a-a-mu sza3 ur2-bi-ta gur3-gur3-ru-a ki-ta ba-an]-gar#-re-en
27. [nin arhusz-a-mu e2-bi ba-kal igi nu]-mu-un-szi-bar-re
28. [gesz hul gurun nu-il2-la-gin7 lu2] na-ma-szi-hul2-le
29. [{gesz}gibil-{gesz}gibil-me-en {gesz}isimu2]{sar} nu-tuku-me-en [ur5-re] nam-ba-tum2-un
30. [lugal-mu en3-mu] he2-tar-re [ki-ur3-mu-sze3] he2-em-mi-ib-gi4-gi4-in
31.a. lugal# {d#}[utu-gin7 sza3 kalam-ma]
31.b. [mu]-un#-zalag-ga u3-na-du11
32. i-{d}utu ab-sin2 ib2#-ta-an-zi-ga#
33. ti-id-nu-um{ki}-e szu bi2-in-gar szibir-bi mu-un-dab5-ba
34.a. lugal idim-bi-sze3 ab-szid-de3-a
34.b. u3-na-de3-tah
35. {disz}lugal-nesag-ge26 dumu nibru{ki} ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a
36.a. sul-a-lum nu-zu-mu sag-ki ba#-a-gid2
36.b. x x?-mu mu-pa3
37.a. iri kur2-ra tum12{muszen}-gin7 sze
37.b. mi-ni-sza4 sza3-ne-sza4 la-ba-[an-tuku]
38. ur-gin7 ki gam-ma nu-zu szu dag-dag-ge# [ba-si]
39. muszen szu sur2-du3{muszen}-ta dal#-[a-gin7 ur5-da i3-ak-en]
40. {gesz}kiri6 a szu-ta nu#-[du11-ga-gin7 asil3-la2-mu hab2-ba ba-an-ug5]
41. igi la2 e2 lugal-ga2#-[ke4 ib2-si-ge inim-gar gig ma-la2]
42. zarah# [...]
column 4
1. u3#-[...] AN [...]
2. [pesz amar-mu] gud3#-ba zi#? [ba-ni-in-gi4 ka u2 gu7 ba-pesz]
3. [gu4-gin7 mur-mu eme ba-szub6 nu-tuku-gin7] szu# ab-sza-an#?-[sza]
4. [edin KAL im]-ri-a-ta ASZ bad-ra2#-[gin7 e2 ur5]-ur5-ra ba-dab5-be2#
5. [ug5-ga ki] nu-tum2-ma-me-en sze-gin7 ar3#-[ar3] [...]
6. szesz#-[mu] lu2# kur2 nu-me-a igi tur mu-un#-[gid2]
7. sag [x x?] gu2 ki-sze3 ba-la2
8. sza6-ga-[mu] hul-sze3 mu-da-se3
9. lugal KA-ga [x x] bala#-bala-e {d}utu-x# [ha-ma-diri]
10.a. en-me-bara2-ge4#-[e-si lugal-e]
10.b. [lugal-e iri-na-nam e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3]
11. ag-a dumu en-me-[bara2-ge4-e-si]
12. tum-ma-al{ki}-e pa bi2#-[i-e3]
13. {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-e [in-tum3]
14. a-ra2 1(disz)-a-kam tum-ma-al[{ki} ba-szub]
15. [{disz}mes-an-ne2]-pa3#-da bur-szu2-szu2-a e2 [{d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3]
16. [{disz}mes-ki-ag2-nun]-na# dumu mesz3-an-ne2#-[pa3-da-ke4]
17. [tum-ma-al{ki}]-e# pa bi2-[i-e3]
18. [x x x]
19. [x x x]
20. [tum-ma]-al{ki}-e pa bi2#-[i-e3]
21. [{d}]nin#-lil2 tum-ma-al[{ki}-sze3] in-[tum3]
22. [a]-ra2 3(disz)-a-kam tum-ma-[al{ki} ba-szub]
23. na#-an-ni {gesz}kiri6 mah e2 [{d}en-lil2-la2 in-du3]
24. mes-ki-ag2-{d}nanna dumu na-an-ni-ke4
25. tum-ma-al{ki}-e [pa bi2-i-e3]
26. {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-[al{ki}-sze3 in-tum3]
27. a-ra2 4(disz)-a-kam tum-[ma-al{ki} ba-szub]
28. ur-{d}namma-ke4 e2-[kur in-du3]
29. {d}szul-gi dumu [{d}ur-{d}namma-ke4]
30. tum-ma-al{ki}-e pa# [bi2-i-e3]
31. {d}nin-lil2 tum-ma-al#[{ki}-sze3 in-tum3]
32. a-ra2 5(disz)-a-kam tum#-[ma-al{ki} ba-szub]
33.a. szu amar-{d}suen-[ka-ta]
33.b. [...]
34. en-am#-[gal-an-na en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga masz2-e in-pa3-de3]
35. {d}[nin-lil2 tum-ma-al{ki}-sze3 i3-de6-de6-en]
36. ensi2 saga-[ra u3-ne-a-du11]
37. {disz}ur-{d}en-lil2-la2-ke4# [na-ab-be2-a]
38. pa5 i3-luh-ha# [a i-ib2-tum3]
39. {disz}{d}en-a2-la2-mu u3 ha#-an#-[za-mu]
40. ib2-si-ge-esz mu-da#-[an-kar-re-esz]
41. {disz}lugal-an-ne2 na-ab-be2#-[a]
42. ge26-e pa5 1(disz)-am3 za-e pa5# 1(disz)#-am3# [ensi2 pa5 1(disz)-am3]
43. a he2-mu-e-de6 bi2-du11 nu-mu-un-sze-ge-esz#
44. erin2 i7-zu nu-ma# pa5-bi a i-ib2-tum3
45. ga2-a zah2-bi a ma-ab-tum3
46.a. a2 ma-tur 5(disz) gurusz 1(u)?
46.b. hu-mu-e-szi-gi4-gi4-ma a-[ma-ru-kam]
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column 1
1. lugal#-me u3-na-du11
2. ensi2# saga-ke4 na-ab-be2-a
3.a. [a-sza3] da-ab-ta{ki} 3(szar2) GAN2
3.b. esz2-gar3 {d#}en#-lil2 {d}x-[lil2 u3 {d}nin-urta]
4. [sza3-bi-ta] 3(bur3)# GAN2 szukur2 lu2 [nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne]
5. [1(bur3)-am3 sa]-x a-sza3-[ga-bi]
6. iq#?-bi#-szum2 u3 a-bi-qa2#-[ti-e] inim [mu]-da-an-gar-re-[esz]
7. [tukum-bi lugal-me an-na-kam]
8. [ra-gaba hu-mu-szi-in]-gi4-gi4#-[ma]
9. kin# [a-ak bulug a-sza3 inim du11]-ga mu-ni-[ib-e]
10. [x x?] gaba a-sza3-[ga-bi]
11. {gesz}al-ta ba-dub2 kin-[sze3 ba-ak]
12. erin2 tah-hu-um engar sza3-gu4 lu2# [{gesz}apin-na nu-me-a]
13. gu4 didli-ta a-sza3 gesz [bi2-ur3]
14. al i3-ak-en-de3-en lugal-[me he2-en-zu]
15. kiszib3 mu sar ur-dun dam-gar3-ra# [u2-gu ba-an-de2]
16. inim pu-uh2-[ru-um-ma-ta]
17. nimgir-e sila-sila-a si [gu3 ba-ni-in-ra]
18. lu2 na-me nig2 na-me ugu#-[na] li#-[bi2-in-tuku]
19. {disz}lu2-{d}suen-[na] szagina#
20. {disz}lugal-me#-[lam2] ensi2# [saga]
21. {disz}[zu-zu um-mi-a]
22. [{disz}si]-du3# [dub-sar]
23. [{disz}ad]-lul# [agrig]
24. [{disz}ba-an]-sa6#-ge-en# [gala]
25. [{disz}ul-li2-a] ha-[za-nu-um]
26. [nimgir lu2]-ki#-inim-ma
27. al-su3#-u4# kaskal# [i-im-re7-de3-en]
28. u3 lugal gi-[na lugal-me ir ba-an-us2]
29. kaskal-kaskal-e [kaskal ba-an-tah]
30. ama-me en3 u3-x-[in-tar-re-de3-en]
31. dag#-gi4-me u4 na#?-szu2-usz-e [LUL-ASZ]
32.a. 1(disz) sila3 mun 1(disz) sila3 gazi
32.b. 1(disz) sza3-ga-du3{tug2}
33. lu2-gir7 hu#-[mu-e-gi4]
34.a. kaskal-me al-su3-u4
34.b. a-ma-ru-[kam]
35.a. lu2 di lu2 di
35.b. ama-mu-ra u3-na-du11
36. {ugu}ugu4-bi na-ab-be2-a
37. uri2{ki} iri giri17-zal {d}nanna-ka
38. eridu{ki} iri he2-gal2 {d}en-ki-ga-ka
39. ge26-e egir {gesz}ig e2 nar#-gal-la-ke4 al-tusz-en#
40. [igi-tum3-la2 mu-gu7]-en
41. [nam-ba-da-ug7]-en
42. [ninda ba-ra-gibil-la2 kasz ba-ra]-gibil-la2
43.a. [lu2-gir7 kaskal-e szu]
43.b. [tak4-ma]-ab# a-ma-ru-kam
column 2
1. [{disz}i-la-ak-ni-id u3]-na#-du11
2. [{disz}{d}utu-du10-e na]-ab-be2-a
3. [kaskal iti 1(disz) u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam u4 ni2-za] he2#-bi2-DU
4.a. sza3# ni#-qum#-ma#-ta# a#-na#-x-[am3]
4.b. [iti]-da# u4 3(disz)-kam-ma-bi a2 ag2-ga2-zu [na]-ma#-tum3
5. bar-zu en3 bi2-tar giri3-zu# [si ba-ab-sa2]
6. [2(disz)] ansze#-gesz#-a ku3-bi# [4(disz) gin2]
7. x x x
8. a2 {gesz}ma2#-zu# 1(disz)# gin2#
9. a2 mas-su {gesz}ma2-zu 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
10. a bi2-si-ig
11. zi-ga didli-zu sza3-bi-ta nu-gal2
12. 2(asz) gun2 siki da-ga-al-tum-ma ku3-bi ha-ra-da-szid#
13. nig2-sa10-ma ku3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na-kam nagga-a gi4-ma-ni-ib
14.a. {na4}du8-szi-a {na4}nir7-igi {na4}nir7-musz-gir2
14.b. gesztu2-zu he2-en-gal2
15. ku3 didli-zu sag-bi ha-ra-dab5 im-ma hu-mu-ra-ab#-tag#
16.a. u4-da-ta a2# ag2#-ga2#-x x-[em-tum3]
16.b. [a-ma-ru-kam]
17. {disz}{d}en-[lil2-mas-su dimma ad gi4 sa6 ka lal3 inim] gun3-gun3-ra [u3-na-a]-du11
18. [dumu dingir-ra-ni-ir gub-ba a]-a ama-ni ni2 te-ge26-ra
19. [u3-na]-de3-tah
20. [{d}alad {d}lamma dingir kal]-la#-mu ulutim2 alan zil2-zil2-i
21. [me-te] nam-dub-sar-ra
22. ur#-[sag] sza3 zalag-e-de3 he2#-[du7] e2-gal-la a2# [ag2] ki-bi gi4
23. [sza3 lugal-la-na du10-du10-ge]-ra u3-na-de3-tah
24. {disz}lugal-nesag-e [nu-esz3 {d}en-lil2-la2] x x x
25. [sza3-mu mu-da-szub enmen2 sza-gar]-mu# ba-tur
26. [nam]-zu# ib2#-gu7#-en [i-si-isz]-zu# ib2-si#-ge#-en
27. mah#-zu# ib2-sur#-re-en
28. bar-sa6-zu ib2-til-en
29. lib# bar ak-mu-ta si? ba!-dag
30. gesztu2# sza3-mu-ta lul ba-gar
31. [ni2 te-te]-mu#-ta sza3-mu usz2 lugud ba-si
32. [en3 tar-tar-re]-de3# zi ba-a-ir
33. [ki nam tar-ra-sze3 nu]-ub#-da-gen-na-asz
34. [du11-ga {d}en-lil2-la2-ta musz3-me-zu igi he2]-bi2-ib-du8
column 3
1-2. [a-zu kalam-ma-ra] u3-[na-du11]
3.a. nin# tu6# du11-ga-ni ug3
3.b. szar2# [ti-le mu7-mu7-ma-ni ug3 sa6-ga]
4. nin sza3#-ne#-sza4# lu2# ti-ti szud3#-[de3 ki-ag2-ra]
5.a. sza3 gur-ra sza3-la2 SUD a-ra#-zu#
5.b. gesz tuku-mu#-[ur2 u3-na-de3-tah]
6. ti-la ug5-ga# en3 tar-bi [za-e-me-en]
7. lu2-ku5-lu2-ku5-ra2 du7#?-du7 gal-bi#-[me-en]
8.a. {disz}{d}inanna-ka# dumu#-munus {d}en-lil2#-[a2]-mah
8.b. geme2-zu na-ab#-[be2-a]
9. ki-nu2 i3-szub-ba-mu-da# 2(disz)#-kam-ma-bi#
10. u2-u8-a-u8-a al#-gen#-na-mu# a#-ra2#-bi# nu-[zu]
11. nin-mu e2 ma-an-du3-ma igi la2-bi ba-tusz#-[en]
12.a. zu-a kal-la-mu giri3 kur2 mu-da-[an-dab5-be2-esz]
12.b. lu2 en3 tar-re# [la-ba-an]-tuku#
13.a. im-ma-si im-ma-[diri-ga-ta]
13.b. [zi] al#-ir-ir-en
14. tukum-bi# [nin-ga2] an-na-kam
15. a2-sag3 su#-ga2# [gal2-la] su#-ga2 he2-eb-ta-an-zi
16. ki-in-DU nam#-[ti-la]-ka# giri3#-mu he2-bi2-ib-gub-be2
17. [u3 ge26-e] geme2-zu he2-me-en
18. [e2-a-ni kisal-luh-bi] he2-me-en igi-ni-sze3 ga-gub
19. [u3-ba-sa6-ge nin]-mu# lu2-ku5-du du7-du7
20. [mu-sze3] ga-sa4
21. [{disz}lugal-nesag-e dumu zu]-zu um-mi-a nibru{ki}-ke4
22. [tu6-ni-lu2-sa6] ur kin-gi4-a-ka-ni [{d}nin-tin-ug5-ga]-ra# mu#-na#-an#-dim2#
23. [nam-bi-sze3 ur-e nin-a-ni-ir kun mu-na-ab-gun3-gun3 szeg12 mu-na-ab-gi4?]
24. [nin an ki-bi szukur2 szum2]-ma agrig {d}en-lil2-la2
25. [akan{a-ka-an} du10] kur#-kur sza3 si-si nam-he2-a DU-DU-e
26. a2-sag3 simx(GIG)-ma sza3-bi bar ak giri3-pad-ra2 igi bar-re
27. sa nam-ti-la nam-usz2-a-ke4 igi sa6-sa6 nig2-kesz2-bi sa6-ge
28. nig2 ra-ah-a du11-ga zi ir-ra [ki] gig-[bi] zu#-zu#
29. [a]-zu# sa6-ge szim#-mu2 du2-ra-ta [sza3 lu2-ulu3 igi du8]
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column 4
1. [um-mi-a] szu# igi# [du-zu-ne]
2.a. [{d}nin]-imma3# dingir-zu
2.b. u3 {d}nisaba nin gesztu2# [dagal-la-ke4]
2.c. gesztu2 ha-ra-ab#-[szum2-mu-ne]
3.a. nig2 im-ma im-sar-re-a
3.b. iri szu-bi nu#-gi4 al-me-a nu-e-zu-u3
4. 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar 1(disz) tug2 2(disz) {tug2}bar-si
5. lu2-gi-na szu mu-ra-tak4-tak4# szu ti-ba-ab
6. ha-la tak4-tak4 ama-zu szu nam-bi2-te-en-te
7. a-ma-ru-kam
8. {disz}lugal-ibila u3-na-du11
9. {disz}inim-{d}inanna-ke4 na-ab-be2-a
10. eme-gir15-sze3 [gu2]-zu na-ab-szub-be2-en
11. 2(disz)-kam-ma-sze3 eme si sa2-bi lu2 mu-[e-szi-in]-gi4-gi4
12. lu2-tur igi-zu#-ta al-durun-un-na
13. e2-dub-ba-a-ta na-ab-ta-e3#-en
14. na-an-ga-ma lu2 na-me lul i-ri-[ib-se3]-ke#
15. ugu ad-da-na-sze3 ga-am3-[gen] a-ra-ab-be2#
16. en-na geszkim ge26-e u3 za-e KA i3-bala-en-da-na
17. lu2 u3 mu-szi-in-gi4-gi4
18. lu2-tur szu nam-bi2-bar-re
19. [silim-ma] bi2#-tuku a-ma-ru-kam
  (colophon)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
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  • history: ISET 2, 114, Ni 09701

    [Çig1976ISET2] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1976. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 2.

  • history: BPOA 9, 276, 279 (N 3431, N 3461)

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: Ali, Fadhil A., Ali Letters (1964) p. 55, 63, 67, 76, 85, 92, 99, 105, 109, 117, 124, 130, 137, 144, 149, 153,

    [sec33585] N.d.

  • history: Michalowski CKU 04,

    [sec33588] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 09701 + N 3210 + N 3264 + N 3266 + N 3294 + N 3303 + N 3308 + N 3310 + N 3431 + N 3461 + N 7134 + UM 29-16-139 (+) N 3461
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-09 at 18:51:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-01-26 at 12:32:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Notizia, Palmiro CDLI approved View
2017-12-28 at 08:32:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-12-28 at 08:30:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-08-23 at 17:14:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-08-23 at 16:54:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-08-01 at 12:46:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-26 at 09:00:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-05-20 at 08:57:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-14 at 11:21:00 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 08:23:11 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000373 (History of the Tummal) composite (P469677) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

20140309 firth: Civil (Farmer's Instr., 177) and Michalowski (CKU p.310) include N 3301, although it is excluded by Kleinerman (CM 42 xxii) and Peterson (BPOA 9, p.309). If correct, it is clearly different from N 3301 in CBS 15091+.P230799 lead; initial joins listed by Civil, Farmer's instructions p.177; latter joins Peterson BPOA 09, p.309P230799 lead; initial joins listed by Civil, Farmer's instructions p.177; latter joins Peterson BPOA 09, p.309

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000373, Ex. 005 & 000561, Ex. 018 & 000562, Ex. 005 & 000563, Ex. 005 & 000564, Ex. 006 & 000565, Ex. 003 & 000573, Ex. 015 & 000574, Ex. 011 & 000575, Ex. 010 & 000576, Ex. 005 & 000577, Ex. 003 & 000578, Ex. 005 & 000579, Ex. 005 & 000580, Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230799.
CDLI Literary 000373, ex. 005 & 000561, ex. 018 & 000562, ex. 005 & 000563, ex. 005 & 000564, ex. 006 & 000565, ex. 003 & 000573, ex. 015 & 000574, ex. 011 & 000575, ex. 010 & 000576, ex. 005 & 000577, ex. 003 & 000578, ex. 005 & 000579, ex. 005 & 000580, artifact entry (No. P230799). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230799 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000373, ex. 005 & 000561, ex. 018 & 000562, ex. 005 & 000563, ex. 005 & 000564, ex. 006 & 000565, ex. 003 & 000573, ex. 015 & 000574, ex. 011 & 000575, ex. 010 & 000576, ex. 005 & 000577, ex. 003 & 000578, ex. 005 & 000579, ex. 005 & 000580, artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230799 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000373, ex. 005 & 000561, ex. 018 & 000562, ex. 005 & 000563, ex. 005 & 000564, ex. 006 & 000565, ex. 003 & 000573, ex. 015 & 000574, ex. 011 & 000575, ex. 010 & 000576, ex. 005 & 000577, ex. 003 & 000578, ex. 005 & 000579, ex. 005 & 000580, artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P230799},
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TI  - CDLI Literary 000373, ex. 005 & 000561, ex. 018 & 000562, ex. 005 & 00
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