CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 012 & 000574, ex. 017 & 000575, ex. 014 (P256971)

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 Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

UM 29-16-480

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.01 Letter from Ur-saga to a King (witness); ETCSL 3.03.02 Letter from Literary letters)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [inim-zu im] an#-ta# [szeg3-ge26-gin7] szid# nu-du12-du12-dam#
2'. [{disz}ur]-sa6#-ga# ARAD2-zu na#-ab#-be2#-a#
3'. [lugal-mu] bar-ga2 en3 bi2-in#-[tar dumu] uri2{ki}-ma-me-en#
4'. [tukum]-bi lugal#-mu an#-[na-kam]
5'. [e2 ad-da]-ga2# lu2# [nam-ba-ab-tum3]
6'. [ki-ur3 e2 ad-da]-ga2# lu2#? [nam-mu-da-an-kar-re]
7'. lugal-mu# [he2-en-zu]
8'. [lugal] {d}utu#-[gin7 sza3 kalam-ma mu-un-zalag-ga]
9'. u3-[na-du11]
10'. i-{d}utu [ab-sin2 ib2-ta-an-zi-ga]
11'. GIR3 [ti-id-nu-um{ki}-e szu bi2-in-gar ...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 51.0 high × 54.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: chip
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  • N.d. [Peterson, Jeremiah, BPAO 09 (2011) 275 (1521483)]

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  • Museum No.: UM 29-16-480
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Földi, Zsombor; Jiménez, Enrique Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved
2018-06-01 at 05:06:07 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved
2016-08-23 at 17:19:30 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2016-08-23 at 17:11:25 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2016-08-23 at 08:37:33 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-11-21 at 08:56:23 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-10-07 at 07:38:48 Wagensonner, Klaus Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000573 (Letter from Ur-saga to a King) composite (P473736) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000573, Ex. 012 & 000574, Ex. 017 & 000575, Ex. 014 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256971.

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 012 & 000574, ex. 017 & 000575, ex. 014 artifact entry (No. P256971). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256971 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 012 & 000574, ex. 017 & 000575, ex. 014 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P256971 (Accessed: March 27, 2023).

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