CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 003 (P257219)

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 55-21-343

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 3.03.10 Letter from Inannaka to Nintinuga (witness) Literary LetterB 17; to Nintinugga)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga agrig# [zi e2-kur-ra]
2. a-zu kalam-ma-ra [u3-na-du11]
3. nin tu6 du11-ga-[ni ug3 szar2 ti-le]
4. mu7-mu7-ga2-[ni] ug3 sa6#-[ga]
5. nin# sza3-ne-sza4 [lu2 ti-ti] szud3-[de3 ki-ag2-ra]
6. [sza3] gur-ru [sza3-la2 SUD a]-ra-zu-e [gesz tuku-mu-ur2]
7. [u3]-na-[de3-tah]
8. [ti]-la ug5-ga en3 tar-bi za-e-me-en
9. [lu2]-ku5-lu2-ku5-ba du7-du7 gal-bi-me-en
10.a. [{disz}{d}]inanna-ka dumu-munus {d}en-lil2-a2-mah#
10.b. geme2#-zu na-ab-be2-a
reverse
1. [ki-nu2 szub-ba]-mu-da 3(disz)-kam-[ma]-ta
2. [u2]-u8-[a-u8-a] al-gen-na-mu
3. [a]-ra2#-bi nu-zu
4. [nin]-mu# e2 ma-an-du3-ma igi# la2-bi# ba#-DIB-en
5. [zu-a] kal#-la-mu [giri3] kur2 [mu-da-an-dab5]-be2
6. [lu2] en3 tar-re [la-ba-an-tuku]
7.a. im#-ma-si mu-da-[diri-ga-ta]
7.b. zi al-ir-[ir-re-en]
18. tukum-bi nin-ga2 [an-na-kam]
19. a2-sag3 su-ga2 gal2-la su#-[ga2 he2-eb-ta-an-zi]
20. ki-in-DU nam-ti#-[la-ka] giri3-mu he2-bi2-[ib-gub-be2]
21. u3 ge26-e geme2-ni he2#-[me-en]
22. e2-a-ni kisal-luh-bi he2#-[me-en] igi-ni-sze3 ga-gub#
23. u3-ba-sa6-ge nin-mu# lu2-ku5-du du7#-[du7]
24. mu-sze3-a ga-an-sa4#

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
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  • Artifact comments:

  • history: Ali, Fadhil A., Letters (1964) 137 + unpub. frag.,

    [sec47245] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 55-21-343
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0542 + 3N-T0900,005
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  • Findspot Comments:

    OI/UM 1951-52: TA 205, level XI 2

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2017-12-28 at 08:30:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:56:23 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
2011-10-07 at 08:23:15 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000582 (Letter from Inannaka to Nintinuga) composite (P473741) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000582, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257219.
CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P257219). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257219 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257219 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000582, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257219},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257219},
}


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