CDLI Literary 000577, ex. 002 (P257244)

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 55-21-287

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 3.03.05 Letter from ensi and sanga to King (witness) Literary letter B11: Ensi and Sanga to a king; 10x5 lines; 7.5x6.5)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [lugal]-me# u3-na-du11
2. ensi2 saga-ke4 na-ab-be2-a
3. [a-sza3] da#-ab-ta{ki} szar2-szar2-szar2 iku
4. esz2-gar3 {d}en-lil2 u3 {d}nin-urta
5. sza3-bi-ta bur3-bur3-bur3{iku}-am3 szukur2 lu2 nig2-dab5#-ba#-ke4-ne
6. bur3{iku}-am3 sa-dur2 a-sza3#-ga-bi
7. {disz}iq-bi-szum2 u3 a-bi-qa2-ti-e inim mu-da-an-gar-re-esz
8. tukum-bi lugal-me an-na-kam
9. ra#-gaba hu-mu-szi-in-gi4-gi4#-ma
10. erin2 tah-hu-um engar sza3-gu4 lu2 {gisz}apin-na nu-me-a
11. gu4# dili-dili-ta# a#-sza3# gisz bi2-ur3
12. [al i3-ak]-en#-de3-en lugal-mu he2-en-zu

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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  • history: Ali letters, 109

    [Ali1964Letters] Ali, Fadhil A. 1964. “Sumerian Letters : Two Collections from the Old Babylonian Schools.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

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  • Museum No.: UM 55-21-287
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0255
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    OI/UM 1951-52: TA 205, level XI fill

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 10:12:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-13 at 15:11:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-13 at 15:10:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2014-11-21 at 08:56:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 07:38:49 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 000577 (Governor to King) composite (P479849) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000577, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257244.
CDLI Literary 000577, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P257244). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257244 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000577, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257244 (Accessed: March 15, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257244},
}


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