CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 002 (P257271)

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 55-21-381

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 3.03.03 Letter from Lugal-nesage to King (witness) obv: Literary letter B 8: Lugalnisag to a king; 11x8 lines; 7.5x6.4)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. lugal {d}utu-gin7 sza3 kalam-ma mu-un-zalag-ga
2. u3-na-du11
3. i-{d}utu ab-sin2 ib2-ta-an-zi-ga
4. ti-id-nu-um-e szu bi2-in-dab5 szibir-bi mu-un-dab5-be2
5. lugal idim-bi-sze3 ab-szid-de3-e-a
6. u3-na-de3-tah
7. {disz}lugal-nesag-e dumu nibru{ki}
8. ARAD2#-zu na-ab-be2-a
9. sul#-a#-lum# nu-zu-a sag#-ki# ba-[gid2]
10. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. muszen szu [sur2-du3{muszen}-ta dal-a-gin7] ur5-da# [i3-ak-en]
4. {gisz}kiri6 a szu-ta [nu-du11-ga-gin7] asil3-a-mu hab2-ba ba-an-ug5
5. igi la2 e2 lugal-ga2-ke4-a ib2#-si#-ge i5-gar gig# ma#-la2
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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, Fadhil A., Letters (1964) 092, pl.48, UM 55-21-381,

    [sec47283] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: UM 55-21-381
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0827
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    OI/UM 1951-52: TA gen, level sub-x

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
2013-12-30 at 18:46:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 07:38:51 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 000575 (Lugal-nesage to King) composite (P479851) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000575, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257271.
CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P257271). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257271 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257271 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000575, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P257271},
}


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