CDLI Literary 000576, ex. 004 & 000577, ex. 006 (P257382)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
UM 55-21-300Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.04 Letter from Ur-Enlila to ensi and sanga; ETCSL 3.03.05 Letter from Literary letter B 10: Urenlila to the ensi and sanga; 16x5 lines; 9.2x6.2)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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1. [ensi2] saga-ra [u3-ne]-a-du11
2. {m#}[ur-{d}en-lil2]-la2#-ke4
3. na#-ab-be2-a
4. pa5# a#-luh-ha a i-ib2-tum3
5. {disz}{d}en-lil2-AN-mu u3 ha-an-za-mu ib2-si-ge-esz
6. mu-da-an-kar-re-esz
7. {disz}lugal-an-ne2 na-ab-be2-a
8. ge26-e pa5 1(disz)-am3
9. za-e pa5 1(disz)-am3
10. ensi2 pa5 1(disz)-am3
11. [a] he2-mu-e-de6 bi2-du11 nu-mu-un-sze-ge-esz
12. [erin2] id2#-zu# nu-ma pa5-bi# [a] i-ib2-[tum3]
13. [ge26-e] zah2-bi a ma-ab-tum3
11. [a2] ma#-tur 5(ia2) gurusz 60(u) hu-mu-e#-szi-in-gi4-gi4-ma
12. a-ma-ru-kam
13. lugal-me u3-na-a-du11
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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- Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.04 Letter from Ur-Enlila to ensi and sanga; ETCSL 3.03.05 Letter from Literary letter B 10: Urenlila to the ensi and sanga; 16x5 lines; 9.2x6.2)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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history: Ali letters, 105
[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 55-21-300
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Excavation No: 3N-T0293
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OI/UM 1951-52: TA 205, level XI 1
- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-23 at 10:12:03 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-13 at 15:11:45 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-13 at 15:10:14 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2014-11-21 at 08:56:23 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-10-07 at 07:38:52 | Wagensonner, Klaus | Atf | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | approved |
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| 2005-02-24 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Score |
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| CDLI Literary 000576 (Ur-Enlila to Governor) composite (P479850) | View the score |