CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 003 (P259261)

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

CBS 02206 + UM 29-15-341

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) Literary Letter; from Lugalmurub to a king)

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-a-du11
3. i-{d}utu ab-sin2 ib2#-[ta-an-zi-ga]
4. GIR3-GIR3-e szu bi2-in-gar [szibir-bi mu-un-dab5-ba]
5. lugal idim-bi-sze3 ab-szid-[de3-a]
6. u3-de3#-tah#
7. {disz}lugal-nesag-e dumu# nibru#[{ki} ARAD2-zu] [...]
10.a. [iri kur2-ra] tum12#{muszen#}-[gin7 sze mi-in-sza4]
10.b. sza3-ne-sza4# [la-ba-an-tuku]
11. ur-gin7 ki gam-ma nu-zu szu dag-[dag-ge ba-si]
12. muszen szu sur2-du3{muszen}-ta dal-a-gin7 ur5-[da i3-ak-en]
13. {gisz}kiri6 a nu-du11-ga-gin7 asil3-[la2-mu] hab2-ba ba-[an-ug5]
14. igi la2 e2 lugal-ga2-ke4 ib2#-[si-ge] i5-gar gig# [ma-la2]
reverse
1. [...] ur-gin7# [...]
2. u3#-u8#-a#-u8# x x [...] x x a-x
3. gu4-gin7 mur#-mu# KA ba-szub6# nu#?-[tuku-gin7] szu i3-sza-an#-[sza]
4. pesz amar-mu gud3-bi# [zi ba-ni-in-gi4] ka u2 gu7 x-[pesz]
5. edin KAL! im-ri-a-ta ASZ bad-[ra2-gin7] e2 ur5-ur5-ra [ba-dab5-be2]
6. [ug5]-ga ki nu-tum2-ma-[me-en sze-gin7 ar3-ar3] [...]
7. [szesz]-mu# lu2 kur2 nu-[me-a igi tur mu-un-gid2]
  double ruling
  blank space

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 Preservation: fragment
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  • history: Ali, Fadhil A., Letters (1964) 092, UM 29-15-341 +,

    [sec47741] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 02206 + UM 29-15-341
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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
2018-05-17 at 15:36:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-08-01 at 12:59:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:56:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 07:38:55 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum 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. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259261.
CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P259261). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259261 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259261 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000575, ex. 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259261},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P259261},
}


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