CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 004 (P262886)

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 07929

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) Letter from Lugalmurub to a King (Let B 8); (Obv)9x(Rev)9 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] na#-[ab-be2-a]
2.a'. sul#-a-lum nu-zu-mu#
2.b'. [...]
3.a'. iri kur2-ra tum12{muszen#}-[gin7 sze mi-in-sza4]
3.b'. sza3-ne-sza4 la-[ba-an-tuku]
4'. ur-gin7 ki gam-ma nu-zu szu dag-[dag-ge ba-si]
5'. muszen szu sur2-du3-ta dal#-a#-gin7 ur5#-[da i3-ak-en]
6'. {gisz}kiri6 ma-ta nu-du11#-ga-gin7 asil3#-[la2-mu hab2-ba ba-an-ug5]
7'. igi la2# e2 lugal-ga2-ke4 ib2-[si-ge inim-gar gig ma-la2]
8'. [...]-am3# ur-gin7 x# [...]
reverse
1. u3?-u8-LA-[u8] [...]
2. gu4-gin7 mur-ga2 eme ba-szub6# [nu-tuku-gin7] szu sza-an-sza
3. pesz11 amar-mu gud3-bi# zi ba-ni-in-gi4 ka u2 KA ba#?-[pesz]
4. edin KAL im-ri-a-gin7 e2 ur5-ur5-ra ba-[dab5-be2]
5. ug5-ga ki nu-tum2-ma-me-en sze-gin7 ar3-[ar3] [...]
6. szesz-mu lu2 kur2 nu-me-a igi tur mu-un#-[gid2]
7. [x x] gu2# ki#-sze3# [ba-la2]
  rest broken

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
  • Condition Description: Lo. part, r. corner missing, ruled
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  • history: NABU 1988/5,

    [Civil1988spurious] Civil, Miguel. 1988. “A Spurious Sumerian ‘Disputation.’” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1988/5.

  • history: Ali, Fadhil A., Letters (1964) 092f, pl.29,

    [sec48821] N.d.

  • history: Alster NABU 1987, 104 p. 58-59 (drawing),

    [sec48822] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 07929
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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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. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262886.
CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P262886). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262886 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262886 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000575, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262886},
}

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