CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 013 & 000574, ex. 018 (P279882)

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

N 5875

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 3.03.01 Letter from Ur-saga to a King; (witness) ETCSL 3.03.02 Letter from School; 6x5 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

58.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-da#
2'. [... {d}]inanna#-ra [...]-de3#-tah
3'. [...] amasz# ku3-ga bulug3-ga2 [...]-ke4 pa3-da
4'. [...]-zu# dumu an-na-me-en
5'. [...] dingir#?-ra#?-gin7#?
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
  (to be entered)
  rest broken
reverse
  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
  • Measurements (mm): 58.0 high × 73.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: 2 cols
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  • N.d. [Peterson, Jeremiah, BPAO 09 (2011) 274 (1524325)]

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  • Museum No.: N 5875
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Földi, Zsombor; Jiménez, Enrique Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved
2016-08-23 at 08:42:41 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-10-07 at 07:39:07 Wagensonner, Klaus Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI approved

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000573 (Letter from Ur-saga to a King) composite (P473736) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000573, Ex. 013 & 000574, Ex. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P279882.

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 013 & 000574, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P279882). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P279882 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 013 & 000574, ex. 018 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P279882 (Accessed: March 27, 2023).

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