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CDLI Literary 000581, ex. 001 (P345119)

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 Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 02271

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 3.03.09 Letter from Lugal-nesage to Enlil-massu (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. [{disz}{d}en-lil2-mas-su] dimma ad gi4 sa6 [ka] lal3# inim gun3-gun3-nu-ra u3-na-a-du11
2. [dumu] dingir#-ra-ni-ir gub!-ba a-a ama-ni x x-ra u3-na-de3-tah
3. {d}alad {d}lamma dingir kal-la-mu ulutim2 alan zil2-zil2-i
4. me-te nam-dub-sar
5. he2-du7 e2-gal-la
6. ur-sag sza3 zalag-de3 a2 ag2-ga2 ki-bi gar3
7. sza3 lugal-a-ni du10-du10-ge-ra u3-na-de3-pesz
8. {disz}lugal-nesag-e nu#-esz3# {d}en-lil2-la2 lu2 zu2 bir9 lugal-la
9. dumu {d}en-lil2-al-sa6 um-mi-a nibru{ki}-a-ke4
10. ad-da-zu na-ab-be2-a
11. u4 tak4-en-na-zu ba-hu-hu-bu-usz-en
12. sza3-mu mu-da-szub
13. enmen2 szagar-mu ba-tur
14. nam-zu ib2-gu7-en [i-si-isz-zu ib2-si-ge-en]

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)

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Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.09 Letter from Lugal-nesage to Enlil-massu (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: JAOS 60 (pp. 234-257), 252

[Kramer1940] Kramer, Samuel N. 1940. “Langdon’s Historical and Religious Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur-Additions and Corrections.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 60 (June): 234–57. http://www.jstor.org/stable/594011.
history: BE 31, 047

[Langdon1914BE31] Langdon, Stephen H. 1914. Historical and Religious Texts from the Temple Library of Nippur. Vol. 31. The Babylonian Expedition of the University of Pennsylvania 31. https://ia804502.us.archive.org/30/items/serababylonianex31univuoft/serababylonianex31univuoft.pdf.

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Museum No.: Ist Ni 02271
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Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2014-11-21 at 08:56:23	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-10-07 at 08:23:37	Wagensonner, Klaus	Atf	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	approved
2006-11-07 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	approved

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Composites

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CDLI Literary 000581 (Letter from Lugal-nesage to Enlil-massu) composite (P473740)	View the score

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“CDLI Literary 000581, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345119.

CDLI Literary 000581, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345119). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345119 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000581, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345119 (Accessed: March 11, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000581, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345119},
}

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“CDLI Literary 000581, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345119.

CDLI Literary 000581, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345119). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345119 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000581, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345119 (Accessed: March 11, 2025).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000581, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345119},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345119
LB  - CDLI:P345119
M1  - 2025/3/11/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000581, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P345119
ER  -

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