CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 008 (P349118)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Uruk (mod. Warka), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

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Museum Collection(s)

Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany

Museum Number

VAT 21575

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Uruk (mod. Warka)

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) Letter)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. lugal gu4 igi gun3 su6 {na4}za-gin3 la2-mu-ur2#
  Akkadian gloss a-na szar-ri sza ki al-pi szi-it-ha-ri# qi2-bi-ma#
2. u3-na-du11
3. alan ku3-sig17 u4 du10-ga tu-da
  Akkadian gloss s,a-lamx(LUM) hu-ra#-s,i i-nu-mi t,a-bu
4. ab2-za-za amasz ku3-ga# bulug3-ga2 sza3 ku3 {d}inanna#-ka pa3-da
  Akkadian gloss wa-tu
5. en nir-gal2 {d}inanna-mu#-ur2 u3#-ne?-de3?-dah
6. za#-e dim2-ma#-zu# dumu# an-na-me-en#
7. du11#-ga-zu inim# dingir-ra-gin7 ur5 nu-gi4-gi4-de3
8. inim#-zu im# an-ta# szeg3-ga2-gin7# szid nu-du12-du12
9. {disz}ur-sa6-ga ARAD2#-zu na-ab#-be2#-a
10. lugal-mu bar-ga2 en3 li-bi2#-in-tar dumu uri2-ma-me-en
11. tukum#-bi lugal-ga2 an-na#-kam
12. e2 ad-da-ga2 lu2 nam#-ba-an-tum3
reverse
1. ki-ur3 e2 ad-da-ga2# lu2 nam#-mu-da-an-kar#-re#
2. lugal-mu he2#-en-zu
  double ruling
3. ($ blank space $) im# le#-x-in-i3-li2# dumu? x x
4. ($ blank space $) szid#-bi# 1(u) 3(disz)
5. ($ blank space $) u4# 2(u)# [n-kam]

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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  • history: AUWE 23, 115

    [Cavigneaux1996AUWE23] Cavigneaux, Antoine. 1996. Uruk. Altbabylonische Texte Aus Dem Planquadrat Pe XVI-4/5. Ausgrabungen in Uruk-Warka. Endberichte, Band 23. Mainz am Rhein: Philipp von Zabern.

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  • Museum No.: VAT 21575
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  • Provenience: Uruk (mod. Warka)
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  • Excavation No: W 16743,b
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2016-08-23 at 17:20:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-08-23 at 16:48:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Veldhuis, Niek CDLI approved View

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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. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349118.
CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P349118). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349118 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349118 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000573, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P349118},
}


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