CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 011 (P356172)

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

Penn —

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 3.01.02 Letter from Šulgi to Aradmu about Apillasha (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: Sumer 26, 176

    [Ali1970Sumer26] Ali, Fadhil A. 1970. “Three Sumerian Letters.” Sumer 26: 145–78.

  • history: SLFN, 22, 3N-T903,102

    [Heimerdinger1979SLFN] Heimerdinger, Jane W. 1979. Sumerian Literary Fragments from Nippur. Vol. 4. Occasional Publications of the Babylonian Fund. Philadelphia : Distributed by the Babylonian Fund, University Museum.

  • history: CKU, 02

    [Michalowski2011CKU] Michalowski, Piotr. 2011. The Correspondence of the Kings of Ur : An Epistolary History of an Ancient Mesopotamian Kingdom. Vol. 15. Mesopotamian Civilizations. Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns.

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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0903,102
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-13 at 15:13:59 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 08:00:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 07:53:26 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-29 at 15:20:10 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-29 at 15:17:51 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000540 (Letter from Shulgi to Aradmu about Apillasha) composite (P473728) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000540, Ex. 011 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 13, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356172.
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 011 artifact entry (No. P356172). (2024, July 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356172 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 011 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356172 (Accessed: January 13, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356172},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356172},
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