CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 005 (P356552)

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 3.03.01 Letter from Ur-saga to a King (witness) Letter)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'-2'. [en nir-gal2 {d}inanna-mu-ur2] u3#-[na-de3-dah]
3'. za-e dim2#-[ma-zu dumu an-na-me-en]
4'. du11-ga-zu# [inim dingir-ra-gin7] ur5 nu-gi4-[gi4-dam]
5'. inim-zu im an-ta szeg3-[ge26-gin7] szid nu-du12-du12-[dam]
6'. {disz}ur-sa6-ga ARAD2-zu na-[ab-be2-a]
7'. lugal-mu bar-ga2 en3-li bi2#-[in-tar] dumu uri2{ki}-ma-[me-en]
8'. tukum#-bi# lugal#-ga2# [an-na-du10]
  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
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  • N.d. [Heimerdinger, Jane W., SLFN (1979) 24, 3N-T923,502 (1539814)]

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  • Museum No.: Penn —
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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  • Excavation No: 3N-T0923,502
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Földi, Zsombor; Jiménez, Enrique Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved
2016-08-23 at 17:10:35 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2016-08-23 at 08:26:31 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-11-21 at 08:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-07-19 at 12:11:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00 CDLI Tinney, Steve; Peterson, Jeremiah 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. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356552.

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P356552). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356552 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P356552 (Accessed: March 27, 2023).

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