CDLI Literary 000539, ex. 018 & 000540, ex. 020 & 000556, ex. 003 & 000559, ex. 018 (P357183)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 054327 + BM 082993

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.01 Letter from Aradmu to Šulgi about Apillasha (witness); ETCSL 3.01.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: CKU, 01,02,19,23, BM 54327

    [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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  • Museum No.: BM 054327 + BM 082993
  • Accession No.: 1882-05-22, 0479 + 1883-01-21, 0156

  • Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain) Provenience Comments:

    Sippar ? (CKU p. 282)

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-08 at 08:00:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 07:56:39 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2007-01-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000539 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite (P473727) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000539, Ex. 018 & 000540, Ex. 020 & 000556, Ex. 003 & 000559, Ex. 018 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357183.
CDLI Literary 000539, ex. 018 & 000540, ex. 020 & 000556, ex. 003 & 000559, ex. 018 artifact entry (No. P357183). (2024, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357183 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000539, ex. 018 & 000540, ex. 020 & 000556, ex. 003 & 000559, ex. 018 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357183 (Accessed: March 14, 2025).
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000539, ex. 018 & 000540, ex. 020 & 000556, ex. 003 & 000559, ex. 018 artifact entry},
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