CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 006 (P357239)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Isin (mod. Bahriyat), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Isin (mod. Bahriyat)

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
1-2. lugal# [gu4 igi gun3 su6 {na4}]za-gin3# la2#-mu#-ur2
3. [...]
4. [alan] ku3#-[sig17 u4] du10#-ga du2-[da]
5. [...]
6-7. en [nir]-gal2# {d}inanna-mu-[ur2] u3#-na#-de3#-[dah]
8-9. za-e dim2-ma-[zu] dumu# an-na-me#-en#
10-11. du11-ga-zu inim dingir-ra-gin7# ur5 nu-gi4#-gi4#-dam
12-13. [inim]-zu# im# szeg3-ge26 szid nu-du12-du12-dam
14. ur-sa6-ga ARAD2?-zu na-ab#-[be2-a]
15-16. lugal-mu bar-ga2 en3-li bi2-in-tar dumu uri2{ki}-ma-me-en
17-18. tukum-bi lugal-mu u3-na-an-du10
19. e2 ab-ba-mu lu2 nam-ba#-ab-tum3
20. ki-ur3 ab-ba-mu lu2 nam-[mu-da-an]-kar#-re#
21. lugal-mu he2-en-zu

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: Krebernik, Manfred, Isin 4 (1992) 105,

    [sec92536] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: IM —
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  • Provenience: Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
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  • Excavation No: IB 1706
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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 17:09:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-08-23 at 16:55:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-08-23 at 16:54:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-08-23 at 16:54:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-08-23 at 08:30:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-19 at 12:11:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. 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. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357239.
CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P357239). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357239 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357239 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000573, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P357239},
}


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