CDLI Literary 000580 (Letter from Shamash-tab to Ilak-ni'id) composite (P473739)

Literary letter and letter-prayer artifact excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

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Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

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Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.08 Letter from Shamash-tab to Ilak-ni'id (composite))

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Sumerian

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1. mi-la-ak-ni-id u3-na-du11
2. {disz}{d}utu-du10-e na-ab-be2-a
3. kaskal iti 1(disz) u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam u4 IM-za he2-bi2-DU
4. sza3 ni-qum{ki}-ma-sze3 a-na-sze-am3 iti-da u4 3(disz)-kam-ma-bi
5. a2 ag2-ga2-zu na-ma-tum3
6. bar-zu en3 bi2-in-tar giri3-zu si ba-ab-sa2
7. 2(disz) ansze-gesz-am3 ku3-bi 4(disz) gin2
8. 1(disz) sza3-ga-du3 gada ku3-bi MASZ gin2
9. a2 {gesz}ma2-zu 1(disz) gin2
10. a2 mas-su {gesz}ma2-zu 1(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2-am3
11. a bi2-si-ig
12. zi-ga dili-dili-zu sza3-bi-ta nu-gal2
13. 2(asz) gun2 siki da-gal-tum-ma ku3-bi ha-ra-da-szid
14. nig2-sa10-ma ku3 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na-kam nagga-a gi4-ma-ni-ib
15. {na4}du8-szi-a {na4}nir7-igi {na4}nir7-musz-gir2
16. gesztu2-zu he2-en-gal2
17. ku3 dili-dili-zu sag-bi ha-ra-ab-dab5 im-ma hu-mu-ra-ab-tag
18. u4-da-ta a2 ag2-ga2-zu he2-em-tum3
19. a-ma-ru-kam

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Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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    composite text

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    composite text

  • history: Attinger, Pascal (s. PDF version at ‟View commentary”)

    [AttingerViewCommentary] Attinger, Pascal. n.d.

  • history: ETCSL, 3.03.08 Letter from Shamash-tab to Ilak-ni'id

    [BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy A. 1998-2006. “Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.” https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. 1998-2006.

  • Composite No.: Q000580
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-15 at 13:33:04 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-01-03 at 09:09:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2015-01-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Peterson, Jeremiah CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000580 (Letter from Shamash-tab to Ilak-ni'id) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000580, ex. 001 (P269119) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000580, ex. 002 (P269115) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000580, ex. 003 (P356753) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000580, ex. 004 (P343802) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000580, ex. 005 (P356278) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000580, ex. 006 (P356473) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000580, ex. 007 (P281047) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000580 (Letter from Shamash-Tab to Ilak-Ni’id) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P473739.
CDLI Literary 000580 (Letter from Shamash-tab to Ilak-ni’id) composite artifact entry (No. P473739). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P473739 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000580 (Letter from Shamash-tab to Ilak-ni’id) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P473739 (Accessed: October 6, 2024).
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