CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 005 (P278203)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 07072a + N 3147

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 3.02.05 Letter from Sîn-iddinam to Utu (witness) Letter from Sin-iddinam to Utu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [lugal-bi lugal larsa{ki}-sze3 nig2-hul-dib]-x i3#?-[kin-kin]
2. [sipa kalam-bi nu-me-en-na nidba]-ba la-ba-ab-x
2. [szul ga2-ra ge6 ma-mu2-da] giri3-ta mu-un-gub-be2#
3. [sag-ga2 im-mi-gub igi husz]-bi#? ga2-ra igi-mu-un-du8
4. [{gesz}gisal i7?-da tum3] tu6# hul-ma?-an-si3-[x?]
4. u4#?-[bi-ta nam-szul-mu si nu-sa2] kiszib-gin7? me-ba ha-[...]
5. ni2-[tuku-mu-ta ni2-mu la-ba]-ra#-e3 tu-ra gig mu-[an-dab5-be2-en]
6. tu-[ra]-mu# [kukku2 nu-zalag]-x a-gar-am3? lu2 igi nu-[mu-un-ni-in-du8-a]
7. a-[zu-e] igi#-bi nu-mu#-un#-du8#-[e] [tug2?]-nig2-la2 sza?-[mu-sze12-de3]
8. tu6#-[tu6-e] du11#-ga nu-szub-bu-de3 x [...] LI? eden gi#?
9. tu#-[ra]-mu# geszkim nu-tuku-a [...] igi-bi nu-x [...]
10. tu#-[ra-mu] x e? hur-sag-ga2 eden-na# [sag]-ga2# [nu-mu2-a lu2 nu-mu-un-tuku-tuku-e]
11. ti#-[la] tu-ra-mu za-da i3-gal2 [nam-mah-zu ga-am3-du11]
12. ama#-mu# u4 tur-ra-mu-ta ma-an-tak4-am3#?
13. [ama nu-tuku-me-en] x-[mu] nu-mu-ra-ab-be2 za-e ama#-[mu-me-en]
14. [za-e-nu] na-an-na amalu nig2-kur2-x [tuku arhusz-mu nu-mu-ra-ab-be2]
15. [...]-[mu nu-mu-ra]-in#-kin-kin za-e ama-inanna-mu-[...]
16. [lu2 ul3-la2] ur#-gi7-zu ga2-e he2-me-en kesz2-da-zu musz3 nam-ba#-[an-tum2-mu-un]
17. {d}da-mu dumu ki-ag2-zu aga3-us2 sag-ga2!-na {gesz}tukul szu gal2-la-ni he2-me#-[en]
18. [arhusz-mu hu-mu-ra-ab-be2]
19. tu-ra#-mu tu-ra-sze3 ba-kur2 szed9?-mu? nu-zu
20. an-bir9-ta u2 nu-mu-un-szum2-mu ge6-a u3 nu-ku-ku-un
21. ama# nig2#-u2-rum-mu ku3 {d}nin-isin2{si}-na nin arhusz he2-me-en
22. u3# nu#-ku sze-sza4-mu ge6-a hu-mu-ra-ab-tum2#-mu
23. igi# sa6#-ga-zu-sze3 u3-mu-szi-bar zi du10-ga szum3-ma-ab
24. buru5#?{muszen}-sze3 sur2-du3{muszen} dal-a-gin7 zi-mu al-tum3-tum3-un
25. [ga2]-e# igi nam#-tar#-ra-ke4 ur2-za ku4#-mu-ni-ib2 szu-ta kar-mu
26. [gurusz-me-en szu nam-tar-ra-ka a-nir i3-ga2-ga2 zi-mu im-mi-in-zal]
27. [ab2]-szilam#-a-gin7 arhusz tuku-ma-ra-ab#
28. [...] x-na-gin7# arhusz tuku-ma-ra-ab#
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reverse
1. [{d}utu lugal-mu]-x [di-ku5 mah an ki]
2. [sag-en3-tar] kalam#-ma# ka#-[asz] mu#-un#-bar#-bar#-[re]
3. [dingir zi] lu2# ti-le-de3 ki-ag2 a-ra-zu gesz-[tuku]
4. arhusz# [su3] sza3# gur-ru mu-un-zu-a
5. nig2-si ki-ag2 nig2-zi bar-tam-ma#?-ra#? [u3-na-du11]
6. su6#-mu2 dumu# {d}nin-gal su6 {na4}za-gin3 ba-an-x
7. tak4-la2 {gesz!}si-gar an ki kukku2 zalag-sze3! gar
8. en sag-kal asza-a-ni pa e3-a nam-mah!-a-ni za3 nu-di
9. ur#-sag dumu {d}nin-gal-e tu-da me sag-kesz2 ur4-ur4
10. dingir zi nun nam tar-tar-re a-a sag-ge6-ga lugal-mu-ur2 u2-na-de3-dah
11. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam lugal larsa{ki}-ma arad-zu na-ab-be2-a
12. iri-zu larsa{ki}-ma sza3-ge pa3-da-zu nig2-gig-ga im-ma-an-ak
13. sila dagal eszemen u4 zal-zal-la si-ga im-ma-an-si
14. erin2 sa6-ga-zu gu2 gar-gar-ra gi-gi-sig-ga-gin7 si-il-si#-le#-de3# ba-an-til-le-esz
15. gurusz-zu sze u4 a2#-ba-gin7 ab-gur10 ba-an-szab-esz gurun gibil-gin7 im-ma-an-[gur5]
16. un-ga2 alan im-gin7 im-ma-an-gul-lu#-usz# ni2-bi-a ba-an-til#-[le-esz]
17. di4-di4-la2 ur2? ama-bi-ne-ta u4 hul ba-an-da#-[kar-re-esz]
18. un-ga2 igi# hur#-re# musz3#-bi-a ba-an-kur2-re#-[esz]
19. erin2 ga-an-sza-sza# [szu bar]-ra#?-am3 kalam zi3-gin7 [mu2-mu2]
20. szul {d}utu iri-za# [larsa{ki}-ma lu2] kur2-gin7 bar-ta ba-e-[da-gub]
21. kur elam{ki}-ma# [buru5{muszen}-gin7 mah]-x lu2 ad6#-[a nu-gal2-la]
22. su-bir4{ki} x [dugud-da dingir-re-e]-x ni2#?-x-[ga2 nu-zu-a]
23. ma-da#-[bi nu-ub-ta-ba x x nu-gal2-la]
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Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.05 Letter from Sîn-iddinam to Utu (witness) Letter from Sin-iddinam to Utu)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000566 (Sin-iddinam to Utu) composite (P479853) Q000566 View the score
CDLI Literary 000567 (Sin-iddinam to Ninisina) composite (P498505) Q000566 View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P278203

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation fragment
center, rev?

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number CBS 07072a + N 3147
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 3.2.5
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 3.2.5
Penn Museum (Penn) 582808 + 582809
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) CBS.7072.A + N.3147
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P278203

References

  • history: ASJ 18, p.31-46, p. 34

    [Cavigneaux1996notes] Cavigneaux, Antoine. 1996. “Notes Sumérologiques.” Acta Sumerologica 18: 31–46.

    (N 3147)

  • history: AOAT 025 (pp. 209-224), 214

    [Hallo1976AOAT25] Hallo, William W. 1976. “The Royal Correspondence of Larsa: I. A Sumerian Prototype for the Prayer of Hezekiah?” In Kramer Anniversary Volume. Cuneiform Studies in Honor of Samuel Noah Kramer, edited by B. L. Eichelr, 25:209–24. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament (AOAT). Kevelaer - Neukirchen-Vluyn: Butzon & Bercker-Neukirchener Verlag.

  • history: Fs Kraus (pp. 95-109), p. 96

    [Hallo1982Larsa] Hallo, William W. 1982. “The Royal Correspondence of Larsa: II. The Appeal to Utu.” In Zikir Šumim. Assyriological Studies Presented to F.R. Kraus on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday, edited by Govert van Driel, Theo J. H. Krispijn, Marten Stol, and Klaas R. Veenhof, 95–109. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-23 at 16:12:11 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-26 at 13:21:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-02-22 at 17:00:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-29 at 08:11:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-19 at 12:11:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000566, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278203.
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P278203). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278203 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278203 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278203},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000566, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278203.
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P278203). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278203 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278203 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000566, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278203},
}


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