CDLI Literary needed, ex. 004 ? (P345403)

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 Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 06721

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 3.02.07 Letter from Ninshatapada to Rimsin (witness) (CHECK))

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
1. larsa!{ki} iri# hur-sag-gin7 il2-la a2-bi sa2 x
2. inim an {d}en-lil2-la2-ta mu-un-da-an-zi-ga a2 x mu-un-dab5#?-be2#?
3. u3? unu{ki} ud5-sag kur-ra-ke4 am-gin7 si tu11#?-tu11
4. a2 mah-zu-ta lugal?-bi e-ne hul-bi mu-un-dab5
5. ugu nam-lu2-ulu3-bi szu gar mu-un-gar#-ra zi du10-ga szum2-mu-x
6. sag# dumu ga-gin7 usz2 nu-mu-ni-in-e3-[a] nig2-gig-ga nu-mu-un-ak
7. [nam]-lu2#-ulu3-bi ku6-gin7 lu3-a-ni ba-e-ni-szub u4-sze3 mu-ni-in-tak4
8. [ur]-sag#-bi {gesz}tukul igi-zu-sze3 im-mi-gub-bu-x szu-zu sa2 bi2-in-du11-ga
reverse
1. [nam-usz2]-a# mu-un-da-kar-re-esz ka#-tar-zu i3?-si-il-le-esz
2. [unu{ki}-ga-a] geszkim#?-bi hul-la mu-un-ku4 i-{d}utu-bi mu-un-e3
3. [nu-siki nu]-mu-un-kusz u2 lu-lu-a mu-un-gar u2-sal nu2?-de3-esz
4. [u4]-szu2#-usz-e un# kur-kur bar-bi-ta zu2# im-ma-an-gub#
5. mu# sa6-ga-zu sza3-la2-su3-me-esz kur-kur mu-un-gen?-na?
6. u4-ul-li2-a-ta lugal za-a-gin7 me3 a-ba igi mu-ni-in-du8?
7. ur5#-sze3-am3 {d}utu e2-babbar u4 nam-ti-zu mi-ni-KU-x?
8. e-ne-esz2 ga2-ra igi# zi bar-mu-un-szi-ib ka-ba-zu kukku2 hu-mu-un-zalag-ga
  double ruling

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.07 Letter from Ninshatapada to Rimsin (witness) (CHECK))
Language(s)

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
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) needed View the score

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P345403

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 06721
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010167404

References

  • history: TRS 2 = TCL 16, 59

    [Genouillac1930TCL16] Genouillac, Henri de. 1930. Textes Religieux Sumériennes Du Louvre. Vol. 2. Textes Cunéiformes, Musée Du Louvre 16. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2011-07-19 at 12:11:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-11-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary Needed, Ex. 004 ? Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345403.
CDLI Literary needed, ex. 004 ? artifact entry (No. P345403). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345403 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary needed, ex. 004 ? artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345403 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} needed, ex. 004 ? artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345403},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary Needed, Ex. 004 ? Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P345403.
CDLI Literary needed, ex. 004 ? artifact entry (No. P345403). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345403 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary needed, ex. 004 ? artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345403 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} needed, ex. 004 ? artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345403},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345403},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P345403
LB  - CDLI:P345403
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - CDLI Literary needed, ex. 004 ? artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P345403
ER  -
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