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

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

Measurements

-

Witness

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.01 Letter from Ur-saga to a King (witness) Letter)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Composites

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

Composite Composite Number Score
CDLI Literary 000573 (Letter from Ur-saga to a King) composite (P473736) Q000573 View the score

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P357239

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Isin (mod. Bahriyat)
Written In
Excavation Number IB 1706
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number IM —
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) 3.3.1
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) 3.3.1
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) P357239

References

  • history: Isin 4 (pp. 102-143), 105

    [Krebernik1992Isin4] Krebernik, Manfred. 1992. “Inschriften: Die Textfunde Der 9. Kampagne (1986).” Isin-Išān Baḥrīyāt IV : Die Ergebnisse Der Ausgrabungen 1986-1989, Isin-Išān Baḥrīyāt, 4: 102–43.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-01 at 13:51:32 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2016-08-23 at 17:09:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-08-23 at 16:55:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-08-23 at 16:54:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-08-23 at 16:54:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-08-23 at 08:30:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-19 at 12:11:18 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-29 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000573, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357239.
CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P357239). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357239 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357239 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000573, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357239},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000573, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 1, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357239.
CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P357239). (2024, July 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357239 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357239 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 1},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000573, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357239},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357239},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/1/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357239
LB  - CDLI:P357239
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357239
ER  -
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