CDLI Literary 000576, ex. 003 & 000577, ex. 005 & 002338, ex. 008 (P230800)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 13968Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.04 Letter from Ur-Enlila to ensi and sanga (witness); ETCSL 3.03.05 L Listed in Liebermann MSLF as: model contracts: excerpts. Letter collection B.)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. [...]
2. [x x x]
3. [pa5 a-luh]-ha a i#-ib2-tum2#
4. [{disz}{d}]en#-lil2-la2-mu u3 ha-an-za-mu
5. [ib2]-sig3#-ge-esz mu-da-an-kar-re-esz#
6. [{disz}lugal]-an-ne2 na-ab-be2-a
7.a. [ge26-e] pa5# 1(disz)-am3 za-e pa5 1(disz)-am3 ensi2# pa5 1(disz)-am3
7.b. a he2-mu-de6-a? bi2-du11 nu-mu-un-sze-ge-esz
8. [erin2 id2-zu] nu-ma pa5-bi a ib2-tum2
9. [ge26-e zah2]-bi# a ma-ab-tum2
10. [a2 ma]-tur# 5(ia2) gurusz 10(u) hu-mu-szi-in-gi4-gi4-ma
11. [a]-ma-ru-kam
12. [lugal]-me u3-na-du11
13. [ensi2] saga-ke4 na-ab-be2-a
14. [a-sza3 da]-ab-ta{ki} szar2-szar2-szar2 iku-bi
15. [esz2-gar3 {d}en]-lil2# {d}nin-lil2 u3 {d}nin-urta#
16. [sza3-bi-ta bur3]-bur3#-bur3#{iku} szukur2 lu2# [nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1. [ra-gaba hu-mu-szi-in]-gi4-gi4#-[ma]
2. [kig2 a-ak bulug a]-sza3# inim du11 hu-mu#-[ni-ib-e]
3. [dur3-bi-sze3 2(iku) GAN2 n(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 gaba] a-sza3-ga-bi
4. [{gesz}al-ta ba-dub2] kig2-sze3 ba-ak
5. erin2 tah-hu-um engar# sza3-gu4 lu2 {gesz}apin#-na nu-me-a
6. [gu4 dili-dili-ta a-sza3] gesz bi2-ur3
7. [al i3-ak-en-de3]-en lugal-me he2-en-zu
8. [kiszib3 mu sar ur-dun dam]-gar3-ra u2-gu ba-an-de2
9. [inim pu-uh2-ru-um]-ma-ta
10. [nimgir-e sila-sila-a si gu3] ba#-ni-in-ra
11. [lu2 na-me nig2 na-me] ugu-na li-bi2-in-tuku
12. [{disz}lu2-{d}suen-na] szagina
13. [{disz}lugal-me-lam2] ensi2 saga
14. [{disz}zu-zu] um-mi-a#
15. [{disz}si-du3] dub-sar
16. [{disz}ad-lul] agrig#
17. [{disz}ba-an-sa6-ge-en] gala
18. [{disz}mul-li2]-a [ha-za-nu-um]
19. [...]
obverse
1. [...]
2. [x x x]
3. [pa5 a-luh]-ha a i#-ib2-tum2#
4. [{disz}{d}]en#-lil2-la2-mu u3 ha-an-za-mu
5. [ib2]-sig3#-ge-esz mu-da-an-kar-re-esz#
6. [{disz}lugal]-an-ne2 na-ab-be2-a
7.a. [ge26-e] pa5# 1(disz)-am3 za-e pa5 1(disz)-am3 ensi2# pa5 1(disz)-am3
7.b. a he2-mu-de6-a? bi2-du11 nu-mu-un-sze-ge-esz
8. [erin2 id2-zu] nu-ma pa5-bi a ib2-tum2
9. [ge26-e zah2]-bi# a ma-ab-tum2
10. [a2 ma]-tur# 5(ia2) gurusz 10(u) hu-mu-szi-in-gi4-gi4-ma
11. [a]-ma-ru-kam
12. [lugal]-me u3-na-du11
13. [ensi2] saga-ke4 na-ab-be2-a
14. [a-sza3 da]-ab-ta{ki} szar2-szar2-szar2 iku-bi
15. [esz2-gar3 {d}en]-lil2# {d}nin-lil2 u3 {d}nin-urta#
16. [sza3-bi-ta bur3]-bur3#-bur3#{iku} szukur2 lu2# [nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1. [ra-gaba hu-mu-szi-in]-gi4-gi4#-[ma]
2. [kig2 a-ak bulug a]-sza3# inim du11 hu-mu#-[ni-ib-e]
3. [dur3-bi-sze3 2(iku) GAN2 n(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 gaba] a-sza3-ga-bi
4. [{gesz}al-ta ba-dub2] kig2-sze3 ba-ak
5. erin2 tah-hu-um engar# sza3-gu4 lu2 {gesz}apin#-na nu-me-a
6. [gu4 dili-dili-ta a-sza3] gesz bi2-ur3
7. [al i3-ak-en-de3]-en lugal-me he2-en-zu
8. [kiszib3 mu sar ur-dun dam]-gar3-ra u2-gu ba-an-de2
9. [inim pu-uh2-ru-um]-ma-ta
10. [nimgir-e sila-sila-a si gu3] ba#-ni-in-ra
11. [lu2 na-me nig2 na-me] ugu-na li-bi2-in-tuku
12. [{disz}lu2-{d}suen-na] szagina
13. [{disz}lugal-me-lam2] ensi2 saga
14. [{disz}zu-zu] um-mi-a#
15. [{disz}si-du3] dub-sar
16. [{disz}ad-lul] agrig#
17. [{disz}ba-an-sa6-ge-en] gala
18. [{disz}mul-li2]-a [ha-za-nu-um]
19. [...]
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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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.04 Letter from Ur-Enlila to ensi and sanga (witness); ETCSL 3.03.05 L Listed in Liebermann MSLF as: model contracts: excerpts. Letter collection B.)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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history: Ali letters, pl.39
[Ali1964Letters] Ali, Fadhil A. 1964. “Sumerian Letters : Two Collections from the Old Babylonian Schools.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.
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- Museum No.: CBS 13968
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-23 at 10:12:03 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-13 at 15:11:45 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-07-13 at 15:10:14 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2023-06-14 at 22:28:20 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2018-01-23 at 09:12:19 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2014-11-21 at 08:56:23 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-10-07 at 07:38:45 | Wagensonner, Klaus | Atf | Wagensonner, Klaus | CDLI | approved |
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| 2003-09-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Veldhuis, Niek | Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (3.3.4) (3.3.4)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (3.3.4) (3.3.4)
- Penn Museum (587459) (587459)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.13968) (CBS.13968)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P230800) (P230800)
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Score |
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| CDLI Literary 000576 (Ur-Enlila to Governor) composite (P479850) | View the score |
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000576, Ex. 003 & 000577, Ex. 005 & 002338, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P230800.
CDLI Literary 000576, ex. 003 & 000577, ex. 005 & 002338, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P230800). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P230800 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000576, ex. 003 & 000577, ex. 005 & 002338, ex. 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P230800 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
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year = {2024},
month = {jul 23},
title = {CDLI {Literary} 000576, ex. 003 & 000577, ex. 005 & 002338, ex. 008 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P230800},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P230800},
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