CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 009 (P247917)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Tutub (mod. Khafaje), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA

Museum Number

HMA 9-01820

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Tutub (mod. Khafaje)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.02 Letter from Šulgi to Aradmu about Apillasha (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 63.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Witness

tablet
obverse
1'. [... gi-ne2]-de3#
2'. [... se3-ke]-de3#
3'. [...]-zu#-za-am3
4'. [... he2-en]-zu#
5'. [...]
6'. [... he2-en]-szub#-szub#
  about 11 lines missing
reverse
1. [...] x-x-x [...] x garza2 nam#-[...]
2. [x-x] ni2#-[te] ni2-te#-[...] u3 nu#-ub#-ta#-[gub]
3. lu2# [nu-un]-gaz [...]
4. lu2 [igi] bar-ra-ka-a-ni lu2#-a li#-bi2#-in#-[diri]
5. a-na-gin7#-nam ma-da ib2-gi-ne
6. tukum-bi ki im-ag2 sza3-zu# sza3 ka-keszda# ba-ra-na#-an-ga2-ga2
7. [i3-gur4-re]-en aga-us2 sag-us2-ni i3-zu
8. [nam-lu2-u18]-lu-a-ni u3# nam-ur-sag-a-ni# igi-zu bi2-in-zu
9. tukum#-bi ama-a-tu-mu me-en-ze2-en
10. [igi min]-a-ne2-na-zu-ne im-sar-re gu3 he2-em-ta-de2-de2-ne
11. gu3 tesz2-a he2-eb-se3 suhusz ma-da gi-ne2-de3
  blank line
12. [gu3 tesz2-a] he2#-eb-se3 suhusz ma-da gi-ne2-de3
13. [gu3 tesz2-a he2]-eb#-se3 suhusz ma-da gi-ne2-de3
14. [gu3 tesz2-a he2-eb]-se3 suhusz ma-da gi-ne2-de3#
15. [gu3 tesz2-a he2-eb]-se3 suhusz ma-da gi-ne2-[de3]
16. [gu3 tesz2-a he2-eb]-se3 suhusz ma-da gi-ne2-[de3]
  rest of reverse missing

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
  • Measurements (mm): 100.0 high × 63.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • history: JCS 28 (pp. 101-106), 103

    [Foxvog1976JCS28] Foxvog, Daniel A. 1976. “Texts and Fragments 101-106.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 28 (2): 101–6. https://doi.org/10.2307/1359499.

  • history: CKU, 02

    [Michalowski2011CKU] Michalowski, Piotr. 2011. The Correspondence of the Kings of Ur : An Epistolary History of an Ancient Mesopotamian Kingdom. Vol. 15. Mesopotamian Civilizations. Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: HMA 9-01820
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  • Provenience: Tutub (mod. Khafaje) Provenience Comments:

    Tubtub doubted by Michalowski CKU p. 282

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-09 at 13:47:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-09 at 13:42:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 08:00:06 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-08 at 07:53:26 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2010-08-06 at 15:50:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2004-09-08 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Gordin, Shai CDLI Approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000540 (Letter from Shulgi to Aradmu about Apillasha) composite (P473728) View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000540, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247917.
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P247917). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247917 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247917 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000540, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247917},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247917},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P247917
LB  - CDLI:P247917
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247917
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000540, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P247917.
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P247917). (2024, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P247917 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P247917 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 9},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000540, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P247917},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P247917},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/9/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P247917
LB  - CDLI:P247917
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000540, ex. 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P247917
ER  -
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