CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 003 (P260199)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 03829

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 of Sin-iddinam to Utu; 4 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
1. ma-da nu-ta3-ba [x x nu-gal2-la]
2. lu2-su ki dingir-re-e-[ne-ke4] nu-gig nu-bar-e x nu#-[un-zu-a]
3. erin2-bi u2-gin7 lu-lu-a numun-a#-[ni dagal-la]
  blank space

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 Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: from rev
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  • history: OIP 16, 013

    [Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.

  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 03829
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-23 at 16:12:11 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-23 at 15:51:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2019-06-29 at 04:42:32 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2011-07-19 at 12:11:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000566, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P260199.
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P260199). (2024, September 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P260199 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P260199 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P260199},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260199},
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