CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 004 (P260393)
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 04078Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.05 Letter from Sîn-iddinam to Utu (witness) Proverbs? Rhetoric Collection? (cf.TCS 16, 56, 2: parallel, but not same composition); 2x2 lines; 9.4x2.8cm; purchased from D. Noorian in 1895)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
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1. erin2-a-ni u2-gin7 lu-lu numun-a-ni he2-mah
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reverse
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1. erin2-a-ni u2-gin7 lu-lu numun-a-ni he2-mah
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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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- Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.05 Letter from Sîn-iddinam to Utu (witness) Proverbs? Rhetoric Collection? (cf.TCS 16, 56, 2: parallel, but not same composition); 2x2 lines; 9.4x2.8cm; purchased from D. Noorian in 1895)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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history: AfO 29/30 (pp. 18-45), 023, CBS 04078, 1983-1984
[Falkowitz1983AfO29/30] Falkowitz, Robert S. 1983-1984. “Round Old Babylonian School Tablets from Nippur.” Archiv Für Orientforschung 29/30: 18–45.
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history: Fs Kraus (pp. 95-109), p. 97
[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 04078
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| 2024-09-23 at 16:12:11 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-09-23 at 15:51:58 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-09-12 at 10:16:50 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-07-08 at 08:05:08 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-06-07 at 13:50:48 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-06-05 at 18:26:58 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 2023-01-19 at 10:20:17 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact metadata | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Approved |
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| 2019-06-29 at 04:42:32 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Transliteration | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-19 at 12:11:11 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Transliteration | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô | Penn Museum | 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 (3.2.5) (3.2.5)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (3.2.5) (3.2.5)
- Penn Museum (579222) (579222)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.4078) (CBS.4078)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P260393) (P260393)
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Score |
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| CDLI Literary 000566 (Sin-iddinam to Utu) composite (P479853) | View the score |
| CDLI Literary 000567 (Sin-iddinam to Ninisina) composite (P498505) | View the score |
Cite this Artifacts
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note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
year = {2024},
month = {sep 23},
title = {CDLI {Literary} 000566, ex. 004 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P260393},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P260393},
}
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