CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 007 (P262167)

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 07128

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 3.03.10 Letter from Inannaka to Nintinuga (witness) letter, divine)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [{d}nin-tin-ug5]-ga agrig zi e2-kur-ra
2. [a-zu kalam]-ma-ra u3-na-du11
3. [nin tu6 du11]-ga-ni ug3 szar2 ti-[le]
4. [mu7-mu7]-x-a-ni ug3 sa6-[ga]
5. [nin sza3-ne-sza4] lu2 ti-ti szud3-de3# [ki-ag2-ra]
6. [...] x x x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [u3-ba-sa6-ge nin-mu] lu2# ku5#-da# du7#-[du7]
2'. [mu-sze3 ga]-an-sa4
3'. [{disz}{d}en-lil2-mas]-su u3-na-du11

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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  • Museum No.: CBS 07128
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2013-08-29 at 13:21:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 08:23:17 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus 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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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000582 (Letter from Inannaka to Nintinuga) composite (P473741) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000582, Ex. 007 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262167.
CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 007 artifact entry (No. P262167). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262167 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 007 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262167 (Accessed: May 4, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000582, ex. 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262167},
}


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