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CDLI Literary 000565, ex. 002 (P262168)

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 07132

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 3.02.04 Letter from Lipit-Istar to Nanna-kiag (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 28.0 mm

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Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [a-na-asz-am3 ge26-e] u3 nu-zu-mu-ta [za-e szu gar] lugal#-zu li-bi2-in-gi4
2'. [a2-sze 2(disz) li]-mu-um erin2 lu2 {gesz}szukur
3'. [2(disz) li-mu]-um# erin2 lu2 {gesz}pan
4'. [2(disz) li-mu-um] erin2 lu2 dur10-dur10?-tab-ba [im-mu]-e-szi-[sar]
5'. [lu2-kur2 iri-gibil]-a# al-dur2-ru-ne#-[esz]
6'. [ki-tusz-bi]-ta# sar-bi2-ib
7'. [kin-sze3 szu i3-gar]-re-ne nam-bi2-ib-sze-ga
8'. [iri dili-dili za3-ba] za3-zu-a [en-nu]-ug3#-bi ak-ak?-bi-ib?
9'. [iri-bi szu-zu-ta] la-ba-ra-e3-e11?
10'. [nam-lu2-ulu3-zu gar-bi2-ib] a#-ma#-ru#-kam

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)

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 34.0 wide × 28.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description: RLo. corner, worn
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.04 Letter from Lipit-Istar to Nanna-kiag (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: BPOA 9, 192

[Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 07132
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2011-07-19 at 12:11:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (3.2.4) (3.2.4)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (3.2.4) (3.2.4)
Penn Museum (581989) (581989)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.7132) (CBS.7132)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P262168) (P262168)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000565 (Letter from Lipit-Istar to Nanna-kiag) composite (P473735)	View the score

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“CDLI Literary 000565, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262168.

CDLI Literary 000565, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P262168). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262168 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000565, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262168 (Accessed: July 20, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000565, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262168},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262168},
}

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“CDLI Literary 000565, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P262168.

CDLI Literary 000565, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P262168). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262168 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000565, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262168 (Accessed: July 20, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000565, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262168},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262168},
}

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