CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 004 (P262886)

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 07929

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 3.03.03 Letter from Lugal-nesage to King (witness) Letter from Lugalmurub to a King (Let B 8); (Obv)9x(Rev)9 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] na#-[ab-be2-a]
2.a'. sul#-a-lum nu-zu-mu#
2.b'. [...]
3.a'. iri kur2-ra tum12{muszen#}-[gin7 sze mi-in-sza4]
3.b'. sza3-ne-sza4 la-[ba-an-tuku]
4'. ur-gin7 ki gam-ma nu-zu szu dag-[dag-ge ba-si]
5'. muszen szu sur2-du3-ta dal#-a#-gin7 ur5#-[da i3-ak-en]
6'. {gisz}kiri6 ma-ta nu-du11#-ga-gin7 asil3#-[la2-mu hab2-ba ba-an-ug5]
7'. igi la2# e2 lugal-ga2-ke4 ib2-[si-ge inim-gar gig ma-la2]
8'. [...]-am3# ur-gin7 x# [...]
reverse
1. u3?-u8-LA-[u8] [...]
2. gu4-gin7 mur-ga2 eme ba-szub6# [nu-tuku-gin7] szu sza-an-sza
3. pesz11 amar-mu gud3-bi# zi ba-ni-in-gi4 ka u2 KA ba#?-[pesz]
4. edin KAL im-ri-a-gin7 e2 ur5-ur5-ra ba-[dab5-be2]
5. ug5-ga ki nu-tum2-ma-me-en sze-gin7 ar3-[ar3] [...]
6. szesz-mu lu2 kur2 nu-me-a igi tur mu-un#-[gid2]
7. [x x] gu2# ki#-sze3# [ba-la2]
  rest broken

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: Lo. part, r. corner missing, ruled
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  • history: Ali letters, 092f, pl.29

    [Ali1964Letters] Ali, Fadhil A. 1964. “Sumerian Letters : Two Collections from the Old Babylonian Schools.” Phdthesis, University of Pennsylvania.

  • history: NABU 1988/5

    [Civil1988spurious] Civil, Miguel. 1988. “A Spurious Sumerian ‘Disputation.’” NABU, Nouvelles Assyriologiques Brèves et Utilitaires 1988/5.

  • history: Alster NABU 1987, 104 p. 58-59 (drawing)

    [sec48822] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 07929
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-23 at 10:12:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-13 at 15:11:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-13 at 15:10:14 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity 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
2015-08-01 at 14:06:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 07:38:56 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 000575 (Lugal-nesage to King) composite (P479851) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000575, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262886.
CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P262886). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262886 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262886 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000575, ex. 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262886},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262886},
}


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