CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 002 (P262943)

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 08007 + Ist Ni 04592

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 3.01.21 Letter from Abaindasa to Šulgi (witness) Letter of Abaindasa to Shulgi; (Obv)8x(Rev)0 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Has fragments Witness

object composite text
obverse
1. [...]
2. masz2# hur-sag#-[...]
3. sisix(|ANSZE.KUR|)# hur-sag#-[...]
4. {gesz#}geszimmar ki sikil#-[...]
5. u3#-na-[...]
6. a-ba#-in-da#-[...]
7. ARAD2-zu na-[...]
8. gesz-gin7 tir-ga2 [...] mu-dur7-re [...]
9. {gesz}gu-za-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  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
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: along LE.
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  • history: Ali letters, p. 53

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

  • history: OIP 16, 110

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

  • history: CKU, 04

    [Michalowski2011CKU] Michalowski, Piotr. 2011. The Correspondence of the Kings of Ur : An Epistolary History of an Ancient Mesopotamian Kingdom. Vol. 15. Mesopotamian Civilizations. Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 08007 + Ist Ni 04592
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-30 at 14:28:51 Senior, Andrew Atf Senior, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-07-23 at 10:12:03 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 08:00:06 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-08 at 07:53:26 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
2020-01-25 at 16:59:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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 000561 (Letter from Abaindasa to Shulgi) composite (P473732) View the score

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CDLI Notes:

Michalowski CKU p.310Michalowski CKU p.310

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000561, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P262943.
CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P262943). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P262943 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P262943 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000561, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P262943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P262943},
}


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