BE 17/1, 013 (P265996)
Letter tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 10804Period
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Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Letter (Letter; (Obv)11x(Rev)7 lines; *gift of Sultan to H. V. Hilprecht)Language(s)
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tablet
obverse
1. a-na be-li2-ia qi2-bi-ma
en: Speak to my lord:
2. um-ma-a {disz}eri-ba-_{d}marduk ARAD_-ka-ma
en: The following (says) Erība-Marduk, your servant,
3. a-na di-na-an be-li2-ia lul-lik
en: I may go as my lord's substitute!
4. um-ma-a a-na be-li2-ia-ma
en: The following (say) to my lord:
5. _lu2-sag-lugal_ sza dul-la u2-sze-ep-pe#-szu14
en: The ša rēš šarri, who lets the dullu work duty be carried out,
6. qi2-pu-ti _ARAD-mesz_-ka lu-u2 sza _nibru{ki}_
en: is slowing down the qīpu commissioners, your servants,the ones from Nippur,
7. _bad3_-ku-ri-gal-zu u3 _iri-ARAD-gaszan_
en: from Dūr-Kurigalzu and from Āl-Arad-Belti
8. i-na mu-uh dul-li ka-ri-in-szu2-nu-ti
en: in (them) doing the dullu work duty,
9. u3 a-szi-ib pa-ni-szu-nu
en: and as the one, who is sitting in front of them,
10. a-na pe-te-e ul i-nam-din-szu-nu-ti
en: to the opening (of channels) he does not give them.
11. lu-u2-s,i de-[ka? ...]
en: I may go out ( and the summoner for workforce?) ...
reverse
1'. [...] iq-bi#-ma#?
en: ... he said
2'. um-ma-a _gu2-gal za3-hi-li_
en: the following: “Chick peas,cress,
3'. u3 _i3-gesz_ sza a-na _erin2-mesz_ dul-li
en: and oil, the ones to be given to the ṣābu workers for the dullu work duty,
4'. a-na na-da-a-ni ia-'a-nu
en: (to give it), they are not there.”
5'. li-il-qu2-ni
en: They may take those!
6'. _lu2-sag-lugal_ ul-tu dul-la
en: Since the ša rēš šarri has not let them carry out the dullu work duty
7'. la u2-sze-ep-pe-szu u2-ma-t,a
en: he has decreased the quantity.
obverse
1. a-na be-li2-ia qi2-bi-ma
en: Speak to my lord:
2. um-ma-a {disz}eri-ba-_{d}marduk ARAD_-ka-ma
en: The following (says) Erība-Marduk, your servant,
3. a-na di-na-an be-li2-ia lul-lik
en: I may go as my lord's substitute!
4. um-ma-a a-na be-li2-ia-ma
en: The following (say) to my lord:
5. _lu2-sag-lugal_ sza dul-la u2-sze-ep-pe#-szu14
en: The ša rēš šarri, who lets the dullu work duty be carried out,
6. qi2-pu-ti _ARAD-mesz_-ka lu-u2 sza _nibru{ki}_
en: is slowing down the qīpu commissioners, your servants,the ones from Nippur,
7. _bad3_-ku-ri-gal-zu u3 _iri-ARAD-gaszan_
en: from Dūr-Kurigalzu and from Āl-Arad-Belti
8. i-na mu-uh dul-li ka-ri-in-szu2-nu-ti
en: in (them) doing the dullu work duty,
9. u3 a-szi-ib pa-ni-szu-nu
en: and as the one, who is sitting in front of them,
10. a-na pe-te-e ul i-nam-din-szu-nu-ti
en: to the opening (of channels) he does not give them.
11. lu-u2-s,i de-[ka? ...]
en: I may go out ( and the summoner for workforce?) ...
reverse
1'. [...] iq-bi#-ma#?
en: ... he said
2'. um-ma-a _gu2-gal za3-hi-li_
en: the following: “Chick peas,cress,
3'. u3 _i3-gesz_ sza a-na _erin2-mesz_ dul-li
en: and oil, the ones to be given to the ṣābu workers for the dullu work duty,
4'. a-na na-da-a-ni ia-'a-nu
en: (to give it), they are not there.”
5'. li-il-qu2-ni
en: They may take those!
6'. _lu2-sag-lugal_ ul-tu dul-la
en: Since the ša rēš šarri has not let them carry out the dullu work duty
7'. la u2-sze-ep-pe-szu u2-ma-t,a
en: he has decreased the quantity.
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Letter (Letter; (Obv)11x(Rev)7 lines; *gift of Sultan to H. V. Hilprecht)
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primary: BE 17/1,, 013
[Radau1908BE17/1] Radau, Hugo. 1908. Letters to the Cassite Kings from the Temple Archives of Nippur. Babylonian Expedition 17/1.
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- Museum No.: CBS 10804
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Electronic Babylonian Library | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-12-19 at 02:37:06 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-12-09 at 08:32:45 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2017-11-08 at 22:57:33 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô | CDLI | approved |
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| 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 |
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