CDLI Literary 000579, ex. 003 (P268979)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAMuseum Number
CBS 13985Provenience
Nippur (mod. Nuffar)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.07 Letter from Singe to Mother (witness) Literary Letter; Monkey to his Mother; (Obv)6x(Rev)1 lines)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. lu2 di lu2# di ama-mu-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11#
3. ugu{gu5}-bi#-ke4# na-ab-be2-a
4. uri2#?{ki#} iri giri17#-zal# {d}nanna-kam#
5. eridu{ki} iri he2-gal2 [{d}en-ki]-ga-[kam]
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obverse
1. lu2 di lu2# di ama-mu-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11#
3. ugu{gu5}-bi#-ke4# na-ab-be2-a
4. uri2#?{ki#} iri giri17#-zal# {d}nanna-kam#
5. eridu{ki} iri he2-gal2 [{d}en-ki]-ga-[kam]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
blank space
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 missing, abraded, ruled
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.07 Letter from Singe to Mother (witness) Literary Letter; Monkey to his Mother; (Obv)6x(Rev)1 lines)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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history: Cohen, OrNS 45, p.271
[sec50539] N.d.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: CBS 13985
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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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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| 2018-06-01 at 05:06:39 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-09-28 at 10:42:41 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-09-28 at 09:59:20 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | 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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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (3.3.7) (3.3.7)
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (3.3.7) (3.3.7)
- Penn Museum (587469) (587469)
- Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.13985) (CBS.13985)
- Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P268979) (P268979)
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Score |
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| CDLI Literary 000579 (Letter from Ugubi to Mother) composite (P473738) | View the score |
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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000579, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P268979.
CDLI Literary 000579, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P268979). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P268979 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000579, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P268979 (Accessed: August 11, 2025).
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