CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 001 (P269066)

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 14046

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 3.03.10 Letter from Inannaka to Nintinuga (witness) Literary letter; from Inannaka to Nintinugga; (Obv)22x(Rev)5 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [{d}]nin#-tin-ug5-ga agrig# [zi e2-kur-ra]
2. a-zu kalam-ma-ra# [u3-na-du11]
3. nin tu6 du11-ga-ni ug3 [szar2 ti-le]
4. mu7-mu7-ma-ni ug3 [sa6-ga]
5. nin sza3-ne-sza4 lu2 ti-ti [szud3-de3 ki-ag2-ra]
6-7.a. sza3 gur-ru sza3-la2 SUD a-ra-[zu] gesz tuku-gu10-ur2
7.b. u3-na-de3-tah
8. ti-la ug5-ga en3 tar-bi za-e-me-en
9. lu2-ku5-lu2-ku5-ba du7-du7 gal-bi-me-en
10. {disz}{d}inanna-ka dumu-munus {d}en-lil2-a2-mah
11. geme2-zu na-ab-be2-a
12.a. ki-nu2 szub-ba-mu-da 2(disz)-kam-ma-bi
12.b. ku3-u8-a-u8 al-gen-na-ma a-ra2-bi nu-zu
13. nin-mu e2 ma-an-NI-ma igi la2-bi ba-tusz-en
14. zu-a kal-la-mu giri3 kur2 mu-da-an-DU
15. lu2 en3 tar-re la-ba-an-tuku
16.a. im-ma-si im-ma-diri-ga-ta
16.b. zi al-ir-ir-re
17. tukum-bi nin-mu an-na-kam
18. a2-sag3 su-ga2 gal2-la su-ga2 ib2-ta-an-zi
19. ki-in-DU nam-ti-la-ke4 giri3-ga2 he2-bi2-ib-gub-be2-en
20. u3# ge26-e geme2-ni he2-me-en
reverse
1. e2-a-ni [kisal-luh-bi he2]-me-en igi-ni-sze3 he2-gub
2. u3-ba-sa6-ge nin-ga2 lu2-ku5-da du7-du7
3. mu-sze3 ga-sa4
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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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  • Condition Description: u. cnrs. missing, rev. mid. u. pt. destoyed, ruled
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  • history: Ali letters, p. 137

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

  • history: PBS 1/2, 134

    [Lutz1919PBS1/2] Lutz, Henry F. 1919. Selected Sumerian and Babylonian Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 1/2. University of Pennsylvania.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 14046
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-30 at 08:49:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-23 at 10:12:03 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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-12-28 at 08:30:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-10-10 at 15:28:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 08:23:23 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 000582 (Letter from Inannaka to Nintinuga) composite (P473741) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000582, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269066.
CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P269066). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269066 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269066 (Accessed: May 10, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000582, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269066},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269066},
}


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