CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 010 & 000791, ex. 005 & 000792, ex. 010 (P269069)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 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 14049 + N 0846

Period

Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC) [uncertain]

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); ETCSL 5.07.02 Dog for Obv.(i)Nergal's Ax?; Rev.(iii)Nintinugga's Dog; (iv): Letter from Inannaka to Nintinugga; (Obv)(i)23x(ii)13x(Rev)(iii)12x(iv)23 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [{d}]nergal#-[ra]
2'. [{uruda}ha-zi-in an-na] mu-na-ni-[in-dim2]
3'. [gesz]-bi ar-ga-[nu-um hur-sag-ga2]
4'. a#-lal3-e diri#-[ga-am3]
5'. [he2]-sag3-ge a2-ni na#-[an-kusz2-u3]
6'. [he2]-ma-an-hasz-e#
7'. ga#-mu-na-ab-silim
8'. [u2]-gu# he2-ni-ib-de2-e
9'. [ki]-bi ga-na-ab-gi4
10'. [u4 ti]-la#-ga2 igi hu-mu-du8
11'. [u4] ba#-usz2-en kur-ra
12'. [a] zi#-ga hu-mu#-na8-na8
13'. szagina#-e-ne
14'. [u3]-na-du11
15'. [igi] i7# buranun-na
16'. [tum]-ma-al{ki}-sze3 ba-ni-ib-e3
17'. u3 kab2-ku5 mah ugnim# ib2-ak-e
18'. a-[sza3 gesz]-gi-du5-la2-sze3 [ba]-ni#-ib-e3
19'. a#-zi#-ga 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 im#-ma-zi
20'. tukum#-bi [{d}]utu# nu#-um-ta-e3
21'. [...] x x x
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. x [...]
4'. x [...]
5'. x [...]
6'. x [...]
7'. x [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. x [...]
3'. x [...]
4'. x [...]
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. [...] {d}[nin-tin-ug5-ga-ra] mu#-[na-an-dim2]
3'. nam-bi-[sze3 ur-e nin-a-ni-ir] kun mu-na#-[ab-gun3-gun3] szeg12 mu-na-[ab-gi4]
4'. nin an ki-bi [szukur2 sum-ma] agrig [{d}en-lil2-la2]
5'. a2-sag3 simx(GIG)#-[ma sza3-bi bar ak] giri3-[pad-ra2 igi bar-re]
6'. sa nam-[ti-la sa nam-usz2-a-ka]
7'. igi sag5-sag5# nig2-[kesz2-bi sa6-ge]
8'. {d}[inanna-ka]
9'. dumu-munus {d#}en-[lil2-a2-mah]
10'. geme2-zu na-[ab-be2-a]
11'. ki-nu2 sza3-ba#-[mu-da] 2(disz)-kam-ma#-[bi]
12'. u2!-u8-e-a-[u8-a] al-gen#-[na-mu]
13'. a-ra2-bi [nu]-zu
14'. [nin]-mu# [e2 ma]-an-du3-ma [igi la2-bi ba]-tusz-en
15'. [zu-a] kal-la-mu giri3 kur2 mu-da-an-dab5-be2-esz
16'. lu2 en3 tar-re la-tuku
17'. im-ma-si mu-da-ab-diri zi al-ir-ir-re-en
18'. tukum-bi nin-ga2 an-na-kam
19'-20'. a2#-sag3 su-ga2 gal2-la-bi he2-eb-an#-zi#
left
column 1
1. [...]
2. x x du [...]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...] x sa4
column 3
1. x x x
2. [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)
Consult word list of Middle Babylonian (ca. 1400-1100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description: mid. l. part, LE. broken, ruled
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.10 Letter from Inannaka to Nintinuga (witness); ETCSL 5.07.02 Dog for Obv.(i)Nergal's Ax?; Rev.(iii)Nintinugga's Dog; (iv): Letter from Inannaka to Nintinugga; (Obv)(i)23x(ii)13x(Rev)(iii)12x(iv)23 lines)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • history: Ali letters, pp.137, 144, pl.XL

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

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  • Museum No.: CBS 14049 + N 0846
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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
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
2013-12-15 at 15:28:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-12-15 at 15:27:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-01-27 at 12:22:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 08:23:25 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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P269069 leadP269069 lead

Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000582, Ex. 010 & 000791, Ex. 005 & 000792, Ex. 010 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P269069.
CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 010 & 000791, ex. 005 & 000792, ex. 010 artifact entry (No. P269069). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P269069 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 010 & 000791, ex. 005 & 000792, ex. 010 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P269069 (Accessed: May 14, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000582, ex. 010 & 000791, ex. 005 & 000792, ex. 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P269069},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P269069},
}


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