CDLI Literary 000579, ex. 002 (P270395)

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 19794

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 3.03.07 Letter from Singe to Mother (witness) Literary letter; Monkey" to his Mother; (Obv)12x(Rev)0 lines;)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. lu2 di lu2 di ama-mu-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. ugu{gu5}-bi na-ab-be2-a
4. uri2?{ki} iri giri17-zal {d}nanna-kam
5. eridu{ki} iri he2-gal2 {d}en-ki-ga-kam
6. ge26-e egir {gesz}ig e2 nar-gal-la al-tusz-en
7. igi-tum3-la2 mu-gu7-e
8. nam-ba-da-usz2-en
9. ninda ba-ra-gibil-la2 kasz ba-ra-gibil-la2
10. lu2# kasx(DU{kas}-e szu tak4-ma-ab
11. [a]-ma-ru-kam
  double ruling
  blank space
reverse
  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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  • Condition Description: lo. le. cnr. chipped, ruled
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  • primary: PBS 1/2, 92

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

  • history: Ali letters, p.120

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

    (wrongly cited in p.149

  • history: ZA 049, 327-328; E.I.Gordon, Studies Struve pp.228f.(T, Tr); M.E.Cohen, OrNS 45, p.272; Falkenstein *

    [sec51329] N.d.

  • history: van Dijk Sagesse, 14

    [vanDijk1953SSA] Dijk, Johannes J. A. van. 1953. La Sagesse Suméro-Accadienne. Recherchers Sur Les Genres Littéraires Des Texts Sapientiaux. Avec Choix de Textes. Commentationes Orientales. Quas Edidit Fundatio C. N. 1. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 19794
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-30 at 08:52:33 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 08:49:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-30 at 08:45:28 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
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-06-01 at 05:07:16 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2016-09-28 at 10:42:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-09-28 at 09:59:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-09-28 at 09:55:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 07:39:02 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 000579 (Letter from Ugubi to Mother) composite (P473738) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000579, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 30, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P270395.
CDLI Literary 000579, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P270395). (2024, August 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P270395 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000579, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P270395 (Accessed: May 22, 2025).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P270395},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P270395},
}


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