CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 008 (P278016)

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

N 2949

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 3.03.03 Letter from Lugal-nesage to King (witness) Letter; 3x4 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [ug5-ga ki nu-tum2]-ma-me#-[en sze]-gin7# ar3-ba-[...]
2. [szesz-mu] lu2# kur2 nu-[me-a igi] tur# mu-un#-[gid2]
3. [...] gu2 ki-sze3 ba-la2
4. [sza6-ga-mu] hul#-sze3 mu-da-[an-si3]
5. [lugal KA bala-mu] en#-lil2-la2-[gin7 ha-ma-diri]

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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: upper right corner
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  • Museum No.: N 2949
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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
2011-10-07 at 07:39:05 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000575 (Lugal-nesage to King) composite (P479851) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000575, Ex. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P278016.
CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P278016). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278016 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000575, ex. 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278016 (Accessed: May 16, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000575, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278016},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278016},
}


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