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CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 002 (P278173)

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 3116

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 3.03.01 Letter from Ur-saga to a King (witness) Literary Letter: Ursaga to a King; 2 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. lugal gu4 igi gun3 su6 {na4}za-[gin3 la2-mu-ur2]
2. u3-na-[a-du11]
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)

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Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description: upper edge, rev blank
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.01 Letter from Ur-saga to a King (witness) Literary Letter: Ursaga to a King; 2 lines)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Ali letters, 080

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

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: N 3116
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-23 at 10:12:03	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-13 at 15:11:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-13 at 15:10:14	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
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
2016-08-23 at 16:53:01	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2016-08-23 at 08:09:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-07-19 at 12:11:11	Dahl, Jacob L.	Atf	Dahl, Jacob L.		CDLI	approved
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah	Penn Museum	CDLI	approved

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Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000573 (Letter from Ur-saga to a King) composite (P473736)	View the score

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“CDLI Literary 000573, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278173.

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P278173). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278173 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278173 (Accessed: April 21, 2025).

@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000573, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278173},
}

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“CDLI Literary 000573, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P278173.

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P278173). (2024, July 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P278173 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P278173 (Accessed: April 21, 2025).

@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-21]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 23},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000573, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P278173},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P278173},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P278173
LB  - CDLI:P278173
M1  - 2025/4/21/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P278173
ER  -

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