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CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 010 (P280158)

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 6394

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) 5 lines.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Witness

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
1'. [...] dingir-ra-[gin7 hur nu]-gi4-gi4-[dam]
2'. [...] an-ta szeg3#-[ge26-gin7 szid nu]-du12#?-du12#?-[dam]
rest broken
reverse
broken

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 30.0 wide × 18.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: fragment
Condition Description: 1 side preserved.
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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) 5 lines.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: BPOA 9, 194

[Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: N 6394
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2018-06-01 at 05:07:33	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	approved
2016-08-23 at 08:34:55	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

External Resources

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

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (3.3.1) (3.3.1)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (3.3.1) (3.3.1)
Penn Museum (575140) (575140)
Electronic Babylonian Library (N.6394) (N.6394)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P280158) (P280158)

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

Notes

General Notes: -

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000573, Ex. 010 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P280158.

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 010 artifact entry (No. P280158). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280158 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280158 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000573, ex. 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P280158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P280158},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000573, Ex. 010 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P280158.

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 010 artifact entry (No. P280158). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P280158 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 010 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P280158 (Accessed: December 29, 2025).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000573, ex. 010 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P280158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P280158},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P280158
LB  - CDLI:P280158
M1  - 2025/12/29/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 010 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P280158
ER  -