CDLI Literary needed, ex. 005 ? (P343406)

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 Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 09729

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 3.02.07 Letter from Ninshatapada to Rimsin (witness) (CHECK))

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Witness

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [e-ne-esz2 ga2-a-ra igi zi bar-mu-un-szi-ib ka]-ba-zu# [kukku2 hu-mu-un-zalag-ge]
2'. mu-4(disz)-kam#?-ma#-ta iri#-ga2 nu#?-[me-a sag-gin7 im-ma-an-ti] lu2# gesztu2 hu?-x x
3'. sag#-[sag3-zu] musz3#-me-ga2 ba-ni?-kur2 su?-mu#-[ug-ga GAM-GAM-e im-lah5]
4'. [nig2-me]-gar szu-mu da-lam im-mi-ib2-[ra KA ab-ba-mu nu-zu]
5'. nam#?-ab-ba u4#-ba# til-la-gin7#? [banda3{da} tak4-a ama5-mu ba-ab-bir-bir]
6'. muszen gesz#-bur2#-[ra dab5-ba-gin7 amar-bi gud3-ta ba-ni-ib-sikil-a]
7'. [dumu]-x-[mu bar-ta ba-bir-bir lu2 kin ak-de3 la-ba-an-tuku]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. u3 im#-ri#-a#-mu-ke4 x [gi4-mu-un-na-ab]
2'. du11-ga-zu-ta# x [hu-mu-ra-ab-du7]
3'. ur5#-zu gesztu2 tuku-de3 [inim-mu] sag hu#-mu-x-[us2]
4'. kur su3-ra2 za3 til-la#-bi# [u4] a-ga-[sze3 nam-ba-da-ha-lam-e]
5'. x [...]

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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  • history: ISET 1, 181 (pl. 123), Ni 09729

    [Çig1969ISET1] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1969. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 1.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 09729
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-17 at 16:45:01 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-17 at 16:33:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-19 at 12:11:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
Dummy composite "needed" (P546835) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary Needed, Ex. 005 ? Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343406.
CDLI Literary needed, ex. 005 ? artifact entry (No. P343406). (2024, September 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343406 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary needed, ex. 005 ? artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343406 (Accessed: July 1, 2025).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} needed, ex. 005 ? artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P343406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P343406},
}

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