CDLI Literary 000603, ex. 001 (P343785)

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 04164

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 3.03.31 Letter from Sharrumbani(?) to Lunanna; (witness) ETCSL 3.3.30 Lett)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.31 Letter from Sharrumbani(?) to Lunanna; (witness) ETCSL 3.3.30 Lett)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P343785
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P343785

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist Ni 04164
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations)	3.3.31
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations)	3.3.31
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL)	Ni.4164
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP)	P343785

References

history: ISET 2, 117, Ni 04164

[Çig1976ISET2] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1976. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 2.
history: CKU, 20

[Michalowski2011CKU] Michalowski, Piotr. 2011. The Correspondence of the Kings of Ur : An Epistolary History of an Ancient Mesopotamian Kingdom. Vol. 15. Mesopotamian Civilizations. Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-08 at 08:00:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 07:53:26	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000603, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343785.

CDLI Literary 000603, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P343785). (2024, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343785 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000603, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343785 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000603, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P343785.

CDLI Literary 000603, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P343785). (2024, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P343785 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000603, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P343785 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000603, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P343785},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P343785},
}

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