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CDLI Literary 000546, ex. 001 (P345073)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 10819

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.07 Letter from Puzur-Šulgi to Šulgi (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

116.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Witness

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 116.0 high × 64.0 wide × 30.0 thick
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.07 Letter from Puzur-Šulgi to Šulgi (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: PRAK, D 60

[Genouillac1924PRAK] Genouillac, Henri de. 1924 & 1925. Premières Recherches Archéologiques à Kich (2 Vols). Édouard Champion, Paris.
history: CKU, 13

[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.

Identifiers

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Museum No.: AO 10819
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Provenience

Provenience: Kish (mod. Tell Uhaimir)
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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
2024-07-12 at 15:22:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
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
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (3.1.7) (3.1.7)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (3.1.7) (3.1.7)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P345073) (P345073)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000546 (Puzur-Shulgi to Shulgi) composite (P479855)	View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000546, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345073.

CDLI Literary 000546, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345073). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345073 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000546, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345073 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000546, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345073},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345073},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000546, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 12, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P345073.

CDLI Literary 000546, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P345073). (2024, July 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P345073 (Original work published 2006)

CDLI Literary 000546, ex. 001 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P345073 (Accessed: January 23, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 12},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000546, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P345073},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P345073},
}

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