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CDLI Literary 000583, ex. 004 & 000791, ex. 006 (P356626)

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 Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Museum Number

OIM A30201

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 3.03.11 Letter from Inim-Inanna to Enlil-massu (witness); ETCSL 5.07.02 Do Rev. Letter;)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

Text

tablet
1. {disz}lugal-nesag-e dumu zu-zu um-mi-a nibru#[{ki}-ke4]
2. tu6-ni-lu2-sa6 ur kig2-gi4-a-ka-ni {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga-ra mu-na-an-dim2#
3. nam-bi-sze3 ur-e nin-a-ni-ir kun mu-na-ab-gun3-gun3 KA mu-na-ab-gi4#
4. nin an ki-bi szukur2 sum-ma agrig {d}en-lil2-la2#
5. akan{a-ka-an} du10 kur-kur sza3 si-si nam-hi-a DU-DU
6. a2-sag3 simx(GIG)-ma sza3-bi bar ak giri3-pax(PAD)-ra2 igi bar-re
7. sa nam-ti-la sa nam-usz2-a-ka igi sag5-sag5 nig2-kesze2-bi sa6-ge
8. nig2 ra-ah-a du11-ga zi ir-ra ki gig-bi zu-zu
9. a-zu sa6-ge szim-mu2 du2-ra-ta sza3 lu2-ulu3 igi du8
10. nin-mu mu-un-dim2-en-na
11. tu6-ni-lu2-sa6 mu-sze3 mu-un-sa4
12. X ba-an-sa6-ga mu-sze3 mu-sa4-a#
13. [X]-ga-DI zi#-pa-ag2 u3-mu-ni-[X X] a2-sag3# zi ba-an-da#-[X]
14. mu#-mu mu-zu-ta im-da-an-pad3#
15. nam#-gur4#-[ra]-zu# [ki-zu i3-kig2-ge26]
16. [tu6-ni-lu2-sa6 mu-sze3 mu-un-sa4?]
17. [u4 til3-la-ga2 igi hu-mu-un-du8?]
18. [u4 ba]-ug7-e-[en kur-ra] a si-ga hu-mu-[un-na8-na8]
19. [{disz}{d}]en#-lil2-[mas]-su [u3]-na-a-du11#

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

Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures West Asia & North Africa Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.11 Letter from Inim-Inanna to Enlil-massu (witness); ETCSL 5.07.02 Do Rev. Letter;)
Language(s): Sumerian

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Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: OIM A30201
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: 3N-T0292
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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	Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2014-11-21 at 08:56:22	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-10-07 at 08:24:06	Wagensonner, Klaus	Atf	Wagensonner, Klaus		CDLI	approved
2007-01-27 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Peterson, Jeremiah; Tinney, Stephen J.		CDLI	approved

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Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000583 (Letter from Inim-Inanna to Enlil-massu) composite (P479847)	View the score

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Cite this Artifact

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“CDLI Literary 000583, Ex. 004 & 000791, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356626.

CDLI Literary 000583, ex. 004 & 000791, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P356626). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356626 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 000583, ex. 004 & 000791, ex. 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356626 (Accessed: June 19, 2025).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000583, ex. 004 & 000791, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356626},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356626},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P356626
LB  - CDLI:P356626
M1  - 2025/6/19/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000583, ex. 004 & 000791, ex. 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P356626
ER  -

“CDLI Literary 000583, Ex. 004 & 000791, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P356626.

CDLI Literary 000583, ex. 004 & 000791, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P356626). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P356626 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 000583, ex. 004 & 000791, ex. 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P356626 (Accessed: June 19, 2025).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000583, ex. 004 & 000791, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P356626},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P356626},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/15/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P356626
LB  - CDLI:P356626
M1  - 2025/6/19/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000583, ex. 004 & 000791, ex. 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P356626
ER  -

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