CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 001 (P357118)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik), dated to the Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

Provenience

Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.05 Letter from Sîn-iddinam to Utu (witness) Letter from Siniddinam to Utu)

Language(s)

Akkadian, Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1a. [{d}utu lugal-mu-ur2 di-ku5] mah# an ki-a
1b. _[...] s,i#-i-ru sza2 AN-e u KI-ti3_
2a. [sag-en3-tar kalam-ma] ka#-asz mu-un-bar-bar-ra
2b. _[...] pa#-ri-is pu-ru-us-se-e_
3a. [dingir zi lu2 ti-le-de3 ki-ag2] a-ra-zu gesz-tuku
3b. _[x i]-ram-mu-sze-mu-u2 tas,-li-ta_
4a. [arhusz su3 sza3 gur-ru] nu-un-zu-a
4b. _[x] la#? mu-du-u2_
5a. [nig2-si-sa2 ki-ag2 nig2-zi bar-tam-ma?]-ra#? u3-mu-un-ne-du11
5b. _[... kit]-ti qi2-bi-ma_
6a. [su6-mu2 dumu {d}nin-gal su6 {na4}za-gin3] ba#?-la2-e
6b. _[... uq]-ni#-i zaq-nu_
7a. [tak4-la2 {gesz}si-gar an ki kukku2] zalag-sze3 gar
7b. _[... x] uk-la ana na-ma-ru#_
8a. [en sag-kal asza-a-ni pa e3-a nam-mah-a-ni] za3 nu-di-[a?]
8b. _[...]-szu2 la isz-sza2-an#?-[na-nu]_
9a. [ur-sag dumu {d}nin-gal-e tu-da me sag]-x ur4#?-[ur4]
9b. _[...]_
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)
Consult word list of Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: Fs Kraus (pp. 95-109), p. 96

    [Hallo1982Larsa] Hallo, William W. 1982. “The Royal Correspondence of Larsa: II. The Appeal to Utu.” In Zikir Šumim. Assyriological Studies Presented to F.R. Kraus on the Occasion of His Seventieth Birthday, edited by Govert van Driel, Theo J. H. Krispijn, Marten Stol, and Klaas R. Veenhof, 95–109. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

  • history: MC 24, no. 33

    [Lambert2019MC24] Lambert, Wilfred G. 2019. Cuneiform Texts from the Folios of W.G. Lambert. Edited by Andrew R. George. Mesopotamian Civilizations 24. University Park, PA : Eisenbrauns.

  • history: BA 10/1, 074

    [Meek1913BA10/1] Meek, Theophile J. 1913. “Cuneiform Bilingual Hymns, Prayers and Penitential Psalms,” Beiträge zur Assyriologie (und semitischen Sprachwissenschaft, 10 (1): 1–127.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
  • Accession No.: K 08937

  • Provenience: Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-01-21 at 09:04:59 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-23 at 16:12:11 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-23 at 15:51:58 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-24 at 10:23:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-07-05 at 18:51:39 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune 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
2019-06-29 at 04:42:32 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2011-07-19 at 12:11:17 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-01-29 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
CDLI Literary 000566 (Sin-iddinam to Utu) composite (P479853) View the score
CDLI Literary 000567 (Sin-iddinam to Ninisina) composite (P498505) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000566, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 21, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P357118.
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P357118). (2025, January 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357118 (Original work published 2007)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 001 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357118 (Accessed: July 9, 2025).
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	year = {2025},
	month = {jan 21},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000566, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357118},
}


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