Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Museum Collection(s)
Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USAMuseum Number
YBC 04672Provenience
uncertain (mod. uncertain)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.15 Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen (witness); ETCSL 3.01.16 (wit Letters)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Witness
| Genre(s) | Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.15 Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen (witness); ETCSL 3.01.16 (wit Letters) |
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| Language(s) | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) |
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| Dates Referenced | |
| Accounting Period |
This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):
| Composite | Composite Number | Score |
|---|---|---|
| CDLI Literary 000555 (Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu) composite (P478840) | Q000555 | View the score |
| CDLI number | P357297 |
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| LOD URI | https://cdli.network/entity/P357297 |
| Provenience | uncertain (mod. uncertain) |
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| Written In | |
| Archive | |
| Excavation Number | |
| Findspot | |
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| Elevation |
| Collection(s) |
Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
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| Museum Number | YBC 04672 |
| Accession Number |
| External Resource | Identifiers |
|---|---|
| Yale Babylonian Collection (YBC) | BC-018737 |
| The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (ETCSL transliterations) | 3.1.15 |
| The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (ETCSL translations) | 3.1.15 |
| Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) | YBC.4672 |
| Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (ARMEP) | P357297 |
history: YOS 22, 45
history: CKU, 18, YBC 4672
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-08 at 08:00:06 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact metadata | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | Approved |
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| 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 |
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| 2007-01-29 at 00:00:00 | CDLI, CDLI | Artifact metadata | Tinney, Stephen J. | CDLI, CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2024CDLI,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
year = {2024},
month = {jul 8},
title = {CDLI {Literary} 000555, ex. 003 & 000556, ex. 002 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P357297},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357297},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2024/7/8/ PY - 2024 ID - P357297 LB - CDLI:P357297 M1 - 2026/10/16/ TI - CDLI Literary 000555, ex. 003 & 000556, ex. 002 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P357297 ER -