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CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 011 (P357300)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Museum Number

YBC 06458

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.21 Letter from Abaindasa to Šulgi (witness) Letter)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Witness

Collections

Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.21 Letter from Abaindasa to Šulgi (witness) Letter)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: YOS 22, 44

[Hallo2018YOS22] Hallo, William W. 2018. Sumerian Literary and Historical Inscriptions. Yale Oriental Series, Babylonian Texts, Vol. 22. New Haven: Yale University Press. https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300230765/sumerian-literary-and-historical-inscriptions/.
history: CKU, 04, YBC 6458

[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

Composite No.:
Museum No.: YBC 06458
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Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
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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
2024-07-08 at 08:00:06	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 07:56:39	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
2007-01-29 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:

Yale Babylonian Collection (BC-020524) (BC-020524)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (3.1.21) (3.1.21)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (3.1.21) (3.1.21)
Electronic Babylonian Library (YBC.6458) (YBC.6458)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P357300) (P357300)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000561 (Letter from Abaindasa to Shulgi) composite (P473732)	View the score

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000561, Ex. 011 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357300.

CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 011 artifact entry (No. P357300). (2024, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357300 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 011 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357300 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000561, ex. 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357300},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357300},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000561, Ex. 011 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P357300.

CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 011 artifact entry (No. P357300). (2024, July 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P357300 (Original work published 2007)

CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 011 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P357300 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

@misc{2024CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 8},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000561, ex. 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P357300},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P357300},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P357300
LB  - CDLI:P357300
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P357300
ER  -