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CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 004 (P463984)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 079102

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.03 Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • history: CBT 8, p.182

    [CBT81988] Leichty, Erle V., Jacob J. Finkelstein, and Christopher B. F. Walker. 1988. Tablets from Sippar 3. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 8. British Museum Press.

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  • Museum No.: BM 079102
  • Accession No.: 1889-04-26 Bu, 0399

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:44:22 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-20 at 12:10:25 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-01-30 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Firth, Richard CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000564 (Letter from Nanna-kiag to Lipit-Ishtar) composite (P473734) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000564, Ex. 004 Artifact Entry.” (2014) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P463984.
CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 004 artifact entry (No. P463984). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P463984 (Original work published 2014)
CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 004 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P463984 (Accessed: April 18, 2025).
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