CDLI Literary 000567 (Sin-iddinam to Ninisina) composite (P498505)

Literary letter and letter-prayer artifact dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.05 Letter from Sîn-iddinam to Ninisina (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Composite

Text content

Genre(s)	Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.05 Letter from Sîn-iddinam to Ninisina (composite))
Composite Number	Q000566
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000567 (Sin-iddinam to Ninisina) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness	Period	Provenience
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 001 (P357118)	Neo-Assyrian (ca. 911-612 BC)	Nineveh (mod. Kuyunjik)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 002 (P345400)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 003 (P260199)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 004 (P260393)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 005 (P278203)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 006 (P357258)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 007 (P252237)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 007 & 000584, ex. 006 (P345806)	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)	uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Record

CDLI number	P498505
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P498505

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type	composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
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Accession Number

References

history: Hallo, 1976, 214–224, 2010, 333-334

[sec131641] N.d.
history: Brisch, 2007, appendix 4

[sec131642] N.d.
citation: StMes 3 (pp. 1-89), 043-048

[Peterson2016StMes3] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2016. “The Literary Corpus of the Old Babylonian Larsa Dynasties.” Studia Mesopotamica 3: 1–89.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-06-17 at 15:09:07	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-06-17 at 15:06:59	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2016-07-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000567 (Sin-Iddinam to Ninisina) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498505.

CDLI Literary 000567 (Sin-iddinam to Ninisina) composite artifact entry (No. P498505). (2024, June 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P498505 (Original work published 2016)

CDLI Literary 000567 (Sin-iddinam to Ninisina) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498505 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000567 (Sin-Iddinam to Ninisina) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2016) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 17, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P498505.

CDLI Literary 000567 (Sin-iddinam to Ninisina) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P498505 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 17},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000567 ({Sin}-iddinam to {Ninisina}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P498505},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P498505},
}

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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/4/8/
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