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CDLI Literary 000562, ex. 009 (P502931)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

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Museum Collection(s)

Museum Number

Anonymous 502931

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 3.02.01 Letter from Sin-tillati to Iddin-Dagan (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

72.0 mm × 54.0 mm

Witness

Text

obverse
1. lugal-ga2 u3-na-a-du11#
2. {disz?}{d}suen-illat-ma na-ab-be2-[a]
3. ka-ku-la-tum{ki}-sze3 gaba-ri gid2-da-mu-ne#
4. mar-tu {gesz}tukul-bi-ta# szubtu6-ta im-ma-an-zi#
5. ge26-e zi-ga-mu-ne
6. 1(gesz'u) i3-gaz 2(gesz'u) i3-dab5
7. ka#-ku-la-tum{ki}-sze3 ba-ni-kux(KWU636)
8. tukum-bi lugal-mu
9. ugnim-ma tusz-u3-be2 ab-be2
reverse
1. {kusz}a-ga2-la2 kesz2-da-be2 szu he2-em-da13-da13
2. tukum#-bi lugal-mu ugnim-ma nu-tusz-u3-be2 ab-be2
3. he2-em#-ma#-su8#-be2#-esz# lugal#-mu# he2#-en-zu
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Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 72.0 high × 54.0 wide
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Text Information

Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.02.01 Letter from Sin-tillati to Iddin-Dagan (witness))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: Földi, Zsombor & Zólyomi, Gábor, NABU 2017/064

[sec131981] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: Anonymous 502931
Accession No.:

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
2023-06-19 at 09:29:48	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2017-09-17 at 12:33:58	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2017-09-17 at 11:03:35	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Földi, Zsombor J.; Zólyomi, Gábor		CDLI	Approved
2017-09-17 at 11:02:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2017-09-17 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Zólyomi, Gábor		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P502931) (P502931)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000562 (Letter from Sin-tillati to Iddin-Dagan) composite (P473733)	View the score

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000562, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P502931.

CDLI Literary 000562, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P502931). (2023, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P502931 (Original work published 2017)

CDLI Literary 000562, ex. 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P502931 (Accessed: February 26, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000562, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P502931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P502931},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/19/
PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P502931
M1  - 2026/2/26/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000562, ex. 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P502931
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“CDLI Literary 000562, Ex. 009 Artifact Entry.” (2017) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P502931.

CDLI Literary 000562, ex. 009 artifact entry (No. P502931). (2023, June 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P502931 (Original work published 2017)

CDLI Literary 000562, ex. 009 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P502931 (Accessed: February 26, 2026).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 19},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000562, ex. 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P502931},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P502931},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P502931
LB  - CDLI:P502931
M1  - 2026/2/26/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000562, ex. 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P502931
ER  -