CDLI Literary 000579, ex. 003 (P268979)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 13985

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.07 Letter from Singe to Mother (witness) Literary Letter; Monkey to his Mother; (Obv)6x(Rev)1 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. lu2 di lu2# di ama-mu-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11#
3. ugu{gu5}-bi#-ke4# na-ab-be2-a
4. uri2#?{ki#} iri giri17#-zal# {d}nanna-kam#
5. eridu{ki} iri he2-gal2 [{d}en-ki]-ga-[kam]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: Lo. part missing, abraded, ruled
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  • history: Cohen, OrNS 45, p.271,

    [sec50539] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: CBS 13985
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000579 (Letter from Ugubi to Mother) composite (P473738) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000579, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268979.
CDLI Literary 000579, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P268979). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268979 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000579, ex. 003 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268979 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P268979},
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