CDLI Literary 000579, ex. 001 (P269117)

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 14116

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)11x(Rev)2 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. lu2 di lu2 di ama-mu-ra#
2. u3-na-du11
3. ugu{gu5}-bi na-be2-a
4. uri2{ki} iri giri17-zal {d}nanna-kam
5. eridu{ki} iri he2-gal2 {d}en-ki-ga-ka
6-7. ge26-e egir {gesz}ig e2 nar-gal-ka al-tusz-en#
8. igi#-tum3-la2 mu-gu7-en
9. nam-ba-da-usz2-en#
10-11. ninda ba-ra#-gibil#-[la2] kasz ba-ra-gibil#-[la2]
reverse
1. lu2 kasx(DU){kas}-e szu tak4-ma-ab#
2. a-ma-ru-kam
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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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description: lower part broken, ruled
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  • history: PBS 1/2,, 093

    [Lutz1919PBS1/2] Lutz, Henry F. 1919. Selected Sumerian and Babylonian Texts. Publications of the Babylonian Section 1/2. University of Pennsylvania.

  • history: Ali, Letters, p.120,

    [sec50628] N.d.

  • history: M.E.Cohen, OrNS 45, p.271,

    [sec50629] N.d.

  • history: Powell, ZA 68, p.168,

    [sec50630] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 14116
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:48:15 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2018-06-01 at 05:06:58 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2016-09-28 at 10:42:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-09-28 at 09:51:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 07:39:00 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2005-04-25 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Zimmermann, Lynn-Salammbô Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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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. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269117.
CDLI Literary 000579, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P269117). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269117 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000579, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269117 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000579, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269117},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269117},
}


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