CDLI Literary 000574, ex. 011 & 000575, ex. 017 & 000576, ex. 007 & 000579, ex. 006 (P343801)

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 Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

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Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist Ni 02269 + Ist Ni 02796 + Ist Ni 04499 + Ist Ni 13225

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 3.03.02 Letter from Lugal-shu to a King (witness); ETCSL 3.03.03 Letter fr)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
surface a
obverse
1. [{disz}]lugal#-szu2 dumu nibru{ki}
2. x? ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a
3. sul#-a-lum nu-zu-mu# [sag-ki ba-gid2] til4 ak-mu mu-e-pad3
4. iri kur2-ra tum12{muszen}-gin7 x-x-sza4
5. [sza3]-ne#-sza4 la-ba-an-tuku
6. [ur]-gin7# ki gam-ma2 nu-zu [szu] dag#-dag-ge ba-si
7. [muszen szu sur2]-du3#{muszen}-ta dal-x-a-gin7 [ur5-da] i3-ak-en
8. [{gesz}kiri6 a nu-du11]-ga-gin7 [asil3-la2-mu hab2-ba ba]-an#-ug5#
9. [...]
10. [a-zi-ga 1(disz) masz kusz3]-am3 im-ma-zi
11. [tukum]-bi
12. [{d}utu nu-um]-ta-e3
13. [szar2-szar2] erin2 ugu-ba# nu-gub
14. [szar2]-gal-am3 [asza5 ba-ab]-e3
15. x ma-tur
16. nu-mu-un-da#-til#-en#
17. a-ma-ru-kam
surface b
obverse
1. muszen-gin7 gud3-ga2 lu2 szu ba-ni-in-ti
2. {gesz}ma2 kar gi-na-a li-bi2-ib-tak4-a-gin7 tum9-e ba-ab-diri-ge-en
3. i-si-isz sila nibru{ki}-ka mu-gu7-e-en
4. iri kur2 iri-ga2 mu-da-an-kur9 lu2 en3 tar-re la-ba-tuku
5. e2 kur2 e2-ga2 mu-da-an-kur9 ugu-ga2-asz ba-ab-dun
6. iri-ga2 sag-gin7 ku3 la-ba-ni-DU siki sag mu-sir2 ba-la2
7. gu5-li du10-sa zu-a kal-la-mu
8. lu2 dili gu7-u3-gin7 igi tur mu-un-gid2-i-esz
9. ama ugu-mu u4-sakar ubur-ra-bi
10. du10-ge-esz ga-mu gu7-mu ka-mu-ta ba-an-kar
11. a-a-mu sza3 ur2-bi-ta gur3-gur3-ru-a ki-ta ba-an-gar-re-en
12. nin arhusz-a-mu e2-bi ba-kal igi nu-mu-un-szi-bar-re
13. erin2# id2#-zu# nu#-[ma pa5-bi a i-ib2-tum3]
14. ge26-e [zah2-bi a ma-ab-tum3]
15. a2 ma-x [5(asz) gurusz 1(u)] hu-mu-szi-[in-gi4-gi4-ma]
16. a-[ma-ru-kam]
17. lu2 di lu2 di# [...]
18. u3-na#-[du11]
19. {disz}ugu{gu5}-bi# [...]
20. uri2{ki} iri [...]
21. eridu{ki} iri he2-gal2# [...]
22. ge26-e eger {gesz#}[...]
23. igi-tum3-la2 mu#-[...]
24. nam-x-da-[...]
25-26. ninda ba-ra-[...] kasz ba-ra-[...]
27. lu2 kasx(DU){kas}-[...]
28. [...]

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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  • history: ISET 2, 123, Ni 02269 +

    [Çig1976ISET2] Kramer, Samuel N., Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, and Hatice Kızılyay. 1976. Sumerian Literary Tablets and Fragments in the Archaeological Museum of Istanbul. Sumer Edebî Tablet ve Parçalari 2.

  • history: + SLTNi 129 + ISET 3, 055-056, Ni 13225 + ISET 3, 061, Ni 04499,

    [sec86524] N.d.

  • citation: Kleinerman, Alexandra, CDLN 2013/002,

    [sec86525] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: Ist Ni 02269 + Ist Ni 02796 + Ist Ni 04499 + Ist Ni 13225
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  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2016-09-28 at 10:41:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-09-28 at 09:51:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-09-28 at 09:46:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-26 at 09:00:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-01-24 at 21:44:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:56:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 07:42:50 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2006-11-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Tinney, Stephen J. CDLI approved View

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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000574 (Letter from Lugal-szu to a King) composite (P473737) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000574, Ex. 011 & 000575, Ex. 017 & 000576, Ex. 007 & 000579, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343801.
CDLI Literary 000574, ex. 011 & 000575, ex. 017 & 000576, ex. 007 & 000579, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P343801). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343801 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000574, ex. 011 & 000575, ex. 017 & 000576, ex. 007 & 000579, ex. 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343801 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000574, ex. 011 & 000575, ex. 017 & 000576, ex. 007 & 000579, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P343801},
}


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0579, ex. 006 artifact entry
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