CDLI Literary 000539, ex. 001 (P216495)

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

Metadata / catalogue

Flat catalogue

As CSV As TSV

Expanded catalogue

As JSON

Linked catalogue

As TTL As JSON-LD As RDF/JSON As RDF/XML

Text / annotations

Text data

Related publications

As CSV As BibTeX

Chemical Data

Seal Chemistry

As CSV

Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 08875 + N 6672

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 3.01.01 Letter from Aradmu to Šulgi about Apillasha (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Witness

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:


  • history: BPOA 9, 187

    [Peterson2011BPOA9] Peterson, Jeremiah. 2011. Sumerian Literary Fragments in the University Museum, Philadelphia. Biblioteca Del Próximo Oriente Antiguo 9. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

  • history: Ali, Fadhil A., Letters (1964) pl.26,

    [sec25077] N.d.

  • history: Michalowski CKU 01,

    [sec25079] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 08875 + N 6672
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000539 (Letter from Aradmu to Shulgi about Apillasha) composite (P473727) View the score

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000539, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 14, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P216495.
CDLI Literary 000539, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P216495). (2023, June 14). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P216495 (Original work published 2003)
CDLI Literary 000539, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P216495 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 14},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000539, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P216495},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/14/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216495
LB  - CDLI:P216495
M1  - 2024/3/28/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000539, ex. 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P216495
ER  - 
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.