CDLI Literary 000574, ex. 008 (P252257)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Schøyen Collection, Oslo, Norway

Museum Number

MS 3316

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 3.03.02 Letter from Lugal-shu to a King (witness))

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1. [{disz}lugal-szu2 dumu nibru{ki} ARAD2]-x na-ab-be2-a
2. [udu-gin7 ka u2] gu7#!-a-mu# mu-a-pad3! [naga] dub2#-ba# x-in?-til3
3. gu4 szudul4-a# [nu-ub]-ha#-[za la2-gin7]
4. ab2 amar-bi# [nu]-ub#-da#-a#-gin7 KA x MU im-me
5. u8# sila4-bi# e2#-ubur-ra# dab5#-a-gin7 szu# [ba]-ab#-dab5-be2
6. ma2 kar gi-na li-[...] x im-dab5 [tum9-e ba-ab]-diri#-ge
7. muszen-gin7 gud3 lu2# [szu ba-ni]-in#-ti
8. i-si-isz# [sila] nibru#{ki}-ka# [mu-gu7]-e#!-en#
9. iri kur2 iri-ga2 mu-da-an-kur9# lu2 en3 tar-re la-ba-ab-tuku#
10. e2 kur2 e2-ga2 mu-da-an-kur9 ugu-ga2-asz ba-ab-KA
11. iri-ga2 sag siki x ba#-an-la2
12. gu5#-li du10-us2-sa zu-a kal-la#-mu#
13. lu2 dili gu7-gin7 igi tur mu-gid2-de3
14. gisz hul gurun nu-il2-la-a-gin7 lu2 na-ma-szi-hul2-le
15. gibil-gibil-me-en {gisz}isimu2{sar} nu-tuku-me-en ur5-ra nam-ba-an-tum3
16. lugal-mu en3-mu he2-tar-re ki-ur3-mu-sze3 he2!-em-mi-ib#-[gi4-gi4]

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: Kleinerman, A., CM 42 (2011) xxiv, 227-228,

    [sec46359] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: MS 3316
  • Accession No.:

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
2018-05-17 at 15:36:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2015-02-26 at 09:00:10 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 08:23:14 Wagensonner, Klaus Atf Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View
2004-12-15 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Bartash, Vitali; Dahl, Jacob L.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Johnson, J. Cale; Stadhouders, Henry CDLI approved View

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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. 008 Artifact Entry.” (2004) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P252257.
CDLI Literary 000574, ex. 008 artifact entry (No. P252257). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P252257 (Original work published 2004)
CDLI Literary 000574, ex. 008 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P252257 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000574, ex. 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P252257},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P252257},
}


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