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CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 002 (P262943)

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 08007 + Ist Ni 04592

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 3.01.21 Letter from Abaindasa to Šulgi (witness) Letter of Abaindasa to Shulgi; (Obv)8x(Rev)0 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has fragments Witness

Text

object composite text
sobverse
1. [...]
2. masz2# hur-sag#-[...]
3. sisix(|ANSZE.KUR|)# hur-sag#-[...]
4. {gesz#}geszimmar ki sikil#-[...]
5. u3#-na-[...]
6. a-ba#-in-da#-[...]
7. ARAD2-zu na-[...]
8. gesz-gin7 tir-ga2 [...] mu-dur7-re [...]
9. {gesz}gu-za-[...]
rest broken
reverse
broken

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)

Collections

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
Artifact Preservation: fragment
This artifact is composed of fragments.
Condition Description: along LE.
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.21 Letter from Abaindasa to Šulgi (witness) Letter of Abaindasa to Shulgi; (Obv)8x(Rev)0 lines)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

history: OIP 16, 110

[Chiera1934OIP16] Chiera, Edward. 1934. Sumerian Texts of Varied Contents. Oriental Institute Publications 16. University of Chicago Press.
history: Ali Letters, p. 53,

[sec48845] N.d.
history: Michalowski CKU 04,

[sec48846] N.d.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CBS 08007 + Ist Ni 04592
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates Referenced:
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-07-30 at 15:23:23	Firth, Richard	Artifact	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-06-15 at 19:55:18	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-19 at 10:20:17	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2020-01-25 at 16:59:19	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
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

External Resources

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

The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature transliterations (3.1.21)
The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature translations (3.1.21)
Penn Museum (582752)
Electronic Babylonian Library (CBS.8007)
Ancient Records of Middle Eastern Polities (P262943)

Composites

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

Composite	Score
CDLI Literary 000561 (Letter from Abaindasa to Shulgi) composite (P473732)	View the score

Notes

General Notes: -

CDLI Notes:

Michalowski CKU p.310Michalowski CKU p.310

Cite this Artifact

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“CDLI Literary 000561, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262943.

CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P262943). (2023, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262943 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262943 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000561, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262943},
}

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ER  -

“CDLI Literary 000561, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 30, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262943.

CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P262943). (2023, July 30). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262943 (Original work published 2005)

CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262943 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).

@misc{2023CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jul 30},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000561, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262943},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262943},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/7/30/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P262943
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M1  - 2024/4/25/
TI  - CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P262943
ER  -

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