CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 002 (P269118)

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 14117

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 3.03.10 Letter from Inannaka to Nintinuga (witness) Literary Letter; from Inannaka to Nintinugga; (Obv)14x(LoE)1x(Rev)0 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. {d#}nin#-tin#-ug5-ga agrig zid# [e2-kur-ra]
2. a-zu kalam-ma-ra u3-na#-[du11]
3. nin tu6 du11-ga-ni ug3 szar2 ti#-[le]
4. mu7-mu7-ga2-ni ug3 sa6#-[ga]
5.a. nin sza3-ne-sza4 lu2 ti-ti szud3#-[de3 ki-ag2-ra]
5.b. sza3 gur-ru sza3-la2 SUD a#-ra#-zu# [gisz tuku-mu]-ur2
6. u3-na-de3-tah#
7. ti-la ug5-ga en3 tar-bi za-e#-me-en
8. lu2-ku5-lu2-ku5-ra2 du7-du7 gal-bi-me-en
9.a. {disz}{d}inanna-kam dumu-munus {d}en-lil2-a2-mah
9.b. geme2-zu na-ab-be2-a
10. ki-nu2 szub-ba-mu-da 2(disz)#-[kam-ma-bi]
11. u2-u8-a-u8 al-gen#-[na-mu] a-ra2-bi [nu-zu]
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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: ru, rlo&lu. cnrs. missing, ruled, rev. blank
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  • history: PBS 1/2,, 094

    [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.137,

    [sec50632] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 14117
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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
2016-10-10 at 15:32:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:56:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-02-28 at 09:07:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-07 at 08:23:27 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 000582 (Letter from Inannaka to Nintinuga) composite (P473741) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000582, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269118.
CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P269118). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269118 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000582, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269118 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000582, ex. 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269118},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P269118},
}


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