CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 002 (P278173)

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

N 3116

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 3.03.01 Letter from Ur-saga to a King (witness) Literary Letter: Ursaga to a King; 2 lines)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. lugal gu4 igi gun3 su6 {na4}za-[gin3 la2-mu-ur2]
2. u3-na-[a-du11]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space

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
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: fragment
  • Condition Description: upper edge, rev blank
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  • history: Ali, Fadhil A., Letters (1964) 080,

    [sec54029] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: N 3116
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:22:28 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
2016-08-23 at 16:53:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-08-23 at 08:09:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-19 at 12:11:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2005-10-24 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Fitzgerald, Madeleine; Peterson, Jeremiah Penn Museum CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000573 (Letter from Ur-saga to a King) composite (P473736) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000573, Ex. 002 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278173.
CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 002 artifact entry (No. P278173). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278173 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 002 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278173 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	month = {jun 15},
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}

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