CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 005 (P278203)

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 07072a + N 3147

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 3.02.05 Letter from Sîn-iddinam to Utu (witness) Letter from Sin-iddinam to Utu)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

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1. [lugal-bi lugal larsa{ki}-sze3 nig2-hul-dib]-x i3#?-[kin-kin]
2. [sipa kalam-bi nu-me-en-na nidba]-ba la-ba-ab-x
2. [szul ga2-ra ge6 ma-mu2-da] giri3-ta mu-un-gub-be2#
3. [sag-ga2 im-mi-gub igi husz]-bi#? ga2-ra igi-mu-un-du8
4. [{gesz}gisal i7?-da tum3] tu6# hul-ma?-an-si3-[x?]
4. u4#?-[bi-ta nam-szul-mu si nu-sa2] kiszib-gin7? me-ba ha-[...]
5. ni2-[tuku-mu-ta ni2-mu la-ba]-ra#-e3 tu-ra gig mu-[an-dab5-be2-en]
6. tu-[ra]-mu# [kukku2 nu-zalag]-x a-gar-am3? lu2 igi nu-[mu-un-ni-in-du8-a]
7. a-[zu-e] igi#-bi nu-mu#-un#-du8#-[e] [tug2?]-nig2-la2 sza?-[mu-sze12-de3]
8. tu6#-[tu6-e] du11#-ga nu-szub-bu-de3 x [...] LI? eden gi#?
9. tu#-[ra]-mu# geszkim nu-tuku-a [...] igi-bi nu-x [...]
10. tu#-[ra-mu] x e? hur-sag-ga2 eden-na# [sag]-ga2# [nu-mu2-a lu2 nu-mu-un-tuku-tuku-e]
11. ti#-[la] tu-ra-mu za-da i3-gal2 [nam-mah-zu ga-am3-du11]
12. ama#-mu# u4 tur-ra-mu-ta ma-an-tak4-am3#?
13. [ama nu-tuku-me-en] x-[mu] nu-mu-ra-ab-be2 za-e ama#-[mu-me-en]
14. [za-e-nu] na-an-na amalu nig2-kur2-x [tuku arhusz-mu nu-mu-ra-ab-be2]
15. [...]-[mu nu-mu-ra]-in#-kin-kin za-e ama-inanna-mu-[...]
16. [lu2 ul3-la2] ur#-gi7-zu ga2-e he2-me-en kesz2-da-zu musz3 nam-ba#-[an-tum2-mu-un]
17. {d}da-mu dumu ki-ag2-zu aga3-us2 sag-ga2!-na {gesz}tukul szu gal2-la-ni he2-me#-[en]
18. [arhusz-mu hu-mu-ra-ab-be2]
19. tu-ra#-mu tu-ra-sze3 ba-kur2 szed9?-mu? nu-zu
20. an-bir9-ta u2 nu-mu-un-szum2-mu ge6-a u3 nu-ku-ku-un
21. ama# nig2#-u2-rum-mu ku3 {d}nin-isin2{si}-na nin arhusz he2-me-en
22. u3# nu#-ku sze-sza4-mu ge6-a hu-mu-ra-ab-tum2#-mu
23. igi# sa6#-ga-zu-sze3 u3-mu-szi-bar zi du10-ga szum3-ma-ab
24. buru5#?{muszen}-sze3 sur2-du3{muszen} dal-a-gin7 zi-mu al-tum3-tum3-un
25. [ga2]-e# igi nam#-tar#-ra-ke4 ur2-za ku4#-mu-ni-ib2 szu-ta kar-mu
26. [gurusz-me-en szu nam-tar-ra-ka a-nir i3-ga2-ga2 zi-mu im-mi-in-zal]
27. [ab2]-szilam#-a-gin7 arhusz tuku-ma-ra-ab#
28. [...] x-na-gin7# arhusz tuku-ma-ra-ab#
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1. [{d}utu lugal-mu]-x [di-ku5 mah an ki]
2. [sag-en3-tar] kalam#-ma# ka#-[asz] mu#-un#-bar#-bar#-[re]
3. [dingir zi] lu2# ti-le-de3 ki-ag2 a-ra-zu gesz-[tuku]
4. arhusz# [su3] sza3# gur-ru mu-un-zu-a
5. nig2-si ki-ag2 nig2-zi bar-tam-ma#?-ra#? [u3-na-du11]
6. su6#-mu2 dumu# {d}nin-gal su6 {na4}za-gin3 ba-an-x
7. tak4-la2 {gesz!}si-gar an ki kukku2 zalag-sze3! gar
8. en sag-kal asza-a-ni pa e3-a nam-mah!-a-ni za3 nu-di
9. ur#-sag dumu {d}nin-gal-e tu-da me sag-kesz2 ur4-ur4
10. dingir zi nun nam tar-tar-re a-a sag-ge6-ga lugal-mu-ur2 u2-na-de3-dah
11. {disz}{d}suen-i-din-nam lugal larsa{ki}-ma arad-zu na-ab-be2-a
12. iri-zu larsa{ki}-ma sza3-ge pa3-da-zu nig2-gig-ga im-ma-an-ak
13. sila dagal eszemen u4 zal-zal-la si-ga im-ma-an-si
14. erin2 sa6-ga-zu gu2 gar-gar-ra gi-gi-sig-ga-gin7 si-il-si#-le#-de3# ba-an-til-le-esz
15. gurusz-zu sze u4 a2#-ba-gin7 ab-gur10 ba-an-szab-esz gurun gibil-gin7 im-ma-an-[gur5]
16. un-ga2 alan im-gin7 im-ma-an-gul-lu#-usz# ni2-bi-a ba-an-til#-[le-esz]
17. di4-di4-la2 ur2? ama-bi-ne-ta u4 hul ba-an-da#-[kar-re-esz]
18. un-ga2 igi# hur#-re# musz3#-bi-a ba-an-kur2-re#-[esz]
19. erin2 ga-an-sza-sza# [szu bar]-ra#?-am3 kalam zi3-gin7 [mu2-mu2]
20. szul {d}utu iri-za# [larsa{ki}-ma lu2] kur2-gin7 bar-ta ba-e-[da-gub]
21. kur elam{ki}-ma# [buru5{muszen}-gin7 mah]-x lu2 ad6#-[a nu-gal2-la]
22. su-bir4{ki} x [dugud-da dingir-re-e]-x ni2#?-x-[ga2 nu-zu-a]
23. ma-da#-[bi nu-ub-ta-ba x x nu-gal2-la]
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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: center, rev?
  • Join Information:
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  • history: ASJ 18, p.31-46, p. 34

    [Cavigneaux1996notes] Cavigneaux, Antoine. 1996. “Notes Sumérologiques.” Acta Sumerologica 18: 31–46.

    (N 3147)

  • history: Hallo, William W., Studies Kraus, p. 96,

    [sec54035] N.d.

  • history: AOAT 25, p. 214,

    [sec54036] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 07072a + N 3147
  • 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
2015-02-22 at 17:00:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-11-21 at 08:56:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-29 at 08:11:21 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

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

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000566 (Sin-iddinam to Utu) composite (P479853) View the score
CDLI Literary 000567 (Sin-iddinam to Ninisina) composite (P498505) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000566, Ex. 005 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278203.
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 005 artifact entry (No. P278203). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278203 (Original work published 2005)
CDLI Literary 000566, ex. 005 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278203 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000566, ex. 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278203},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P278203},
}


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