CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 006 (P346264)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

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 from Abaindasa to Shulgi (B 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [lugal]-gu10#-ra u3-na-a#-[du11]
2. masz2# hur-sag-ga2 a2 sa6-sa6-[...]
3. sisix(|ANSZE.KUR|) hur-sag-ga2 umbin u11-ri2-in-x-[...]
4. {gesz}geszimmar ki sikil-e mu2-a zu2-lum za-gin3 la2#-[...]
5. u3-ne-de3-tah
6. {disz}a-ba-nam-da-sa2 ugula aga-us2 zu2-kesz2
7-8. sag-ki# zalag lugal-la-na-ta# sza3 lugal-la-na du10-du10-ge-ra
9. ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a
10. kal-ga me-en aga-us2-zu he2-me-en
11. ma2# gub-ba {gesz}gisal mu-un-si-ge
12. [...] sze mu-un-si-ge
13. [...] x-ga2# mu-un-zalag-ge
14. [...] x x im-ma-ak-en
15. [...]-ga2 mu#-un#-du3-u3-nam mu-dur7#-re im-gurum-e
16. [...]-ga2# lu2# mu#-un#-da-la2-a szu-gu10 esz2 im-ma-an-la2
17. [...] tug2# dan6#?-na mi#?-ni-mur10-ra [tug2] mu-dur7-ra ba-an-mur10
reverse
1. lag-e a mi-ni-in-tu5-x#? sahar igi-ga2 ba-e-gub
2. ur-re adda ib2-gu7 gaba-bi ib2-zix(GAB)-zix(GAB)
3. uszumgal-e sag gesz ib2-ra-ra ka da13-da13 ib2-tak4
4. gesz-gi izi ub-gu7-a a-nigin2 i3-da13-da13
5. {d}utu i3 un-gu7 gar9 un-gu7 {gesz}banszur ukur3-ra-sze3 szu-ni ib2-szi-in-tum3
6. ga2-e me-en-na-a sza3 {d}szul-gi lugal-gu10 ki-bi ha-ma-gi4-gi4
  double ruling
  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
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  • history: UET 6, 0179

    [Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.

  • history: Michalowski CKU 04,

    [sec87806] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 16894B
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2020-01-25 at 13:33:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Notizia, Palmiro CDLI approved View
2019-06-11 at 16:00:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI approved View

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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

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000561, Ex. 006 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 15, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346264.
CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 006 artifact entry (No. P346264). (2023, June 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346264 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 006 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346264 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 15},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000561, ex. 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346264},
}


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