NYPL 186 (P122724)
Letter, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | NYPL 186 |
|---|---|
| ID | P122724 |
| Museum no. | NYPLC 278 |
| Collection | New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
English translation
Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | To Lugal-azida |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | 180 bundles of reed |
| obverse 4 | to Zantirum, |
| obverse 5 | 120 bundles of reed |
| reverse 1 | to Ur-gugu— |
| reverse 2 | they are doormen— |
| reverse 3 | may he give them. |
| seal 1 col 1 1 | Amar-Suen, |
| seal 1 col 1 2 | strong man, |
| seal 1 col 1 3 | king of Ur, |
| seal 1 col 1 4 | king of the four regions; |
| seal 1 col 2 1 | Ur-Lisi, |
| seal 1 col 2 2 | governor |
| seal 1 col 2 3 | of Umma, |
| seal 1 col 2 4 | is your servant. |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | lugal-a2-zi-da | |
| 2 | u3-na-a-du11 | |
| 3 | 3(gesz2) sa gi | |
| 4 | za-an-ti-ru-um | |
| 5 | 2(gesz2) sa gi | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur#-gu-gu | |
| 2 | i3-du8-me | |
| 3 | he2-ne2-eb2-szum2-mu | |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}amar-{d}suen | |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}li9-si4 | |
| 2 | ensi2 | |
| 3 | umma{ki} | |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | |
Sources & licences
- Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched) · Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI), https://cdli.earth/ ; cite CDLI and the P-number
- Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC default); per-file JSON license fields say: This data is released under the CC0 license (133618) · ORACC project editions, https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ ; cite the individual project (see texts.extra_json.project)
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