TCS 1, 057 (P145647)
Letter, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | TCS 1, 057 |
|---|---|
| ID | P145647 |
| Museum no. | PTS 1345 |
| Collection | Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, 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 Dingir-igi-du |
| obverse 2 | speak! |
| obverse 3 | 1 barig dates, |
| obverse 4 | 4 sila3 ghee, |
| obverse 5 | 4 sila3 big-cheese, |
| obverse 6 | 2 ban2 spelt, |
| reverse 1 | 1 barig flour, |
| reverse 2 | to Lu-Šara |
| reverse 3 | may he give! |
| reverse 4 | His sealed document |
| reverse 5 | may he not receive! |
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 | dingir-igi-du | |
| 2 | u3-na-du11 | |
| 3 | 1(barig) zu2-lum | |
| 4 | 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun | |
| 5 | 4(disz) sila3 ga gal | |
| 6 | 2(ban2) imgaga3 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(barig) dabin | |
| 2 | lu2-{d}szara2-ra | |
| 3 | he2-na-ab-szum2-mu | |
| 4 | kiszib3-ba-ni | |
| 5 | szu na-ba!-ab-ti-ti | |
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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