CDLI Literary 000577, ex. 001 (P254853)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000577, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P254853 |
| Museum no. | UM 52-30-273 |
| Collection | Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
| Find spot | Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) |
| Coordinates | 30.9607, 46.1063 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | (A plot in?) the ... field, which consists of ... iku |
| obverse 2 | The land assigned to Enlil and Ninurta |
| obverse 3 | From among this(!) 30 bur3 |
| obverse 4 | (is) the ration (providing land)/share of the (temples'?) requisitioners(!?) |
| obverse 5 | Towards its embankment(?), earth (was piled?), 2 iku ... |
| obverse 6 | Was struck by the hoe and cleared of (weeds)(?) by the workforce(?) |
| obverse 7 | (But) in order to do the work (of plowing)(?) ... there are not drover(s) or plowmen/farmer(s) present(?) |
| obverse 8 | Iqbisum and ... |
| obverse 9 | made a legal claim about (the portion of the field or the lack of procured labor?) |
| obverse 10 | If this to my king, |
| obverse 11 | is amenable, |
| obverse 12 | he should send a rider (to this effect) |
| reverse 1 | The working(?) and boundary stakes(?) of the field |
| reverse 2 | He will ... |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | a-sza3 PA?-am3{ki} x [...] GAN2#-am3 | |
| 2 | esz2#-gar3 {d}en-lil2 u3 {d}nin-urta | |
| 3 | sza3-bi!-ta 3(bur'u) GAN2-am3 | |
| 4 | kur6 lu2-NIG2-PAD-e-ne | |
| 5 | e!?-bi?-sze3 sahar 2(iku) GAN2 x-a | |
| 6 | al-ta ba-dub2 erin2!?-ta x-ze2#? | |
| 7 | kinx?(TUK)-sze3! SAR a sza3-gu4 lu2-engar-bi nu-gal2? | |
| 8 | iq-bi2-sum2 u3 a-bi!?-x-x | |
| 9 | inim mu-e-de!-gar-re-esz | |
| 10 | tukum-bi lugal-gu10 | |
| 11 | an-na-du10 | |
| 12 | ra-gaba hu-mu-un-gi4-gi4 | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kin2#? ak bulugx(BUR2?) a-sza3-ga-bi? | |
| 2 | KA KA? KA mu-ni-ib!?-x-x-NE? | |
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
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