CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 003 (P346262)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 003 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346262 |
| Museum no. | BM — |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| 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
By Peterson, Jeremiah · Via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI (reuse with citation)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| obverse 1 | After you to my king, the speckled-faced/eyed one who wears a lapis beard, |
| obverse 2 | speak: |
| obverse 3 | To the golden statue born on a propitious day |
| obverse 4 | Pure zebu reared by the holy breast(?) |
| obverse 5 | My lord who is trusted by Inanna |
| obverse 6 | You, your intellect is that of a child of An |
| obverse 7 | Your command is divine, it is never again to be reversed |
| obverse 8 | Your word(s), like rain precipitating from the sky, (its) number is not to be ascertained |
| obverse 9 | It is Ursaga, your servant, who speaks (thusly) |
| obverse 10 | My king has (not) inquired after me, (even though) I am a citizen of Urim |
| obverse 11 | If it is amenable to(!) my king |
| obverse 12 | No one should carry off my patrimonial inheritance |
| obverse 13 | No one should deprive me of the foundation of my patrimonial inheritance |
| reverse 1 | My king should know of this! |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | lugal-gu10 igi gun3 sum4 za-gin3# [la2-mu-ur2] | |
| 2 | u3-na-a-du11# | |
| 3 | alan ku3-si2 u4 du10-ga tu-[...] | |
| 4 | ab2-za-za UZU#? ku3-ga bulug3-ga2# | |
| 5 | en nir gal2 {d}inanna-gu10-ur2# | |
| 6 | za-e dim2-ma-zu dumu an-na# [...] | |
| 7 | du11-ga-zu dingir-ra-kam# hur#? nu-gi4#-[...] | |
| 8 | inim-zu im an-ta szeg3-ga2-gin7#? szid nu-tuku-tuku-de3 | |
| 9 | {disz}ur-sa6-ga ARAD-zu na-ab#?-x-[...] | |
| 10 | lugal-gu10 bar-ga2#! en3 <li>-bi2-in-tar dumu uri2{ki}-ma-me-en | |
| 11 | tukumbi lugal-ga2 an!-na-du10 | |
| 12 | e2-ad-da-ga2 lu2 nam-ba-an-tum3#? | |
| 13 | ki-ur3 e2-ad-da-ga2 lu2 nam-mu-da-an!-kar-re | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | lugal-gu10 he2-en-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
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