CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 005 (P346263)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Ur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000561, ex. 005 |
|---|---|
| ID | P346263 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| reverse 3 | As for me, when will the heart of Shulgi my king be return to its place on my behalf? |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | lugal#-gu10#-ra# u3-na-du11 | |
| 2 | masz2# hur-sag-ga2 a2 sa6-sa6-gu10 | |
| 3 | sisix(|ANSZE.KUR|) hur-sag-ga2 umbin u11-ri2-in-na | |
| 6 | u3-ne-de3-tah | |
| 7 | gesz-gin7 tir-ga2 mu-un-tum4 mu-dur7-e im-gurumx(BUR3)-e | |
| 8 | {gesz}gu-za lugal mu-da-la2-a szu-gu10 esz2#? im#-ma-la2 | |
| 9 | iri-ga2!(GISZ) tug2 dan2#?-na mi-ni-mur10-ra tug2 mu-dur7-ra ba-an-mur10 | |
| 10 | lag-e a mi-ni-tux(NAGA)-tu5-a sahar igi gun3!? ba-e-gub | |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur#-e adda ib2-gu7# gaba-bi ib2-zi-zi-x | |
| 2 | uszumgal-e sag gesz ib2-ra-ra ka da13-da13 ib2-tuku | |
| 3 | gesz-gi izi ib2-gu7 a!-nigin2 i3-tuku-tuku | |
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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