CDLI Literary 000585 (Letter to Generals) composite (P448239)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian, Nippur · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000585 (Letter to Generals) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P448239 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
| Find spot | Nippur (mod. Nuffar) |
| Coordinates | 32.1271, 45.2300 |
English translation
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| Line | English |
|---|---|
| surface a 1 | (To the) generals |
| surface a 2 | speak |
| surface a 3 | what Dudu, the overseer of oxen, |
| surface a 4 | says: |
| surface a 5 | “As to the bank of the Euphrates |
| surface a 6 | toward the Tummal canal— |
| surface a 7 | the bridge Kabkumaḫe |
| surface a 8 | has been washed away. |
| surface a 9 | The true water |
| surface a 10 | has risen 1 1/2 cubits. |
| surface a 11 | If |
| surface a 12 | the sun has not come out, |
| surface a 13 | ... will be stationed. |
| surface a 17 | in 1 bur3 field, 90 gur stand(?). |
| surface a 18 | 30 silos may pour out, |
| surface a 19 | but not water(?).” |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | szagina-e-ne | |
| 2 | u3-na-a-du11 | |
| 3 | {disz}du-du nu-banda3-gu4 | |
| 4 | na-ab-be2-a | |
| 5 | gu2 i7 buranun | |
| 6 | i7 tum-ma-al-sze3 | |
| 7 | durux(U3) kab2-ku5-mah-e | |
| 8 | ba-ni-ib-dun-dun? | |
| 9 | a zi-da | |
| 10 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 im-ma-zi | |
| 11 | tukum-bi | |
| 12 | utu x nu-ub-ta-e3-a | |
| 13 | [x x]-ni-gub-be2-e | |
| 14 | [...]-be2-en | |
| 15 | x [x] x-da-BAD | |
| 16 | ub-la 1(iku) GAN2-a mu-na-DU | |
| 17 | sza3 1(bur3) GAN2 1(gesz2) 3(u) gur i3-gub? | |
| 18 | 3(u) guru7 he#?-ni-dub-e | |
| 19 | a? la-ba-ab-de2-e | |
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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