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CDLI Literary 000548 (Letter from Shulgi to Puzur-Shulgi about Waterways) composite (P478835)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000548 (Letter from Shulgi to Puzur-Shulgi about Waterways) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P478835 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | {disz}puzur4-{d}szul-gi szagina bad3 igi-hur-sag-ga2 u3-na-a-du11 | Puzur-Šulgi general of the wall Igihursag said: |
| 2 | {d?}szul-gi lugal-zu na-ab-be2-a | Šulgi, do not speak to your king |
| 3 | ki bad3 gal igi-hur-sag-ga2 mu-du3-a | the place where the great wall Igihursaŋ was built, |
| 4 | x x x x nu-ed2-de3-ne | ... they will not go. |
| 5 | gu2?-giri3?-ta? {i7}idigna! {i7}buranun-na? a nu-na8-na8-ne? | From the bank(?) of the Tigris and Euphrates they did not drink water |
| 6 | [...]-la nu2-de3 | ... lying down |
| 7 | [...] luh?-luh-e-de3 | ... to be frightened(?) |
| 8 | [...]-ni se3?-ge5-de3 | In order to seize his |
| 9 | [...] | |
| 10 | [...]-ki x?-ke4? bi2-in-kur2-en | ... changed(?) |
| 11 | [...] x mu-e-gi4-a | ... returned. |
| 12 | [...]-sze3? a mu-da-an-ag2? | He gave water to ... |
| 13 | [...] bi2-e-du3 [...] | ... built ... |
| 14 | [...] x-gi4?-esz | ... returned(?) |
| 15 | [...] he2-eb2-dab5 | ... he seized |
| 16 | [...] x he2-en-du3 | ... he built. |
| 17 | [...] x x x NU? ma-gi4-gi4 | ... will be returned(?) |
| 18 | [...] en3 [...]-ra-ab-tar-re-en | ... I will ask you ... |
| 19 | [...] zi-mu-dar-ra-ke4 | ... Zimudara |
| 20 | [...] x he2-mu-e-szi-gen | ... may he come. |
| 21 | [...]-x-en-na-a | ...-enna |
| 22 | [...] x-ra-ab-dab5 | ... seized |
| 23 | [...]-ra-ab-gi4-gi4 | ... will return to you |
| 24 | [...]-e i3-zu-zu | ... knows |
| 25 | [...]-e-szub-be2-en | ... you will fall |
| 26 | [...] x-ba u3-bi2-dab5 | ... seized ... |
| 27 | [...]-en-ze2-en | ... you will give |
| 28 | [a-ma]-ru-kam | It is an amaru |
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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