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CDLI Literary 000546 (Puzur-Shulgi to Shulgi) composite (P479855)
Literary letter and letter-prayer, Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Literary 000546 (Puzur-Shulgi to Shulgi) composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P479855 |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Old Babylonian · c. 1900 BCE–1600 BCE |
| Genre | Literary letter and letter-prayer |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | lugal-gu10-ra u3-na-a-du11 | I said to my king: |
| 2 | puzur4-{d}szul-gi szagina bad3 igi-hur-sag-ga2 | Puzur-Šulgi general of the wall Igihursag |
| 3 | arad-zu na-ab-be2-a | “Do not speak to your servant! |
| 4 | lugal-gu10 ku3-sig17 ku3-babbar dingir-re-e-ne in-ne-dim2-dim2-ma | My king, gold and silver were created by the gods. |
| 5 | zi-ni-sze3-am3 in-nu-u3 | he swore by his life. |
| 6 | lugal-gu10 zi ugnim u3 kalam-ma-ni-sze3 | My king, the life of the army and of his land, |
| 7 | bad3 gal igi-hur-sag-ga2 mu lu2-kur2 hul-gal2-sze3 | The great wall of the Igihursaŋ temple, the name of a hostile person, |
| 8 | ug3 kalam-ma-ni-sze3 mu-un-du3 | he built for the people of his land. |
| 9 | i3-ne-esz ugnim lu2-kur2-ra im-ma-an-zi | At that time, the army of a stranger rose up. |
| 10 | 1(disz)-am3 lu2 igi-ga2 sah6-bi i-im-tum2-ma dab5-dab5-be2 | “If a man in front of me drags his saḫ-vessel, he will be seized. |
| 11 | inim ma-an-du11-ma igi-sze3 ib-DU | He spoke a word to me and went before me. |
| 12 | geszkim lu2-kur2-ra ge26-e i3-zu | I know the sign of a stranger. |
| 13 | lu2-kur2 me3-sze3 usu-ni im-ma-til usu-gu10 i3-tur | The enemy has finished his strength for battle, his strength has diminished. |
| 14 | bad3 nu-mu-un-da-kal-la-ge en-nu nu-mu-da-ak-e | The wall is not held back, there is no guard. |
| 15 | nam {disz}szu-{d}nu-musz-da ensi2 GIR2-lum-tur-ra{ki} | the office of Šū-Numušeda, governor of GIR-lumtur |
| 16 | 5(disz) ninda he2-ni-dar-dar | May 5 ninda be scattered. |
| 17 | nam {disz}lugal-me-lem4 szabra {i7}szeg5-szeg5? | the office of Lugal-melem, the chief household administrator of the Šegšer canal |
| 18 | 4(u) ninda GAM ugu-ba nu-ub-gar | 40 ninda ... was not placed over it. |
| 19 | nam {disz}KA-ku3-ga-ni ensi2 ma-da MURUB4{ki} | the office of KA-kugani the governor of the land of the Middle (City) |
| 20 | 4(u) 5(disz) ninda gaba dab5-ba-bi ba-gul-gul | 45 ninda square side: they were destroyed; |
| 21 | nam {disz}ta-ki-il-i3-li2-szu gu2-gal {i7}ab2-gal u3 {i7}me-{d}en-lil2-la2 | the fate of Takil-ilišu, canal inspector of the Great Canal and the Me-Enlil Canal |
| 22 | 5(u) ninda sag ba-su13 murub4-ba im-da-an-ri | 50 ninda, the head was covered, in its middle he stretched out. |
| 23 | u4 lu2-kur2 im-durunx(|KU.KU|)-na-a ugu-bi-sze3 nu-ub-gar | When the enemy did not put an end to the wailing, |
| 24 | lu2-kur2 i3-durun-na-a usu-gu10 im-til | The enemy has finished my strength in Idurun. |
| 24A | [...]-kal-la-ge [...]-da-ak-e | ... will kill ... |
| 25 | ugnim-bi sza3 hur-sag-ga2-ka i3-tusz | Its army dwells in the midst of the mountains. |
| 26 | tukum-bi lugal-ga2 an-na-kam | If my king is of An, |
| 27 | 2(szar2) erin2 lu2 kig2 ak-ne {gesz}dusu-a ma-ab-il2-e ul4-la-bi hu-mu-szi-in-gi4-gi4 | 220 labor-troops, workers of the workmen who work, with a shovel he lifted up for me and quickly returned. |
| 28 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) aga-us2 szimaszgi RI ib2-SU?-a | 70 soldiers of Šimaškian origin, |
| 29 | ul4-la-bi hu-mu-szi-in-gi4-gi4 | May he turn back its storm! |
| 30 | dim2-ma-bi in-dab5 ki-tusz-bi ga-ba-ni-kur2 | I want to change its design and its dwelling. |
| 31 | he2-zu ge6-ta u4 ul-le2-a-asz nam-tag-ni dugud | May you know that his sin is heavy because of the night and the distant day. |
| 32 | arad {d}szul-gi lugal-ga2 gi-na-me-en | I am the servant of Šulgi, my king. |
| 32A | [...]-a KA-gu10 nig2 gu2 szub-bu-bi in-nu-u3 | ... my mouth is filled with things that have fallen down. |
| 33 | nam-ba-da-ug5-en | do not kill me! |
| 34 | lugal-gu10 he2-en-zu | may my king know! |
Sources & licences
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