CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 003 (P346262)

Literary letter and letter-prayer tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM —

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.01 Letter from Ur-saga to a King (witness) Letter from Ur-saga to a King (B 6))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. lugal-gu10 igi gun3 sum4 za-gin3# [la2-mu-ur2]
 en: After you to my king, the speckled-faced/eyed one who wears a lapis beard,
2. u3-na-a-du11#
 en: speak:
3. alan ku3-si2 u4 du10-ga tu-[...]
 en: To the golden statue born on a propitious day
4. ab2-za-za UZU#? ku3-ga bulug3-ga2#
 en: Pure zebu reared by the holy breast(?)
5. en nir gal2 {d}inanna-gu10-ur2#
 en: My lord who is trusted by Inanna
6. za-e dim2-ma-zu dumu an-na# [...]
 en: You, your intellect is that of a child of An
7. du11-ga-zu dingir-ra-kam# hur#? nu-gi4#-[...]
 en: Your command is divine, it is never again to be reversed
8. inim-zu im an-ta szeg3-ga2-gin7#? szid nu-tuku-tuku-de3
 en: Your word(s), like rain precipitating from the sky, (its) number is not to be ascertained
9. {disz}ur-sa6-ga ARAD-zu na-ab#?-x-[...]
 en: It is Ursaga, your servant, who speaks (thusly)
10. lugal-gu10 bar-ga2#! en3 <li>-bi2-in-tar dumu uri2{ki}-ma-me-en
 en: My king has (not) inquired after me, (even though) I am a citizen of Urim
11. tukumbi lugal-ga2 an!-na-du10
 en: If it is amenable to(!) my king
12. e2-ad-da-ga2 lu2 nam-ba-an-tum3#?
 en: No one should carry off my patrimonial inheritance
13. ki-ur3 e2-ad-da-ga2 lu2 nam-mu-da-an!-kar-re
 en: No one should deprive me of the foundation of my patrimonial inheritance
reverse
1. lugal-gu10 he2-en-zu#
 en: My king should know of this!
  double ruling
  blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • N.d. [Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0177 (1537445)]

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 16849
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2019-06-11 at 16:04:36 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2016-08-23 at 17:16:45 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2016-08-23 at 17:12:41 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2016-08-23 at 16:54:13 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2016-08-23 at 08:24:19 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2016-08-23 at 08:11:20 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2014-11-21 at 08:56:29 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-07-19 at 12:11:14 Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Veldhuis, Niek; Guerra, Dylan; Wolfe, Jared N.; Peterson, Jeremiah; Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved

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This artifact is a witness to the following composite(s):

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000573 (Letter from Ur-saga to a King) composite (P473736) View the score

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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000573, Ex. 003 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 2, 2006. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346262.

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 003 artifact entry (No. P346262). (2006, November 2). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346262

CDLI Literary 000573, ex. 003 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346262 (Accessed: March 27, 2023).

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  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346262},
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