CDLI Literary 000564, ex. 002 (P346601)

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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Transliteration

tablet
obverse
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1'. [...] ku4#-ku4-de3# [...]
 en: I(?) did not allow this army to enter the ancient upper part of the city
2'. [...] iri{ki} gibil-bi-am3#? [...]
 en: They are dwelling in the city that is new(er)(?)
3'. ugnim#-bi gu2# [...]
 en: ...
4'. szeg12# du3-u3-de3 du#-[...]
 en: ...
5'. u3# i7 ba-al-[...]
 en: This army, at the (far?) bank of the Amar-Suen canal, serves(?) by constructing brickwork, working/fortifying Dunnum(?), and excavating the canal
6'. tukumbi# lugal#-[...]
 en: ...
7'. [{gesz}]pana# {gesz}gag pana!? {gesz#}[...]
 en: ...
8'. [{gesz}]ma2# tur-tur szu-ku6#-[...]
 en: ...
9'. [...]-la2 kesz2#-[...]
 en: ...
10'. [...] x-ke4 [...]
 en: If my king has not brought out from ... Elam(ite troops), bows, arrow, small boats bound with sacks for the “fishermen,” weapons, ..., (all) the furnishings of battle.
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