CDLI Literary 000585 (Letter to Generals) composite (P448239)
Literary letter and letter-prayer artifact excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) periodMetadata / catalogue
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Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.13 Letter from Administrator to Generals (composite))Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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1. szagina-e-ne
en: (To the) generals
2. u3-na-a-du11
en: speak
3. {disz}du-du nu-banda3-gu4
en: what Dudu, the overseer of oxen,
4. na-ab-be2-a
en: says:
5. gu2 i7 buranun
en: “As to the bank of the Euphrates
6. i7 tum-ma-al-sze3
en: toward the Tummal canal—
7. durux(U3) kab2-ku5-mah-e
en: the bridge Kabkumaḫe
8. ba-ni-ib-dun-dun?
en: has been washed away.
9. a zi-da
en: The true water
10. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 im-ma-zi
en: has risen 1 1/2 cubits.
11. tukum-bi
en: If
12. utu x nu-ub-ta-e3-a
en: the sun has not come out,
13. [x x]-ni-gub-be2-e
en: ... will be stationed.
14. [...]-be2-en
en: ...
15. x [x] x-da-BAD
en: ...
16. ub-la 1(iku) GAN2-a mu-na-DU
en: ...
17. sza3 1(bur3) GAN2 1(gesz2) 3(u) gur i3-gub?
en: in 1 bur3 field, 90 gur stand(?).
18. 3(u) guru7 he#?-ni-dub-e
en: 30 silos may pour out,
19. a? la-ba-ab-de2-e
en: but not water(?).”
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composite text
- Genre(s): Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.13 Letter from Administrator to Generals (composite))
- Language(s): Sumerian
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history: ETCSL, 3.3.13 Letter from an administrator to the generals
[BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy A. 1998-2006. “Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.” https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. 1998-2006.
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history: Kleinerman, Alexandra, Diss 2011
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- Composite No.: Q000585
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- Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
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- Period: Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-06-07 at 13:32:34 | Firth, Richard | Artifact | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2024-06-07 at 13:24:18 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2019-08-29 at 18:18:22 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2013-01-06 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Kleinerman, Alexandra | CDLI | approved |
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