CDLI Literary 000577 (Governor to King) composite (P479849)

Literary letter and letter-prayer artifact dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

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Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.03.05 Letter from ensi and sanga to King (composite))

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Sumerian

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Composite

object composite text
surface a
  (version from Nippur)
1. lugal-me u3-na-du11
2. ensi2 sanga-ke4 na-ab-be2-a
3. a-sza3 da-ab-ta{ki} 3(szar2) GAN2-bi
4. esz2-gar3 {d}en-lil2
5. sza3-bi-ta 3(bur3) GAN2-am3 szukur2 lu2 nig2-dab5-ba-ke4-ne
6. 1(bur3) GAN2-am3 sa-dur2 a-sza3-ga-bi
7. {disz}iq-bi-sum2 u3 a-bi-qa2-ti-e inim mu-da-an-gar-re-esz
8. tukum-bi lugal-me an-na-kam
9. ra-gaba hu-mu-szi-in-gi4-gi4-ma
10. kin a-ak bulug a-sza3 inim du11 hu-mu-ni-ib-x
11. SU-bi-sze3 2(iku) GAN2 n(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2 gaba a-sza3-ga-bi
12. {gesz}al-ta ba-dub2 kin-sze3 ba-ak
13. erin2 tah-hu-um engar sza3-gu4 lu2 {gesz}apin-na nu-me-a
14. gu4 dili-dili-ta a-sza3 gesz bi2-ur3
15. al i3-ak-en-de3-en lugal-me he2-en-zu
surface b
  (version from Ur)
1. a-sza3 me-am3{ki} 3(szar2) GAN2-am3
2. esz2-gar3 {d}en-lil2 u3 {d}nin-urta
3. sza3-bi-ta 3(bur'u) GAN2-am3
4. szukur2 lu2 nig2-PAD-e-ne
5. SU?-bi-sze3 sahar 2(iku) GAN2-ba me-a
6. al-ta ba-dub2 erin2-ta he2-x-a
  (scribal error for erin2 tah-hu-um)
7. kin-sze3 sar a-sza3-ga lu2 apin-bi nu-bi
8. iq-bi-sum2 u3 a-bi-qa2-ti
9. inim mu-e-de-gar-re-esz
10. tukum-bi lugal-gu10
11. an-na-kam
12. ra-gaba hu-mu-un-gi4-gi4
13. kin ak bulug a-sza3-ga-bi
14. inim du11-du11 mu-ni-ib-x-ne

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)

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  • Composite No.: Q000577
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-04-23 at 16:27:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-01-03 at 09:09:12 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2015-03-03 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000577 (Governor to King) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000577, ex. 001 (P254853) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000577, ex. 002 (P257244) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000577 (Governor to King) Composite Artifact Entry.” 2015. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 3, 2015. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P479849.
CDLI Literary 000577 (Governor to King) composite artifact entry (No. P479849). (2015, March 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P479849
CDLI Literary 000577 (Governor to King) composite artifact entry (2015) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P479849 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2015CDLI,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2015},
	month = {mar 3},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000577 ({Governor} to {King}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P479849},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P479849},
}


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