CDLI Literary 000555, ex. 001 (P346268)

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 3.01.15 Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen (witness))

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Witness

tablet
obverse
1. [...]-x [...] u3-na-a-du11#
 en: When you speak to Šu-Sîn, my king
2. szar-ru-um-ba-ni gal-zu-ukken-na ARAD-zu na-ab-be2-a
 en: Thus Šarrum-bani, the “wise one of the assembly” (prefect?), your servant, says:
3. bad3 gal mu-ri-iq-tidnumx(|PIRIG.PIRIG|)-e dim2-me-de3 kin2-gi4-a-asz bi2-gi4
 en: You despatched (me) as messenger in order to construct the great fortification Muriq-Tidnim
4. igi-zu ma-an-gar-ma mar-tu ma-da-asz x? mu-un-szub-szub-bu-usz
 en: You observed to me(?) “The Mardu nomads have “fallen upon”(?) the territory”
5. bad3 du3-u3-de3 giri3-bi ku5-de3
 en: So that a fortification was constructed, so that their paths were cut off
6. {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-na-bi-da#
7. gu2-giri3-bi a-sza3!(BA)-e nam-ba-na-szu2-szu2 a2-sze3 mu-e-da-na-ag2#
 en: You ordered me “The breach of the Tigris and Euphrates shall not overwhelm the fields(!?)”
8. zi-zi-da-gu10-ne#?
 en: When I mustered/arose(?)
9. gu2 {i7}abgal-ta en#-[...] zi-mu-dar-[...]
 en: From the bank of the Abgal canal to the land/province of Zimudar, the workforce was being mustered(?)
10. bad3-bi 2(u) 6(disz) danna-am3# [...]
 en: The wall was 26 double hours, when I constructed (it)
11. dal-ba-na hur-sag min-a-bi-x [...]
 en: When I reached the corridor between the two mountain ranges
12. dim2-me-gu10-sze3 mar-tu ur2#? [...] i3-ib2-tusz gesztux(|GISZ.TUG2|)# x-[...]
 en: The Mardu nomads who settled at the base of(?) the mountain range became aware of my construction
13. si-mu-ur4{ki} nam-tab-ba-ni#-[...]
 en: Simurrum ... on account of its partnership
14. dal-ba#-na# hur-sag ebih#[{ki}-...] mu#?-na#?-ni-[...]
 en: In the corridor of the mountain range of Ebih, they advanced towards (me) in order to clash weapons
15. [...] x [...]
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1'. tukumbi#? [...]
 en: If my king consents
2'. erin2 kin2#? [...]
 en: Then he will add workers to accomplish the task, they will achieve victory/succeed for me
3'. uru4{+ru} ma#-da#? [...]
 en: The cultivation/wishes(?) of the territory, which is not attained, ...
4'. ma-da murub6{ki#?} {lu2#?}kin2#?-[...]
 en: I dispatched a messenger into the territory of Muru(?)
5'. ma#-da dim2-ma-bi [...]
 en: (And ascertained that) the mood of the territory is changed
6'. x-[...] dim2#-me-de3 nu-szub#-[...]-e u3 [...]
 en: (I) have not put off constructing a wall(?), (I) build and clash with arms
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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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  • history: UET 6, 0183

    [Gadd1963] Gadd, Cyril J., and Aaron Shaffer. 1963, 1966.

  • history: Michalowski CKU 18,

    [sec87811] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: BM —
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  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Excavation No: U 16885
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-28 at 23:15:35 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Hafford, William B.; Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-15 at 20:34:30 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2019-06-11 at 15:58:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-06-01 at 14:34:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2019-05-29 at 21:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-11-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Peterson, Jeremiah; Veldhuis, Niek; Wolfe, Jared N. CDLI approved View

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

Composite Score
CDLI Literary 000555 (Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu) composite (P478840) View the score

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Cite this Artifact
“CDLI Literary 000555, Ex. 001 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 28, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346268.
CDLI Literary 000555, ex. 001 artifact entry (No. P346268). (2023, June 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346268 (Original work published 2006)
CDLI Literary 000555, ex. 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346268 (Accessed: May 16, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 28},
	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000555, ex. 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P346268},
}


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