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Primary publication:	CDLI Literary 000574 (Letter from Lugal-szu to a King) composite
Author:	CDLI
Publication date:	2014ff.
Secondary publication(s):	Black, Jeremy A., et al., ETCSL (1998-2006) 3.03.02 Letter from Lugal-shu to a King; Attinger, Pascal (s. PDF version at ‟View commentary”)
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CDLI no.:	P473737
UCLA Library ARK
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Catalogue:	20150124 cdliadmin
Transliteration:	cdlistaff (check)
Translation:	no translation
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Genre:	Literary
Sub-genre:	ETCSL 3.03.02 Letter from Lugal-shu to a King (composite)
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Composite no.:	Q000574
Language:	Sumerian

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Period:	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
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Composite text

surface a
$ (version from Nippur)
1. lugal zalag-ga-ni iti6-gin7 kur-kur-ra pa e3-a
2. u3-na-du11
3. lugal {d}utu-gin7 di si sa2 ku5-ku5-de3? esz-bar {d}isztaran-gin7 si sa2-sa2-e-ra
4. lugal szudu3-de3 gesz tuku-gu10-ur2 u3-na-de3-tah
5. {disz}lugal-nesag-e dumu nibru{ki} ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a
6. udu-gin7 ka u2 gu7-gu10 mu-e-pa3 naga dub2-ba i-ni-bad
7. gu4 {gesz}szudul4-a nu-ub-ha-za la2-gin7 edin-na ba-ab-gen-ne-en
8. ab2 amar-bi nu-ub-da-la2-a-gin7 gu3 arhusz-a im-me
9. u8 sila4-bi e2-ubur-ra dab5-ba-gin7 szu-ni ba-ab-dab5-be2
10. muszen-gin7 gud3-ga2 lu2 szu ba-ni-in-ti
11. {gesz}ma2 kar gi-na-a li-bi2-ib-tak4-a-gin7 tum9-e ba-ab-dirig-ge
12. i-si-isz sila nibru{ki}-ka mu-gu7-e-en
13. iri kur2 iri-ga2 mu-da-an-ku4 lu2 en3 tar-re la-ba-tuku
14. e2 kur2 e2-ga2 mu-da-an-ku4 ugu-ga2-asz ba-ab-DUN
15. iri-ga2 sag-gin7 ku3 la-ba-ni-DU siki sag mu-dur7-re? ba-la2
16. gu5-li du10-sa zu-a kal-la-gu10
17. lu2 dili gu7-u3-gin7 igi tur mu-un-gid2-i-esz
18. ama ugu-gu10 u4-sakar ubur-ra-bi
19. du10-ge-esz ga-gu10 gu7-gu10 ka-gu10-ta ba-an-kar
20. a-a-gu10 sza3 ur2-bi-ta guru3-gur3-ru-a ki-ta ba-an-gar-re-en
21. nin arhusz-a-gu10 e2-bi ba-kal igi nu-mu-un-szi-bar-re
22. gesz hul gurun nu-il2-la-gin7 lu2 na-ma-szi-hul2-le
23. |GISZ.BIL2|-|GISZ.BIL2|-me-en {gesz}isimu2{sar} nu-tuku-me-en HAR-re nam-ba-tum2-un
24. lugal-gu10 en3-gu10 he2-tar-re ki-ur3-gu10-sze3 he2-em-mi-ib-gi4-gi4-in

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$ (version from Ur)
$ beginning broken
1'. lugal szudu3-de3 gesz tuku-gu10-ur2
2'. [...] x x x
3'. [...] nibru{ki} x x x
4'. udu-gin7 ka u2 gu7 mu-ni-in-szub
5'. naga dub2-ba i-ni-bad
6'. gu4 {gesz}szudul4-a nu-ub-ha-za-gin7
7'. edin-na ba-ab-gen-ne-en
8'. ab2 amar-bi nu-ub-la2-a-gin7
9'. gu3 arhusz-a i-im-me
10'. [...] BAD ZU AB-gin7
11'. szu ba-ab-dab5-be2
12'. {gesz}ma2 kar gi-na li-bi2-ib-tak4-a-gin7
13'. tum9-e ba-ab-dirig-ge
14'. [...] x x x x
$ rest broken

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