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CDLI Literary 000581, ex. 003
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Primary publication	CDLI Literary 000581, ex. 003
Author(s)	CDLI
Publication date	2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)	Gadd, Cyril J. & Shaffer, Aaron, UET 6 (1963, 1966, 2006) 0175
Collection	British Museum, London, UK
Museum no.	BM —
Accession no.
Provenience	Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Excavation no.	U 16272bis
Period	Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object type	tablet
Remarks
Material	clay
Language	Sumerian
Genre	Literary
Sub-genre	ETCSL 3.03.09 Letter from Lugal-nesage to Enlil-massu (witness)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source	20061205 cdliadmin_veldhuis
ATF source	Hawkins, Laura F.; Peterson, Jeremiah
Translation	Peterson, Jeremiah
UCLA Library ARK	21198/zz001z6hzq
Composite no.	Q000581
Seal no.
CDLI no.	P346260

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1-3. [{disz}{d}]en#-lil2#-mas#?-su inim du10 ad gi4 sa6# ka# lal3 inim#? ENGUR?-ENGUR?-ra u3-ne-du11
en: After you speak to Enlilmassu, (the provider of) sweet words and good advice, the (possessor of) a “honey mouth, who ... speech
4-5.a. dumu dingir-ra-a-ni-ir gub-ba a-a ama-a-ni-ir
en: To the son who serves his god, one who his father and mother
5b. ni2 te-ge26!?-ra u3-ne-de3-tah
en: fears, after you repeat,
6-7. a-la-ad {d}alad {d}lamma dingir kal-la-gu10 sza i-di uludin2 alan zil2-zil2-e
en: My alad spirit, my lamma spirit, my valued (personal) god (Akkadian, the one of the side(?)), with good features and stature
8-9.a. me-te nam-dub-sar ur-sag sza3-tam-e-ne
en: Embodiment of the scribal art, hero of the šatam officials,
9.b. he2-du7 e2#-gal-la a2 ag2 ki-bi gi4
en: ornament of the palace. Who restores commands to their place
10-11. sza3 lugal-la-na du10-du10-ge-ra u3-ne-de3-pesz
en: Who sweetens the heart of the king, after you (say) a third time to him

reverse
1-3. {disz}lugal-nesag#-e nu-esz3 {d}en-lil2-la2 lu2 zu2 bir9 lugal-la
en: Lugalnesage, the nu'eš priest of Enlil, the jester of the king
4-6. dumu {d}en-lil2-la2-al-sa6 um-mi-a nibru{ki}-ke4 ad-da-zu na-ab-be2-a
en: Son of Enlilalsag, master (scribe) of Nibru, your father, it is (him who) speaks (thusly)
7. u4 DA-na-gu10 ba-hu-hu-bu-usz2-en
en: When I was abandoned, (I) was “cut down"(?)
double ruling
possibly spurious?
8-9. sza3-gu10 mu-da-szub im-ta-qu2-<ut> immen2{+e-me-en} sza3-gar-gu10 ba-tur-e?-me-en
en: My heart fell, I am one whose (interest in) eating and drinking diminishes
10-11. nam-zu ib2-gu7-en i-si-isz-zu ib2-si-ge ta-az-me-tu-ka
en: Your destiny? consumed me, your laughter! (Akkadian: complaint?) silenced me(?)
12. mah-zu ib2-sur-en is-qu2-ka
en: Your greatness (i.e., arrogance) (Akkadian your lot(?)) has twisted(?) me
13. [...] sag5 sza?-la su ib2-bu-usz2-en t,u-pu-ul-ka
en: (Your) slander/complaining(?) and (feigned) compassion(!?) has killed me
14. [...] ke#-gu10-ta szu be2-dagx(KA2) ab-tu-uq
en: (For the time being) I have abandoned (Akkadian cut off) my attentiveness (to you)
15. [...]-te-gu10-ne sza3-gu10 mud2 lugud2 ab-si
en: When(?) I was afraid, my heart filled with blood and pus
16. [...] x-tar-de3 zi ba-ir a-ta-szu#?-[...]
en: (I) have been distressed to inquire after (you)
17. [...] nam# tar-ka nu-mu-ub-GA2 la ASZ-x-[...]
en: (But) because(?) ... has not yet ... it into the “place of fate"(?)

left
1. du11-ga {d}en-lil2-ka musz2-me-zu igi he2#-[...]-du
en: By the command of Enlil, may I(?) see your face (again).

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