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CDLI Literary 000585 (Letter to Generals) composite
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000585 (Letter to Generals) composite
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Black, Jeremy A., et al., ETCSL (1998-2006) 3.3.13 Letter from an administrator to the generals; Kleinerman, Alexandra, Diss 2011
Collection
Museum no.
Accession no.
ProvenienceNippur (mod. Nuffar) ?
Excavation no.
PeriodOld Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Dates referenced
Object typeother (see object remarks)
Remarkscomposite text
Materialcomposite
LanguageSumerian
GenreLiterary
Sub-genreETCSL 3.03.13 Letter from Administrator to Generals (composite)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20130106 cdliadmin
ATF sourceKleinerman, Alexandra
TranslationKleinerman, Alexandra
UCLA Library ARK21198/zz002fz0fr
Composite no.Q000585
Seal no.
CDLI no.P448239

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surface a
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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