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CDLI Literary 000579 (Letter from Ugubi to Mother) composite
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Primary publicationCDLI Literary 000579 (Letter from Ugubi to Mother) composite
Author(s)CDLI
Publication date2014ff.
Secondary publication(s)Black, Jeremy A., et al., ETCSL (1998-2006) 3.03.07 Letter from Ugubi to Mother; Cohen, Mark, Or 45 (1977) 270-274: Powel, Marvin, ZA 68 (1978) 163-195; Attinger, Pascal (s. PDF version at ‟View commentary”)
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 3.03.07 Letter from Ugubi to Mother (composite)
CDLI comments
Catalogue source20150124 cdliadmin
ATF sourcecdlistaff (check)
Translationcheck
UCLA Library ARK
Composite no.Q000579
Seal no.
CDLI no.P473738

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1. lu2 di lu2 di ama-gu10-ra
en: Messenger, messenger, to my mother
2. u3-na-du11
en: say
3. ugu{gu5}-bi na-ab-be2-a
en: what monkey says:
4. uri2{ki} iri giri17-zal {d}nanna-kam
en: Ur is the city resplendent of Nanna.
5. eridu{ki} iri he2-gal2 {d}en-ki-ga-ka
en: In Eridu, the city abundant of Enki,
6. ge26-e egir {gesz}ig e2 nar-gal-ka al-tusz-en
en: indeed I, behind the door of the house of the Chief Musician am sitting.
7. igi-tum3-la2 mu-gu7-en
en: Looks are feeding me.
8. nam-ba-da-usz2-en
en: May I not die!
9. ninda ba-ra-gibil-la2 kasz ba-ra-gibil-la2
en: There being no fresh bread, there being no fresh beer,
10. lu2 kasx(DU){kas}-e szu tak4-ma-ab
en: have a courier send some to me!
11. a-ma-ru-kam
en: It’s a flood!


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