CDLI Literary 000555 (Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu) composite (P478840)

Literary letter and letter-prayer artifact excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period

Info

Museum Collection(s)

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Museum Number

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Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

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Material(s)

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Genre / Subgenre(s)

Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.15 Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu (composite))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Composite

Text

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1. {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-gu10-ra u3-na-a-du11
2. szar-ru-um-ba-ni gal-zu ukken-na ARAD2-zu na-ab-be2-a
3. bad3 gal mu-ri-iq-tidnim-e dim2-me-de3 kin2-gi4-a-asz bi2-gi4
4. igi-zu mu-e-gar-ma
5. mar-tu ma-da-asz mu-un-szub-szub-bu-usz
6. bad3 du3-u3-de3 giri3-bi ku5-ru-de3
7. {i7}idigna {i7}buranun-bi-da
8. gu2-giri3-bi a-sza3-e nam-ba-e-szu2-szu2 a2-sze3 mu-e-da-ag2
9. zi-zi-da-gu10-ne
10. gu2 {i7}ab2-gal-ta en-na ma-da zi-mu-dar{ki}-ra-sze3
11. [...]-bi i3-zi-NE
12. bad3-bi 2(u) 6(disz) danna-am3 dim2-e-da-gu10-ne
13. dal-ba-na hur-sag 2(disz)
14. dim2-me-gu10-sze3 mar-tu hur-sag-ga-ka ib2-tusz-a gesztu2 mu-szi-in-ak
15. si-mu-ur4{ki} nam-tab-ba-ni-sze3 im-ma-da-gen
16. dal-ba-na hur-sag {ebih}ki-ke4 {gesz}tukul sag3-ge-de3 im-ma-szi-gen
17. u3 ge26-e erin2 {gi}dusu i3-il2-il2-esz-am3 igi? nu?-um-mi-du8
18. {gesz}tukul sag3-ge-de3 x-ri-ni-sze3 ba-gen-na?
19. tukum-bi lugal-ga2 an-na-kam
20. lu2 kin2 ak-ne ha-ma-ab-tah-e a2 ha-ma-ga2-ga2
21. gun3-a ma-da sa2 nu-ub-da-du11-ga du11-en?-de3?-en?
22. ma-da {muru2}ki-sze3 lu2-kin2-gi4-a mu-ni-gi4
23. ma-da dim2-ma-bi ba-da-kur2
24. bad3 du3-u3-de3 nu-szub-be2-en i3-du3-en u3 {gesz}tukul i3-sag3-ge-en
25. gal-zu ukken-na im-ri-a gu-la-am3 he2-em-ma-da-ri
26. dim2-ma ma-da nu-ub-da-kur2-ra na de5 mu-un-e
27. u4 lu2-kin2-gi4-a-gu10 igi-zu-sze3 mu-e-szi-gi4-a-gu10
28. egir-ra-ni-ta {disz}lu2-{d}nanna ensi2 ma-da zi-mu-dar-ra{ki}-sze3
29. lu2-kin2-gi4-a mu-ni-gi4
30. 2(szar2) erin2 mu-e-szi-in-gi4
31. lu2 {gi}dusu ib2-si lu2 {gesz}tukul sag3-ge bi2-ib-tur
32. tukum-bi lugal-gu10 erin2 kin2 ak-de3 du8-u3-bi ab-be2
33. u3-szub {gesz}tukul ga-an-da-sag3
34. lu2 gal-gal ma-da-za lu2 in-ne-szi-in-gi4
35. igi-ne-ne ma-an-gar-re-esz-ma
36. me-en-de3 iri-iri en-nu-ug3 nu-mu-da-ak-en-de3-en
37. a-na-gin7-nam ugnim a-ra-ab-szum2-mu
38. lu2-kin2-gi4-a-gu10 mu-na-ni-in-gi4-esz
39. u4 lugal-gu10 a2 mu-e-da-ag2-ta
40. u4 te ge6-ba kin2 im-mi-ib-gi4-gi4-in u3 {gesz}tukul i3-sag3-ge-en
41. mu inim lugal-ga2-ke4 i3-gub-be2-en {gesz}tukul ib2-lah4-lah4-e
42. usu nu-um-gar {gesz}tukul-ta nu-um-me-ge-en u4 kur-kur he2-en-dul?
43. lugal-gu10 he2-en-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Literary > Literary letter and letter-prayer (ETCSL 3.01.15 Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu (composite))
Composite Number Q000555
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Accounting Period

Witnesses

This artifact is a composite text. View the score of CDLI Literary 000555 (Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu) composite. See below for a list of its witness(es):

Witness Period Provenience
CDLI Literary 000555, ex. 001 (P346268) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
CDLI Literary 000555, ex. 002 & 000556, ex. 001 (P357304) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)
CDLI Literary 000555, ex. 003 & 000556, ex. 002 (P357297) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P478840

Physical information

composite text

Artifact type
composite text
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)
Museum Number
Accession Number

References

  • history: Attinger, Pascal (s. PDF version at ‟View commentary”)

    [AttingerViewCommentary] Attinger, Pascal. n.d.

  • history: ETCSL, 3.01.15 Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu

    [BlackETCSL] Black, Jeremy A. 1998-2006. “Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.” https://etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk. 1998-2006.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-15 at 13:33:04 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:32:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-07 at 13:24:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-04-23 at 16:27:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-02-10 at 12:39:48 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2015-02-10 at 12:39:19 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2015-02-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Foxvog, Daniel A.; Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000555 (Letter from Sharrum-Bani to Shu-Suen about Martu) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P478840.
CDLI Literary 000555 (Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu) composite artifact entry (No. P478840). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478840 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000555 (Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478840 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	title = {CDLI {Literary} 000555 ({Letter} from {Sharrum}-bani to {Shu}-{Suen} about {Martu}) composite artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478840},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P478840},
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Cite this Artifact

“CDLI Literary 000555 (Letter from Sharrum-Bani to Shu-Suen about Martu) Composite Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P478840.
CDLI Literary 000555 (Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu) composite artifact entry (No. P478840). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P478840 (Original work published 2015)
CDLI Literary 000555 (Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu) composite artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P478840 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P478840},
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TI  - CDLI Literary 000555 (Letter from Sharrum-bani to Shu-Suen about Martu
) composite artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P478840
ER  -
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