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ETCSLtransliteration : c.3.2.05

Letter from Sîn-iddinam to the god Utu

1.	^dutu lugal-ĝu₁₀-ur₂ di-kud /maḫ\ an ki
2.	saĝ / en₃\ tar kalam-ma ka-aš mu-/un\-bar-bar-re
3.	diĝir zid lu₂ til₃-le-de₃ ki aĝ₂ a-ra-zu ĝiš tuku
4.	arḫuš sud /šag₄ gur-ru^?\ mu-un-[…]-zu-[…]
5.	niĝ₂-si-sa₂ ki aĝ₂ niĝ₂-zid [bar] /tam\-me NE […] /U₃\ […] dug₄
6.	sun₄ mu₂ /dumu\ ^dnin-gal sun₄ ^na₄za-gin₃ X X X […]
7.	{taka₄ la₂ ^ĝiš^!si-ĝar an ki} {(1 ms. has instead:) taka₄ si-ĝar} ku₁₀-ku₁₀ zalag /ĝa₂-ĝa₂\
8.	en saĝ-kal dili-a-ni pa e₃-a nam-maḫ-a-ni zag nu-sa₂
9.	ur-saĝ dumu ^dnin-gal-e tud-da me saĝ keše₂ ur₄-ur₄
10.	diĝir zid nun^! nam tar-tar-re a-a saĝ gig₂-ga lugal-ĝu₁₀-ur₂ u₂-na-de₃-taḫ
11.	^m^dsuen-i-din-nam lugal larsam^ki-ma arad-zu na-ab-be₂-a
12.	iri-zu larsam^ki-ma šag₄-ge pad₃-da-zu niĝ₂-gig-ga im-ma-an-ak
13.	sila daĝal ešemen ud zal-zal-la sig₉-ga {im-ma-an-sig₉} {(1 ms. has instead:) […]-ĝar}
14.	erin₂^! sag₉-ga-zu gu₂ ĝar-ĝar-ra gi gi-sig^?-ga-gin₇ si-il-si-le-de₃ /ba\-an-/til^?\-le-eš
15.	ĝuruš^!-zu še ud a₂-ba-gin₇ ab-gur₁₀ ba-an-šab-eš gurun^? gibil^?-gin₇ mu-X-/dub₂\-uš
16.	uĝ₃-ĝa₂ alan im-gin₇ im-ma-an-gul-lu-uš ni₂-bi-a ba-an-/til\-[…]
17.	di₄-di₄-la₂ ur₂^? ama-be₂-ne-ta ud ḫul ba-an-da-/kar\-[(X X)]
18.	uĝ₃-ĝa₂ ĝeštug^! ḪAR-re muš₃-bi ba-an-kur₂ X […]
19.	erin₂ ka₃ an-ša-ša /šu\ bar-ra-am₃ kalam zid₂-gin₇ KA×ŠU /e₃^?\ […]
20.	šul ^dutu iri-/za\ larsam^ki-ma lu₂-kur₂-gin₇ bar-ta ba-da-gub
21.	kur elam^ki-ma X^mušen-gin₇ maḫ-/bi\ lu₂ uš₂-a nu-ĝal₂-la
22.	su-bir₄^ki muru₉ dugud-da diĝir-re-e-ne ni₂ teĝ₃-ĝe₂₆ nu-/zu\-a
23.	ma-da-bi nu-ub-ta-be₄ /ud-bi\ nu-ĝal₂-la
24.	{šimaški-e ki diĝir-re-e-ne-ke₄ nu-gig lukur nu-mu-da-/il₂\-e} {(1 ms. has instead:) šimaški diĝir-ra-ni nu-gig lukur-bi il₂-la nu-mu-un-zu-a} {(1 other ms. has instead:) šimaški ki diĝir-re-e-[…] nu-gig nu-bar^!-e nu-[…]}
25.	erin₂-a-ni u₂-gin₇ lu-lu-a numun-a-ni {daĝal-la} {(1 ms. has instead:) ḫe₂-maḫ}
26.	za-lam-ĝar til₃-la ki diĝir-re-e-ne-ke₄ nu-mu-un-zu-a
27.	u₂-ma-am-gin₇-/nam\ u₅-/a\ {zid₂-/eša^?\ sizkur₂} {(1 ms. has instead:) zid₂ sizkur₂ il₂-la} nu-mu-un-zu-a
28.	nam-tar ḫul-ĝal₂ a₂-sag₃ niĝ₂-gig-ga {nu-mu-/un\-na-tum₃^?} {(1 ms. has instead:) nu-mu-na-te}
29.	lu₂ mu diĝir sal-la-bi niĝ₂-gig-ga i₃-/gu₇\-e ugnim-bi silim-ma
30.	{mu 7-kam-ma-/ta\ iri-ĝa₂ me₃ /šen-šen la\-ba-an-tuku uš₂ da-/bi\ nu-ĝa₂-ĝa₂} {(1 ms. has instead:) mu 5-/kam\-ma-ta /iri^ki\-ĝa₂^! šen-šen-na la-ba-du₈ nam-uš₂-a a₂-bi nu-ĝa₂-ĝa₂}
31.	edin-na ur-maḫ-e lu₂ gu₇-e {nu-mu-ni-ib-la₂-X} {(1 ms. has instead:) nu-mu-ni-il₂-la₂}
32.	diĝir inim sag₉-sag₉-/ge\-de₃ nu-zu-a ĝe₂₆-e {im-ma-an-ak-[(X)]} {(1 ms. has instead:) im^!-ma-da-/keše₂^?\}
33.	diĝir gal-gal-e-ne sizkur₂ ud šu₂-uš-e al-gub-be₂-en inim sag₉-sag₉-ge-ĝu₁₀ maḫ-/am₃\
34.	šul ^dutu nam-bi-še₃ iri-zu larsam^ki-ma igi zid bar-mu-un-ši-ib
35.	/a\ iri-zu dug₄-ga-ba-ab
36.	a eš₃ X X dug₄-/ga-ab\
37.	arḫuš /sud\ /larsam^ki\-ma šu te-ba-ab
38.	niĝ₂-gig-ga ak-bi en₃ tar-bi-ma
39.	[X (X)] X larsam^ki e₃-ni-ib
40.	[…] X niĝ₂-gig-ga {šag₄-bi zig₃-ab-ta} {(1 ms. has instead:) /šag₄\ /larsam\[^ki-ma] […]}
41.	[X] /ḫuš^?\-a /šag₄\ /larsam\^ki-ma-ka /šu^?\ X […]
42.	X taka₄-a šu nam-uš₂-ta ba-e-šub-bu-de₃
43.	X-til-le-eš numun-bi ḫe₂-maḫ
44.	/a₂^?\ taka₄-a ka tar-/zu\ ḫe₂-si-il-le
45.	u₃ ĝe₂₆-e /ni₂ teĝ₃\-ĝe₂₆-ĝu₁₀-uš nam-til₃ šum₂-mu-na-ab
46.	zi su₃-ud-ĝal₂ niĝ₂-ba-e-eš₂ ba-mu-na-ab

Print sources

Attinger 2000: score transliteration

Böck 1996, p. 18: composite text, translation (ll. 45-46)

Borger 1991, p. 58-81: score transliteration, translation, commentary

Cavigneaux 1996, p. 58: score transliteration, handcopy, commentary (incipit in Catalogue W 17259 an (= no. 112) obv. 13)

Civil 1996g, p. 36-37: score transliteration, commentary (Emar text source for lines 23-27, 40-44)

Gurney and Kramer 1976, p. 5, no. 25 (pp. 74-76): composite text, score transliteration, translation, handcopy, commentary (ll. 24-29)

Hallo 1976, p. 212: commentary

Hallo 1982a, p. 95-109, fig. 1-3: composite text, score transliteration, translation, photograph, handcopy, commentary

Kutscher 1982, p. 586-587: commentary

Michalowski 1980-83, p. 56 (section 5.2): commentary

van Dijk 1989, p. 443, 444: commentary (incipit in Catalogue W 17259 an obv. 13)

Electronic sources

Krecher 1996b: composite text, translation

Cuneiform sources

Ash 1922-258 (OECT 5 25) a 15-b 6 (= 58); lines in composite: 1-46 (collated by EFH)

CBS 7072A (copy by M.E. Cohen, Studies Kraus 104, photo ibid. 103, figs. 2-3) rev. 1-24; lines in composite: 1-24

AO 6718 (TCL 16 56) obv. 1-rev. 12; lines in composite: 24-46 (collated by EFH)

CBS 3829 (STVC 13) 1-3; lines in composite: 23-25

CBS 4078 (photo in Studies Kraus 97, fig. 1) obv. and rev. 1-2; lines in composite: 25 (but cf. R.S. Falkowitz, AfO 29/30 (1983/84) 24)

Si 550; lines in composite: 26, 29, 30-32, 34, 45?

Revision history

05.vii.2001-12.vii.2001: EFH, editor: standardisation
15.v.1994: EFH, editor: collation
12.vii.2001: EFH, editor: collation
19.xi.2001: JAB, editor: proofreading
22.xi.2001: GC, editor: SGML tagging
23.xi.2001: ER, editor: proofreading SGML
23.xi.2001: ER, editor: web publication
01.vi.2003: GC/JE, editor/technical developer: XML/TEI conversion
30.iii.2005: GC/JE, senior editor/technical developer: lemmatised version published